Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-23
Society Notes.

some in their decorations and excellent In their
menu. The entire first floor of the mansion was
open last evening" and the guests assembled
just before seven In the Blue Parlor. The Pres
ident escorted Mrs. Evarts to the dining room
and Mrs. Hayes followed with the Vice Presl-
dent. The others who sat around the table
were:-Secretary EvartS, Secretary and MRS.
Sherman, Secretary and Miss Schurz, Senator
and Mrs Morrill,, Senator and Mrs Logan, Sena-
tor and Mrs Gordon, Senator and Mrs Allison,
senator and Mrs. Randolph, Senator Burnside,
Senator and Miss HOar, Senator and Mrs. Will
liams, and the following members OF the House,
all Of whom save Mr.. Speer, who IS unmarried,
were accompanied by their wives:-Messrs.
Frye, Tucker, Carlisle, Davis Hiscock, Mckin-
ley and Sgeer. The Marine Band was In the
wide entrance hall, and played during the re-
past. The guests promenaded in the East room
and visited the conservatories after dinner:
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin steele
gave small party in honor OF Secretary and
Mis-. Ramsey. Many of those who were on
intimate terms with them when he was in the
When General and Mrs. Grant were here a
lady mentioned to them the newspaper rumor
that queen Victoria had presented their daugn-
ter, Mrs. Sartoris, with her miniature SET Ia
diamonds, and they disavowed all knowledge OF
it, and expressed incredulity as to the truth OF
the rumoT, saying that since her marriage Mrs.
Sartoris had never been presented at court. AS
the wife of a British subject, and one who does
not belong to the nobility, Mrs Sartor1S Is not
entitled to a presentation at court.
Admiral and Mrs. Selfridge have an AT
Home" tomorrow afternoon from to O'Clock.
TIE TARIFF ON IRON AND STEEI--The COM
mittee on ways and means has fixed the I'd day
of February next as the day to hear arguments
of the iron and steel interests OF the country
against any reduction of the tariff on these
articles
THE % LET ALONE" FINANCIAL PoLICY.-The
decisive vote by which the House yesterday
defeated the bill to compel national banks to
keep one half of their reserve fund in gold coin,
is construed by Chairman Buckner to be an in
struction by the House that it does not care to
| enact financial legislation Of any kind. $50 far
as am concerned" says Mr.. Buckner. Il shall
| not report another measure from the committee
| this session. The vote by which the bill was
| defeated was made up of national bank and anti
| national bank men: OF greenbackers and hard
| money men, and Of an equal representation Oh
| republicans and democrats. 1t is susceptible OF
| no intelligent analysis and Chairman Buckner
| is probably right in his conclusion that it means
| al emphatic declaration on the part of the
| House that a great majority of the members
want TO ''let well enough alone"
| WHERE SCHAGHT1CoKE Is.-Edtor &ar:-l
| was quite amused to see in THE STAR of this
| date Pfeiffer's Indignation to think the Post
| Office department should say there was no such
office in their records as Schaghticoke. ITO my
| certain knowledge their is large town in
| Rensselaer, county, New York, by that name,
| about ten miles from Troy, and also mas large
| manufacturing village by that name, and the
| thought struck me, was it so poor place that
| it did not have post oflice In 1t. CONSTANT
! READER.
| THE INVESTIGATION OF the star route service
was continued this morning by the special
| committee of the House appropriations con-
! mittee. Gen. Brady was further examined
| relative to the Santa Fe and Prescott route, and
| was followed by Messrs. McDonough, the cor
| tractor, and Gleason, one OF the SuretieS. The
| testimony OF the last two was mainly relative
to the equities and complications between the
parties Interested in the contract. The inves-
inaft will rNh hl n
| and Mr.. Walso, the sub contractor, will be put
| upon the stand.
| THE INCREASE OF PENSION BUSINESS.
| House to-day agreed to a resolution allowing
| the committee ON invalid pensions three aGdi-
| uOnal clerks at S per day each. 1t was stated
| by members OF the invalid pension committee
| that over fourteen hundred pension cases were
| pending before the committee, and unless the
| clerical assistance asked for was granted it
| would be impossible to get through with the
business pending before the committee. Rep
! resentative White, of Pennsylvania, tried to
| get In an amendment increasing the clerical
ferce in the Pension Office. He was answered.
| however, by members OF the pension committee
| been reported and was on the calendar and
| would be called up for the action of the House
at the earliest day practicable
A LARGE DELEGATION OF THE LADIES in at
tendance upon the Woman's Suffrage Conven-
tion visited the Senate committee ON judiciary
| to-day, and several Of them delivered arguments
| in favor 10th amendment to the Constitution
| to enfranchise women. Arguments were deliv-
| cred by Mrs. Zerelda Gray Wallace, of Indiana;
Mrs. Julia E. Smith Parker. of Connecticut:
Mary A. Stuart, Of Delaware; MIS-. Lucinda B.
| Chandler, of New Jersey; Mrs. Nancy X. Allen
of Iowa, and Miss Susan b. Anthony, of
New York, who made powerful argu-
| sent were Senators Thurman. Mcdonald,
Davis. Edmunds, Bayard and Garland, who
exhibited much interest during the hearing.
The delegates present were: Susan B. Anthony,
| NY: sara Andrews Spencer C.; Matilda JOS
| lyn Gage, NY. Zerefda G. Wallace Ind; Mary
allen allen lpWa EaDetn Eane VS. l. saxon La la 1
| Lucinda B. Chandler, Pa; Lille DevereanX
| Blake, DC; Catharine A. s. Stebbins, Mich:
Emma manor Mont; I, MeRae, md; @ Helen NJ ,S Slocum; n
| Helen Rand LindeQ. DC; Dell Ross. Kansas;
Jane B. Archibald, Colorado; Jane II. spofford,
ion, Conn; Mary S. Wooster DC
MAKING IT LIVELY FOR A LOTTERY MAN.-R.
| NJ. Boardman, one Of the lottery men at Co
| vtngton, KY, was refused the money order IA
| ago. He changed his headquarters to Louis
| Vile, KY, and opened up again. He will have
| to change another time, as Judge Key to-day
| issued an order cutting him Off from mail facli-
| ties at Louisville.
GENERAL ScHENcK is well enough to-day to
| be up.
| MINISTER CHRIsTIANCY's RESPONSIBILITY
| Secretary Evarts laid before the Cabinet to-day
| information received by his department from
| Minister Christiancy, at Brazil The govern
| ment of Bolivia, succeeding that of General
| Prado, has applied to MI Christiancy for recog-
| milton by this government. Not wishing to act
| without consulting the administration, Mr.
! Christiancy asked for instructions. 1t was de-
cided that as he was naturally better cogniZant
of the facts than those at this distance could be-
| that he should be directed to act as he thought
| best in the matter.
Presentation. Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New
York, Is at WillardS. 80. Miss Hooper, daugh-
| ter OF the American Vice Consul in Paris is one
| of the reigning bellies of the American colony in
that city, and as an amateur actress Is said to
| possess talents of a high order. -. Senators
| Plumb and Vest, Herr Won Schl0zer, the German
| Minister here, and ex-Attorney General VIII
| liams were registered in New York last eve
| ming. 80. Senator Blaine dimes with the Mas
! sachusettS Club in Boston to-day. -. Judge
McCrary took his seat on the U. S. Circuit Court
| bench at st. Louis yesterday. -. Secretary
| Evarts viii preside at the Yale Alumni AsSocia-
| ton dinner at WillardS tonight. -. Vice
| President Wheeler has sent to the Presbyterian
| Church, at Malone, N. Y. Of which he Is men,
| ber, his check for 81 900. -. Hon. VIM. Bar
| clay McMerrfck and Hon. Alexander Anderson
| both of Toronto, ontario, are at the National
-. Col H. w. Larelle, U. 8. A., Is at the Metro
politan.