Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-20


tive Mansion will commence on Tuesday, the
10th inst, lasting from TO 10 o'clock. Recep-
tions will also be held on the 30 ard 18th OF
February.
INTERNAL REvRsUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $50 $50.
SECRETARY robson Is to-day confined TO
his house by q very severe cold.
The SENATE went into Executive session a.
halt past one this afternoon, and confirmed
several nominations, printed elsewhere. The
doors were opened again at about l.40.
TELEGRAM from a washingtonian in An
napolis to-day says -" TIE republican caucus
Of the legislature last night rescinded the nom.-
nation of Washington Booth"
GENERAL AND MRS. PORE arrived here last
evening from Fort Lesvenworth, having come
az the invitation of the President to spend 8
week at the Executive Mansion.
IT rs SAID that John Cochrane would like to
60 to Madrid; and really there are half million
people who would like to see him go.-RocEsstcr
Democrat.
WHATEVER MAY Bs SAID concerning the in
tentiOn of Secretary Richardson TO resign his
| Office by those who pretend to know all about
| IL, Mr.. Richardson himself says he has no such
| intention. This ought to settle that question
| pENEkAL bEALE ndS WElLJen \
| letter to the chairman of the Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs protesting against the reduc-
ton of the appropriation for the medical bureau
| as voted by the House.
FINANCE AND THE TARIEF.-The members
OF the Committee on Ways and Means at their
meeting this morning discussed generally the
bills before them relating to tariff and finance
An interchange of opinion on the various propo-
| sitions was had. but nothing to indicate what
%
NONINATIONs.-The President sent to the
Senate the following nominations to day:-Ed-
ward ". Arnold, register land office, Grand
Island, Neb.; Norman Thacher, receiver public
moneys, MenOsha, Wis: Alexis +. Lemee, re-
ceiyer, \ achltoches, La; E.W. HolbroOk, regis
fer land office, New Orleans, La; Presley NJ.
Rixey, assistant surgeon in the navy.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, at
their regular meeting this morning, agreed to
| report favorably the bill recently introduced by
SentOr FentOn, providing that in cases of frand-
| ulent underva luation OF imported merchandise
| the confscatiOn penalty shall apply only to the
particular item or items so undervalued, and
not to the whole invoice
WAsHIEGTONIANs ABRoAD.-The following
WashingtOnians are registered abroad: Geneva,
December 29th.-Mr. and Mrs. G. T, Brainard
Mrs. Charles Eames, Miss Eames C. c. Eamas
Col. j. ;. TichnOr. LOndon-J. Barton, w. )
Brown, NJ. D., Charles f. Coon, j. y. Martin
W. F. Mel ennsn, Isaac Thornbert, W. W. Utz
George Wallace. Geneva, December 29-Mr.
and Mrs "A. Brown. Florence-G. b. Graham.
SENATOR OsLEsBY, Of Illinois, made his
maiden speech in the Senate to-day, in pre-
senting the memorial OF the board of trade OF
Chicago. He spoke rapidly and fOrcibly for
about fifteen minutes, and was listened to with
great attention. His conclusions were that tn
government possesses the right to construct
railways and regulate freights, but at this time
| he is not prepared to vote the money necessary
for the construction of such lines.
Mr.. A. B. MULLRTT, Supervising Architect
OF the Treasury, was before the House Commit
| tee on Appropriations this morning, and gave
detailed statement of the condition of the pub
lie buildings in progress in various sections OF
| the country. He stated that his re vised esti-
mates submitted were cut down to the lowest
possible figure, and that the sums asked for
| were Absolutely necessary TO prosecute work on
| the government buildings already in process o.
| construction.
| GEN. HowARDs CASE To 20 To MIL
| TARY COURT.-The House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs this morning agreed to report a res
olution to the House, providing for the detail by
the President of board OF army officers to con-
sutute military court, in the matter OF the al =
| legged defalcatioDs of Gen. Howard in connection
| with his administration of the financial affairs
| OF the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and
| Abandoned Lands.
| NAVAL ORDERS. Lieutenant Commander
| Henry q. Taylor has been detached from the
Saranac, in the North Pacific squadron, and
| ordered to the coast survey steamer Hassler.
Assistant Paymaster Enoch Z. Lewis has been
| ordered to the Canonicus. First Assistant En-
gineer j. Van Hayenburg has been ordered to
| the Shawmut First Assistant Engineer John
| Bothwick has been detached from the Alaska
| and ordered TO the naval academy.
CoEFIRMATIeNs.-The Senate in Executive
| session this afternoon confirmed the following
| nominations James f. Bangs, ID. G., to be
secretary of the joint commission for determin-
ing pee boundary line between the United
states bid the British possessions, between the
Lake-uf the Woods and the Rocky Mountains;
Elizabeth b. CuthbertsoR, postmaster New
Brighton, Pa; Chas. W. Niles, same, Niles
Ohio; Willard Howe, same, South Farmingham,
Mass; Il. +. Marsh, same, West Winsted, Conn
A. ). Tracy, same, Middlebury, VT
THERE is THE PROSPECT of a lively fight for
the Office OF irst Deputy Commissioner of In
| ternal Revenue, particularly if all the ambi-
| tious servants of Uncle Sam In that office who
have signifed their intention to enter the lists
| for the important promotion, come to the
scratch when the examiners call the roll of ap-
plicants; and as a twelve hundred dollar clerk
has just as much right TO contend for the pro-
motion as any of higher grade, it may be that
some clever student in that grade, who has
| 'crammed" in quantity sufficient, may succeed
IN getting the prize-it Congress doesn't abolish
the Office.
| Mr.. LAwRENcE's AGRICULTURAL BILL pro-
poses that it shall be the duty OF the commits
sioner to ascertain the annual amount of every
| agricultural product, including wool and the
supplies OF animal food; the probable demand
Tor each in this and other countries and the cost
OF shipping the same tn market; the prices rea-
iized from consumers and the probable profits
between producers and consumers, and the
Prlces in the principal localities where pro.
ductd. The information thus obtained is to be
furnished TO state boards OF agriculture and to
some proper ofhcer in each county in the United
States.
House COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.. L.
Rice, OF California, made an argument before
| the House Committee on Commerce this MORN
ing, advocating the passage of a bill referred to
mem TO incorporate the Asiatis Commercial
company, which provides for the granting of a
SnA,tsr covering the right for the company to
/ Tsa WY, WIN the government of China and apan.
ne ne io1iowing sub-committees were agreed
SSpon; Rivers and Harbors-Messrs. wheeler,
nav longer, Hooper, Stannard and Hoi,
R RseTs Negey, Hooper, Parsons, Clayton and
gT assr On me shipping Commission Bill
4 meesrf. COnger, HOOPER Hoimou n------