Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-22
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
Revenue, $529, 1913: customs, ,..s349. 9.S05.46.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan TO-
day 100000.
GEN. BUFFERS BILL.-Gen. Butler tried to
pass his convenient currency shinplaster bill
| today under suspension of the rules, but il
| did not even receive a majority vote, being
defeated by yeas l20, to nays l24.
PUBLIc BUILDINGs-A meeting of the sub
committees of the House and Senate commit
tees on public buildings and grounds was held
today tn discuss the subject of uniform
| policy to he pursued in relation to the disposal
| Of the numerous bills for public buildings in
| different parts of the country. The committees
| talked great deal, but agreed upon no plan
| Of action.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY INQUIRY.-George
A. Reynolds, an ex-agent of the Indian terri
| tory devoted over two hours of his time to-
| day in rejecting TO the Senate committee on
territories the ideas of the Indians on the sub
lect OF a territorial form of government. Mr..
Reynolds believed that the Indians wanted a
civil government but they do not want to bar
! ter away their lands to railrOai corporations
| III securing such government. Mr.. Rey-
nOldS also said that the Indians had treated
the c0l0red men who came to settle among
them iii the most WhOle-SOued manner giving
them lands and protection.
SENATOR FERRY acted as President pro
tempore of the Senate today.
WELLS WANTED.-At nine o'clock this
morning Secretary Sherman sent for J. Madi-
son Wells to come TO the Treasury depart
ment, and the inference was drawn thai SCme
action is to he taken in regard to Louisiana
matters, and his advice was required.
THE MONTGOMERY BLAIR RESOLUTIONS
touching the Presidential title, were referred
TO the judiciary committee this morning with
out opposition from either side of the cham.
her
THE PRESIDENT will leave next Wednesday
morning on the 9:2O express for a four dayS
visit to Philadelphia at the invitation of the
Union League of that city. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Hayes, Secretaries Schurz
McCrary and Evarts, and possibly either Sec
retaTy Sherman or Attorney General Devens
At Wilmington the party will be met by
committee of gentlemen from the Union
League, consisting of Wayne McVeagh, J. J.
Bailey, E. b. Lockwood, Postmaster Snowden,
Philadelphia the City Troop will constitute
the Presidents body guard. He will stop at
the Continental hotel Thursday morning
at half-pas ten, the President will receive the
members of the Commercial exchange in the
exchange rooms. At noon there viii be
trip down the river on the steamer Columbia.
M He hHW9eT Ra 1ee an IN ths excursion
viii be the guest OF the United Industries, and
will visit a number of the manufacturing es-
ta0ilShmentS and make trip to the Falls of
emy of Fine Arts. Mrs. Hayes will be given
reception by BY the ne ladies OF Philadelphia; This
EfTePf9n Te VIII be dy ra Grand and bfant
Aubrey H. Smith and Mrs. Richard Amhurst
are members of the committee having il in
charge. On Saturday the President and party
Will return to Washington, arriving in the al
ternOOn.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL-The com
Illif frED
House OF Representatives on Saturday the
internal revenue tax bill. The main features
OF the bill are a reduction of the tax on manu-
lactured tobacco from q to IL cents per pOgnd
reduction IN the tax on cigars from S. to s.
per lHu, reduction on cigarettes from ST. 10
per loCO to 81 % and the restoration OF the tax
on incomes III excess of g, 100 per year. the
rate OF tax being fixed at per cent. Before
repcrtlug the bill the committee abandoned
the graduated proposition, and fixed it al the
un1Orm rate OF per cent. OH all sums in
excess OF the amount exempted. The income
tax provisions OF the bill are made operative
from and after July l, 1878, special provisions
Ce.ng made for the assessment and collection
OF the tax fOrthe last six months of the present
calendar wear The net result to the Treasury
should this bill pass, will be decrease in the
annual receipts of over s3,0000OO, without
taxi ing into account the additional expense
that will be incurred in collecting the tax from
incomes.
SENIOR ZAMACoNA on Saturday received his
ter plenlpotentiary of Mexico at Washington.
The REQUEST OF THE p. o. d., that arms be
issued to its employees in Texas from the St
Louis arsenal for protection against mail rob
bers, having been referred to the chief of ord
nance. Gen. Benet reports that the arms
asked Tor cannot be supplied from ST. Louis
but that they can be furnished from the Rock
Island Il.) arsenal. The Secretary of War
Will 50 notify the Postmaster General.
THE LOVERS OF ART among your readers
as well as all generous SympathiZers with the
patient efforts of uninstructed talent, if not
genius, to make itself known. will feel CRATE
full TO us for calling their attention to a few
specimens OF painting on china now on eXhi-
bltlon at theCOrcOran Art Gallery. This modest
display of work, which betOkenS so much tai
ent, is made under the patronage of the worthy
1ounder OF this school of art, as it is now fast
becoming. 1t is through his fostering and
TO get materials with which TO do the work she
now presents to the inspection Of the visitors
AT the gallery. She is young lady holding a
place III one OF the departments, and whose
time Is, therefore, SO closely occupied with
more uncOngenial work that the prosecution
OF her art studies are made in the hours of her
recreation, and without the aid and guidance
OF master. We look to an enlightened pub
lie so 10 patrOniZe these first efforts of genius
that the young lady possessing it may soon be
able to make its development the aim instead
Uf the recreation, OF her life. r.
The FOur.and.a.half Per Cent,
SECRETARY sHERMAN'S CONTRACT WITH THE
SYNDICATE.
Secretary Sherman, late Saturday afternoon
sent a rhe h9nkinO and curranay onn,m;tta IA,