Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-13
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INTERNAL REvENUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s253, 9Oo.lS.
GEN. SPINNER is still sick, and will probably
leave here in a few days for Florida.
THE DEPARTMENT VISITORS to-day included
numerous Congressman looking after the inter
ests of their constituencies
Col. ABNER DOUBLEDAY, oath United States
infantry, upon his own application, has been
retired from active military duty.
COMMODORE WILLIAM REYNOLDS, United
States navy, will be nominated to the Senate to
be Rear Admiral in place of Thornton A.
jenkins, who was retired yesterday
POSTAL CARps.-The entire number of postal
cards destroyed at Springfield, Mass, by fire
last week was 4,276,5OO. The manufacture of
cards has beer resumed.
PBRsoNAL.-Mr. s. NJ. welch, jr., the travel
ing agent of that important new line, the Buff
falo, New YORK and Philadelphia railway is at
WilaId's.
II. OF r., Dec. IL.
Star: You like fun. Why not dub Sam.
Cox as Hon. Sunset Cox, d. [dewl ID. [dropl?
sunset CON, u. ID. NY. Il.
CHEAP TRANsPoRTATIoN.-A meeting has
been called by the western members of the
House of Representatives, to be held to- night
in the hall of the House, to tackle the problem
OF cheap transportation.
TIE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS call
ed on President Grant and Secretary Richard
son to-day. No conversation was exchanged
with the latter officer concerning his letter on
Inc uenclent revenues of the government other
than in an informal way.
ECONOMY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGs.-A resolu-
ton will be introduced in the House next week
by the Committee on Expenditures on Public
Public Buildings, providing for an investiga.
ton of the present system under which govern
ment structures are built, and also to determine
whether the present outlay can be curtailed.
ANOTHER DINNER PARTy.-Gen. Morgan L
Smi til gave a dinner last night at his residence,
on X street. Gen. Sherman, Mr.. Justice Mil
er, Of the Supreme Court, Senators Logan and
Spencer, Governor Shepherd, Representatives
Hurlbut, Adams and waddell, Commodore
Reynolds, Gen. McCOok, MIR. Richard Harring
ton, and other personal friends of Gen. Smith
were present.
TIE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
Treasury department, is still running on half
time, owing to a lack OF work. Superinten nd emit
McCartee has acted on the principle that s'haIf
loaf is better than no bread, +" and has thus far
avoided making any wholesale discharge I'm
less congress, however, should see fit TO provide
the bureau with additional work in the way Of
making new notes, such discharge will be in
evitable before long.
RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS OF INvESTIoNs.-
In the case of Mckay VS.. Wooster ct AL, from
he Circuit Court for California, argued yester-
day in the Supreme Court, the question is
whether the purchase of a patented machine,
lawfully manufactured, and sold without spe-
cial restriction or condition within his territory
nv NAFr rfalo
chaser the right to use the machine in the terri
tory owned by another assignee of the patentee.
rhe court below decided in the affirm ativ G, and
n this decision assigned error the same
question is also held in the affirmative.
TIE CHARGES AGAINST SENATOR ELECT
PATTERSON. OF South CAROLINA, NOT SUs-
rAINED.-At Charleston, S. c., another attempt
1as been made before a trial justice to investi
cate charge OF attempt at bribery by John j.
Patterson during the senatorial contest last
winter. w. b. Jones, member of the House
rom Aiken, made an affidavit, but it was not
ieemed reliable, and as he did not appear in
he court il was thought the whole thing was an
fort at blackmaillng the Senator. The other
witnesses did not prove anything, and the case
was dismissed and Patterson discharged. 1t Is
understood that warrant has been issued for
he arrest OF Jones on the charge of perjury.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chaplain j. J. Kane to the
Minnesota, 22d inst; Lieut.. Com. WEIGH to the
receiving ship Potomac; Master II. Il. Monohan
and Paymaster NJ. b. Gushing to the Dictator
ON the 22d inst. Detached-Capt. l.. B. Luce
rom the Boston navy yard, and ordered to COM
mand the Minnesota; Commander j. f.. Jewett
rs member of the board of inspectors and
ordered to command the Dictator, 22d instant;
Lieut.. Commander H. +. Picking from the tor
pedO station, and ordered to the Dictator as ex
ecutive; Lieut.. A. V. Wadhams from torpedo
station, Newport, r. L., and ordered to the DC
tator; Lieut.. Commander II. b. Robson from
he New York navy yard, and ordered to the
Minnesota as executive; Lieut.. Commander G.
f. F. Wilde from the Boston navy ward and or
Tered to the Minnesota Lieut. Commander B.
ordered to the Dictator.
The SCENE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
While the House of Representatives was in
Committee of the Whole yesterday afternoon
on the bill appropriatDg four millions of dollars
to meet extraordinary emergencies in the Navy
department, MIR: Cox, commenting on an allu-
sion to the Spanish complications, said that he
I'D not believe there was fight enough in the
House TO kill mouse; that our coast was in a
iefenceless condition; that it was a shame that
We should be at the mercy of such a power as
Spain. He wanted better kind of diplomacy
man that he had seen on the Spanish question.
The course OF the government was defended by
Messrs. Hale, Myers, Hawley, Conn., and
others. Mr.. Cox said that in charging the House
with pusilanimity he had alluson to the act of
lettering his resolutions for recognizing the bel
igerent status in Cuba to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs. All the soldiers from C0nnec-
lieut. were brave when sectional strife was pend
ing, but when it came to defending the honor of
Hswley-e1cited and pulling up his coat-sleeve
said-"lf you want to know who are towards
YOU can md out" Mr.. Cox disclaimed any. inten-
ton Of discourtesy."
PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE OF THE SPECIAL
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL. Yesterday
afternoon, the House of Representatives on
motion OF MIR. Garfield, resolved itself into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Tyner in the chair
and proceeded to the consideration of the bill
making an appropriation to meet extraordinary
emergencies in the Navy department. The bill
provides as follows: "F0r pay of the navy,
$500 900; for contingent expenses, S25, 600; for
bureau of navigation, $50 200; for bureau of
ordnance, $500, 900; for bureau of equipment
and recruiting $500 GOO; for bureau of yards
and docks, $50 coo; for bureau of provisions and
clothing, $500, 0O0; for bureau of steam engineer
ing, s335 900; for bureau of construction and