Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-30
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

TIE WooILEY PsIsoN.-Workmen are to-
day ousily engaged removing the document 5
and placing additional securities 70 The doc.rs
asd windows OF the room in the Capitol de.
slgned as a rison Ter Woolley, the eontylma-
cious witness.
The ad IoiniBg room is also being cleared out
and pretty Winnie Ream, with eyes a Little
fearful, Is experimenting the removal Of the
works OF art, models, designs, &C., &c, that
have made her studio there 50 attractive to Wis
itors a. The Capitol.
All Is being removed with the excep-
ton OF her model TOR the LInceln sta ue
ordtrtd by Congress. This being in ciI
Will not bear removal. MSss Ream has
written 20 Sergeant-at-ATms Ordway that TO
undertake to remove this statue would b. to
simply destroy the labor OF the past year; aud
she cannot think it possible that Gentlemen of
the House would wish TO destroy the work
they haveexpressed themselves so well plea sed
with in its progress.
As II Is designed to occupy this room only as
guard room, and as any Of the rooms ada
cent would answer this purpose as well or
better, is to be hoped that the deserving artist
may be permitted to occupy it until her work
of modelling the Lincoln statue is accomplished
at least.
GENERAL ScHoFIELD's CONFIRMATION AS
SECRETARY oF WAR.-Upon the resum ption
of business in the Senate to-day, after a short
Executive Session, the injunction of secresy
was removed from the preamble and resolu-
tion adopted By the Senate for the confirmation
of General Schofelds nomination Secretary
Of War. The preamble and resolution We're
submitted by Mr. Edmunds; and are as fol-
lows:
Whereas on the I'D Of April, 1865, the PresI.
dent nominated John NJ. Scofield TO De Secre-
tary of War in place Of Edwin NJ. Stanton.
removed; snd whereas in the opinion of the
Senate the said Stanton has not been legally
removed from his Office; but inasmuch as the
said Stanton has relinQ uished his place as Sec
retary of War for the causes stated in his notice
to the President: Therefore,
RssoIred, 7 hat the Senate advise and consent
to the appointment of John Al. Schofield 10 be
Secretary Of War.
TIE SOLDIERS yOTE-The entire number
of soldiers registered in this city is two hun
dTed and seventy mime, most of them living in
barracks IN the Fifth and Sixth Wards. and a
few in the First Ward. The parties who applied
for the writ of Msndamus ON the Judges of
Election to show cause why the names of
certain soldiers should not be stricken from
the lists Of registered voters in this city, which
application was to-day refused by the Court in
General Term, have sent copy of the decision
of the court reported in full elsewhere in our
paperl to General Grant, with an application
for the issuing Of an order by him to restrain
all soldiers in this city from leaving their bar
racks on Monday while the election is in
progress.
TIE CAUCCs.-A comparison Of the best
opinions confirms the belief that the caucus on
Monday sill decide for an early adjournment
and for postponement of the general revenue
law, and 10 substitute some special legislation,
including reduction of the whisky tax. The
Finance Committee of the Senate are believed
TO be opposed TO considering Mr. Sehenck's
bill this session. No Congress heretofore has
ever remained in session beyond the 4th of
July on the year of the Presiden ential election.
Mr.. Schenck offended to speak on his bill
this afternoon if he could get Ike floor.
TIE MEMORIAL CELEBRATION TODAY
Nearly all of the clerks in the various Depart
ments of the Government awaited themselves
of the Presidents order, allowing the1 10 be
absent to-day, 10 attend the decoration Of the
soldiers graves at Arlington, and business
of importance was transacted IN the Govern
ment Offices. Flags Were displayed from all
the public buildings, and a laurel wreath was
placed upon the brow of the statue of Preei-
dent Lincoln, In front of the City Hall. An
account OF the ceremonies at Arlington, will b.
found in our local columns.
INTERNAL REvENrE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were S6s6. 1855. for the
week, So IA. .526 ~, and for the fiscal year TO
date, $i13 500, ,3lS,- IS