Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-05
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inrernal reve
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No SUCCESSOR TO CHIEF Irish YEr-secretary
Foger said to-day that he had not yet decided
upon the successor OF col. Irfsh chief of the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing, but that he would
make the appointment shortly. He said that the
reports which have been circulated recently that
Mr.. W. B. Robinson, superintendent Of the Dalton
(MasS.) mills, had been selected for the office were
without foundation, as his name had not been
mentioned In connection With the place except in
Robinson had been here recently were, he said,
also incorrect. !.
THE DEPARTMENTS were thronged with Senators
and Representatives to- day, who desired to make
parting request of the Secretaries or to Jog their
memories about that appointment that hangs
fire."
SECRETARY FoLGER has almost entirely recov-
cred from his recent illness He was at the
Treasury department to-day, but Assistant Sec
retary French continued to act as Secretary.
Secretary Folger received great many calls
THE effect OF the bill passed by Congress in the
last hours of the session on the taxes on banks,
deposits, the stamp tax, ETC., IS learned at the
latlon remains In force; the tax on capital and
deposits is removed at once-instead OF July 1,
The amount OF taxes removed from the banHs is
as follows: National banks s, $50 7O2 81; oD state
banks sS.a4s.17s9o. Total, sl1,lss,s7s.I The re-
peal OF the two cent stamps on bank checks goes
Into elect on July 1, 1883.
ON THE FRAUD LIST.-B. F. Pritchard, of this city,
has been placed upon the postal fraud list. The
inspectors report that he advertised himself as
pension and patent attorney, when, in fact he had
been d1sbarred from practice before all Of the ex-
ecutlve departments.
JUDGE THoMAN, OF Ohio, a member of the new
board OF civil service commissioners arrived in
the city this morning. He thinks the board will
hold meeting this week in this city for organiZa-
ttOn.
THE MALAGASSY ENvOYs.-The ambassadors OF
Queen RanovalanO, the monarch of Madagascar,
arrived at New York Saturday on the steamer
Spa1n OF the National line AS the steamer en-
tered the harbor salutes were fired from Fort
Hamilton and Governors Island When the YES
sci arrived at her dock the party were driven to
the Fifth-avenue hotel. The Malagassy ENJOYS
are as dark-Sk1nned as negroes, but resemble the
Malays IN feature. The embassy consists OF the
following persons: secretary
OF state for foreign affairs and chief ambassador,
wearing fifteen honors; Ramaniraka, member OF
the pr1vy council and second ambassador, wearing
fourteen honOrs: Moses Andrian1Sa and Marc Ra-
bbsoa. native secretaries; A. Taechi, English
secretary and interpreter, and w. c. Pickersgill,
honorary secretary. They are accompanied by
CHIEF ambassador. Is short, stout man, with
DuShy mOuStache and dresses in an old-rashfoned
suit OF black and a sOVepipe hat. When intrOdu-
cling him to visitors his Interpreters avoid the
OF MS name for obvious reasons 1t is pronounced
as follows: Ra-vOOn-o treen areevO To
dor said he intended to 60 to Washington and ask
the government OF the United States to help Mad
agascar to develop her foreign trade, which Is
largely with this country.