Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day Internal
revenue, ss5+, 1881; customs. 49s,s55.G7.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan TO-
day amounted to si,'56,'oo.
THE PRESIDENT has invited members of con-
gresS and their wives to the White House mex
tuesday evening to meet the diplomatic corps
NoMINATIoNs-The President to-day sent to
the Senate the following nominations: VIM. NJ.
S. Saunders, surveyor OF customs, port of Al
bany, n. Y; John w. Chapman, marshal of the
United States, district Of Iowa; John Uhlrich,
receiver OF public moneys, Eau Claire, Wis |;
Vim. p. Bartlett, register land Office. Eau Claire
Wis; Lemuei t. Crane, receiver public moneys,
Marysvfle, Cal; Laban Coffin, register land
office, the DalleS, Oregon; G.. n. Thornburg re-
celVer public moneys, the Dalles, oregon; Rich
ard w. Walker. register land office, Wichita.
Kan; Edmund s. Davis, surveyor general L. s.,
district of Nevada Benz. nj. Thomas, agent for
Indians at Pueblo agency, n. NJ. Also, a num-
Der OF poStmaSterS, etc.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL IN THE SEN
ATE.-The Senate committee on appropriations
concluded the consideration Of the army appro-
pTlatlon bill this morning, and 1t was rcported
10 the Senate. The Butler amendment ailthOr-
izing railroad companies to use telegraph lines
for government and general business purposes.
rates TO be 1lXed by the Postmaster General is
retained in the BILL subject, however to further
consideration in committee before the bill as re-
ported is agreed TO in the Senate. The sections
relating TO army reorganization are stricken
out OF tie bill. The section prohibiting the use
OF troops at the polls is also struck from the
bill. There will undoubtedly be fight in con-
ference over this section.
THE BRAZILIAN SUBsInY.-At two O'Clock this
afternoon the Senate refused TO adopt an amend
ment limiting the time Of the contract proposed
TO he made for the Brazilian mail service from
ten TO five years The amendment was defeat
cd by vote OF 2s to 81. The subsidy apparent
ly has Il clear ma iCrity OF seven votes i'm the
Senate, and it VIII probably he granted accord
iEG to the terms OF the section OF the bill re-
pofted rom the committee on appropriations.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE was to
have held meeting to-day to take under con-
siGeration some plan to raise the revenue to pay
the claims under the arrearages OF pensions
Dill and 10 meet the deficiencies OF the Treasury
department. The committee met. but did rot
even take the subject up. Chairman Wool
stating That inaSmuch as the House had re-
fused 10 hear reports from the committee it
was hardly necessary TO prepare bill until
some day was reserved for the committee To-
day Chairman Wood tried TO induce the House
TO set aside tomorrow night for the committee
but. objection being made, the leading commit
tee 0f tie House was again Snubbed.
Tenn, who has been quite i'll at his home for
some months, has returned to his Congressional
duties. II Richard Smith editor of the Gin
cinnati Gazette is at Wizards. He is one Of a
committee of the Merchants Exchange of Gin
clnhai sent here to enter into negotiations for
tle purchase OF the present Cincinnati Post
o11lce for the chamber OF commerce OF that
city. " MIS- Congressman Morrison, of Illi-
nolS, has been called home by the Illness Of her
sister.
AT THE WHITE IOUsE.-Secretary Evarts, Sen
ators Maxey. Saunders. Kellogg, and Repre5en-
tatlyes OENeill, Bagley, Aldrich, Humphreys.
Willis. Calkins and Shallenberger called on the
President to-day.
EXPENSE OF PRINTING THE patent OFFICE
GAzETTE.-The House subcommittee on ex-
penditures in the Interior department-consist-
ing OF Representatives Lockwood and Wilietts-
commenced this morning at the Interior de.
paItment an examination into the publication
OF the Patent Office Omcidl Gazette An Official
statement submitted 10 them shows the aver
ages per month TO Isl, as salaries to persons
connected with the publication, irrespective of
the expense of printing five thousand copies.
Inc amount OF salaries paid for the year 1873
viii be furnished at the adjourned meeting of
the committee, on Monday morning, to which
time they adjourned TO further prosecute the
inquiry. Congress proposes to give for salaries
Tor the next fiscal year six thousand dollars.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECIsIoN.-The Secre-
tary OF the Interior has decided I'm regard to the
question raised by the Southern Pacific compa-
ny as to its liability to pay the costs Of survey
ing; selecting and patenting lands enuring to it
unGer various acts OF Congress- that the require
ment of 19 statutes 121 to this effect must be
enforced. and that 1t operates upon all lands
granted TO railroad companies, whether earned
or unearned at the date OF the passage OF the
act. The commissioner OF the General Land
ONCE is directed In case patents have issued to
any companies, since the approval OF the law,
II have h0nv,
the costs of surveying, selecting and
conveying the lands before the same
issued, to call upon the companies to
make payment for such costs; and In case of
refusal to report the same to the department.
IN order that such further proceedings may be
taken as may be necessary, to reimburse the
government for such expenses.
ARREST OF A POSTAL CLERK. - On Tuesday,
Special P. o. Agent Thos. P. Shalcros arrested
young man named c. F. Burch, formerly q
postal clerk, between Washtn ton and New
York, on the charge of having on the 5th OF
October distracted a registered letter. and
also with having taken one ON the 1lth OF Oc-
tOber, and he was committed to Jail by L. S.
commissioner Mills for hearing.
REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.-On the recommen-
datiOn OF the commission appointed by the
Treasury department, which recently made an
investigation into the management OF Life
Saving Station No. g. Deal Beach, New Jersey,
the Secretary OF the Treasury has ordered tde
removal OF the present keeper and instructed
superintendent Harris TO name his successor,
informing him OF the recommendation OF the
commission or the appointment OF John SlOcun
CoNFIRMATIONS.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
nations. VIM. Butler {Pa) to be United States
district judge for the eastern district Of Penn
Sylvania; JOab w. Patterson to be United States
marshal for the district OF New Hampshire;
VIM. l.. McMillen to be poStm lster at New Or
leans: Algernon S. AlgernOn S. Badger to be
collector Of customs for the district OF New Or
leans.
THE HoT SPRINGS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Came
ron OF Wisconsin, Randolph, and Eaton, the spe-
cial committee appointed by the Senate to in
vestigate the causes OF the omission OF the Hot
Springs section from the Sundry civil appropri-
alton bill last session, submitted their report
yesterday. They wholly eXonerate Senator
C0nover and the officers OF the Senate from
Diane. and say that the detective engaged in
the matter displayed more zeal than discretion,
ana mat the charges were based on worthless
testimony and are not entitled to any credit
whatever.
TIE ERAILRoAD-TEI.EGRAPHB BILL INoUIRY.-In
the Senate committee on railroads yesterday,
after cur report closed, Murat Halstead, OF the
CINCINNATI CoH,Dtercidi noticed an aliusion by
Mr. Hubbard q 10 n letter ha I,od uyrfttan Sarnp