Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal rev.
enue. S352, 460.34; customs. S45S, ,560.56.
TEE FOLLOWING ORDER has been issued by the
War department.: ''In order that the proper ap-
preparation may be charged with the expense
OF attendance of officers Of the army summoned
to appear to testify before committees of Con-
gress, commanding officers will be careful to
grant permission TO such officers to appear. and
not issue orders to that effect. Mileage ior
travel in cases OF this nature is not viewed as
proper Charge upon the appropriations for sup
port OF the army"
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Fl. f. Mullen TO
the Norfolk navy yard 10th inst, relieving Com
mander B. F. Day, placed on waiting orders
Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert Whitney to
duty on the ironclads at Brandon, Va, relievln
Assistant Surgeon Richard AShbridge, granted
sick leave Leave for three months is granted
Assistant Paymaster w. C. MCGOWAN.
PROTECTION OF INDIAN TERRrTORY.-If matters
in Indian territory, growing out of squatter In
yasioD, assume such a character that the mill
tary force now there cannot prevent the occu-
patton of the forbidden land, portion OF the
artillery now On duty In forts OF the east will be
sent out as refnforcementS. 1t Is not expected,
however, that the present force will be made
quate.
oHlO EoUl-lD run NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
last night received a telegram from Mr.. j. *.
Robinson, chairman of the Ohio republican eX-
ecutive committee, which met at Columbus
yesterday, stating that the meeting of the cen
tral committee yesterday was entirely harmO-
nious, and that he (the Secretary need have no
fears but that the Ohio delegation to the Chca-
go convention will be solid for his {Shernan's)
nomination.
SCARCITY OF SMALL SILYER.-1here is now a
scarcity OF fractional silver coin in circulation
in many parts Of the country, caused by the
presentation of fractional silver for redemption
under the act passed by the last session Of Con-
gresS There are now S21 200, 900 of this coin in
the Treasury. which Will be exchanged at all
sub treasures for I. S. notes. When appropri-
alton is made for the purpose by Congress 1t
viii be sent free OF cost in sums OF s. and up
wards TO any part OF the country.
ARMY ORDERs.-Post Chaplain T. 3. Van
Horne will rejoin his station. Capt. j. H. LORD
assistant quartermaSter, will report for duty at
Cheyenne depot, Wyoming territory, relieving
Capt j. II. GilliSs assistant quartermaster who
will report ior assignment TO duty in the dis
uict OF New Mexico. Second Lieutenant r. j.
c. Irvine, 18th infantry, is relieved from duty
at Dayid'S Island. New York harbor, and will
Join his company Lieut.. Col. Roger Jones, as
sistant inspector general. Will inspect certain
public property on hand at the army medical
museum in this city, Philadelphia, Jefferson
vile, Indiana, and Fort Whipple, Va Second
Lieutenant W. T. Wood, 18th infantry, is de-
tailed as professor of military science and tao
ties at the Illinois Industrial Seminary, Cham
pafgn, III.
L. S. NAVAL OFFICERS ARRESTED IN PERI
Rear Admiral C. r. P. Rodgers, in dispatch
from Panama TO the Navy department, reports
that Assistant surgeon Russell and Cadet Mid
shipman Glennon, who had received a leave of
absence at Callao and went TO a mountain vii
lage by rail for recreation, were arrested and
detained over one night on suspicion of being
engaged in revolutionary movements. They
succeeded in communicating with the minister
OF the United States at Lima and were released.
The arrest was made without the least cause,
and the Peruvian officers who were engaged in
1t were at once dismissed from the service.
AT THE WHITE HousE.-Senators Beck and
Baldwin and Representatives Price, Davis and
Wood called on the President to-day.
To RELIEVE THE TIGHT MONEY MARKET.-The
New York market has been complaining thai
owing to the large receipts of the government
from customs and internal revenue all the
money goes into the Treasury and the money
market is in danger of becoming very tight.
Wall street wants the Secretary of the Treasury
10 make large purchases OF government bonds
for the Sidkng fund so as to keep the money in
circulation. secretary Sherman says that 1t is
but fair to state to the public that he intends
every week toinVest all the revenues, less actu-
cIuiDg interest OF the public debt, in the pur-
chase OF the five and six per cent bonds on pub
lie oilers In New York.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in executive ses-
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomina-
tions:-U. S. Marshals-J. ID. Bates, OF Connec-
ucut, for the district OF Connecticut; Chas. Hop
klns, OF Washington territory, for the territory
OF Washington. Supervisors of CenSuS-Oho-
VIM. Ii. Mcdowell, for the Sd district; Henry A.
Towne. 4th; NJ. NJ. Hobart, 9th; j. W. Stanley
sth. Arkansas-F. NJ. Chrisman, I'd district.
Alabama-D. A. Perryman, 2d district Louisi-
ana-Wm. T. Flemming, I'd district. Also a
number of postmasters and navy promotions.
THE SENATE EXODUS COMMITTEE yesterday
continued the examination OF Mr.. Ruby, the
colored editor OF the New Orleans O5seI'CeI. He
mentioned several parishes in Louisiana where,
he said, the negroes as general thing were not
allowed TO vote unless they voted the democratic
ticket. There were exceptions however. in some
localities, where the conservative white planter
element was strong enough to see fair play and
allowed them to vote as they pleased.
THE NOMINATION of the Rev. Thomas j. Sim
mons as census supervisor for the fifth district
OF Georgia was reported TO the Senate from the
census committee yesterday adversely. mo-
tion was made to proceed to its consideration
Immediately, but Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, objected
and, under the rules the ease was laid aside.
The PAPER TARIFF QUEsTIoN.-The ways and
means committee gave hearing to-day on the
paper question, and as several gentlemen who
heard when the committee adjourned at p. M,
1t was decided to continue the hearing to-mOr-
row. Hon. EraStuS Brooks OF the New York
Express, was the first speaker In behalf of
the eight thousand newspapers Of the country,
he desired proper construction to be placed
upon the law OF 1870, by which 1t was in
tended THAT all paper stock, crude, of
every description, including all grasses, flbreS
expartarrow, Spanish grass and other grasses
and pulp OF or for the manufacture Of paper, in
cluding poplar pulp" should be free Of Import
duty. This law, he claimed. including poplar
pulp, certainly included pulp made OF WOOD, and
that the construction placed upon the law, by
which duty OF 20 per cent. was imposed upon
wood pulp, was an enormous one. This duty OF
20 per cent he desired saouid be removed. He
Claimed that 1t was owing to the advance OF
from 25 TO so per cent. in the price OF pull and
the combination OF paper manufactures, chiefly
IN the west. that the price OF paper had advanced
from Ok TO o cents per pound, {the price OF last
year, to 81 10 10 cents now charged. MI Brooks
stated that the great desideratum was sta
billty in price and that the removal of this duty
would tend TO secure it. Mr.. Jones' of the New
York Times, following Mr.. Brooks, urged the
Importance OF removing the 20 per cent duty on
WOOD pulp. He claimed that 1t was the same
combination or paper makers that forced the
price OF paper TO 26 to IS cents pound during
The war that had now caused an advance OF
ABOVE 30 per cent, and that II no restrictions
were placed upon them they might force the
price even to the war tigures. Upon the other
side OF the question, Mr.. Smith, OF the
Smith Paper Company, OF Lee Mass; Mr.. Dun
ton, or Buckley, DuntOn & Co.; Hon. VIM. A.