Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-IHternal
revenue, $2t3, 1871: customs So, 710.65.
To-DAYs Subscriptions to the new popular
loan amounted to $4,000, making a total to
date of g, 10000.
Mr.. j. II. MILLS, a clerk in the Indian
bureau, was removed by Secretary Schurz to-
day for inattentiOn TO duties.
The MAIL LETTINGs-TO-morrow, at 3 p.
H., is the last day and hour for receiving pro-
pOSais for the great mail letting for the states
and territories west of the Mississippi
A DELEGATION of the citizens committee
will be given a hearing by the Senate commit
tee on the District OF Columbia, O-mOrrOw, at
10 a. m.
PAYING UP.-SenOr LamacOna, special agent
of Mexico, has paid the second instament Of
$4,000 on account of the awards made in favor
of American citizens.
THE British Quarterly Rerie,o for January.
received from E. Nj. Whitaker & Son, has arti-
0leS on The Americans in Turkey" "Capi-
tai and Labor and others of American in
tereSt.
PERSONAL.-HOn. Thomas Ewing. of Ohio,
and Hon. John Hanna, of Indiana. left Wash
ingtOn last night 10 address meeting in favor
OF remonetiZing silver and the repeal of the
resumption act. to be held in Cooper Institute.
New York, tonight.
NAVAL ORDERS-Lieutenan r. Nj. Berry
ordered 10 ordnance instruction at the Wash
ingtOn navy yard, February Il; Surgeon Frank
L. Dubois 10 the Wyoming.
AMONG THE CALLERS al the White House
this morning was Major Edward Mallett, late
L. s. special agent for the Tulalip Agency in
Washington Territory, who presented mnia-
ture Chinook canoe to the President on behalf
OF the chief of the SnOhOmiSh tribe of Indians
living on Puget Sound. Justice Harlan, Sena-
tors Anthony. Dorsey. and ChrlStlancy, Rep
Tesentatiyes Finley, Shallenberger, Rainey,
and COTbett, and Leonard Myers.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND THE TEMPERANCE
CAUsE.-MisS Frances f. Willard, of Illinois,
representing the Woman's Temperance Union
Of the United States, was accorded hearing
before the House judiciary committee this
morning. Miss Willard is q Silver-t -tOngued
crater. and made keen argument. She took
the ground that inasmuch as the um-drinker
has an inOrdinate love of rum, and the rum
seller ali inOrdinate love OF gain that woman
should be given the ballot, if not for general
purposes, Yet to vote on the question of liquor
license i'll every town, village and hamlet
where liquor is sold.
Col. CHARLES THOMAS, U.S.A. who was
retired from active service in 1866. at which
master general, died at his residence Pol I
street. in this city. to day. at one o'clock p m,
after about a weeks illness. He served in
several branches OF the military service and
in all was a very efficient officer He was over
80 years Old at the time of his death.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE met
today and the Rollins amendment to the bill
TO remit taxes on insOlvent savings banks was
considered and greed to. 1t provides THAT
in making collections of internal revenue
taxes on bank deposits ne savings bank re-
coSn!ztd as such by state laws, having no cap
lfal Stock. SHALL Oh account of mercantile or
business deposits heretofore received, upon
which no interest has been allowed, the per-
sons making deposits be denied the eXemp-
tons allowed savings banks as provided in
the Davis bill, to remit taxes on insolyent saw
ingS banks
DOORKEEPER POLK TO BE INVESTIGATED
Representative Baker. of Indiana, threw a
bOmbshell into the democratic camp to-day by
presenting resolution providing for an in
VestigatiOn OF DOOrkeeper Polk. He had read,
at the clerks desk, several damaging affi-
davits, signed by eX-employes, to the effect
that Polk compelled employees on the rolls of
the House to contribute, out of their salaries
To the support of those not on the roll. This,
one OF atlantis said, Polk called doubling up"
One OF the affidayitS reciteS that S. X. DOna-
van, assistant dOOrkeeper, approached the
affiant and arranged to put him on the roll at
$l,2CO, and have him paid 5000 by the ''aoub-
Is
that Polk is a lobbyist, and is interested with
one Silver, OF Mexico. in claim now pending
in Congress to pay Gen. Averill and others
money for laying the concrete pavement on
Pennsylvania avenue. The subject. after some
debate, was referred 10 committee for in-
veStigatiOn.
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.-Edtt0r Star
The editorial on The Suffrage Question - in
THE STAR last evening was admirable and
covers the whole question. Taxation
.fithous representation is truly the prac::
tlcal effect of universe" or UNQUALIFIED
suffrage in municipal affairs. The assump-
tiOn of fifty per cent. of the taxes by Congress-
would certainly be close approximation to
Justice; but 1t appears to me that q simply
perfect, because perpetually SeltGdjustin6,
settlement of the difficulty would be- as has
been suggested, for Congress to assume al the
expenses OF the District, and levy a fair, full,
reasonable tax without reference to gross eX-
penses, on all the private realty within its
limits d. S. :
JANUARY 81, 1873.
NINE-TENTHs OF THE PROPERTY HOLDERS
OPPOSED TO UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.-The Gre
alton of a council TO be elected by popular
vote will certainly make an opportunity for
this same class of men. or others equally un-
ssrupul0uS- TO get control of some of the affairs
0l the District, and the result of their manage.
meIt can easily be fOreSeen.
Ii Is safe To say that nine -tenths of the prop.
erty holders IN Washington and Georgetown.
irrespective OF party, are opposed TO the re-
trict of Columbia for any purpOse.-I WuSh
Cor. ". \. Tribune.
The CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-A meeting
of the Senate committee on library was held
to-day for the purpose of considering propo-
SitiOn TO build 4 new structure to accOmmO-
date the Congressional library. Only four
members of the committee were present. No
decision was reached. Another meeting of
the committee will be held tomorrow.
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day all the
members were present. The session was unll-
sually short, and only routine business re-
cciyed attention.
TIMBER DEPREDATORs IN FLoRIDA.-InfOr-
nation has been received at the General Land
Office from Jacksonville, Florida, that indict-
mentS have been found against fifteen persons
for boxing trees on government lands, cutting
timber on such lands, forging affidavitS al
tached to homestead applications, swearing
falsely i'll such applications, etc., etc. Among
the persons indicted is VIM. +. Powell the
brother of the Payne Tan assumed name)
who. it viii be remembered, was tried. con-
yicted and executed after his unsuccessful at
tempt on the life of Secretary Seward, in
connection with the conspiracy to muir
der President Lincoln and his Cabinet.
Ii is estimated that thousands of dollars will be
recovered by the successful prosecution of
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