Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue, 1885, 1855; customs. sIl9, ,4S6.45.
from the proceeds Of the sale OF public lands
was advocated in the Senate yesterday. after
our regular report closed, up to adjournment
by Senator's Burnside and Brown.
THE FoRTIFICATION APPROPRIATION BILL was
passed by the House of Representatives yester-
day afternoon. An amendment increasing from
100000 to $500, 900 the amount for the protec-
ton. preservation and repair of Notifications
was voted doAn.
SECRETARY RAMSEY, who has gone to New
York, will return to the city tomorrow.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS for the Home for
disabled volunteer soldiers of the late war, at
their session yesterday, accepted the resigna-
tion OF Major Fleming, OF the northwestern
Dranch, at Milwaukee and appointed General
Daniel McCauley. OF Cincinnati, to fill the va
cancy. The board to-day completed the usual
quarterly business and adjourned.
THE GALENA left the Portsmouth, Va, navy
yard Wednesday evening, to take In powder
preparatory to going to sea.
SECRETARY THOMPSON. who retires from the
Tor the past few days In closing up his business
He has about finished this work. Last evening
he and chief clerk Hogg worked in his Office
uDtli late hour winding up affairs.
CAPITOL NCIsANCE.-If the persons who
are charged with the important duty of sweep
Ing the walks In the Capitol grounds would
chose some other hour than just before noon
each day for that work, they would aOate q
great nuisance. Every day, just when streams
intn no toy
sWeepers raise dust that is Sitting.
PENSACOLA CUSTOM HoUsE.-The Senate com
mittee on public buildings and grounds to-day
agreed to report favorably Senator Jones bill
appropriating $3.50 600 for the immediate erection
OF the custom house recently destroyed by fire in
PENSACOLA, Florida.
NAVAL ORDERS Commodore S. P. Quacken.
bush, to command the Pensacola navy yard,
January 5th, relieving Captain G. E. Belknap.
who will be placed on waiting orders. COM
modore L. :. Phelps. to command the Mare
Island navy yard. January 18th, relieving Com
modOre Z. X. Calhoun, who will be placed on
waiting orders. Captain S. X. Franklin to spe-
cial duty with the bureau of equipment and
recruiting. Lieutenant w. ii. BroWnSOn. En-
son. to examination for promotion. Master j.
[. Freeman, to temporary duty In the hydro
graphic Office.
WHITE HOUSE Enthusiastically Evarts
Gems. Howard and Crook Senator'S Allison
HID, Burnside and Platt, and Representatives
O'Neil, Kelley, Stephens and Dick called on the
President To-Day.
GENERAL GRANT spent to-day making calls
upon his friends In the city, all of whom have
paid their respects to him since his arrival 1t
is wonderful the number OF people who call on
the general to get his Influence" He has
almost as many personal visits by those any
ious to secure official position and as many let
tiers from the same class as when he was PreS-
dent. General Grant leaves here to morrow for
New York.
APPOINTED ON THE BOARD.-Secretary Thomp-
son has added Judge Advocate General Remey
10 the board OF bureau affairs of the depart
ment. who will meet twice week to consult
and decide In regard to the business OF the Navy
department.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE OF the state OF Tennes-
see was delivered to Vice President Wheeler by
a special messenger from that state this morn
1Dg.
THE HOLIDAY RECEss.-The resolution re-
ported from the committee On Ways and Means
to adjourn from next Wednesday the 90 inst,
TO the 5th proximo, was adopted by the House
To-Day. lU Will be opposed In the Senate by
senator Beck and others, but II is thought viii
eventually pass.
CONTRIBUTIONS. - The Senate 10 executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nom.
nations: Colonel VIM. B. Hazen to be chief
signal officer, with rank OF brlgadier general.
Colonel Nelson A. Miles to be a brigadier CEN
eral; First Lieutenant John j. Clague to b9
commissary OF Subsistence, with rank of can
tain; Captain Charles Mcclure to be paymas.
ter. with the rank OF major; John s. Witcher.
OF West Va, to be paymaSter. with the rank of
major.
GEN. W. B. HAzEN, the new chief signal off,
Ger, assumed his new duties at the signal Office
to-day.
Mr. j. r. FISHER, OF Va, has been appointed
assistant postmaster OF the House OF Represen
tatiyes by Postmaster Nowlin.
SECRETARY SHERMAN went home from his
Office early to-day, being slightly indisposed.
NoM1NATloNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day:-Theo.
doIe F. Lingiser, OF Pennsylvania, to be secre.
tary Of Idaho; Chas. r. Johnson. OF California
to be register OF land Office at Los Angeles
Cal; Edward P. Champlin, OF Michigan, to be
receiver OF public moneys at Deadw0od, Oak.
Also number OF postmasters.
THE CASE OF TAYLOR, THB CoLoRED LAWYER.
Yesterday, in the Supreme Court of the United
States the case Of Taylor, the colored lawyer.
who was denied admission to the bar of the
dismissed This was done by consent of Attor-
ney General Gwlnn, OF Maryland, and Of Mr..
stockbridge, counsel for Taylor.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.-In the
House committee on printing yesterday Archi-
tect Clark pronounced the old portion of the
Government Printing Office unsafe, ard asked
for S31 900 to fix it. Mr.. A. F. Childs concurred
with Mr.. Clark. and the committee will soon
recommend the appropriation.
TIE BILL to place Gen. Grant Oh the retired
list of the army, with the rank OF general, will
In all probability be defeated In the military
committee. The subject Is in the hands OF a
sub committee OF three two of whOm-Messrs.
Bragg and Sparks-are known to be against it.
HEAVY ARREARAGES OF PENSIONS PAID.-Ac-
cording to a speech Representative Hubbell,
delivered in the House to-day, there has already
been paid by the government on account OF
arrearages or pensions $24, 900 900 up to the lst
or November last.