Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-28
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue 1914, 4,96451: customs s4O6655.56.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. - Representatives
james Birney, T. S. minister at the Hague
called On the President to-day.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE yETo1NG the
legislative bill was not sent to Congress to-day
as expected. 1t will be sent Tomorrow.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs left the city last
evening for Boston. He will be absent until
next Tuesday.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent refund'ng
certificates to-day amounted to 81 1872 $40; total
to date, $50 S11 ,43O. The Treasury was unusual
ly quiet to-day, no sales of certificates being
made, as per the SecretaryS order of yester-
day. NO sales were made at other points In the
e,g' en Hhder bne same order st. LOUIS chicago
cities to which no more certificates will be fur
niShed.
THE REASON WHY.-It was said at the Capt.
tol to-day that the President Withheld the pre-
Sentation Of the veto message to-day because it
had been said that he intended to send 1t to the
House In order to have an effect upon the Ohio
semblance OF such motive in fixing the time of
It's delivery, he concluded that he would hold it
over until tomorrow.
THE HOUSE ELECTION COMMITTEE to-day con.
tfnued hearing argument in the Iowo election
cases.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
to-day authorized Representative Goode, of Va,
10 report to the House, with a favorable recon-
mendation, a resolution directing the Secretary
or the Navy to furnish the condemned hulks OF
vessels belonging to the government, for use In
treating contagious diseases.
REPRESENTATIVE MONEY, of Miss, chairman
OF the House on post offices and post roads will,
On account of Ill health, leave Washington the
latter part OF the week. He intends going to the
sandwich Islands, to recuperate.
HON. A. II. STEPHENS continues to improve
to-day.
THE OFFER TO JUDGE DILLON OF the law
professorshtp In Columbia College, n Y, at a
salary Of $500 per year, and accepted by him.
Associate Justice Miller of the Z. S. Supreme
Court. ''0
GOVERNMENT OFFICES CLOSED ON DECORATION
DAY.-The following letter was addressed to-
day to the heads OF departments, to the Com
missioner OF Agriculture and to the Public
Printer:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, MAY as.
le79.-SIR: am directed by the President
TO say that the several departments of the
government Will be closed on Friday, the 3Oth
aasG, ahsstsnt, IN re- remembrance Of those who fell in
0eIence or the nation, and TO enable the en-
ployes TO participate in the commemorative
ceremonies an OF the day. Very respectfully, your
W. K. ROGERS, Private Secretary.
BUSINESS HOURS AT THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Thompson has issued the following
order: The transaction Of the necessary busf.
ness ness OF the department requires that the fol-
lowing rule shall be strictly enforced: Mem
Ders OF congress shall be received at all times
General visitors received by card from II m
tol 70 II 10. o. omcers OF the navy and marine corps
from II m. to pm. The remainder Of the day
ment. of"-
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
GRoUNDs.-Messrs. Atherton, Kimmel and
Kitchen have been appointed a sub committee
on public buildings and grounds, to examine
the system OF automatic telegraphy, and Messrs
Murcn, k1mmel, and Young sub committee to
examne tor Inc ana report on better system Of doing
puDilc buildings has been appointed to investt.
gate charges OF exorbitant prices in the House
restaurant.
REPRESENTATIVE MCRCH'S RESOLUTION pro-
Viding for commission to examine contracts
for public buildings and grounds, and inyesti-
gate transactions connected Herewith. with
power to SIT during the recess, was agreed to
grounds, and viii be reported to the House. with Tt
request that s. 600 be appropriated. to meet
necessary expenses
SOMETHING ABOUT THE "NEw" PLANRT-Prof.
Forester, OF Berlin, announces to the Smith.
sonian Institution that the planet discovered
1y failsa on tne 2lst OF May, 1879, is tonight In
nLteen , hours and hfty-flve minutes right ascen-
sion fifteen degrees south declination, with A
slow motion south and is probably Adeona
ARMY PRoMoTIONs.-The Senate committee
on military affairs has authorized Its chairman
to report for confirmation all the army promo.
tfons which have been held back while await
Ing the Senate's decision OF the question raised
prohibitory clause Of the act Of june is ISIS 81 'ne
THE PRESIDENT NOMINATED to the Senate
YESTERDAY j; W; Cracraft, OF w. Va, as U. s.
attorney for Idaho.
THE DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS will hold a Joint
caucus OF the two houses tomorrow night to
decide plan OF further action on the appro-
priation bills. There is growing disposition to
pass the bills without the riders and adiourn
50 long as the President choose to veto the bills
@ passed In p, any shape calculated to restrict his
make any headWay. There are at least twenty
democrats who would vote to-day In favor OF
passing Cuc appTOpTlaClOn Dill pure and simple.
1t Is quite probable that by the beginning OF
next week some loop hole OF escape will be
provided and that Congress will finish its
work and adjourn by the 18th of June.
chairman Wood, OF the ways and means com.
mlttee, would have called up his adjournment
resolution to-day, had 1T not been that the re-
puDlicans hll1bustered the hours away up to Q
O'CLOCK, to prevent Mr.. Springer from Offering
an amendment to the rules which sought to gef
the Dill TO prevent the removal OF causes from
sIate 10 FEDERAL courts, now locked up in the
morning nour, out OF the nine hole it is now in
Ine repnDncanS want the bill to remain where
1t Is, because 1t prevents the House from nro.
ceedlng With general legislation.
BILL IN RELATION TO CONGRESSIONAL
PR1NTER.-The position of the two bills pend
Ing before the House committee on printing
with respect to the office of public printer. IL
this: The committee has decided to substit,,te
lor the Knott bill the following: "That the SEN
ate shan elect some competent person, who
snan De practical printer, to take charge of
ana manage the government printing office:
tnaL the person so elected shall be deemed an
onlcer or the Senate, und shall be designated
congressional Printer He shall superintend
the printing and binding of the journals and
such other documents as shall be ordered by
eacn hOuGe or Congress, and shall superintend
the execution OF all the printing and bindinp
lor the respective departments OF the govern.
ment now required by law to be executed at the
government printing Office, and shall. in ali
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