Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-20
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRysNUs.-1he receipts to-day
from this source were s2s5 T23.
GIN. LcNcsTBEEr vas or the floor OF the
Honse to-day, and attracted 10 little attention.
- GEN. BLAIR is 10 be banquetted By : fl snis
IN ST. Leuis on Saturday night. aud viii leave
that city for Washington On Sunday night.
TEE Commissl oneE OF Internal Revenue has
iec.dcd that no revenue stamps are reg aired on
renewals OF insurance policies.
r. b BAHEwas to-day appointed by the POST
master General a special asen; on mail iepre-
dsiions, a, 81. so Pc annum.
ANOTHER STATE COMING IS.-The Ssna.e
Committee on Territories has decided 10 report
bill 10 enable Colorado to for nl ate 20 Tern.
msnt.
VICE ADMIRAL STEPdEN G. Rowan will
probably be stationed at New York, as port al
niral OF that port, in place OF Rear Admiral
StIingham, who is on the retired list.
"
REAR ADMIGAL gibson, recently in COM
mand of lie European squadron, has been
retired promoting w. Il. Taylor, 10 be rear
admiral and Captain '. Collins to be coIn,Do
dOre.
THE House Jndic airy Committee this morn
ing agreed to report a bin dividing the STATE o.
Texas into two judicial districts, which le,is-
lates Duvall, present United states Judge
there, out OF Office.
COMMISSIONER ov THE LAND OPFICE-The
Senate Committee on Public Lands TO-DAY
agreed TO report favosably upon the nomina,isp
of Willis Dunn noad TO he Commissioner orthe
a. IN
Wilson.
THE BIDS for furnI.hiu. the Post Offce De-
partnent with wrapping paper, letter balances.
and stationery of all kinds, were opened to-day
There we're forty in all, from dealers in all
parts Of the country. The contract VIII be
awarded i'll about ten days.
NAVAL ORDERS TO-DAY.-Lient. Com. Geo.
h. Perkins. ordered 20 examination for promo
ton; Master Charles .. Aliibone, ordered TO
the 1iconderoca; First Asst Engineer Edwin
1. Phi ilppi, ordered to the Philadelphia navy
yard; Lieut.. Geo. w. De Long, aehed from
The Lancaster and placed on waiting orders
TIE NORTON stamp caucelling contract was
being argued to-day before Third Assistant
Postmaster General Terrir, Mr. Marcus p.
Norton, Tie inventor. appearing for himself
against his opponents TO the ri .hC OF tie profit
OF the invention. MCsSrs. Peter Lowe OF Ohio
U
York.
TEE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS were sent 70
the Senate o-day:-H. VI. Buckley, to be pen
sion agent at Louisville, Ky. Naval Promo
tions--Commodore VIM. X. TAYLOR. TO be re,
admiral; Captain Napoleon Collins. 10 be com
modoIe; Commander Thomas \. Phelps TO be
csptain: Lieut. Commander Chas j. McDoursl,
% be commander; Ensign y. y. Richards. to be
master.
that the Senate Judiciary Committee have
divided on the Georgia SenarOrship question,
Ncssrs. TrumbUll, Carpenter, Conklinu. and
Thurman deciding in favor of seating Mr.
Joshua Hill elected by the Legislature of IsjS.
and Nc RS. Edmruts, Stewart. and Rice re-
Poftlug In favor OF seating Col. Farrog elected
by the Legislature OF $50.
The AEMY AUTHORIZATION BuL.-The
House Committee Oh ApprOpriat ions this noru-
ing agreed to report the army appropriation ii
amounting to about twenty millions OF dolias
The bill was agreed upon in accordance With
the estimates. the Secretary OF War having cut
DOWN the bureau estimates 70 the smallest su N,
except that for the Ordnance Bureau. and tina
FOR Indian scouts which were cut down TO one
hal the estimate.
THE MISSOURI NoAINAT7 oNs CoSPieMrp.-
The Senate, in executive session, YESTERDAY On
hrmed the Following nomir atoms: Albert G..
Low fus assistant treasurer at ST. Louis. F''rs
q. Evsrs, OF Missouri, register of land of ce 1t
bonneville, Mo. james 4. Rawley. surveyor
OF customs, ST. Joseph, No. Elias W. Fox sur
vsyor OF customs, ST Lonis, No. Isaac S.
Yarmouth, postmaster, Phelps, Mo and George
IL. Buckner, st Charles. Mo.
The STAMPS CoNTRACr.-.Ioseph X. Carmen
ter, OF Philadelphia, has signed the contract Tor
printing all adhesive Internal Revenue stamus
or in other words, all documentary and proprie-
a Nm N ID 1rr Ia
entered into bond in the sum OF $50 900 for the
faithful Performance of his duty. This IS a sub
st2ntihl renewal of the last contract with Car
penter for the one class of stamps named Int
does not decide the question OF the contra ct for
The other classes Of stamps used in the collec-
ton ofthe revenue.
IHk election OF Gen. Logan TO the Senate
makes vacancy in the Office of Congressman
'slarge from Illinois after the 18th OF March
Il il stated that the Governor of Illinois Will not
order special election for members at large
and that, therefore, the election will occur a,
thought that the Hon Shelby NJ Cullom.
who now represents the SpTiD giield district will
receive The republican nomination. air. Gull
tom failed to get denomination last Fall
through the active enmty Of a few politicians
Of bis district. lie has served six wears I'm the
House, and is now chairman of the Com mittee
On Territories.
TRANSFER or ARMY OFFICEEs-Maior !. NJ.
WI2on, Engineer corps, has been relieved from
duty at Albsny, \. Y. and ordered to relieve
Maj. y. Bowen OF the charge of the fortifca-
tons, river and harbor improvements, and
other duties at Oswego, y. y. Mai. y. Bow en-
mar been ordered TO San Francisco. Cal. to re-
heve Maj. II. Nj Robert of his duties ~ engineer
ofhcer upon the stan of the division conruan-
der. Maj. Robert upon being relieved will re-
nort to the Secretary of the Treasury for Light
House duty Oh the Pacific coast. Second Lieut.
VI. q. Wilkinson, Sd infantry. has been ordered
10 du,y On the stan OF Gen. q. -. Howard Com
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION THIS Evxy-
iNG.-Ths want OF room at the Executive Man
sion on reception evenings of late years, and the
crowded condition on the parlors, halls, and
iDte-IoOms on such occasions have seriously
hierfered with the comfort and pleasure OF
visitors. To remedy this Inconvenience in some
measure. the steward OF the White House, Dir.