Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-08

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WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
INA SPECIAL MRasAGR sent to the Senate to-day
| the President expressed q hope and expectation
that treaty will soon be concluded concerning
the immigration Of Chinese laborers which win
the people.
In Hrs Address to the retiring German minister
this morning the President said: 81 cannot re-
frain at this time from an expression0 sorrow In
relation TO the reported extremity OF the illness OF
the hope that he may be enabled to recover his
wonted health"
MAJOR CnAA F. LEWIS, chief Of the stamp divi.
SION Of the Post ONCE Department, is confined to
his house by sickness. During his absence the
Postmaster General has designated Capt. T. O.
Aunce, OF Louisiana, to act as chief OF division.
No NEWS AT THE GERMAN LreArroN-At the Ger
man legation this afternoon a STAR reporter was
informed that no Announcement Of the death Of
rvvay,o
ctally. All that was known there was what mem.
bers OF the legation read In the newspapers
TIE LIBRARY COMMISSION have not considered
the subject OF appointing superintendent to take
charge Of the work Of construction Of the new
Library building. The name OF Mr.. Bernard R.
Green, who was Col. Casey's assistant, has been
to be with the construction Of the build
Ing In view OF the magnitude OF the work and
INDICATIONS are that Mr.. Green xiii be offered ia
position either as IN associate or advisory COM
missioner. or possibly, should . vacancy occur, by
resignation, Is one OF the three regular members.
GEN. A. W. GRIZZLY, Chief signal onicer, has
been ordered to New York on public business con.
nected with the Signal Service.
Interior Department. Changes.
The following onlcial changes have been made
In the Department OF the Interior:
General Land Ofnce-Resignatfon: George A.
woolley, Of Vermont, clerk, 81 200.
Pension once.Aappointment: wilkins 7. Wal.
lace OF Maryland Sle,s: 81 400, by transfer from
Gentsch, Of Ohio, from principal examiner. 1000,
TO chief Of division, same salary.
Once OF Indian Affairs-Promotions James n.
$500. - SA - ''''A O"'''' WV ~
District In Congress.
TIE llGHT-RouR LAW.
The House will insist upon the amendment to
the urgent deficiency appropriation bill requiring
the enforcement Of the eight-hour law In the Gov
eminent Printing once.
AsTRIHT RAILROAD HEARING.
. The House District sub committee on corpora.
tons he'd q hearing late this afternoon on the
question Of street railroads.
Capitol Topics.
TEE PAR or ENsrGNs.
The Naval affairs committee OF the House made
very strong report In favor OF the bill increase
the pay Of ensigns in the Navy to correspond with
that OF STAN omcefs o. relative rank.
THE SUGAR TRUST INVESTIGATION.
The investigation OF the New York sugar trust
was begun this morning by the House committee
on manufacturer Mr. John L Parsons. the attor-
ney Of the trust, being the frst witness examined
Gsvsrmnsemt Dusiness MethoAs.
Rxronr OF SENATOR cocKRRILs COMMITTEE ON TIE
DHRARTNRNTs.
The report submitted to-day By senator Cock
rel from the special committee which has been
studying the methods OF transacting Government
ume Of 26s printed pages, In addi-
ton to voluminous appendices. The
l71,740 PHorIl N THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
The report at the outset classines the forces en-
ployed by the Government including tho onncers
and men Of the Army and Navy, and nnds grand
The COMMITTEES makes its nrst criticism upon I
little specimen OF decentralization between the
General Land once and the Register OF the Treas
ury, specimen which the report oenominates Q
'farcicaI routine"
Imspecting the streets.
xK,nIxs OF TIE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LOOK
ING At TIE CITY sTRHETS
Ths members OF the subcommittee Of the House
appropriation committee having charge OF the Dis.
trict appropriations bin took Q trip In carriages
with the District Commissioners to-day over q
part Of the city, riding over the streets which were
put down in the commis1ionen schedule for I'M
provement. They began to-day &C Rock Greek,
and inspected All the styeets in the northwestern
ssction fron tha. point 70 list .srset nctthwest.
ronorrSw tnsy VII sske g.. carriages again ana 60
Tue chairman q fns s1bccmmittes said 70 q
efAn reporter that IL tzp had proved Interesting;
saw. and he thought they would Be able after this
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