Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-12

services rendered and money expended in
bringing into the United States and procuring
the surrendering OF Sitting Bull and number
OF his followers. Legare is resident OF the
Wood mountain district, in the Northwest Ter
rItory Canada, and his petition recting the cir
cumstanceS of the surrender. IS transmitted by
Sir Lionel West. the British minister at Wash
lngton. Major Brotherton. Inc United states
officer who received the surrender OF the hos
tiles endorses the claim. which amounts 10
S13,412.
THE FLOOR PRIVILEGE INVESTIGATION.
Representative Rowell. OF Illinois, Payne OF
New York, and Martin of Alabama, on Satur-
day appeared before the select committee in
vestigatng alleged abuses OF the floor privileges
ana testified that while they had seen on the
noor eN-ReprentatiNcS Huston. Harris Thomp-
son and Ellis, who were attorneys for certain
claimants, yet they had not conver>ed upon the
subject OF their claims while on the foor.
NoMINArIoNS AND CoNFIRMATIoNS.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate saturday: Edwin ID. Steele, of
North Carolina. to be register of the land Office
ut Evanston, Neh: * c. Boom TO be register of
the land office At Humboldt, Cal; David ".
HUTCHINSON, OF Penn yivania, TO be receiver of
puoiic moneys al Bismarck, OAK: sterling :.
Saiitb, 10 oe receiver OF public moneys at Devils
Lake, Oak; l.. Foster spencer. OF New York,
TO oe agent ior the Indians OF Rosebud Agency,
Dtk.
The Senate has confirmed Samuel kend-ick
OF ONO, to be surveyor OF the Virginia military
district in Ohio, and u. L. Pres>or, to ue co-
leCtor of customs at Gloucester, Mass.
To PAY THE PUBLIC DEBT
The resolution OF Mr. Morrison which the
House on Saturday, by decided vote, agreed
TO consider tomorrow, provides "that when
ever the surplus or balance i'll the Treasury, in-
Guiding amount held lor redemption ot United
States notes, sLaii exceed t.e sum %;
Slou. .OOU,uUu ii SNAIL bc, Iud is hereby. made
tle duly oi the Secretary u. the Treasury To
Apply such excess, in sums hot less Than
S1U,UouOUO per month. during lne existence vi
any sucn surplus OF excess 10 the paNIueut of
the intere>t-heaiins indebtedness of the United
States payable at the option of tie govern
ment.
THE RAILROAD ATTORNEYS BILL.
The Senate committee ON the judiciary this
morning agreed to report back the railroad at
torney'> Dlll, Il majority oi the committee con-
seutinS to 4 favorable report. The bill has been
materially aieIueu iu lHe CJininittet. nue'
Its provisions Cougressinen may UecNine attov-
neys ior Subsidized Or land grant roa,s suits
between one company anu another, or betm meen
tied from serving as attorneys in cases in which
the government has an Interest. lhe pronlbi-
ton Is cAtruued 10 other than railroad IN ter-
ests, 50 That a Congressman may not serve any
iiiay becUe, the subject oI Con- -re:slou.I legs
iailun. Tne bill viii pIobaDly De reported TO-.
Gay or Tomorrow.
NOTES.
Representative Lewis Leach was taken to his
houle in Cornwall, y. y. from this city last
Week seriously i'll with fever.
Ihe Aiabaina delegation in Congress have
determined 10 press Inc claims OF Capt. Walker
l.. BragS Il law er oi Moutg goIcry, .Aid., tor The
place oI solicitor general.
Governor Proctor Knott, OF kentucky, was on
The uoOr oi The senate to-day, and held quite "A
IeVee on the uemUc cratic side.
Judge Emory Speer, oi Georgia, was at the
Capitol to-day.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Plumb withdrew his
mos ION to reconsider the vote by which the bill
Ia allow ". Ii. Crook. OF " Washing ton, pay Tor
extra services al The White House was passed.