Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-05
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT HkCEIPGS To-DAY.-Irternair re J.
elGe. So ssI. .Is: Gust onns. s4.a o-l e.


WEITE House CALLEES.-sena ,ors Dorsey.
Matthews. Dawes. Plumb and Patterson; Rer-
rtsentativeS Townsend cf 0hio. Frye. O'Nei.l,
Willis DanfCrTl Mckinley. Cummings x. W.!-
naI1s, Townsend cf n. Y. Williams. keifnr,
SShleicleI. Gacon Of y: y. Pollard. Met2a'fP.
RICE OF OHIO, Shallenberger: Cllef Jus ice
Waite. Justice Bradley. and General Schofe.d
called on the President to-day.
BoE. ALEX. STErHEss is still confined to hi
room by yesterdays accident on the Capitol
steps. noted in TEE STAR lass evening.
Col. DEAHsA, who was recalled as collector
OF customs at ALASKA. almost simultaneously
with his arrival AT that Station. has presented a
Eetit.on to congress ASKING, t1at body To reim-
burse him for lis tTAt"iing expenses. inaSmuch
as his salary for .e time lie held the Office fail
ed 10 meet the same.
GOVERNOR HAMPTON BETrER.-Senator BIT
lcr. OF South Carolina, received q telegram from
Columbia last night saying that Governor Wade
Hamptons health is greatly improved. No
doubt OF his complete recovery is HOW enter
tanned. He will be elected L. s. senator. in
place Of Patterson by the South Carolina legiS-
latule next Tuesday.
TIE INVESTIGATION Or MINISTER SEWARD
The committee on expenditures in the State
department. which is sinyestiga'!ng the charges
CT official misconduct a-ainSt aIr. Seward min
istcr 70 China. met this morning. pursuant to
adjournment, but transacted no business in
Consequence Of the absence of Mf t. Wiley
Wells. z witness. whose cro,S-eNaminatian is
FIST 10 be proceeded with Mr.. Wells is expect
Ell Gaily from Los Angeles. cal. where he is now
residing. = subcommittee was anp1atel 10
visit the state department tomorrow. in order
10 examine the books Of the Shanghai Consul
late D0N there.
TIE CASE OF BIGGINs against ex-Presideat
Grant. pending in the Circul. COurt-an action
10 recover $toaeea damages for false imnrt-pl-
n,cnt in sending him To- the Insane ASvirn-
was not called to-day in consequence OF the in
disposition OF one of the counsel / if expected
th%t VIII ba called Tomorrow, as both -iIas,
IL is understood. are ready
SUSPENSION or SUPERVISING ARCHITECT HUI.
BY direction OF the President. Supervising Ar
chi;ect OF the Treasury Hill was today SIS
pended from duty until the eases against him
in Chicago are finally settled. Secretary Snor-
man. some days ago, stated that Mr.. IIill would
not. he supposed, be suspended until the case
was brought up for trial. The suspension before
that date is the result of the visit 10 this cify
last week of the assistant district attorney lit
Chicago. This officer gave the President very
full account OF the evidence against Mr. Hi
ana the others indicted, and seemed 10 be OF the
opinion that there was good sized custom
house ring out there. His statements We're. il
was understood, very damaging TO the parties
concerned. For this reason the President
thought 1t better that Mr.. Hin be suspended
Immediately. 10 remain suspended until the
result OF the coming trial establishes whether
fe snail be continued in Office OF dismissed the
service. The attorney who came Oh from Chi
CagO has. lie Thinks, very strong case ayains!
Mr. Hill ard the others indicted.
Tie Secretary designated Mr.. John Frazier
superintendent Of the construction OF TIE neT
building tor the bureau Of engraving and print
ing. to temporarily discharge the duties OF ST.
Eerylsing architect, in place OF Mr.. iii.
TIE BLAINE Resolution will be called up
for action in the senate next M0nday. MI
Blaine las been absent from his seat il the
senate for two days past, engaged. 50 his
bleEds say. III Tie preparation CT some remark;
winch he intends to make "hcl his resolution
l. trCu%At UP fGT discussion. NJ. Thurman.
WHO u Ill present the democratic &maninhng
was also absent from the Senate Yesterday an
he only entered the Sac:ed portals OF the cham
Der Tor few minutes this morning. 4 confer
ehce Of le-y leading deiGocE3ti" - !atJrS ~
bed at The residence Of Cne Ct tLcjr l:uIaba
last night to ;a!h oTe: ne situation. Ina dem
GcE4tS LAY that tie republicans cannot afford .
pun ob.tac'es in tie WY cf the fGll..st in,esti
cation. j is ci3iiaoi That the amend nent
he proposed 10 EiaiGe'S - -piGfi1a VII l.. O
such comprehensive character That, il adopt
Cd, Hght VIII Be thrown cI "T@rj cAiHsc o
lrdrd threats, interference or violence At th
polls In every state Of The ni0l. by et.efs sat
or FEDERAL Officers. and the pubic VIII be til
judges OF which Of the tEO parties Wee gItiity
CT tie greater misconduct at The polls.
TWO MORE APPROPRIATION BiLI.s-Tne House
committee On appropriations to-day adopted
and Diplomatic appropriation bill as prepared
10y Messrs. Clyn!er and Singleton respectively;
and they were subsequently reported to the
House for action at an early day. The naval
BILL contains no new features except to provide
Tor the appointment OF visitors TO the naval
academy as matter Of law. instead of custom
and usage as heretofore. It's total is about
$4,000 less than that Of the appropriation for
The current hscal year. The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill as reported from the
committee IS an exact copy of last sessions bill
OF mat ute as lirst passed by the House which,
however, became subject Of prolonged contro-
VersY with the Senate. and was finally modified
in many particulars by the committee OF con-
terence ttfoie It's enactment. The changes from
existing law proposed by the committee consist
mainly OF reductions III the salaries OF the
hlghcr grades of foreign ministers and The dis
continuance Of sundry Srslail conSulateS Ti!e
total saving proposed is about fii ,991
COL. HARRISON GRAY OTIS. whose nominafio
10 the position Of collector Of customs for the
san Diego Cal. district. was sent to the Sea
ate On Monday. is well known in this city. where
Re mas many friends. lie was at one time fore
h'dn at the Government Printing Office and
leoie recently chief OF one OF the PasenC Office
DIVISIONS.
NAVAL OEDERs.-Chief EngineerB F. Earwin
las been appointed senior member, and Chief
Engineer Edward d. Robe and j. w. Moore
members Of naval board 10 inspect the boilers
now on board the Iowa. with view 10 their
Id.
Newell has been appointed senior member, and
ChleI Rngineer ID. +. MacOmb and w H. King
members OF board to test the machinery of
the |. :. $. QuinneDaugh at Norfolk Passed
assistant Engineer T. J. w. Cooper has been Or
deled TO duty at League Island.
RECRUITS FOR TEXAS.-The superintendent OF
the mounted recruiting service las been or
deled To cause fifty recruits 10 be preparad and
forwarded from the cavalry rendeLollS at New
0rk. 10 Fort Brown. Texas.
FCBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING.-The bill in
trodUced in the House CT Representatives yes
terday by Mr. Singleton. chairman of the COM
mittee on printing. to reduce the eXpensesof
the public printing and binding, provides:
That at the close OF the 45th Congress and
also at the close Of each subsequent Congress-
all surplus documents not required for otficIai
use OF every kind, remaining In the custody OF
the Senate and House CT Representatives and
iH the care OF any OF the executive departments
bureaus and offices. shall be sent to the doc,I-
ment rooms Of the Department of the Interior.
and the Secretary Of the Interior Shall d!Stri
butte UeSe documents except such as NAV
required TO supply deficiencies in the Library O
Congress or any Cf the executive Departments
or IN state or territorial librarieS to such uUb
lie libraries or otEer literary institutions tey
cept these already designated to receive plbi
documentsl as shall he named TO him by II
several senator's representatives and de.e-at
in said Congress-; and in said distribution ~
several Congressional districts shall, a. nearly
he UC2ptir2nlp share