Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-31
EVENING STAR.
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DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENuE.-The receipts from this
source to day were 1855, $50.
The LBGAL-TESDER NOTES outstanding at
thisdate amount to 1881, Il5. 437.
THE PRESIDENT visited the capitol after the
cabinet meeting Yesterday, and conferred with
several Senators on the louisiana question.
SENATOR CARPENTER will introduce his bill
providing for a nsw election in Louisiana, in
the Senate on Monday.
TIE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT to be issued
on Monday next will, it is understood, show o
slight increase.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT of bonds of the loan of
June 18th, 1858, redeemed and exchanged to
date is S14, $500
NOT OVER FIFTY members were in attend
snce to- day at the session OF the House Of Rep
resentatives.
Mr. II. G. ROGERS, second deputy commits
sioner of internal revenue, was yesterday ap-
pointed first deputy in place Of Gen. Sweet, de-
ceased,
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, will be appoint
ed by the President as the Pacihc-coast member
of the commission to test coins at the Philadel-
phia mint on the 18th of February.
THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER RRcALLBD.-Ba-
ron Lederer, the Austrian minister, has re-
ceived letters recalling him from the United
States. Baron Schwarz Senborn, president of
the Vienna Exposition, has been appointed BY
the Austrian government to take his place as
minister to Washington.
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tors and Representatives we're at the Executive
Mansion and various public departments to-
day attending to business for themselves and
their constituents. The President was visited
by quite number of members of both Houses.
Assistant Secretary Cowen, who has been alb
sent from the city for a day or two, was among
the callers at the Executive Mansion to day.
LETTER Box AND MAIL-LocKs CONTRACTS.
Postmaster General Creswel has decided to
| accept the locks and keys, and the proposal of
Messrs. F. W. Smith and F. Egge of Bridge
port, Conn.,, for street letter boxes at 81 p for
each lock, and Is cents for each key, and also
the locks and keys, and the proposal of Mr.. F.
W. Mix, OF Terryville, Conn, for registered
mails, at s1..j for each lock, and 80 cents for
each key.
REDUCTION OF CLERICAL FoRCE-To.day
Col. Martin, A. A. g., notified sixteen clerks
that their services are no longer required by the
government. Among them were twelve first
third-class and five OF the second class receiy ed
notice OF their reduction TO a lower grade
These we're all employed in the Office of the AID /.
lutant General OF the army, but were borne on
the Qusrtermaster Generals rolls.
TIE TESTING COMMISSION The foIIowin,
named gentlemen have been designated by the
President as commissioners for testing the re-
served gold and silver COINS of the United
states TOR the year 1873, and will assemble mt
The mint in Philadelphia on the 18th day of
o awf For fInt.
rie, Phila; Han. j. p. Jones, U. s. s.; Prof.
Francis j. Childs, Cambridge, Mass; Prof. n.
+. Rogers, Phiia; Prof. j. f. Hilyard, Wash.
% s EeP PIO ccyR Gnn fe cds Pf La
Prof. j. b. Elliott, Washington, ID. c.; Dr. b.
F. Tavlor, La; Andrew Mason, esd, New
noIki Snas M; walker, esq, Ind, and John
Merrick, esq, Boston.
TIE MARQUIS DE NoAILLxs, the French
Minister, yesterday presented his letter of recall
to the President, and in 50 doing expressed his
appreciation of the kindness with which he had
been treated by the executive and the govern
ment. He hoped the amicable relations be-
tween his government and that Of the United
states would continue, and in closing said he
had been instructed TO convey to the President
the most sincere good wishes of President
the regret with which he parted from the Mar
quis, and reciprOcated the desire for a continu-
ance OF friendly relations between France and
the United States. He also begged the retiring
minister TO convey his kind wishes to President
Mcmahon.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session, yesterday confirmed the following NOM
inations:-George Tying, United States marshal
for Arizona; Lafayette Cartee, surveyor gen.
eral of Idaho; 4. W. Holbrook, register of land
office, New Orleans; Edward w. Arnold, regis
ter OF land Office, Grand Island, Neb.; James
X. Willard, collector of customs, Erie, Pa; A,
T.. Lemee, receiver of public moneys, Natchi-
toches, La; Norman Thacher, receiver OF p1b-
lie moneys, Menosha, Wis. Postmasters-N.K X.
Leyett, Exeter, n. II j. l.. Stevens, Man
chester, N; H.; David Boynton, Hsverhili,
Mass; E. Harrington, Newburgh, N. Y; r.
Elijah. Pensacola, Fla; VIM. G. Carson,
Townsville, Ga; Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Wilson
al The Dalles, Oregon; s. q. Kenaga, Kanka-
kee, Ill.
E2PENsR OF PAYING THE IRRESPONSIBLE ap-
pears from an official communication OF Com
missioner of Pensions Baker that the cost to the
government of the disbursements, under the
existing laws of SO. 900 900 of pension MONEYS
is about one and half per cent. of the whole
amount disbursed. This, he says, is believed to
be less percentage of cos. in the disbursement
other branch of the public service. The single
item OF postage upon pension vouchers and
checks does not fall short of S1G0, 900, which is
about twenty per cent. OF the whole cost of dis
buTsement. Ths aggregate amount of compen-
satlon 10 agents Is set down at 81 Az ,l26. The
Committee on Appropriations propose to change
the law relating to fees paid to pension agents.
There are number of these Off GERS now receiv-
| ing the annual salary including fees amounting
| TO hfteen or twenty thousand dollars.
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