Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-17

day, January 18th, and Tuesday, February 1ith.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY Internal
revenue, s3e5,l90: customs. S423.7a4ls
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan TO-
day amounted 10 s2,14s.50o.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. -
Chairman Atkins. of the House committee on
appropriations, says that he will report the
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill next week.
THE CABINET MISUNDERSTANDING Eyarts be
Ing absent in New York, neither the Berlin mis-
sion nor the consul generalship to Mexico came
up Tor consideration at the Cabinet meeting to-
Gay Judge Key announced the appointment
OF large number of postmasters, whose names
WOULD nave TO be sent TO the Senate
Hon. ALEx. STErHENS was IN his seat in the
House to-day, looking even better than before
ne met his recent miShap OF falling on the Capt.
t0l steps.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE-Senators Saunders
Matthews Ferry, Rollins, Paddock. and Maxey
Representatives Eidder, Evans INDY. McKip-
ley. Williams, and melnber-eiect from the first
Name district Hall, were among the PreSi-
Gent callers to-day.
GENERAL SHIELDS of Missouri. VIII take his
seat in the Senate OH the ed inst, to fill the
short term between that date and the 4th of
March. 10 which he was elected by the Missouri
legislature yesterday. Senator ArmStrong'S
term OF Office expires on the 2lst inst.
JUICE OLIS's SUCCESSOR NoMryATEp.-The
President sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day:-AleXandcr Il. HaGner OF Mary
land. TO be an associate Justice OF the supreme
Court OF The District OF Columbia; also a num-
Der or p0>tmasterS.
TIE NAVAL INvESIIG ATION.-Mr John r zach
was nefcre the House naval committee this
morning, and was examined by eX-secretary
Reoeson in regard 70 the Old material turnel
over to him as IFS purchaser from The Navy de
paftment. HIS testimony was to the effect that
the transaction was highly advantageous 10 fhe
government, and disadf antageouS 10 himself.
Nj. p ATT, who was nominated for United
sta eS Seha or by the republican cauc is oil the
connecticut legislature yesterday. to succeed
Senator BaInum. is Meriden. Conn. LAWYER
Ee has been III the Connecticut legislature for
some time, but no hopes OF his election to the
senate wee entertained by his friends. JeweIl'S
packers F,ee determined that Hawley should
not &c elected. and they gave their votes TO
PlaJt. The votes cast in the caucus We're for p
i. BarnuIn, the sho ynlan, not Senator 3 Blrnurl.
PERS0NAL.-Miss Cook, OF Chiricotne. OHIO.
arrived at tie White House to-day. on a visit to
The President and family ~ Mrs ThOmnSnn
OF New York noted fnr har nhtlant hrony iiad ;,
long int 'ltw with the Presiden to-day.
THERE Is A GRADUAL SLIGHT INCREASE in the
Mount OF the daily orders received at the
Treasury foT standard silver dollars. An extra
lot CT the circulars OF the department annOun-
cling that silver dollars would be sent free OF
Transportation in amounts from 81 600 to 0.0n)
has teen printed. and Treasurer Gillian has
Tor The past week been sending them broadcast
over the land. 10 private parties as well as TO
banks. These circulars are bringing in orders
for the silver dollar
IN METoRY OF THE LATE PROFESSOR HENRY.
Tie memorial service in honor OF the late
hold hn
House last evening in the presence OF a vast
audience. The President and his cabinet the
Chief Justice and associate Judges of the Sll
preme Court the United States Senate, tue
alumni CT Princeton College, and the members
OF the various societies with which PTofeSSo.
Henry had been associated occupied the seats
on the feor. as did also a number of ladies'.
NiCe-PTeSient Wheeler called the meeting 70
order. after which Rev. DR.. McC0Sh, president
of Princeton University. offered prayer. sena-
tor liamln, OF Maine, who was unaYoidabiy de-
tanned frGig the meeting. sent his address 10
Nice-PfeSldent Wheeler. who read it 1t re-
viewed the services OF Prof. Henry in the Scien-
the world, and his contributions TO il, which
made his name hOnored and reyered not only
in his own country but in Europe. senator
Nnhers- OF Virginia. paid IA feeling tribute TO
the deceased. spoke of his worth on the private
| walks OF lfe his unostentatiou5 and modest
department and ciled several OF the important
papers he had contributed to the cause or
science. Hon. HeiSter Clymer, OF PennSylva-
Iia. read number OF kilograms OF coincidence
and sympathy from the president OF the uni
yersity OF Glasgow. the directors OF the Anglo
American Telegraph company, the Eastern
| Telegraph and the Direct United states Cable
! company. Prof. ". B. Rogers next made an
! address in which he spoke OF the important
! works OF Prof Henry, Including the thefmOme-
! tric telescope which is to-day perfected by
! Edison in his tasimeter. Gen. Garfeid. of Ohio
in feeling eUlogy, ranked the deceased as next
{ to Franklin in contributing important scientific
, discoveries 10 the world. lion. s s Cox a1d
! Gen. W T. sherman, also paid feeling tribute
! 10 lhe deceased, as worker in The scientific
world. and for his private worth. The exercises
/ closed about Il O'Clock With prayer BY Or. sun
! derlaDd. Chaplain OF the senate.
/ THE New PENSION RILL-The following is the
1Ill text OF tie Pension bill which passed the
Senate yesterday, in the same shape in viii n it
had previously passed the House: so that il
/ only requires the President ) signature 10 be-
come "a law That all pensions which have
been granted under the general laws regulating
penSOhS- OF may hereafter be granted in conSe-
queHCt OF death from a cause which originated
IN III" hited states service during the C0ntinu-
aECe OF the late war of the rebellion, or in con
sequence or wounds injuries. Or disease received
or contracted in said service during said war OF
the rebellion, shall commence from the date of
the death or discharge from said service of the
person on whose account the claim has been or
shan hereafter be granted, or from the termina-
ton OF the right CT the party having prior title
/ to such pension: provided the rate OF pension
/ for the intervening time for which arrears OF
} pension are hereby granted shall be the same
per month Tor which the pension was originally
granted. That the commissioner OF pensions
Is hereby authorized and directed 10 adopt
such rules and regulations for the payment OF
the arrears of pensions hereby granted aS will be
necessary 10 cause 10 be paid 10 such pensioners.
Or If the pensioners Shall have died, to the per
son or persons entitled to the same. all such
arrears or pensions aS the penSiOner may be
or would have been entitled 10 under this act
That section 4I1I OF the Revised statutes, which
provides that mo claim for pension not prose-
cuted TO successful issue within five years OF
the GATE OF filing the same shall be admitted
Without recorded evidence from the War or
+ Navy departments OF the injury or the disease
which resulted III the disability or death OF the
i peDsl0ner on whose account the claim Is made,
. PROVIDED that In any case in which the liElta-
. uOn prescribed by this section bars the further
prosecution or the claim, the claimant may pre-
# sent through The pension Office TO the adjut1nt
g neral OF the army. or the surgeon general of
( Tie navy evidence that the disease or injury
which le-ulted in the disability or death Of the
I person on whose account the claim is IN ide
or ginated IN the service and in the line OF duty;
ana II such evidence is de eeued satisfactory 70
/ tie O11icer 10 whom II may be submitted. he
II all cause record OF the fact so proved to be
II ade- and copy OF the same TO be transmitted
To the coiDnniSS oner OF pensions, and the barrier
10 the prosecution OF the claim shall thereby be
II moved. be. and the same is hereby. repealed.
No claim agent or other person shall be entitled
I to receive any compensation for services in
making application for arrears OF pension That
ali acts or parts OF acts. so far as they may