Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

O'c.ocE-viz: January 18th and 26th, February
stl.
MIS-. Blanes receptions every Wednesday
sffrrnoon of the season. beginning January
i-'b, from 2H to O'Clock.
INTERNAL EEvENUE.-Ther receipts from this
source to-day we're s3,5555-3S.
YINCrHT CoLYEG has yned the sccre sary-
ship Of the Board of Indian Commissioners.
TIE ONLY NoNTSATIoN sent to the Senate
to-day nv the President was that % w. X. Chase
TO be postmasier Of Waco Texas.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Board of Supcr-
vising Inspectors of Steamboats, was commenced
here yesterday. The session will probably last
two weeks.
LIPrTNCOTT's MAGAZINE for February has a
story entitled "The Strange Adventures OF
PhTton," supposed to have been written by
shaw, of Newspaper Row.
SAW THE PREsIpENT-The President this
morning saw Senator Flanagan and Represen-
tatIves Storm, Hill, McJunkin and Clark. A
delegation from Maine also called to pay Their
respects TO the President and were introduced
10y representative Hale.
SENATOR CARPENTER had large audience
to-day to hear his speech upon civil service
reform, and many were unable to gain admission
~.
re marks were listened 10 by Senators with much
attention.
SPEABgR BLAINE was absent from the House
To-day on account OF the sickness OF his littlc
son, three years cid, who is dangerously i'll with
intermittent fever. Mr.. Dawes, o. Mass occu-
pies the chair during the absence o. the Spe aker
We regret TO learn that Mr.. B!ains's child is
quite dangerously ILL.,
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE TERRIToRIEs-
Mr. Wilson introduced in the Senate to-day a
bin TO allow women TO vote and hold office IN the
territories of the United States Ii provides
that women may vote and be eligible 20 all
civil Offices in said territories the same con-
dltions in all respects as men. Referred to Ju-
dietary Committee.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLs.-The House
Committee on Appropriations this morning fin
ished the Post Ofiice appropriation bili-thc
total amount appropriated being SIS, 900 900.
The Pension bill, appTOpTiating $50 4s0 900, was
also finished; both Of which will be reported to
the House Immediately. The Army and NAVY
appropriation bill will be next considered.
THE TERRITORIAL DELECATEs in Congress
at their meeting yesterday unanimously adopted
resolution: "That in making federal appoint
ments within the territories the President is
resi- ectiuliy requested 10 apply the same rule,
by selecting citizens thereof, as is adopted i'm
making appointments in the several states"
The Delegates vi call in q body on the Presi-
dent next SatuT iay morning 10 present this SUBJ
Jcet TO him for his consideration.
SALARIES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.-The bill introduced in the House
OF Representatives by Gen Chipman, to fix the
salaries of the members of the Board of Health
OF the District of Columbia. provides that they
shall be paid salary of 50, 800 each annually,
and the salaries OF the persons now constituting
said board shalt be paid from the date of their
appointments respectively.
T"rAcco MxN-The Ways and Means Com
mitfoe this morning heard n delegation of to-
bacco men. Mr.. Bailey, of Virginia, spoke in
favor of a uniform tax of IL cents per pound
Mr.. Evans, OF New York. representing the TO-
baecO beard OF trade of that city, spoke in favor
OF the bonded warehouse system. The matter
Will cone Up again on Tuesday next. W hen other
deieSate representing the tobacco interests will
DC beard.
BACK IRON LoNDoS.-Messrs. Brown and
Carptni,I vi the Third Auditors Office; Gar
nett. Fletcher and Sample, OF the Secretary's
Office; Morgan, of the Second Auditors Office:
Baker, Of the Light House Board, and Coon OF
The Treasurer Office, returned here Yesterday
from London, where they have been acting as
clerks 10 Assistant Secretary Richardson. But
four clerks are now i'll London with Judge
richardson, as the work there is nearly COM
pleted.
MILITARY DIVISION OF THE oUTH DIscoy-
TrNUED--By direction OF the President the mil
iiAry division Of the south is discontinued, and
the commanders of the departments of the
south and of the gulf, com posing that division.
are ordered to report direct to the Headquarters
OF the army. The personal sta II of the late Ma
Jor General Haiieck are TO port for duty with
their proper commands, and the general Off GERS
OF the divisions to the chiefs of their respective
departments.
The MONITOR MAHoPAC, Commander ellis
fitting out to join the West India squadron, has
her officers and crew on board at the Navy ard
and to-day steam was gotten up for the purpose
OF testing and adjusting her machinery, and to
see how her guns and turret worked The trial
was satisfactory. She has been dismantlel since
1860. She will leave in a few days for the Nor
folk navy yard, where she will be run in the dry
cock Tor examination of her hull AND repairs, ii
needed.
The AWARDS for supplying the Government
Printing Office with paper during the ensuing
year will not be made by the Printing Commit
tee until next week. The contracts for 30 600
reams OF class one will probably be given to
Wheelwright, Nudge & Co., Hoffman, and III.
10 S1i19; seventeen thousand reams of class 3
between WheelwTight, Nudge x Co., III. NJ.
Clark & Co., Smith, Crosby * Co., and Jessup
three thousand six hundred reams of class TO
Jessup * Moore at Si6.62. The contracts for
smaller Quantities of various kinds of paper will
WoolwOrth X Graham, wheeiwright. Nudge &
Co.. the Seymo Paper Company, Smith Cros-
by y Co., and Jcssup * Moore.
LET Us HAVE PEAcKr'-A delegation ap-
pointed by the last yearly meeting of Fr;erc-,
consisting of Messrs. Samuel willets, VIM. u
Macy, Thomas Folk, bingham Cock aud Geo.
q. Macy, all of New York, called at the Waite
House this Afternoon and had conference with
the President. The special objest of the dele
CATION was to present memorial adopted by the
yearly meeting Of Friends, addressed to the
President and Congress, deprecating war as an
unchristian practice; hailing With joy the recent
settlement OF eur differences with Great Britain
BY court OF high commission, and entreatlng
That the attention Of the President and Con-
gress may be earnestly directed to the promo
ton OF arrangements tor the settlement OF any
future national difficulties that NAV arise by
arbitration rather than by resort to the sword
The President promised to give the memorial
serious consider atior.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
Is THE DIsTRIcT.-Mr. Wilson introduced in
the Senate to-day bill granting two millions
acres of public lands to the District of Columbia
for educational purposes. 1t provides that the
land shall be divided between the cities OF Wash
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