Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-06
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-paY.-Internal reve-
nue., t2es, ,5o9s0; customs. sea2,H9R
The JAPANESE ENvoYs to Hawaii, Messrs. sugi.
visit to this city, were formally presented to the
President to-day by the Secretary OF State
JUDGE THoMAN, Of the civil service commission,
waited upon the President to-day, accompanied
by Senator Pendleton, and signided his accept
ance Of the Office.
Mr. CHARLES REED FAILS no GET HIS 5000 Fee
MI. Charles Reed. after all. does not get 5000 for
defending Guiteau. The Senate inserted the ap-
preparation iL the sundry civil bill, but it was
pass.
THE NEW FIVE "CENr' NIcKLEs-one OF the
first acts of Secretary Folger upon resuming his
instructions that the word cents" be added to
the inscriptions On the new five cent pieces, in
order to meet the requirements Of the law.
ERRORS IN THE PRINTED TARIFF B1LL.-Mr Nc
Pherson, clerk Of the House OF Representatives,
says there are great many errors in the printed
tariff blu as it appeared in the Congressional
Record. For instance, the tax on tobacco is
printed at 80 instead Of 8 cents In the important
iron schedule he says there is a clause which was
not printed at all In the Record. He thinks when
the bill is printed in full it will be more satsfac-
tory to the iron interests.
THE ITEM TO PAY COL BALL, of Alexandria, $500
for expenses in his contest for seat as delegate
from the territory of Alaska was stricken out OF
the deficiency appropriation bill by the conference
committee.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. VIM. H. Webb has been
ordered to examination for promotion; Lieut.. ].
d. Adams, detached from the navy yard, Mare
Island, and placed on waiting orders; Midship-
men Edwards F. Leiper and George r. French,
from the receiving ship st. Louis, and ordered to
the Tallapoosa; the leave OF Passed Assistant En-
gineer Charles P. Howell has been extended six
months, with permission to remain in Europe.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator's Edmunds, Pendleton. Platt, Allison,
Rollins, Hale, Henderson and Kellogg, Judge
Thoman, OF the civil service commission, and Re-
presentatiyes Kelly. Mclean, Waite. Tyler, But
terworIh, Willis. Anderson, Payson, ONeill, Rob-
inson Harmer, Ellis, Urner, Henderson, Dwight
HOltOn and Ward.
Ex-sPEAKBR KE1FER DENIES Kei-
fer denies the allegations in the resolutions adop
ted by the newspaper correspondents censuring
him for his treatment of the press Saturday night
He denies the truth OF the facts set forth In the
preamble; also the use Of "the coarse, vulgar and
resolutions" he complains, "false In their basis,
were adopted without giving me chance to make
d
high state of excitement originating in the fact
that these distinguished Correspondents regarded
themselves as so much superior to the wives OF
dignity as very severely taxed by the unanimous
action OF the House OF Representatives" The
correspondent to whom Mr.. Keller is alleged to
have used the profane language referred TO- Mr..
W. E. Barrett, OF Boston, In reply to the above re-
iterates the statement that Mr. Keifer did use the
lang uage reported.
THE RESIGNATION OF TREASURER G1LFILLAN-
Mr.. James Gil1llan yesterday afternoon rendered
to the President his resignation as treasurer of
April. He has accepted the position Of treasurer
and manager OF the Mutual Trust Company OF
New York Mr: Gilnllan has been treasurer since
charge OF his responsible duties, and SO courteous
and obliging to all who have approached him, that
he will leave his official position with nothing but
praise from every body.
THE REMAINS of Medical Inspector Benjamin F.
Gibbs, U.s.N., who died at Trieste. Austria, De-
cember 9th, 1882, have reached Washington. The
final funeral services will take place tomorrow,
7th inst, at Oak Hill cemetery at pm.
NKw PENSION REGULATIONS. - Commissioner
Dudley has issued regulations carrying into effect
the act of Congress increasing to $50 per month
the pensions OF disabled soldiers, and to s24 per
month the pensions of those suffering from the
loss OF a hand or foot or corresponding disability.
No formal application will be necessary, only the
sending in OF their pension certificates BY benefc
aries. Attorneys will not be recognized.
ADDRESS OF THE GREENBACK-LABoR PARTY.-The
representatives or the greenback-labor party in
the FOrty-seventh Congress have issued an ad-
dress to the country, in which they say: 1--WE hold
that the government can issue paper money in
time OF peace as well as In war, and should do so
the necessities OF the people require such action
peace, thereby giving employment to labor would
produce more lasting and beneficial results than
money expended In war and the destruction of
property"
THE Two CENT CHECK SrAMPa-The controller
Of the currency has received many letters in re-
ference to the redemption OF the two cent check
stamp. He says that the two cent check stamp is
not required by law to be used after July 1st next
The law provides for the redemption OF stamps not
within three years from the time Of purchase from
the government.
FIRST LIEUTENANT JAMES A. BUCHANAN, 18th in
fantry, will be relieved from duty in the Office of
Major Robert N. Scott, Sd artillery, in charge of
the publication OF the Official records OF the rebel
lion, In this city, and proceed to JOIN his company.
Office, in connection with the publication OF the
Official records OF the rebellion.
THE "CoUPoN-KIl.LER' ACT SusTA1NRD-The
Supreme Court OF the United States has affirmed
the decision of the court OF appeals OF Virginia
declaring constitutional the act OF the general
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1882, commonly known as the "cOupon-k killer"
designed to prevent or impede the reception Of
certain coupons in payment Of taxes and other
dues to the state. The court says that "the cues
ton presented is not whether the Jax-collector
was bound in law to receive the coupon, nOtwith-
standing the legislation which, on its face, prO-
hibted him from doing 80, nor whether, II he re-
fuses to take the coupon and proceeds with the
personally responsible in damages for what he
does, but whether the obligation OF the contract
has been impaired by the changes which have
been made In the remedies for its enforcement in
case he refuses to accept the coupons" The
decision IS that the coupon killer act does not Inn
pair the obligation OF the contract contained In
the coupons.
MEMORIAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS MoRxoNs.-Yes.
terday Elders Joseph Smith and T. H. Gurley. a
committee on behalf OF the reorganized Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints, called upon the
Secretary OF State and asked that the Circular let
ter OF Secretary Evarts. which was sent to for
eign governments, asking that emigration OF Nor.
mons to the United States be prevented as thev
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