Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were SOS ,s19.65.
THE BOARD OF ARBITRATION appointed
under the Treaty of Washington assembled to-
day at Gen,va.
GOVERNOR PALAhE, of ILL.,, denies that he
has sent an agent TO this city to secure the
removal OF government troops from Chicago.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
are sill hard at work. No further de a cations
have been discovered.
Hon. MR.. Ella, the new Fifth Auditor, will
assume the duties OF his position on the LIST
proximo.
REVENUE COLLECTORS APPoINTED.-Benia
min F. Bell has been appointed collector of the
I'd internal revenue district and james r. Dover
for the same position in the All Georgia dstric..
The CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
By all the members, including Attorney General
Akerman. The session lasted until a quarter to
two O'Clock p. m.
Collector Murphy, of New
York, and George Jones, publisher, and +. j.
Jennings, managing editor OF the New York
Times, are in TIE city.
WHITE HOUSE Observation-Disclosures Chand-
Ter, Lewis and Hill, Representatives Hawley.
Gilfilan and Plat, Governor Parsons, OF Ala
bama, and the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue had interviews with the President to-day.
CONGRESS TC-DAY.-The Senate was not in
session to-day. The bill, noticed in yesterdays
STAR, appropriating 81, 0O0 900 for public build
ings in Chicago, was passed, also several bills OF
private nature.
PASSED ASSISTANT PAYNAsTER HENRY &.
MACHETTE, Z. s. ", has been ordered to special
duty at New Orleans, to relieve Passed Assist
ant Paymaster A. ii. Nelson, who has been de-
| tached and ordered 10 settle his accounts.
PART OF THE MONEY RErURNED.-The
| Treasury Department to-day received a check
| from FAINT, Washington & Co., bankers of this
city, for between $4,000 and 81 600, that sum
being the unexpended balance in their hands OF
| moneys received from Seth johnson, the Treas
| uIy defaulter, for speculation i'll bonds.
GEN'L SHERMAN AND LIEUT.. GRANT HEARD
| FRoN-The Secretary Of the Navy received a
| dispatch to-day from Admiral Alden, COM
| mandng the United States steamer Wabash
announcing the arrival of his vessel, with Gen
| sherman and Lieut.. Grant or board, at Cadz
Spain. yerybOCy was we'll.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate In
| executive session yesterday confirmed the fol-
| lowing nominations:
| George II. Williams, of Oregon, to be attor-
/ new general. (COntI med unanimously without
l reference to a committee.) George II. Boxer, o
Pennsylvania, TO be minister resident at Con
l stantihople, vice Wayne McVeagh, resigned
| Thomas W. Bennett, of Indiana, to be governor
Of Idaho, vice Thomas NJ. Bowen, resigned
Marsh tiiddings. of Michigan, to be governor Of
| New Mexico. vice Willard Warner, declined
| David X. Il. Nevin, of Pennsylvania, to be pen
sion agent, (widows' agency,) Philadelphia
| HOratio &. Sickle, to be pension agent fol
l invalid pensions at Philadelphia, vice William
| A. Forbes, suspended under the tenure-of-offics
l law.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS met in caucu!
this morning, and had quite a lively session
| until half-past O'Clock. 1t was finally agreed
/ TO adopt portion of Mr.. Trumbull's resolution
| for the appointment of a committee to inquire
| into the expenditures Of all branches of the ser
| vice; what Offices can be abolished; what sala
| ries or allowances ought tie be reduced; what are
| the methods of procuring accountability in pub
lie officers i'm the care and disbursements of pub
| lie moneys; whether moneys have been paid Ou
/ illegally, and generally how and to what extent
| the expenses of the service of the country may
and ought to be reduced. That portion of the
| resolution providing for civil service reform wa
| stricken out. Messrs. Buckingham, Howe
/ Pratt, Harlan, Stewart, Poole and Saulsbur,
| were agreed upon as the investigating commit
| tee authorized by the resolution. According {,
| report, the caucus was not very harmonious
| ard that Mr.. ConkliDg was especially difsatis
/ fed with the result.