Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-03
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE 4TH OF July being legal holiday, THE
STAR will not be issued tomorrow.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. ss7o,257; customs, 1,o11 ,524.
REPRESENTATIVE HoLMAN's Indian investi-
eating committee will meet in Omaha on the
10th instant, and will then begin tour through
Dakota, Indian Territory, Wyoming. Washing
ton territory. Montana, Oregon, Arizona and
New Mexico.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Morgan, Call, Teller and Harri-
son; Commissioner Black, Commissioner Mil
gentat1ves SCI LeFevre, Belmont, Cox, Farquhar,
Tucker, Johnston, Matson, Voorhees, and Dam
jerks; 6. 3. Gibson, cincinnati % + l's j. Lewis. aha
Clay Taylor, st. Louis; A. w. Macken, Toledo;
Z. W. Reid Alexandria; j. b. Castleman, Ken.
Wooster. Ohio; F. E. Wright, Toledo; J. J.
Clarke, New York; ]. R. Sneed, Wisconsin: T.
". BARLEY, 4. w. Hynes, San Francisco, and
SECRETARY WHITNEY has gone to New York
to be absent until next Tuesday. Commodore
Harmony is acting Secretary during his alb
sence.
WANTS TO KNOW WHY HIS RESIGNATION IS
class clerk in the bureau of provisions and
clothing, Navy department., whose resignation
was requested few days. ago by Secretary
w h1tney, has addressed a letter to the Secre-
tary asking the reasons for the request for his
resignation, and requesting that he be assigned
10 duty III some other bureau. He is unwilling
to resign his office under an imputaton that he
nas,e mas eeen IN any way connected with the re-
might resuf from his relationship to Paymas-
ter General Smith.
PEACE WITH THE UTEs, But THEY WANT
RAT10NS.-A telegram has been received at the
War department from Col. Swain, through
official channels, stating that Ute chiefs
killing the Ute family on Delares and says full
ratlons should be issued Immediately to those
Indians to prevent their leaving the reserva-
ton TO hunt. Gen. Schoiield in forwarding the
telegram, invites immediate attention to the
necessity of issuing these rationS, otherwise
conflict between the Indians and cowboys is
inevitable.
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKs.-Mr. Can
non, controller of the currency, has called for a
report of the condition OF the national banks at
the close vi business July 1st.
No CoNCERT.-There will be no Marine band
concert at the White House grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
The CONTRACTS for heating apparatus for
the marine hospital at Cairo, ILL.,, has been
awarded to VIM. kirkup g. Son; Tor heating ap-
paratus for the marine hospital at St. Louis to
tne n. o. Nelson Manufacturing company Of
house at Frankfort, KY, to Baker, smith & Co.,
and ior the iron work OF the court house at
Harrisonburg, Va, to Stewart, Shirref e. Co., Of
Richmond.
ARMY ORDERs,-First Lieut.. John McMartin,
2oth infantry, now on leave OF absence at
Johnstown, n. y, will proceed to Columbus
barracks Ohio, for temporary duty. The reSig-
nation OF First Lieut.. Thomas II. Barber, 1st
artillery, aide-de-camp, has been accepted by
The President to take effect July 1, 1885.
NEW METHOD OF BOOKKEEPING RECON-
VIM. Calhoun, who has been
investigating the system of bookkeeping in the
bureaus of the Navy department has made q
preliminary report recommending the total
abolition of the system of account-keepiny now
In use, and the adoption of a more systematic
anu spccinc method, and the establishment OF
an account bureau, with a skilled accountant
at its head and three assistants.
NAVAL OFFICERS AND THEIR WIvEs.-Sec-
retary Whitney states that he revoked the Or
der ior5idding naval officers to remove their
fainilies near them on foreign stations because
Oh tne danger OF doing injustice to meritorious
o1ncers. Ihe d1ffl ruity lies in determining what
punishment should be administered to an offi-
Ger whose vile violates naval order The de-
gree OF control, and hence the degree OF respon-
,iollliy, is found 10 vary greatly In different
families. and to determine the responsibility in
the matter calls for too delicate an lnyestiya-
ton.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATIoNG FOR DRAFTS
MEN.-A special examination of applicants for
positions OF mechanical and typographical
a. craftsmen and tracers was held at the rooms OF
lne ciEll service commission, us mentioned in
The STAR on Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. The board OF examiners for
this work consists OF five craftsmen selected
from the several departments as follows: Mr.
Harry King, of the geological survey; Major
Van Haake, OF the Post Onice department; Mr.
rlI n PA 10 n 0T
the supervising architects office, and Mr.
NaIlor, OF the land office. There were thirty
three applicants present, six of whom were
iemaies All the problems given out were prac-
tical IN their nature, and the comm issiOners
themselves We'll pleased with the re-
suits.
MINISTER KELLEY is not to be recalled He
will go to Vienna, and should the Austrian
government refuse to receive him, it is init
mated that the United States government will
remain unrepresented at the Vienna court II
Is held that the appointment was not uncon-
plimentary, and the case of Mr. Kasson who
Jected TO by Spain, but afterwards sent to Aus
iriil, where he was received is cited in support
OF the statement that diSrespect was offered
10 Austria by sending MIR. Kelley there.
DELINQUENT PosTMAsTERs.-Post office in
spectOrs have discovered shortages in the
accounts OF the postmasters at the following
named offices: Lambertville, N. j., in postal
funds, 81 15 AvOca. n. Y, in money order funds
1868. 2S PotSdarn, n. Y, in money order un1s
Slo.42 and in postal funds, Sl13.2O, and Port
hlchmond,'N. l., in postal funds S143.17 All
oI The postnasters at these towns have been re-.
for suspension
RESTRICTING THE USE OF PENALTY Exvr
LoPEs.-The Postmaster General has decided in
answer to inquiries from state officials. that
pen lty envelopes cannot be used to forward
correspondence on state affairs. even when in
closed with matter properly mailable in penalty
envelopes. 1T appears that certain state officers
are III The haDit Of lnclO>ing in the penalty en-
velopes containing United States signal service
state. and this practice is held to be in violation
OF the statute.
PERMITTED TO LAND THEIR PASSENGERS AT
THEIR DOCKs-The Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday sent q letter to the collector of Gus
toms at New York, directing that the Cunard
Steamship company and the Compagnie Gene
rale Irans-A tantique be permitted to land
their passengers at their respective docks as
heretofore, instead of transferring them al QUAR-
antine or elsewhere for The purpose of having
the baggage transported to and examined at
the barge Office.
PROTEST AGAINST PAYMENT OF THE PELLE-
TIER CLAIM.-Hon. George S. Boutwell,, of coun-
sci for Hayti, has filed paper with the .Secre-
tafy OF state In the nature Of a protest against
the payment by Hayti OF the S57. 900 recently
awarded by the arbitrator, Hon. VIM. Strong,
TO Antonio Pelletier.
PERSONAL Assistant Secretary Fairchild and
U. S. Treasurer Jordan have gone to their
homes for short visit.-Tnofnds Mast and
Lieut. Powell, of the Signal service. sailed for
Europe on W Wednesday.--Mr. and Mrs. D, r,