Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENug.-The receipts from this
source day were $780, iI22.
TEE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the new loan to-day
were s496,TJo, the total amount now footing Up
S55, 45I $50.
TIE AUSTRIAN FRIGATs NovARA is expected
TO visit ANNAPOLIS, Nd, in the course OF a few
days.
NEITHER HOUSE OF CONGRESS being in
session to-day, the Departments were crowded
with Senators and Representatives having
business with the heads OF bureaus.
SENATOR CAMERON and Hon. John W. For
ney, Collector OF the Port of Plila ielphia, had
long interview with the President this morn
ing.
PACIFIC SLOPKR's CONsCIENCg.-A con-
tribution OF SOS from an anonymous writer at
San Francisco was added 10 the conscience
fund day.
The PRESIDENT has gwen up his proposed
trip TO the Pacific slope on account OF the
continuance OF the session of Congress. He
will remain here until about the middle of june
or the first of uly, when he will go TO Long
Branch TO spend the summer with his family.
CoNFIRNATIONs.-TheS Senate in executive
session yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomi.
nations Of Hon. A. II. Latin, as naval Off GER -
New York, and of Hon. william A. Darlugss =
appraiser OF merchandise, and John II. YSRS
to be collector of internal revenue, I'd dstfiltk
Illinois.
THB Shenandoah Democrat says.-"Senator
Lewis is said to be 80 well pleased with Wash
iDgton city as a residence that he has sold out
all his stock and farming implements, and has
leased his farm for three years, with a view of
remaining at the capital during that time, If no
longer"
THR SENATE COMMITTEE ON FoRRleN
RELATIONS has agreed to report in favor OF
admitting six Japanese youths to tie West
Point Military Academy, to be educated there
for military service; the Japan government TO
pay all the expenses. The committee also
agreed to report favorably on the Darien ship
canal treaty.
TBR TENNESSEE will be put out of commits
sion probably, and her crew distributed on two
or three smaller vessels TO be lifted out for for
eign stations. As the law limits the total num-
Der OF seaman in our navy to 5000, many OF
our vessels cannot be sent TO sea. The Tennes-
see, being large vessel, has enough men On
board TO tit out at least two smaller vessels.
INSPECTOR GENERAL EDMUND SoHRIvKR, L.
5. A, has been relieved from duty in The War
Department and as Inspector OF the Military
Academy at West Point, 10 take effect on the
10Th INST and the Secretary OF War directs that
hereafter ali reports and returns OF the Military
Academy be made to the Secretary direct
General Scbriver still retains his position as In
slector General of the army, aud will probably
be ordered 10 some other part OF the country
SERENADB TO GOVERNOR MoRToS-Ihe In
disnians at present in this city have rendered
complimentary serenade to Senator Morton
o-nlght at O'Clock, al the National Hotel.
President aggI
will be in attendance General Shanks of In
diana, will introduce Senator Morton in a short
addIess' and the Senator will reply at length,
touching particularly on the political situation
ana the duty of the republican party The
Marine band will furnish the music.
Mr.. SCHENCK's SALAKY-Tbe Senate = M.
IN session TO day, having adjourned from yester
day to Monday. While the doors were closed IT,
Executive session last evening, the Senate sus-
pended Executive business long enough TO take
up and pass, on motion of Mr.. Cameron a bill
TO pay Gen. Schenck his salary, as Minister t.
England. Under the Old law any foreign min
lster was debarred from receiving his salary
who remained twenty DAYS in the United States
after receiving his instructions.
NAVAL ORDERS To-DAY-Lieut. Commando
John Neldman has been ordered to tue
receiving ship New Hampshire at Norfolk, Va
| Passed Assistant Paymaster Francis Il. Gillett
nas been ordered TO the naval station at Mound
City, Illinois. Ensign Richard Mitchell has
been detached from the Tennessee and ordered
| TO the TIconderoga. Ensign j. w. Graydon
has :een detached from the Tennessee ami
ordered TO the Shawmut. Paymsster Leonard
a railey has been detached from the nsva
slsuen AT Mound City, Ill, and ordered to
| settle his accounts.
| The AMENDMENTS TO DEFICIENCY BI1I
Messrs. Dawes, Beck, and Niblack, three mem
bers OF the special committee of the House to
whom were referred the deficiency appropria-
uon bill bad meeting yesterday. Mr.. Dickey
called to his home, IN Pennsylvania by the
Illness OF MS chAd. a large number OF the
Senate amendments were disagreed to, and the
appropriations in Others were considerably
| reduced. 1t was agreed to recommend ths
striking out OF the section in regard to the ne
| park, from the Executive Mansion to the
| Capltol. one OF the reasons assigned for this
| recommendation is that the park would clos
! up all the streets leading to South Washington
| except Seventh and Fourteenth Streets AMI
| would thus cut Of all communication with tne
| water front except through two channels
Another reason advanced was that to construct
| the park would be doing great injustice 10 the
| property holders IN its vicinity. Il was Also
| agreed TO omit the section for paving Penn.
| sylvsna avenue, from 18th street to George
| town. The committeeagreed 10 report favors-
bly, Oh the Senate amendment TO reDeal the
! law which requires Congress TO assemble on
TIE 3th of March.
| WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIKP SIGNAL OPY1CRR)
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April S-I03O a. m. (
| Synopsis for the past "a hOurs.-The barometer
nas varied slightly ALI is now again high on the
1 south atlantic and Gulf coast, and the weather
has continued a. before, clear and warm. with
gentle winds. very rapid fan In the barome
ter in the Northwest took place Friday evening
| with high Northeast winds on the upper Lakes
| ana followed by brisk Southeast and South west
| winds on Lakes Michigan and Erie. Threaten
ing weather with occasional light rains have
been eported from the upper Mississippi valley
and from the Eastern States. Brisk Northwest
WINDS were rel Orted last evening from Cali.
fornia; this mornings reports have not been re-
ceiyed.
FrotdLilities.-Ihe weather will probably con-
time partially cloudy and clear on the GuH
south, and Middle Atlantic. The clouds will
probably clear away in the Eastern States with
nothing more than very light rains Partially
CLOUDY weather with fresh Southwest winds viii
probably continue over the upper and lover
Lakes. wv
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