Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-11
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED. The Democratic Slate Pre- scented to the Senate. NO ACTION ON THE MATTER. The Office Seekers Still Hang
 ing Around. SECRETARY WINDOW AND THE BANKS No Decision Reached on the
 Problem.
SECRETARY WINDOW AND THE BANKS
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Senate Committees-An Organize
 tion Offered By the DemOcrats-No Ac- ton in the Matter - Secretary Win
 dom,s Bank Problem-SecretaryL L1n-
 coIn at His POst-No Let Up fin the Rush
 for Ohice-AII the Department Heads
 Severely Bored-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Senate held session of few minutes to-day, when the committees, as made up by the Democrats and filled up by the Republicans, were pre- sented. Nothing was done about the matter, except to let them lie on the table for future consideration. Salisbury, of Delaware, is chairman of the Committee on Elections Johnston, of Virginia, of Foreign Relations Bayard of Delaware, of Finance; Davis, of West Virginia, of Appropriations Ransom, of North Carolina, of Commerce Davis, of Illinois, of Judiciary; Jones, of Florida, of Public Lands; Coke, of Texas, of Indian Af fairs; Groome, of Maryland, of Pensions Call, of Florida, of Patents Brown, of Geor- gia, of Education and Labor. These are the principal appointments.
 Secretary Windom has fortified himself with all the data that can be gathered in the Treasury department on the important sub- feet presented by the national banks in their application for permission to witbnraw legal tenders lately deposited The Secretary will present the subject at the Cabinet meeting to- morrow, when it is expected decision will be reached. The law and precedents of the department favor 8 decision against the banks Such decision, it is held, will not necessarily cause serious disturbance of the money market, as the entire amount of legal tenders could be returned to the banks in- side of thirty days. The administration will render such decision as conforms to the law.
 The Indiana delegation have assurances from the President that General John c. New, of Indiana and two or three other prominent Republicans of that State will be appointed to important federal offices very soon. It is said the present postmaster at Indi annapolis will be retained.
 The Secretary of the Treasury estimates that he will be able to expend $2O,00O, GOO in the purchase of bonds during the balance ot the fiscal year.
 The action of the Democrats in offering resolution for the appointment of committees for the present term of the Senate IS just what the Republicans expected. The reso- Iution was tabled for printing and will be called up in order. The Republicans do not propose to iibuster, nor to participate ln the organization. Considerable discussion is expected on the resolution in the Senate.
 The signal corps station at Portsmouth, N. H.. reports as follows: Three vessels are in distress near this harbor; bark laden with cotton about $50 feet from shore, the other two being schooners, one light, names unknown The United States steamer Ley den has gone to render assistance.
 Secretary of War Lincoln arrived in this city to-day and took the oath of office at p. m. The oath was administered by MT. Crook at the Executive Mansion, where he has been since Lincoln's father was President. Secre- tary Lincoln entered upon his duties this af- ternoon and found great accumulation of business The crowds of office seekers are greatly hindering business in the War depart ment particularly.
 The crowds at the Postoffice and Interior departments have materially diminished to- day, but Secretary Blaine is greatly bored at the State department. His son Walter, graduate of Yale and Columbia law schools, has been appointed private secretary to his father. The crowds still keep up at the hotels, the large numbers of southern Republicans being particularly noticeable.
 
 time at least at his old home in Fremont, o. His Cabinet is disposed of as follows: Evarts and family remain in the city until May 1st and then return to New York MT. Evarts IS said to be much pleased with his appoint ment as chairman of the United States representation at the monetary conference at Paris. Ex-Secretary Goffe in resuming his old place as district attorney in West Virginia will, with Evarts. be all of the old Cabinet who remain in the government service. Ex-Attorney General Devens re- sumes his law practice in Boston next fall Ex-Secretary Schurz is to give attention to his St. Louis paper interests. Ex-Postmaster General Maynard and ex-Secretary Ramsey will find solace from politics in property cases in Tennessee and Minnesota Ex-Vice President Wheeler eontemplates an extended European tour.
 Among the army of anxious ones in the city are the internal revenue collectors, most of whom have been on hand since the 4th of March to make sure of the preservation of their official heads. There are 120 of these altogether two of whom have been in the service nineteen years, two seventeen years ! and sixty-four over eight years: Only forty have not served four years. All are naturally anxious and are gathering friends to the ut most.
 A suit for $2OO, GOO damages was entered | in the circuit court of the District to-day by Charles D. Gilman, claim agent and land l bounty broker, against Carl Schurz, ex-See- l retary of the Interior, for injuries alleged to | have been done Gilmore by his disbarment on | April IA, 1880, from practice before the Inte- | rior department. Action was taken by Schurz after investigation of charges against l Gilmore of having bribed Frank O. Ball, a clerk in the land office Plaintiff claims | that he had spent the amount claimed | in advertising and otherwise preparing to | obtain and carry on an extensive business as \ claim attorney Schurz issued an order. .that | he should not be recognized as attorney in any claim before any bureau of the Interior department. This he claims affected fees amounting to nearly &, 1000, 900.
 Census bulletin No. B, just issued, gives 1 the total number of males in the United States as 25, ,52O, 5S2, females 24 ,632, 284 or l 96, ,519 females to every 100000 males, loss | of l, 2S2 females in rates on lOO,OO0 males since 1870, due to extraneous influences.
 The office seekers expect great things from the Cabinet meeting tomorrow. It is generally understood that bureau appointments will be ! withheld few weeks In the matter of col lectorships of customs New York IS conceded to ex-Senator Dorsey. lieutenant Governor Pinchback, of Louisiana has an eye on New Orleans and Amos J. Beers friends are urg- ing him for the port of New Haven. The contest for the New York postmastership is said to lie between Pearson, MT. James as- 1 sistant, and John I. Davenport, United States
 supervisor of elections in the metropolis A
 Campbellite preacher called on the President
 to-day and urged his profession and denomina- ton as grounds for being taken care of. The
 President decidedly informed the latter that
 the government was not church organiza- tion.
 l The President sent the following nomina tions to the Senate to-day: Sanford A. Hud
 son, of Wisconsin, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Nathan F. Dixon. ir., to be United States Attorney fol Rhode Island. Postmasters; William Faxon,
 at Hartford, Conn. Nehemiah D. Sperry, al
 New Haven, Conn Clark F. Carr, at Gales
 burg, H. There were also some army ap
 pointments.
 NEW YORh.