Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-26
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1892, 45l.G6; customs, s45l,957.9o.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to sl25,OO0.
A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION for temper
ary clelkships in the Interior Department.
will be held at the Department at 10 O'clock
on Monday, July Sth.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today We're Senator's Window, Dorsey, and
Mitchell, Representatives Foster Phillips and
Gov. DennlSOn.
SECRETARY THOMPSON, who went to Carlisle
Pa, last Monday evening, will return thi,
evening.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTs.-The PreSi-
dent has appointed Oliver Wood, of Ohio, to
be Indian agent at Quinaielt agency, Washing
ton territory; Wyman s. Lincoln, of Wiscon-
SIN, at eros NentreS agency, Montana, and
Henry j. King, of Minnesota. at Leech Lake
agency. Minnesota, and E. Platt Stratton, in
SpectOr OF steamboats, for the second district.
Henry RuggleS, of Connecticut, to be IT, s.
consul at Malta
No CHANCE FOR WOMEN-By the recent an
preparation bill two additional 500 clerks are
given to the money order Office of the Post Of
nee Department. Such clerks have usually
ueen women, but II has been determined by
the chief OF the division, in consequence Of
the crowded state of the business of the of
nee to appoint men to the position There are
consequently no openings for women IN the T.
U. Department.
The INDIAN REMOVAL COMMISSION The
Joint commission to consider the feasibility OF
removing the Indian bureau to the War de
partment, consisting of Senators Saunders of
Nte0lraska, NJ Ogies0y OF Illinois, and McCreery
OF kantucky, and MesSrs. Scales of North
carolina, Boone of Kentucky, Hooker of Mis-
slsslppl, stewart of M innesOta, and Van Vor-
heS . OF ono, have perfected an organization
by ythe selection of Senator Saunders as chair
man, and ChaS. 7. Flanagan. reporter. as
secretary OF the commission. Senator Saun-
ders, the chairman of the commission is A
kentuckian by birth. but has lived for nearly
hall century in the northwest.
ASSIGNED TO DUTY ON THE WASHINGTON
Mont MENT.-By direction of the President,
Lieutenant Colonel Thos. L. Casey. engineer
corps, will. in addition to his present duties,
report to The Joint commission for the con
structlon OF the Washington monument as the
engineer III charge OF the construction of the
captain Geo. w. Davis. llth infantry, is de-
falied upon engineer service and will report
for duty to Lieutenant Colonel ThoS. j. Casey.
corps OF engineers, Washington. d. c. as his
assistant in the construction of the Washing
ton monument.
11iE CLOSING HOURS OF CONGRESS In de
scrlblng the scenes during the last night of the
session we inadvertently mentioned a member
from Philadelphia as Joining in the uprOar of
me me house. when the fact was it appears, that
the gentleman who was referred to was
acllNe!y engaged in securing legislation of
great importance to his constituents and also
urging the Increase of the pay of the letter
carriers and the defeat Of the pOst-rOute bill
III the interests of a general measure for ocean
maii transportation. The scenes specially
alluded to were between the hours of ! ana
o'clock a. M. at which time the gentleman was
not present.
ILLEGAL FEES IN PENSION CASEs-At late
term of the L. S. Circuit Court. held at Boston
Mass, Justice Clifford presiding, Horatio
Woodman a Boston claim agent. was convicted
and fined for receiving an Illegal fee in a Dpn-
SION case. The accused beaded in defence
that the law limiting the claim agents fees in
Such eases was unconstitutional; bnt the court
held the law to be constitutional.
THE CHANGE OF DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
The bill for permanent form of government
fOr the District of Columbia abolishes the
ONCE OF sinking fund commissioners and
ManlerS Their duties to the Secretary of the
treasury. The bill goes into effect July lst,
anu ullder lt no money appropriated for the
| expenses OF the District can be made available
De1Ofe that date, nor can the District Commits
slOnefs 1e sworn in: About $4,000 in interest
Oh DlStrlct securities becomes due july 1St
ana the parties to whom it is due will be sub.
ltcted to some Inconvenience. AS soon as the
commissioners are sworn in. their first act
VIII probably be to draw a requisltiOn for this
amount on the Secretary of the Treasury who
Will then pay it out at the Treasury here and
at the sub. b.treasury in New York The incOn-
venlence to parties in Washington will be
Sllght, but at New York it will be greater.
Formerly, under the sinking fund commission
ers, all this interest was paid at the First Ma
tlOnal Bank in New York : of the amount dine
ABOUT $l5O,OOO will be drawn in New York
COMPENSATION OF POsTMAsTERs.-Freuuent
INQUIRIES having been received at the Post
Office department whether the law fixing the
compensation of postmasters of the 4th class
nad DeSn changed, the Postmaster General
mas authorized the following statement. The
compensation of pOstmasterS of the 4th class
IS now based upon the value of stamps can.
ceied at their Offices instead of. as before. the
amount sold. These now receive as cOmnnn.
Sati0n 6O per cent upon the first one hundred
dollars worth of stamps Cancelled in each
quarter o0 per cent. on the next 500. and 10
per cent upon all over $500. Forms of returns
uhdef the new law, which goes into effect JuIv
l. have been prepared and will be distributed
aS soon as received from the public printer
Ihe new law on some of the Salaries Of most.
masters in this vicinity is shown in the follow
ing table:
present Salary after
CUtce. SdlGry Juty l, rs.
washington, ID. C...... 3,40O $500
Baltimore Md innl Zoo