Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-25

new Jersey state legislature arrived In WASH
took quarters at the Ebbitt They breakfasted
this morning at Cham berlin's. During the day
SHey visited the Capitol and called at the
w h!te AOuse to pay their respects to the Presi.
aent They will dine this evening with Sena-
LEAVE for three months has been granted
First Lieut.. Thomas w. Lord, goth infantry, for
disability.
ADJUTANr GENERAL DRUM returned this
morning from Columbia, g. c., whittier he ac-
c com his son-in-law, Lieut. Hunt, who is
stlil very sick. The lieutenant expects to be
benefited materially by the change of climate
ESTIMATED REDUCTION OF REVENUE BY THE
MORRISON BILL.-The Secretary of the Treasury
has written to Representative Morrison, chair.
man OF the ways and means committee, giving
1t as his opinion that the provisions Of the Nor
rison tarlH Dill, based on last years importa-
tons, would cause annual reduction of
ABOUT twelve million dollars in the revenues.
The SIGNAL SERVICE ACCoUNTs.-Second
Controller Maynard has written letter to the
Secretary of War in regard to the accounts of
the signal service, in which he adheres to his
previous decision, that accounts for telegraph
partly private should not be settled by the COM
panies and the signal service officers, but by
the Treasury department.
REDUCING THE FORCE AT THE BUREAU OF
ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.--There will be a
large discharge or furlough of employees of the
Treasury bureau OF engraving and printing on
the hrst OF March unless relief comes from Con-
gress in the shape of an order to or MT the
smaller denominations of legal tenders The
three months. Yesterday they told Chief Graves
that If there was any prospect of an increase
Oh WORK within a reasonable time they would
consent 10 Through Of q number instead of a
discharge. Mr.. Graves promised to consider
their proposition.
NOT ENTITLED TO ADDIrIoNAr. CoMprNaA.
TIoN.-The first controller has rendered deci-
sion that ex-PostmasterG General Thos. L. James
who was the disburing agent Of the govern
ment OF the funds appropriated for the erection
entitled to the additional compensation Of one
elghtn OF one per cent on the amount dis
oursed by him, which he claims under the
act OF August z, 1882. His accounts had been
settled upon the basis of one fourth of one per
cent OF the disbursements remuneration.
PERSONAL. A. Bede, editor of the Sioux
Falls, Dakota, argus, is in the city, called here
by the sudden death of his father, James w.
Bede, late of Ala 9th street southwest.-The
RI brltsh minister and Secretary Hardinge OF
Of the Interior department., went over to New
Y York yesterday.-Stuyyesa Fish, Henry
lender, of New York, are at Wormieys.~
York on Official hs E. Ma 81 ne OF
BruXton, of Cleveland, Henry s. Harris, VIM.
s. Thockmorton and Jno. II. Laird, Of New
s sea Gilmore and ,, wife Of St Louis,
OF Philadelphia, are at Willardss.@,
lE : General Brewster is confined to
Sis in by severe attack Of
Biackwood, of Lancaster, Pa, c. II. link, of
Philadelphia, and Jno. Glenn, of New York.
John, and F. b. Esler of New York. Charles L.
wife OF Brooklyn. N. H. Insley, Of Leaven-
are at the Hotel Arno: Genry BedloW. C. s.
Peirce and wife, L. d. Beylard and mother, Mr..
Belasco, MI. Giliinder and daughter, Mrs. Rens-
selaeI, and Judge Lowery, OF New York city:
Mr, John Berth and Wife, OF Baltimore, Mrs.
vile, Fla. Miss Wingate, of Boston, and James
Bolton, OF Chicago.-Col. A. G. Sharp, recent
ly chief post office inspector, and now the mayor
few days-Hon. Geo. A. jerks, the assistant
secretary of the Interior has returned, after an
absence of a week from the department..
The President and the Senate.
MINORITY REPORT OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
The report now being prepared by the minor
1ty of the Senate judiciary committee, in reply
TO the majorfty's assertion of the Senate's right
to papers on file in executive departments will
no doubt be adopted by the democratic Sena-
tors, as expressive of their position, without any
caucus action. The democrats say there is no
% te subject The mi
cOntrayert the assertions of the Edmunds re-
port as to the Senate's right to voice in the
matter of suspensions or removals, and will
maintain that such power belongs to the Ex-
ecutive alone. Any democratic Senator who
wishes to see the minority report after its COM
pletiOn and pEior to its submission to the Sem
ate will, it is understood, be accorded that priv
1lege, bat most Of them seem to be willing to
leave the matter o with the minority as the
should speak.