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WASHINGTON News and Gossip.
New Year Receptions and Calls.
THE STAR OF next Saturday will contain full
list Of those intending to receive on New Year
day, who desire and authorize that fact to be made
known through its columns. Those wishing such
announcements published will please send them
In, properly authenticated, with the names OF
such company as will receive with them, any time
during the week, b,A In all cases before noon OF
Saturday. No charge is made for these notices
SECRETARY HUNT is improved in health to-
day, but was not able to be present at the Navy
department.
MR.. ID. w. BARTLETT will continue as American
secretary Of the Chinese legation under the new
minister.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. 1921 ,4OS.46 customs, $685., 1914.
No APPOINTMENTS to fill the vacancy in the
bureau of construction and repair, Navy depart
ment. caused by the retirement of Mr.. Easily,
Will be made until the reassembling of Con-
greSS.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave for four months is
granted 1st Lieut.. Samuel r. Jones. 4th artil-
lery. The leave granted ID Lieut. Frederick w.
Foster, 5th cavalry is extended two months
First Lieut.. Walter l.. Fisk. corps of engineers
VIII proceed to Galveston, Texas, and report to
Major Samuel NJ Mansfield, corps of engineers,
for duty under his immediate orders The leave
granted I'd Lieut.. James d. Manu. 7th cavalry
is extended two months. The leave granted
Capt James n. Wheelan, I'd cavalry. is extended
three months.
The NEW YEAR RECEPTION AT THE WHITE
HOusE.-In addition to the conservatory adorn-
ments of the White House at the New Year re-
ception, flags will be brought into requistion for
decorative purposes. Preparations are now
being made for the reception. which promises
to be unusually brilliant 1t is about the only
event of social character which will occur at
the executive mansion this winter.
THE FOLLOWING PATENTS were issued during
the past week to residents of the District of
Columbia: Llewelyn L. Leathers, compound
for the manufacture of artificial stone James
II. Rogers and c. G. Schneider, assgnors to H.
M. Hutchinson. two different patents on tn e
telephone. Eldridge j. Smith, folding chair.
Charles c. Wilson. hand stamp. There were no
SENATOR BECK is spending the holiday recess
in the preparation of speech on the tariff
question: which he will deliver soon after the
reassembng of Congress. He is opposed to
commissions, and is in favor of Congress retain
ing the entire control of tariff revision.
THE TREASURY INvEsTIGATIoN.-The Senate
appropriation committee investigating the Trea-
sury contingent fund has adjourned until next
Tuesday.
PRINTING THE Bu.Ls.-Thus far of the two
thousand and more bills introduced in the House
Of Representatives, less than fifteen hundred
have been printed.
BUSINESS DOES Nor ACCUMULATE much in the
Treasury during the halliday holiday season
The cash room people have to work later than
twelve o'clock each day, but there is decided
falling off in the daily business. The holiday
week is observed by short work in all branches
and consequently the regular Treasury business
is kept up without any trouble or any accumu-
latiOn of back work.
THE FIRST EDITION of the Congressional
Directory, 1st session 47th Congress, compiled
by Major Ben: Perley PoOre. has just been
issued, it's publication having been postponed
by direction of the printing committee until the
appointment of the Senate and House commit
tees. As usual the directory presents vast
amount Of data in the smallest possible space.
EXTRA PAY FOR DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
CLERKS DIsALLowED.-A short time ago the
District Commissioners found that it would be
impossible with their force of clerks. to get up
certain work which should be completed by the
quarter ending the 3lst inst. They therefore
offered to pay $50 to each of number of clerks
who would remain after office hours in order to
bring up this work. The clerks accepted the
offer and did the work. The accounts for the
extra pay had. of course. to be audited by the
Treasury department. The question was there
raised as to the authority of the Commissioners
to make such payments, and it was referred to
Judge Lawrence, first controller, for decision
Judge Lawrence has decided that no authority
was vested in the Commissioners to make the
payment, and tnat no emplOye of the govern
ment could receive more than one salary. The
accounts of the Commissioners for the $50
payments to the clerks employed extra time
will, under this decision, be disallowed.
THE CASE OF FLIPPER.-No report of the find
ings or proceedings of the court martial in the
case Of Lieutenant Flipper has yet reached the
War department.. If the report is true that
Lieutenant Flipper has been sentenced to dis
missal from the army, the findings of the court
will be transmitted to Judge Advocate General
Swain, and by him submitted to the President
for his approval. If the sentence OF the court
be anything less than dismissal. the case rests
entirely with the department commander, and
the proceedings will be filed in the office of the
Judge Advocate General, only as a matter of
record.
CHANGES IN CAPITOL POLICEMEN AND WATCH
MEN.-The following Capitol policemen have
been appointed to take effect December 3lst:
Jacob II. Bush, vice A. j. Callahan; Henry C. De
Grange. vice H. 7. Banks; Geo. w. HaZen. vice
T. w. Young: j. C. Willett. vice TIC. Ingram; E.
H. Kimball, vice f. H. Stanton; r. C. Mann. vice
s. w. Mcconnell; James Ward, vice Pat DOran;
- Kearney vice Glass; - Lamb, vice Free
man. The following watchmen will be appointed
on the 3lst inst: j. d. Price. vice F. w. Colo
day; A. w. Williams. vice H. s. Healey f. II.
EWell, vice r. w. 3urch. Lieut.. Smith, OF the
pOliceGDrce, has been notified that his services
will not be required after the 3lst inst.
EDIsON's RIvAL.-A correspondent says
'The statement in The STAR of yesterday. that
the IS patents issued December % to Edison.
was the largest number ever issued at 0ne time
to one individual by any government, is incOr-
rect; on September "a, 1872, twenty-nne U.S.
patents, on the one subject of steam vacuum
pumps were issued to c. II. Hall, of New York
City,"
The PUBLIC PRINTER.-It is now somewhat
doubtful if a change will be made in the Office
Of the public printer. There is less probability