Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-29
MRS. HAYES returns to the city this afternoon
at four O'clock from PHILADELPHIA

PERSONALITY. Herbert Garfield and daugh-
tiers, of England, are at the Arlington. . Chase
S. Reed, NJ. p, and Albert Pell, M. P, British
commissioners to the Agricultural Department.,
have telegraphed that they will arrive at the
Ebbitt house to-day. Hon. W. Il. Calkins,
q. s. A; Judge ]. B. HoWen and wife, iowa;
S. n; Hon. j. +. House. Tenn; Maj Campbell,
Y. S. A.; J; P. Anger, England; J. E. Sawyer, y:
Ebbitt. Mr.. ]. B. Roach, England, is at the
Penna.;. Gen. T. L, Clirgmon, N. Ca; and Hon.
at Wizards. IL Newton Baker, stenogra-
pher to Senator Bruce's investigating commit
tee, into the affairs Of the Free1mans Bank, /
Of the baltimore gazette @ a. is ne in the city city
to do up the opening scenes OF Congress.
-. Hon. r. Packard, Col; Hon. A. Ramsay
Mimi; Mimi; Hon I2 J: q. Reagan, Texas; Hon. NJ H.
Hon. A. j. Warner, Ohio; Hon. A. Saunders
Neb.; Hon. o. d. COnger and Hon. NJ. s. Brewer,
Mich; Mich; Hon. T. Hereford West Va; Hon. W. 4
b. Forsyth, Hon. A. H. Buckner. No.; and Hon.
j. ID. c. Atkins, Tenn, are at the Metropolitan
national bank notes were received at the Treas
ury for redemption, and during the correspond
ing week last year, 81. lac, 900.
u. BONDS in the Treasury for circulation Of
national banks, s364, ,247, $50; U. S. bonds de-
posted for circulation week ended to-day,
81, SOC, 500; T. s. bonds held for circulation with
drawn week ended to-day, 81 SOC, 800.
WoMEN's RIGHTS IN CONGRESS. s.-Twenty-five
rich widows from different States have ad-
dressed petitions to Congress- declaring that
they are annually taxed heavily for the support
OF pauperism and crime, which are the direct re-
suits OF the alcoholic liquor traffic, while they
have no power to suppress vice or regulate
taxation, they therefore ask to be relieved OF
their political disabilities II this should be de-
MED, their next step will be to ask to be relieved
from taxation, which Is certainly consistent.
Large numbers of petitions for constitutional
amendments will also be presented 1t will be
remembered that the House committee on
rules, during the extra session, ordered favor
able report on the appointment of a select COM
mittee to consider the tights OF women citizens.
SIX MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, elected since the
extra session, may be expected to take their
seats upon its reassembling ON Monday They
are Horace Davis, Horace F. Page and Romual-
do Pacheco, republicans, and CampbellP P. Berry,
democrat, of California; Waldo Hutchtns, demo-
crat, of the 18th New York district, and WILL
liam G.. Thompson, republican, of the 5th dis
trict of Iowa. The last two have been chosen
to fill vacancies caused by death.
INDIAN AGENT APPo1NTED.-The President
has appointed Charles HattOn agent for the In
Cen. Warner and His Silver Bill.
General, what are you going to do with your
silver bill this session." asked a STAR reporter
this morning, of Congressman Warner, of Ohio
within few moments after he arrived in WASH
ington.
General Warner shook his head and re-
pied: "Oh, don't know, the bill is In the hands
ofthe Senate 1t ought to be passed"
&dr:-'Hasn't public sentiment undergone
very great change on the silver question since
the recent electiOns?''
GEN. WdTneT:-SNO, sir: no, sir: not ON the
silver question; not at ALL"
&ar:-"But there has been a change upon the
financial question. hasn't there?"
Gen. W.:-"Well yes, something OF a change
perhaps, but not one that weakens the position
OF the democratic party; on the contrary 1t
strengthens It. see that the President, in his
coinage OF silver dollars be stopped and that
greenhacks be retired and cancelled; in fact to
substitute national bank notes for greenbacks.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will, also, see,
Inc people OF my country will never consent to
that. Neither will the democratic party. This
Recommendation means to restrict the metallic
currency and give the national bank corpora
over the currency Of the country ""u'
Scr:-'.What position Will RE democratic
malleIity aral, In Congress take this winter, Gen
Gen W.:--"The position of the democratic
party is unchanged ON the financial and politi-
cal questions"
&dr:-'Why, didn't the extra session of Con-
gress bring defeat to the democracy last fall?"
Gen. VINO, sir; it did not. twas neither
that nor the financial question that defeated us
There was just one thing that caused the demo-
cratic reverSes.'
Star:-"And that wasn-
Gen. W.:-"The republicans succeeded by
united effolt, In arousing the old war feeling
the bitterness OF sectional feeling; and the extra
session did not help them to do it. either
VIII never be able to arouse that feeling again.
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