Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-19

Will continue ON both evenings from eight 10
ten o'clock D. IN.
State Dinners:-Tuesday, January 2sth;
Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were SIT 1929.
THE CABINET met at noon to-day with all
the members present, and had not adjourned
when our report closed.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS
The House Appropriation Committee has
agreed TO insert in the sundry civil bill an
appropriation of s250, 900 for the further i'm
Provement of the grounds around the Capitol.
THE BOARD of Indian Commissioners re-
commend the establishment of q Territorial
government for the Indian territory, the
Governor to be appointed by the President.
and the legislature To be elected by the iu-
hahitants, who are also TO have delegate in
Congress.
MONEY WANTED FOR THE LEvEEs.-The
Senators and Representatives from Missis-
sippi. Louisiana and Arkansas held a meet
ing last night. and appointed a committee to
wait on the President and request him to
send communication to Congress recon-
mending government aid in FeconStructing
the leyees of the Mississippi.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE APPROPRIATION
The House Committee on Appropriations has
the signal service, and especially in the mat
ter of the weather reports, by voting to make
the appropriation $50 900, an increase of
$1,000 over the appropriation for the current
year.
THE NEW DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, Seth
Ledyart Phelps, appeared at the Columbia
Buildings this morning and entered upon the
discharge of his duties with Gov. Dennison
and Commissioner Ketcham. There is at
present not much activity in the office, the
work OF Improvement and repairs being
nearly suspended on account of the cold
weather.
THE LITTLE TARIFF BILL.-At a confer
enee held on the little tariff bill, Nessrs.
Starkweather and Maynard, of the confer
cuce between the two houses yielded their
demands for the tax on brokers' sales; also
agreed that planters may sell 500 worth OF
tobacco to consumers without license or tax.
The duty ON still wines was fixed at forty
cents gallon in cases. The provisions of the
present law with reference to silk goods, were
remOdelled by Increasing the duty on silk
mixed articles. The whole bill was agreed
upon I'm conference, ard if adopted by both
Houses goes into effect OH the 1st of July
next
WHITELAw REDS CASE IN THE HOUSE.
The House this morning adopted a resOlu-
tiOn introduced by Judge Z. X. Hoar pro-
viding for the appointment of special COM
mittee 10 inquire into and report at any time
WDttiter tflt privileges OF the House lla1 Deen
infringed by the arrest in this city of White
law Reid, OF New York, who was summoned
here 20 testify before one of its committees in
connection with the Pacific mail subsidy.
The speaker appointed the following COM
mittee IN accordance with the terms of the
resolution: F.. r.. HOar, II. 5. Hale, y. Y;
GOdlOve :. Orth, HeiSter Clymer, and Milton
SayleT.
DISTRICT INTERESTS IN CONGRESS.-It
viii be seen, by reference TO the report of
Congressional proceedings yesterday after
nCoD-printed on the third page of this paper
THAT the following bills ETere passed:-Bill To
remove the ambiguity from the seventh sec
tiOn of the act creating government for the
District of Columbia, so aS 10 make more eX-
plicit the guarantees OF the government 10
pledge its faith TO the payment of the 3-65
nOEdS; Dill to incorporate the trustees of the
Louise Home, bill appropriating $4,000 for
the completion of the new school building in
Georgetown; and the bill to revise the act
approved July eth, 1888, to incorporate the
medical society Of the District of Columbia.
Action OF the House on other District bills
and memorials will be found recorded on the
third page.
Gov. WN. ALLEN, SENATOR THURMAN,
AND THE PRESIDENCY.-Member of Con
gress who have just retured from Ohio, are
the authority Tor the statement that Gov.
VIM. oh Rise Up Allen. of Ohio, has in his
private residence, at Chillicotne, a full
sized picture OF his sOH-in-law, Senator Allen
G.. Thurman. There Is nothing, OF course, un-
natural in this, bus under the frame he has
caused 10 be place.. IN big letters. .'Our Next
President" In view of the fact that Gov.
Allen himself was thought to have PreSiden-
tial aspirations this act Of his would seem
10 indicate that he has cleared the track in
favor OF the younger member of the family.
IL settles one disputed point, and that is that
he isnOt a candidate against his son-in-law.
In the contingency OF the Senator's chances
whiting, there Is no telling. however, what
the old man might do.
THIRTY MILLION WANTED-Secretary
BristOw last week informed the Committee
OF Ways and Means that he must have more
money OH account OF the slow receipts from
customs. The committee requested him to
draft bills involving various tariff increases
with estimates of the yield OF each article.
The Secretary is of the opinion that he needs
thirty million dollars more than he expects
To get under the present laws. This he thinks
can be nearly realized by a tax Offifteen cents
per pound on tea, with extra ten per cent i'm
posed upOu indirect importat ion of tea from
beyond the Cape of Good Hope; three cents
per pound ON coffee and the repeal OF the ten
per cent reduction in act of June 9th, 1S72
he VIII accompany the bill being prepared
by him with recommendations involving fif-
teen million dollars more for the committee
to select from, but will not recommend any
increased Internal taxation. The Secretary
thinks he can get along with thirty million
increase, but wants all of that sum.
THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
INTERNAL REyENCE.-The amendment of
The Senate Committee on Appropriations to
the House bill making the salary of the Com
miSsioners of Internal Revenue 5000 instead
OF $1,000 as at present, occasioned consid-
erable debate in the Senate yesterday. Mr..
Sargent explained that the reduction pro-
posed was not intended as a reflection upon
the present incumbent, but as measure OF
economy. Other officers in charge of highly
important bureaus get less, and ii was
thought unfair 10 continue the Commission
er's salary at -, 900. A letter from the Sec
retary of the Treasury was read protesting
against the proposed reduction, and saying
that in his opinion the salaries of bureau
officers ought TO be raised instead OF reduced.
Messrs. Scott, Hamlin, Morrill,, of Ver-
mont, Flanagan, and Bayard opposed the
amendment, Mr.. Bayard saying that if he
had his way the salary would be increased.
The amendment OF the committee was lost,
and the salary left as at present, viz: Sc, 900.
SCHENCXs LETTERS TO NORMAN WIZARD
ABOUT GREELEY-A Charge Of Larceny in
Connection Wih H.-This morning, in the
Police Court, the case of Frederick II. Sny-
der, charged by Norman Wizard with the
larceny of a letter, was called, but owing to
the absence of Mr.. VIM. p. Wood ii was post
Il M I-fA H.