Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-04
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENCE-The receipts from
This source today were 500, 4a.52.
CUSTOMS REvENUE-The receipts to-day
were st35 ,3O2S0.
PRESIDENT GRANT has signed the new
revenue bill.
SPEAKER BLAINE will remain in Wash
ingtOn for two or three weeks.
SESAToR-ELECT ANDREW JOHNS on ar
rived in the city to-day, and is staying at the
Imperial hotel.
THE DISTRICT TAX BILL SIGNED.-The
President last night signed the District tax
bill.
THE AUTHORIZATION BILLS ALL SIGNED.
Among the acts signed by the President were
all of the appropriation bills passed by Con-
grCss.
MATT CARPENTERS Wisconsin successor
authorizes " Perley'' to say that he is going
To .'enter the republican caucus and act with
the republican party"
THE WEST END DEPARTMENTS Of the gov
eminent are remarkably quiet to-day: only
the regular routine business being trans
acted. The heads of departments, chief
clerks, and many heads of bureaus. and
minor clerks are absent at the Capitol, as
sistinS in the last solemn ceremonies OF an
expiring Congress.
THE REPORT Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, and the resolution accompanying it,
with reference 10 the Pacific Mail subsidy
was adopted last night by twO-thirds vote.
Mr.. CrOOke, of New York, said that to GER
lily the cases OF King and Schumacher TO the
grand jury was an outrage against dccency.
law and common sense.
REGULATING THE LoEBY.-The House
last night passed the bill reported from the
Ways and Means Committee regulating the
appearance and compensation OF agents pros
ccuting claims before Congress or the depart
mCntS This is intended to correct such
evils as were developed by the Pacific Mail
investigation.
SENATOR SARGENT. of California, is en-
titled 10 the thanks of the people of the Dis
trict for his earnest and successful efforts TO
secure appropriations for various District
charities and Institutions. Ii was only
through his persistent efforts on the last con-
ference committee on the sundry civil bill
that number of such appropriations were
agreed 10 by both Houses.
SETTLED AT LAsr-The Ho Use last night
seated Geo. f. Sheridan, representative at
large from Louisiana, who has been knock
ing at the doors of the 43d Congress since its
organization. His contestant was Mr. Pinch
back. 1t also passed a resolution declaring
j. III. Sypher, Of the LIST Louisiana district.
not entitled TO his seat. Sheridan's first vote
was in favor of unseating Sypher.
KELLOGG's bill for the reorganization of
the Treasury department, which was tackled
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, was
agreed TO by both houses with unimportant
amendments. The clause of the House bill
giving clerks in the Executive departments
two months pay in case they are discharged
at the end of the present fiscal year, was
agreed TO.
THE MAINE DELEGATION IN CONGRESS
just prior TO the adjournment of the House,
placed on the Speakers table, a large mo-
rocco box, containing a present from them
as an acknowledgements of their esteem.
Speaker Blaine at once sent il home, with
out looking to see what its contents were.
Some say the box contained silver gavel
and StStue OF himself in the same precious
metal, others, that il was a silver tanSard.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. VIM. F. Spicer,
ordered To command the naval rendezvous at
Boston on the Sth instant; Capt. George T..
Eelknap, detached from command of the
receiving ship Ohio, on the sth instant, and
ordered To the navy yard, Pensacola as ca ~
tain of the yard, 18th instant, relieving Cap
tain \. \. Semmes. who is ordered 10 pro-
cCed home and wait orders; Commander Jas
Okane, from the command of the naval ren-
devious at Boston on the Sth instant, and Or
dered 70 the temporary command of the re
ceiving ship Ohio, Boston.
THE International Ioe,je,r for March-April
received through j. W Shaw, Treasury
News Agency il a good number of this
well edited, handsomely printed publication.
The articles are mostly upon mo1ern topics,
as follows: Edgar A. Poe" by John III. In
gam. London; The New York Gold Room. =
h. Corvallis. New York; Hebrew Poe
Try Philip Schaf. ID. D., New York; Mod
eTn Spiritualism," Henry Reed. Washing
ton. ID. c.; The Supernatural as Evidence
Il Payne Smith. ID. D., Dean of Canterbury
England; The Money Problem" AmaSa
walker. LII. D.. Massachusetts; with book
reviews, &c.
THE PRESIDENT reached the Capitol at "a
little after nine O'Clock this morning and pro-
ceeded at once To- his room on the Senate
side, where ne was engaged until noon in
signing bills passed by Congress. The door
OF the Presidents room was carefully guard
ell, and for several hours ne was writing his
signature almost unlnterrupteslly TO various
bills which passed both Houses. At II o'clock
he had signed no less than 81 House and Is
Senate bills. Among the House bills signed
was one to incorporate the Inland and Sea-
board tOaSt1ng company. OF the District of
Columbia. The President left the Capitol "a
few minutes after the adjournment of the
Senate.
NOT MINUTE TO SPARF.-GeneraI
Chapman SignaliZed his retirement from the
halls OF legislation by a spirited run from
the House To the Senate with III. X. bill 2.I19.
10 incorporate the Inland and Seaboari
Coastlng Company Of the District of Column
bia, for the purpose of having il signed by
the President The General made excellent
time, and arrived at the Presidents room
perhaps minute before II O'Clock The
President Immediately appended his sigma
tUre to the bill. The bin passed the House
last session and the Senate to-day. with a
slight amendment. The House cOncurred in
The amendment this morning. and Gen. G..
himself enrolled the bill and FASTENED with il
To the President.
DEFEAT or THE BOUNTY BILL.-The bill
10 equalze soldiers counties was defeated at
the last moment today, through the action
OF the Senate. The bill, il will be remen-
~ red, originated i'm the House. passed that
b' dy. went to the Senate, where IL was
amended, and subsequently, To "A conference
committee The conference Committed
agreed To the Senate amendments and fl,.