Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-19

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were sZI2 9Th.
THE RECEIPTS from customs to-day aggne-
gate S562,327.
PIScHBAcK left for New Orleans last
N ght.
THE AMOUNT OF bank notes received at |
the Treasury to-day for redemption footed up |
1851, i57.
The SATURDAY AFTERNOON RECEPTIONS |
OF Mrs. Grantwere discontinued on and after
Saturday last, March 18Th.
OPTICAL RECoGNITIoN.-The Presider
has recognized Charles Edward Wenderl a.,
as Consul of Belgium at Charleston, s. c
sECRETRY BRIsTow being absent from,
Washington to-day, the Treasury is -arra-
scented in the Cabinet by Assistant s.rotsr,,
COnant.
IT Is UNDERSTOOD that the Pr .,.,.., 10,
indicated his intention to nomir a. Trt,, ~
Smith, Representative fro ,o obin % '
Commissioner of Customs, vi - Io,nsoo 20,
moved. ie
IT Il SAID THAT most At tho +i.,a or ,,,o
Senate in executive sessi6 =, ,o-Gay ,,oS
summed i'm discussing the ,,,roinatio, Of No,
Pardee to be United Ste ,fes iudee i'm Ionisi-
ana,svice Durell. Thi co5tr5aaf ~ iS Isl.
garded as exceedingly doubtful.
ARMY RETIRING soARD--Tbe President
mas 1lrectea tnat BE following-nansed Off
GERS be detailed as members of the retiring
,9oS,1 20 1SlTshe in New York city: Sur
Motto, 18th infa sTry. 49, - -1'
NOMINATIONS. WIrHpRAwN.-Tbe Presi
dent yesterday withdrew the nomination of
D. D. hLishi" r. TO be U. :. Judge of the west
eIh ulstficI of Arkansas. Kinsman, who
M.S 81, on Ol .ron the staff of Gen. Butler dur
request <Gen. 3.
AN u EDEE has been issued stopping the
pay oi Captain L. C. Forsyth, A. q. NJ, until
IL am cunts to 81 ,67s52, on account of def
Ger ST y in quantity of oats at Fort Ellis,
No Ia1ia territory, found to have occurred
WI he he was on duty there as post quarter
III ester, and for which he is responsible.
THE LETTER OF RESIGNATION of the three
commissioners OF the Freedman's bank has
4 Soeen referred by the Secretary of the Treas
Ury to the Attorney General for an opinion
as TO whether il can legally be accepted.
Il The point to be decided is whether they can
De released from their respective bonds after
i their retirement, or whether these must hold
1 good Gntfl the affairs of the bank are finally
i administered
Is GEN. SICKLEs AN ARMY OFFICER YET
Attorney General Williams, in view of the
fact that Congress passed an act at the last
| session providing for the restoration TO his
former rank en- the retired list of the army of
an officer who had civil appointment
/ longer than enc year, has asked the Secretary
| OF War whether he cOnstrues this law as
1 covering tine case of Gen. Sickles, who also
tary OF War answers negatively, then the At
i Iney General will render an opinion on the
/ Gen. Sickles vacated his army commission
by remaining Minister to Spain longer than
one year.
/ HOLDING Two OFFIcEs-Withina day or
/ two numerous letters have been received here
/ making inquiry as to whether the abolition
of the civil service rules also nullified the ex-
Il ecutive order issued a year or more ago for
i bidding any federal Officeholders from accept
Il ing any state, municipal or other Office. The
1 question being submitted TO the President for
decision by a member OF the Cabinet, he has
decided that the order abOlishing the civil
\ service rules in the several departments in no
way affected the executive order prohibiting
1 the holding two offices. The President further
said IL never was his intention to forbid any
federal officer accepting any minor state or
municipal Office, such as registrar. suparvi-
sOr or commissioner of elections, but that the
order only applied to higher offices. such as
l membership of the legislature or a county
| Office of trust and profit
| NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President
| sent the following nominations TO the Senate
4 to-day:-Henry NJ. Atkinson, OF Nebraska,
1 10 be Commissioner of Pensions vice j. H.
| Baker confirmed to-day as surveyor general
| OF Minnesota; Charles o. Shepard, of New
York, 20 be consul OF the United States at
Leeds, England; Ex-C0ngressman Jasper ID.
Ward, 10 be L. s. attorney for the northern
d strict of Illinois; JDo. I. Cox to be receiver
OF public moneys at Little Rock, Ark; C. Z.
Hall TO be collector of customs for the dis
trict OF Ntcksburg, Miss; VIM. r. Taylor to
be collector of customs for the district of
Bristol and Warren, r. l.; First Lieut.. John
II. Calef to be captain, I'd artillery; Ensign
u >. Abbott to be a master, L. S. N; j. =.
S.N.
Post,aoqers-F. II. Little, Aberdeen. Miss.
Jno. I. Barlow, EffiDgham, H.; Chas W.
Arnold, Albany, Ga.
RATIFICATION OF THE HAWAIIAN
TREATY.-The Senate in executive session
yesterday ratified the Hawaiian treaty by a
vote of 81 to II. The treaty provides Tor the
admission OF the principal products of the
sandwich ISlandS-Sugar, mOlasses, wool,
etc.-into the United States ports free of
duty, and certain American products are to
90 INTO the Hawaiian ports upon the same
Terms. Two amendments were made by the
senate. The one places tobacco in the list OF
articles TO be admitted free into the Hawaiian
ports; and the other provides that while this
treaty remains in force the Hawaiian gov
eminent shall not grant or lease to any other
nation except the United States any harbOr
ior naval station, or give any other foot
hold or special privileges not now granted. |
The treaty is to remain In force seven years |
ann as long thereafter as the two nations |
shal fail TO give notice of its termination. !
A I er the first seven years, one years notice |
Is TO be given by either party to render IL in
operative. The Publications are TO he ex- |
changed within eighteen months afler the |
dale OF its negotiation, or before July 80. |
1S1e ~
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS held another /
caucus yesterday afternoon, after adjourn |
ment OF the Senate, to determine what action |
they would take with reference to the FIRE. |
linghuysen resolution in regard TO the Kel- |
1 lOnro in