Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-08

ThR AMOUNT OF national bank notes received
to-day icr REDEMPTION fOots up $50 ,9Is
THE CABINET assembled shortly after u
O'Clock to- cay and sdjourued at 80. Al the
members were present.
II Is REPORTED that DR.. Hayes, the Arcti,
explorer, will urgs upon Congress the propTiety
Of ting oIt an Arctic expedition to act in con-
junction with the one htlEg cut by the British
sovoTnment.
President GRAFT, Postmaster Genera
Jewell. Senator Cor Killing and Horny Ward
Bsecisr have accepted invitations 90 attend the
anniversary dinner Of tue NeS Eng .ad Society.
al New York, December -
TER INDIAN AUTHORIZATION BILL reported
IL the House Yesterday drops two of the Indian
inspectors provided for in the 1T o. 1872. This
leaves the number OF inspectors three instead
Oi i've as heretofore.
THE WAsHIN NGTOH MoNUNE.T-Iu the
bcuse, yesterday, General Chipm an presa utsi
several petitions fIom the citizens OF various
states fayOTiUg the early completion of the
Washington Nati0na! Monument.
TIE COMMITTEE OF WAYS A.D MEANS
heid their fret meeting this mOrnirg. The only
business trans acted was the arrange ment Of the
caientaT Of bills before them in the order il
"hich the committee propose to give them at
TIE President will have the same business
hours this winter az last; devotirg 2 the MORNINGS
from ten to twelve O'Clock to Senators and Rep
Tesenta'ives, aud receiving by card from twelve
o'S.Cch uss.n t'O jim each afternoon, except
cabinet dayS-IEesGays aud FTi4sys.
A SAD CASE OF InsAEITY.-Comnande
N. G. Cushing United States navy, of Abe
marie fame, VINO has been stationed at the
4
come insane, and was yo-tsrday re moved 20 the
government hospital in this city.
THosE HAVING CHARGE OF the several appro-
pr.aticn bills presented il the House yrs:erl.ay
vii net probably push their consideration until
after the Christmas holidays. this DELAY being
"CEs sicC rcd necessary IN order 20 allow mIrn5srs
to acql&int themselves with the details.
THF PREsIDENg's SALARY.-In tie Senate
his morning, BIZ. Wright, OF Iowa, offered g
bill providing that on and after the An dsy of
Harch, 1877, ;hC salary Of the Pres. dens Of tne
Hlte0 States shtll be SIS tOJ pes suu1m aud
thst AT bills Or parts Of ills incCHs' re
with DC repeated. Ordered to De printed.
MANY OF THE DEIoCEATIC members OF the
House ot Representatives express themselves a.
greatly pleased With tba Presidents message,
especially that portion which treats OF the
HsanCts and fzyy!s early resumption OF sUecls
Fsyn e1tS. A.T. HOLMAN - Of the opinion that
p ~ portion Ot the MESA ge is t.rst class emo
cratic document.
CcaG GREssNgN NOT TO BE CLAIM AGESrs-
he House OF Representatives tod AZ passsd a
bl introduced by NIr. Beck, OF Kentucky,
which prohibits a Senator or ReUresents. i've
D Congress, or Deieg4te from appearing in the
interest q any sJiJ in court o. claim Deldiug IL
he executive departments against the United
Stat-s.
NAVAL ORDERs Commodore Georga T.
BeikEGp ordered 10 duty Oh tie Cpas: Su-vey
a. bydFo2TaphiC inspector. Lieutenant Sum
nCr c. Paine Is ordered 70 special dutv con-
rec-e1 vt.h the farther su-ve- of tie fsthnns
of Dartsn. Iteu'enant. Edward ". Very ts-
t-CLeG frOm the Washington navy yard, 4cd
% iUuit G 20 Guty pom the further survey o. 5as
CtIEus OF DaTIen.
CAPTArN WILLIAM BUEas, L. s army, died
No. 1i5s 5 street north vest. of c11sum DttJn.
yesterday. Captain Burns eni istsf IN c0maan7
k, .4'b New York vOluI teers June 1851: los
us LIT at White Oak SWAMP. ana vas
a--cre ards on 81 ecizi dlty at thc war depart
'nFEtln command d tie guard At tJ6 time Sec
reta-y stanton refused 10 vacate hi- Offic, bv
fIGCr OF President johnson. vas transferred 10
lie regular army IL 1863. and placed ON the
..tIeG l'st Il Is .. He leaves a wise and one
child
BUEEAU or EssRAvIEs AND PRIsTIHG.-
secretary BrisfOS in Lis report, 81 abstract Of
Csreful consideration Of themannsr u prepsr-
~ the bonds, notes, stamps and issued by the
-Eited States, "a LED 10 the conclusion that
he work can Re more satisfactorily and
-afely oCne IL the Treasury Depart maut than
cisewheTS. The Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing is now supplied with the best ma
ctiEtTy, which has been acquired AT great cost
sTd tie most skiltul artists are enn!ovec by
he government without difficulty. Ths system
= cheCks new II use ia that bureau. together
Ti'h the spec'a! paper adopted ny The depart
uent, furnish al proper aud reasonable pro.
fSclou against duplication and 9th Z fTaUgs.
T8E SENATE CoMMtTTHEs.-The Senate all
curLet az ha't-pzst j. o'clock to-day until to-
morrow. This course was necessitlted from
be tact that tie committees OF the Senate do
sOt DO q over. but are aYpOIntBd every ssssign
.nG uIfli The list ras Ieeu agreed upOI, business
faIIJl be prepared for action IL the Senate
.a-cLs was .eld Yesterday after the Senate ad-
OUTu5d, aud seHst0-s NOrTiil Of Me, Sargent,
scott, OElesby and Pease wers appointed a
aCmM.tt6e 10 revise the 'ist OF Senate commit
-ees- Immediately after adjournment to-day
tnlttee.
he caucus was still in session At O'Clock,
sud 4 WGs thought there would not % any ma
eTlai changes IL any OF the committees.
PERSONAL The fol!owlns are registered at
WilaTGs: Hons. j. r. Sher wood, ". ). Moore,
ChAs. O'Neil, NJ /. Ward, Eli SALISBURY, Ly-
nan l. more, Hannibal Hamjin, ". ID. Kelly.
Leonard Myers, X. j. OElesSy. = r. HaBisv
\ EetT Smith, w. r. Lansing, =. L. Fort anj
lanliy, :. W. Kellogg. p. W. Hitchcock, G.. W.
s,ofis!d and family, W. j. South .rd, 5. Ross,
y. ID Shoemaker, G.. W. LanisJn, .JnO B
CLARK, Jr.. EraSCus Wells, Wm. X Morrison
A. Ccn;ngo, l.. Bogy, l. B. Gunckle and fami-
y, Amos Clark. t. ). Birny, j. ). Negly, j. Il.
AlcoTL, ". II. StOEe, o. l.. St8nnard, a.. Dan
'Ord, 4. ". Hughes. w. =. Herndoa. Cingm4n,
y. o. Hons. L. j. CraDeT, n. Y ". III. Stoue
y. 7. Lewis, a la 81. W. JOhusOn Il rot. Hamil.
fOn and family, y. j., Judge X. ". Hughes
-'-SenstOr Morton is expected 10 arrive in
Washington tomorrow morning.
THE SEVERAL APPROPRIATION BILLS re-
ported yesterday in the House appropriate the
following sums: Legislative, Sc, sI9 653 ,434 Il;
army bill, 81 ,10I 500; Indian, 81, ,s65 sg7 80:
Notifications, $3.50 900; naval, $Io g76 FOG 10:
consular and diplomatic, 81 ,33S ,O35-totsl'
Sdl ,3e5 ,is2.sl. From the book Of estimates sent
m to Congress, by the heads OF the several
departments the following amounts are asked
Dor: For the salaries of officers, members aud
employees OF Congress, 81, $50 ,l27; for the Execu-
i've establishment proper, SIS 100; Department
OF State, els63s,165; Treasury, sI7IC65 PA:
War, s52 5Ss ,Oi9i Navy. S2l Os6 .C27; Interior,
s42, eos IS; Poet Ofice sI0, ,i6S 750 Department
o. Justice. 81, 100 ,260; Department OF AgrtcuI-