Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-30

Nominations To-Da
The President sent siie following nominations
TO the Senate today 81 s.. 7a.-lz
Samuel r. sfiiiaf, os Iowa, TO be consul OF tue
Isaac Waiter Kite. OF Virginia, 10 be an assist
ant surgeon la the navy.
Z 4 aamber Of pestnasst tiers were also nomina-
S--s5 The Matthews Nomination.
AfAvoHA ABLE REPORT PROBABLE fRon THE
S.oe j SENATE pTsfRicT COMMITTEE.
aise rcconmittal OF the nomination OF Mt.
matthew's for Recorder OF deeds will, IL is nd
mftted, result in a favorable report from the
District committee, rs SeDahor Spooner, the
new member. Is inclined 10 vote for him. Upon
such report there seems 10 be no doubt, even
an smnns the opponents Of Matthews that he vii
commhfee, said 10 a STAR reporter Today 81
Matthews: .Oh, yes have no doubt he wiz b.
thu the Rsops o. te 'i arm
ned such an EXPRESSION would have procured
his rejection" -..''-
The Telephone Investigation.
HON. CASEY YOUNG Still ON THE WITNESS
@ STAND.
When the telephone investigating commit.
tee met to-day the eAsaniaation u Casey Young
was continued by Mr.. Miiiard. and the witness
stated that he had for the Pan Electric paid
Mr.. Gantts expenses when he appeared before
the Interior department. s...- ---,-f s
Mr.. Willard read Van Benthuysen's affidavit
used in the Interior department proceedlngs IL
the elect that eX-EXaminsr OF the Patent offfct
Wilbur made his affidavit attacking the Bel
company In the presence of the witness. he
inquired whether that was true or faise. Tht
witness rather sharply replied that il Mr. Nib
lard wanted TO impeach Van Bentauysen's tes
timony he had better examine that gentleman
HIS impression was that Wilbur did not make
his affidavit at the Ebbitt house.
Mr.. Millard.-Casey Young, are you attorney
Tor any company other than the Pan Electric!
'hn I,
ton. 1t is matter OF private business and this
committee has no right TO ask about it.
Mr.. Willard then asked If there was any ar
rangement between the Pan Electric and Elisha
Gray.
The witness again declined to answer.
District i'm Congress.
RELIEF BILL.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, introduced q
bill to provide that in every case i'm the District
In which the special and general taxes and tho
interests, costs and penalties i'm the same on
the LIST of July, 1885, amount to more than the
assessed value OF the property against which
the taxes have been levied, sum equal TO the
last assessed value of the property, in each case
may be received and receipted Tor 10y the col
lector OF taxes in lieu of all the taxes. interest
cost ana penalties due against such property
Referred TO the District committee.
PETITIONS FROM ABROAD.
Mr.. Cameron presented in the Senate to-day
several additional petitions from citizens o
Pennsylvania for the prohibition of the manu-
factureand sale of liquor i'm the District OF Col
nmbia. In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wilson, %
Iowa, presented protest from the Knights %
Labor'of WI hat Cheer, Iowa, against the passag,
OF the proposed amendment to the mechanics
lien law of the District and requesting him t.
vote against il.
PROPOSED MONUMENT To LINCOLN.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. CulloIn introduced
bill to erect, in Washington. monument, witt
appropriate statuary, to commemorate the
illustrious public services OF the late Abraham
Lincoln. ltprovides for "A commission to con
slst of three Senators, To be appointed by tht
President OF the Senate, and three Representa-
tiyes, to be appointed 10y the Speaker, To con
tract Tor the monument, and appropriate,
SoOo,OOO TO pay for IL. Referred To the library
committee.
Congregational Topics.
CHINESE CORRESPONDENTS.
The correspondence OF the State department
relating to the immigration OF Chinese, which
was sent to the. Senate in compliance with q
resolution offered by Senator Mitchell. a
Oregon, is now made public. Included in il is
a series OF letters from Minister Young 10 the
Secretary of state, setting forth the writer:
conviction that the Chinese government is in
different to the subject of emigration, and has
no interest in promoting ii or in conniyance al
any fraud.
NOTES.
Mr.. Cox's bill to classify the clerks i'm the
departments was taken up in the House tins
afternoon.