Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-10

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has subscribed s1oo and Vice President Wilson
$50 toward the Greel' y monument fund.
Ex-Gov. YATES, of Illinois has been ap-
pointed commissioner on part eff the govern
ment to look after the interests of the United
States in the matter of land grants, &C., to the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Miss CHARLOTTE CUsHMAN will appear at
Wallis Opera House this evening in her grand
inn ersonation of Queen Catharine, one OF the
finest OF Shakspeares ereations-in his histori-
cal play of Henry VIZ"
IT SEEMS to be the impression now that the
Senate will be in session at least ten days or
two weeks. Some Of the Senators have ex-
pressed a willingness to hurry business and adj
journ by Saturday next, but most OF them seem
Wednesday or Thursday Of next week at least
MRs. SENATOR LOGAN Saturday evening re-
ceived the sad intelligence that her father Mr..
Cunningham died suddenly Saturday morning,
of apoplexy, at Provo city, Utah. This was
very unexpec' ed to the family of Senator Lo--
gan, as Mr.. Cunningham was in the prime Of
lie, and In vigorous health. Mrs Logan startet
remains OF her father to the family burial place
in Illinois. O."
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS were in caucus
| this morning, and declined to accept the offer
of the republican caucus, giving them one rep
resentative on each committee. The democrats
claim that they have One-third of the Senate,
and are entitled TO two members or each COM
mittee.
At the first meeting of the committee appoint
ed by the republican Senators to rearrange the
| argued in favor of giving the democrats two
| places on each COMMITTEES; Messrs Edmunds,
| Conkling and West, the other three members,
l would not agree to this, and when the caucus
| reassembled on Saturday the whole matter was
brought mp. The majority Of the committee
| was sustained by the caucus. and but one place
| on each committee given to the democrats. Be-
fore the meeting of the caucus on Saturday the
| democrats heard of the vote in the committee,
| and addressed a letter to the caucus demanding
two places OH each committee. At their caucus
| this morning they formally refused the offer OF
the republicans, of one on each committee.
| This action on the part of the democrats will
/ necessitate further caucus on the part Of the
| republicans; and, If the position taken at first
| is adhered to, they will proceed to assign one
democrat to each committee. The democrats
will then refuse tn serve, and the matter will be
| settled in open Senate.
| CHAIRMEx OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES
At the adjourned meeting of the caucus Of re-
| publican Senators, held on Saturday afternoon,
i the vacancies in the chairmanships of commit
| tees caused by the expiration OF the terms Of
| various Senators were agreed to be filled as fol-
l lOws:-MOrrill, of Maine, Is made chairman OF
| the committee on appropriations In place of
| Cole; Buckingham, chairman of the committee
| on Indian affairs, in place of Harris; BOreman,
| chairman of the committee on the committee
/ on Territories, in place of Nye; Sprague, chair
| man of public lands committee; Lewis, chair
man Of the committee of the District of Column
| bia; Flanagan, chairman OF the cOhmittee on
| education and labor, and BrOwniOw, chairman
| of the committee on revolutionary claims.
| Howe leaves the craftsmanship OF the claims
| committee, and becomes chairman of the
| committee on library: Scott succeeds Howe
as chairman Of the claims committee.
ment, heretofore headed by Buckingham, and
| ON political disabilities, headed by Foreman,
and on alleged outrages in the southern states,
1 headed by Scott are discontinued. Mr.. Sar
| gent, OF California, h made a member of the
| appropriations committee. No changes are
made in the chairmanshps OF the other COM
privileges and elections committee. Cameron,
| foreign relations; Sherman, finance; Chandler,
commerce; Frelinghuysen, agriculture; Logan,
military affairs; Cragin, nav al affairs; Edmunds,
| Judiciary; Ramsey, pOstOffice and post roads;
Thurman, priv ate land claims; Stewart, Pacific
railroads; Hamlin. mines and mining; COnkline,
l revision of laws of the United States, and Win
l dom transportation routes TO the seabOard;
| Pratt, pensions; Ferry, (Ct.,) patents; Morrill,,
| Nt,l public buildings and grounds; Anthony,
4 printing.
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in
| executive session, to-day confirmed the follow
| ing nominations:
CONGRATULATIONS Furman, Bordentown,
| y. j.; Joseph H. COgswell. Titusville, Pa;
| Francis q. Parke, COatsville, Pa; Enoch b.
pendieton, Westerly, X. L.; s. o. Dunbar,
Southern Claims Conmissioners.-A. o. Adds,
James b. Howell, and Orange Ferris.
aiet tennessee; Aaron i. Maynard, eastern
9: S. Earsaais.-Thomas G. Young, Oregon;
| Peter X. CARL, Conn.,; JOnn NJ. Dunn, Del;
VIM. II. Smyth, Ca; $. p. Evans eastern dis
uict Tennessee; Joseph K. Bennett, eastern
district Michigan; Edward Y. Goldsborough,
Md; Benjamin IL. Campbell, northern district
ILLINOIS; Eli II. Murray, KY.
Surveyors of Custos.s. Giles H. Gray. San
francisco, Cali Jno. NJ. G. Harker, New Or
| Collectors Of Cnstoms.-Andrew j. Goss, ST.
Augustine, Fla. ;GeOrge jerome, Detroit, Mich.
ADRIAN M. vardine, Aroostook, Me-; Pendleton g.
G: w: BabcOck, surveyor general, Kansas.
Philip H. Epmerson, associate justice, Utah.
/ VIM SHERMAN, assistant treasurer u. s., Cal.
Archibald j. Sampson, consul at Jerusalem
hlram w. Jones, agent for Indians in Indian
Territory. Edwin g. Waite, naval officer, San
Francisco, Cal. j. b. Moore, appraiser mer-
| chandise, San Francisco, Cal.
Society.
l The reception given on Saturday afternoon
by Mr.. and Mrs. Lowery was largely attended
and ranks with any reception given during the
winter. 1t was the first private entertainment
Of the spring season, which promises to be very
agreeable, as there are many families who will
not leave the city until warm weather. Mrs.
Lowery was assisted by her mother, the Hon.
Mrs. Levi Woodbury., Of New Hampshire, Miss
Lowery, and Miss Minna Blair. These ladies
are highly cultivated and gifted, and possess
pleasant conversational powers. Mrs. Wood
bury visits her daughter, Mrs. Montgomery
Blair, every winter, and as her acquaintance
l extends back to the administration of General
jackson, when her husband was Secretary OF
l the Treasury, she is a link between tthe past
i and the present. Mrs. Woodbury. has always
been remarkable for her fine appearance, and
stiii preserves it in wonderful degree. Her
daughters, Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Lowery
and the celebrated belle, Miss Ellen Wood
bury, have been the ornaments of Washing
ton society at different periods since her
/ husband was prominent cabinet minister.
Miss Lowery has been very much admired this
| season both for her beauty and stylish appear
ance. She made her debut in society this
winter after enjoying with her parents the
| advantage Of European travel. Mrs. Lowery
wore over black silk train an exquisite Paris
muslin with rare valenciennes lace; black lace
l was used In addition to the white about the
waist and sleeves. Ornaments, superb mOsaics
| MIS- woodbury. wore black silk with Couture
Of white lace. Miss Lowery wore cherry coloresi
silk with bodice and overdress Of white. Miss
| Minna Blair and her mother both wore mourn
ing. Miss Ellen Woodbury. looked. As She
always does, queen Of society, and was dresseS
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