Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS 5To-pAY.-Internal rev
enue, s223, ,s96.1s: customs. s52s, ,94O19.


enue, S223, SEQ. -: customs. S52S, $40 10.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four PER cent loan to
day amounted to s2.6iO95o
NoMINATIONS.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate tO-day:-Wm. p.
Hill, collector Of customs, Nantucket; Edward
j. Lewis, postmaster, Normal. Ill; Thomas G..
Tufts, receiver public moneys. Camden, Ark;
Commodore Charles Boarman to be rear ad-
miral on the retired list.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Morrill,, Cameron (Wis), Conover,
Matthews, and Representatives Young Pound
HaImer, Evans, Bayne, Garfield, Keifer, Tipton
Henderson, Townsend (Ohiol and Watson.
BILL APPRovED.-The President to-day ap-
proved the act for the payment to the officers
and soldiers of the Mexican war of the three
months pay, prov lded by the act OF July 10Th,
1913.
ANOTHER NoT.RY.-The President to-day ap-
pointed Joseph W. Burkart to be a notary pub
lie for the District OF Columbia.
Two REPRESENTATIVES ELECT to the Forty
sixth Congress-Updegraf, of Iowa. and Upde-
gran, OF Ohio-were on the floor OF the House
to-day.
THE GRANT MOVEMENT receives chill so to
speak. through the refusal OF SenatOr-elect
Chandler 10 be the recipient of a spontaneous
ovation. Gen. Logan will have to go 1t alone.
THE REPUBLlCANS Of the Indiana delegation
in Congress were at the White House today to
urge the appointment of Gen. Nelson. of Indt-
ana. 10 be Minister to South America vice WILL
hanson, resigned
The RAILROAD TELEGRAPH BILL.-In the
Senate committee on railroads this morning,
Gardner g. Hubbard opposed the bill authoriz-
ing railroad companies to use telegraph lines
for commercial purposes and spoke in favor of
the principle Of postal telegraph bill. He in
cidentally referred to tine New York Associated
Press in manner which showed he had no
proper conception of the way in which its af
taIFS ale managed as private institution, as
lie thought its news ought to be distributed
amCng newspapers on tie principle of a COM
mon carrier He was several times reminded
in he course OF his remarks that the committee
had set apart its time for hearing only OF argu-
menIs on the bill. Stillson Hutchins, OF The
Washington Post. made a presentation of his
tiiculties with the New lork Associated Press.
The ARMY APPROPRIATION BuL.-Another
meeting Of the Senate committee on appropria-
tionS was held to-day for consideration OF the
army appropriation bill. A majority of the
committee is opposed TO the plan embodied in
The bill for reorganization of the army, and it
VIII undoubtedly be omitted from the bill when
reported TO the Senate. The committee will
either retain the postal telegraph amendment
i'll the bill or provide for the appointment OF
commission 10 investigate the subject.
How SHALL THE MONEY BE RAISED TO PAY
THE AKREARAGEs OF PENsIoNs?-The committee
Oh ways and means have postponed the consid-
GRAFTON Of the question how to raise the neces-
sary revenue to meet the Treasury deficiencies
and TO pay the pension claimants under the
arrears OF pensions bill, until tomorrow There
still exists great diversity OF opinion as to how
TIE revenue should be raised. Mr.. Hewitt has
proposition looking TO the printing OF Treas
ury LCteS TO pay the Claimants Gen. Garfield
1aEorS the sale OF per cent. bonds. Judge
Kelley says pay the claims in standard silver
dollars: While other influential members believe
that secretary Sherman can pay the pension
claims and meet his deficiencies by drawing on
the surplus funds accumulated for resumption
purposes 1t seems to be the general i'm pres
sion that Congress will not impose any addi-
uoLal taxes TO meet the deficiencies. II the
tobacco tax is finally reduced. which is prOba-
ble 1t Will still further cripple the Treasury.
FOR BENEFIT OF THE WIDOws-The Senate
committee on foreign relations VIII present two
amendments i'm the Senate to the suudry civil
appropriation bill. One amendment will pro-
vide for tfe payment OF $4,000 to Mary Z. Col
burn, widow Of the late Justin Corbin. consul
general to Mexico, and the other viii provide
for the payment OF $1,000 TO the widow OF Bay
ard Taylor, late Minister to Berlin.
THE PATENT OFFICE FILES of cases that have
passed for issue and await the payment OF a
final fee have heretofore zen kept In the appli-
cation division. They Will now be kept In the
lilies division. This change whereby the files
are Kept together and the necessity of trans
fering some OF them from place to place is
obvtated will save time and labor and will be
advantageous to both patenteeS and the Office
Other changes aiming 10 get branches of the
Patent Office, whose work Is connected, more
closely together will follow. The labor of as
sembling the different parts Of patent hitherto
performed elsewhere, is also brought into the
issue division.
POSTAL CARDS.-It is probable that on the
first of next May, the work of making postal
cards, which is now done at New York city, will
he transferred to HOlyOke, Mass, where the
paper out OF which they are made Is manu-
factured. A building in which the work Is to be
done is now being built at Holyoke.
MONEY FOR GEORGIA.-The House committee
on appropriations has agreed to allow the state
OF Georgia interest on the money loaned by that
state TO the federal government during the war
with Great Britain In 1912, the amount being
$4,000. Various other states have been repre-
Sehted before the committee On similar claims,
among which were Indiana and Virginia, but
with the above exception, were all rejected on
account OF the provisions OF the law not being
adequate TO cover their demands. The apprO-
priation will be embodied in the sundry civil
appropriation bill.
PAY OF CONGRESSIONAL CoNTEsrANTs.-TLe
House committee on elections has agreed to re-
poIt bill appropriating $40 1916 O6 for the par
pose or paying the expenses OF contestants and
contestees TO seats in the House. The aggre-
gate claim Tor this purpose amounted to SS0,O00.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymaster
W. Ii. Barry, as naval storekeeper at YOkaha.
ma, Japan, per steamer 5th OF March from San
Francisco. Lieut.. Daniel Delehanty, from the
l.! geographic Office and ordered to the naval
academy. MidShipman Richard Henderson has
reported his return from the Essex, South At
lantic, and has been placed on waiting orders
TaymaSter G. w. Woodruff, from duty as naval
storekeeper at YOkahama on the report OF his
relief and ordered home.
Hon. ZACH. CHANDLER ELECTED SENATOR
An election for |. 5. Senator TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Hon. l. p. Chris
tancy took place at Lansing. Mich, yesterday,
the two houses Of the legislature voting sepa-
iately, resulting in the election of Hon. Zacha-
rlah Chandler The vote was as follows: H.
Chandler, rep, SIS: o. NJ. Barnes, dem., %; Henry
Chamberlain, greenbk, IS.
ARCHBISHOP PURCELI.-A dispatch from Rome
10 the New York Herald says that the Pope has
finally decided to accept Archbishop Purceil's
Sfpn6ftOD. and has appO.nfmpDf of