Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-07

Spinner, Treasurer Of the United States. in his
Recommendations for the ercoreanizaticn of that
office, IN his report, ad vises that it's force shall
include
Fifteen female clerks each @, on
flIteen female clerks each - I I1n
Fifteen female CLERKS each. h......... 1.ODO
SSeNeheeh-.....-..... -.....-........---....... 9W
Ss,ar.-S- ''.'''''''''''-'. .......-... eOO
seven female mef sengers s.............. co..
seven female assistant messengers. 500
- iN"ie i"ooieis--' ............,...... 4W
In tins connection he says" The expert
ment of employing females as clerks has BEEN
so lar as this office is concerned a complete
success. Indeed. in many kinds Of office work,
ike the maniF ulatins OF fractional currency,
and IN all kinds of counting and In detecting
eounterfeits, they excel. and Ia my opinial are
10 oe preferred to male clerks. ThsAS = As
aueh ,aa oinerence In point Of ability sssr the
female clerks as there is between ~ xseral
classes OF male clerks. Some Of the fd1sner in.
cur great risks, being responsible for all the
nistaKss , IN count, or IN overlooking counter
ielts. RESTITUTION for these errors sometimes
taxes during month more than one- halt the
months salary. 1t not unfreQuently happens
lnat number unite to make up the loss Of the
unfortunate ones, thus detracting som methiup
from the salaries of each. All such as are sub
lect to these risks should be paid accordingly
Inese and other considerations have satisfied
me that all should be better paid than thew mo- "
are, and that the female clerks should be
brought mp nearer to the pay level OF the male
clerks. The truth is, that many of the former
now DO as much work, If not more, and do il as
WELL IL not better, for 5000 Der anpum than
some OF the latter are able to do, who receive a
yearly salary OF Just twice that amount Right
anu Iair oealing, therefore, demand thai their
pay should be assimilated more nearly than IL
now Is to that of the other SEX for like services
and responsibilities. While candor requires
tnat tnls statement should be made in behalf of
certain class of mertorious clerks iuslice
demands that II should be stated that nearly ALI
Ine employees Of this Office are underpaid
as
above starvation prices
IHk MARCH SESsIoN.-It has been thought
that Congress wsuld this winter repeal the act
providing Tor session on the ith of March,
out II seems that many OF the members, Sem
ator frum bull among others, hold that there
are good reasons why the act should not be
repeated. In the first place, it secures the or
ganizaton OF the House at an early day In
case Of an extraordinary session called by the
Executive no time would be lost in organ.
lZfhg. Secondly, 1t would operate to bring
about uniform time for the election of Con.
gTessmen. Now there is no uniformity Some
States elect in April, some in May, some in
November, some In August, and so on This
is an inconvenience which a March session
would remedy in all probability.
MANHOOD SUFFRAGE.--Judge Kelley of
pennsylvania, opened the ball to day, IN behalf
OF manhood suffrage. by the introduction of the
following, which was referred TO Judiciarv
Committee:
ResoLred, Two-tbirds of both Houses concur.
ring, That the following b. proposed 10 the
Legislatures of the severa! States as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
WnIeh when ratified by three .fourths OF said
glsialures shaIl De valid as part of AID Con-
suiuuon, namely Article -. No State shall
deny TO or exclude from the exercise of any 81
TIE rights and privileges of an eIector auv
cItzen OF the United States by reason OF race
or color.
MIR. BroomalI, of Pennsylvania, introduced
somewhat similar resolution
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SUB.CoMx1rrRR on
whiskey frauds is still in session in New York
city. Their meetings are conducted with closed
doors. A member stated they would present n
startling report to Congress early the presens
session.
ALL OF THE JUDGES ofthe Supreme Court of
the United States are now in the CITY. Chief
Justice Chase arrived from Richmond yester.
day.
In LUCK.-Clarkson N. Potter NJ c. from
the Tenth New York District gets a fee of
slOO,OVO from Overend Gurney Il Co, the Lon.
don bankers, for prosecuting their suits against
the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Company.
has prepared bill proposing an amendment 10
the CONSTITUTION enfranchising all citizens, Of
both sexes, leaving the States 10 fix the age at
which any citizen may become eligible.
FROM THE AsIATIC SQUADRoN.-A dispatch
received At the Navy Department this morn.
ing from Rear Admiral s. g. Rowan, com.
manding Asiatic squadron, dated HIogo, ia.
pan, October I'd, 1868, reports the flagship Pts.
cataqua at Hiogo; the Idaho at Nagasaki; the
Shenandoah at Hiogo; the Oneida at Yokohama:
the Monocacy and Iroquois at Hiogo; the Ash
uelot at Nagasaki: the Aroostook off Foo. Chow
and Island of Formosa; the Unadilla at Hong
Kong, and the Maumee at Nsgasaki.
TIE ELECTIVE FRANCHIsR-Mr. Sumner
introduced in :he Senate, to-day, a bill to en-
force the several provisions Of the Constitu.
tion aboi.shIng slavery, declaring the immun-
tiles of citizens. and guaranteeing a Repu blcan
form OF government, by securing the elective
franchise to citizens deprived OF IL by reason
of race, color, or previous conditions. 1t was
read twice and ordered to be printed.
PERsoNAL.-Coi. Dom Piatt, well known rs
one of the most brilliant journalists of the
country, is in town for the sess ION as the Wash.
ington correspondent Of the Cincinnati COM
aeTeidl.
q. GORDON ADAMS has been appointed
United States District Attorney tor the South.
ern District Of Mississippi.
GENERAL GRANT reached New York yester- /
day, on his return from the East. He will re- !
main there until Thursday next
FURrHHR REDUCTION IN THE ARMY.-Gen-
eral Orders No. 80, just issued by command OF
Gen. Grant, directs that until further orders
the following non commissioned officers, being
deemed unnecessary under the present circum-
Stances & OF tne army. Will not be appointed, ex-
Generals Once For q company Of Infantry,
and OF Artillery not mounted.-fhe company
quartermaster sergeant ard four OF the corpo-
rails. For regiment OF Cavalry, ARTILLERY and
Ipfanuy.-The reglmenal commissarv ser.
geant and regimental hospital steward The
reductions to be made under this order Will he
brou ght about gradually by not filling yacan
cies which may occur In the grades desia.
mated.
1IfKRHAL RsvsHuI-The receipts to-day
from this source were s600,07sS3.