Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s2O7 ,372.S4; customs, s5OS, S21.26.
SIXTH AUDITOR MCGREw is dangerously
i'll of brain fever.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury to- day for redemption
aggregated s971, 523.
THE Chorpenning claim for sii3 900 as
balance due for carry ing the mails was ar
gued in the Court of Claims yesterday.
AMONG THOSE who called upon the Presi-
dent to-day were Senators Logan, Jones, and
ex-senator Carpenter, Representative Huri,
the Attorney General, Secretary of the Trea-
sury. General X. 8. Granger, and Rear Ad-
miral Stembel.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL got through the
House by asqueeze, but will doubtless pass
The Senate with less opposition. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that among the eloquent and
effective speeches made in the House in its
behalf, the Off-hand effort of Hon. VIM. p.
Frye, of Maine, stood pre- eminent.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Command
er Horace +. Mullan, ordered to exa NINA
tion for promotion. Chief Engineer John N.
Moore to the navy yard, Washington, ID. c.,
Sth February next. Chief Engineer Edwin
Fithan, detached from the navy yard,
Washington, on the reporting of his Keller
and placed on waiting orders.
1dE senate COmmlttee on Railroads met
last evening to hear arguments upon the ex-
tension OF government aid to complete the
Texas and Pacific railroad. Col. Thomas A.
Scott and Judge kennard appeared for that
line, and Mr.. G. p. Huntington, of the Cen
tral Pacific, for the Southern Pacific of Cali
fOrnia.
CUTTING DOWN THE ExPENsEs.-The
House Committee on Appropriations struck
out of the proposed appropriation bill yester-
Ia fIn all e..
House, reduced the salaries of members of
Congress from 5000 TO 81 500 per annum,
and proposed to recommend general reduc-
tion of ten per cent. on the salaries of all
civil government employees.
ARMY GAzETTE.-Leave of absence for six
months is granted 1st Lieutenant James M.
Bell, 18th cavalry, shreveport, La.;) Major
James Biddle, 9Th cavalry. will report to the
Commanding officer. department of Arizona,
for assignment to duty as acting assistant
inspector general OF that department.; Lieut..
Col Roger Jones, assistant Inspector general,
Is relieved from duty at headquarters, mill
iary division Of the Pacific, and will report
In person TO the inspector general at the War
department, Washington, ID. G.
THE PROPOSED DIPLOMATIC REDUo-
TIONs.-The sub committee in charge of the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
visited The State department this morning,
on the invitation of Secretary Fish, who de-
sired to demonstrate to them the injurious
effects which would accrue If the bill as de-
termined upon be passed. The committee
are disposed, however, to adhere to the re-
auctions heretofore indicated in THE STAR,
and, furthermore, that the Committee on
ment In salaries recommended by the Ap-
preparation Committee.
THE DISTRICT BOARD OF AUp1r,-Tbe
bill introduced in the House this morning
by Mr.. Cate, Of Wisconsin, a member of the
District Committee, in relation to the Board
OF Audit provides that the board may
receive, audit, and allow just claims against
the District OF the seventh class mentioned
In the act of June Goth, 1874, notwiths tant-
ing the limit Of time for presentation con
tanned In said act, and in the joint resolution
u continued said Board of Audit, approved
December Dist, 1874. provided such claims
July next.
BILL IN RELATION TO COLoRED SCHOOL
TRUsTEEs.-The bill introduced in the House
to day in relation to the public colored
schools in the District of Columbia by lIr
Lv nch provides that the act of March Sd in
creasing the board of trustees for colored
schools of Washington and Georgetown be
amended so as to fix the number of trustees
at seven instead of nine, five to be citizens Of
Washington and two OF Georgetown. to be
appointed by the District Commissioners,
and TO hold their office for three years; and
further providing that the cities of WASH
ingtOn and Georgetown shall pay to the
trustees Of colOred schools such proportion
ate part OF all moneys received or expended
for school purposes, including the cost of
sites, building and furniture, and books and
all other expenditures Oh account of schools
as the cOlored children between the ages of
the whole number OF children, white and
cOlOred.
THE CoRCoRAN SQUARE MARKET BILL.
The Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds to- day took up the bill recently
introduced providing that the Commission
ers OF the District of Columbia build a mar
ket on square 446, (Corcoran square.) The
parties interested were represented by Mr.
j. M. Wilson, who stated that he had pre-
pared substitute for the recent bill, provid-
ing that II the company can sell from the
for at least S12 900 annually; 81 900 of which
Is to go to Mr.. C0rcoran for the Art gallery
and 5000 to the District of Columbia, the
coed TO build the market At the request OF
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman, the District Commits
sioners were present to give their views on
willing the market should be built, provided
its construction entailed no pecuniary obi.
cations on the H-ir'"i:
THE GUILLoTINE fell again to-day in the
House OF Representatives, DIR. Mehaffey, the
principal reading clerk, and James Clayton,
the assistant journal clerk, being the victims.
DR.. Mehaffey, 1t is understood, is to be sue
teded by Mr.. Donovan, formerly the read
the successor Of Mr.. Clay ton has not yet been
made public. When information OF these
removals was officially communicated to
John NJ. Barclay, Esq, the veteran journal
clerk OF the Heuse, he addressed the follow
Ing note to the clerk Of the House:
"M. adams, Cterk.-SIR: Your treatment
OF my old friends, Mehaffey ana Clayton,
both OF whom had assurances (from your
friends) Of retention, is SO suggestive OF
similar treatment Of myself that prefer to
select the time myself, and hence hereby
name this as the day of my resignation.
Jan Goth, 1876. JOHN NJ. BARCLAY"
Mr.. Barclay has been in the service of the
House for the past twenty-nine years, and is
the authority OF the House In all questions OF
parliamentary dispute.
THE 3-65 INTEREST BILL IN THE SEN
ATE.-In the Senate to-day Mr.. Morrill,, of
Maine, reported from the Committee on Ap-
propYiations, with an amendment, the joint
resolution recently passed by the Senate d.
recting the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia TO pay the interest on the bonds
issued in pursuance of the act OF Congress
approved June 10th, 1874, out OF any funds in
the United States Treasury subject to the
requisition of said Commissioners, and for
other purposes. The bill as reported directs
the Commissioners OF the District of Column.
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