Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-17
Mr.. HILLS SPEECH To BE USED AS


Hills speech as actually delivered IN the
House, containing the injudiciOus express
slons which he expunged in the Congressional
Record. 1t will be circulated in the north and
west as a campaign document Bal san.
THE PARKING OF X SrREEr-In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Spencer asked that the
Committee on the District OF Columbia be
discharged from the further consideration of
the Dill heretofore printed in TIE STAR to
ratliy ana confirm the paving, parking, &c,
at the intersection of 10th and X street. this
city, and that the bill be referred To the Com
mlttee on Public Buildings and Grounds
and II was so ordered.
A SALARY REDUCTION BrLL.-The bin
introduced by Mr.. jerks (Pa) to reduce the
salaries OF al executive employees provides
that after the current term of the Presidents
once next expires that the salary be fixed al
$4,000, 10 be paid monthly. That after the
passage of the act the pay of all EMPLOYEES
shall be reduced twenty per cent not TO an
ply 10 officers, soldiers, sailors or marines
nor TO any employe whose salary does not
exceed 81 800 per annum.
A SUBSTANTIAL TOKEN OF ESTEEM
On Saturday afternoon the clerks of the
General Land Office presen ted to Mr. w. w,
Curtis, who recently resigned the chief
clerkship, beautiful collection OF silver
Ware-nfty pieces in all. The presentation
TOOK place in the rotuuda of the Patent Office
building, in the presence of over 200 clerks
and employees of the Interior department
Commissioner Burdett delivered the nre-
sentation address, and Mr.. Curtis made an
appropriate response.
A FIRMAN from the Sultan of Turkey has
been received at the State department. IL
says: every class OF our subjects who live
under our temporal protection are in our
eyes and in our sentiments of Justice on a
level of perfect equality and also that ali
must have the free exercise of their religious
faith and every facility for building Churches
and schools. This firman is probably intend
ed to make the reforms aimed at in the Aus
tr1an note, which has been the subject of ne
EQUATION between the European powers for
The last month, and manifests a disposition
on the part OF the Sultan to render the inter
position OF Austria unnecessary.
GERRYMANDERING IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
The House Committee on Elections on Sat-
urday heard an argument by w. II. Tressott
OF South Carolina, who declared that the Sd
congressional district of that state was not
mace mp of contiguous territory, rs required
by the Constitution. Judge PaschalI, who
was present, suggested that this perhaps af-
fected all the other districts of the state. 1t
Is found that one of the counties in the I'd
district is rs miles distant from the other
counties. The committee will probably nm
seat Representative HOge. The question of
unseating the other members from the state
is not before the committee.
THAT DIAMOND STORY A FABRICATION.
one OF the most cruel and unjust stories put
to be without the least foundation. 1t was
asserted that member of his family had re-
celVed diamonds of very considerable yalue
from officials in st. Louis, who had pur-
cEaSed them out Of crooked whisky money
j: Russell Jones, our late minister to Bel
GUM, who is now here, makes the statement
that the diamonds which have given rise to
Ihe story were purchased by himself abroad
ard brought to this country and presented,
and that none have been received from
Joyce, Mcdonald, or any one else Implicated
Gazette.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensigns Chas. d. Gallo
way and F. E. Greene to examination for
promotion. Passed Assistant Surgeon Mel
son HI. L. Ferebee 10 the receiving ship
Worcester, at Norfolk. Chaplain Geo T.
Smith to the navy yard, Portsmouth. n. H,
and also for duty in connection with the
education OF the apprentices on board the
training ship Sabine. Cadet Engineer ]. r.
Hoffman TO examination for promotion
Lleutenant Commander James ID. Graham
detached from the navy yard, Washington
and ordered to command the iron7ciaj
steamer MahOpac, at Pensacola, Fla Chan
lain Thomas "A. GIL from the navy ward
portsmouth, n. d., and placed on waiting
orders.
A BUST OF CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY-Sen-
ators Howe and Edmunds and Representa-
tive Clymer, of the Joint Committee on the
Library, went to Annapolis, on Saturday
last, Tor the purpose OF inspecting Rhine
hsrdt's bronze statue of Chief Justice Tapey.
Inese gentlemen were unanimous in the
opinion that 1t is very meritorious as a WORK
OF art, and at the next meeting of The COM
1nlttee proposition will be submitted that
Inc services OF some skillfHl artist be OH
famed 10 make copy In marble of the bust
OF the statue to be placed in the United
states supreme Court room. Abou: q month
before the death of Mr.. Rhinehardt he had
entered into contract with the COMMITTEES
TO furnish such a bust. The bust is the proD
erty OF the state of Maryland.
The DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. - In the
House this morning Mr.. Randall in troiuced
Dill directing the District OF Columbia
Commissioners to discontinue all work Of
every Kind on the streets, avenues. sewers
canal, alleys and bridges in the District un-
III further orders OF Congress. The bill also
provides for the repeal of the section of the
act OF June 20th, 1874, creating the Board of
Audlt, so far as the same gives authority to
the board TO examine and audit for settle-
inent the debt of the District and of the
Board OF Public Works aud to issue certifi-
Gates therefor; 1t also directs that report of
all claims and demands audited and Certified
since the date OF their last report, as well as
those which have not been audited, be sent
TO Congress.