Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-23

aSfeeu 10 report the Senate OIL reorgani2ing
the Marine Hospital service, providing, among
other things, for the appointment by the Seer
tary of the Treasury OF a Superintendent of
those establishments, with a salary of 81 900 per
annun. An effort was made before both the
Senate and House committee to 80 amend the
bill that the Secretary of the Treasury might
detail n military medical officer for the purpose,
but both parties decided that the appointment
should be a civil one.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENAToRs.-The
Republican Senators held a caucus this morn
ing for the purpose Of considering the propriety
of electing a new Secretary of the Senate in
place of the present incumbent, Hon. Georg,
c. Gorham. There was lengthy discussion
upon the administration of affairs by Mr.. Cor
ham, and committee was finally appointed to
inquire inte the matter and report at a future
caucus. There are said to be personal difficult
ties between Mr.. Gorham and California Sen
ator causing the raising of this question.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BRADLRY.-HOn. .Joseph
p. Bradley, the new Associate Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court, was sworn In
this morning by the Clerk, Mr.. Middleton, and
took his seat on the left of Judge Field.
Joseph p. Bradley, l. l.. D., has long been
leading member Of the New Jersey bar. and one
OF the most clear and eminent legal minds of
the country, being at the same time unusually
well informed in classical literature and natu-
raj science. He was born in Berne, ALBANY
cOunty N V March 1ath 1919 His natar,r,
ancestors came from Enrland with C!ovsrn"r
EatoE in 1888, and settled in New Haven. His
great-grandtather was i'm the Revolutionary
war, and his grandfather in the war Of 1872,
emgrated from Fairfield county, Connecticut
W De,he, III 1851 MS nOther was Gardiner,
ana uescenIed from the Gardiners and How
iallus, OF hhode Island. lie was the oldest Of
Ihe chIiuien, anu Drought up upon his fathers
iai IN, Oh the heidcrDerg HIS, In sight OF the
oaisF,iis, ana WIN very lew advantages Of
SEQ IL or otner means or education, except that
gwen py pam country lie. He attended the
country school from the age of five to fourteen
ABOUT three OF four months year. His earlier
years were marked by a taste for reading and
studies. But was obliged to labor on the farm
from carly boy bnod.
AT the age OF sixteen, as yet mere boy, young
bradley commenced teaching q country school,
and studying at the same time. He acquired in
this way algebra, geometry, trigOnOmetry, sur
veying, etc., and turned these scientific acqui-
ing among the farmers III the neighborhood
Ncgleetlpg the frivolous pursuits common to his
age, he found his chief delight in gratifying his
burning thirst Tor knowledge and an education.
lie entered hutgers College, New Brunswick,
In september, 1883, where he graduated in the
distinguished class OF 1886, which included also
senator frelinghuysen. During the summer
ana IAN OF the same year he was principal OF
tue Ciassical School at Millstonc, y. j. In No
Vsnoer, 1870, ne began the study of law IN the
ThGc Th;a " e .ne ,a'e a. Hlhord, Esl., OF Newark
IN M nAeu hr. bEaoiey residence at Newark,
1 an ~ "Is .eIo =, .ha. ne "as aainitted " the bar
vi I.en oeLncy III Nosemoer, Io'9.
,noss everv a,eid oS Snmsn EnovIedSSe and v1 have
been as Srofound and fhoromgh a. tSa~ have
been various He was formeriv q Viii, and
then became a Republican. Notwitbst.1din1
that he was urged Tor many wears TO accepf
nominations he ALWAYS escbeved noIiti.oI lifa
until 1862. when he ran for Conrres, i'm the tiftb
district on the Republican, ticket- and was Do
feated bv Hon. Nehemiah Perry who WIS tbs
Democratic candidate In 1865. he headed the
Grant and Colfax electoral ticket of New Ter
sey. He has been for MANY wears a director
and principal counselor of the New .Iersey
Trenton and PhIladelphia Camden and ,nhos,
Eairoad Companies, and his in6nence nos
been exerted to induce the companiaS to oha1
don their monopoly privileges and sIs 70 ADAM, ADAM
duty Oh passengers and freight s., odiors
IN other parts of the country. both of wh,ch
objeots have at last been consummated.
Through his influence unprecedented . 49,.
were made bv the railroad lines in New JereeS
in the spring and summer of 1851, To forward
the armies and material of war going
to the scene OF the conflict, postpOnnS the
question of remuneration to a mere convenient
season. This action, indeed marks the new era
in the grow tn Of Mr.. Bradley's political conyic
tiOns. conservative Of the conservatives |
urging with unremitting activity in |
personal solicitation, and in appeals through |
columns, the adoption of compromise |
measures, the concession to the South of every |
constitutional claim. and more. for the sake of |
peace, Mr.. Bradley at once upon the flaming mn
of actual war in the South, in April, 1861, cast
all doubts, all theories aside, and with the sam
ar,cr marked his efforts in the opposite direc-
vigorous crushing out OF the rebellion.
In the expression OF hls views on these and 1