Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-09
Washington News and Gossip.
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! GOLD, SILVER AND NOTES.-The statement of the
US. Treasurer shows gold, silver and us. notes
| In the Treasury to-day as follows:-Gold coin and
bullion. $17S,55S,S17; silver dollars and bullion,
sGS fota sss
currency, slo74o.ooa ' S'' ''''''''.'''
CAPT. KINzIE BATES, 1st infantry, is relieved
from recruiting duty, and will join his company in
the department OF Arizona.
LAND DEc1sIoN.-The Secretary of the Interior
| has decided the case involving the claim of the
state of California to q tract OF land-about
100 600 acres-lytng upon the borders OF lake
vey and awards the lands to the state OF Califor-
mia, under the swamp land grant act OF Septem-
Der 18th, 1850.
THE PRESIDENT has directed Major David P.
Heap, corps Of engineers report to the Secretary
OF the Treasury for duty as engineer secre-
tary OF the light house bo2Fd, vice Major VIM: Lud-
low, relieved to accept civil position.
SENATOR DAVIS MARR1AaE.-It is now stated
that Senator David Davis will leave here Saturday
morning and arrive at Fayetteville N. c., Sunday,
be married Tuesday morning and take the boat
Tor Wilmington, thence go TO California, stopping
few days in Bloomington, ILL.,, en- route
THE HAWAIIAN TREArY-secretary Folger has
directed N. w. Bingham and s. E Chamberlain,
special agents OF the Treasury department. to pro-
ceed to San Francisco ani Portland. oregon, to
make Investigation OF the whole subject or the
importation at those points Of sugars free of dutX
under the Hawaiian treaty.
THE US. TREAsuRERsHIP. - Ex-Representative
Neal, OF Ohio, has made no application verbal or
M Troo nf tho
United States. II the President should nominate
him for the Office however. he would accept. Slll
ne IS not candidate In 1he sense that he is ap
plicant Neither Is EX-Representative Young, Of
Ohio.
TAXES ON CAPITAL AND DEPOSITS OF BANKs-Sen-
ator Sherman when asked for his understanding
OF the act repeating taxes on capital and deposits
of banks bankers and national banking associa-
tions Che was member OF the conference commit
tee which prepared the bill finally passed) said
'Ihe bill repeals all taxes named from the date
on which they were last due and payable. The
law prescripas semi-annual periods for these COL
does not mean that taxes are to be collected for
January and February. That could not be done
All taxes, however, which were due on January /,
and which have not been paid. must be col
lected."
The TAFFY TO SPEAKER KEIFER.-Some OF the
democratic members Of the House who were alb
sent at the time the resolutions thanking Speaker
associates for having voted for them. Mr.. Cox. OF
North Carolina. says that had he been present he
and there convicted every democrat who favored
them OF gross inconsistency. Mr.. Cox added ::
"Slch resolutions ought ID be sincere and truth
full. These were not at the last session OF Con-
gress the democrats OF the House all united in a
written protest against enc OF Keifers rulings nd
charged him with usnrpation and unfarness
Now, had been in the House last Sunday morn
Ing would have read tEat protest, and would
have advised my party friends that to for the
were wrong in our former arraignment OF the
Speaker It's very clear that there was insncerity
either in the protest or the resolutions"
REAR ADMIRAL HUGHES commanding the Pa
cifc station, reports to the Navy department, un-
der date OF Callao, February 10, that he ordered
Samoa. and thence to Callao stopping at the Soci-
ETY. and Marquesas island On the way. Admiral
Hughes Intended leaving on the Pensacola for
Valparaiso. Should he fall In with the IroGuois at
valparaiso he would order her to relieve the Pen
sacOla at that port
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week Is now ready
for mailing; price. three cents per copy. 1t is
large, e1ght-page paper, OF ffty-six columns, cut
pasted ana folded, and will be sent anywhere In
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
REAR ADMIRAL ERreports the arrival OF the
flagship Tennessee at Aspinwall on the 10Th OF
February from Santa Cruz During the visit of
'iC ',oCi de CTuZ tlc OnlCeTS were treated
with the hospitality for which the island is noted
Admiral Cooper says that Santa Cruz is rapidly
recovering from the effects Of the inSurrectiOn of
1873, owing TO the fact that the past three years
nave been very prosperous to the sugar planters
There Is no steam communication with Santa Cruz
and put little direct trade between the island and
the United States. Supplies for Santa Cruz from
the United states are first sent to ST. Thomas and
ehence shipped in small sailing packets. The Van
dalla ana Aearsarge were expected at Asplnwall on
March 1St.
PERSONAL---VERY. Admiral Nicholson and family
were registered at the Office OF the New York Her.
ala in Paris yesterday.-R j. Hinton, OF WASH
tngton, was a passenger by the Southern Pacific
train to arrive in San Francisco last Friday
AdVlces from ex-senator Ferry yesterday say that
ne has much improved and VIII remain a few DAYS
at Niagara on his way home.