Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1880, Page 1

——— "THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAB BUILDINGS, (Dany. GEORGE W. ADAMS, Pree’t. pet prin Tus EVEXING Stan is served to subscribers inth their ‘sccount, at 10 cents 2 x. (cents. per "mont, Copies sé the - Qs ished on Friday—82 5 maonths, $1; 10 copies | rust be. pai in ad- ‘sent longer than (Or. of advertisita made. known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES. > ATTENTION KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. chi ont © of COLUMBIA COMMAN 2.5. T. wh eit ‘at the asylnm, 1,” TO-MORWOW (Thursday’ yelock. Bir Knights will take de mmpael ves AcCOTUID Sy « Sie MYON M- PARKER, "ABNER T. LONGLEY, Record ar. — NADE TO GEN. GARFIELS , 4; eee ro Memborset thet acai Veteran Club’ will zssemble at their head jaarters, 1425 New York ave x. TF LS Gea: jay) EVENING. rt sof other ations intend'ng to participate in the sere. pade to Gen. Garfield will please repor’_ at the same hot M.E Urell, marshalot the cub. All caus in the District are cordi sy invited to be present and paricipate. By or er of the Com- jmittee on anwewents. PAUL HER'SH, Chairman. H. W. BRELSFORD, Secrety y. It >> TAX-PAYERS. ‘The attention of delinquer .t tax-payers is called to the recent resolution of Oo agress approved June 7, 1880, which releases yout property from previous Penalties, advertising coata., Ke.» upon the payment of six per cent. intereet per annum on taxes of very description which ¥ -ere due before July ist, 1879, provided said payment is made on or before January Ist, 1881. axes for the facal yoo 1 ending 30 June, 1830, are w due, and unless paid before Sep! 0 > m the propery will be advertised for sale. By order of the Car, ners. = ROBELT P. DODGE, jels-2w ‘Treasurer and Assessor. HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EAST FAIRMG IN® Gas, COAL AND CORE Ov. will be held at the office of Cummings & Baker, No. 141i F st. n.w., FRIDAY, June aa Te Jal 56,5, 7,9,11,12,14,15,16,17 By order of it Secretary. ‘TINGTON LOT HOLDERS’ MEET- NG, at 1008 F st. n-w., every WEDNES- 720 p.m. my22-Im EW STEAM CARPET OLEANING, an Feraitorey Lambeoques aa Oareaih of SINGLETON & HOEKE, Carpe! moth destroyed without injury to finest fabric. Send your orders to store, 801 Market Space. ‘sps0-6m NATURAL MINERAL WATERS. Bethesda, Bedford, Biue Lick, Con Deep Rock, Buffalo, Lithia, Rockbridge Alam, 4 — eg Da wap oe is MILBURN'S PHAWSACY, febi9 429 VANTA AVENUE. . Furnii yating works Dealers. D* F. A. VON MOSCHZISKER, 610 19th street northw: Special Attention Given to the Treatment of EAFNESS, NOISES IN eas ty CATAR PAIRED SIGHT, DISEASES OF THE LUNGS, CHEsT, ETC. DR. VON MOSCAZISKER has now been long enough in Washington and_ac- complished suficient in hia profession to feel that er commendation of his skill or success is 1a- neceseary.. Hundreds of the most distinguished citizens ‘of Washinuton and viemity have been treated by him for the above maladies with great ti many ers, Bankers, Merchants aud Chieds of Dey ents. A list of their names, with testimonials kine'y tendered him, can be examined at bis otfices, 61) i9th street northwest, by thos inte: . They will also willingly testify to those desiring to personally inquire of them. Office hours froma $:30 s.m. tol p.m , from 3 to 4, and from 7 to 8 p.m. Jel4 APOLLINARIS “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” British Medical Journat. EAU DE TABLE DES REINES ” Le Gaulois de Paris. Annual sale, 8,000,000 botties and jugs Of all Mineral Water Dealers, Grocers and Drug- wists. CAUTIO: To insure obtaining the ine Apollinaris, see that the corks bear the Apollinaris brand. apli-eotm LUMBER! LUMBER! OUR PRICE LIST. WE ARE ALWAYS THE LOWEST. No. 2 BOARDS, all 16 feet long..per 100 feet, $1.3F VIRGINIA FLOOBING, No. 2.. ** HEADED PALINGS, 4 ft. long........per 100, 1.5 SQUARED POSTS, 5 ft. long (best)......6ach, 30c. RAILS, 233, 16 feet... each, 1c. GET OUB BID ON YOUR LUMBER! WE ARE NEVER BEATEN!!! WILLET & LIBBEY, COR. 6TH STREET AND NEW YORK AVE ap2? {4*waenp & HUTCHINSON. S17 Ninth street, Have added to their line of MA! and now show HAND. PAINTED WORKbY artisia of a eateblished locai reputation ; MARZ. TZING in new and chaste FURNACES, RANGES and GRATES. TIN ROOFING, &c. GENTILATING badly coustructed peu Te city dwellings. mar31-lstp Q°oreaEe FOR PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS. A NEW ESTABLISHMENT. a C 55—N*. 8,486. OL ay he pening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 16, 1880. THE EVENING ST Washington News and Gossip, GOVERNMENT RECRIPTS To-Day.—Internal re- Venue, $231,037.27; customs, $662,366.69, GovERNOR HARTRANFT, whose nomination ag collector of customs at Phila delpb!a failed to te acted on before adjournment, will to- norrow be appointed to that position by the President. THe FOLLOWING ‘ternal revenue appoint- ments were made today: Storekeeper; and Gaugers—Samuel H. Jamison and William H. Richey, fifth district of Kentucky. Store- keepers—John Pew and John O. Richards, sixth _ - bas Kentucky; Geerge Long, fifth district of Miinois. How Four Lives WERE SAvVED.—A boat's crew from the Powhatan, lying at New York, was the means of saving four lives Monday afternoon. A smell sail boat containing two women, two boys and three men was capsized Rear the ship about five o’clock. A cutter irom the Powhatan had been out sailing and was returning to the ship under oars. Mack, Baker, Donovan, McKey, Cunningham, Constantine and Sullivan, of ‘the cutter's crew, when near the capsized ‘boat, jumped overboard and sup- ported Lhe women and boys until they could be Picked up. ‘Thts was no slight work, as a severe Squall was on. Once befure Mack, by Jumping overboard, saved the sife ofone of the men of the Powhatan. ‘THE PRESIDENT approved the sundry civil appropriation bill this morning, and under one Of its provisions sent to the Senate the nomina- Uon of Col. Albert J. Myer to be chief signal officer with the rank of brigadier general. ‘The President and all the members of the Cabiuet were at the Capitol, when both houses of Con- gress adjourned at 12 o'clock noon sine die, AU the regular annual appropriation bills were signed by the President in time to announce their approval before the hour of adjournment, and consequently all of them have become laws. A number Of nominations fatied to receive ac- tion end expired at the close of the session, among them that of John F. Hartranft as col- lector’ of customs for Philadelphia, which re- mained in the possesion of the committee on commerce without being reported back to the Senate. CONFIRMATIONS AND A REJECTION.—Among the confirmations by the Senate yesterday were Eugene L. Sullivan as customs collector, San Francisco; John Sherman, jr. marshal for New Mexico; James E. Boyd, U.S. attorney for the western district of North Carolina. The nomination of John Nazro as customs collector at Milwaukee was rejected. Ail the army nom- inations were reported favorably. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS LRAVING.—Quite a number of members of Congress leave for home te-night,but the great majority will remain until after Thursday to close up such business as they have pending in the several departments. THE GRaND RvsH TO CryciNsatt will soon begin. Speaker Randall will leave for that city via Philadelphia on Thursday night. Gen. Dunean 8. Walker, of the national democratic executive committee, and Wm. Dickson, one of the delegates from tha Distri¢t of Columbia, leave for Cincinnati to-night. Mr. Albert A: Wilson; the other delegate, leaves on Friday Bight. The District headquarters will be at the Burnett House during the convention. ‘THE PRESIDENTS REMOVALS OF CENSUS SUPER- visoRs.—Mr. Pendleton, chairman of the census committee, yesterday submitted a report on the President’s reply to the resolution of inquiry concerning the recent removals of two census supervisors (one in Pennsylvania and one in California) and the filling of the vacancies thus created without the advice and consent of the Senate. The President’s reply justified the re- movals and appointments by citing the twenty- third section of the censns act o} 3, 1879. In conclusion, the committee say: In seeking to harmonize and give effect to every provision of the law, your committee feels no hesitation in reaching the conclusion that the true interpre- tation of section 23 of the act of March 23, 1579, requires that the powers of removal and ap- pointment of supervisors conferred by that sec- Uon to the superintendent of census should be exercised only during the recess of the Senate. ATTACKED BY INDIANS.—The following dis- Paich, from Assistant Adjutant General Whip- Pile, at Chicago, was received at the War depart- ment to-day:—“Dispatch received from General Ord reports that Licut. Mills, with Pueblo scouts en route to Bip Grierson, was attacked in canon Viego by Indians. ‘The principie ide was killed and several horses wound Canon Viego is in Chanatte mountains, southwest of Fort Davis.” GOVERNMENT Bonp PURCHASE.—Secretary Sherman to-day telegraped to New York to pur- chase $2,000,000 bonds for the sinking fund at the offering in that city to-day THE WHEAT AND Cotton CRors—The follow- ing statement, showing the condition of cotton and wheat, was issued by the Department of Agriculture to-day: Cotton—The returns to this department Indicate an increase in the area planted in cotton of 7 percent. The weather Was favorable everywhere; rather too much rain in Mississippi and Louisiana. Wheat—The acreage of spring wheat shows a very slizht increase Over that sown last year. There is a decline in the area sown in the states of Wis- consin and Iowa of nearly 12 per cent. In the New England states the area ls the same. In Minnesota an increase of 1 percent; n Neb- Taska an increase of 9 per cent, and Caltfornia i he condition of the winter wheat fs re- markably good and {s ‘4, which ts 4 per cent above the average of last year. Pennsylvanta, Ohio, Indiana and Tilinots ‘all report above 100, Kansas ts only 72,0n account of protracted drought, THE PROSPECTIVE ARMY RETIREMENTS men- toned in THE StaR yesterday will not be hur- ried. They will be made from time to time as the President and Secretary Ramsey decide to Ce — rs to those to be relieved from active duty. NAVAL ORDERS.—Medical Inspector H. C, Nel- sop, to special duty in the bureau of medicine and surgery. Commander Albert Kautz, from dtty as lighthouse inspector 14th district, and ordered to settle accounts July Ist. Comman- der Roderick S. McCook, as inspector of the 11h lighthouse district, July ist. THE BILL PassED BY THE SENATR to-day “to amend the act to provide additional regulations for homestead and pre-emption entries of public lands, approved March 3, 1 amends said Act So as to provide that before tinal proof sha'l be submitted by any person clatming to enter agricultural lands under the laws providing for homestead and pre-emption entries, such person shall fle with the register of the’ proper land office a notice of his or her intention to make such proof, stating therein the Leeper ot isto be entered and the names of the wit- hesses by which the necessary facts will be es- tablished. Upon the filing of such notice the register shall post conspicuously a notice for thirty days that such application has beer Inade, after which the claimant may make proot as heretofore provided by law. The Dill was introduced by Mr. Paddock. PERSONAL.—We are authorized to say that the report that Mr. Z. L. White, of the New York Tribune, 8 to become editor of the Providence Press S not true. Mr. White has never thought ¢ Fe @ thing, nor is he aware that any chan:re in editorship of the Press ts contemplated. Gen. Roger x Pryor is at the Ar peed Having purchased for Cash a full supply of every article used by Plumbers and @as Fitters, we ars Prepared to offer our goods on as favorable terms to the trade as any other house. We respectfully McKELDEN & CO., 320 12th street n.w. 3 UPERBEATED 8TEA: SUPE preventive ean CARPET CLEANING set 616 Louisiana ave. IPHE GREATEST ‘BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN SEWING MACHINES. New MACHINE, $25; Comp'ete with Latest Improvements. OPPENBEINED’s, 528 Oth street, 8t. Cloud Building. A few more of our $15 MACHINES left. Repairing a epeciaity. 1m at Senator Hoar’s townsmen have made arrange- ments to give him a reception at Worcester, ‘Mass., on Sati d amatic author, Is seriously ill of paralytic at- ik tlon in Londor.— Senators Jones, of Nevada, and McPherson, and William Stickney, of Wash. logton, were registered in New York last night, a at his vention.— Mrs. Olive Logan Stkes red at New York from yesterday.— Lieut. J. C, Bush,U. 8. A., and Mrs. Bush, of Washington, were pa‘ sengers out on the steamer Anchoria’ which coilded with the Queen last ‘They Lave arrived safely in New York. THE CENSUS OF THE DISTRICT.—To-day Col W. Last Hours of Congress. CLOSING SCENES IN THE SENATE. The Senate met at 9 o’clock this morning, ard after a short executive session took up the ca’- endarand finished it. All the executive bust- ess was closed up, too. The gullerles were pretty well filled, but not crowded. The lobbies were filled with a rushing, crowding mass, all more or less excited over their respective inter- ests, in Eills which they hoped to get through. ‘The usual decorum of the Senate was consider ably upset by Senators desiring to get the at- tention cf the presiding officer. Half a dozen would call “Mr. President,” at once, and there was, in some cases, sharp competition for the floor. Occasionally a Senator would enter upon @ specch in regard to some subject, and then the ethers would make their impatience and ag manifest. No speeches were wanted, and the Senator who attempt- ed it was frequently interrupted with calls of “vote, vote.” The bill to reduce the duty on malt was gotten up. Mr. Beck wor- Tied the Senate by reading a number of tele- grams agetnst it, and then Senator Dawes en- gaged in a speech on the question. This was almost too much for the pmapaieeat Senators, and every few moments the chair would have to call for order. Everybody e! in con- versation and nobody listened to the speech, but Mr. Dawes kept on talking. Senator Gar- Jand moved to lay aside the bill and take up the President’s message. Senator Conkling, in a Sarcastic tone said: “I wish to say that malt stands no chance here against talk.” The mait bill was sent over to the next session, where- upon Mr. Hoar moved to reconsider, and Sena- tor Eaton claimed that he had addressed the chair before the motion to lay over was put. ‘The chair didn’t hear him. Senator Thur.oan read the clause of the constitution relating to the action upon veto mes , and satd it was mandatory upon the Senate to consider the President's veto. However, no time for such consideration was fixed, and he moved that the veto lay over till next session and the Senate go into executive session. This was adopted, and at twenty minutes to 12, the doors were closed for the purpose of passing upon nominations Sent in this morning. A DULL ENDING. The Senate remained in executive session Until ten minutes past 12 o'clock, but when the acors were opened it was evident that Captain Bassett had been manipulating the Senate time- keeper with a backward tura of the hands. He had set the clock back to 12, and two or three minutes more sufficed to wind up the session. Senator Thurman returned thanks and declared the Senate adjourned sine die. The close was very quiet, even dull. There was not an toci- dent to make it memorable. THE CLOSING SCENES IN THE HOUSE Were not marked with any special or notable feature. The fact is that the House had really Bothing to do, atd was ready to adjourn even before it met. ‘The bone of contention over the Sugar question, which has had the House in a dead lock for several days, was removed this morning by Mr. McLane, who yielded the floor without qualification. Frank Hurd then throvgh a bill for the erection of a pablic build- ing at Toledo, not to cost over $250,000. An effort was made next to get at the Speaker's fable, which was loaded with bilis. The temper of the House was adverse thereto, and squelch- ed by a decided vote a motion to that effect. Aniong the last reports submitted was one by Mr. Carlisle, declaring that Finley, the self- constituted factotum of Mr. Tilden, was the perscn who wrote thetanonymous letter, of ing to biibe Representative Springer, to int! ence his action in_the Washburne-Donnetly election contest. From 11 o'clock unul the hour of adjeurnment, there was absolutely no business transacted. A vain effort Was made by a Kentucky member to get a pub- lic Es his district, but there was such a bedlam that a motion was made for a recess of fifteen minutes to restore order. On a viva voce vote the motion was voted down, but Mr. Conger, who offered it, was persistent and de- matded, first, a division, whica was also voted down; then tellers, and finally to bring about a dead-lock raised the point that no quorum was present. These tactics of delay were continued a Ull fifteen minutes before twelve o'clock, when the committee eepaned to wait on the President to inform him that Congress was ready to adjourn reported the performance o that duty, with the statement that the Pres'- gent had nothing further to communiec Fiom ten minutes of twelve until the Speak: gavel fell there was absolutely no business 0 transact bs any kind he session was about ready to peter out on a call of the House, whith had hait in proceeded with when the Speak r interrupted to adjourn the body sine die, As is usual at the death of a sesston, the gal- leries were filled, mostly with ladies ‘in brigh: summer attire, The diplomatic gallery wa: on ey vacant. Usually the Presideat’s family attended the closing scenes, but none of them were in the President's reserved gallery to-day. ‘There was a good deal more than a quorum of members present, although a large number left for their homes last night. THE WORK OF THE SESSION. The present session, after all, has been one of inactivity. There has been no tariff or financial legislation of any Kind. Although when Con- giess met Senator Bayard convulsed the coun- try with his anti-legal tender resolution, the funding bill did not even receive the treatment Of ex! led debate. The inter-state commerce bill Was smothered in the commerce committe No legislation affecting any of the Pacific rai = has been Bg Indeed, aside from legislation of a private nature, and the passage of the regular appropriation ‘bills, the preseat Congress has done but little. There were but Tew i. vestigatory scandals, the Acklen idiosyn- cracy aud the Sprivger-Finley-Donnelly em- brotio belug the most prominent. AMONG THE DISTRICT BILLS peeren, at the session just closed were the fol- lowing: An appropriation of $20,000 to improve the old canal; to redeem the 6 per cent. bonds in 5 per cent. bonds; to extend the time to Jan- uary 1, 158i, for the revision of spectal assecs- ments; to let all outstanding claims against the District go before the Court of Claims, One great feature for the District was the securing of a separate appropriation bill, which wil hereaiter be one of the regular annual bills, to be known as the District of Columbia bill. ‘The Tevision of the municipal code passed the Hous», but is pending in the Senate; the free bridge bill Js on the Speaker's table, and will come up the first thing next December. DISTRICT BILL8 NOT YOTED UPON. The bill which ae the Senate to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace of the District, remains unacted upon on the Speak- er’s table in the House; also, the bill to increase the police force of ihe District. Among the District bills unacted upon (on the paendsn) are the following: To provide an industria} home school in the District; to fix the salary of the posimaster of Washington, D. C.; to pro- hibit the ing of lottery schemes in the District; to repeal the charter of the Washing- ton Market Company; to regulate the payment of alimony in sults for divorce; to incorporate a society for the protection of children; to relieve churches of the District and to clear the tue of ‘the trustees of such property. Society Notes. A young lady of Aiken, 8. C., has lately gone to Scotland to be married under quite romantic circul A young Ncotchman, who visit- ed Aiken some time ago, tell tn love with her and obtained her peoiaiee to wed him. Hereturned to Scotland, intending to come back to ciaim dis bride, but his father, who had sum a large deposited tn the Glasgow Bank, lost heavily by the failure of that concern, and the son has not been able to leave his business long enough to Come to this country to be married. His father has now, however, recovered sufficiently from a proposal, raat ves, that she should meet her betrothed in his country, and marry him. ‘The sounds of busy p1 are heard throughout the hotels and 2 houses of the city. All the Congressional fam- ilies will not, however, to. 3 nes Wily §0 to-day and to-mor- Mrs. Blair Lord also expect to leave city Saturday.— Jud; Mi ot ws ‘same state, will leave Friday. _— i ‘Tae PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the follow- bay ios and joint resolutions: to the pu lands; thesundry civil bill; the Agricultu- ral it 4 ‘iding ii aaa Siac, ck i Tsdiction upon the Court of Claims rao "e@ same; constituting a joint claims Sotton rome me Soin. Grates and Bae Ter ea arnt Fea repped vate bills, pension Dis and. Jcurnment to-day. x gs Five HUNDRED oF Sirrmne_ BULL’ | ; ‘8 INDIANS, Canada, a% Fort Keogh, Mon condition, EORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, WEDNESDay, June 16. SENATE.—Only half a dozen Senators were Present at 9 o'clock. Speaker Randall came tn and stood conversing with Mr. Thurman until about five minutes past 9, when the Chaplain appeared, and the President pro tem called the Senate to order. The Chaplain’s pave Ou. fournal was as usual. Ar. Jones (Fla.,) from the committee on naval affairs, reported with an amendment the joint resolution recently introduced by him insir.1c- the of the Navy to take the ne- cessary steps to secure adequate naval stations and harbors for the use of the naval forces of the United States at proper points on the Atlan- tic and Pacific coasts of Central America and Isthmus, He asked its presen the American consideration. Mr. Cockrell asked what necessity there wa for its present consideration. Mr. Jones said it was well known that the pols, of this government, as set forth in the ‘ident’s message of March Sth, 1880, was to exercise a single and undivided protectorate and supervision over any water way or ship canal across the isthmus, and the Secretary of the Navy had, in furtherance of that object. orderea vessels of war to that resent ue given him to secure the necessary means to Sustain his vessels there in the future, Mr. Burnside advocated the resolution. The epee to the resolution recites the poley, of © government as per the message referred to. Mr. Cockrell said that the message had been before Congress several months without being ected on. He objected to a measure declaring the policy of this government on an interna. tonal questton being brought in in the last two and w half hours of the session. Mr. Jones remarked that a like resolution had been edasael by the House naval committee, and as the committee on foreign affairs of the Senate bad failed to act on this subject, his committee had thought it their duty to take some action. ‘The resolution went on the calendar. Mr. Cameron (Wis.) submitted a concurrent resolution allowing congressional employé3 on the annual roll, fifteen days extra pay upon the adjournment of Congress. Mr. Ingalls asked if there was any precadent for such a resolution. Mr. Cameron did not know; if not, there ought to be, 'r. Ingalls objected to the resolution, and it went over. Mr, Hoar moved to take up Senate bill for the relief of Dodd, Brown & Co. Mr. Harris eee! House bills sent over yes- terday and on the calendar would be considered in preference to Senate bills, but the calendar not having arrived from the printing office some delay occurred in hunting up the bilis, Pending which, Mr. Hoar’s motion was agreed to and the bill was passed. It allows da, Brown & Co.’s claim for $58,000 on certain 1n- dian contracts approved by the commissioner of Indian affairs, Mr, McDonald moved to take upthe bill tor construction of a public butiding at Fort Wayne. Mr. Anthony.—There is a message from the President on the table. Several Senators on the democratic side: “ive will take that up presently.” Mr. MeDonald’s motion was agreed to ahd the bill passed. At 9:40 Mr. Randolph moved to go into exezu- tive session. Mr. Anthopy.—I hope the Senator will with- draw that motion, in order to proceed to the consideration of the message of the President. Mr. Randolph and others.—That can be done aiterward. Mr. Anthony.—Then I hope the motion wiil oted down. ‘he President pro tem. sald the motion was ‘Dot debatable, and put the question. ‘The motion was carried viva voce, republicans epeenty voting no and democrats aye, and © doors were closed. ‘The doors were recpened at 10§o’clock. The President pro, tem. laid before “the Senate a cemmunication from the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, transinitting in response to a Senate resolution, copies of all records relative to the cletm of the United states for 5 per cent tax 02 the stock dividend ct the N. Y.C.&H. RR R. Co, of 1869. Oidered to be printed and re- fered to the committee on finance. Mr. Harris moved to consider House bills on the calendar. Mr. Anthony moved to consider the Prest- dent’s message. The President pro. tem. put the question on Mr. Harris’ motion. Mr. Hoar—The Senator from Tennessee 1 think, will, perhaps, be willing to take this uni- form action of courtesy which has been without Variation performed. Mr. Harris—it will not take thirty minutes to dispose ct these bills. They ought to be acted on one way or the other. After that I will be willing to consider the message. Mr. Anthony—It 1s not respectful to the President to omit the reading of the message. It Should have been read promptly when it came in. although it was late. Mr. Hoar.—These bilis cannot be read twice on the same day without objection. Mr. Harris. —They were read twice yesterday and placed on the calendar. ir, Anthony demanded the yeas and nays on Mr. Harris’ motion, and it was carried—yeas 3, bays 17.a party vote, except that Messrs. Booth, Hill, of Colorado, and Plumb voted aye aud Mr. Farley no. _ House biils were thereupon passed as follows: For relief of Francis W. Maxwell, of the soth Milinois volunteers; military reservation to actual settlers; amend- ing section 2297 of the Revised Statutes regard ing homestead settlers by adding a proviso that the settler shall be allowed twelve months from the date of filing in which to commence his re- ‘sidence upon said lands. Mr. Hoar objected to taking up the remaining House bill retmbursing military assessments to Hiram Johnston and others. He held that. the men had no legal clatm against the government for acts of war, and the Closing hours of the e =n Were not a proper time to consider war claims. Mr. Harris said Gen. Grant had repudiated the action of bis subordinates in spre | excessive assessments for damages by burning of the depot and stores concerned, and the men who had been My Seventeen years for justice Should be denied it no longer. Mr. McMillan thought the matter should have gone to the committee on claims, instead of Inilitary affairs. A large number of claims of men proved to be loyal for cotton taken by the army had not been acted on by the committe on claims, simply because the committee were unable to decide whether the government was Properly lable for property taken even under such circumstances. Now here was & proposal to pay rebel raiders. The question was too im- oe to be considered in the last hours of a Session. Mr. Harris said there was evidently a purpose on the other side to prevent the ee ol th bill_by consuming all the rest of the session in debate. He therefore withdrew it, in crder that necessary public business might Mr. Teller moved to take up the bill pay’ creditors of Henry Wagner, late consular ere at Lyons, $545. Mr. Cockrell said the bill had not been con- ‘red by any committee. He moved its refer- re i the Committee on foreign relations. ‘arried. Mr. Cameron (Wis.) satd he had concluded to adopt Mr. Cockreli’s suggestion made yester- day, and moved to make the bill for the relief of Ben Holladay a special order for the tirst Wed- nesday Of next session. Carried. THE EIGHT HOUR RESOLUTION. Mr. Logan moved to take BP. the House joint Tesclution enforcing the eight hourlaw. Agreed to, and the resolution was read the second time. ir. Withers objected to its third reading. Mr. Blaine asked if the Senator trom Vi Would not allow a vote to be taken on It. Mr. Withers sald his objection was intendea to perenk a oe ‘it Tr. Hoar asl Unanimous consent to have re on his objection, and the seth beeen ‘on the table. mi = louse joint resolution payi fouse annual abies ce one months extra pay ‘Was laia before nape moved to include the Senate em- oa RUM copert paring trteen months A Senator. TWO CENTS. Bailey explained that there was no rea- Ning extra ol sional ‘3 that would not ly to govern- és. He want the reso- ‘as objectionable as possible. . Morgan moved to lay the resolution on the table. Agreed to, viva voce. Mr. Whyte submitted a resolution appointing & committee to walt on the President with a similar committee of the House and inform him ‘that Con; was ready to adjourn. Adopted. Mr. Windom presented the report of the oo ory y of the exodus committee. “Ordered to dn motion of Mr. Whyte, the committee on fyinting ‘was authorized to sit during the vace- on. The usual resolutions of thanks to the Vice She and the president pro tem. were On motion of Mr. Conkling the bill fixing the duty on barley malt was taken up. THE PRESIDENT'S VETO MESSAGE. Pending debate, Mr. Garland moved to take up the President’s message, which was tabled on his motion last night.e Mr. Conkling said he had tried w have the message read last night, but now insisted on the regular order, After further debate Mr. Garland moved to ne the che Gill until next December and e up the President's message. Mr. Conkling said that malt evidently had no chance against talk and therefore he wouid not struggle against the judgment of ‘the majority. Mr. Thurman read the ciause in the constitu- tion wh‘ch says that on the reception of a veto message the body “shall” enter the objections at large on its journal and proceed to recon- sider the measure. He said that seemed to be mandatory, but of course the constitution did Lot provide when they should proceed to recou- Sider, and that must be left to the discretion of the body. He saw no constitutional difficulty In the Senate considering the veto message at the next session. It would be a little late in the day, but as there was no time to read the mes- Sage and as there was executive business on the table he would move to proceed to the consider- ation of executive business. Pending the motion the committee appointe1 to wait upon the President reported that they had done soand that he had nothing to com- municate to the Senate. ‘The Senate bill amending the act providing additional regulations for homestead and pre- emption entries on public lands, on motion of Mr Paddock, was taken up and passed. The Senate then, at 11:40, went intoexecutive session, ADJOURNED SINE DIE. The doors were reopened at 12 o'clock, and the President pro tem. said: Senator Treturn you my sincere thanks for your approval of the manner in which I have discharged the duttes of the chair during my occupancy of it at this session. Your uni- form courtesy towards each other aud towards your presiding officer; your practice of suspend- ing the rules by unaniihous consent when they should be suspended, and your abstiuence from raising unnecessary points of order, makes the Senate one of the most agreeable legislative ‘bodies in the world in which to hold aseat and one of the easiest and most agreeable to pre- side over. Wishing you, Senators, a safe and Peaceful return to your homes, I now, in obedierce to the resolution of the two houses, declare the Senate adjourned without day. A funeral silence followed the announce- ment, until a diminutive page began visorously to clap his hands. A few of his comrades fol- lowed his example, and the demonstration feebly spread, but died out before thoroughly permeating the floor or galleries, which were Speedily vacated. HOUSE.—When the House met at 10 o’ciock in continuation of Tuesday’s session, there were but few indications that the time for final adjournment was rapidly approaching. The AS though better filled than usual, were by no means crowded; while on the floor most of the members sat quietly at their desks ar- ranging their papers. A number of members, however, eee in the space in front of the Speaker’s desk, seekin; ‘ition. On motion of Mr. Al the Senate bill re- Pealing certain laws relative to permanent ap- propriations, was made a special order for tie Second Monday tn December. On motion of Mr. Conger, Senate bill was pa<sed authorizing the sale of the Fort Gratiot military reservation to the Fort Huron and Northwestern Railroad company. Mr. McLane said that before he would demand the regular order he would yield to the gentie- man from Ohio (Mr. Hurd) to make a motion. ‘To this there was great objection on all sides, the members contending that Mr.McLane could not withdraw his demand conditionally. Mr, Cox (N:Y.) said that for two months he been trying vo get up the “‘Irish relief” bill, but had been unable todo so, and he requested Mr. McLane to withdraw his sugar Dill, 80 as to leave the coast clear for other measures, This Mr. McLane agreed to. and the Speaker recog- nized Mr, Hurd, upon whose motion Senate bil for the construction of a public buildidg at To- ledo, O: 10, was taken up and passed. Several resolutions relative to the pay of House employés were adopted, and then the de- mand for recognition increased into a clamor, and members who heretofore had taken no pact in the proceedings joined the noisy assemblaze in front of the Speaker's desk, and added to Ue contusion. Mr, Cox, finding that {t would be impossible for him,in the present state of the House, to ger up his Irish relief ill, moved that the’ Hous: proceed to business on the Speaker's table. Ke- Jected—yeas 71, Rays 104, REPORT ON THE DONNELLY-WASHBURN CASE. The session of Tuesday here ended, and at 1! o’clock the segsion of Wednesday commenced. The journal not being completed, its reading was hecessarily dispensed with. Mr. Carlisle, chairman of the committee to inquire into the Charges of ribery in the con- tested election case ef Donnelly vs. Washburn, submitted the report of that committee, an asked that it, together with the minority re- Port, be printed and recommitted. So ordered. Mr. Keifer.—In what respect, if any, is the committee unanimous in making this report? Mr. Carlisle.—I am authorized to say that the committee, after considering all the testimony given by experts and others, has unanimously come to the conclusion that the weight of testi- mony shows that the anonymous letter was written and sent by H. H. Finley. Beyond that, 1 am not authorized to make a statement, be- cause there is a probability of disagreement in committee as to other points. Mr. Manning did not understand the gentie- man from Kentucky (Carlisle) as making any Statement as to how Donnelly was referred to in the report. When he had asked the House to investigate this matter, he had a report ready Lo submit from the committee on elec- Uons; but, in view of the cha made by the gentleman from Illinois (Spi r), that Don- nelly had inspired that letter, he had not mitted the report. He would be glad to know before he now submitted that report whether ‘or not the committee had reached any conclu- sion touching Donnelly’s connection with the anonymous letter. If no reflection was cast upon Donnelly by that committee, he would rt. now submit his course Iam not authorized ores tie w Minority it submit 5] for the minority on the point submit- ted by the gentleman; but I can say for the majority that it has not come to the conclusion tbat Mr. Donnelly had any personal connection with the anonymous letter. Mr. Baker (Ind.)—You say he had no personal connection, Had he any connection at all? Mr. Carlisle—I dislike to be subjected to ment in answering; but I can say that so far as the majority is concerned it does not find that Donnelly had any connectic personal or otherwise, in Satin writing the anonymous letter. Finley was the attorney and friend of Donnelly, but the committee does not find that erased had any knowledge of the anonymous er. Mr. Manning.—With that vindication of Doa- Mimné Teport, whlch'is signed by five a é report, Ww. yy five demo- cratic members of the committee On election: declares that Wm. D. Washburn is not enti to the seat, and that lus Donnelly is. Mr. Mann: that Mr. Phister con- curred in the of the resolution, and dissented from the latter part. Mr. Keifer submitted another report from the committee on elections that Wm. D. ‘Washburn is and Dot is not enti- tled to the that the former part Yesolution met with the concurrence 0. 7 ' friend of the Treasury. The confusion and noise on the floor was excessive, and it was Im- ible to hear what members were saying. cugh several were talking at the top of their voices. A motion was made gt 11:90 to take a recess UnU) 11:45, Dut no quorum voted, and a call of the House was ordered. In the midst of the call the hour of 12 o'clock arrived, and the | Speaker commanding order said: The hour fixed by the resolution for the final adjourn» { ment of the two houses has arrived, and now with an expression of good will towards every | member and delegate On this floor, and w.th @ | hope for their safe return to thetrhom:s, I | declare this House, in its second session of the a Congress, adjourned without day. Applause. } ‘he sound of the Speaker's gavel announcing the adjournment was the signal for generai hand-shaking and leavi Ing among the members on the floor, and soon the hail was ic and left only to the care of the em- ployés, Confirmations To-day. ‘The Senate in executive session to day co- firmed the following nominations tn army pro- motions:—Colone! Richard C. Drum, to be adju- tant general; Lieut. Col. John C. Kelton, to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of cclonel; Major George D. Ruggles, to be assist- ant adjutant general, with rank of lieutenant colonel; Captain Henry C. Corbin, to be assist- ant adjutant general, With rank of m: 20! hel Nathan W. Brown, to be paymaster gen- ‘al; Lieut. Col. Samuel Woods, to be deputy pay thaster general, with rank of colonel; Major Charles 'T. Larned, 'to be deputy paymaster gv eral, with rank of Heutenant. " Medteal Dep: ment—Lieut. Col Wm. 8. King, to be surgeon, renk of colonel; Major John E. Summers, to be surgeon, with rank of lieutenant colone p> tain Geo, A, OUs, George B. Jaquell, Wil- Nam E. Waters’ and Edward Bentley, to be surgeons, with the rank of major: Randolph G. Ebert, Oregon; Robert J. Gibson, Conn.; Kobert B. Benham, Pa.; Wm. G. Gorgos Ala.: Norton Strong, Mich; A. W. Taylor, N. ¥., to be assistant surgeous. The Reverenis Wm. T. McAdams, lowa; John H. Macoraver, iM. C. Blaine, Pa.; David Wilson, D. ( Hi. Weaver, D. C., to be post chaplains tn the army, First Lieut. L. A. Albott, to be eaptain m 6th regiment ot cavalry U.S. A; Second Lieutenant 9. A. Torrey, to be Ist lieutenant 6th regiment of cavalry U.'S. A.; M. O'Brien, to be ist Neutenant in 4th artillery, U. 8. A. - nance Department—Second Lieut. Charles ii. Clark, Of Ube ist artillery, to be Ist Heutena First Licut. Max Wesendortl, to be captain of regiment. of cavairy, S. AS Seer Lieut. RP. Pp. Wainwright, Heutenant Ist regiment of cavalry, U. S. Fiank Hi. Clarke, to be passed assistant payima terU.S.N. Jacob D. Doyle, D. Williams, Wis.; Lecd C. Kerr, M Cowie, Iowa; Richard T, M. Ball, Sullivan, Gbio, to be assistant paymasters. be Second Lieuts. 1n the Marine Corps—san L, Jackson, Mass.; Jas, Ashley Turner, Texas LW. 'T. Waller, V: Frank L. Denn: Carroll Mercer, D. C.; T. G. Fillette, ard K. Gilman, Me. . C.; How- George RK. Benson, to be ist Heut in the marine corps, Nicholas H. Lam- din, to be passed assistant engineer in the navy. Cadet Engineers Wm. B. Dun . H. Stivers. R. J. Ried, to be assistant engineersin the navy. Otto Mears, Col; John B. Bowman, tied b. Meachi Washington, D. Geo. Maypenny, Columbus, 0.; Jno. J. Russell, Iowa to be commissioners ‘to ‘ratify the agreement with the Cute Indians; Jacob W. Helffrich, La, to be commissioner 0: U. mint at La. To be Registers of Land Oftice—Geo. A. C. Woolley, Mo., at Springneld, Mo.; Charles A. Withereil. N to be register of land office at Carson c To be Receivers of Public Moneys—Joba H, Allen at Fergus Falls, Minn.; Amos Newton Kimba'l at Jackson, Miss.; Otis P. G. Clarke, R. L, to be deputy commissioner of pensions: Charles E. Robinson, N. C., to be col lector of customs district of Albemarle, N. C. To be Tneijan Inspectors—isaac L. Mahan, Wis.; Robert S. Gardner, W. Va; Richard H. Fay, to be agent for the Indians ‘at Umatilla Agency in Oregon. To be Pustmasters—Miles L ating, at Suncook, N. H.; Alfred O, at Ashland, Obio; Katharine 'W. Hanson, a: Loudon, Onlo; Hugh B. Wilson, at Greentleia, Ind.; Chas. H. Davidson, at Austin, Mipn.; Ed- ward W. Walsh, at Cookston, Minn.; Thomas Chestnut, at Silverton, CoL; Alex. M. McEIhin ney, at Silver Cliff, CoL; Horace Cole, at Wil ber, Neb.; Spencer M. Hitiebert, at Humboldt Neb.; Julius H. Hale, at Spence, lowa; Nathan S. Gilbert, at Central City, Dak.’ Colonel Alber: J. Myer, chief signal officer United states army 13 tobe chief signal officer United States arm: with rank of brigadier general, to date iro duly 16, 1850, ONE REJECTION. The Senate to-day rejected the nomination of Chas. Pelham, of Alabama, to be associaie jus Uce of the supreme court for the territory o New mekions) Pd * District Finances. AN OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAT. The Seceetary of the Treasury has received the 1ollowing from the Attorney General. “Sir In your's of the 9th of April last, the question is asked whether the treasurer of the United States, as the successor of the commis- Sloners of the sinking fund of the District of Columbia, should allow Interest from their m: tunity upon overdue coupous of the eight pe cent certificates of indebtedness iss) under ab act of the legislative assembly, approved May 20th, 1843, when tendered in payment of the taxes for special improvements, and, if sO, at what rate such interest’ should be aliowed. The above question is, in sub- Stance, whether the District of Columbia is bound to pay interest upon the overdue cou- pons of its ej ht per cent certificates, These certificates and coupons are payable to bearer. and, tnerefore, no distinction is to be takeu upon the point above made between one or the cther of the bona fide holders who present uh Whether anything shall be allowed to such holders upon this account is a question not at all affected by the circumstance that upon some other transaction they are them- selves debtor to the District, and, therefore, themselves accountable per’ contra for in- terest. Under the circumstances detailed in the question abvve, I am of the opinion that itis plain that the holders are entitled to interest 7 Wall, $2). Inasmuch. as the coupons et Srp cre — @ rate of Interest chargeable for delay In payment, such interest is tobe calculated thereon at the rate iuiosea by statute—that 1s, six per cent.” ‘The question upon which the decision ts made was raised by the District Commissioners. THE DISTRICT INTEREST, The Treasurer of the United States to-day made requisition upon the Secretary of the Treasury for $211,045.29, to pay the semi-annual and quarterly interest on the bonded debt of . og ee of Columbia, which falls due July ‘St next.” AMERICAN WHEAT AND OYSTERS IN ENGLAND.— Meanwhile America as a food center continues to form a@ topic of discussion in the British jourrals. The Queen’s baker having received the first barrel of flour of this year’s American wheat crop, he has B scromagand a loaf of bread made thereof to her Majesty, and issues a circu- lar to his customers, saying: “We take the liberty of forwarding to you a small loat made from flour of this year’s crop. Such an early production in the month of May ts au unheard- Of novelty and almost incredible. Of the many wonders we who have the fortune to live in the nineteenth century five Exp or 4 Lipey psig ag ret mg Long against Charles C. Fulton, for $10,000 ages for an alleged libel published more American, was concluded in with purpcse to injure the compiain- ant, the jury Ferusca to mulet the newspaper tor 8 10 Was (L0s6 ‘WhO hen Book ieee ~ ‘Telegrams to Tho Star. LETTER FROM MR. SEYMOUR He Declines to be a Candidate. SPANISH FRIGATE OQUTRAGES. MARYLAND CONGRESSMEN NOMINATED. | THE PROVIDENCE REGATTA. COLORAD® STRIKES E} a LETTER FRO) SEY He Positive) apnexed letter jate for the New York, June 16.—The # HON. HORATIO OUR. Declines to be a Candi- y ro and from ex-Gov. Seymour to Sprigys, delegate from the Onelda district to we c clbnat! cony Hon, J, Thomas ention: “Unica, June 15, 1880, Spriggs: Dear Sir:—My name has been spoken of tn Cincinnat! next in my behalf to the public. ccme up about Democratic Maryland were 8d district Fette succeed Hon. W M. McLane was with strangers the hotels most sist. of prof open to the w United States. Kennedy are thy professional and elegai awarded to the tance 3 miles, he Times, db fessional race and R. L. Neville, of the mateur race, The er are covered with stands hay~ 000 persons, Hun- the field in pool banks of the riv teur entries. The jons 1s estim: lieved now Shortening w The manage which forme: eat lier to ma declared it an u alarmed at the oth murdered was then disco’ pee's of the crt | sond uneory Meyer's family to which she is aiP'y conceal j 1 began to be ¢ the cister 0 he NEW YORK, | oMctal source 1 Spanish man-ot man-of-war as DENVER, Cc strike is ended bonate are runi | is over and eve: pearances the c article to-da} kets are quie ment counted. ern Union, and at times strong. Government bonds are about Steady, although the bids for the bonds are 4 ‘TIMO] ee asked : do. des southern corn 50 200 a mente ina tive. Th oorn dull te from the district in which I Itv truly yours, etc., an Bavrrwors, Mp., conventions for the 3d Tenominated tn the 4. distri 1 tonal regatta tak to-morrow aflernoc the fastest scullers of Eng! ork Herald,. reteree in tiv Ing a seating capacity for lan is selling even agatr and Holmes is a slight favorite among the ama CHICAGO, June 1 to the Tines sa} central Wisconsi cate that unless more rain falls immediate! the danger ts over. A Six-years-old Boy Thrown = ac body in the cistern. On May 23d th been searched by the boy's broth ‘The Colorado ferred, second series, 2235: do. new ten and steady at the decline do. amber, 1.25a1.27; ‘23igal. y YO! 16.—Stocks be Dschangte lon, 480% shoce | Connection with the nomination to be made at week, and as you are the dele- , L ask you State that lam not a can late for any nomination to be made by that body, tior could | accept such nomination if the con- Yention should see fit to present my name to 1 do not suppose that there is the least probability of such action or that my name will be presented. you this letter to be used if any question should But I deem it proper to send ty position or purposes. 1am, Horatio SeyMour.” (GRESSIONAL CON- VENTIONS, Nominations in the 30 4th Di . é.—The congresstona’ and 4th districts o held in thts city to-day. pr S. Hoblitzel was nominated t» ym. Kimmeil, and Hon. Rob: The interne Seekonk rive and the city is fast filling eclions Of the country, crowded to their ut! The regatta will con- 1 and” amateur races, md the entries embrace Canada andthe itley, Ross and in’ the profes- ‘orld, Hanlan, Boyd, € leading entrie sional race, and Holmes, Murray, Galsel and Latng In the amateur class. There Will probably be ten starters in each race. The 1s four miles, three prizes, amounting to $5,000, and a singlé prize—a mas: nt cup Valued at $1,000—will be ‘winner of the amateur race, dis- Wm. B. Curtts, of the Spirit oy S been chosen’ referee of the WESTERN N Wisconsin Floods, —A special from Milwaukee Reports from northern and in relation to the floods ind The loss in the lumb: ated at not less than $200,000, that the worst ts ove the Running Time on Lo estern Hailroad: { the western raliroads, at a meeting here yesterday, arranged to shorten the running time from the west so that trains arrived at. 3:40 will arrive enongh a transfer to the 3:30 fast extra train for the east. This arrangement will make the time between east via Chicago the same as by way of St. Louis. ints in Missourt and the Murdered and ri On Saturday, June illite year-old son of E. F. M a we of Wilmette, a suburb of Chicago, dead in a cistern in bis father’s house. He nad been missing since May 2ist, and the detectives, who bad been working on the case, last ni tq undoubted case of murder. They have two theories, one agreeing with the state- ment Of the boy’s father, that he was abducted Meyer's enemies for the purpose of extart- ing money, but that the abductors becoming closeness of the search on May the boy and secretly placed the p cistern had No body wered. Those whoin 3 me are Uhree enetuies of fils. TI is that a female member of killed Une: boy tn a fit of passion Said Lo be subject, and tempor- the body on the premises until otensive, When she threw it into ictal cognizance of the crime hag red and a rigid examination is to be ft | TEE SPANIS: FRIGATE’S OUT- RAGES, A Denial From Caba. June 16—A telegram from an in Havana says: Neither the cap- tain-general nor the commandant-ceneral of the aval squadron has apy knowledge that any Almerican vessel or a vessel of any oLber foreign pation has been detained or searched by & f-war, and deny there is any such the Nuneto. Jane 16.—The brick-mnaker's abd the brick yards are workin? With full ores, A epecsal epatel fom Leadville to the Tri. done Says: Every min ‘xcept Duncan and Car- fore The strike n resent ap- aicw days produce ning with rything quiet. camp Wili as much as ever. —— Wall Street To-day. NEw York, June 16.—The Pos? tn tts fin’ @nelab Ss: The stock exchange nd the prices of leading spe 8 lative stocks are as a rule somewhat lower tha." at the close yesterday. been decidediy weak, in expectation of dam- aging developments when the Reading state- appears, that the bad features of the Statement have been ex: fect on the market for the other coal stocks dis- The Elevated railroad The coal stocks have although it is not unlikely fortheoming ted, and the et- stocks, Wi Pacific Mail, have been notably heavy at times. The remainder of the list has been steady, with C. C. & J.C. and H. & St. Jo The Markets. ot te 6. y quiet and ‘2B soul 0.2 -23%; June, 1.29%(01,23: J urns, 09%; September, ‘I 00 but ‘fra; western dull and about steady—southernwhite, 67a58; do. $ mixed, spot and June, 50ab0}¢; steamer, 47a exkeod. Hiatds dor mind, S80; Pemnaghranige Eh 3 do. 9as0 Pennsylvania, Rive quiet, 92. | Hay steady prime to cotoe Pean- sylvania and’ M: a, 19.00. Provisions —mees pork, 11.25a11.75. Bulk meats—loose 6 5 rib sides, 6%; do. iia and ders, 834. clear rib 2, Heme Lala, Lard’. J er Arm —prime ice western packe 5 firm, 12%. nominal; refine yout iaaity Petrcleum—eru ; ; Oats, ToL0 bashes Gy Shipments—whest, 91,100. helt. Sales—whvat,’ 622 ‘000 Duabele’s 6. Govern= June 16.—Fiour dull. Wheat aul, Iw . cites ity tee bm ohne eat 65¥; Atlantic jemtern Gente, 62. ‘93s. ‘THE AMERICAN RIFLEMEN arrived at Dublin Ireland, A Major ‘Leech and other members of the Fecep-