Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-18
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sT0-DAY-mternalr rev.
enue, Sis, 1900; customs. s43S, ,02s.29.

AT TIE WHITE HOUSE TO-pAY.-Senators
Cameron wis., Randolph. Davis Qn.,) and
Ferry, and Representatives Townsend lOhio,)
McCook, Bailey IN. w Miller N. Y.,) Morton,
Mckinley, Vorhis (N.J.,) and For1en {N.J.,)
called on the President to-day.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE to Congress, which
will probably be sent In tomorrow, win contain
only about two hundred words. 1t will merely
call attention to the fact that the last Congress
adjourned without providing for the army, and
the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses
OF the government; that such failure was the
cause OF the extra session being called. and will
recommend that prOviSiOnfOr these branches OF
the public service be made.
ATTHR CABINET MEETING this afternoon Sec
retaries Sherman and Evarts submitted infor-
matic1 that has been received by them concern
ing tie Threatening condition OF affairs in
Alaska. 1t was decided that T. s. man-Of-war
SHOULD be dispatched to Sitka as early as pos
sible. The Alaska II guns, which is now at
San Francisco, has been selected and will sail
voyage. Orders were sent her yesterday after
noon to take aboard stores Her comma nder
Capt. George Brown, will be instructed not only
TO idad atofd II immediate n @ protection to the white
condition OF affairs in Alaska and report what
Is necessary to secure permanent peace. The
Alaska Is a screw steamer and carries 10 guns.
THE Z. S. S. SUPPLY, Lieut.. r. D. Hitchcock,
commanding, arrived at New York yesterday
from Hayre, France. She brought home es-
hihts from the Paris exposition. The health
OF her officers and crew is excellent. The re-
turn OF the supply leaves but one United States
vessel that took goods to Paris in foreign
waters This Is the Constitution, which is now
at Lisbon repairing.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE
ELECT.-The republican members elect OF the
House held caucus yesterday afternoon, Mr..
Frye chairman, and Mr. Amos Townsend, OF
Ohio. secretary. The following were nomn-
field, OF Ohio; for Clerk of the House, econ
gresham J. b. Rainey, OF South Carolina; for
sergeant-at-Arms, jeremiah NJ. Rusk, OF Wis
Tennessee; for Postmaster. Gen. Harry Sher
weed, OF Michigan; for Chaplain, Dr. Naylor. OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, Washington
CITY: Inc dolioWlng were appointed to act as
publican caucus throughout the ForIy-slxth
Congress: Representatives Frye, of Maine:
Garfield, OF Ohio; Conger, Of Michigan; Dun.
rs, Of Massachusetts; Henderson, OF Illinois;
HaImer, OF Pennsylvania, and Haskell, OF Kan
saS: After some discussion as to its form. but
In to s pur.
sense OF this caucus that no legislation shall be
entered upon during this session OF Congress
otter than that for which the session was spe-
cially called" Only one vote was cast against
the adoption OF the resolution. During the pre-
nminary interchange OF views very general
desire was expressed that the session Should De
OF short duration.
Mr.. j. D. DEFRsEs public printer, in decllr-
Ing serenade rendered him by the employees OF
the government printing Office, expresses bis
appreciation Of the compliment, and ads:
"The recent attempt to steal the government
printing Office {aId the consequent reduction OF
your wages to starvation rates. by an amend
ment TO an appropriation bin, was the very
brought into the Senate no Senator dared TO
ayow himself to be its advocate" He expresses
the OelieT that 10 Congress will return to the
system discarded twenty years ago smereiy to
I'LL the pockets OF a gang OF adyenturers infest.
ing the balls OF legislation On the lookout
ior public plunder. The present cost OF the
ter1al used and the wages paid the employees.
The wages are about twO-thirds OF the entire