Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1878, Page 1

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SENAT.R EpMunDs has declined service on the special committee appointed by request of enator Matthews to inquire into ma ching the last Presidential election in L isiana. Senator Edmunds is s! id desires toreturn to his state immediaiely after the adjournment of Congress. PEI ‘AL.—Senator Chaffee is quite seri- ously illin New York. He has announced his intention of not becoming a candidate for United States Senator again, and when his term as Senator expir ill retire from ic life. ****Ex-Congressm: who wrote letters to Ande last night under subpcena to appear be- fore the Potter commtttee. **-*Lotta, the charming actress, is spending some weeks at country residence of W. H. Rapley, esq., the guest of Miss Rapley. INVESTIGATING INTERIOR ExPENSES.—The following officers of the Interior department have been summoned to appear before the House cofhmiitee on the expenditures in the Interior department on Wednesday nex John Stiles, appointment cler! I Joseph. disbursing clerk, and A.S. Richmond, ¢ rks in the Pa THE POLICEMEN’s Pay.—During the consid- eration of the sundry civil appropriation bill in the House to-day, Mr. Hooker, of Miss.,had an amendment prepared to offer, to allow the y of the police force to remain as now pro- vided for by ‘aw. He failed for some reason to offer his amendment until after the paragraph respecting the subject had been passea, and the House refused to go back and cousider it. Mr. Hooker finally succeeded in getting in his amendment at the end of the District clause, strict Commissioners from prohibiting the the police force; and it reducing the pay was adopted by a vote of 9 to 33. A CALL ON GOVERNMENT CLERKS FOR Cam- PaiGN Funps.—The clerks in the Interior de- pai tment received invitations to-day from the republican congressional committee to con- t mounts, determined by the 2eived, for earrying on the n. The imporsance of ts from obiainiag con. tro] of the next House is suggested, and the committee states that it has good reason to enter upon its work with courage. THE CONFERENCE ON THE LEGISLATIVE, Etc., APPROPRIATION BILL.—The conference managers of the two houses on the disagreeing votes on the legislative, executive and judi. eiai appropriation bill have held several con- ferences. The House managers have insisted that the clause relating to the reduction of the number of the clerks in the departinents and their :alarics should be retained in the Dill. and the Senate has yielded the point. It is expected that all the differences will be recon- ciled in a day or two. Iv LOOKs as though Stanley Matthews would have hard work in securing a committee to investigate him. Mr. Davis, of Illinois; Mr. Jones, of Florida, and Mr. Whyte, of Mary- land. 1efuse to serve on the committee. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Postmaster General Key and See- retary Schurz, Senators Bailey, Allison, Me- an, Paddock, Kellogg, and Representa- lives Evans (Pa.), Pollard, Dunnell, Robinson Ss (Ohio), Gardner, Foster, Kei- (ind.), Willia fer, Wren, Ittner. APPLICANTS FOR JUSTICESHIPS.—Delega- tions of citizens of the District were at the White House to-day urging upon the Presi- dent the reappointment of Justices of the Peace Clark, Tait, Harper and Taylor: also, the appointment of Major Powell, not of the survey, as a justice. NavaL ORDERS.—Lieut. R. M. G. Brown, U. S. N., will be detached from the aaval acade- my on the 10th inst., and ordered to command the torpedo boat Alarm, at Washington, D.C., Jelieving Lieut. F. H. Paine, who is ordered to temporary attendance on torpedo instruction at Newport, R.{, Lieut. Commander John C. Remners, from torpedo instruction at New- port, N. I, and placed on sick leave. Lieut. homas N. Lee, from duty on the coast sur- vey, and placed on waiting orders- DFATH OF THE MINISTER FROM PERU.—Col- onel Don Manuel Freyre,envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Peru to the United States, died yesterday evening at 6:30 pm. 3s his residence in this city, 1719 Rhode sland avenue. He had been sick for about ten days with the heart disease. He was born in Lima, Peru, and was In his 3d year. He was an official distinguished in bis native country and in this. In early life he entered the Peruvian army, in which atthe time of his death he held a colo- nels commission. He has represented his nation at various South merican courts, among them Venezuela and the United States" of Colombia. In May, 1859, he was appointed minister to this country, Which position he has since held. Before his death he received the last sacra- ments and rites of the Roman Catholic Chureh, of which he was a member. He leaves a wife and seven children, sons and daughters. His funeral will take place next Wednesday morn- ing at 1] o'clock, at St. Matthew's Church, and will be attended by the President, members of the Cabinet, foreign ministers and other dis- tinguished persons. The remains will be in- terred in Mount Olivet cemetery. H's affai will be wound up by the members of his lega- tion, and the Peruvian government notified of his death. THE WyominG, Commander Watson, will leave Havre, Frante, about June 15th, tor Washington. THE SENATE COMMITTEE requested by Sena- tor Matthews to investigate his course with the witness Anderson will meet this after- noon. Naval OnrvEks.—Commander J. 8. Skerrett from the Navy Yard, Washington, on the 25th inst., and ordered as inspector of the First Light-house district, Ist July. Commander Henry F. Picking, from duty'as inspector of the First Light-house district, Ist July, and or- dered to seule accounts. Lieut. Commander Henry C. Taylor, from the Hydrographic office, 2th ipst.. and ordered as equipment officer at we Navv Yard, Washington. Chaplain Thos. . Gill, srom the ayy Yard, Mare Island, and placed on waiting orders. Aumy ORDERS.—The following officers, U. S. A., will report for duty to the ehief signal officer in this city:—2d Lieuts. H. T. Reed, Ist infant W-. E. Birkhimer, 3d artillery, and . H. Gilmaa, 13th infaniry. Captain J. B. Campbell, 4th artillery, will report by letter to the superintendent of general recruiting ser- vice, to conduct a detachment of recruits to the Pacific coast. The President's Title. TEE MARYLAND RESOLUTIONS AND THE KIM- MEL BILL. In connection with the investigation now proceeding, the action of the judiciary com- mittee of the House in delaying the report on the Mar; land resolutions and the Kimmel bill is somewhat significant. Two weeks ago a majority of the members were ready to make an adverse report and supplement if with the declaration that the President's title is irre- fragible. Since then a strong influence has been exerted to have the report withheld. To-day a meeting to c@nsider the report was held, it the Cee was apa Postponed until to-morrow. A member of the commiitee said that Gen. Butler favored delay, and taat he bad said the result of the present investi- gation might be the presentation of articies of impeachn ent against tie Resident, and in view of sueh a possibility it Was better that no declaration be made affecting the President's tite uutil the investigation sizallbave been volmpleted, EE RE ee ee RN mn THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION. Testimony Before the Potter Com- mittee. The Potter investigating committee reas- sembled after recess on Saturday, and Sen- ator Ferry testified as to the circumstances connected with the receipt by mail and mes- senger of the different electoral returns from Louisiana. When he received the first returns from Louisiana by messenger (Thomas C. An- derson) he did not accept it because it was in- formal, and the messenger withdrew with the return. It appears that the outside of the ackage which contained the electoral vote of ouisiana did not have the signatures of the electors to the outside indorsement, and for lack of this informality, it was taken back to Louisiana by the messenger. Mr. Ferry, in reply to a question whether he at any time learned from anybody that the Louisiana re- turn was defective in containing but one list of votes for President and Vice President, said he knew nothing of it and did not hear of it until recently, except as it appeared in the count. Further, no one suggested that any of the signatures from the state of Louisiana were forgeries. Witness was examined at length as to his handling of the returns. He was then ques- tioned as follow . sy Mr. Cox.—I desire you to state now dis- tinctly what .ule you adopted with regard to iving an opportunity for returns to go back for correction where there was no apparent uniformity, and at what point you held fast to thove which had once been received. A. In every ¢ I think, irrespective of the states from which returns came. If Isaw upon the face of a package an informality, I called the attention of the messenger to it, as I thought it my duty todo, I may have erred in that, but at any rate I treated both sides alike; I have that justification. T called the attention of the messenger to the statute, and if they still insisted on handing the return to me, as they did in one or two eases, I took it, and when it was once in my hands I declined to nigelt up. ( on oS 2. Did you ever have your attention called, Pending the count, to the fact that the one set of Louisiana contracts contained but one list and the other two lisss ?) A. No. Q. When did you first learn that? A. Ithink I first learned it when they were read in joint meeting. @. I will now ask you for information, and Ido not wish you tounderstand that in question that put Lintend to make a like a reflection upon you. Was the a paper of this character was received a secret With you, o1 sita matter about which you Kked fee! A. I taiked about the different returns. IT remarked frequently that it was surprising that there were so many errors and informalities. LETTER FKOM HON, STANLEY MATTHEW The chairman laid before the committe lester from Hon, Stanley Matthews, in wh aiter quoting the committee’s resolution viting him to testify at his convenience, he Without intending any disrespect what- ever to the honorable committee, or the House of Representatives, I feel constrained, by a sense of duty toward myself and to the Senate he United States, of which [am a member, to decline this invitation under the circum: stancesexisting. I had had no information of the proceedings before your committee which its resolution above quoted refers to, exc what I derived from reading reports the: in the public newspapers, When. observing from their perusal the manner and extent in and to which they seem to affect me, I deemed it ue to myself, and to the honorable body of which lam a member, on Wednesday, the 5th instant, to bring them to the attention of the Senate in a statement and explanation of a personal nature, and as a matter of privilege a resolution of inquiry, which was adopie He then quotes the Senate resolution, and adds: “I have thus submitted the whole mat- ter to the Senate, which, by the adoption of this resolution, has taken “jurisdiction and entered upon the investigation requested. That body alone, so far as my conduct is con- cerned, is competent to render an effective judgment on the question. So far, therefore, as your resolution invites me to me to submit to your committee explanations of my corres- pondence with Anderson, in evidence before it, I consider that it would be Hnproper for me, under the circumstances, to comply with it. J am not officially informed of the subject under investigation by xour committees in reference to which J am also by its resolution invited to appear and ‘answer such questions as may seem pertinent,’ but from the copy of the resolution of the House of Representatives, from which your committee derives its exist ence and authorivy, as reported in the Con- gressional Record, I learn that it is limited to an inquiry into certain alleged frauds in elec- tions in Florida and Louisiana, and the con- nection therewith of certain named geptle- men, of whom I am not mentioned as oue. I have no knowledge whatever of any matter relating to this sub'ect, except so far as it appears in the correspondence with Anderson, which is in evidence before your committee; and as, for the reason already given, I reserve that tor explanation before the committee ordered by the Senate, it only remains for me to subscribe myself, respectfully, “STANLEY MATTHEWS.” SENATOR MATTHEWS TO BE SUBPU:NAED. Mr. Matthews’ letter having been read, Mr. Morrison remarked :—“We shall have to issue a subpoena for him. The Chairman.—When Senator Matthews’ name was first mentioned I inquired of mem- bers of the minority whether he desired to be Present under the circumstances, and they said that they did not desire to have him pres- ent. Mr. Cox.—The chairman has not been guilty of any discourtesy whatever in that respect. ‘The question of what might be the privilege of a member of éither house had never occurred to me until I saw the point made in the news- Papers. Mr. McMahon.—I do not see how we could, in advance of taking testimony, have notified Senator Matihews to appear, as he was not named in the resolution under which the com- mittee 1s acting. To all those who were named in the resolution we did accord the right to appear by person or by counsel. Ir. Cox.—Speaking for the ‘minority’ of the committee, we of the House have no hesita- tion in ey i that that was all that we asked for, and if we were at fault in not making the question wider it was from lack of know- ledge. The Chairman.—Everyt % was done that Was courteous in the matter. The chairman suggested that the copy sent ex. Matthews may not have come iuto his nds. Mr. Cox said: A fact occurs to me which, and, casually mceuny Senator Matthews, ought to be mentioned in that connection. Ou the day after our first testimony was printed, in the Senate chamber in the afternoon, J asked him if he had received a copy of the printed testimony, and he told me he had not then. Having my own copy, which I received from the clerk, in ae pocket, I gave it to Sen ator pathicws att at time Supposing, how: ever, a copy wou! sent, as I suppo: it has been. ae The Clerk.—It was sent to him by a page. Mr. McMahon.—Did not our clerk forward to Senator Matthews a printed copy of the first day's proceedings in which his hame is mentioned? The chairman called on the clerk, and the clerk replied that he had sent copies of the testimony to Mr. Matthews, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Noyes. Mr. Butler.—I wish to say that, knowin, that to be the fact, I su; d I had misheard the reading of Senator Matthews’ letter to the committee on that point, wherein he stated that he had no knowledge ‘of what was done here except from the public newspapers, and I was surprised on re-reading the letter that I had heard it correctly. Mr. Butler.—This becomes a_very serious and popeiant matter, affecting the privile:e3 of the House of Representatives, and while { have the honor of a seat in this body 1 do no propose to submit tamely to any invasion of its rights, privileges or duties. By the const - tution the House of Representatives is charg- ed with the uy of preparing articles of im- peachment ace ‘inst any oflicer of the govern. ment who shall be deemed, in its judgment, to be guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors. The House is made, as it is sometimes said, “the grand inquest of the nation,” to put in motion the legitimate and necessary steps to bring high criminals before the highest court of the nation—the Senate of the United States— sitting as a court of impeachment. Properly to do those duties requires the fullest power of taking testimony. Before the lowest court, which has the jurisdiction of the lowest class of misdemeanoi every man, when properly called upon in due form, musz appear and give evidence under pain ot contempt of jurisdiction of the court, and subject to be punished for that contempt. How much more, then, a dody, iez- islative in form, but judicial in action, acting under power conferred for that purpose by the constitution, must every man, high or low, be bound to appear and testity, when require. in pl ong on 1 Adee our Nye laos shall result in the impeachment of anybody or not testimo) depends upon ny Which We cangel, Ly we cannot get testimony we cannot do our duty as a committee of investigation. If any ohe man can stay away from the committee on any plea then any other man can stay away, and great injustice may be done, not only tothe United States, which we represent, but to the defendants or persons implicated or persons accused. It is no excuse for a man to by A “I do not know anything which can be of advantage, and therefore I will not go.” Gen. Butler continued in this strain forsome time, and was followed by other members of the committee, and Mr. Butler's resolution, directing the issue of a subpoena to Mr. Mat- thews, was unanimously adopted. The com- mittee then adjourned. Meeting To-day. A meeting of the committee was called for 11:00 a. m, to-day. At noon Mr. Potter an- nounced that the committee would not meet ‘until 2:30 p. m. SENATOR MATTHEWS. Notwithstanding the reports that Mr. Mat- thews had been served with a subpoena Satur- day night, as ordered by the committee Satur- day afternoon, the Senator said this morning that he had not yet been subpeenaed, buc would decline to obey the summons when it is served. After the committee is officially advised of Mr. Matthews’ refusal the fact will be reported to the House. It is anticipated that the Hou.e will adopt a resolution requesting the Senate to give its assent to Senator Matthews’ ap- pearance, which, it is thought, the Senate will adopt, leaving the matter, however, discre- tionary with the Senator. It will then be a matter for the Senator to decide himself, as it is not believed that there is any power to compel him to appear before the committee if he don’t want to, The Florida Sub-Committee. M'LIN EXAMINED. Before the Florida sub-committee at Jack- sonyille, on Saturday, Samuel B. McLin, presi- dent of the Florida returning board was ex- amined: The witness was shown the paper known as his conf telegrams to OV were from W. E, Chandler, and one or more from Zack Chandler; the telegrams set forth ina general way that the Presidential election and the salvation of the country depended on the vote in Florida, and an effort must be made to give the vote to Hayes, and if neces- sary means and troops would be furnished ; the amount of means was not stated ; no mode was pointed out how to secure the state for Hayes, except the suggestion that an effort should be made to get the returns from the different counties ; telegrams began to come in some two or three days after the election; the only thing then to be done was canvassing the returns; some northern republicans came to Florida to represent Hayes; among the num- ber W. E. Chandler, Gen. Wallace, Attorney Gen’l Little, of Ohio ; Gov. Noyesand Gen. Bar- low; these were the most active ; aon’t know as Noyes was considered a leader any more than the others; don’t know as Wallace or Noyes told me directly they had authority to repre- sent Hayes, but was told so through others it was represented to me that Noyes was particular friend of Hayes and that he repre sented him, and that anything he said the President would be responsible for; Wallace told me on several occasions that if Hayes’ election was secured the members of the re- turning board would be taken care of; on one occasion Chandler said he did not like to say it to me, but he would, and spoke for Wallace. that if the state would go for Hayes, Cowgill and myself would be well taken care of; he would say so also by authority of Gen. Noyes and for himself; Noyes never said to witness that he would be rewarded, but he felt as- sured that Noyes had said so; never went to ask anything from him, and he did not come tome to make any promises; directly after the canvass and on the eve of returning north Noyes came to my house in a carriage with a number of the other visiting statesmen and thanked me for the action I had taken, and congratulated me on the result and went off happy: he said I had acted nobly; I never saw him after he left Tallahassee ; I addressed one letter to him ; i have no copy of it. What purported to be a copy of the letter was produced by Mr. Hiscock. “It was dated January 27, , and commences: “Lamentable changes have taken place since we parted on the 6th of December last. Then we were Bopebul and bap yy in the pleasant assurance that Governor Hayes wonld be in- augurated our next President. Now we are humiliated with the near approach oi defeat; not an honest defeat, but a defeat that will be brought about by craven submission and sheer cowardice. * * Some of my friends have united in recommending me to the President for appointment to the oflice of United States district judge for this state. The state execu- tive committee, members of the old cabinet, and other friends have joined in this request. 1 would be pleased to have you saya good word to the President in my favor. However, I pray you do not think that I prefer any claim ‘on account of the recent canvass. I only perform my duty conscientiously, and if it proves unavailing I will never cease to regret it as long as I live. My reasons for seeking the Sppintment are urgent. Mycontest fora livelihocd with the proseriptive democracy will be a very unequal one, and my healt! will not permit me to live in a colder climate. You can thoroughly appreciate my situation and the magnitude of the triumph Should I be honored with the appointment.” The witness would not swear positively if he wrote the letter or not; the subject was the same as he wrote on, and the letter embraced his ideas entertained at the time; Noyes ae. knowledged the receipt of the letter; _remein ber now that I wrote two letters to Noyes o! about the same purport; in answer to one Noyes said the tone and temper were so good that he had forwarded it to the President, with a letter urging him to give me an appoint- ment; have no copies of the letters; Noyes didn’t tell witness before the canvass that he would be rewarded. The District in Congress. BILLS RELATING TO TAXES AND TAX SALES. In the Senate this morning, Mr. Harris, from the committee on the District of Columbia, reported favorably the following bill: Be itenacted, &c., That it shall be the duty of the collector of taxes for the District of Columbia to prepare and keep in his office, for public inspection, a list of lots and squares,ar- ranged in numerical order, of real estate in the city of Washington heretofore sold, or which may hereafter be sold, for the non-pay- ment of any general or special tax or assess- ment levied or assessed upon the same, said list to show the date of sale and for what taxes sold; in whose name assessed at the time of sale; the amount for which thesame wassold : when and to whom conveyed if deeded, or, if redeemed from said sale, the date of redemp- tion. Andit shall be the duty of said collec- tor, whenever called upon, to furnish, in addi- tion to the regular tax-bills, a certified state ment, over his hand and official seal, of all taxes and assessments, general and special, that may be due and unpaid at the time of making said certificate, and whieh may inan: manner be a lien upon any realestate located in said District; and for each and every cer- tificate so furnished by said collector, the party requesting the same shall pay into the of said District a fee of fifty cen‘s; certificate, when furnished as afore- said. shall bea bar to the collection and re- covery from any subsequent purchaser of an tax or assessment omitted from and whic may be a lien upon the real estate mentioned in said certificate; and said lien shall be dis. charged as to such subsequent. porchaser, but shall not affect the liability of the person 'who owned the property at the time such tax was eosessed to pay the same. And it is hereby declared that all able records which have any reference, or in any way relate, to real or personal property in said District, shall be ae ee the public for inspection free of THE SENATE COMMITTEE on District of Columbia agreed to-day to re- port favorably a bill to perfect the title to real estate in the District of Columbia, and also a bill relating to tax sales and taxes in the Dis. triet of Columbia. THE RESIGNATION of Captain C. A. Wood- ruil, commissary of subsistence, of his com- mission as first lieutenant 7th infantry only, has been accepted by the President, to take effect April 15th last. Tur Ritts dolphin, North American declares that its night editor's story is true. Of course itis. When a man swears that a thing is and then that it isn’t, as Anderson has done, one Pris is pretty likely to be true.—[ Boston Aer- $50,000 STOLEN.—Wm. A. Bushnell, book- keeper of Butler, Stellman & Hubbard, law- yers of New York city, has made way’ with 50,000 of securities belonging to clients of his employers. He obtained 3 from brokers = ‘he securities and engaged in stock specu- FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Monpay, June 10. SENATE.—Immediately after the reading of the journal Mr. Dorsey called up the con- ference report on the bill to provide a perma- nent form of government for the District of Columbia ; and the report was agreed to with- out a dissenting voice. Mr. Patierson called up his resolution authorizing a sub-committee on territories to | sit during the recess in their nga into facts relaiing to railroad bonds predicated on con- ditional grants of lands of the Indians in the Indian territory, and to visit the Indian terri- tory. &e. Agreed to. r. Spencer introduced a resolution author- izing the sub.committee on sewerage of the District of Columbia to sit during the rece: and conider the subject of sewerage in th city of Washington, and in that connection to examine the sewerage system of other cities. Objected to by Mr. Beck and laid over. Mr. Spencer then moyed to suspend the calendar and take up his resolution for a select committee of eight Senators to investi- te the charges of fraud in the election of 76. Objection was made, but by unanimous consent it was agreed that the resolution be referred to the committee on privileges and election, with an amendment Proposed by Mr. Sargent, charging the committee ap- ointed under the Matthews resolution of the th with the inquiry. Mr. Sargent said he desired to ask the ehair- man of the committee on privileges and elec tions whether it 1s the intention of the com. mittee to make a report on the resolution pro- posing the sixteenth amendment to the Con- pita jon, Known asthe women suffrage amend- ment. Mr. Wadleigh said it was. 7 Messrs, Hoar and Mitchell took oeeasion to express their approval of the resolution. Mr. Ingalls called up the report of the con- ference committee on the bill for the comple- tion of the Washington monument. Mr. Dawes, who was a member of the con- ference commitice, dissented from the report, and demanded the yeas and nays on adopting the report. ; Mr. Morrill also opposed the adoption of the report. tt was, however, agreed to—yea: nays I On motion of Mr. Wadleigh, the bill desig nating the time for holding elections of mein- bers of Congress for Colorado (first Tuesday after the first Monday in November) wastaken up and De The defi ceived from the House at 1 o'clock, and, on motion of Mr. Sargent, was at once taken from the table, ordered prin and referred to the committee on appropriations. . Mr. Hereford moved to take up the bill mak- ing similar. provisions for holding elections in West Virginia, . Mr. MeMillan suggested that as the commit- tee on privileges and elections had renori>d a bill consolidating these bills for holding elee- tions in the different states, that be passed, in- stead of all the states separately. : Mr, Hereford said the bills relating to Cali- fornia and Colorado had been passed, while the consolidated bill contained a provision for the election of Senator from New Hampshire, respecting which there was a difference of opinion among the best lawyers of the Senate. He desired the bill for the elections in his state ‘0 stand on its own merits. . Mr. Wadleigh said the bills relating to the two first-named states needed no amendment, while those relating to West Virginia and North Carolina had required amendment, and the two had been incorporated in one,with the bill relating to the election of a Senator from New Hampshire. The bill was taken up, and the amendment including the state of North Carolina in the provisions of the Dill. Pending further debate on the bill— Mr. Davis (Jll.) asked to be excused from service on the investigating committee ap- pointed under the Matthews resolution, on ac- count of ill health and inability to perform the necess; labor. Excused r, Whyte asked to be of the health of his family. Exeused. Mr. Jones (Fla.) said he had been here a long time and desired to go home as soon as he could. To discharge the duties impos:din a prs, T manner would require a long time,and he therefore asked some indulgence. He was used on account } excused. ‘The pending bill was further discussed, and the amendment in relation to the election in North Carolina was agreed to. The amendment relating to the election in New Hampshire was agreed to by a party vote—yeas nays 24; and the bill passed. Mr. Conkling, from the committee on com- merce, reported House bill providing two ad- ditional ports of delivery in Maine. Placed on the calender. Mr. Davis, from the judiciary committee, re- ported. House bill changing the time for hold- ing the courts in the lst Virginia district at Danville. Passed. The river and harbor appropriation billcame oRas the unfinished business from Saturday. hen our report closed, Mr. Windom was making a speech, showing the importance to commerce of the great waterways of the Mis- sissippi river and the great northern route through the lakes. HOUSE.—Under the call of states for bills and joint resolutions for reference, the follow- ing, among others, were introduced and-re- ferred: By Mr. Frye—To incorporate the United States Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association. By Mr. Butler—For the relief of the industrial Classes, and to provide for the prompt settlement of the public domain, and ‘or the protection of the frontier against In- dian incursions, By Mr. Banks—For relief of percone, jocating homesteads on anus lands. y Mr. Morse—Authorizing the President to appoint three commissioners, to act with a like commission to be appointed by the British government. to consider the question of a re- ciprocity treaty with Canada. By Mr. Lock- wood—To impose a duty of 40 per cent. ad va- lorem on beet sugar. By Mr. Cox (N. ¥.)—To reduce duty on imports. Also bill to provide for the deepening and widening of the south- West pass of the Mississippi river. By Mr. Wood—For the correction of errors and the amendment of customs revenue laws. By Mr. White (Pa.)—To provide for a system of bank. ruptcy proceedings. By Mr. Henry—For the reliet o! Capita Wim. Spencer, U.S. A. By Mr. le—To authorize the Secretary of War to permit the erection of a building at Fort- ress Monroe. By Mr. Stephens—For the pro- tection of original inventors, and to promote the useful arts. By Mr.Cook—Joint resolution relating to committee clerks. Mr. Beebe maved to suspend the rules and pass a bill appropriating the sum of $210,000 for the construction of a ‘arge office atthe reve. nue dock, New York, for the examination of Passengers and baggage arriving from Eu- rope. None of the money appropriated is to be expended until the staie of New York con- veys to the United States the piece of land known as the Battery. The bill was yeas 161, nays 66. On motion of Mr. Hewitt, (N. Y.), the Sen- ate amendments to the army appropriation bill were taken from Speaker's table, non- concurred in, and a committee of conference was requested. Mr. Durham submitted the conference re- orton the military academy appropriation ill, and it was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Atkins, the House went into committee of the whole on the sundry muy appropriation bill, Mr. Carlisle in the chair. The whole amount recommended by the bill is $16,938,765.32. THE POLICEMEN’S PAY. After the whole section relating to the Dis- trict of Columbia had been read through, Mr. Hooker rose and said he desired to offer an amendment to the clause reducing the pay of the Metropolitan Police force. After debate Mr. Hooker was allowed to | offer his amendment, and it was adopted, as stated elsewhere in the STAR, by a vote of 94 10 33. The other District of Columbia items were passed without further amendment. —_$_ ore —_____ TERRIBLE TORNADO aT CANTON.—The con- sul at Canton reports to the Department of State that a terrible tornado passed over that city on the 1lth of April last, causing it de- struction of life and property. The whirlwind came from the sea in the form of a water- spout. and struck the shore on the foreign set- lement of Shameen, Danang dence: ina north. easterly direction i the crowded part of the city of Canton. The average breadth of the track left by the tornado is 600 feet. Al- hough many houses were destroyed in the Joreign settlement, no life was lost there, and seed. : | comb, one ficiency appropriation bill was re- | thi the cases of ulous escape from death were numerous. The United States consulate was just beyond the track of the storm,and no native city it estimated shat tio pastes Di were killed. Owing to the narrowness of the streets the work of removing the from the wreck weather was very he from decomposiig outbreak of a gs ai a aa-" Idiots’ fringe” is the latest for banged ‘Telegrams to The Star. ‘THE NEW INDIAN .WAR. FIGHTING IN IDAHO. THE OREGON ELECTION. LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE. THE NEW INDIAN WAR. Flight of Salmon River Settlers. SAN FRANCISCO, Jur Portland, Oregon, say at at Fort Walla V “ity, ne W.—A disps yen. Howard. ch from who ‘alla, en route to Boise and the people are fleeing to Mt. Idaho.’ Fighting SAN Francisco, Jun Faith mountain. seen last in the statement Tuesd ville wil probably mal mountain region, portion of the that they will y and veada Two White and « A Boise ( just arrived at Silver per’s command, who brin A. Purdy and ‘Chris the fight on Saturday atternoon f ba men reported k t no | a eig but as 1 no bodies were found Owybee citizens were killed, one wound mt sing,the latter believed to hi d the scene of hostilities in Ov en. Howard is expected at Buise City. acolumn of troops from We: iater. r first stand in the Jur at it is in Idaho. e 11 a vunty, Id ‘d_and A considerable body of In- i Spring 65 miles from Boise City. All accounts night near Col it that Indians are Big C The Indi. ident that ot 1 to surrender. hh Says a ni City f Ws that on! Siender were kiile ht Ind Ss the Indians had possession of the . W. WE tings, elegraphs to-day as follows:—Reports from Gen. Wheaton represent some Bannoc as appearing in the vicinity of Salmon riv eon- nd wil a r fighting force is there, and remain in the lava beds | , until dislodged or fore | hight Red Victims aturday’s Figh y dispate ly O. | {| tion field, who was reported missing, turned up all right’ yes terday morning. Exultation at Boise City. fi here were raised to a gram tothe effect that the President b pointed Jno. P. Hoyt, Governor of Idal. high state EUROPE TO-DAY. Whit Mond: ‘This be Lonnoy, June 10. and a bank holiday closed. f exuital Fa nM yesterday afternoon by the receipt of a telc- dap Sensation News from Turkey. The special dispatches from Constantinople 7 & publis and telegraphed in t effect that the in the Daily News this morni hese dispatches, t 0 the uitan has lost his head, that a change of sovereign and possib!: y of dynasty was imminent, Xc., are a week old. The Emperor Passed a Quiet Night. BER) the pala June 10. é at half-pa bulletin issued from ast 6 o'clock this morning announces that the Emperor passed a quiet night. American Boatmenat English Races. Lonpon, June row for the Stewart a course of about a mile and five. Phe Shoewace enter for the same race oared races.§The Columbias will not center fc n the foregoing races they will meet the best men of the London clubs, and Oxford, Cambridge and length, T any pairs. Universities. Tumbias: 5 v Theyare both of the races. Off to the Congress. LoxDon. and Lea The Columbia crew will hallenge cup, both over veenths in probably four- ander Dublin Experts do not think the Co- d much chance of winning the first position in either June 10.—A St. Petersburg dispat +h to Reuter’s telegram company states that Count SclouvaloH and Prince D'Oubri, Sia) dari started for Berlin last ni made of Prince Gortsena burg dispateh to this morning's Times, how Russian plenipotes e ‘tated chakot would for Be in. s to the con: No mention akoff. A St. Peters- that it was expected Prince Gorts. Count Schouvaloff and Prince D’Oubril fart together this (Monday) afternoon The Iiness of the Empress of Russia. St, PETERSBURG, June 10.—An official bulle. tin this morning announces that the Empress passed a quiet night and that her fever had abated somew! at. THE OREGON ELECTION. State Ticket Republican; ture Democratic. San Francisco, June 10.—A Portland, Ore- The latest election re- turns show conclusively that the republican gon, dispatch says state ticket has been elected. F. R. Legis . Hines, the republican candidate for Congress, has been defeated by at least 500 ma: ture, on joint. ballot, majority of 10, there being 50 dem: publicans, and 4 indepencents. —<————_— The Kaffirs Tired of Fig! q wil have a ‘ats, Loxpon, June 10.—Advices from Cay to the 2lst of May represent that the early cessation of the Kaftir war is expected. San- dille, Chief of the Gaites, bbe, jority. Thelegisla- mocratic 36 re- ‘own has sent word tothe commander of the British forces that he is tired of fighting and wants to negotiate terms for replied that they wi ditional surrender oi soon follow, Death of Thomas Win more Millionaire. ace. The British militar wld authorities accept an uncon. This will probably | is, the Balti- Newport, K.I., June 10.—Thos. Winans, the Baltimore millionaire and Russian rai ctor. dit o'clock last ni: ht. The Markets. BALTIMORE, June 10.—V! rginia sixes, old, 25; do. deferred, 44: do. consolidat lroad ied at his residence in this city 0, s8¢0d series. 28: past due coupons, North Caroil ia Sizes, old, 18; do, new, 8 bld't.-day, i BALTIMORE, Juve 10.—Cotton strong and qu-et—middling. 113311 ‘Sweater super. 5 street and ad. 4 6.25: do. family, 6. lo. extra, Paiapsco Tamily, western, 5) thern dy: "—80u' 1.17; Penusyivania red. Ted, ‘spot and June, 1. southern avigt and ern white, 88; do. spot and June, st amer, ern white. 29:30: do. red. . 28430. Maryland and Pennsylvania prime, 12 and advancing. 'P. 101 Provisions firm Bulk meats, Ie 8 des. 5'4a5%4; By: rib sides, 4,000, Freights to Live ‘gd.: flour. PHILADE slow sales—2.700 43gr4Q 5 medium, iarket alr seated, steady’ . Yellow, 43: 482484: July, 43° 6.’ Oats steady—sout mn: Bye quiet. aids. Sheep hi 446; 3,500 good, 7503.75; 75; city mill 6.75. Flour firm—Howard i do. extra, $.09 3 super. 3 4.50a4.75: do. Rio branis, 6 00a Wheat, southern t searce and firm, futures 1, 1 OOal.14; do, amber, 1.16. 1,12; No, 2 westera winte, &! July, 1.11, ‘western stead, —prime. 57, Hi sygaar Corn, 60.000: i Ship whee, 34,000; corn. 65,000, ‘Stean let 2.00.7 grain, Bude Ce OOS ELPH common, 3'¢a4, um ; August ern, 28 28: Pennsylvania dull — 13 00. clear, rib {acon —shoul Tere, Butterdulland beste shotee Lad ine aT. n * choice wes A13, releum quiet refined, 11'4. ‘Coffee ach 08k, 107. flour. 2 100: Wheat, 12 Corn, 5 south ix 49 duli—Rio oats, Ia, June 10.—Cattle market medium, 4%a5\4: dull sales—12.000 gual, Hogs 543° medium, 54a SW YORK. June 10,—Stocks bnoyant, Money, 3. Gold, 100%, NEW YORK. Jane 10.—Fiowr quiet and OyEW .— jaiet an t dull ypchanged. | Wbeat ull and i and 1 cent lower. THE CLOSE OF THE CUBAN WAR —At Kompe, Cuba, Friday, 117 officers and over 000 med of the Pend forces surrendered to the Span- ish authorities. They were comma by Gen. Belisario Peralto, and entered the town hurrahing for Vicente ja, ce and for Spain. Maj.Gen. the Cuban general-in-chief and president, and Brigad! ier Gen Varela, with <8 men and 27 members of families, have sailed for St. Thomas on the Spanish man-of- About twenty Spanish War Guadalquiver. battalions have been set free the termina- ‘by tion of the insurrection. A Te Deum was sung in the Havana restoration of peace. Cathedral yesterday for THE NEW DISTRICT GOVERN MENT. Fall Text of the Bill as it Has Passed Congress. The following ts the full text of the Dill t» provide a permanent form of government for the District of Columbia, which has passed both houses of Congress, and now only awaits the President's signature to become a law That all the territory which was ceded by the state of Maryland to the Congress of the United States for the permanent seat aX the United 8 tinue to be designated as the lumbia. Said District a persons that may be the: to the toll all visions for the govern. ment of Astin, ict of Columbia sha muntelpal eorpora:tor 1 two of the to said District, and the Commissi ided for shail be deemed and laws now in for Columbia not inconsistent with the p of this act shall remain in full force and effec! Sec. 2. That within twenty daysatter the a proval of this act, the President of the Uniwed States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senaie, is hereby authorized to appoint | two persons, who, with an cof the Corps x United Statesarmy, whose above that of captain, shail be Commissioners of the District of Coluinbia, and who, from and after July Ist, 1s exercise all the powers and authorities now vested in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, exc a hereinafter | or provided, and shall be s: tions and limitations and duties whieh now imposed upon said Commissioners Commissioner who shall be an office from time to time from the by the President for this duty requiied to perform any ot receive any other com shal ular pay and allowar a he two per life sha r be citize . and shall have be residents Dis- the trict of Columbia f r 4 fore their ap; t ur thereafter ; each of them, by law from evil au life issioners appot - for his ser: five thou and shall before en: tles of the otlice each give A), WIth Sur ul be one € and one for two y their r | shail be appoint said Commissioners. pointinent si yea ever of the Dis be a | cepted as surety up urel Lo b given to the Distr nor shall | any contractor be ac er or other con’ prov nid vested in sione i the functions of Commission- ers so appointed under the act of June 20h, sv, 1 cease de mine. Aad the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have power, subject to the limitations and provisions he in contained, to apply the taxes or other revenues of said District to the p of the current expenses thereof, to the support of the public schools, the fire t, and the police, and for that purpose shail take possession and sion of money wuts belon, business or inteves' Disinict of Coli 1 the offices, books, pa Ss, credits, securities, pertain government of the and exercise the duties, powers, and jority aforesaid: but Commissione! in the exere authority, shall m obligation othe ligations as shall be approved sshailhave pow : 1 them as oft Anypersou: than $10 ny justice of the p ame of the Commissioners. | in an All taxes heretoi wfully assessed and due. or to beeoine due, shail be collected pursuant to except as herein otherwise provided ; +e | but said Commissioners shall have ve power to anticipate taxes by the sale or hypocheca tion of any such taxes or evidence thereof, but | they may borrow for the first fiscal y this act takes effect m anticipation of collec tion of revenue, nol toexceed two hundred thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not ex- ceeding five per centum per annum which Shall be paid out of the revenues of that year. And said Commissioners are hereby author- ized to abolish any office, to consolidate twa or more offices, reduce the number of em- ployes, remove from office, and make appoint- ge to any office under them a We uthorized by have power to t in lamp-posts with , Outside of the y limits, wnen, in their nent it shall be deemed proper or neces- : Provided, That nothing in this act con- Said Commissioners shall light and main‘ i sary tained shall be construed to abate in any wise or interfere with any suit pending in favor of or against the District of Columbia or | the Commissioners thereof, or affect any right, nalty, forteiture, or cause of action existing in favor of said District or Commissioners or any citizen of the District of Columbia or an’ other person,but the same may be commenced, proceeded for or prosecuted to final judgment. and the corporation shall be bound thereby as | if the suit had been originally commenced for or against said corporation The said Com- missioners shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury for the fiseal year ending June 30th, | 1879, and annually thereafter, for his examina. | tion and approval, a statement showing in de tail the work proposed to be undertaken by them during the fiscal year next ensuing, and the estimated cost thereof: also the cost of constructing, repairing and maintaining all bridges authorized by law across the Poto- mac river within the District of Columbia, and also all other streams in said District ; the cost of maintaining all public institutions of charities, reformatories and prisons belong ing to or controiled wholiy or in part by the District of Columbia, and’ which are now by law supported wholly or in part by the United States or District of Columbia; and also the expenses of the Washington —— and its appurtenances; and also an {temized state ment and esiiuate of the amount necessary to defray the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the next fiseal year: Provided, That vothing herein contained shall be construed as transferring from the United States authorities any of the public works within the District of Columbia, now in the control or supervision of said authorities. The Secretary of the Treasury shall carefully consider all estimates submitted to him as above provided, and shall approve, disap- prove, or suggest such changes in the same, or any item thereof, as he may think the public interest demands; and after he shall have considered aud passed upon such estimates submitted to him, he shall cause to be made a statement of the amount approved by him and the fund or purpose to whi ch each item belongs, which statement shall be certi- fied by him, and delivered, together with the estimates as originally submitted, to the Com- missioners of the District of Oolumbia,who shall transmit the same to Congress, To the extent to which Congress shall approve of said esti- mates, Congress shall appropriate the amount of fifty per centum thereof ;and the remaining fifty per centum of such approved estimates shall levied and asse: upon the taxabla property and privileges in said District other than the property of the United States and of the District of Columbia: and all oa ep om in the assessing, equalizing, and levying ot taxes, the collection thereof, the listing return and penalty fer taxes in arrears, the adver- lising for sale and the sale of pi for delinquent taxes, the redemption the: the roceedings to enforce the lien upon unre. oeemed property, and cvery other act thing now required iv be done in e dene and performed at premioes, shall fp times and in e manner now vided by, law, auras iu so} far as is ‘others wise provided by this act: Provided, That the rate of taxation in any ee exceed $1.50 on every one hundred ds real not exempt by la on itn secording to the ion ‘And provided further Teal property nd used exclusively for agricultura without the limits of the eities of Sines and Georgetown, and the assessors in ot 4 receipt of the duplicate assessment, shall give notice ‘tos one week in one newspaper published city Sou, that tes read > root a 8; and 1s0n Wi shall, within thict days alter toch motion siven, the “4 sessed against him, shall sean af bea "At fl Sipe AO) the act approved a ui, : i Set