Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to day were s257 ,s1s.
TIE USUAL NUMBER of visitors are at the
Executive Mansion to-day, but no incidents
beyond the appeals for office and the presenta-
ton Of respects" are noted.
THE DEPARTMENT TELgGRAPH.-The Pres
ident to-day signed the act in relation to the
lines of Telegraph connecting the Capitol with
various departments of the government.
REPRESENTATIVES, HESTER CLYMER has
written a letter to Speaker Blame asking to BE-
excused from serving on the District investi-
eating committee.
MAJOR JACOB Il. BURBANK. army paymss-
ter, has been ordered to report by letter to
Major General Hancock, president of the re-
lieying board in New York city, and hold him
self in readiness TO appear before the board for
examination when summoned.
PUBLIC LANDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PUR-
PosRs-The House Committee on Education
and Labor agreed this morning to send circu-
lar letter to all the agricultural colleges in the
country, prOpOunding certain interrOgatorIes
with view principally to ascertain what dis
position these institutions make of tn g public
lands donated to them by Congress.
PROFESSOR SPENCER f. BAIRD, assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has
been designated by Prof. Henry to represent
the establishment in the "Board to take charge
of articles to be displayed by the government
at the Centennial exhibition" Prof. Baird is
widely known as an eminent scientist and nat
uralist.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Commander X. P.
Leary has been detached from recruiting duty
at Erie, Pa, and ordered to duty in charge of
recruits for the Asiatic station, aud on arrival
there TO report for duty on the station. Passed
Assistant Paymaster K. T. Spaulding, detached
from temporary recruiting duty on board the
Michigan and placed on waiting orders.
PnRsoNAL.-Mr. Roland worthington, pub
Usher of the Boston Trdreler, is at the Airing
ton. Mr.. Columbus Alexander was early in
the Senate gallery to-day waiting for some one
TO call up the joint resolution providing for the
investigation Of District affairs. Up to two
O'Clock, however, nothing was heard in refer
ence to the resolution.
THE NEW SENATORS PROM MIssIssIPp1.-A
dispatch from jackson, Miss, says that in the
Senatorial contest yesterday all opposition was
Withdrawn, leaving the race to the republican
nOminees-B. L. Bruce (cOlOred) for the long
term and II: r. Pease, late superintendent OF
education, for the short term. These gentle
men were elected on the first ballot.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the sol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
Postmasters.-Gilbert Robertson, at Troy, New
York; g. w. Cornell, Lansingburgh, y. y;
Daniel Wilson, Grafton, w. Va; Sewer G..
Law, Hot Springs, Ark. Naval Promotions
Master John a. Rodgers, to be lieutenant Ell
sign; Jos. b. Murdoch to be master.
The GAS INTERNATIONALLY the Senate to
day Mr. Morrill,, OF Vermont, introduced res
olution, which was agreed to, that the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds in making
the inquiry ordered by the Senate (relative t.
quality and cost of the gas furnished the gov
eminent 1T Washington) on the 10Th OF Jan
uary shall have power TO send for persons and
papers, and the expenses attending said inves-
LEGATION shall be paid out of the miscellaneous"
items OF the contingent fund of the Senate.
How INDIAN WARS ARE CAUsED.-General
Harney, who has fought Indians all his life and
knows their characteristics, was heard by tn.
House Military Committee this morning. H.
gave II as his opinion that II the Indians arr
honestly treated, and not plundered, they will
live peaceably on their reser vations. He holds
that usually Indian outbreaks are made to
aveDge indignities offered them by agents am
the baDgers-On around their camps, who live
by deceiving and robbing them
EXTENSION OF WINDER's BUILDING REC
oMMRNDED.-Th Secretary OF War this morn
ing transmitted TO Congress certain letters with
reference to the purchase of property ad joining
Winder's building, belonging to Mr.. Speiden,
recommending that s35 200 would be a fair
price for the same. He says if the future re
qulrements of the government for storage OF
Rnb!ie records should result in an extension o.
Wlnder's building, the property would then be
held at much higher figure, and in view OF
such fact an appropriation of $4,000 for the
purchase Is urgently recommended.
BOSTON, usually loud for economic reform
don't like it applied to her new post Office
This morning delegation representing the
board of aldermen and common council had a
hearing before the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds with reference to thai
building. They claim that the government
gave the authorities of the city to understand,
after the fire, that III they wIdened Milk street
and condemned the ground thus gained, the
building would be extended to Congress street
The surplus ground W as purchased by the city
| at about $40 per foot; since then, the property
| in the immediate vicinity has greatly enhanced
| in value, and Is worth $50 per foot. Boston
wants Congress to take il at its advanced value,
| by which operation Boston would realize up
wares of $40 per foot in the transaction. They
| claim that the extension of the building is alb
| solutely necessary, as the dimensions of the
| building In course of construction are not ade-
quate for the purposes for which 1t is intended.
| The delegates will az ain be heard on the sub
| ject tomorrow morning. They bring with
| them photographs of the post office-vie VS. from
ten or twelve different points.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION, TO Cosr AT
| LEAST 100000, ON FooT.-The opponents of
improvements at the national capital succeeded
| to-day in driving the House into the passage OF
| a resolution for the "annual" investigation OF
the affairs of the District. This time they pro-
pose to have joint select committee of the two
houses. 60 as to render the matter more impos-
| ing and expensive. The charges preferred are
| similar to those that were investigated by the
last Congress for q period of nearly three
months, and shown by competent committee
| to have been without foundation in fact. While
1t Is next to impossible to get appropriations for
| the erection of public buildings and for the i'm
| provement of rivers and harbors, owing, as is
alleged, to the depleted condition OF the Trea-
| sary, any number of discontinued and dissatis-
| fed persons in the District of Columbia, who
see proper to do so can set foot an in vestiga-
| ton which will cost at least hundred thousand
dollars without resulting in either benefit ad-
vantage TO any considerable number Of citi-
zeDs. The previous investigation not only con-
sumed the time of a committee of the House
nearly every day for about three months, but
cost somewhere in the neighb0rhood OF one
hundred and ten thousand dollars. 1t would be
well to have little economy In this direction.
Wash. Cor. Phil. Press.
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