Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-15

lion, to be held this evening.
THE NAVAL INVESTIGATION. Mr.. Willis,
chairman OF the committee on expenditures in
the Navy department., called on Secretary
Thompson yesterday. and informed hNl that
he was ready TO begin the investigated of his
as the das s2sv ad thn5 he he
power, and offered him the room adjoining
his own for the use of the committee, where all
would be turned over to them. Mr.. Willis ac-
cepted the offer, and the meetings of the com
mittee will begin at once.
THE NEW YORK OFFICERs.-It is positively
stated that the President has decided TO
retain Collector Arthur at New York, but
that Naval Officer Cornell and Appraiser
butcher will be removed as soon as their sue
cessor are determined upon. 1t has also been
determined to remove Collector of Internal
Revenue, Freeland. at Brooklyn.
THE SUPPLY, Commander Kirkland, was
put into commission yesterday afternoon. and
will be readytO receive her cargo for the Paris
exposition on the 10Th inst.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning were Senators Christiancy, Mat
theWsa and Dorsey, and Representatives Har-
mer. CalkinS. Ittner, Shallenberger, BiSbee.
kidder, Patterson and Reilly.
! A WOMAN SINGS BASS AT THE WHITE
! HOUsE.-Miss Sargent, of Boston. whose re-
markable cOntraltO voice has created quite
sensation here. called on Mrs. Haves this
| morning, in company with Mrs. Stanley Mat
| theWS and several other ladies'. Mrs. Hayes
| and the other ladies of the White House re-
| ceived the visitors IN the red parlOr. Miss Sar
| Those Who heord the music l,t conlI not SOC
| the sinper We're nnSitive that man SANG nart
Of the time '''''' Z" - p''i'
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| AMERICAN WOMEN At TIIF PARIS EXpOSI-
! r,o~-nrs d Ino,.v,na Iooo,,,, , cona
and nr Nav ThnmnSon tho conm;ttoa '7D' an
| pointed by the National Woman Suffrage As
sociation to confer with the President on the
women at the Paris exposition by women
called upon the PRESIDENT TINS morning, and
i VIII W., Heis piT:sI'o iui
| its nroyided for in The hiii the PrnS;dnnt named
! those for which no commissioners had as vel
| been appointed. and asked the ladies' TO maine
| their candidates. and assured them that he
| WouId favor a represrntatiOn bv women Int
| would not assure them that their candidates
| would be appOjnted.
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IAitNI OftltE hhfohM.-lh 'ht HOUSE
! sE9''i"'S ~ n'"s'"'s i'.i'o"te" % oi'i
which provides That II snail De uhla"iui lor
! any ohcef clerk or empiOye Oh me faienl
| once 10 act as couiiSel. agent or attorney Ill
| patent, or of any interest in letters..patent or
~ m t.
or of any intrreits in jettarS natpnt how nv any
manner or means to aid in the prosecution OF
| such patent applications within two years
| next after he shall have ceased to be such
| officer. clerk or empOye: that any person in
the service Of the tniied States violating the
| provisions of this act by knowingly recognz
| ing any such eN-officer. clerk or emplOye in
| any application for letters patent, or any in
terest in ,letters-patent as counsel; attorney or
| agent. shall be. ipSo factO DISCHARGED from
| the service OF the United States: and the dis
trict attorney. shall proceed by writ OF quo
States service who shall violate the provisions
| of this act. and shall prosecute the same to the
! removal Of such person from office
| THE TREASURY TEMPORARY CLERKS
| Messrs Durham RIo,rt and Haker tho sub
cnrmit+a. - ,yhn,, ,,a. rafarr"L .ia ,,,n;ant
Oh lhe transfer OF Sn,UoO from lhe Bureau OF
I Engraving and Printing to the Treasury
! proper. so as TO enaole me retention 0i certain
| temporary clerks, to-day visited the Second
! Auditors office and other bureaus of the
! Treasury to make an investigation as to the
needs of each. The committee will meet to-
| .
1 He SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE con
sidered this morning a bill offered by Judge
| Davis. of Illinois To exemnt insolvant s,vinms
| honLs fron, t,x,t;o, VI oot;,, ,.o tI.E
tho nU,mi,t @ miu '''i'h was TAKEN
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Secretary Sherman had hearing before the
| ways ana means committee To- UaV. au V0Pa ting
| the nessane of tho fo,,ou;po hill nron.rod h..
himself. "a In act to nromnte the danni;t nf s,1
| mos aud tho rafnndfno of The nat;aapoi daht @ >,
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eXnhan"a fnr ted StataS nf D t th T III
SlStnnt t re rra o t,le 3,ce o, any
posiiary of The United States. W.
The certificates of deposit herein provided
1Of shall be issued by the Secretary OF the
! treasury, ol sticll l0rln ana description as ne
may pfeScrloes ana oi the denomlnalioIs OF
ten; twenty, h!ty, and one hundred dollars
cent per annum. or one cent on one hundred
dollars ior each day after its issue, for the
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