Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 55,ss675.
No CABINET MEETING was held day owing
to the absence of the President.
ToBAoco-The commissioner Of internal
revenue has decided that all tobacco stored in
export bonded warehouses June 6, may be with
drawn ut reduced rates (under the new act of
Congress- on and after July I.
SECRETARY BRLKNAP will not probably
return from West Point, now that Congress has
adjourned, until after the examination at the
military academy il completed, which will be
the latter part of the present week.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Boutwell, has gone to
his home in Grot6n, Mass, to be absent for two
weeks. ''''Secretary Fish who has been serious
" indisposed for several days past left this city
last evening for his home on the Hudson. Mrs.
Fish had already preceded him. ''''Hon. 8. s..
Cox continues to improve in health rapidly.
Is stated that before the departure Of the Japa
nese Embassy on their eastern tour they pre-
sented to Secretary Fish the project Of q treaty,
which was not satisfactory to this government
In turn Mr.. Fish presented project which will
Embs ssy win return here about the 23d or oath
instant, for the purpose OF settling upon the
terms Of the treaty. - p -
MRS. COLLINS, wife of DIR. W. T. Collins, late
pension agent in this city, called on the Second
Controller to-day to learn whether her husband
is still entitled to pension, he being . de-
fauifer to the government. The Controller JIM
formed her that her husbands defalcation doss
not inyalidate his claim to pension, under .
law OF Congress passed in 1880, and that he
would continue to receive his pension the same
rs other pensioners.
The EIeRT-HoUR LAw.-The Supervising
Architect of the Treasury has, with the perms-
sion Of the Secretary OF State, addressed letter
to all contractors engaged in getting out stone
to give their men the fun beneft Of the eight
hour law and to make no reduction OF pay on
account Of the reduction in the hours of labor.
Thus the Treasury and State departments are
fully committed the enforcement Of the eight
hour law. -U
DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FAM
ILY FOR Lone BRAKoH.-The President, ac-
companied by Mrs Grsnt, Mr.. Dent, father Of
Mrs. Grant, young Jesse Grant, SON OF the Pre-
sident, and Baine Dent, son Of Judge Dent, left
this morning on the O'Clock train for Long
Branch. Gen. Porter, private secretary to the
President, left for Long Branch several days
s.nce, to prepare the Presidents cottage for his
reception. 1t Is probable that the President
viii return here ON Tuesday, to hold session Of
the Cabinet on that day.
How THE PRESIDENTS LETTER OF AcoEpr-
ANcB WAS WRIrrkN.-Soon after receiving the
presidents and vice presidents Of the national
republican convention yesterday afternoon, the
President LETT for the Capitol, arriving there a
few minutes before threeo'clock. He at once went
to his room on the Senate side, and sitting down
at table read over carefully the letter notify
ing him OF bis nomination. After reading the
letter ne took up q lead pencil and began
writing his reply on half sheet or letter paper :,
Senators Wilson and Logan, Solicitor General
Bristow, Secretary Robson, Judge VIM. A.
Richardson, General Cowen, Assistant Score
tary OF the Interior; General Babcock, and MI. !
Luekey, OF the Executive Mansion, being
r Pes sse p.., and engaged in conversation;
finished the letter read it aloud to those pres
ent, upon which they all expressed themselves
highly pleased with it, A verbal alteration,
suggested by one OF the gentlemen present, was
accepted by the President, but with this ex-
ception the original draft of the letter bore no
erasures. After press copies had been made,
iicitor General Bristow, at the iatter's reSusst
The first copy of the letter was sent to Judge
Settle and the Associated Press, aud the morn
ing papers were furnished with copies st about
seven O'Clock last evening.
The COMPROMISE ON tbs ENFORCEMENT
BILL-Congress adjourned at nine O'Clock last
night to December next, the session having
been extended twice during the day in orsIer
that more time might be secured to devise some
plan to dissolve the deadlock over the civil
snndry appropriation bill, which arose on the
Senate in the shape Of the supplemental enforce
ment or election bill After the committee had
oeen appointed three times, and after q session
OF nearly fifteen hours, the conference finally
modifed the Objectionable feature Of the bili,
when efterwards passed both houses, % as to
provide LIST, that ten citizens shall. prior to the
registration of voters, ask the United States
Judges for the appointment or supervisors Of
elections for Congress and other United States
omcers; "a, no compensation TO be allowed to
these supervisors except in towns and cities Of
over 1000 Inhabitants; Sd, no more marshals
shall be authorixedby this act than are provided
Tor by law to which Il Is an amendment; 4th, the
supervisors shall have no power or authority to |
make any arrests or to perform any other duty
except to be in the Immediate presence of the
officers holding the election, and to witness the
counting OF the votes and to witness the making
Of the returns thereof. The majority OF the
democratic members were willing 10 take this As
compromise (inasmuch as the power to make
arrests or to call In the military were waiyed)
rather than have an extra session sndt habeas
corpus extension, the civil rights bill, and a
more obnoxious enforcement act passed
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