Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-29
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue., SIS ,S9905; customs, Sf74, ,7s352
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. THE
PRESIDENT has appointed John s. Plllsbury, OF ST..
Paul, Minn.; Waterman Smith, of Manchester, N.
H., and VIM. Fl. Comstock, of Utica, n. Y, COM
miSsioners to examine 3-5 miles OF the Northern
Pacific railroad, crossing the Missouri river, from
Bismarck TO Maudan.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
met to-day with nine members In attendance.
The Indian bin, reported by the subcommittee on
indian affairs. was taken up, and will be ready
TO be reported on Monday next.
THE HOUSE WILL MEET MONDAY, AT II A. NJ
In view of resolution, still in force, fixing the
hours for the meeting OF the House OF Representa-
ives at II a. M, Speaker Keller VIII call the
House TO order at that hour on Monday next.
The EXCHANGE OF 81 per cent continued bonds
into per cents to date amount in the aggregate
to $50 39l,750. The exchanges prior to November
lst We're S25937O,50O, and since that date were
SCI ,024 80.
PUBLIC DEBT REDUCrION.-It Is estimated that
the reduction of the public debt for the month OF
November Will be about $. .5lO,G00
THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS were all closed at
noon to-day.
ABOUT ONE-THIRD of the members of the House
OF Representatives have arrived In the city. There
Is no feeling among those on hand that there Will
be an extra session, but they think tnat Congress
VIII nave passed all OF the appropriation bills, and
De ready Tor the final adjournment on March 4th.
FREE DELIvERY.-The Post OHicc department
has established free delivery Office at Keokuk,
Iowa.
The President was at the White House to-day,
Rfvra1 1nx-iCt 1
upon the preparation OF his message to Congress
He viii eat his Thanksgiving dinner Tomorrow
AFTERNOON at the Soldiers Home with his son and
daughter He Will attend divine service In the
morning.
NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The controller of the
currency has authorized the Champaign National
Bank OF Champaign, ILL.,, TO commence business
with capital OF $50 1000 He has also EXTENDED
Me.
INTEREST ON ~ PER CESTs.-Treasurer Gil
lillian today mailed 12,O53 checks, representing
s211, 1S9 II, being the interest due December 1St
on registered AZ per cent funded loan OF 1891.
Mr. CAMACHo, who has, for several years past,
represented the government of Venezuela at this
capital as charge d'affairs has been appointed
minister resident OF that country, and Yesterday
In company with Secretary FrelinghuySen he called
upon the PRESIDENT and presented his credentials.
THE TRANSIT OF YENUs-Professor Hardness.
OF the United States Transit OF Venus Commis-
sion, announces that the Western Union Tele-
graph company has agreed to give q wide dis
trloutl0n 10 the noon time signals from the Naval
observatory on December 4, 5, and Z, for the
guidance or persons over the country who have
goOd telescopes and would be glad to observe the
contacts during tue coming transit OF Venus if
they had any means of obtaining Washington
time.
AN EXTRA edition OF THE STAR has been printed
to supply the demand for Lieutenant Greenes re-
port ON the streets of Washington. For sale at the
counter; price two cents.
PERsoNAI--Mr. W. W. Story. the distinguished
sculptor, and his wife, are at Wormley's-Mrs
Waite, wife OF the Chief Justice, Is in New York
the guest OF Mrs. Martha J. Lamb the historian
Representative Dunn is registered at the Met
ropOHCan.- senator Cameron - in New York.
admiral RadfOrd, Paymasters Allen and Tiffany,
ana Naval Cadet King are at the Ebbtt-EX-
senator Gordon and family arrived in New York
from Europe yesterday. y.-Representative Clark
and daughter OF Missouri and Hon Clarence A.
seward. OF New York, are at WillardS.-EdWard
Mcpherson. clerk OF the House OF Representatives,
VIII be In the city on Friday next.-W. Z. Rey-
CISCO last Wednesday.-Senator Cockerill and
representatives Burrows, Cannon, Dunncll and
Lord are ut the National
THE POSTAGE on the double-sheet STAR IS two
cents. The Post Onlce department requests per-
sons sending newspapers by mail to write their
names and addresses on the wrappers
The Star Reuters
PROMPT ACTION OF THE PKESIDENT-COysTERSA
TION IN THE CAMP OF THIEyES+THE PUBLIC
PRINTER IN DANGER.
To the Editor of THE EVENING Star:
but express the unfeigned satisfaction which
thousands or republicans and all good citizens
irrespective OF party affiliations feel at the PROMPT
and decisive action OF the President rela-
tive to the star reuters and their aiders
and abettors, especially Helm, Of the Critic
and Government Printing ONCE, as soon
as his attention was officially called to their crook
edness- If Mr. Rounds had acted as promptly In
the matter months ago, when his attention was
time and again called to the fact that this man
Helm, his foreman OF the Congressional Record
was intriguing and pettifogging IN the interests OF
ments of the newspaper over which his authority
as business manager was unscrupuously
exercised. into vain attempts to preju-
pilferers and worse than highway rob-
bers-publishing ad H6itun everything that was
abusive OF the government officials whe were
battling against the fearful odds of money bold
ness and audacty OF the defendants and the sar-
casm. inue1ldo and bitter assaults of some of the
hblest lawyers or the country they had summoned
to their assistance, excluding even every shade of
evidence produced against this gang of thieves
II, say, Nr. rounds mad acted as promptly in the
premises as the President has and long ago dis
missed from his employ and the government ser
vice THIS man Helm, who boldly and anda-
ciOuSly acted rs the willing mo1th-piece and
oracle or his supcriors and complete MASTERS and
SO defiantly and Shamecssly glorled In the course
he was pursuing, he would at least have escaped
the severe yet just censure administered to him
by the Attorney General IN his magnificcntly grand
oSe OF the thieves plot addressed to the President
In the following language relative to Helm: al am
or the opinion that this man should be forthwith
removed; and / am GStO1tiShed that those who
have Charge Of the Government Printing Office
with the public knowledge of these facts should
have yentured 10 appoint him." What more natu-
raj than that men OF even the commoneSt acumcn
should see IN the persistent retention OF this man
an interest behind an interest? No wonder That
the Public Printer himself should quake and
tremble In fearful anticipation OF his own decapi-
tation as the natural result or his almost criminal
neglect TO fearlessly perform his plain and un-
doubted duty In the premises and it is to be hoped
and presumed that the President will not relax
from his determination that 1.-THE guilty shall not
escape" and tnat he viii probe this rotten star
route job 20 the bottom. becoming master of the
situation 0y Siaughtering the whole pack OF hungry
proving, human wolves that have been directly or
lpdlrectly fattening on the steangs from the gOy-
ern!ncnt. Birds OF a feather flock togethern is
trlte, nut true as ever, and reminds many persons
VINO have been cogniZant OF the fact that from the
very start OF Mr.. Rounds candidacy for the pos-
tlon he now holiS his intimacy with three OF the
men whose political affiliations the President has
so suddenly terminated has been notOriously con-
spicuous and singularly close. Their .flocking
Il