Evening Star Newspaper, December 3, 1877, Page 4

THE EVENING STAR. | xe tec seem, be Sree MONDAY......... December 3, 1877. | sive of imerext and si: Wine: furl, shot aut exceed #140 090.000 This will require the ap- [Continued from First Page.) "0; Tiations to be reduced at leas: $11,010,000 ow the estimates submitied above—a re- exhibition of 1576, has concluded its labors. | duction in the opinion of the Secretary, The final report’ of the board was tran<- | can be made withor. crippling any brancn | mitted to Congr-ss by the President near | of the public service. R duction To public the close Of the last session. As tnese papers @re understood to coatain interesting and valuable information, and will constitu e the ouly report emanating from the gov erpment on the subject of the Exhibition, I ipvite attention to the matter, and recom- mend that the report be published for geu- eral information Congress is empowered by the Constitue tion, with the authority of exclusive jez lation over the District of Columbia, in Which the seatof goverument of the uation is located. The interests of the District, Baving bo direct representation in Con- gress, are entitied to especial consideration @nd care at the bands of the general govern ment. The espita! of the United State: be longs to the ration. and it Js natural that | the Americas peapie should take pride 1 the seat of their nationai goveroment,a d desire it te be a> orvament to the country. Mocb has been done to render it heat expenditures cannot be secured merely by a reduction of appropriations. It must be ac- com; anied by @ careful revision of the laws which fx Ue salary and number of em- ployes; by a reduction of the amount ex- pended on public works now in progress; by pestponement of all new works not !nidi: *able for the public service; aud by Judi Serutiny of disbursements. The preciation of our current money to the coin Standard should he accompanied by dimin- ished expenses in the public service. FUNDIQG. ETC. Under this bead the report says that wh: ever policy the government may adopt, any time, in ft» system of eoinag Lot reduce the vaiue of the coin pays its obligations below that it demanded | and received. The Secreiar tly ura Congress to give Its sanction to this as ance. Ala lime when we are enjoyin credit. and rapidly securing the benett convenient, and attractive, but mneh re- | by the reduction of the rate of interest fr malos to be Gone, which its permanent in- | six t> four per cent., it would habitants are pot able anc ought not | grievous eriorto raise a question al to be expected to do. To impose apon ! coin in which the interest them, a iarge proportion of the cost rest 2, without resp Fequired for public improvements, whieh © credit, would lead us to sé @fe in @ great measure planned | great a benefit as would be the savi executed r the mvenienee of | One third of the interest of the public Government, and of th ny thonsay | Of the six per cent loansabout a6 000.14 ‘Visitors trem Ail parts of the country now redeemable at the pleasure of the temporarily reside at the captial of t | ted {States. and of the whcle debt 31,452,000. tion, is an evident injustice. Speciai 000 ‘are redeemable before, or on the Is) of tention is ed by the Commissioners of | Ma} 1. By the reduct. t the District in their report, waich is here- | from’ «ix to 4 per ce there would be a say neually, and by With trausimitted, to ine importance of @ | now redeemable | $13,200 600 permanent adjasiment by Conzress of the nancial relations between the Uulted | four per cent. of the int States and the District, lavolving the rexu-| redeemable by the lar aw patribation by the Uslret | would be a saving c per ar- States f the expenses | num. Any measure that creates disiras! or Of the District government, and of the out- | doubt will’ a/rest this process, and, by + or Bil werded pubic @nd such measure of reite ir ements, from the barden the Uoited States frou continued bling will compel the borrow! ayment of the | Of taxation now rest: yo the people of | high rate the District, as in the wistom of Couzcess Tf, theres rand | may be deemed just. THE IssvE oF § DOLLAR The report of the Commiss'oners shows tfuily subr to Congress that | that the ait f the District are in a coudt- | ton be made requiring tnat | tion as satisfactory as could be expecteit, in aid ior principal or view of the heavy of debt ing dio public ¢ apon It, and its very limited mes he the amount of w essary expenses. Tne debt of the District Is as fo Old funded debt........... 3.65 bonds, uranee given by Con- outstanding boods are the com guaranie - the refunding process and g: United States 1 id the pr wt high credit of the Uni- ; | ted States. The operations for the Total bonded de | EEXSUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS, To which sho tain ontstand! plained in the the favorable amerce, hav: | aided greatly, no douty, by | condition of our foreign ec ie vanced the market value of United + pm 188 101i notes to per cent., or wilhia nearly | 24 percent.incoin. They have also conclu sively demonstrated the practicadliity of scsanaees | restoring United States notes (o par, in coin a ak | by the time fixed by law, and that’ withow tance of the impro disturbing either dom or foreign trate | ne river and ee or commerce. Every step bas been @ Marshes bordering the city o: and their views upon this s: panied with growing busi: 8S, With tb peter gh : ~ vance of public credit, and the st pom tet A ty elation of United States notes. Ta” expor! Health, whose report is also herewith trans- | of baition has been attested, and our dom maitied. Both th aad "Y | tie supply bas accumulated In the Treasu interests of the District will b: Moted, I doubt x »: n s The exportation of ott ner domestic producis E has been largely increased, with great Your attention vartage toall industries. The cuarse alopt- Geastiies te bave supervision aad-oo forth, if pursued, will probably be fo!lowei os soley with !ike favorable resuits, and a suffi Of the disbursement of all moneys for char! able purposes from the iisirict treasury. I | desire also to ask your es) al attention to the need of addin: e fund for the maintenance of resump'ion wil doubtle umulate in the Treasury at or belore the date fixed by law. The proviso: for free banking has aided this pablic as of ¢ allaying imaginary fears that would other lal ald from the natiova wise have bon aroused by the’ wiltsirawa Mitac ataaadter’ tnaes ekecc of United States notes. The Secretary cai there aitendins these schoo {| hot tea sirorsiy urge the firm mainican Seen ny es ae | Of a policy that will mace good the prom { Arc issned—a pre repeated in the act «to Sasociated with the governm strengbitien the pubite credit,” approved Ments, and to whose eu! largely March Is, 1% and made dednite aud effec- due ; | tive by the resumption a i aodege Ho | Pishonored notes, less valuable than the Le | coin they promise, though Justitied by ub care. The appropriations ask Becessiiy whieh led totheir issue, saonkd b * made god as soc Tae pub Gare of the reservations belonging ernment within the city, by the Comuiis sioner of Pablic Butidi and Groun also commended te your favorable eration. le credit is ir y toem. Every hoider who was corapeliet by law to receive them has Been deprived of 4 prrt of his just due. Now, woe our n te redeem The report of the Joint Commission | TeSources are ample. when the proces ieated “by the ‘act approved Augu-t | Preciation ts a when 2, 146, entitled “An act providing | SE ye sat good pol for the com; of the Washi ee ait Gee ee Monument,” herewith — tr | ee ete en oe Witted, wiih aceon documents. The | fy Gvery Unlied Stnles vole wit —. w eve 1 States nc power with y ite thy n. assu face of impair the public ¢ * pro of reducing the int public debt, and cause anew the | distress our country has The resumption act ec Beeond sec the founda! nsuffic'ent exists for making the to secure its stabilit I therefore r mend that the commission be authorize1 to expend such portion of the sum appropri- Noa Xpeaditure ov fhe cently sufferet, | templates the ated by the ac! as may be nee-ssary for ‘ths | Guction by the Hirst day of ary, 16:0, of | prac iS ike sation Treats staan: | the exteitot so per cent of thocireulation | a ae : . issued to national banks. the patriotic sense of the country will The amountof circul | tion so Issue warmly respond to sach prompt provisio nplish th as may be mate for its completion at early day, and I urge upon Congress ypriety and necessity of imme liate legis Fite tor tuts purpose. . The wisdom of legisiation upon the part o Congress in aid of the S.ates, for Vie educa tion of the whole peopte in Uicse brancues of Mudy which are taught in the common. schools of the couutry, is po longer a qies- tion. The intelligent Judgment of the coun- | try goes still further, regarding it also Doth eonstitutional and expedient fur the general government to extend io technical and higher not be sufficient to acer contemplated; the Secretary, th : commends that authority be given to ¢ ually fund into four per cent. bonds ali United Btates notes in excess of $30,000,000, the bones to be issued at par for coin or its market equivalent] in United States notes. Or the reduction of Unitcd States notes to | the maximum of $300,05,000 may be accom- plished if Congress will authorize the coin age of the silver dollar, to be exchanged for United States botes on the demand of th: holder, such notes to be retired and can he celled. education such aid as ts deemed essential to CES e Secretary is of the opinion that not if the amount outstanding is not in excess of $300,000.00, may be reissued as the exig cies of the pubile service may require. Tue jon of this question by Congress in- volves not merely the construction of exist- ing law, but the public policy of maintain- ing in circulation United States notes, either with or without the legal-tender clause. The Secretary ventures to express the opin- ion, that the best currency for the peopie of the United States would be a carefully lim ited amount of United States notes, prompt ly redeemable ov presentation in coin, A supported by ample reserves of coin, and supplemented by a system of nationai banks, organized under general .aws, free and open to all, with power to issue circulating notes e secured by United States bonds deposited May be enact! by Congress for whe purpose | with the Government, and redeemaole ou St supplementing with nationals d,the local | Gomand in United States nolesar cola, Such | ane Gasser; som bexviae alicony invuca | a@system wil secure to the people a safe cur- | Attention to the needs of the Disirict of | 1€B¢¥ of eafal vaiue in all parts of the coun- Teaskia with seugest to en public-school | UY; receivable for uli dues, and easily can v vertible into coin. Interest can thus be System, I here adi that I believe it desi:rble: | saved on so much of the public debt as can be Fete Of the Distt ae re te at at | conveniently maintained In permanent clr Tasting benefit of ihe enti sousire aut | culation, leaving to national banks the aueneeetens one did be crowned with a Unt. | Pet busivess of such corporations, of pro iy in all respects in keeping with the | Viding currency for the varying changes, | Nationa! Capital, and thereby realize the | "he ee, eneen Sen eee ae mn inatNs Ons Ele Sule |S etenen an ten Genk ook oh aeenibee I also earnesty commend the wiest of | 1asi was 2080. The amount of their cireulat. | the ‘Regents of the Smithsoaian Tstitate | bg Potes retired within the year prior to No- | Batiobs of the world. Tue uliimate settle- Ment of all questions of the futare.whether ‘Of administration or fluavee, or of trae na- tionality of sentimem, amy upon the vir- +f of the people. It is tue and intelligence ‘vain t) hope for the success of a free govern- Ment without the means of insuring the in- telligence of those who are the source of . No less than oue-seventh of tae er- Bre voting population of our country are yet Bnable to read and write. It is encouraging to observe, in connection ‘With the growth of fraternal feeling tn those Btates in which slavery formerly exisiet, €vidences of increasing interest tn universai jucation, and I shall be giad to give my approval to any appropriate ineasures which ‘bei an adequate appropriation be made for | Vemmber 1, 1577, is $20,631, The amountof | the ‘eutablishiment ‘a conduct of a national | cireulating es issued U national banks mauseum uncer their supervision. during tne same period is £16,306,00. The ‘The question Of providing for the preser- | ##4Tegate amount of their circuiation out- Standing is $516,775,111. Their loans aud dis. counts amount to $888,243.200.17, The Secre- tary is of the opinion that uney can be, under existing law, and ought to be, made tne | agents of the government in the sale of bonds, upon conditions that will make it for their iaterest to promote such sales, and will be | safe and advantageous to the government. IN REGARD TO SAVINGS BANKS the Secretary recommends that authority be | granted to issuc certificates for small de} its, convertible tnto four per cent. bonds now authorized by law, the proceeds to be used | solely for the redemption of bonds bearing a | Museums of invention, of surgery, of edu- | higher rate of interest, aud now redeemable | cation, and of agriculture, and other coilee- | at par. — Uhe property of the national govern- men ation and growth of the Library of Con- — is also Fogg pene ee the itory all copyright publica- tions a records, this Rieary foc ont nm the provisions for its a¢commoda- lion; and the erection, on such site as ~ ent of Congress may approve, of a Spoet iibrary-building, to preserve the treasures and enlarge the usefulness of thix valuable collection, 1s recommended. Tecommend also such legislation as will Fender av!labie and efficient, for the pur- = of instruction, 80 far as Is consistent oie the public service, the cabinets or THE SILVER DOLLAR. | The Secretary, in calling atieution to the The capital of the nation should be some- | report of the director of the mint, urges upon ing more than a mere political centre ‘e | Congress the serious objections to the free Should avail ourselves er all the opportani- | coinage of silver on such conditions as will | ties which Providence has here placed at our | demonetize gold, greatly disturb all the | fcommand. t» promote the general intelli- | financial of the Government, e Of the people and increase the copdi- | suddenly revolutionize the basis of our cur- | ion Most favorable to the success and per- | rency, upon the i the in-— Petuity of our institutions. creased cost of arrest the re-funding | December 3, 157 R. B. Hayes. of the public debt, and impair the pabiic Issued upon certain conditions, the Becre- sary. report is of opinion the silver dollar will In the annual Of the Secretary of the | (a7, fant gene sngen but that if ‘Treasury, he reports total ordinary receipts | issued without limit. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 157, | owners of silver bullion, it Will be ® reat $209 ,000,556.62; total ordinary expenditures, jury. $2D5 660,008.93. oie ssipaeling. cemrmrogpets Min meesea 1 the collection of customs, it is nded that @ change be the first quarter of the fiscal year and the es- uauanin entsttan laeeedl Gi aumec tamer timates for the remain: three quarters, inducements to parties who may be able to Dased upon votal | secure @ knowieuge frauds to bring jor the ‘Amount to 9255,- | the same to ive atiention of the castome + 00,000, j ae SS to the acter E53 009,355. | but from undervaluation of goods subject 4 res | Hesmmmeased Yaw puto eating There | sim ty aud Roitormlity ia the eollestiog ‘30, 1879, | reveu' rom. toms, that speciic sa, ties be adopted as far as practicable. Sinso tor the | “it's recommended that tne port of Sitka several | be abolished. _— The Secretary respectfully recommends that Congress appropriate a sum sufficiest or to erect a substantial fre proof building for the close graviog ie Printing-aud, for ces otter lime fo time ‘the aggregate It is recommended that @ amall, ligat- ‘When sil drapgbt steam revenue cutter, Dot “xczed- | thet ing one hurdred tons burden, 7 menred. be built. at an estimated cost of = to protect portions of the Galf coast from smngelipg, and special attention is called to the recommendation for increasing ty eneeien ion of the keepers of the life. saving stations. W/! le the Secretary resommends that ap- pristions be made for the con’ inuation of work upon the pudlic buti¢inys now in pro- tress neder the sa;ervision «f tris Depart- roeot, ia accordance with the est/mates sub- Dilied ther-for, the condition of the reve nnes is such a3 tomake it unwise, In bis jucgment, to aatherize the evstraction of Dew buildings. except io those cases where the cemancs of the public service seem to make them an abeole astty. Report of the Seerctary of War. ary of War, in his aunual re- evident, in speaking of the dis- pos.tion for United States troops, says the re-enforce ilary posts now ou the fronts s estublisiimeut of a few aa A! Strong posts at suitable po: and the co niry cecupied by the e of i *, wud give Liem the assurauc « overwhelming defeat in case they go to war wi Wott il, without bi, insure permave: hat quar The great va cilies would be se mobs and v far more than ppressi¢ etary recon uthority be given to the Presi ease tbe ‘strengih of the depleid embraced within tac army of the Mex a n, either nor apon of his own di band of mauraders, to 1 when the troops are ta sight of th a4 sresh trail. across the Rio Grande, and ar Ul they are overiaken and panished, and (ie siolen property recovered. I am glad to be able to slate, that although the border ha several times the order at lations b y re 1 in pursuance re mentioned, the iri tween the two countri Ord has been dir can troops of the army avpears to be ste improving. Tne number of trials or desevtiou and otuer mii » has of late been greatly dim 1s Lecded ts svlection o D for the service, aud the elevatio rvice so as to make ita tt place for such men The report recommends that ihe sum of | $2000 per annum be appropriatol for tae supply of the army with bewspaper. mazezines; also recommends t of & law remc number of g the ers allow: esirictions ed ou t 1 list. No other provision to secure a heallhy ec toi + list of commissioned officers, aid al ed isto le ne OD L or al th ber that or and hopes that suiabl in this rega pre are gradually becomi yecounments thal a sp yp be made for th preservation te pictures of batule felds and o military seenes. He ag! with the Qu ter sieneral thal toe in: nt require the passag ch ail railrocas shall b at the earliest p cab and material of ine Uuited States the a:ijustment of the question o} ts to be determined tn such the legislature m pr He recommends that the claims for qaa master’s Stores furuished to the army in 1 the .cbellion, be traus the Co 1ers of Southera C some bunal. Ot the pre farnist graves in national m Siv2.090 wi ain, andl itis recommen that au givea by Congress ty us sui Lo mark rid in which the thousand suffice for ww the som Sor t tation duced the belief t ny and io India departau ib for th al year cn ivy, as Trevis ul in tue as ra | the sum of $45,115 +, 45 follow contingent expe acd mn ext public wo: = 1.04 Report of the sceretary of the Navy In the annual rey the Secret Navy, the number of seis in ihe given as one hundred and fifty-two. cen are reported to be u 2p completion. The Secretary will make report of the boarc nvestigate Ub Of the loss ofthe Haro-, the subject of t Clal message lo Congress. Our cousta Increasing capacity Lo becouse one of leading commercial nai $, is Aliaded to The superiority which both beglaud a d France have ob:ained over us witu r i to commerce may be atlribaiel, ine Secr lary thinks, ip & lar gree Lo the fact eae ys anouall of e governments sicum lines ¢ £000,000 and 5.08 ),000 re subsidies. Belorethe war our fore gu export and import trade was carried on oue lun dred per cent. more in American this in foreign vessels, Since the war it has beso carried on one hundred per ceut, more tn for- eign than in American vessels. The Secretary docs bot co: at present in 4 condition to se lion among commercial nations to wach we are eniittei. As our reveuues from cus toms increase from the developimeat of cour merce, We tay gradually improve the navy. Estimates for the ensuing year are made fo: ordipary expenditures ouly. No new ship: are estimated for. We have enougii for ordi ry purposes in Ume of peace. If, in emmy gency, a larger number is demay x perience of the late war y upon our me emariue. Pai mercantile marine depends for its effective ness and extent upon ihe projection giveu wo commerce by the government. If we bal Steamship lines rusuing dircetly ir r Own poris to all the leadisge com: ports In the World, tuey would not ool crease Our reveuue, bul re © it mo: Ba: to improvise a bavy to the event of au aye pecied emergency. The present condition of the navy, relatively to other powers, Las less aggressive force than at avy time ‘lur ing the past third of a century, excep: dar the war, or less power to inflict serious inja pn the commerce of au enemy. buck fact cannot be concealed, and Oaga! no lo be, for it is Well Known to other uacions that third aud even fourti-rate powers al- most without exception are superior io us in Ubis respect. The Secretary does not favor toe baiiding of heavy armor-plated, gun- bearing vessels. ‘The appropriations available fr the present fiscal year, commeceiug July 1, isi7, wre $15,502! 90. The whole amount drawn | from the Treasary from July 1 to November ISi7, 18 $5,343,007 20. Of Lis amount there is estimated to have been in the hands of paymarters and agents of the goverument on November 1, I8i7, 876.5280, besiles 8152.55.77 refunded, making a total of $1,629,52830, which, deducied from the amountdrawn, will show theactual expendi- ture from July 1 to November 1, 1877, to have been $4,313.509.10, The estimates for the present are $16,253,324 40, exclusive of £2.514,231 wub- mitted for new buildings, repairs aud im- provements at the several avy yerie. The Secret recommends that a number of cadets at the Naval Academy shali be specially educated for the positions of naval constructors, to complete their education after leaving the academy under tuition of boo aaa naval constructor at a navy yard. Beport of the Postmaster General. The total expenditures of his department during the last fiscal year are reported by Postmaster General Key as $33,456,322.44; re- ceipts, $27 ,551,585.26; excess of expenditures Over rece) pis, 35,954,737.18. The expenditures were $222,534.56 More than those of the pre- ceding year and $3,355,483.55 less than the estimaies therefor. The total receipts were $1.112,611.25 less than those of the preceding year and $1 126,611.54 less than the estimates therefor. This decrease is ly in the item Of officia} postage stamps. There bas been a decrease from last year in the value of post- age stamps, stamped envelopes, etc., issued, “Acomparison of the ' com; a gross rece of all classes of dead letters witn Laase ot lave year shows @ reduction of 296,451; which is wc- counted for by the fact that # lees number of letters was mailed duriug the year, and by the increased efficiency of the her pig! a8 Tae fotal number of leiters received at the dead letter office was 3 263,290. The number of peqiaeeret packages aod forwarded ring We year was 1315,127; the amount of fees collected (exela- sive of postage) was $34; 438.80. an increase over the prev. y of 2.20. "At the Close of the fiseal year there were cal year | €,018 contractors in the service of thedepart me: t tor the iran-poriation of the mails on public routes. Of public mail routes in operation there were 9.24, ing in 292.820 miles; in ann‘ transporta- Hon 147,385 251 miles; io avoual cost <15,- 334,805, ‘This isan inerease over the preced- ing year of 11 022 miles in long h of routes; of 11,0°3.543 miles in annua! trensportation: end Of $183755 In Cox! 56 persois werd arrested for offences against the postal laws; increase of IC over the previous year. The total weights of the foreign mails dis- patched from the United States during the | year were: Letters, $224.44 ounces: printed ihatter aud samples. 15,305 887 ounces; being #n increased weight over IS76 of 71,515 ounces of letters and 1.250 25 ounces of priated mat terand samples. The cost for tue year of the trans-Atlantic mail steamship service was $i 48, being @ redaction of $12 - 600.61 journed meeting of the interna- Donal postal cong: cou 4d Paris m the spri 8, and experien: officers of the department will attend as a. egaies of the United States. The total Dumber of persons emplo: the postal service at the end of year of this wu gaged in arment bu From t egale results of ibe tree de- | livery se is found that the whole pumber of handled daring the year ir collecting aod delivering was us I is recommended that Cougress fix ihe pay of carriers by law, and make sach exten<ious to the tree ve: elfies and their busi The continued finan mish service as the growth of ess inieresis demand. at depression has di- 1 the operations of the domestic post. ey-order system by the amount of 2 n the orders issued. The Lumber issued during the year was 4,9: 0. T Pmounting to $72,520,500 eamouat of revenue from the domestic aly @ tiie more U n half that of the previous year. The gross number of domestic aad ta- atioval money-orders issued was 5,030, 7, amounting lO STH.OGLE Ta ef proceeds of the moue: ness of the United Sta Ibis reee #th class post aie im he ve ot on the number order to prevent fraud, aud to Ax table pro, ted b stage for matter through the 4 rans and th ses tn their si g sub coutractors u Ds ior thelr pay on the coum the con ractor; that le on > compel ratiroals to carry terms preseribed by law; that tion of be seud of thedepa toexam- and detatis of E ud that the law b at th Law De takin ion al a very low fizu for Official ¥ eG ral aceour of his de y ie accumuatlat bands of wholesale merchants and ott bus ness men through the lar. sales made by ith-class masters before the beg! the last fiscal year; and by the substitution postal cards for letters.” Tue lendency 0} slation affecting his department, he <Ay nas been to cheapen the rates of postage r thek cost of trauspyrtaiion; a th iter the bu-iaess depart er will cy which Congress is called up: 1 by appropriations from the Treasary. Report of the Secretary of the Iuate- rior The report of Secretary Schurz firat con Siders the Invlaas. Atter discussing the re- moval of the Sioux to the Missouri, the 1/1 negotiations, the Nez Perces ease of the Poneas, ine I f the departmen his to be Kept with th ts deveioped. ¢ Ludians; unting coure ervallons are tot faved as ma S posi schools are to be establish d su 1, under certaln ¢ € Indifos be advulited to the bene uiestead act and to the priv uship. ‘The esiablishmeat of a sp ¢ Vice of secret its bu ton Ww indian b the i th d inerea, ayo {salaries g tne y is are mw 8 0) blie lands: 1 to one, which s gion. > “The abo! The appo. Uaired dua vilways the tl Hag uiewe sullic.ent provision for a dis- 40,91 their waoie iu tebted ned Si Lis ceeomm sade Ubat a special bureau be esiablisned for su. is raid During + Ss have been iasned Pateat Oftice 10W an e er exp-aditur amounting to S195 Approp: taiions are recommended for the preparation of con plete digests of all patents granted, for pur books for library, aud for Lucreasiag f the offic: the yesr, 21,019 pansion claims have been allowed, against 17,451 for the year preceding; and Si pave been rejected. Tuc rly vaiue of the claims allow al 1s $1,343, The yearly value of tae complete roll (215 43. It ts estimated that #25,009,- 1 be necessary for the pension service during the ing fiseal year. A comprebensive review of the statistics of education is our country in 1877 affords some ey dence of improveme.t over the same in Asie The geological and geographical survey sof the territories uader Prox. V. Hayden ax Major Powell, have been suceessfaily « tinued, The Rocky Mountain locasts ¢ ission has rendered valuable service yusrding against the faturs depretations of the locust. The Hot Springs co amissioa has vearly completed its labors of surveying, aying out, and appraising the value of tae rescrvation, ete. © During the year 763 patients were treated in the Freedman’s hospiial aud asylum. Of this number 500) were admitted within ‘he year, 265 were discharged, aud 109 died. The large proportion of deaths is owing to U bumber of incurable cases admitted. At the Columbia Hospital for women 501 pationta were revived during the year. Of toe wh le pumber treated (637), 372 were cured, 132 seeved ana 3 died. (AbSiracts of the reports on the subject of the deaf and damb asylum, the goverum-nt hospital for the insane, and the eayiiol boiidings avd grounds have already been siven in THE Srak.} It is recommended that authority and means be asked from Conzress for tke fr reconstruction of the Patent Office uilding. The erection of a fire-proof roof over ibe entire building aud te creation of more room for the present and future wants of the Lg aap are also suggested = Fi- nally, it is recommended that tne Secretury of the Interior be anthorized to invite compe- tiion in the submission of plaas for the new Struciure, and to a int # commission of three practical men, skilled in the art of building, to determine upon the best plan submitted. Critical Condition of the eg New You, Dee. 3.—A cavie special says: Saturday night the Pope had a protracted oe ee pain, so beggetioes A pgestlier) ae mately induce syncope, @ sudden arrest for a few seconds of the action of the heart. 1 Was for a time apprehended that nis hoita. Was in his last agony, but these alarming symptoms passed away with taree hours of tranquil sleep. Mr. Bowles Dying. SPRINGFisLD, Mass, Dec. 5 —There was & marked change for tne wores in Mr Bowles’ condition this moratng @ clock. Atnive o'clock he toox | family for the last time. He is gradaa'ly losing strength and lapsing into ancoa- sciousness. I' is hardly possiole Laat hecan live the day out. SWEENEY MAKES a Heavy TRANSFER OF Property.—Peter B. Sweeney, one of the leaders in old Tammany riag, bas tran: ferred a one-half interest in a large quantity of valuable property in New York to Mra. ae B: pa ml of that oe ad consideration 000 expressed. - Bradiey isthe motner of Joun J. Bradiey, who married the sister of Sweene, Sweeney, who is now a refugee in Europe, paid $700,000 for the same property in 1869. | tion to be adoyted appoint 0 infor he Presid. the Howe was | m sto ” | ready te 2 cameé out incidentally that ( mnnien xl, Sprioger | was the democratic idat ard Hale we ohued the committee. of Color >, d Ge Mr Weod ed that the Pre thad | ce is gi Mowpar, December 3. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pay.—Inter- SENATE.—The Senate met at 10 a. m.. | 9, 3 ard on motion of Mr. Edmunds went inte | DA! Tevende, $549,049 72, customs, $552 086 THE New Yoak ArroixtTents wore executive session; only ten Senators present, one of whom was Senator Ferry. not considered in the executive session of At tev minutes of twelve the doors were the Senate this morning, and they conse- quent!y fail. reopere?. ard the spcelal session of the Senate a‘journed sine die, THE second bead line over Secretary Sher- Rega Session. man’s letter in Saturday's STAR shonid have The Senate met at 12 m read he “declines, and gives his reasons Al-er preyer ibe Vice President said the therefor” tead of “declines to give bi eats bac vened in regular session, 10 reasons therefor” as misprinted. JouN H. Fac Washinzton News and Gossip, Ata Serordarce with the requirements of the constitution, aud asked what Was the pleas~ who for the last seven Bre of the Bevate, aA Jars bas Gilled the position of principal leg Phe vsual resslution for @ committe to j, ” he a0. ba waiton the President wax adopted. and the '*!#:ive clerk of the Senate, has resigned, to Ctrave inted Me sp .Anthony and} Wyre @Dter upon the practice of law in New York Mr. Anthouy also submitted aa cuy which was adopted. that the b o'clock m. ur m Oherwi > FNT avd three of & hy ; Capir« é noved that the Sena'seloarn au listened to the reading ¥ fifled toa recess f hal the mes sags ta the Sounte. hour, and was adopied; and, at 5, the RTZ Was also in Senaie Senate took a recess AFTZR RECESS. The Senate r assembled at 12.25 and th oT COMMISSIONER E&Y AN was con Chair laid before the Senate a comm | Srmed Senate this morniug, and rn tie ropes “ou rot ary = War tra — ceived z congratulations of many ling reporis for the year ending Jane s ts s RuCTesS AM 1 Arms and Secretary of the Senate and ather | hy <ome of the ex-Ditirict officials = _ reports; allor which were appropriataty re- | "> * ae eanheeteeete ferree. NOMINATIONS.—The President sent to th At 12:40 the committee appointed to wait | genate tay the fMllowing nominations upon the President appeared before the bar | Sohn B. Hi tr Of the Senate, and reported that they had | J0bn B. Hawiey, of Iilluois, to de Assistant performed their duty aud the Prestient had | Secretary of the Treasury, Aifced F. How replied that he would communicate with the | ard, of N- H., collector of castoms, district o Senate in writing immediately. One min- | Portsmouth, N. H.; Ezra A. Hayt, of N.Y ute later Mr. Rogers, private secretary, | to be Commissioner of Indtan A Mair Feared with the meSage. SEP EE 5 areeesiiaean . Mr. Anthony sent upa resolution providing | TE Resection oF Frrzsim4ons.—The | that 3,000 copies of the message nted | Senate this morning removed the ban of s¢ for the use of the Senate. Laid on tt »y cresy from the executive vote of the Senate to be referred to tb pmmittee on pri 3 | which resec @ appo ot u when sppot. ter ; mors, ithe Georgia marshel vou Was The Chait laid before the Senat an- | 4 forr n td 19 for eon: ution 8 nual reports of th ra ie | ators M wes. Patterso: newer ¥ partment o” Jus ary of the Inie- | ing with the Democrats. rior, Secretary of rotary of e| — Navy, Commixsioners of the District of Col RemMoven —E Snowden was re umbia, Commissionersof Agriculture, Boant s morn AS Assisisn! Health of the District of Colambia. Court iament - of Claims, &e ; all of which were laid ap rg ges the tubie, fo be referred to appropriate cou Do. W- Nowlin, Mittees when appointed. One SESE Cay On motion of POs @ we of Mr. Cookling, the Senate, at who bas been relieved, 158, adjourned to 12 o'clock on ‘Thursday | FhO bas been : “< tie stat HOUSE.—The House met at ten o'clock, | CUUCS fm : Mr. Luttrell presented affidavits and other | “™0Y papers of citizens of Caltfornia tn relation | (THE Victims to What Was Known as the desert land vil), | Mr Dallas Sa He said t and | Myer, chief signal officer trom Nort . the committee on pu in most of the bodies recoverat h House bad been mucn ount | wreck of the Huron, are bart a of that bill, and the papers now presen tions four a ec. Mr. Sauni would exp/atn maiters and show tbe prop exsiest wa ch the pla “4 ety of ve bill Referred to committ 1 li to Vanslack’s land publte fan's UW boat to Carritne Cla : the House took a further recess ward of the Cun, ts i. 0, his sail boa Upon assembling @ further recess wastaken | — untli fiftee which boar PERSONAL Alexander € the Hous »- | Chenowith are spe th his ate resolutio Mt | fatheren Vermont lb of the two Houses that the pre m of | sad pone ‘ Congress expires by operation of law at 12 | gf 2eteed os | Velock to-day. | Adore oR | The House alsoconeurred in the resolution pois Ah for a float ad. of the extra session of the th at ten minutes of 12 o'clock to-day. ~et SayS e poptorony ne Cleveland Jf d to suspend the pa*s a resolution declaring that the Of the United Siates, by refusi of the army in soppori of pretended govern ments in South Carolina and Louisiana, and thereby giving to the people there lr - Ex-Re; proprietor-b!p. the new owne! is one Fro " med Jast Thursday, bi LLOW government, has performed bis du epi to reconsider, —— Lo enlitled to the respect and eonfiden Uons io reconsider were called up a a acecies cues eae and the nominations there‘or oon Perding the motion to suspend the rales, | Stmed, and are so officiatiy promulga Mr. Conger moved to adj urn, and cailed the | 6&5: John M. Harlan, Associate Justice | YeuS and Days 8. Bupreme Court; J, E. Montgomery, of Mr. Gurfield hoped that no dilatory New York, Consul at Geneva; Buri Va weuld be entertained, bat that the rv Horn, ot New York, pllector of Internal would be voted down BK ne, 2th district of N Yorr, vie Mr Lottrell sugge | Decker, suspended; also, a number of post. and his trends masters, dedge a direct v “ 3 = Mr. Congr insisted upon his motion, ana |, THE CoLoravo RetuRNING Boarp.— nial of Messrs. E ing @ false claim diay, the reli-eull preceeded During the The call was interrupted to aliow a resola- | for pr « committee | Court t no ferther communication ta ma o as n ouly by 4 bad extra session xe hour fixed by conc Mr. Wilson correct 1 Gen T nt resoluti ng arriv d, ant with P 5 an) ounctng the result of tne rol Speaker ceclared the first and ext of the isin Congress adjourned sine die. ConFiRMATIONS.—The tive session to-day confirmed Reguinr Session. Atl? o'clock merid Speaker Randall | log nominatic Thomas ‘apped the Houre to order, and said that this comm fy fF, me was the day fixed by the meeting of Congress. onstitation for the The Clerk was «di- States for as B. Reid, of rected to call the roll to ascertain the pres- | gui at Fui cual, Méuerlas dob A Campo ence of @ quorum, and 221 members aa- | of Cheyenne, consul at § Switeeriaud sweired tot Tr bames, John F. Queries. of G agai at The customary resolution authorizing the | Maiaga:Jo-pn G. Wileoe ryasal Senate to be notified, and for the appoint. | at Jerucalem: Wiekham { New ment of a committee to wait upon the Presi- | Yor tins Jone dent and inform him of the pres ofa nited States quorum, were adopted. Messrs. Kao't, Har- | alsoa num denbergh and Cox, of Ohio, were tinted | 14, ete, j the committee Atl minutes Ucon reassembiing at 1240 o'clock Mr. Krott reported that the committee to wait | apen the President hat performed that duty, and thatthe President would immediately communicate in writing. the House took a recess for ten 3310N.—Boib | Houses cf Congress adjoarved the special winntes b (ure twelteo’cioek n Weeks Of Lois sess f e'glteen hundret bills inte: House and referred to commi? were ne duced The message was immediately recetved, | M6) dpe a ad ose ho end Mr. Brown, one of the reading clerks, | army Appropriation Dill for the Gomreat commenced the reading at 12:45. yeur, Aid the Navy Deficiency bill, Tue The reading was concluded at 2.10. bills to remonetize silver and to Repeal toe Mr. W- o« offered the usual resoiution re- Resuniption act were passed by the House ferring the mesage to the committee of the and sent to the Senate, out received no coa- sideration by that body. The Paris Expost- tiou bill and the General Deticteney b.1) were taken up and passel in tne Senate with amendments, bat the amendments have pot been acted on In the House. All the unfintebed basiness, however, will hold its place in the next session, after ve days shail have elzpse whole, and it wax atopted Mr. Springer offered a resolution, which Wax adopted, requesting the President to transmit tothe House the correspon lence between the United States and Venezuela since the adjournment of the last se<sion of Congress, in relstion to the Venezuela mixed commission. At220p m. the House adjourned. ee Weather Indications To-Day. OFFICE OF CHier SIGNaL Orrices, Wasaingtoa, Decomper 3, 1877 Ww gland and the middle stares, felling barometer, routherly vo westerly winds, and warmer, clear or partly cloaty weather are probabie. THE TENNESSEE REQUISITION CASE.— To-day, at noon, the case of A. Vangend:r, of the Pension office, arrested here last week on a requisition of the Governor of Tenness: 2, was before Judze Wylie on habeas corpas. Mr. Vangender ts charged with subornation of perjury in Uiat state, and to-day filed an answer cenyi that he was guilty of any crime, asserting that his acts in Tennessee Were siznply those of @ U.S oilicer, and de- nhying that the indictment tsa leral instra- ment, or that he can be held under it. Ex- Senator Foote and Hon. Horace Harrison appear for the state, and Disirict Attoruey Yells and Randolp Coyle for Mr. Vangender. = NEWS. National Th “Ro a ional eater.—| vson and « ie “Pert itegn Freit” es Coan ROR enee TERN ov wae Catene es = is OUT Was convened to day by Ju ga Mac sgeere Howe-—Rose and Harry Watkins in | A?inur and the petit jurors wees onload oon - = discharges to Monday next Tue g-and ja- Theater Comijwe—“Blue Beard” and va- | rors were cmecbarged until Javuary €th. rieties. The District Attorney preseated a list of 19 BOBEON. The Paoutert of Pays. ROBSON Diva Boveicaut: BUBDON, FOKSIDDEN FuULT BOwDON, Rvery Deval Pert ot, BUBDUN, Soruery all new | BUBDON. Entire Compauy 8_ice | Willies CITY ITEMS. PAIN IN THE Stpk nearly oa from a diseased Liver, and ix lieved by Carter's Lite Leor House Drug Store. . ———— Tar Best apvice that can ~ = tothe debilitated is to invigorate with Chat sover- eign vitallzer, Log + eng ae Sa which fertilizes 908 by eosu com: lele nutrition, and an excellent remedy those maladies which are [be main caoses Of physical weakness Wives know that the brow of care isomen soothed by a delicious supper, to which per- fect bread, rolls, biaeall, ete so import- ant. To lave these delicate protucts of bak- ing always reliable, the use of Doutey's Feast wer ‘= very Amportant. Tots article ie amoog the most valuable of he day in ite bearing o It i» pat ap in cans and bottles al in weignt - AVENA, or Oaten Grits, ts far supertor to eny Gs! Mealin the mark ither foretgn ordemestic Try it, Your grocer bas tin 2 1 packages, or cal! a# Loutsiana up stairs) and get ce sample 124 eo) comcast: avs ive now tbe stan- specitic for the prompt and for Rheamatien Ask Major jeut. Geastor?, and OMleer Jen- ve M. Police. Sold by draggists ge erally. i —— - HRAVEN DESIGNED THE Jcick of the Hore! . the Par of Us Balm of Gi- fo the relief reo owever ¥io= nerring © ats. nhacke Drops care toothache ta ule. Sold by all Druggucs at 23 e06 RELIARLE HeLp woas and nervous wafferers fai, aca prosurating it meiicios. Pulwer- Electric Bi: desidera- vd imattatio: —- Reason Wary «il homsekeepers and e Aladdin S that no sever occurred from its ase. It we world. All storekeepers aid yo bave no olwer. Ta bat Ali Te Oil can be had at Goo. Ryneal, Jr tree! bwes 14,2843 = ; YounG’s PATENT DETERGENT ts the finest Cleansing material ever iaveoted. Sold by druggies and grocers uw To Lapre We wish to ca . Chemical So gs . No. 90¢ omptly adopt- <, whether of vm, he is en- not to be uropean lav. rkitia man st in the elty on erior work. Give bim a ca. unclaailty guaré "AMUSEMENTS. D ENTE Ne Ps. UR ENT, J. 8. OsTR» NDER, oh HALA SoCo wial Cow end as Ye opr s-nestions, with & hh Mode ol the 5 a1 Gate, twenty four feat high aud Bing: admissions 28 cents. En ng member- abiptickess tothe ¥. MC A mimit free IZEMARY AN ar 4 BNibsialNMeel AND. 2STIVAL . TM LADIES OF TRINULY PF. cNURCH, TALLA On THUR De Mise Vin Mr And others O' ERA HOUS PHIL. H. 1BVING...Lemweand Manager, wr Inauguration eit ) Season, t bog les prosent to the t poplar Amon~ HARRY WATKINS, compli-ted youn ss, Mics stul scat class Dre- 2 i oal drame, PDEN DOWN; aude ular one rhe: Toe Teut aLineme W “Laughter Holdin: “CHARGE It To Bes F2UDAY aod SATURDAY NIGHTS, ELORS. -- oe SOK Bango Jidxe Joseph Jowlor s Joyce, Blanehe ane ocuore fi nert Aloed oy Mon. Gorm on, L Ford, Georg. Hoey, B. W. Bil FOSUIDDEN FRUIT MATINEE, December 1, LOUISE POMEROY. decl-tr L®¢rTe RE ON ART BY W. W. sTORY, WEDNESDAY EVENING, Decombor &, 1877, LINCOLN HALL, & ck Admire)... TP conte, reserved semis, GA: at Met- aerott's Ma-ic tore, Monday rv30-8t Oe He™MoRocs a PATHETIC RBAD- sb EPWARD C. TOWNSEND, ~ TALLMADG Hite reets, B street, between sh aud by WEDNESDAY EVENING, or %, 1877. Tickets, 2% cents Pon OT, Boadigs a &. KELLOGG CARY CONCE: LINCOLN MALL. MAX STRAKOSOH, Direetor. TULSDAY EVENIOG Dee 4,587, URAND CONCERT, were . KELLOGG-CARY OCORCKBT COMBLNATION, On & hich coonsion will appear the greatest Ame- rican Pris a Donna, CLaKA LOUISE KELLOGG, Together witn om kai Felae Bon Mr.G bbs cee 3 pon iy grt ose! Basso, LFRED PEASE, Celebrate! Pienier. Mr. 8. BEW BENS, Director, ‘a se AY. civil cases In which the United Siates is the piaintit!, transferred from the Circuit Coart, and stated that he should cai] them on Mon- day two weeks. He asked that the cases agaivst H. B. Tyler and Edward Owen, ace Uons on b nds, be dismissed, aud the neces- sary order was made. He also asked that the two cases against E. B. Olmstead becoa- tinued, and it was so ordered. EXx-WasninGrow POLICEMEN IN Luck Condensed Locais. Foom J.C. Parker, 619 Tih street, we have th New York papers in advance of the maiis. Thomas D. Hord*in was to-day appoiuted @ justice of the peace for this District. he tablewux in Georgetown Wednesday eVenil g will be interesting. See advt. Tie Kellogg-Cary concert, to-morrow, at Lincoln Hail, will undoubtedly prove ox of ih» most successful musical events of the Beason. Messrs. Win. H. Lee and Theodore L. Huys- The scheoner Anna Twidle, of Philadel- | man, both x-policemen, have received an- phia, ran into the ferry steamer City of Alex- | pointments as commercial agents; the fist andria, off ibe Eastern branch yesterday, | named to St. Mark, , apd tae last to and with ber main boom tore away a por- San Martha, at Guyaqail, Central America. Uon of ihe upper woodwork of the steamer. Both have given bonds and will sail for their J uring the rervice last evening at Epiph- | respective posts. Yectry Toon by breaking through ihe wine | _R@-ARagsrED. T Euison, ex-en- dow. and stole two overeoats belonging to Seo , Charged with the mar- the Rev. Drs. Paretand Pendleton. of David Small @ year ago, and Coroner Patterson, assisted by Dr. Harti- | released op bonds some been held an in nrg | ont body of myer child in towa, named Alice Belindo. It ‘and was re arresied on & bailpiecs by Detectives Clarvoeand Voss. from the facts developed death re-| Grocerres Wines ar Avcrion.— sulted trom. qpuaeas, canted By OVErIGeGiNg | wa sale or ‘ine wines aud ocher desiravie pated erary ar musical, entertalnment a che nag ed No. S11 14 _——- y ey peg om arch, |- | Borth west to-morrow, is well worthy madge ball, Thureday and Friday evenings | iotsto wait private buyers Me. Dowling 1s Tive feataree will bo.» aad pe 8 hee cee eee 1 ance upon iced by Miva Vinole Ream. A CHILD BuRNED TO DEATH.—The lit. aad rnp will also sing some of by oe ey) Tn the ease of the Magsic Moyea, | iat; as’ sinted in Tae Grae of Suarday, an inmate ‘pha: 4 ‘morn! fam! Saturday for E ‘9th and 10th air habe 6 tg obs ‘octunt dey, loa sed SS ~y ye % apes aoapsatye ee Te ‘Mrs. ‘Lee, first directress of that 2 THE BRiant-Ceatc Case was resumed = a a in the Criminal ‘Court, daage MacArthur, . this morning, and tue reading of af@idavits deliver the girl to empowered Uy the | OS tas ‘Of the defence was continued. eS, Major B us, General Mitchell and others ular ir “ho sitaated on eee taked sixty (60) days pop; aL Tepe 4 “conse to exist. Tas Leg pid "AX.—Daring the last very yard of dry goods ‘‘must be sold | to the assessors for personal taxes Seerakon bicek comntarn tetas Stan: amounting to halfa million of dollars, the Black ong Diaukets, tax on the same amounting to $75,093. cas, knickerbocker shawis, all “must” be out. t Pie anny ag dk cea some the who's forming the geandest an State ever assembled tore OPULAR PRICES—Admissi a Reserved Seats, 50 18 extra. = The sale of seats will commence on Saterday Bats: _ ©.1y @t 9 o clock, at Moizorott & Oo. 5 Bio moval 6t TER COMIQUE, ith TT sihe NOYLVABIA AVERUR, OPEN THE YEAR ROUND, St RR a FIRST CLAbS IN EVERY RESPRCT, Variety, Drama, and Comedy. movli-iy Ro; * RE 936 in Weening- ees Spee GEORGETOWN tte Bch wa