Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-18

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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue s2ss. lla S.; aastoms. sslo,s's.2o.
AMONG THB PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
senator Garland and Representatives Young,
SnaiIenberger, iocum, O'Neill, Bayne and Ell
rett.
AGAINST THE GRANT BIIL-The Senate COM
mittee On military affairs had set this morning
for consideration OF the till to retire Genera
Inc de mocratS abseEted themselves, and iS Is
DO secret that they have determined that this
Oil shall not be passed.
SECRETARY SHERMAN will return to Washing
ton the latter part of this week.
ANOTHER NOTARy.-The President has an
pointed Richard B. Nixon TO be notary public
Tor tie District CT Columbia.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRENCH represented
the Treasury department at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day. Only routine business was trans
acted at The meeting.
A NUMBER OF NATIONAL BANKS have written
to the Treasury department inquiring whether
the recent circular allowing them to send all
notes for redemption at the expense OF the
government applies as well TO notes fit for cir
culat1on as TO notes unit. The circular applies
to all classes OF notes. When this is generally
Understood, 1t Is expected that there will be
much larger receipts Of notes for redemption
than now. To-day's receipts were unusually
large-SSO6. .G0e-but was not, except q Dackare
OF S6,c0o, due to the recent circular or the de-
partment. 1t is almost TOO early. at any rate
10 expect material increase In the work of the
redemption division.
REPRESENTATIVE ATKINS, chairman OF the
House committee on appropriations, attended
the meeting of the committee to day, and re.
ported the naval appropriation bill, which was
ported 1t to the House. The bill was ordered to
be printed. and will probably be taken up to.
morrow and passed. II appropriates sl4, ,46i ,O37.
SENATOR HANLIN has been kent from his
place IN the Senate and confined to his room
for two weeks past, by an attack Of rheuma-
tlsm. This is an entirely new experience for
the Senator, who has heretofore bOaSted that
BE never wrapped himself with Overcoats and
heaVy Clothing and never suffered with colds
or rheumatism or any Ills OF that character.
OUR AsIATIC SQU1DRoN.-The Navy DEPART
ment Is Informed by Rear Admiral Clitz, COM
manding the Asatic station, that the Alert ar
rived at Hong Kong November 24th last. She
win winter at Tientsin. fhe Polar n remains 't at
shanghai, being unable to reach Hong Kong for
repairs on account OF the closing OF river nay1.
satlon. Affairs are quiet, though rumors are
freely circulated concerning expected hOsti.ities
between China and Russia. These ruLuors. how
ever, lack continuation.
REPuRIJcIN RRpspsRNr.rvv vpo,1 Fro,
lpA.-The House committee on elections to-day.
by unanimous vote, decided in the matter of
the Florida contest Of Bisbee versus Hull to re-
IOrt ln favor OF giving BiSOee the seat now held
py Hull. Hull Is the sitting member and is a
democrat. B1sbee is a republican.
TIE NOMINATION OF GEN. BUTLER for U. s.
Senator by the democrats Of the Massachusetts
legislature was subject OF considerable CON-
ment at the Capitol to day. 1t was reported
that the general had obtained the promise OF
the support Of the independent republicans,
and that he intends to make serious fight TO
beat Senator Dawes; that he expects to COM
bine all the opposition to the regular repuOli.
can machine upon himself.
THE hPPoRrIoNMsNT BILL introduced In the
House by Representative Cox yesterday fixes
the number of Representatives at sol. and ap-
portions them among the states as follows
Alabama, S; Arkansas, 5; California, 5; Color
ado, l; Connecticut, 4; Delaware, /; Florida, /;
Georgia. 9; Illinois. 10; Indiana. 12; Iowa, 10;
a; Maryland. &; Massachusetts,, II: Michigan'
10: Minnesota, s. Mississippi, I; Missouri, 49,
Nebraska, M 8; Nevada. l; New Hampshire, q
$: Ohio, 10; Oregon, /; Pennsylvania sS; Rhode
1siano, 2: South Carolina, s; Tennessee. Q;
Texas. 10; Vermont. 2; Virginia, g. West vir,
GINA, 4; and Wisconsin, S. AS compared with
Cox makes the following losses and galns:-
Arkansas, California, Iowa, Michigan, Missls
sipp1. South Carolina and West Virginia gain
each; Kansas gains 8, Texas 4, Minnesota and
Nebraska each; Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
Hampshire, Maine, Indiana, Tennessee, Florida
and Vermont lose each, and New York loses q
SENATOR BROWNS SWALLOW TAILED COAT
AGAIN.-Our reporter gave yesterday lively
description Of Senator Browns swalloW-tailed
coat. While his narrative was exceedingly ac-
curate In the main, he was mis,nrormed In one
or two particulars. Thus It Is stated that Sen.
atOr Hill and Senator Brown have not attended
fashionable dinner together since this session
atCr Browns swallOw-tail was made at one OF
our most fashionable tailoring establishments
and Is considered most perfect ut, and was
point in the Senator's dress however,
that IS peculiar. He all the time in the
winter wears a high-cut vest, buttOned up
fact that he suffers with bronchitis and is
obliged to protect bis breast in that manner
Otherwise 1t Is believed there Is nothing pecu-
liar IN the dress OF the Senator. AS he has been
considerable OF a traveller we understand he is
not entirely unfamiliar with the use Of the
swallow-tail.
CONFIRMATIoNS AND REJECrIONS.-The Sen
ate yesterday confirmed the nomination of
John N. Morton as surveyor of customs at San
Francisco, and Edgar Stanton. of Illinois, now
consul at Bremen, as consul general at st. Pc
tersburg, and rejected the denomination OF
John B. Stlckney as u. S. district attorney for
the northern district OF Florida, ard the nomi-
nation Of Robert II. Trego as postmaste: at
Sidney, Ohio. Mr.. Trego Is from the district
represented by hon. Ben LIE Fevre. Trego, 1t
appears owns an interest In the shelby county
Republican. republican newspaper printed at
Sidney. During the campaign 1t made q good
deal Of music for Mr.. LIE Fevre and opposed his
election. For such action MIR. LIE Fevre, it Is
said, succeeded In having Senators Thurman
and Pendleton defeat TregO's nomination.
PERsoNAL-Mr. j. Rollin Tilton the dis
tinguished American painter, long resident In
Rome, is In town for day or two, staying a.
the Riggs.-R. NJ. Puls'fer. OF the Boston
Herald, who was recently unanimously elected
Mayor OF Newton, Is talked OF as likely candi-
date for Governor OF Massachusetts at The next
elect ion.-Ffst Comptroller Lawrence. who
has been 10 Otio on visit, has returned, and
was az his desk today.-A dispatch from
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