Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-25


| morrow afternoon from to 5. assisted by the
ladies of the Cabinet.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To- DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s477, ,95O.56; customs. sl,O54 ,12l.7O.
| GEN. MCCLkLLAN.-The House to-day adopted
| the paragraph In the sundry civil appropriation
| bill appointing Gen. Mcclellan member OF the
! board of managers of the National Soldiers
| Home, vice Gen. Lane. OF Ind, deceased
! THE legislative. executive and judicial appro-
| priation bill was sent to conference COM
| nittee to-day. The House managers appointed
were Messrs. Atkins. Clymer and Dick.
THE LIBRARY BILL-Senator voorhees,, who
| has championed the library building bill, says
Its prospe cts OF passing the House and becom-
| ing law are excellent.
THE HOUSE Is making good progress on the
| sundry civil bill this afternoon, and will prob
| ably complete 1t before adjournment to-day.
THE NEW REGISTER OF THs NAVY, to January
| !, 1881, is out. Copies were received from the
| printer to day for distribution by the Navy de-
| partment.
SENATOR MAHoNEs POSITION. - Collector
Brady, OF Petersburg, Va, is a close friend OF
Senatorelect Malone. To STAR representa-
tive MT; Brady said: "Mahone's ambition is to
| act With the republicans, and certainly all his
| interests bow lead him to so act"
The MURCH BRIBERy.-The committee on
| public buildings and grounds failed to get
| quorum today. and the investigation OF the
| charges made against Mr.. George Jones, OF New
York, by Mr.. Murch, OF Maine OF bribery has
| gone over until to morrow.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Plumb.
| voorhees,, Booth and Farley, and Representa-
| tiycs Aldrich and Berry called On the President
to-day. General Malone, OF Virginia, in COM
| pany with Col. Brady, collector of customs at
Petersburg, Va, also called on the President
| to-day.
THE FUNERAL of Ex- Gov. Henry D. Cooke
| will take place next Monday afternoon at
| o'clock. The services Will be held at St Johns
| P. E. church In Georgetown, of which church
| Gov. Cooke was vestTynan at the time of his
| death. Rev. DR.. Lindsey. pastor OF the church,
VIII officiate, and the interment will be at Oak
| Hill cemetery.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. w. j. Moore, to the
Norfolk navy yard. Ensign Luclen Flynne, to
duty ON the coast survey. Carpenter X. A.
Williams, to Mare Island navy yard March Is.
Lieut. s. M. Ackley, from the coast survey and
| placed On waiting orders. Lieut.. IT, B. Mans.
field, from the New York navy yard and placed
on waiting orders. Ensign w. G. Hennum,
from the ST. Louis and ordered to the coast
survey. The orders OF Assistant Engineer
Walter Shewell to special duty at Philadelphia
are revoked: and he is placed on waiting orders.
d.. e..
| Burleigh, at present 10 Rome Italy, Is extended
| one year, with permission to remain abroad.
ANOTHER PLANET.-The Smithsonian Institu.
tion has received from Prot. Forester, OF Ber-
| lin, the announcement OF the discovery by
| Palisa at Pola Of planet Of the tenth magn,-
tude. in eleven hours thirty nine minutes right
ascension. eight degrees twenty-five minutes
north declination, with daily motion of one
minute north.
SECRETARY SHERMAN AGAIN TO THE RESCUE.
| The L. S. Assistant Treasurer at New York
| was o-day authorized by Secretary Sherman
| to purchase for the sinking fund Oa 8 Der
cent uncalled bonds OF 1851 to an amounT lot
| Exceeding slo,0o0ooo, paying par and interest
| accrued to date OF payment. Secretary Sher-
man In giving this authority to MIR. Hillnou3e
| is pursuing his plan to relieve the m )ney
| market. which is disturbed somewhat b. the
| action OF the banks.
| NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
| ing nominations to the Senate to-day: John
l. Frisbie, Of Michigan (now consul at Rio
! Grande). to De L. S. consul at Rheims, vica A.
| g. Gill, deceased. John F. Jenne. OF New JeT
| sey, TO be consul at NueVo Laredo. Postrasr-
| ers-Carlos Morgan, OF Glen'5 Falls NY: Mrs
| Amelia c. Leach, at BallSton, N Y; Mary b,
MtcGGuigan' at at TaTmaqua, Taq a, Pa Jacob N: Wells.
| lids, Col. Navy-COmmodore John MarstOn
retired list to be a rear admiral. Army-Enno
| +. Wenekebach, OF District of Columbia to be
| second lieutenant 9th infantry.
| THR RIVER AND HARBoR BILL Senator Ran
som day reported back from the commerce
committee the river and harbor bill, with Sem
ate amendments. The provision In section one
| that the Secretary OF War shall let by contract
to the lowest responsible bidders all public
works provided for in the bill. except surveys
and estimates is stricken out The Senate
| committee have increased the aggregate Of the
| bill over one million dollars. The District ap-
| pllat1ons remain as passed by the House-for
| improving harb0rs and channels at Washington
| and Georgetown, 5000 It Is very doubtful II
| the bill can be passed with this increase OF
the amounts added, New York gets nearly
500, 600; North Carolina, about $3.50 600: Virginia
about s30, 200; Maryland. $4,000.
| The Senate committee inserted an amend
| ment, instead OF what was stricken out In the
flrst section, giving the Secretary of War full
control CT the distributions and giving him full
| power to obtain property needed for improve
ments, by condemnation, when necessary.
| THR FUNDING BILL-ConflIcting statements
and dispatches about the funding bill have
| created some confusion as to its present posi-
| ton. 1t is upon the Speakers table, aud the
| ways and meaEs committee have not the right
| 10 consider the bill; but they can recommend
| amendments 10 the Senate amendments. and
uey intend to advise that the Senate mend.
| ment liking July 1st as the date when per
| cent bonds shall become the only security for
| national bank circulation be extended TO Sep
| tember 1st OF this year. 1t is thought this will
to some extent, satisfy the national banks. If
|
| the Senate shall concur then the bill will reach
| the President about Tuesday; but IL ! ne Senate
| non-cCncuTS 1t will necessitate conference
and further delay. Many friends OF the bill In
| the House advise rejecting any amendments.
! and concurrence In those OF the Senate, so as
| to avoid all delay. The meeting of the ways
| and means committee was postponed until to-
| morrow, when special session will be held to
| determine action upon the bill.
TBE BILL introduced In the Senate by Mir.
Beck to-day, to provide for the issue Of US.
| circulating notes. authorizes the issue of US.
| notes Of denominations not less than $40 in
| exchange for gold coin delivered to the assis-
tant treasurer al New York, in sums of $4,000
or more, the gold so delivered to be held for the
| redemption OF these notes and for no other
| purposes. The notes so issued shall be receiv-
| aDle IN payment OF all dues to the United
| states, and shall be regarded as money in all
| puoic or private contracts and liabilities for
| Tue payment OF money generally without
! speclncat1on OF the kind Of money to be paid.
mace or incurred after the passage OF the bill
| IIey are also TO be received In fun perform
ance OF such contracts or liabilities EXCEPT for
ineedest On the public debt. and except as be-
tween the holder OF such notes and the Unfted
states. which, upon presentation, shall be paid
10 lawful coir OF the United States. The ores
ent limitation upon the amount OF legaI-tender
notes OF the United States to be kept In circu
| laCOn Is 10 nave no application TO the notes