Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-13

SECRETARY FOIGER Has APPoIsTED Henry Kemp
uo be foreman OF the cabinet shop OF the Treasury
de artment, vice Hessler. who resigned pending
the Investigation OF the workings OF the shop
THE THREE Per CENTS EXEMPT FROM STATE
TAXATION OELy.-Eeretofore all acts providing for
tie issue OF bonds have exempted them from tax
alton Of every character but the provision for the
ton by or under state authority" only. There is
now question whether the new bonds Will not
BE- subject TO local or municipal taxation or 20
taxation by the general government Secretary
Folger perceived the omission and called attention
To 1t. but 1t was not rectifed. However, little
= on 5na6 M as Is
Will be considered generally to include municipal
taxation, and there Is no fear that the United
rc:alS are OF the opinion that there Is nothing In
II, inasmuch that, constructively, "by or under
state authority includes municipal authority.
all power to tax In cities and towns is derived from
the state. But further than this, they say that
section 3.701 OF the revised statutes namely, "Al
stocks, bonds, Treasury notes and other Obliga-
taxation by or under state or municipal author
ity,' fully covers the case
The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act to enable
national banking associations to extend their cor
pOrate existence, and the act authorizing the
structiOn of railroad bridges across the channels
o. the Pearl river and Lake Ponchartrain, La
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Hill, Jones Ella and Sewell, and
Representatives, Crowley, Calkins, Lynch, Petit
bone, Harris, kenna, Hill and Jorsensen.
A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION of IS has been re-
ceived at the Treasury department from New
York.
APPOINTMENTS OF SECOND LIE UTENANTs IN THE
ARMY.-Owing to the frequent applications for
appointment to the position of SecOnI lieutenant
IN the army, q circular has been ISSUED from the
q In
appointments TO that grade In the army, and the
following summary: "t ndcr the laws cited, 1t
VIII be perceived that appointments to fill vactn-
cies In the grade OF second lieutenant III the army
are made from !Cur clasS's. and in the following
order, VIZ: /. From meritorous Eon-commtss1one! !!
otficeri OF the army; =. From the graduating
cliSS, OF each year. at the military academy; g.
From regular graduates OF the lnilitary academy
WHO have been honorably discharged from the
service; A. From civil lie: hut under the laws
above cited 70 such appointment can be made
uatil t.ie first three classes are exhausted and
vacancies existing to rrov!ie for the next grad
uating class Of the military academy"
REAR ADMIRAL COOPER, commanding the North
Atlantic squadron, reports tG the Secretary OF the
Navy under date OF New York, July 12th. that he
would sail that afternoon with the Tennessee AMI
Enterprise. for Pr0viucetOwn, Mass He had
already ordered the iantic to proceed from Ban.
gor. Me-, to Province town. The other vessels had
been directed to assemble ut the same rendezvous
as soon as repairs were completed.
COMMANDER KAUTZ, commanding the Michigan,
reports to the Navy department from Detroit
Mich. on the 11th instant, that the vessel was
docked that morning and would be ready to come
out that evening. It was urposed to proceed to
Port Huron the 10Th inst iant, expecting to reach
Mack,naw on the 21st and Green Bay, Wis, on or
about the 26th OF July.
ARMY ORDERs.-Ieave Of absence for two months,
granted Capt Charles o. Bradley, Goth infantry, In
extension OF his authorized absence on surgeon S
certificate OF disc bi,ity. The leave granted First
Lieut.. William j. Campbell. I'D Infantry, IS ex-
tended three months. Lie Ut Col E5eneZer Swift,
assistant medical purveyOr. in addition to his
present duties In connection with the meical pur-
Veying depot In New York city, is assigned to DUTY
as acting medical storekee per. and Will take up
and account for the medical and hospital property
for which Florence O'Donnoghue, deceased, late
captain and medical stOrekeeper, was accountable
ct the time OF his death.
NAVAL OKDERs-Chief Engineer Cipriano An
drade, ordered to Guty as Inspector OF coal at Phil
adelphia. Lieut.. Conway A. Arnold, detached
from the Lancaster, European station, and Or
dered to proceed home Chief Engineer X. NJ. Bar
ueman, from duty as inspector OF coal at Phila,
navy yard, Pa CHIEF Engineer Henry II. Stew
art, from the navy yard, League Island, and
placed On waiting orders
THE CASE OF CAPT. WALKER--Judge Advocate
General Swain has submitted to the Secretary of
War report upon the case OF Capt Jno. T. Wal
ker, who was recently tried by court martial at
Fort Fred. Steele, Wyoming Gen Swain makes
several exceptions to the legal procedure OF the
case. Capt Walker for a number OF months was
confined in st. Elizabeth hospital for the insane
here, but was discharged and sent to his station.
He made charges against the commandant, Major
Evans, for inhunan treatment OF a dying trooper.
Major Evans made charges against Capt. Walker,
and II was upon these charges that he was court
martialed
PKKsoNAL--SenatorB Brown left for Georgia last
py tnO in htC oil tod hryI
resentative StephenS-Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nc
Gulre go Tomorrow to the Warm Springs OF Vir-
ginia--HOn. w. N. Armstrong, late Attorney
General OF the Hawaiian Islands. Is at the Ebbitt
THE wife OF ex-GOv. jenkins. of Georgia, who
died on the 10th inst, at Deer PARK, the only
surviving sister OF ex-SurgeOn General Barnes
were registered in Paris on the lst instSMr
and Mrs. E. c. Messer are summering at New
Sharon, Me-, In the beautiful valley OF Sandy
river.-Alexander Porter Morse, OF this city, has
been appointed by the executive counci! delegate
t0sthe conference OF the Association for the Re-
form and Codlfication Of the Law OF Nations to be
held In Liverpool on the Sth OF August.-Mrs.
Fannie B. Ward, OF the Chronicle goes tonight to
New York, thence up the Hudson to the CatskiIls,
of the season.-Mrs o. D. Barrett, OF Washing
ton. was registered in Paris on the 1st inst
W f. Scala has gone TO Deer Isle. Me.-Mrs.
on Saturday, TO spend the remainder OF the sum
mer In Italy.-C. C. Huntley, OF Washington, was
passenger by the overland train to arrive at San
spending a six weeks vacation in York county,
Pa.-Mr. and Mrs John H. White and Mr.. and
Mrs John II. Boner summeriDg at
RehObeth Beach.-the former at the Robinson
Cottage, the latter at the Bright House.
Mrs A. K S. FOote has gone to Canada, for stay of
several weeks---Judge Miller and family were at
Newport yesterday, on their way TO Block Island.
Mrs j. w. Starr is at Red Sulphur Springs,
West Va.-MrS. s. G. Ramage and children and
Miss Mary Eyens will spend the heated term at
the Mansion House, Asbury Park.-MrS Norman
Bestor and two daughters, Mrs. Mills Dean and
family, Mrs E. NJ. Bell, with two sons and daugh-
ter OF NJ. Ashford, esq, Mrs. Hergesheimer and
daughter, and Mrs Even, nurse and three children.
are guests at York Sulphur Springs.-Among the
guest now registered at Shenandoah Alum
Springs, Va, are the following from Washington
Mr.. c. w. Cullen, Mr.. Clyde o. Cullen, Mr.. f. ID.
Cullen, Mrs. Louise Pollock, Miss Susie Pollock,
Miss Mary r. Pollock, Miss LeSca Pollock, Miss
Bessie Hutchinson, Miss Mamie Hutchinson, Mr..
William Seeley Hutchinson, Mr.. Munson
Havens, Mrs. Rudolph Gebner Mrs. Hell
ena Gebner, Mr. Rudolph Gebner, jr.-
The following named WaShtngtonianS are guests
at Rock EnOn Springs: Edward Temple and family,
James E. Fitch and family, DR.. AshIord's family,
Hon. c. B. Walker and family, Miss Parker Mrs.
$. E. Coues, Mrs. c. A. Page and family, O. C.
Wight, Mrs Judge Baldwin and Miss Baldwin,
Thomas NJ. Gale and family, Miss Bertha Fisher,
Mrs j. Davidson and daughter, G. II. Clarke Mrs.
S. H. Kaufman and daught er, Mrs. F. s. Buch-
anan, Roberdean Buchanan, Miss Roberdean, Z.
A. Lowe, L. b. Smith and family, Mrs ID. A. Cham
bers and family, Mrs. NJ. A. Shaw, William p
Riley and family, Mrs. William Sinclair and fam
ily, Mrs Heck and family, J. j. Johnston, o. T.