Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-26
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEsUK-The receipts from this
source to-day were sls7 1892.
TIE U. =. FRIGArE JUNIATA arrived at KEY
West yesterday.
PRRsoNAL.-Senator wadleigh leaves for
New Hampshire tomorrow morning to stump
the state in favor of the republican ticket.
THE WHITE House was visited by a very
large number of Senators and Representatives
| to-day, the majority of them accompanied by
friends that they desired to present to the Pres
| jdent.
TIE Committee on Ways and Means this
morning agreed to report a bill to the Hous,
fixing uniform rate of tax on imported still
wines at 80 cents per gallon in cask, and 81 per
case in bottles.
THE SIMMONS CONFERENCE.-The Com
mittee on Commerce TO which the nomination
of VIM. A. Simmons to be collector of Boston
was referred, at their meeting this morning
referred the matter to Mr.. Boutwell, as SUBJ
committee for report.
GENERAL BUTLER gave a dinner at his resi-
dence last evening to the prominent Bostonians
and several other of his Massachusetts friends
who are in the city. Ex-Governor Clatiin, John
M. Forbes, and Mr.. Simmons, the nominee for
collector OF customs at Boston, were among the
guests.
The INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL will
shortly be reported to the House. The commit
tee have decided to abolish all the superinten-
denotes except that for the tribes in the Indian
territory, believing that these officers can be
dispensed with without any detriment to the
service.
NoMINATIoSs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday -
Benjamin Simpson to be surveyor general for
oregon. Postmasters-John X. Andrews at
Saco, Me; John Henry Eames, Medford, Mass;
james L: Crane, Springfield, ILL.,; s. G. Mum
hall, Watseka, Ill.
The ATWOOD CAR WHEEL PATENT came up
before the Senate Committee on Patents this
morning on application for extension. Mr.. At
wood made a statement and the committee took
the patter under consideration. Mr.. Samuel
Wethered, OF Maryland, was heard by the COM
nlttee In support OF his application for an ex
tension OF Ills patent for wool carding machines.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL has decided that
the Secretary of the Treasury may withhold
from railroad company compensation for
transportation services where such compsny
has received from the United States to aid in
the construction of one of It's roads, bonds upon
Wnlch IL has not paid the interest, though the
services were rendered upon another of its
roads to which no government aid was given.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL was again
under consideration by the Senate Committee
on Post Ofices and Post Roads this morning
and number of amendments were made, but
no nnal action was taken. The committee
agreed 70 report favorably the House bill amend
ing the oath for postmasters The committee
unanimously agreed to report adversely the bill,
giving the postmaster General power to estab-
hsh post routes.
CIvIL-SERvIcE SALAKIKs.-The House Com
mittee on Reform in the Civil Service held a
meeting to-day, at which was further discussed
the bill recently introduced in the House by
Mr.. Dawes, regulating the salaries of the heads
Oh the various executive departments and bu-
reaux Final action was postponed until Mon
Gay next. Ii is the purpose of the committee
to perfect some bill looking to a Encouragement
OF the salaries Of such officers.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate, in executive
session, yesterday confirmed the following
nominations:-JOhn t. Boyle, to be United
States attorney for the eastern district OF
Texas Collectors of Customs-lsrael S. Adams
for the district of Great Egg Harbor, n. j
Jarvis II. Bartlett, Little Egg Harbor, y. j.;
Timothy +. Ellsworth, Niagara, N Y; VIM HI.
Sargent, Castine, Me-; Thomas Loring, Ply
mouth Mass Postmasters-yOhn w. Cum
mings, Ware, Mass; S. p. Baldridge, jackson.
ONO; Harvey CARPENTER, Hamilton. Nevada.
NAVAL oRpERs.-Medical Inspector George
Peck has been ordered to duty as a member of :
the retiring board at Washington. Medical In
spector X. G. Dean has been detached from
duty in the bureau of medicine and surgery
ana also ordered to duty as member OF the
naval board at washington. Surgeon K. 3. Bo-
CERT has been detached from duty as recorder
OF the naval medical board and from duty at
marine barracks, Washington, and ordered TO
the marine barracks at Brooklyn.
MONSIEUR ToNsos COME AsAIN.-Renswed
application has been made to the Senate Com
m m Dat For
Illinois harvester. a bill, introduced by Mr.
Logan, for the relief OF the heirs Of Jonathan
Haines, having this object In view, being N w
before the committee. Similar applications
for the extension of this patent have been twice
rejected in former Congresses, and numerous
remonstrances against any extension of it have
been received this session from farmers in all
parts OF the country.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANsPoRrA.
TON lie rapidly perfecting its report, which will
be submitted to Congress some time next moG..,s,.
The committee win take the position that Con.
fare over railro ads, but will recommend against
the exercise of such authority on the ground
that II Is not at present expedient. The Com
opinion that in the present condition of the
Treasury it will be inexpedient for Congress to
grant any aid for internal improvements.
A QUESTION OF vERACITY.-Commissione
OF Indian Affairs Smith telegraphed from this
city en- the nth instant to U. s. Indian Agent
Sayille, at the Red Cloud agency, via Laramie,
saying: General John Smith reports that you
make such excessive issue Of beef that large
quantities are left to rot; the Indians taking
only the hides, which they trade for ammuni-
ton. Is this true? Telegraph" Commits
sioner Smith to- day received telegram from
Agent Saville, dated yesterday. Saville saws:
1.-The statement of General John Smith given
in your telegram of 18th, in relation to exces-
s1ve issue Of beef, is false in every particular
All quiet at the agency"
The PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
The House Committee on Military Affairs this
morning resumed the consideration of the bill
providing for q reduction in the army. and thew
expect 70 hnish 1t to- morrow and report the
same to the House early next week. The bill
Will prohibit enlistments, reduce the infantry
and cavalry arms of the service and. it ia nm,
derstood, muster out the majors Of cavalry bat
talions. Ii will also change the mode of selec-
ton by general officers of their staffs and make
n a