Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-24

4 teSE iildCe ItslSLlng.
| THE Committee on Ways ard Means to-
| day, by vote Of six to three, directed Mr..
| Wool to report favOrably to the House the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty.
THE Secretary OF the Treasury received
this morning a conscience contri button of
| SIS. The envelope was postmarked "New
York" and enclosed memoranda saying
''Credit customs"
THE Post Office and Post Roads Com nit
Tee OF the Senate heard an argument this
morning from Mr.. Hubbard. representing the
express companies, in favor OF excluding
merchandise from the mails. The commit
tee took DO action.
JUDGE HOLMAN, it is said, will officially
withdraw as a candidate for the dernocra tic
SUPERNATURAL canvass ia Indiana in few
days, and will recommend, AMI use his in
nueEce TO secure the nomination OF Mr.. Ian
deTs.
HELPING TO PAY TIE NATIONAL DEBT.
Hirs. Grant received a letter this morning
and forwarded to the Treasury department,
. letter from Ishpeming, Mich, signed Mrs.
" m r.. DlcAin>Ou, enclosing two dollars
from that lady and Mrs. Wheeler, OF Con-
hecucut, TO pay the national debt.
THE Senate Finance Committee reported
a bill yesterday amending the law TO refund
the national debt, which increases the
amount OF bonds bearing / x per cent. inter
est 10 GvehUrctTed million, and provides for
their redemption after thirty years from the
IaIe OF issue, AZ the pleasure of the United
States.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE nave been granite 4
for five months, with permission to go be-
y0nd the sea, TO Captain Leslie Smith, Ist
infgntTy. (Fort SulIy, Dakota territ0ry:) for
SIX months TO First Lieutenant w. J. san
born, 2Jth infantry, (FOrt Quitnan. Texas:1
-
gibson, afjutaDt 10th infantry, (Fort Nc
KarcIl, Texss)
SECRT TARY CuANDLER's RETRFycTr-
MENF.-The Secretary of the Interior has
made wholesale discharge Of clerks In the
Pension Office on account of the low state Of
the :uncs. Tie discharges were made "A Z two
d H-reEt dates On the 18th instant seven
male employees were decapitated, aad on the
l@ih twenty-five female ditto aud thirteen
m lies followed. making forty-tYTO in all
quite q reduction OF the force.
TRE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS were made
in The Sixth Auditors's Office yesterday:
Capt. Albau II. Nixon, OF Ill, from 81 10 itd
class: Henry g. Aver, of Y. II +. and II. A.
DohsOn, Of n Y, from 1st To p class: s. N.
that o! list c a IS clerk.
The following promotions were male In
tie same cfiice to-day Il. f. Hunt, Ohio:
jos gTamir, Nd; II. c. Wire, OriO: Ivory
Il. +. Ike, H., from LIST TO q class clerkship;.
A CURRENCY FAMISE-It is Stated al the
T-e1sury department. that there is only cur
Fehcy erCusb on hand TO last two months. It
seems that none OF the currency received at
the department is paid out again hut Is 10
siTOyed. and new notes are issued to IA i,e IFS
p'ace. If the appropriation of $500 go asked
for TO sumo operations in the bureau OF en-
craving and printing is not made very soon,
II Is anticipated that there will be currency
famine, as the Treasury will soon have none
u pay out.-lWdsh. Cor, Ban. Sun.
THE EMMA MINE SCANDAL.-The Sacra-
tary OF State has transmitted TO the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs the cores
pondence between the Department of State
aud Minister Schenck with referInce TO the
Emma Nine scandal. 1t was read TO the
committee yesterday afternoon, but they
decline TO have 1t published at present It is
understood that the correspondence is Minis
Ter Schencks explanation of his connection
with The Emma Mine, which was for Tar,lel
oy him 10 Mr. Fish at the request of the lat
t'r. The House Committee on Foreign Az
"a RS 10 day considered the correspondence.
without reaching any conclusion the mat
Ter was postponed until to morrow when
the committee will determine what stems
they VIII take in the matter.
PROPOSED ARMY REORGANIZATION -
The bill introduced in the House of Repre- |
sentatives by Mr.. Banning, OF Ohio, "to pro-
mote the efficiency OF the army of the United |
states, To provide for its gradual reduction |
a8u 10 consolidate certain of its staff DEPART
neItS and for other purposes" proposes as |
t1e minimum OF cavalry regiments and of
infantry . regiments: The regimental or ,
gan'zatt is TO be abolished and the p -
tery service, hereafter to be know ftil-
corps OF artillery, to consist OF ) r 90 lIe
!lE.t artliIery ana 90 batter'C oS ariiiIer VI
are ~ 10 seva 9s s oolonels, OF whom
tenant eolonels ~ majors. GO capiat1s siI I51
Tbe b'Tf -snts and G5 second lieutenants.
ven Is very lengthy, and goes into a
general reorganization OF every branch |
OF The military service. 1t was referred TO |
The Military Committee.
RENTED BUILDINGS FOR GOVERNMENT |
CsE.-It appears from official statements |
that the total number of buildings rented
by the quartermaster's department of the |
army Tor the year ending with 1875 was los |
81 an annual rent OF S1S2,0}9. The Treasury |
ot paf'Iaeht rents IN this city five buildings, |
az an arBuat cost of Sl3 600; the Navy de-
parIment four buildings, or parts of build- |
irgS, at cost OF $500; and the Post Office |
department pays $500 per annum fora SIM |
gle building. Besides the above the govern |
meut TeGjS other buildings, including the |
larger portion OF the FTeedmen'S Bank JuiId-
ing, fCT tie department OF Justice; and the |
Interior depart meut also rents houses OF pri-
vale parties in which 10 transact its bust
ness. This statement was EuDDiiei for the |
Information OF the House Committee on |
Public Buildings and Grounds. who cOntem- |
plate terminating such expenditures as far |
as practicable.
CALL FOR THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC !
national democratic ex-
ecutive committee last night issued the call |
for the national convention at ST. Louis, |
June 9th. The national democratic COM
mittee prior 10 It's adjournment on Tuesday
night, adopted resolution instructing the |
national democratic executive committee to
continue Its headquarters at Washington,
and take such steps as may be deemed expe,
die nj TO secure the necessary organization In
Ire several states, and that the chairmeu of
the central committees in the respective
states be requested 10 cooperate with IL in
ehectiDg that end. The call says: "Each
state Will be entitled TO a representation |
equal To double its number of Senators and |
In the Congress of the United
states, and the territory of Colorado whose |
"a miseion In July as state, will give it a
vote In the next electoral college, is also in
Hlted 10 send delegates TO the conventfo |
Democratic, conservative, and other citI-
Gems OF the Unitet States, Irrespective of
past political ASSOCIATIONS, desiring to CO. |
operate with the Ce.u0-ratic party in its |
present efforts and objects are cordially In |
NIted 10 join Ia sending delegates to the
rational convention. Corporation is desired
from all persons who would change an at