Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-01

Treasury Substitutes.
REPRESENTATIVE AULBEE'S RESOLUTION La

ON THE TABLE.
The House had hard fight to-day to decide
whether or not they would lay upon the table
Mr.. Taulbee's resolution of inquiry concerning
substitutes in the Treasury department. Mr..
Taulbee and Mr.. Rodgers, OF Arkansas, were
the principal opponents to thus disposing of the
resolution. Mr.. Findlay, OF Maryland. fought
the practice Of allowing substitutes In the place
reiormers. and some who were not such, voted
by a vote of la to 113. At one time the vote
was made a tie by the change of a vote from
way, and the matter was laid on the table by
one majority.
Congressional Topics.
THE MATTHEW'S CONFIRMATION.
1t Is no secret that Messrs. Vance, Harris
Blackburn and Riddleberger, of the Senate Dis
trict committee, are opposed to the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Matthews as recorder OF Deeds
voted for a favorable report. Since then Mr.
Spooner has been appointed upon the COM
has been said TO favor confirmation. It is prob
Friday.
THE CENSUS FORCE.
The acting Secretary OF the Treasury has sub
m1tted an estimate to Congress for an appropri-
alton of 81 ,275. 20 to continue in employ to the
close of the present fiscal year the force of the
census division, and also a statement from the
secretary OF the Interior that the force will have
10 be continued next year in order to complete
Inc unpublished reports.
THE JOINT COMMISSION
on the scientific bureaus met this morning and
remained in session all day. They took up and
considered in detail all the subjects that had
come before them with the View of agreeing
upon report.
THE PAYNE CASE.
Inc Senate committee on privileges and
eiectlons held q meeting this morning to con-
| slider the case of Senator Henry B. Payne.
The printed testimony and reports transmitted
from Columbus were laid before the committee
ana briefly examined. The committee ad-
Journed to give an opportunity for q more
thorough examination OF the papers, and it will
line OF action.
BANQUET BY MR.. BELMONT.
Mr.. Belmont, chairman of the House foreign
affairs committee, is going to give formal
banquet at the Metropolitan club to the
members of the Senate foreign relations COM
| mittee and the House committee ON foreign
affairs.
THE NOMINATION OF WARREN GREEN.
The Senate committee on commerce have de.
c1ded to report the nomination Of Mr.. Warren
Green, for consul general at Kanagawa, Japan,
adversely, but at the request of the Kentucky
Senators it has been agreed to withhold the re-
port until the President can be asked to with
draw the nomination. Senators Beck and
blackburn have made the request, out OF con-
|
Green. 1t Is said that the nomination will be
Withdrawn to prevent q rejection.
THE SECRETARY DECLINES TO INTERFERE
The Secretary of the Navy has received COM
plants from musicians in Baltimore against
the naval academy band hiring itself out, at
less than contract rates for excursions
during the summer. The Secretary has
| been informed on the other hand
that the band does not play outside as q body,
Dut the members make engagements, as they
mr. ri ar hichn otocf
other bands. The Secretary consequently
declines to interfere in the matter.
ARREST OF A POSTAL CLERK.-Col Jamison,
the superintendent OF the railway mail service
was informed to-day of the arrest of r. H.
Reeves, Of the Texarkana and Houston mail
line, by Inspector Randall, for robbing regis
tered packages containing $500.
REsIGNED.-James A. Sample, a fourth-class
clerk in the Treasurer's office, Treasury depart
ment, has resigned, to accept a position in the
Omaha National bank, of which ex-Treasurer
Wyman is vice president.
THE TRAINING MISUNDERSTANDING
jamestown and Saratoga, the vessels compos-
ing the training squadron, have arrived at For
tress Monroe after a cruise in Cuban waters
Commodore schley will go to Norfolk next
week to inspect the squadron, and from there
he will go to Newport.
RoBBER1Es REPoRTED.-Mrs Ella Bruff,
Ia 10Th street, reports the larceny of chair
valued at 81 Henry Farquhar reports stolen
from his house, on Bunker Hill road, five
chickens valued at S2.50.-George s. Smith,
4OS LIST street, reports that his house was en-
tered on the 10Th instant and robbed of So 80
worth of groceries, cigars and tobacco-Frank
Kirby, 400 street, reports that he gave a COL
0red man five-dollar bill to get changed and
he failed to return with it.-Alice Hall, 1905
L street, reports stolen from bed ten-dollar
bill.
FINED FOR AssAULTING HER sIsTER.-Mrs
Alice Kelly, an old woman living at 46S l.
street southeast, was charged, in the Police
Court this morning, with assaulting her aged
sister, Mrs. Mary Morrissey, who was living
with her. Mrs. Kelly, it was charged, dealt
Mrs. Morrissey blow on the head with the
spout OF coffee pot, inflicting serious wound,
from the effects of which Mrs. Morrissey has
since been confined in the hospital. The judge
fined her $40 or 30 days.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER.-The follow
Ing were the readings at the signal Office to-day
3 a. M. 40; am. Al; IL a. NJ, 90; 2 pm.
81. Maximum. 81. Minimum, 46.
MARRIAGELIC ENSES.-M Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk of the court to
VIM. H. Rogers and Rebecca Sartain, both of
Fairfax county, Va; Albert F. Israel and Mary
A. Ryan.