National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-30
CApIroL AND DEPARTMENTAL.

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| tary Of the Treasury.
The circulation Of standard silver dollars for the
week ending May "a was sl67,a against s194, $50
| the corresponding week OF last year.
The House Committee on Commerce yesterday
| had the River and Harbor bill under considera-
| tion, md authorized the chairman to move sus-
pension II the rules on Monday next for the pur-
pose Of passing the bill.
The four vacancies In the cadetship in the Rev
enue Marine Service will be filled by the appoint
ment Of G, A. Barnes, of1ndianai X. w. Perry, of
| New York b. l.. Reed, of New York, and II. X.
| MoCreary of Maryland, who passed the examina-
| ton in the order named.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs yoster-
day authorized Chairman Williams to report TO
| the House and recommend the pa sage OF resolu.
ton appropratng $4,000 for the purpose Of sup
plying an American exhibit at the fish exhibition
| 10 be held Ill London In 1888.
| Secretary Foger and Mr.. Phillips, The Presi-
dents private secretary, left here yesterday morn
ing on the limited express train for New York city
| where they will join the Presidential party Sec
remSary Lincoln was unable 10 go, on account of
| official business requiring his attention The
PRESIDENT and party are expected to return hero
on Saturday next.
RThe House Committee on Expenditures in the
| War Department continued the examination Of
witnesses in regard to alleged irregularities in the
Office of the Quartermnser. General, Commissary-
| General, and Third Auditor. Chairman Briggs
says that nothing ofimporanec has been brought
to light by the testimony In these cases. and that
| the investigation will soon be completed.
The special committee of the Senate to invesi-
gate the allegations that money has been raised or
expended by parties In interest to influence lcgis.
laton upon the bonded SPIRITS question, Senator
Window chairman, met yesterday. Major Thomas,
OF Louisville, KY was sworn and testified at
length about the manner Of manufacturiug
whisky &c, but no testimony relative to the use
| Of improper means in securing legislation was
elected.
The Senate in executive session Monday con-
frmed the following nominations: Leland c.
of Va tnb a IoNG ca,
Clark Rude, to be collector Of customs for the dis
trict Of sandusky, Ohio. Postmasters-Louis b.
schwanbeck at saguache Col; Frank g. Mos
| at Anderson, Ind; John II. Eames at Medford,
Mas. Fred RosacrGns at Teoumseh, Mich. Eliza
beth A. stevenson at Greenville, Ohio.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Hoar
to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy is
substantially the amended Lowell bill, rs reported
to the House Committee on the Judiciary by the
| subcommittee, consisting of Representatives Hum
known as the Humphrey bill. 1t is the intention
of the friends of the Lowell. Humphrey measure
In the Senate to offer this bill substitute for
the equity bill recently reported by Mr., ingalls,
from the Senate Judiciary Committee II is
thought the subject will be reached in the Senate
within a few days.
The Democratic members of the Hdttse held
conference yesterday morning, and after gen
eral discussion ofthe present situation 1t was pro-
posed that managing committee offive members
be appointed to conduct the contest on the part of
suggestion that the gentlemen who have been
acting as leaders of the minority be requested to
mously agreed that Messrs Randall Blackburn
Carlisle, kenna, and Atherton should manage the
contest further agreement was reached to the
effect that If the Speaker should make an arbi
trary ruling for the purpose of forcing the minority
to submit 10 the Will Of the majority on the pend
ing contest that another conference shall be held
TO determine the course to be pursued by the
Democratic members.
Among the many names brought before the
President, and brought before him by very leading
parties, for place on the Tariff Commission, is
that of Mr.. Charles S Hill, of this city, and now
of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of
state. Mr.. HIPS friends claim that on the com
in the right place, having made the subject of
tariffs almost life study. He has now in the
entitled The Ta Of the %or FAY upon WHICH, TGch
he has been engaged for more than three years,
and advance sheets of which have been used in
the Senate and House in the discussion preceding
the passage of the bill creating the commission.
} His works, such as the American Statistical Re-
view" Our Merchant Marine" American or
Foreign Ships, Which," &C., are standard statistical
references
The Solicitor of the Treasury has made report
to Secretary Folgcr in reference to the government
property at Harper's Ferry with view to its sale
or lease He gives complete history OF the pro-
perty, and its advantages as manufacturing site,
but makes no recommendation nsto its dispose
tion A local company represented by c. N. Dui-
ton, offers to lease the property for ninety nine
years at an annual rental Of $4,000, and the Ba!t-
| more ana ONO Railroad company mas made All
informal offer to start the property at $4,000 These
are the only pendi ng propositions for the property,
and the Solicitor does not favor the acceptance OF
either. He reports that the property, both on the
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, has been in dis
use and subject to exposure and deterioration for
over twenty years, and as there Ia no appropria-
ton means for its protection II must necessarily
continue TO deterlorate the longer its disposition is
delayed.
During the present session the House of Repre-
sentatives has disposed Of only three contested
election cases, namely, that Of Campbell VS.. Cam
non, from the Territory ofUtah; that of Lynch VS..
Chalmers, from what is known as the Shoestrng +"
district of Mississippi and that of Buchanan VS..
Manning, also from Mississippi. In the first mem
toned the House declared neither of the gentle.
men entitled to seat; in the second the contest
Buchanan VS.. Manning-was declared by the Com
mittee on Elections to contain no merit and the
House adopted a report to that effect, which al
lowed the cOntestee to retain his seat There are
now besides the of Mackey VS.. Dibble,
two contested election cases ON the Speak
er's table awaiting the action of the House,
namely: that of Bisbee vs. Finley, from the Sec
! ond district of Florida, and that of Lowe VS..
Wheeler, from the eighth district of Alabama In
ench of these cases the majority report of the
} Elections Committee recommends that the con-
Shelley, from the fourth district of Alabama, is
now before the full Committee on Elections and
will be the subject of their next report to the
House. The contestant being dead the majority
report of the committee will recommend that the
seat now occupied by Mr.. Shelley be declared
vacant