Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-11

| House of Representatives. There were pre-
| sent about 10 Representatives and upwards
| OF 25 Senator'S. Senators Conkling and Blaine
| Me- presided, and Representative Conger, OF
| Michigan, acted as secretary. The caucus ap-
| pointed the following as the national repubii-
| of each member being made by the respective
Maine, NJ: Hale; New Hampshire, Senator
| Island, Senator Burnside; Connecticut, Mr..
Wait; New York, Mr.. Hiscock New Jersey,
| Mr.. Clement II; Sinnickson; Pennsylvania,
Carolina, Mr.. BrOgden; South Carolina, Mr.
Rainey; Alabama, Senator Spencer; Msss
sippi, Senator Bruce; louisiana Senator Kel-
Thornburgh; Indiana, Mr.; sexton: illinois,
kansas, Senator Dorsey; Michigan, Mr.. Hub,
Allison; Wisconsin, Senator Angus Cameron ;
California, Mr. Page; Minnesota, Mr.. Dun
Pghii PhiliiO oregon, senator Mitchell; Kansas, Mr..
| Senator Paddock; Colorado, Senator Chaffee ;
New Mexico, Delegate Romero; Washington
| Territory, Delegate Jacobs; Dakota Terri
toy, aiEor Delegate es Riddle; Wyoming Territory,
No members were appointed from the
following named states and terri itories, there
| being no republicans among their members {:
Delaware, Maryland, Georgia, Kentucky
| Texas, West Virginia, Utah Territory, Ari.
| zOna, Idaho and Montana.
T..
Senator Sargent offered the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
Whereas, the restoration of the democratic
party to power would be great national ca
lamlty, to avert which all patriotic citizens
ShOul Id put forth their best efforts, and whereas
nearly $4,000 republican officials throughout
the land understand themselves to be under
orders from the President to abstain from par
tlclpatlon in some of the necessary steps in this
great work: therefore be it
ReSOtred, That the President be requested
IL Al rrN.,y yTt,
Dy oihclals in the executive branch of the civil
service in meetings, caucuSes, conventions and
committees OF political nature.
ReSOirGd, That the secretary of this meeting
transmit copy of this resolution, properly
authenticated, to the President
Senator Sargent addressed the caucus on
lowed by other gentlemen, who spoke with
much earneStnesS against the abVOe named
order OF the President and OF the injury which
had resulted to the republican party by its en-
fOrcement, the democrats reaping largely the
advantage. There was general concurrence
Ill the proposition presented.
TN motion OF Senator EdmundS the reSOll-
tiOns were referred to the congressional com
mlttee, with power to confer with the President
on the subject
CONGRESSIONAL BUSINESS.
On motion of Representative Price of Iowa.
II was resolved that the chairman of the eau
Gus De authorized to appoint committee of
eleven members of the House to confer with
Such committee as may be selected by the re-
publlcan Senators, with a view to consultation
with reference to questions that Should prop
erly be considered at the present session of
Congress.
REPUBLICANS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH
THE CAUCUS ACTION.
The pacific proceeding reported above seem to
give rather more general satisfaction to the
leaders Of the party than was anticipated.
There had been very general apprehension
that the resolution of Senator Sargent, re-
queSting the President to rescind his civil
a n n aarirn lion
debate, during which the more radical of the
party would ventilate their ''pent up feelings
The timely resolution of Senator Edmunds
tnat the resolution be referred to the Congress
SlOnal committee, cut off the opportunity for
debate which the Sargent resolution had
orened and the speeches indicate that the
maj rlty OF the caucus were not ready last
night to take any step calculated to widen the
breach with the President.
COMING CONFERENCE WITH THE P.EsIDENF.
Ii is the understanding, however, that the
Congressional committee are to appoint a sub
committee to confer with the President reIa
tive to resembling the civil service order, and
t0report results to the full committee If the
interview proves unsatisfactory that fact is to
be reported to a subsequent joint caucus, for
S Such action as it may deem necessary. 1t had
been intended if the Sargent resolution had
been voted down to elect a secretary of the
congressional committee, in place OF Judge
EdmundS, city postmaster, but inaSmuch as
Will be made to supersede him until after a
conference is had with the President.
DAUGHTER OF GEN. BEALE BITTEN BY
MAD DOG.-General Edward F. Beale, ex-
minister to Austria, will sail with his wife
today for Europe. He has received intel.
gence that his daughter Mary. who about two
years ago was married to an attache of the
have both been bitten by a mad dog AS the
lady was bending down to caress the dog
a. family pet-he bit her twice in the cheek.
his wifes defence, and was himself bitten in
the arm. 1t was then discovered that the dog
S'ss was mad, and he soon afterwards died. The
husband Immediately cauteriZed his wife's
cheek with red-hOt iron, and then scared his
own arm.
The WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS CONDEMN
THE ATTACK OF HOWE ON SCHURz AND THE
ADMINIsTRATION.-An open letter has been
sent to President Hayes signed by over six
hundred OF the most prominent republicans in
Milwaukee, Wis, which reads as follows
~ To President HdyeS.-The undersigned,
citizens of Wisconsin, residents of Milwaukee,
members of the republican party, have read
with great regret the newspaper report of
recent speech of Senator Howe, of this state
in which he arraignS the present national ad-
mlnlstration, and personally attacks the Presi-
dent and members OF his Cabinet. We take
this method, by open letter, to assure you that
Senator Howe'S speech does not reflect our
sentiments, and we feel confident that it does
not reflect the sentiments of any considerable
We speak for ourselves, but we believe that
we utter the sentiments of very large ma
Jorlty Of the republicans of this city, when we
assure you that we heartily approve of the
declarations of your letter rOfacceptance and of
your inaugural address, recognizing the para.
mount Importance Of an absolute and radical
reform in our civil service, and in favor of a
policy, OF cOnciliatiOn towards states lately in
rebellion, and we applaud your efforts to put
these declarations into practice. We condemn
as particularly unwiSe and uncalled for, Sena-
tor HOWe's attack on Secretary Schurz. We
assure you that the selection of Mr.. Schurz for
place in your Cabinet gave us. his former
toWnSmen and neighbOrS, especial gratifica
tiOn, and the official acts of Mr. SchTrZ since
he has been Secretary of the Interior have
emphasized our satisfaction in his appoint.
ment."
A letter forwarded with this document to
secretary Schufz says that 1900 additional
names could easily have been obtained had it
been presented for signatures. In conclusion
the letter says: THE machine politicians and
few others may agree with Senator Howe,
but the great mass OF the people here sustain
the administration
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter Frederick c. Alley, to the receiving ship
Independence; Lieut.. A. C. McMechan from
the photographic Office and placed on waiting
orders; PaymaSter G. f. Hendee from the
independence to Mare Island navy ward, re-
lleving Paymaster Caspar Schenck. who is or.
dered to settle accounts.
JAY GOULD has not given up the fight to de.