Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL RKvExUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s1s3 .o42.5,.
PRESIDENTIAL EoNISArIoSs.-The Pre.i-
dent sent the following nominations TO the
Senate to-day &C. III. Blocker, collector inter-
nal revenue, Sd district, North Carolina; II. C.
Kerr, register land office, jackson, Miss.
TRE FRIENDS OF the Hubbard postal telegraph
scheme claim to have secured a sufficient num-
Der Of votes in the Senate to pass their bill
whenever they can get it up. Even il 80, it is
clear that the bill has no chance in the House.
GENERAL SLOCUH, member Of Mr.. Wilson's
special committee investigating the credit
mobilier and the Union Pacific railroad, re-
marked to-day. in conversation. that the com
mittee made a mistake In their action yesterday
relative to Stewart, the refractory witness.
PHELPS, DoDek & Co. have withdrawn their
proposition TO settle all claims against them,
growing ont Of alleged falsifed invoices, by
payment To the Treasury department of
$3.50 coo. The suit commenced against them by
the United States District Attorney in New
York will now be continued.
The LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION drags it's
slow length along before the Senate committee
on privileges and elections. the only persons
seeming to be interested in it being Governor
WaTmOth, Governor Pinchbaek, General Nc
MILAN. ana few others, who will be directly
affected by the result of the pending inIui-
sitioD.
A DESPATCH TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
announces that the United States steamer ar
ragansett, Commander r. W. Meade, arrived at
CallaO January first, from Sydney, New South
Wales; officers and crew all well. Comma nser
Meade reports that since the ship left New
York, ~ months ago, she has passed AIS days at
sea and sailed $4,000 miles.
CIVIL SERVICE CONFERENCE.-The.
James H. Saville, chief clerk Of the Treasury
department.; Edward o. Graves, chief clerk of
the Treasurer's Office, and 5. l. Kimball, chief
clerk OF the Revenue Marine bureau. had long
consultation with the Commissioner of Customs
yesterday, in relation to promotions TO be made
in the customs bureau, and the ten additional
clerks recently asked for by the commissioner.
NAVAL CHASGEs.-Lieutenant Commander
John j. Read ordered to the receiving ship at
New York; Master Charles w. Chip to the
Juniata; Lieutenant Commander Edward n
Kellogg detased from the receiving ship at New
YORK and ordered To the Juniata; Lieutenant
John +. Merry from the navy ward at Ports
mouth. y. H., and Lieutenant II. F. Perkins
from the Constellation and ordered to the Jnni-
alta.
THE WHITE HOUSE, was again crowded with
visitors to-day. Among those who had inter
views with the President were Senator. Ame.
Logan and Wilson, Representatives Buckley.
Schofeid. Wallace, Halsey, McHenrv and Ste
venson, VIM: A. Pile, L. $. minister to Vene-
zuela: Gov. Bennett. of Idaho; Harry Lott NJ
G. elect from Louisiana; l.. Edgerton, Tours
France; ex-GOv. Pinchbaek, Gen. Tom Thumb
Commodore Mutt and ladies.
SENATOR CAhsRoN has declined a BANQUET
rendered him by the Pennsylvania republican
association In q letter thanking the associa-
ton for the intended compliment he saws he
shIlnks from the honor not because he does not
fully appreciate il but from natural disincIins-
ton to any display which involves his friends
in preparation. trouble. and expense. He saws
he would much rather meet the members Of the
association and their wives at his home in Har-
risburg, and 50 invites them, individually or
collectively, to come there and meet him
where none OF the restraints Of public banquet
could lntr ude.
The NAVAL RANK QUESTION BETWEEN
RKGULAR AND VOLUNTEER 0TFIcERs.-Sev-
eral weeks since the Secretary of the NAVY re-
ferred to the Attorney General for examination
and decision the question of rank at issue be-
tween certain regular and volunteer Off GERS of
the navy. Ex-Secretary Cox. counsel for the
volunteers several days since filed his argument
with the Attorney General. and yesterday ex-
Attorney General Evarts. on behalf of the reg
uiars filed his argument. Mr.. Evarts claims
that the case is very plain, and feels confident
OF decision in favor of the regulars. con-
tTsry decision would involve the entire altera-
ton OF the navy register creating not only con
fusion. but great dissatisfaction; besides the
government would have 70 pay about $3.50. os
back pay to the volunteers.
GEN. BUTLER BRINGS Down THE Horsg-
While the bill giving pensions to soldiers OF the
war Of 1872, who resided in the rebellious states
during the late civil war, was being considered
III the House this afternoon. Gen. Butler made
a.brief but eloquent speech in advocacy OF the
measure. He said these old veterans should
have their dues, even il during the rebellion
they were led BY circumstances 10 sympathiZe
with treason. They had won the right to be
wrong once in their lives, and the government
should deal generously with them. He ended
New Orleans of 1872 would be RENE mbered and
the New Orleans Of 1862 forgotten. He was
Loudly applauded several times by the members
made no attempt to suppress tho demon stration
PROMOTIONS UNDER THE CIVIL Service
EULEs--The members OF the board OF exami-
ssrs for the Treasury department wore engaged
yesterday in examining the work standing and
attend ance record of the twelve clerks of class
one, who entered the department under the
civil service rules on the first of last August,
and whose probationary appointments for six
months therefore expire with this month. The
result was satisfactory in every case, and the
general testimony of the immedat superiors of
the probationers was that they are much supe-
rior IN both capacity and efficiency to the aver
age OF the appointees under the Old system.
The board intend to make this examination
thorough in every case and 10 withhold their
recommendation for reappointment from any
factory IN all particulars.
BLAINE's TRrUhPH.-The preliminary pro-
eeedings of POland's committee, prior to the
examination of Colfax's bank account, were also
very Interesting, but they were entirely eclipsed
by the death scene in Collars affair. Speaker
Blaine never made better use OF his great abili-
ties than he did in his encounter with Mr.. Ste
venson. instead of being investigated he put
that gentleman on the rack and used him up
very badly. The statement Of Mr.. Blaine in
regard 70 his transactions with the Nes.rs.
Soburns, OF Skowhegan, Maine, in the Iowa
ais and Sioux City roads was very frank and
manly, and while il undoubtedly raised some
inquiries - to how Mr. Blaine has made all his
money in . few years. it will nevertheless COM
pleteiy exonorate him from all blame in this in
stance. He had no connection with the road till
January 20. 1872, after the road was built and
running. He took no part in the legislation of
lS6S, extending the time for the completion OF
The road In osdeS 70 cave the land grant of 1856
ME-. stevenson attempted one or two retorts TO
ne Speakers keen thrusts At him, but he always
got w0rsted.
The explsnAfisn of Senator Logan seems TO
give entire satisfaction. This IL due more than
anything else TO his frAnknesS.-N. r. syn
ypeIiai
@Forty-two Internatisaalists were arrested
N Paris on Tuesday night.
1Iarge sums q money have been collected |
n PHILADELPHIA for the Aeade memorial fund