Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

" HAN l4N ~ ~ Alls
Washington News and Gossip.
Mrs. GRANTS RECEPTIONS are held on
saturdays, commencing at three and last
ing until five o'clock p. m.
The Presidents public receptions win oc-
cur as follOws:-Tuesday evening, Februa-
~ I'd; Tuesday evening, February 23d, and
will continue on both evenings from eight to
ten o'clock p. m.
State Dinners:-Tuesday, January 26th;
Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s316,7S7.73.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE of Ward,
republican, against Harrison, democrat, in
the 2d Illinois Congressional district, has
been settled by the contestant withdrawing.
AGAINST RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
have agreed to report adversely on the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty.
THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL-A memo
rial numerOusly signed by New York mer-
chants has been received by the President,
requesting him to veto the little tariff bill
The enrolled bill was sent to him to-day from
the Senate for his signature.
PENSIONS FOR MEXICAN WAR VETE-
RANs.-The House Committee on Pensions
viii report favOrably bill granting pensions
To all survivors of the Mexican war. of
whom the committee estimate there are
twenty thousand.
THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT that AttOr-
ney General Williams appeared upon the
floor of the House yesterday just as the Me
Garrahan case came up, is incorrect The
Attorney General has not been on the floor
of the House this winter.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Attorney Cen
eral Williams, Senators Harvey. Spencer,
BOreman, Logan and Dorsey, and Represent
atives X. X. Butler, Sheets, ScofeId and St
John had audience with the President this
morning.
ARNIY ORDERs-On the recommendation
of the Surgeon General. Surgeon Dallas
Bache is temporarily assigned to duty at
Baltimore, Nd, as attending surgeon and
examiner of recruits; Capt. VIM. A. Jones
corps of engineers, is ordered to report bv
letter 70 the Secretary of the Treasury for
~r,ty as enS.naar Of the 9Th H0ht- ron - IL
tTict.
THE FOLLOWING internal revenue ap-
pOiHtments were made to-day: Gaugers-
Thrashly b. Buckner and Charles r. Grail.
9Th district of Kentucky; r. II. Gill. 10th IL
linOis; A. Y. Sharp, LIST Alabama; r. a
burnside, 8th Kentucky; George T. Ellis. 32I
New York; Charles II. Davis, 1st Ohio
StOrekeePers-Wm. X. Dickey sth Virginia:
George Robinson, 9Th Kentucky; j. DalIen
lst tennessee; James X HartsOck, 4th Iowa.
FAMILY RECORDs-GeneraI Orders No 3
from the War department, January ., di-
rects:-'That chaplains of the army prepare
a book and enter therein an accurate record
of all marriages, baptismal and funeral ser
vices which they may have performed, and
may III future perform, both for civilians and
persons in the military service at the posts at
which 1nRU or in ha -fa;,,
thereof, with such particulars relative to
each case as may be of importance. This
oook must be considered as a part of the
records OF the post, and will be subject to in
spectlon by inspecting officers"
THE FREEDNEN's BANK BILL.-The
Senate Committee on Finance have spent
some time considering the bill pending in
the House amending the charter of the
Freedmen's Savings and Trust COMPANY
The provisions of which We're published in
The STAR some days since. II is designed
To protect the interests of the depOSitors and
10 facilitate dividends. The Committee favor
The bill A number of petitions from the
south are before the Committee asking
Congress to reimburse depOSitOrs for losses
by the failure of the Freedmen's Savings
and Trust company. There is no probability
OF this being done.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in execu-
tive session yesterday confirmed the follow
ing nominations: Joseph r. Lewis, to be
lngtOn territory. Samuel G.. Wingard to be
associate justice of the supreme court of
" dSnlngtOn territory. Samuel X. Harlow
10 be UEited States marshal for the eastern
dlStrlct OF New York. James s. BotSford
tO be United States attorney for the western
district of Missouri. X. II. Isabelle to be
pension agent for New Orleans, La. James
\. HAN, 10 be collector of customs at WalIS-
borough, Me. j. W. Sargent, do. at Kenne-
bunk, Me. Also, number Of nominations
OF IOstmasteTS.
PERsONAL.-The following are registered
at Wizards: W. II. Coffin. III. s Wells w
III. Smith, s. II. LeFarr and wife, New York:
j.. D. Collin, California G. ]. Luchy. Pa; J.
y. WickeTsham, Pa; Mrs. A. NJ Moore
Phila- Miss NJ. Oakerman. Pbila; a &;
Goodall, New York; Henry Winsor, PhiIa.;
). A. Wright, Phila;; Lucian Nespe, London:
c. l. NanZant, y. Y: Il. q. NOrthOrD New
Haven. ARRIVED at the Ebbitt to-iav,
General III. g. WOrthingtOn, Charleston. s
G.; Major j. {. Smaller, L. :. NJ. c.; Hon w.
q ROdgen, Judge w. II. &. Ellis Norfolk
Va; Hon. Henry Taylor and Wife Miss S
b. Taylor, Indiana; Hon. H. f. TarbOx and
vile, Batavia, y; Y; General u. d. Smith,
VIII. Carleton, Mich; CommOiore &. T.
Stephenson, Galena, H.; Hon. j. B. WaSS
y " Pa%maSter g. II. Read, L.. :. n; Gov
o. T. He6ert, La; Judge James Hickey and
wife, y. Y.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE
PREsIDENT.-The House voted Yesterday
afternoon on the question Of making the
presidential term six years. and while there
was a majority Of thirty in favor of the
proposition, III was defeated; a twO-third vote
being required. The vote on the adODtiOn of
the resolution was 134 to lO4.
The Committee of Elections of the House
nave presented two reports with re'erenca IN
changing the mode OF election for President
and Nice-PreSdent. The majority report
embOdies the same features as that reported
by Mr.. Morton in the Senate, with the ex-
ceRtlon that the supreme Court is made the
tribunal for counting the votes, and the
justices thereof are made Ineligible TO the
once OF President and Vice President.
The minority report provides that the cleo
ton shall be by direct vote of the people
and in counting the votes 1.-The aggregate
POPULAR vote i'm each state shall be diXidel hY