Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-08
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue s5ss, ,O627s; customs. $50, ,eSA.55.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. s5ss, ,O62. rs; customs. s57e,ea.55.
THE NEW NAVAL REGISTER will be issued in
week or ten days.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Kirkwood,
Mcdonald, Hill (CoL), Platte, Mcmillan, Kellogg
and Bruce, and Representatives Hawley, Will
Der, Watt. Erner, Godschalk, Downey, Herbert,
Richardson, Deuster, Wells, Ward White,
Smith (Pa.), Hiscock, Pound, Clafiip, Upde-
graf and Aldrich called ON the President to-day.
ANOTHER PLANET.-The Smithsonian Institu
tion has received from Prof. Forester, of Berlin,
the announcement of the discovery by Palisa, at
Pola, on the 9th of March. 1850, OF planet or
the eleventh magnitude. in 12 hours II minutes
right ascension, 81 minutes north declnation,
with daily motion OF minutes north.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs.-The q. s.
steamer Swatara which arrived at Gibraltar,
February 18th, from Boston, encountered two
severe westerly gales on the passage. Ihe
Swatara left Gibraltar shortly after her arri-
val at Gibraltar for Malta. The Nipsic arrived
at the New York navy yard last Saturday.
NAVAL oRDERs.-Paymaster T. S. Thompson,
to duty at the New York navy yard, 26th inst.
Pay Director A. H. Gilman, from duty as pur-
chasing paymaSter at New York, April 1St, and
ordered to settle accounts. Paymaster John H.
Stevenson. from duty at the navy yard, New
York, on the 26th inst, and ordered as purchas-
Engineer Edwin Fithian, from special duty at
New York, and placed on waiting orders.
A CALL FOR GRANT.-In closing his speech
against the Fitz John Porter bill on Saturday
senator Carpenter said: This last act may be
needed to convince the American people that
to insure proper discrimination between vir
tue and vice, fix the proper punishment upon
disloyalty and hold rebellion in check, we need
in the White House once more the steady hand,
the cool head and the patriotic heart OF U. ).
Grant. LGreat applausel
A VESSEL WITHOUT A CARGo.-Nobody has
communicated with the Navy department as to
supplies for the proposed relief ship. Several
parties have, however, written Offering TO hire
ships for the transportation OF supplies. IL
begins to look as if the bill authorizing the Sec
retary OF the Navy to use naval vessel for the
transportation OF supplies or to charter vessel
for that purpose will, in the absence Of a cargo,
be only ornamental as it were.
For THE EXCHANGE OF TRADE DoLLARs.-The
House committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, at their meeting to-day agreed to report
fayorably to the House Mr.. Forts bill ''to pro-
vide for the exchange of the trade dollars for le
gal tender silver dollars A proviSo was added
and the bill as agreed upon provides ''tnat the
Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be eX-
changed at the Treasury and at all sub-treaSu-
lies OF the United states legal tender silver dol
lars for trade dollars at par. and shall recoin
the said trade dollars into legal tender dollars,
as now provided by law. and shall stop the fur
ther coinage of trade dollars. provided that the
amount so redeemed and coined shall not inter-
fere with the minimum now authorized by ex-
sting law"
THE DELEGATES TO THE NJ. E. CONFERENCE
(colored) called on the President this morning.
Tie party numbered about $50 and was received
in the east room. Bishop Peck made short
address, stating that those present represented
good cause and were doing excellent work to
f1,n of nnn f1ryn
others OF the delegates followed in brief re-
marks. The President replied, welcoming the
callers and was glad to see SO many engaged in
would strengthen and grow. Bishop Peck sug-
gested that he be allowed to introduce each one
OF the party Individually to the President. The
Pre- ident replied that such was not the ar.
rangemert, and said that time would prevent
such Introduction. The visitors then with
drew.
GEN. MCDOwEIL's MOVEMENTS AT SAN FRAN.
CIsco.-The movement of troops by Gen. Nc
Dowell, commanding the military division Of
the Pacific, is a precautionary measure. The
governor OF California has not made call upon
the President for troops. The condition OF
affairs in San Francisco have, however. been re-
ported to the President and Secretary Ramsey
from time to time The Chinese consul at San
Francisco has made it point to report to the
government authorities the progress of the
present uneasiness In the city. Secretary Ramsey
through Gen. Sherman directed Gen. Mcdowell to
get his available troops into position to be ready
for practical work should the interference of
the federal authority becomes necessary. Gen.
Mcdowell is carrying out these instructions and
moving into the city all the troops he can. 1t
is evident that in the direttion of their affairs
the state militia are guided by General Nc
Dowell. Although troops are being gotten in
readiness it is not sign that they will be used.
Ii, however, matters should SO culminate as to
make it necessary, the call of the governor of
the state for troops would be answered with no
delay to speak OF.
FIRST TRIAL OF THE NEW RULEs-The new
rules of the House went into effect to-day. 1t
was evident that good many members mis-
apprehend them. For an hour and better there
the tariff members and the free traders Mr..
Sanford introduced a bill to scale the tariff so
per cent and wanted it referred to the commit
tee on the revision OF the law instead Of the
ways and means committee. whereupon Mr..
Morrison antagonized the motion by one to
refer the bill to the committee Of the whole on
the state OF the Union. Both motions were in
tended to keep the bill away from the ways
and means committee. The Speaker to please
all sides had the question OF reference referred
to the House for settlement. The free traders
and means committee, but by vote of 14ayeas
to so nays the bill was referred to the ways and
means committee, which committee has al
ready voted on bill exactly the same as sam
ford's, without the cross of or the dot OF an
/, decided to indefinitely postpone it.
DEFICIENCIES IN THE PENSION FUNDS-The
Secretarv of the Interior transmitted to the
Senate Saturday a letter from the Commissioner
OF Pensions calling for deficiency appropriations
for pensions. Secretary SchuIz endorsed the
letter with an earnest recommendation that
Congress give prompt attention to the subject.
In his letter to the Secretary, Commissioner
Bently says: Il have the honor to invite yn,,,TT
attention to the following paragraph CT my last
annual report: The first payments of pension
ers of the war of 1912 will rapidly fall off, while
a material increase may be expected in the army
and navy cases for several years, owing to the
removal OF the limitation upon the commence
ment OF pensions by the acts of January 25 and
March 8, 1879. These acts were issued after the
pension estimates for the fiscal year ending June
so, 1850, were submitted, and were not, there
fore, taken into account when the appropriation
was made, and there will be deficiency in the
appropriation for the current year. as nearly as
can be estimated, as follows: S. 900 600 pensions
and $4,000 navy pensions. which should be pro-
vlded for in order that the pensions Of the June
quarter may be promptly paid. The operations
OF this Office since the above paragraph was
written convince me that the estimate for both
the army and navy pensions deficiency made at
the time Is much too low. The heavy drafts
made upon these funds by the first payment
upon newly allowed claims have, during the
past few months, rapidly reduced both. until
there is not sufficient balance of the navy fund
to meet the payment now due, and 1t is believed