Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-04


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MRS. HAYES left this city this morning for
New York.
ExCURsIoNTsTs.-A large number OF excursion
lists from 0swego aud Chenango counties, New
York, who arrived In the city to-day. will be re
ctlVeo at the White House this evening by Ia :
President.
CoEsCIESCE--SecTetary Sherman today re-
ceiyed $50 In an envelope po5tmarked Nashville.
Tennessee, from an unknown person. The
money was placed 70 the credit OF the con-
science fund.
The following internal revenue appointments
were made to-day. A. Bedsoe, storekeeper
and gauger, second district OF Georgia: Freder-
lex King, storekeeper and gauger, first district
OF Connecticut: and 4. B. Hoeos StOrekeeper
Third district OF Maryland.
THE AFPORTIoNMENT BILL.-The fact that the
House to-day, by rather a decided vote, set
aside the reapportolment bill, and took up
private bills, Indicates that there is not much
interest felt IN the passage of reapDOTuiOn-
ment bill at this session OF Congress. Mr. Coz,
who has 1t In charge, struggled hard for his
bill, but the House voted him down. It cannot
now come up before next Tuesday, and mean
while appropriation bills will antagOniZe it, as
vel as The count OF the electoral vote.
IOAIINr STATIONS ON THE 1STHMCS. - The
House committee on naval affairs had under
consideration this morning the message OF the
President relative TO the establishment OF coal
iDg stations On the American 1sthmus, and in-
structed Representative Wnitthorne to reuueSr
The appropriation committee TO include In the
sundry civil appropriation bill an appropriation
Oh f2G0 Geo for thai purpose.
TIE HOUSE spent Yesterday afternoon 10 de-
bate over the apportiOnment bill. The discus
SION developed into political wrangle, In which
the d1SfranhciSement OF coiOred men I'm the
south formed conspicuous topic. No action
mad been reached when the House adjourned.
NAVAL NOTES.-The L. S. S. Alliance arrived
at hey West this morning. ALI On board are
well. Naval Constructor F. D. Wilson mas
been ordered TO New York for the purpose of
examining the ventiIating apparatus bainp
fitted on board the Richmond. He VIII then
resume his present 0ut1es.
NAVAL ORpERs-Ensign B. A. Flske, to exam
ination for promotion. Chief Engineer f. C.
Dade, for examination before the retiring
board. Professor E. S. Holden, from the naval
observatory ana granted leave OF absence for
ole year.
Boston OPINION is by no means unanimously
anti-Schurz on the Ponca question. The Jour
"oi Gepubltcan) OF that city says:-"The phi
ienthropic movement In aid of the injured
Ponca tribe Of Indians. which long cOmmanded
pubic sympathy by its unselfl5hneS5 and the
principles OF justice to which it appealed, seems
10 have degeDerated into series of petty as
SauitS upon Secretary ScllurZ, which are lack
ing alike In proprfety and dignity" The Herald
QndependenN adds:-'Secretary SchurZ seems
10 have OneDGed by comparing the evidence
taken by the Ponca commission with its report.
IL vas rather cruel to certain white men,
TIE DECISION OF the first controller thai no
lsr no moi oP %r,n
tlDgent fund has caused number OF discharges
under the District government. At the same
time tie accounts Of the Commissioners for
money paid TO C erks, &C., out Of this fund in
the past are hung up" in the Treasury. They
have not been allowed but the matter viii be
adjusted In some way.
SENATORS CONKLISG AND WuYTE CHANGE
SIDEs.-The Senate spent yesterday afternoon
up 10 adjournment On Mr.. Morgan'S electoral
count resolution, declaring that the Vice Pra,i-
dent has no constitutional right 10 count the
electoral vote In the sense or Determining what
votes shall be counted and What rejected The
republicans, by obstIue5 i've motions and fiaaIIy
refusing TO vote. defeated my action. The
nest Interesting event OF the day was the
changing OF positions OF Senators Whyte and
ConkllDg, the former voting with the repubI-
cans and The latter with the democrats.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE met to day
and Mr.. Carlisle, from the subcommittee on
internal revenue, reported In favor OF abolish
iIg the tax on matches, bank deposits Qnclud-
Ing savings bankS,) bank checks. patent medl-
C1neS, peIfumery, etc. The committee adopted
the report and au' bOf1Zed him TO prepare bill
entOdyfng The Recommendations OF the report,
ana report II 10 the commit tee. The committee
rt1ustd 10 abolish the tax on bank capital. MF.
Carlisle also reported bill to regulate the man
ufactuIe OF Weiss beer and was Instructed TO
report 1t fayorab bly, TO the House. Mr. Tucker
vas Instructed by the committee to prepare a
substitute for the House bill abolishtng the ten
PER cent stamp tax On exports OF tobacco.
TIE INTER OCEANIC CANAL--The House com
mittee On foreign affairs met to-day to receive
the report OF the subcommittee who have had
under consideration the &C Tapo" Joint resolu-
tion declaring the policy OF the United States
In reference TO On lnter-Oceantc caual Tue
sub commiutee consisted or Representatives
Hill OF Ohio; King, La and Rice, Mass aud
through their Chairman, Representative Hill,
presented lengthy and exhaustive report, re-
commending material amendments TO the res
olutiOn and It's adoption as recommended. Toe
report was read and discussed, aud ordered to
&c printed, but no other action was taken upon
IL.
ARMY OBDERs.-The following general court
martial is appointed 10 meet at the cavalry de-
pot, jefferson barracks, No., on Thursday, Feb
fuary 10. 1881 for the trial Of such prisoners as
may be brought before it:-Major John Green,
Isl cavalry; Capt. j. A. Snyder. Sd infantry;
lst Lieut.. G. T. Foote, Sth cavalry; 1st Lieut. K.
a. Williams Sth cavalry; 1St Lieut.. F. E Plelps.
sih cavalry; lst Lieut. Ii. 5. Bishop, stu cavalry;
ISL Lieut.. II. III. Wright, 9th cavalry; and 1st
Iient- r. 3. Bonus, lst cavalry, judge advocate
OF the court. The leave granted "a Lieut. Z.
HalVerson French, 81 cavalry is further ex-
tended one month. 2d Lieut.. oscar F. Long 5th
infantry, viii report In person to Brig Ten.
Nelson a. Miles, New York city, for duty as
aide -de-caInp.
PERSOSAL.-GoyeInOrs Hamilton, OF Mary
lard, and Murray OF L tan are at the Ebbltt.-
IL Is John j. Platt, the poet, and not his cousin
Dom PIatt, our well known fellow citizen.
who hopes 10 get the Cinctnnatl poStoffice when
Gen. Garfield comes fD.-Gen McCook OF the
GeEeial5 stan, went TO New York to day.
The King or Sweden IS q poet, and when he
seEds around few verses on spring to a coun-
tIy paper they so in.-Bernhardt has drawn
SO poorly III Cincinnati, Notwithstanding the
extensive but not expensive advertising she
seruI, d III all the papers OF that city, that
sleeuiators are glad 10 get rid or their tickets
OF liTst cost, and some OF them are not abeto
90 that.-Rey. and eX- Representative J. L. NJ.
curry, the new general agent OF the Peabody
educational fund, Is at William
Sletl, second cousin OF Premier Gladstone of
EDS ana, and IN anti-slavery DAYS a leading
ao1hllonlst In Ohio, died IN Oregon, a few days
ago. Is Claimed for him thai he was the
originator or the 'underground raiIroldr for
Iubhiig slaves into Canada but this ts doubf-
Iu. LOUIS Gfumme, OF Chic ago Committed
sulc'ae, because OF Increasing Business =" as he
StiQ ID a lel Ter he leff. What hi, -.