Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-26
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal
revenue, s22l ,2l3.35; customs. s$24, ,209.ls.
AMONG THOSE WHO CALLED at the White
House to-day were Secretary Sherman, Sena-
tors Matthews and Kellogg, and Representa-
tive CaSwell, GOode, Townsend. Harris (Na).
Hart, Stone, Price. Bacon and Mckinley.
PERsoNAL..-Gen. WhippIe. of Gen. Sher-
mans staff. has returned from his tour of in
spsctiOn With Gen. Sheridan, through the
department of Missouri. Webb c. Hayes
returned last Friday from his visit to Lord
Dufferin, governor general of Canada. '..'
Gen. %. o. Howard arrived at the Ebbitt this
explorer, is staying at the Arlington: '.'A Au-
gus Belmont and family are at WormleyS.
Charles T. Smith; Of the Albany E'ening
Journal. is at the Ebbitt. Hon. Ben Wade
was extremely i'll at last accounts from his
Ohio home, and twas feared could not recover
NAVAL ORDERS. Rs.-Lieut. Commander Chas
J. Train to the naval academy, 1lth March.
EnSignS Frank +. Beatty, Robert NJ. Doyle,
Moses l.. Wood, Harry } Hunt and Charles
Laird t" temporary duty on board the train
ing ship Minnesota at New York. Acting Sail
maker George ?. Barnes to the receiving ship
Franklin at Norfolk, Va, 1st March.
WHIsKEY PUN,H.-Mr. Johns made an ar
gument before a subcommittee of the House
District committee today in favor of intro
ducing the Motfet hell punch in the District of
Columbia. He was asked To bring a sample of
the punch to the committee room, and explain
its work kings to the members When he said,
Wei, can bring sample of the punch, but
To show 1t or nicely | will he compelled to
bring also some whisky.
THE House COMMITTEE ON NAVAL
AFFAIRS to-day refused to allow Secor 4 Co.,
and Nat. Mckay, to withdraw the papers in
their cases respectfully from the files of the
committee reOm. The petitioners for this
favor, have been urging the committee to al
low them additional compensation for work
on iron CladS built by them, and upon which
an adverse report was made. The committee
also decided To proceed forthwith To an in
veStIgatiOn OF the Portsmouth and kittery
navy yards.
GENERAL BUTLER in the House today pre-
Sented petition :. loo feet long. and contain
ing 500o0 signatures. done up in reel. pro-
testing against the transmission through the
mails OF obscene literature. =
AUGUST BELMONT. the syndicate banker,
accompanied by several New York bankers,
are at WOrmley'S whereat the friends Of the
silver bill say that their presence here at this
time forbodes no good 10 that measure.
DooRKEEPER POLK YIELDING TO Pres
suRE.-COl. Simeon X. Donovan to-day con-
tinued his testimony before the committee on
reform in the civil service in the matter of the
investigation of DOOrkeeper POlk's official
conduct The pith of his statement was that
great pressure was brought to bear on Polk
by the charmen of several of the House com
mtteeS to appoint messengers for their com
mittees; there was no law for such appoint
nentS. but in some eases the dOorkeeper
yielded TO this pressure.
The IMPRESSION AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
was quite decided that the President will veto
the silver bill, and that it will be retarned
without his signature to the House of Repre-
originated p-mD
1t is also the impression that it will be passed
over his veto 1t is among the rumors that
tion Senator Conkling will deliver an elabo-
rate speech in favor OF sustaining the veto
Vice President Wheeler said yesterday that
he signed the BILL rs presiding officer of the
senate, with good deal more reluctance than
he would veto Ii II President.
OWING TO THE REPUBLICAN Caucus in the
Senate this morning the regular committee
meetings of the Senate were postponed. The
committee on finance was to have taken a
vote on the bill for the repeal of the reSump-
HUh act. The committee on foreign rela' ions
was to have considered the subject OF Chinese
immigration.
SIMMONS DEATH BLow.-The nomination of
Beard TO lie collector OF the port of Boston in
place of Simmons created considerable excite
ment at the Capitol when the appointments
were brought UP today. 1t is said that Sen.
ators HOar and Dawes both joined in a strong
1 bat letter was simmons death blow
Mrs. BANNING AND THE OFFICERS WIVES
i Denjal--H0sIti,agtpn. Feb. 26, 1S7S-Mr.
Editor: The statement in the Washington Post
of yesterday, that Mrs General Banning has
been given the direct cut by army officers
wives" on account of General Banning's army
bill is utterly destitute of truth. / feel salts
fed that General Banning. as a gentleman
does not want his charming and estimable
wife placed in this false position, and he owes
it 10 himself TO correct the statement. The
officers OF the army are willing to submit to
fair criticism, and To have all their actions
fairly investigated; but they do not consider
it Just or honorable to be slandered. cause
which requires departure from truth to SIlS-
tain it cannot be good one. B.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AZ
FAIRS held brief meeting to-day, and one
private bill was agreed upon and reported
favorable to the Senate. Paine and Grafton
counsel for some one who is opposing certain
military nominations made by the President,
have prepared arguments for circulation
among Senator's ins ST They oppose the e9nflrma
Smith, Money and Hegewald to the grades of
captain and first lieutenant. on the ground
that TO confirm them would be a violation of
the provisions OF section l.2O4 OF the Revised
States, Tor the reason that while the Army
Register shows that the officers promoted were
the senior officers of their grades i'll their re-
specliVe regiments, it also shows they were
not the senior officers of their grades in their
respective lines or arms.
PRESIDENT Pro TEN. OF THE SENATE.-The
republicans, in caucus this morning, agreed to
nominate Mr.. Ferry for the temporary presi-
dency of the Senate, and elected him, as stated
elsewhere. Judge Davis, of Illinois, voted with
the democrats for the election of Mr. Thur
man. As some doubt has been expressed as to
Judge Daviss party Affiliations, his vote with
the democrats Tor the election of their leader
in the Senate to the dignity of presiding officer
has some significance.
NoMlNATIONS.-The President sent to the
Senate to-day the following nominations:
ClansOn W. Beard TO be collector of customs.
Boston and Charleston, Mass Mike Shaugb
nessey to be I. s. Marshal, Utah: J. w. AL
hertson to be I. :. Attorney, eastern district
Of North Carolina: j. II. McDongall. pOst mas.
ter Sulinas, Cal; F. w. Durham, postmaster
Bay City, Michigan.
AMONG THE BILLS introduced in the House
yesterday were several providing for the coin
age OF silver for the benefit of the depositors
OF bullion Another bill was to incorporate
company Tor the construction of railroad
from New York to Fort Nc cIntOsh on the Rio