Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-05
THE EVENING STAR
4 Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internal rev.
enue, S3s2, sos l5: customs. s369, ,92371.
GEN. SHERMAN visits the House Of Represen-
tatives daily, and is one of the most interested
auditors OF The pending political debate on the
army bill.
THE IMPRESSION seems TO be rather decieed AZ
the Capitol that Gen. Eppa Hunton, OF Virginia.
VIII be chairman or the House cOmmiu3 3e on
the District OF Columbia.
LATE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE -FOUR PER CENT.
LoAN.-The Secretary OF the Treasury has an
nOunced that subscriptions for four per cent.
coDsols made and forwarded to the department
by mail or express before three O'Clock D. m.
April 4th will be accepted. They will amount
TO about fifty million.
THE SALARIES OF CLERKS in the Patent Office
will not be reduced at all. as arrangements
have been made whereby the deficiency can be
met without the necessity OF so doing.
THE LAND OFFICES at Mobile and Montgomery
have been consolidated by presidential order
into one, at Montgomery.
HON. LORING CLARKE, OF Albion, Nebraska,
republican ex-member Of Congress, was to-
day appointed internal revenue agent. The
western states have long been unrepresented
In the internal revenue force. The resignation
of Agent Mitchell day or two 60 left a vacancy
in the FORCE and western man gets the place.
A CAPTUREDD STILL-Deputy Collector Sor-
rell telegraphs from Raleigh, n c., to-day to
commissioner Raum: m:-"Captured still Of J. NJ
LaDgStOn to-day; five hundred gallons beer
thirty fye gallons singlings. Arrested parties
at the still.
TIE PENDING ARMY BILL.-The House at half
past two o'clock was still debating the amend
nents offered to the army bill under the five
minute order. 1t will be late to-day before
% nc NJ n
Dill, II, indeed, at all to-day.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. Warner, of Ohio, thinks
that the present Congress will pass new silver
bill providing for unlimited free coinage. ~
Gov. Young and Major Butterworth, OF the Gin
c1nat1 iOhio) districts in Congress-, have gone
nome TO address a monster mass meeting TO be
held In Cincinnati night. Mr. Thomas J.
Brady, second assistant postmaster general
was kept from his official duties to-day by sick
ness; j. b. Clark. the appointment clerk of
the Interior department, VINO went recently to
the Hot Springs, is improving In health.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES, who have
had under consideration the proposition to in
crease the membership of several Of the most
important standing committees of the House,
met this morning. and authorized Mr.. Black
burn to report to the House in favor OF increas-
ing the committee On elections from II {as at
the last Congress) to IS: ways and means from
from II TO Is, Judiciary from IL to 13. agricul-
ture from II to Is, and fixing the membership
OF the committee On enrolled bills at I, instead
crease the printing committee was considered
but It was found that the law fixed the mem
bersh1p OF that committee at 3, In conformity
With like committee OF the Senate; the two
act Jointly when by SO doing the measures re-
ferred to them can be better facilitated. The
committee took no action on the proposed dis
bills among the committees having like sub
jects in charge. But it Is very probable that
when the question or increasing The committee
On appropriations is laid before the House, some
controversy Will arise, and that those faVOring
the division OF the work OF appropriation viii
propose to commit to the military committee
the appropriations for the army and all branch
eS OF the military service, to the naval commit
tee; the appropriations for the naval service,
to commerce; appropriations relating to nayi-
cation, &C., &c.
THE GERMAN MISSION was offered WhitelaW
Reid last December. In his letter conveying
the Presidents tender CT the position to Mr.
Reid Secretary Evarts said: 'sThe President has
des1red as lar as it was In his power, Ia makic,
his choice OF ministers to represent Us abroad,
10 attach more 1mpOrt ance ID the pubic OStion
and public services OF eminent members OF the
republican party than TO their mere relations
TO any political or personal interests within the
party, how prominent Soever these latter might
De- In declining with thanks the honor of
representing the United states at Germany, Mr.
Reid said: Il have always thought the citizen
ought TO attempt any task to which his govern
meBt may summon him, but work in which
am now engrosSed (Which Is also public duty
seems 10 give greater OppOrtunitieS-for me at
least-for serving the country and advancing
those views OF public policy which we agree III
thinking essential to its prosperity than any
that could be afforded In the new Held you pro-
pose. Nothing. therefore, but sense OF this
duty induces Inc TO ask that you allow me TO
decline the brilliant position you offer.'
$3.50, 100000 FOR INTERNAL IMPROvEMESTs-
Representative De Ia Matyr has prepared and
will introduce in the House, II an opportunity
offers, bill authorizing loan OF $3.50 900, 900 Of
full !egal-tender money to certain companies to
De expended In internal Improvements. 1t VIII
be proposed that the loan shall be made Tor
twenty five years, without interest for the first
fve years, and three per cent. interest to be
are the corporations mentioned TO whom such
loans should be made:-The James River and
kanaWha canal, Great Western canal, Florida
Coast canal, Fort st. Phillip canal Niagara
Falls canal Lexington and Big Sandy railroad.
railroads connecting the waters OF the Mtssis-
slssippi with the Pacific coast, and improve the
ONO river.
LOVE- the Alabama greehback representative.
to-day offered an amendment to the army ar
preparation BILL to strike out the 9th section
uhe political sectiOn) and directing the chair
man OF the committee OF the whole to report it
as an independent proposition from the action
OF the House. The House VIII, or course vote
1t down.
NAVAL CRDERs.-Lieut. +. ". Barber and AS
sistant Paymaster +. II. Clark to examination
for promotions; Passed Assistant Engineer II.
w. Milligan to duty on the Montauk at WASH
ington, d. c.; Passed Assistant Engineer G. w
Hall and Assistant Engineers c. w. Livernlore
WIN. n. Little and j. B. S. Lawrence to hold
themselves In readiness for sea service Passed
Assistant Engineer &. w. Melville from the
League Island navy yard. and ordered to the
Jeannette as senior engineer
COMMISSIONS SIGNED.-The President to-day
signed the following commissions: John H.
Stewart, consul OF the United States al Ant
Werp: A. B. Norton, marshal OF the northern
district OF Texas; Jefferson kidder, associate
Justice OF the supreme court OF Dakota; James
l.. Montgomery, OF New York, consul at LeipsiC
tyeilT. Adams, cOnSu! at Geneva, switzerland.
How 1T WoRKs.-Oyer rs members OF the
House, democrats and republicans alike, have
declined TO serve on the District OF Columbia
committee, and Speaker Randall Is having con-
siderable trouble in making IL UP. Those who
have been invited to its membership by the
Speaker display considerable aversion 10 the
service. claiming that the people Of the District
are so diverse in their opinions as to the beSI
methods to promote It's welfare that no matte
Row faithfully Representative may sery
them, yet he Is bound to incur the ennity OF
some, which IS generally followed with ma!ig-
nant abuse.