The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-15
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Ashore.


By American Press Association to the.STAR.
WAsHINGToN, May 15.-The Signal
Service observer at Atlantic, N. j., re.
ports to the chief signal officer as fol.
lows: Schooner Benjamin Franklin at
Haverstraw, N Y, cargo brick, ran
aground while attempting to ent0r this
port. No further particulars cun be col
lected. Sea and wind light.
Fixing Fitzhugh.
That Mr.. l.. A. Filzhugh must soon
vacate his place as Doorkeeper Of the
House OF representatives, by either res
Ignation OF dismissal, is foregone con-
clusion. The debate in the House OF
Representatives Saturday clearly indi-
Gated that such must be the case.
In fact, Ii MIR. White had not had the
charges of crime against Fitzhugh
spread upon the record, Mr.. Glovers res
olution dismissing him on account of
the foolish letter he wrote in December,
would have been adopted with scarcely
a dissenting voice.
But while 1t was felt on all sides that
Fitzhugh was disgrace, majority
thought 1t would be unfair to dismiss
him, while charges were hanging over
him, without an investigation. Hence
the subject was referred to the Commit
tee on Rules; but the feeling of the
House in relation to 1t is so pronounced
that they will not be long in reporting.
The canvassing for Fnzhugh's success
sor has already commenced. Those
most prominently mentioned for the Of
flee are MI. Patterson, OF New Jersey,
Arms, and Is now clerk in the Office of
the Clerk OF the House; Mr.. jennings,
present Assistant Doorkeeper, who has
made himself very popular with all
with whom he has come in
contact, and who by virtue
of his office has probably the inside
track, ana Mr.. g. q. Wedderburn, who
was candidate for nomination for Clork
Mr.. Kingsbury, Assistant Secretary ol
the National Democratic Committee, aud
a Mir. John Bohe, of Missouri, are also
candidates.
The Post-oFRice Appropriation
Bill
The House did not make lthe progress
on the Post-office Appropriation Bill
Yesterday that was desired by MIR. Hol-
man and other members of the Appro.
priation Committee, owing to the lacI
that they found themselves without q
quorum. Shortly after 4Vciock large
number OF members Went TO the Navy.
ward to witness the torpedo experiment
A number Of special orders are assigned
for this week, but MIR. Holman is de-
termined to antagonize them all in or
der to get this bill to the SonatAas early
as possible.
To-day Is District day under rules
and NO other business can take 1t frop,
the Committee except by unanimous q
consent, and. as.they have much bust
ness to report, they will likely insist
upon their rights, SO the day will be
lost to the Appropriation Committee.
An effort will be made to order night
sessions for the entire week.
The report Of the House Committee on
Printing iii relation TO the Government
Printing Office, presented In the House
/ Of Representatives on Friday, was
signed by the Democratic members
Messrs. Vance, OF Ohio. and Singleton
| Of Mississippi. The Republican mem.
Iber OF tho Committee, MIR. Bailon, o
| Rhode Island. was so much occupied
with other committee work That he DID
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