Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-14
EVENING STAR. +
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE U. 6. SUPREME COURT will take
recess from Friday next TO January Sd 1876.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s2l3. IS: customs, si3l, 1925
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day aggre
gated SIP $50.
THE London Quarterly ReCic,g for October,
received rom Warren Choate Il Co, (Scott
Co. reprint is a superior number.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Harvey, Mitchell and
Hitchcock, and Representatives Willard
DeBolt, Rainey, Bradley and Lyman.
Mr.. BENJAMIN DURFEE, recently of the
Treasury department, has been appointed
clerk OF the Senate Finance Committee, vice
T. Nj. Rees, de, eased.
Mr.. DAVID MURRAY, of New Jersey, has
written a letter TO members of Congress adj
vOcatipg the return of the Japanese indemni-
ty fund to the japanese government.
LAFAYETTE IN BRONzE.-B. II. Kinney,
Of Worcester, Mass, presents a petition 10
Congress asking for S1CJ 1000 to erect heroic
statue of Lafayette i'm bronze, to be placed
In this city in some of the public grounds.
THE FIRST EFFORT to restore the franking
privilege comes from the democrats, bill
having been introduced in the House this
morning by Mr.. Bright providing for the
free transmission through the mails of the
Congressional Record.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Butler is in town.
."'Senator Cameron is not sick. LEX
Speaker Blaine has prepared an elaborate
speech on the currency question which he
Will endeaVor to deliver in the House on
Thursday.
1T IS UNDERSTOOD that Frank Smythe of
Va, has been appointed the dOorkeeper of
the House reporters gallery. 1t is under
stood, further, that the occupants of the gal
lery are i'll state of mind concerning the ap-
pointment.
Mr.. BLAINE's SCHOOL AMENDMENT
In the House, this morning, Mr.. Blaine in
troduced his school amendment to the Con
stitution. 1t was ordered to be referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary when APP
appointed.
THE INCREAsED POSTAL RATE-Mr
Starkweather, in the House this morning,
gave notice that on the first Monday the
House shall be in session he proposed to ask
suspension of the rules to pass his bill re-
pealiDg the increased postal rate on third
class matter and newspapers.
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON SOUTHERN AZ
=,
at an early day, message on southern
affairs with special reference to the late
trOubles in Mississippi and the mode of con-
ductirg elections in that state. the infOrmI
ton having been gathered by persons desig-
mated for that purpose.
THE STATUE of General Baker, who was
killed at Balls Bluff, and for which Con-
gress appropriated $4,000, being the last
work of the late DR.. Stone, who died recent
in n Tx-n- l. nf n
18th ult. for this city, and on its arrival here
WILL be placed in the old hall OF the House O.
Repres entatives.
THE FREEDMEN'S BANK.-Tne old bill OF
last session, looking to the bringing of suits
by the commissioners of the Freedmen's
bank against the old trustees, and To hold
them personally responsible for the losses
sustained by depOsItOrS, was introduced in
the House this morning by Mr.. WhitthOrne,
ofTennessee.
THERE WAS APPOINTED to-day by the
dOOrkeeper of the House new incumbent 10
raise the American flag over the chamber
occupied by the assembled wisdom OF the
people. His proportions are SO large phySi-
cally that 1t is with difficulty he can get
through the trap leading 10 the roof But
"the flag is still there"
ONE TERN AMENDMENT.-Mr Randall.
this morning, introduced proposed amend
after the beginning of the next Presidential
term and after it shall have been ratified nv
the several state legislatures the term of the
President and Vice President in office shall
not exceed six years, and making the incum-
bent of the office ineligible to reelection.
A MONSTER PETITIoN.-Mr Randall filed
at the Speakers desk to-day a mammoth
petition praying for the repeal of the bank
stamp check act. The petition was enclosed
In handsome walnut box. 1t is 7O6 feet or
about one-eight of a mile in length; IL con-
talns 3o,219 names, representing 33 states and
five territories. 1t was gotten up under the
personal efforts OF j. T. Head, OF Whining
ton, Delaware.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES on Finance.
Post Offices and Post Roads, and Foreign
Relations held meetings to-day. Nothing
but routine business was transacted. The
two last named committees took IN the
matter OF nominations referred to them, end
II ferred them to sub committees for report
The Finance Committee passed resolutions
of sorrow at the death of Mr.. T. NJ. r ees OF
Ohio, formerly clerk of that committee.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander AIfd Hon.
kins ordered 10 command the Passaic, at
Norfolk, Va, sd inst; Lieut.. Commander
Charles +. SchmitZ as executive officer of
the ship st. Louis, at League Island: Lent
Commander Edwin NJ. Shepherd to duty al
the ordnance depot at Bellevue, near WASH
ington, ID. c.; Paymaster Arthur Burtis de
Idcneu from the navy yaru, Phlladel phia,
and ordered TO settle accounts.
DISPATCHES from Rear Admiral William
Reynolds, commanding U. S. naval force.
Aslatc station, to the Secretary of the Navy,
dated Manila, October 18th, from the flag
snip tennessee, announce the arrival of that
ship at Manila from Singapore, after a
smooth and pleasant passage of six days
Admiral Reynolds announced his intention
OF leaving. the latter pat of this week, for
Nagasaki.
1T Is NOT PROBABLE that the request of
the democratic Senators for increased repre-
sentation on the Finance Committee will be
acceded to unless Mr.. Freliughuysen con-
sents 10 withdraw. IL is not to be presumed
that either Mr.. Logan, who represents the
soil money element in the west, or Mr.. Jones'
VINO represents the uncOmpr Omising hard