The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-11
TO-DAY'S WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Funding and Military Bills.
Military and Naval Orders.
FROM EUROPE BY CABLE.
The French Ministerial Crisis.
ETC.. Etc., Etc.. Etc.. Etc.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Military Orders.

Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE following
named offers have been ordered to report to
General Mcdowell, President of the Retiring
Board, for examination:-Majo Thomas w.
Sweeny and Captain 8. G. Green, unassigned,
and Captain George Lancaster, 18th Infantry.
The following officers are relieved from duty
at the Artillery School, Fortress Monroe, and
are to join their companies: First Lieutenants
Ramsay d. Potts. Sd Artillery; William +.
Stewart, 4th Artillery.
Navy Orders
Lieutenant-C Commander f. o. Davenport de-
tached from the Onward, and ordered home;
Passed Assistant Surgeon James A. Flint de-
tached from the Franklin, with permission to
return home; Assistant Surgeon William L.
Bowen is detached from the Boston Navy Yard
and ordered to the Chelsea Naval Hospital;
Masters James H. Dayton and Charles II. Judd
ordered to examination for promotions; Pay
master L. I. Browne is ordered to duty as
Naval Storekeeper at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Passed Assistant Surgeon George L. Winslow is
ordered to duty at the Boston Navy Yard.
Secretary Robesen
returned this morning and is at the Navy De-
partment to-day.
General Sherman has also returned to Wash
ington.
and Secretary Belknap are expected this even
ing, and Secretary Boutwell, tomorrow.
The New Arctic Expedition.
Special Despatch to The Euening Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Dr Hayes, Arctic
explorer, addressed the House Committee of
Appropriations on the propriety of the Govern
ment sending out an expedition to the Polar
Sea He gave it as his opinion that If anything
of the kind was undertaken it should be on a
large scale, and be under the charge of men of
science as well as experience in seamanship. A
majority of the committee are opposed to making
any appropriation at present.
The Thomas Funeral.
The Senators and members who went to attend
the funeral of General Thomas returned to-day.
The President and his party will return this
evening
The Funding Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee are working
steadily on the Funding bill They passed q
resolution to-day not to allow any news of their
action on the bill to go oulside the committee
room so as to prevent operations by outsiders.
Speculation, it seems, is to be confined to men,
bers of the committee.
The Military Bill.
The Senate Military Committee met to-day
and took up the Military bill, but owing to the
absence of several members, nothing was done.
Senator Wilson is to have o conference with
General Logan before the next meeting of the
committee, when they will endeavor to come
to some understanding on the House bill.
The New Tariff.
The free trade men admit that the Tariff bill
will get through the House, but think 1t will
failed in the Senate. Tariff men say they will
make q strong effort to get it through both
| houses even If Congress should be compelled to
remain in session until the middle of July.
Fifteenth Amendment Celebration.
| The House has passed a resolution giving the
| use of the hall of the House to a colored cele-
| braton of the ratification of the fifteenth amend
| ment on Wednesday evening. Members OF the
| House are to participate.