Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,


THERE Is NO TRUTH in the rumor widely
circulated this morning, that Senator Morton
is lying very low ard not expected to live.
Although not so well as be was yesterday, he is
much better than he was week ago.
BILLS have been introduced in the House OF
Rel resentstives this session providing for the
erection of no less than thirty seven new pub.
lie buildings. The chairman Of the House
Committee on Public Buildings has sent copies
of all these bills TO the Secretary of the Treas
ury and asked Tor his recommendation thereto.
The FUR SEAL QUEsTIoN.-At a meeting of
the Senate Committee on Commerce this MORN
irg. they agreed to report the House bill giving
the Secretary of the Treasury authority to fix
the number of seals which may be killed on the
islands of st. Paul and st. George, respectively.
The present law authorizes the killing of iOO 900
seals on both islands, and the object of the bill
referred to is to allow the Secretary to alter the
proportion OF the seals killed on the islands.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Csps. Thomas s. Phelps
has been ordered to duty as executive off Ger of
the navy yard at Mare Island, relieving Capt
Paul Shirley, who is ordered to proceed home
and await orders. Lieut.. f. L. Hutchinson has
been detached from the Wyoming and ordered
TO the Fortune. Lieut.. ID. W. Davis has been
detached from the MaynOwer and ordered 10
the Kansas. Lieut.. Chas. A. Stevens has been
detached from the Mayaower and ordered to
the wyoming. Mates +. Ii. Pool, L. NJ Actson
and ID. Wilson have been detached from the
Fortune and ordered to the Mayfiower. Chap
lam ID. d. Tribon has been detached from the
Coiorado ana ordered to the Congress.
A NEWSPAPERS CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED
FROM THE SENATE GALLERY.-Mr Ferry,
o. Michigan, as chairman of the Senate Com
mittee On Rnies, has issued an order that Mr.
A. Z. Buell., correspondent of the st. Louis Re
publican, shall not hereafter be admitted to the
senate reporters gallery MIR. Buell. was the
author OF dispatch to the Detroit Free Press
ed In the senate chamber in a beast!y state
of jhtoxication, and was taken by Senator
sherman to the room of the Committee on FL
nance, where he lay upOs the sofa until the
effects of his debauch had passed away. The
authority OF the Committee on Rules is a reso-
tuition passed during the extra session OF the
senate last sprlng.-Hdsh. Cor. ". T. Tribune
THERE was quite lively debate in the Senate
to-day on bill appropriating ten thousand dol
ars 10 defray the expenses of the com mittee TO
investigate into the management of District o.
Columbia affairs. Several Senators evinced
disposition 10 cut down this sum, believing thaf
Thorough investigation can be had withCu.
mourning such expense. The reason for this il
mat members of Congress have become aware
OF the fact that there are number of profes-
slCBal witne sses about Washington who hany
around committee-rooms pretending to have
valuable information, and the appropriation Of
large sums of money would start them up with
All Kinds of irrelevant testimony in order To get
all the witness fees pOssible.-WdSh Specia!
kichHOnd Dispatch.
TIE APPROACHING MARRIAGE At rHs
WHITE HoUsE.-Miss Grant and her affianced
lover are the recipients of numerous invitations
TO Lenten lunches and the like. General Bah
COCK gave dinner in their honor last Satur-
day. Ii is now said that the marriage is ixed
Tor next month, and the names of the brides
maids are given. Miss Barnes, daughter of the
Surgeon General of the army; Miss Cooke,
daughter OF III. ID. Cooke; the Misses Borie
SRCret2TX md
Miss Drexel, OF Philadelphia, are the five at
tendants said to have been chosen.
This will be the second wedding at the White
House since 1t was built for the use OF the Chief
Magistrate. The first was that of President
MoIIOe's daughter, Miss Maria Monroe, who
married her cousin, Mr.. Gouyerneur, of Nav
York, in March, 1920.
Another marriage to take place after Easter
: that OF Miss Violet Blair, granddau ghter Of
Francis P. Blair, ST. The successful sutton OF
this young lady, who has reigned as a belle, is
Young lawyer, Mr.. JaDin.-'sNisS GraRdy'' IN
". y. Graphs.
THR PROPOSED NEW LIQUOR LAWS FOR THIS
DIsTRIcT.-A delegation of fifteen clergymen
were present this morning before the House
Committee on the District Of Columbia urging
the Recommendation by that committee of the
passage OF Judge Lawrence's and Mr.. Munroe's
balls with reference to the sale of intoxicating
liquors In the District OF Columbia. Both bills
have heretofore been published in The STAR
The one presented by Mr.. Lawrence Is known
provides for suits for damages against auy
dealer in liquor who shall sell to any person
liquor, and he by reason thereof becomes dam
aged IN has name, personal or pecuniary inter-
ests- IL also allows married women to enter
suits IN their sole interests, the same as If sim
gle Mr.. Munroe's bill enlarges the authority
OF the Board OF Police Commissioners, and
gives them power to close any place OF business
upon satisfactory evidence having been sub
mltted OF violation Of law. Judge Lawrence
made an argument favoring his owA bill, while
oI.ua ,,A
were heard In advocacy of the MunrOs bill
The committee reached no conclusion but de-
eided to give the delegation another hearing
MAJOR Richards was present in the committee
room during the arguments.
PERsoNAL.-Senstor Ransom, Of North Caro-
Ira, has been called home, having received in
telhsence of the destruction by fire of his gin
nelized brief visit to Boston last week by con-
ulDutng $1,000 toward new building for the
Young Mems Christian Association. The
Calals (Me.l Times says IL is stated by the
friends OF Congressman Eugene Hale that he
Will uecnne TO become a candidate for renomi-
nation, In order that Waldo county, in his dis
uiet, may have the next representative in Con-
gress- Both the other counties have been rep
resented, and the citizens of Waldo urged their
Vlalp1s 50 Perslstentiy that harmony could be
restored only by the withdrawal Ok Mr., Hale
Senator Upton, who hs. Just returned
rom wit TO Nebraska, says that the Indian
trouble In the west has been greatly exagger-
ated, and there is really no more danger in any
OF the settled portions OF Nebraska than in the
states this side OF the Mississippi river. IN
Bertholde, the new French minister at Wash
ipgton, was TO sail from Havre for New York
to- day. - 1t is stated in the Ohio newspapers
that Congressman Jewell, of that state, will re-
sign his seat within a few weeks, in order that
he may devote himself entirely TO his railroad
interests. The Hon. Philadelph Van TRUMP
lie spoken OF as his probable successor.
,pr-
Ind, after Mrs. Hunt had finished her street
lecture on TEMPERANCE vesfarday the crusa1ar.