Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-01
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPrG To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s2s2, $3.50; customs, 1854 ,54i.S7.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury to-day for redemption
aggregated s36S,4Is.
THE pension appropriation bill was re-
ported to the Senate to-day with uuimport-
ant amendments.
ONE FOUR YEAR TERM.-At two O'Clock to-
day the House Judiciary Committee reported
the bill limiting the Presidential Office to
one term OF four years.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.-The Commit
tee on Ways and Means TO day agreed to
recommend the adoption of the Hawaiian
treaty.
THE Po5TMAsTER GENERAL was the only
member absent from the Cabinet meeting
TO day; First Assistant Postmaster General
Marshall being present in his stead.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Herman, Logan, Hitch
cock, West and Spencer; Representatives
Townsend, Stowell and Plat, and ex-Secre-
taTy DeIano.
THE Committee of Ways and Means did
not take up this morning the tariff bill in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Morrison yes
teTday. The session was devoted to the con-
sideration OF the Hawaiian treaty.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.-Mrs.B elva A. Lock
wood, Of this city, and Miss Phoebe Cozzens,
OF st. Louis, made addresses before the
Senate District Committee yesterday in be-
half OF woman suffrage In the District.
JoHNG. THOMPSON, of Ohio, Sergeant-a.-
Arms OF the House OF Representatives, has
been appointed vice chairman of the national
democratic executive committee, in the
place Of Representative Rainfall, OF Penn
sylvania, who declined the office.
THE House Committee OF military affairs
has addressed communication to all the
general and field officers Of the army and the
higher stat officers on duty here for their
opinion on the proposition To retuce the pay
ard allowances OF the army officers.
No SECRETARY of the Republican Con-
gressIoEal Committee has been selected nor
will one 5e until the committee holds its
LIST meeting. Judge j. NJ. Edmunds, the
present secretary, having done good service
for The republican cause Will probably be re-
elected.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the
Oliowing nominations to the Senate to dag:
William Bickei, collector OF internal reye-
nue., 2d district Minnesota. Commissioners
of Police fO- the District OF COlumbia-Wu.
J. Murtagh, H6DTy NJ. Sweeney, James q.
BerTet, Charles II. Nichols, AMI VIM. II.
Smith, being the present board renomi-
Dated.
TIE FREDNANs' BANK.-Secretary BIS
tow to-day transmitted communicate
with reference TO the FTeedmans Bank
called for by the House OF Representative.
he says all The Information asked for is set
forth in document which the commission
erS have sent To the Senate. He reminds the
House that his official connection with the
com N iSsIOners terminated with his approval
OF their selection and bonding.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS to-day,
among other papers, submitted TO Congress
list Of the amounts paid by them for adver-
Using since they have been in Office up to
s111,71G II. This was distributed as follows:
Republican, $50, 393 IS; Chronicle, S14,GS5.Ss;
STAB, S9,sH -; Crittc, sl162 81; Columbia
manning amounts were paid newspapers,
IN small sums, in New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, st. Louis, and elsewhere.
ENHANCEMENT IN THE TREASURY
The Appropriation Committee are still
dcvotipg their time TO the consideration OF
the Treasury department. The pay OF the
Secretary is not reduced, but the pay OF the
two assistants is cut down to 900, a re-
duction of $500. The number of divisions IN
the Secretary's Office is likewise cut down
from eight to i've, the pay OF those retained
reduced ten per cent, and the numericaI
strength reduced twenty-five per cent The
divisions in the Secretary's Office are TO re-
tain the assistant chiefs, and those to be
abolished will be left to the Secretary.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FINANCE
to-day took up the bill recently introduced
by Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont. to further pro-
vide for the redemption OF legal tender notes
under the specie resumption act of last year.
After discussion, its further consideration
was postponed. They agreed TO report favor
ably Mr.. Sherman's joint resolution to pro
vide for common mint of money and ac-
counts between the United States and Great
Brian, and adversely the bill of Mr.. Bogy
70 authorize the payment of customs duties
! il gal tenler notes. Took up and referred
u the Comptroller OF the Currency, for an
expression OF his views, the bill providing
that national banks may be organized with
capital of $4,000, without regard to the
population OF the towns IN which they are
located.
THE WEATHER IN JANUARY.-The me-
geological summary for January at this
station, prepared by Theodore Mosher, jr.,
signal service observer, shows:-Highest ba-
rOmeter. S061o t30th); lowest barometer.
29.j5S G9thl; monthly range, LOCO inches;
highest temperature, II deg. I'D and 2Sth);
lowest temperature, l5-5 deg. (1ith); monthly
range, 55.5; prevailing direction of wind,
o III; greatest velocity OF wind, IS miles per
hour, at p m. OF the 18th; total number OF
miles, go; number OF clear days, I; number
OF cloudy days, 1; number of DAYS on which
rain or snow fell, Ii; number of fair days 0:
comparative temperatures-1S7l, 342 deg;
1872, S2I; 1873, 3l7; 1874, 405; 1873, 297; 1915,
40.I; comparative precipitation = ISL, 226
inches 1872 %; 1873, 5.7J; 1874 49, 1875, 186;
1876, Les. O'
GIN. MEIGS' EUROPEAN TRIP.-In ans
wer TO the House resolution calling on the
President for the particulars OF Gen. Meigs'
trip 10 Europe, the President says In a COM
mur1catiOn sent in to day, that he was sent
abroad TO make the staff department OF
foreign armies the subject OF his investiga-
tons, particularly the quartermaster's de-
partment, and TO make such suggestions az
in his judgment may be OF value TO the "a
cheney OF the United States armv
lowed full pay and allowan"~ - , ne As al
general, inclusive o. IS oi q oI auieI
tnefor under regulations at Wash
- IOf the time, also, actual eXpenS es