The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-10
WASHINGTON CITY.
The Suffering Suffragists.
onal Accopiatad prnea IN tho Star


WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-The eleventh an
nual Convention of the Woman Suffrage
Association assembled yesterday. Many
ladies prominent in the advocacy of female
suffrage were on the platform, but the au'
dience was small A committee of three was
appointed to wait on the President and in
form him that there were twenty million
Of women in the United States (he having
ignored that fact in his recent message)
and that it would be wise to make some
mention of this in future messages.
MIR. Schleicher's Condition.
Representative Schleicher is in a critical
condition from erysipelas and partial pa
ralysis of the lower limbs. In consequence,
the Foreign Affairs Committee postponed
its session.
One OF Our B. BIS.
General Butterworth, Congressman-elect
from Cincinnati who has been here a few
days, left last night for Philadelphia, and
will reach home Sunday. He said his visit
here had no reference to the Cincinnati
Post-office.
The Dollar of Our Sires.
Thirty-one thousand standard silver dol
lars were ordered from the Treasury yester-
day, mainly from the West.
Funeral of Representative Hart.
ridge.
The House was called to order again at
five minutes of o'clock. The Senate of the
United States preceded by the Vice Presi-
dent and officers OF the Senate entered the
hall shortly thereafter. The President of
the United States, accompanied by Secre-
tary Evarts, Sherman. McCreary and
Schurz and Attorney General Deven en- cred
at two minutes past 3, and were assigned
seats in the area of the front clerks desk, to
the right of the Speaker. The pall-bearers
entered the hall, preceded by Sergeant-at-
Arms Thompson. They were Messrs Krolt,
of Kentucky; Frey, of Maine; Wood, of
N. Y. Tucker of Virgi mia; Clark, of Mo. (;
Blount, of Georgia; Culbertson, of Texas;
Hendee, of Vermont; Maisch, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Calkins, of Indiana.
The casket containing the corpse was
borne by eight members of the Capitol Po-
lice, and was placed Immediately in front
of the Clerks desk. The top of the casket
was removed so that the face of the dead
Representative was exposed to view. After
appropriate religious services by the Chap
lains Of the House and Senate, an oppor-
tunity was afforded to lake a last look at
the dead and nearly all present availed
themselves of it. The casket was then
closed and removed to the hearse at 4:lC
clock and it was driven Immediately tC
the depot.
POtterites i'm Session.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-The Potter Com
mittee met this morning. Present, Messrs
Potter, Chairman; Hunton, Hiscock, Cox
of Ohio, Stenger Reed, Mcmahon, Morri
son, Blackburn and Springer. The Chair
man submitted the report of the Sub com
mittee that visited Louisiana last summer
discussion then arose out of state
ment made by the Chairman as to the sum
moning of the former Deputy Sergeant at.
Arms, st. Martin, to testify in support OF
an affidavit made by him.
1t was finally decided by unanimous
agreement to place ST. Martin on the stand
tomorrow at 10 o'clock, to which hour the
Committee then adjourned.
The Sacciarine Strife.
The Ways and Means Committee this
morning Heard Mr.. Havemeyer and other
representatives of the sugar refining inter
est.
The Committee has reconsidered its de
termination to close the hearing at L
o'clock to-day.