Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-05
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal
revenue, ses21,O492 y: customs, $525,09l.72.
THE PRESIDENT will ho d a recep ion this
evening from S tn IN o'clock.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.-Col Grey con-
cluded his argument in behalf of an extension
OF time for the completion of th3 Northern
Pacific railroad before the Senate committee
Oh railroads to-day.
MINISTER FOSTER 10 Mexico had a hearing
before a subcommittee of The House commit
tee on foreign affairs this morning on the con
diton of affairs in Mexico. His opinion is de
cidCd that there is no apprehension of any
danger of a war with Mexico.
THE PETITION to Chief Justice Waite in the
matter of the cOiOred lawyer of Maryland de-
MED admission to the bar of that state by the
court of appeals. sets forth that the petitioner,
Charles Taylor, of the city of Baltimore, is
male citizen OF the United States, and of the
state of Maryland, of African descent above
the age OF Il years: that he has made apDIica.
lion TO be admitted as an attorney to practice
law IN the court OF appeals of Maryland, the
same being the highest court in said state in
which "a decision OF the question could be had,
and that he claimed the right to be so ad
mitted under the Constitution of the United
States, and the decision of said court was
against such right. The Chief Justice yeSter-
day directed the issuing of the writ of error to
the court of appeals of Maryland, as prayed
for by the petitioner.
INVESTIGATION OF DOORKEEPER PoLK-The
House committee on reform in the civil ser
vice commenced this morning the inveStiga-
ton of DOOrkeeper Polk Ingham Corryell.
one of the atfantS who made the allegation OF
rcrOOkedness' against Polk, was examined
N fNIn I,NI pni+., nt.A1f
nentS set forth in the atfidavitS presented in
the House last week by Mr. Baker. of Indiana.
and read at the Clerks desk. Mr.. Silver, who
was formerly the messenger OF the District of
Columbia committee whom COrryell asked to
he summoned as a witness. was also on the
witness stand He was expected to give the
committee the benefit OF what he knew about
the so called pennsylvania avenue pavement
job, but it is said that his testimony was of Il
negative character and not calculated to Seri-
OUSly lnJure DOOrkeeper Polk.
CLAIM OF THE COLUMBIA TURNPIKE Con-
PANY.-The bill introduced in the House
by MI Tucker, of Virginia, provides that the
C aim of the Columbia turnpike roads com
nany 1Or compensation for the use of their
ad on the south of the Potomac river by the
military forces during the late rebellion be re
ferred 10 the Court of Claims, to determine
and award the equitable compensation to
which said company is entitled the same to
pc PAID In the same manner as other claims
determined i'll the said court.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
tC-tay were Vice President Wheeler, General
Iyner, Gov. Mccormick, Senators Morrill,,
MeCreery, Ingalls,. Bruce and Gordon, Repre-
SentatiyeS Henderson, Van NOrhees Robin
son, Brewer. kidder; Carlisle. Shallenberger,
delphia
THE EIGHR-JIOUR LAW. A decision was
rendered in the Court of Claims yesterday in
fIns., e Trrr .,l1, t1,. HI,
yOlying the rights of government EMPLOYEES
under the eight hour law The opinion of the
court was adverse to the claimants right to
recover: but as the amount involved in this
ease was tOOSmall TO enable the claimant to
appeal, and as there were about 1900 other
eases involved, pro fOrBld Judgment was en-
tered Tor the claimant, from which th" gov
erIment, by appeal, will carry the case to the
supreme Court for final decision.
AN AMERICAN TRADE DELEGATION IN THE
WEST iNDIEs.-With reference to the recently
inaNgurated movement in favor of the ext.n-
sion of the trade of the Emitted States. Consul
McLaln reports TO the Department of State
That dele CATION of American citizens num-
Eeflng ABOUT SeVenty-hye, comprising prOmi-
nent representatives of the business Interests
Ol important southern Cities arrived at Mas
sau on the 18th of January, their purpose being
10 ascertain what can be accomplished in the
way OF promoting trade between the Bahamas
ana otief west Indian Islands, and the south
ern and western states. After spending day
and half prOfitably and pleasurablv at NaS
sau the party left for Havana to prosecute
similar inquiries as to business prospects in
that quarter.
LOOKING AFTER THE STARVING MILLIONS
IN CHINA.-Mr. COnkling presented in the
Senate today memorial from citizens of New
York, who are interested in the appeal made
TO Mr.. \. \. LOWde, of New York city by the
American Vice Consul at China, asking for
reilef Tor the nine millions of starving people
In northern China. The memOrialists ask that
congress appoint commission of United
States residents in China 10 act in conjunction
with the American Minister there for the re-
lief of sufferers, The memoriaIists also sug
geSt that the uneXpended balance of the chi
nese indemnity fund in the State department
be applied to the relief of the victims of the
famine in China. This money amounts to
nearly 10000. The memorial was referred to
the committee on foreign affairs.
THE BANK NOTE PRINTING.-The committee
on banking and currency today took up for
consideration the bill to retire the national
bank nOte circulation, but took no action.
The committee will Tomorrow hear the Trea-
Sury side OF the argument why the government
shotiiu PRINT IT'S own notes, and withhold such
Work from the bank note companies
A LONG BOND FOR THE INVESTMENT OF
SAVINGs.-The Senate finance committee at
lis meeting today authorized Mr.. Wallace to
report fayOrably an amendment to a bill to
authorize long bond for the investment of
savings. The amendment is to strike out all
after the enacting clause and insert that i'm
lieu OF that amount of per cent. bonds of the
United States authorized to be issued by the
act OF July IA, 1877, the Secretary of the Trea
sury is hereby authorized and directed to
issue sum not exceeding $l00,0O00OO of cou-
pom bonds Of the United States of the denOmi-
nations of twenty-five, fifty, and one hundred
dollars, and of equal sums of each of said de-
nominations redeemable in coin after sixty
years from the date of their issue, and bearing
interest, payable semiannually in coin, at the
rate OF 4 per cent. per annum and the said
bonds shall be exempt from taxation in like
manner as those in place of which they are to
be issued" Other sections provide that the
said coupon bonds shall be made payable to
the order of the person who shall pay the mo-
ney therefor; that the names of such persons
shall be rejected: that the coupons Shall be
paid IN legaltendef OF com, at the option of
the United States, etc.
MARINES FOR PARIs.-One of the regulations
at the Paris Exposition is that every govern
ment represented shall guard its own proper
ty, and it was the general understanding that
picked men from the respective armies should
he assigned to the duty. Accordingly Gov
Mccormick applied to the Secretary of War