Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-29

THE HOUSE Committee on Territories to-day
agreed 10 submit a report favorable to the ad-
mission of New Mexico as a state, and heard an
argument by Mr. Armstrong, delegate from
Dakota, in favor of the bill to CONSTITUTES the
northern baf OF that territory new territory,
to be called Pembina.
TIE House Committee on War Claims to-day
considered and agreed TO report Senate bill 3sI,
providing for the payment of Sl3, 500 for the
benefit of the Louisville and Bsrdstown turn
Pike road company, whose bridges were de
stIoyed during the war by order OF Major
General Nelson.
THE ARKANSAS CONTESTANTS, through
their attorneys now here, will present their
cases in writing to the Attorney General. who
desires that the respective claims may thus be
submitted, and after the arguments are faliy
Considered the President will decide in response
To the requests that both sides have male for
recognition by the general government
THE INVESTIGATION of the Reform school OF
the District OF Columbia will probably begin
early next week. The committee on the ex
penditures of the Interior department, who
have charge of the matter, are waiting for the
Speaker to fill the vacancy on the mmittee
caused by the unseating of Mr.. Rawis, OF
Georgia.
The INvEsTIGATICs into the affairs of the
District drsgs its SIC length along. Not an
iota of evidence has zen introduc ed to bring
discredit upon the il gritty of Gov. Shepherd
or the board; and the ,structionists have con
cnrs. Dana's man Gibson, the great sneak has
come to grief.-WGsh. Cor. Lyons " y RepaG-
lic0n.
Personalities President Wilson will leave
for Massachusetts on Friday He CONTEMPT ate
trip to California for the benefit of his health
which Is improving. Mr.. Bertholdi, the
French minister, has rented from Kennedy &
Son the furnished house OF Mrs. Bergman No
1921 street. '..'Senator BOut~ell - expected
to appear before the Ways and Means Commit
tee to testify relative to the Sanborn contracts
on Friday morning next.
THE NATIoNAL-The closing of the National
Theater this week was in consequence OF
Aimee breaking her engagement and OF the
sickness OF Miss Clara Morris. A spring Sc 4soU
will be commenced Monday, May 4, by earn
cross X Dixey's minstrel troupe, tn be followed
by Salyini, De Murska, Luccs, Rose Ettynge
and others. CarncrOss DiXey's minStrsls
who appear next week, are great favorites ami
they come now with better and stronger tru upe
than ever before.
TEE CLERKS in the different departments O;
the government at Washington are largely
indebted to Mr.. Kellogg for defeating the
amendment OF the Committee on Appropria-
tons to the legislative bill req mir.
ing seven bours labor daily in the departments
This leaves the hours of labor as 1t present yj,.
Si1 hours. This does not include employees %
tne bureau or Engraving and Printing. Mr
Kellogg also succeeded in Carrying his amend
ment relative to the engraving and printing q;
notes, bonds and securities Of the United states
he vote being i52 10 81, ana the effect being {
leave the engraving and printing of notes a.
now In the discretion OF the Secretary of thE
Iressury. The amendment of the Appropris-
items Committee, which defeated, sr,-
IHsed giving to the bank note company in sw
York 1924 900 and $50 900 for expressa ee and
ooecO to pay for printing notes at tine Treasury
department. Mr.. Kelloggs amendment appro-
PIRATES SLIPS 600 TO be expended at the dis
cretion Of the Secretary.
A NEW SALARY BILL.-In the Senate To- dav
Mr. Wright introduced Q bill, which was re-
TERED TO the Committee on Civil Service and
RetreDchment, in relation to certain ssIarie-
therein named and for the regulation Of the
civil service. The bill provides that from ana
after Oct. l, 1874 the compensation of oficsrs
clerks, me ssengers and other persons includ N
the Capitol police in the service of the Senats
eaeeR. as PROVIDED In the second section OF the
act, having or receiving . compensation Of
more than 81 200, shall be ten per cent less
than Inc amount now fixed by law, and thai
TINS REDUCTION shall not apply to arfect the sals
ries OF the secretary, chief clerk, sergeant-4t
arms, or assistant doorkeeper. Section ii xes
the salaries Of the clerks of the Committees on
Claims, Finance, and AppropI iations at s., 900.
ano tie salaries OF clerks OF other standing com
mittees OF the Senate at IS per day during each
session or the Senate; the clerks of selsci
committees to receive the same pay
The bill further provides that within sixty avs
nom the passs &c Of this act the heads Of the
different departments in Washington shall
classify their clerical forces geographically to
correspond with the Congressional districts ana
that when vacancy occurs il shall be filed
from the district having the least representa-
tion until the officers and clerks shall be equally
divided, and that when so divided appoint
ments shall be made in such manner
as will preserve this equality, the applicant in
all cases to be subject to such an examination
as the head OF the department may prescribe
The bill further provides that in making pro-
motions this equality shall be kept in view as
lar as possible, and repeats the law under which
the civil service commission was appointed.
THE FIGHT OF THE NEW YORK BANK NOTE
COMPANIES AGAINST THE TREASURY DKPART-
MENT AND THE CITY OF wAsHINeroN.-For
some months past the New York bank note en-
CRAVING companies have been in this city, rep
resented by their officers and an extensive lobby
making efforts to compel the Secretary OF tn
Treasury to do the printing and engraving OF
the fractional currency and legal tenders
through these New York engravers. The Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury has offended these rich
corporations in this: Mr.. Richardson, in re-
sIoDse 10 the general demand for retrenc hment
discovered that that portion OF the engraving
and printing OF our currency which heretofore
aad been done In New York, could now be done
lower rate for the labor, &C., beside saving
several hundred thousand dollars per year in
cost Tor transportation, gave . portion OF
Bank Nste Company Of this City, thus saving to
the Treasury, say, in round figures. half mil
lion dollars annually, and giving employment
to more than two hundred male and female per-
sons In Washington.
Immediately the New York engrsvers came
hero to upset this economical arranR gem snt and
finding that upon the law and the merits or the
controversy, the Secretary would be sustained,
these wealthy corporations are now seeking BY
inuendo and villifcation Of our government
officials, and the officers Of the Columbia B aux
Note companies, TO induce Congress to adopt
some measure by which the engraving and
printing shall be taken away from washin gtOn
To-day these parties appeared before the
house Committee on Banking and Currency
And, to use vulgar phrase, SCOT black eyeo
IL was shown not only that the Colum Dian
BANK Note company is, and has been for
months, doing the work to the satisfaction or
tne government promptly, and better than
nereloiore, but the letters Of the New York
Bank Note Engravers we're produced, showing
.nSt whist Fort Sumter was being fred upon
ana taken, and Afterwards, these New YORK
Sank note companies, by ITS officers, now in
ILLS city, we're aiding the Confederstes by
printing AND engraving their money, and offer.
ing 10 work night and day" to that end
Tie attorney for the columbian Bank Note
company aptly remarked that had these New
aorkers taken arms in defence Of their conyic-
lions or principles, we could have respected