Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-09

uty when Senator Beck made his attack upon
tIe s'cretary'S silver dollar policy.
AT TIE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Mcdonald.
Matthews and Kellogg and Representatives
IahutfS, Robinson Mass and Vance called on
the President to-day.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF the members OF
the paf OF the supreme Court of the United
states on Friday morning, at II O'Clock at the
court room. TO take action in relation to the
deatn OF caleb Cushing.
CONGRESSMAN SCHLEICHER. of Texas. is quite
Ill at his quarters In this city with erysneas in
the leg. He was unconscious a portion of yes
iefday, but is better to-day. This afternoon Mr.
Sieicher is very low, and his friends are apprc
hens1Ye concerning his condition.
SRECETARY SHERMASs SPEECHES on finance
are being collated and Will be published bv the
"Appleton's' i'll book form, about the 20th inst
THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES Of the late Reprp
sentative Julian lIaTrdge, OF Georgia, TOOK
place in the hall OF the House at three O'clock
this afternoon. The remains were placed on
bier In The area in front of the Speakers daiS
Chaplain Harrison. OF the House and Rev DR.
sunderland, chaplain OF the Senate. ofciated
The GeSk OF the deceased was draDed in mourn
ing, and urOn il was placed magnificent basket
q flowers made OF calla lilies and jap0nicaS.
1Le Senate attended i'll body, Vice President
Wheeler occupying q seat on the right of the
speaker. The pall-bcarerS were Representa-
yves hAOtt OF Kentucky, Frye OF Maine CUl-
0elSon Of Texas. BlOunt of Georgia. Ifendae OF
Vermont, CalkinS Of Indiana. Ward OF New
FORK, Tucker OF Virginia, Clark of Missouri
MalSh uI PENNSYLVANIA. and Foster OF OHIO
After the conclusion of the funeral services in
tie House the remains were to be escorted bY
the senate and House 10 the Baltimore and PJ-
toIli&c depot, ana from thence at 5:20 y. IN in
clt;'Fge ot the Congressional committee, Will be
taken to Savannah, Ga. The wife OF the de-
ceased arrived in Washington to-day. complete
y Frustrated with grief. Sergeant-at- Arms
1hcllpS0n and his assistant, Mir. Mccormack
viii accompany the Congressional committee
The President was present at the funeral.
BALTIMORE WORCESTERSHIRE President sent
TO The Senate to-day the nomination of John L.
Bridges. OF MARYLAND. 10 he appraiser of mpr-
ciiandse, district OF Baltimore.
A LIST OF THE PRESIDENTIAL Posi- OFFICES. 65
in number, at which the commissions expire in
tie month OF March, has been drawn up in the
First Assistant Postmaster Generals Office
RUf:alo. \. T.: Nicksburg. Miss and Detroit.
Mich, are among the principal offices included
in the list.
PEEsoNAL.-U. :. Commissioner General Me-
Cormick and his private secretary Drank
Clancey) have reached Washington Mr. j.
X. JPtCn, chief clerk OF the Treasury DEPART
ment. LEFT last night for Boston. He Will return
II Washington on Monday. Major Powell.
clerk 80 EN-Assistant Secretary Conant is in
tie city on brief visit. - Hon John A.
Bingham [. minister to Japan, is at the
Riggs house.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE on LIBRARY met this
morning. The congressional librarian, Mr..
SpoffoId presented his report for the year 1S7s,
and ii was ordered printed. This report
SHOWS lhat there are at present in the library
552.Gto volumes in round numbers. and l20.0i9
al iynr of
tl.uc0 volumes during the past year. In rela-
ion to rev library building it was decided
that Nr. Howe should report a bill TO the Ser
ale ana Mr. Cox a bill to the House. each bill
TO e1AbCdS the Individual views of the two gen
ttmtn with reference TO the site for the Or0
Iosed building. MIR. Howe, il is understood
laNoiS Judiciary square as the proper site
while hr. Cox. il is said, believes that plot O
ground south OF the CaDitol building will make
iLe most desirable site fOr a new building.
Each house will decide upon the merits nf each
bill. but il VIII not be Il difficult matter to Sc
cure an agreement between them on a site.
TIE NAVAL ISvESTIGATiON.-Mr John T.
Cause. OF the acknowledgements Slip-blld-
Ing Company OF Wilmington. Del, was before
the House naval committee this morning at the
Instance OF eX-Sccretary R0baSOn. His testi
Mony was TO the effect that the contract made
with mat company for the construction o. the
lev iTor-ciad Anphritite III part from tue old
material or the condemned vessel Of the same
nauc was 10 the advantage OF the government
Wood read statement quoting
records OF the bureau OF steam engineering 10
ohCT' that Mr.. King, cX-chef OF the bureau
mad recorded himself therein precisely To the
contrary OF what lie had testified before the
committee as TO The condition Of the war boilers
and the Kind Of boilers and machinery that
should be used
GEE. SHERMAN AND The ARMY BEIL-To the
EGttCT ,.f TIE S'Gr:-in the way of comment
upOn some OF the remarks made to your raore-
Y horn
nit Inc to make the following statement
There are cn duty in this District TO-DAY,
officers OF the line A.: officers OF the staff in-
Guiding chiefs OF bureaus As. ARMY.
THE CASE OF JUDGE OIIN.-Judge A B. Olin
of the supreme Court Of the District OF Column
bia, having since the organization OF the court
in 1868. served "a such. and his health having
become impaired he has for some time COnlen-
plated taking advantage OF Section IA. Revised
statutes, which provides for the retirement OF
justices after fifteen years continuous service On
pay St'nie time since Judge Oiin asked OF the
Attorney General an opinion on the subject.
and ii is understood that that OFFICER took up
the case Yesterday.
= MEETING of the Senate committee on com
lnercc was called for this morning. and action
was expected in regard 10 the New York custom
it0u~f nominations. but less than 4 Quorum of
INC mehbeiS assembled and consequently no
DtSlltSS was transacted. Those present were
Senators COnkling. spencer, Mcmillan and Pat
iersoD. The ab5enteeS were Me5srs. Jones OF
ScNddol. Gordon. Dennis. Ransom. and RAN
Coiph. senator Jones was not in the city.
\ | TAH MURDERER'S APPEAL.-A case was ar
gOed before the L. s Supreme Court yesterday,
IN which Wallace Wilkeroon appeals from the
decision OF the supreme court OF Utah. Wlker-
son. the appellant in this cause, was tried for
hufGer IN the iirst district court OF tab, found
gully and sentenced 10 be publicly shot. Upon
appeal the sentence was affirmed by the su-
Dithle court or TIE territory. The ease IS now
Drought mere upon a writ OF error. the prisoner
claiihih@ that the new penal code of Utah does
not prescribe the ina1ner in which line sen
tthte Oh death shall be executed: that the court
had 30 authoritl To amend the defect OF the
IaN. ard that, consequently, he can. legally.
IcitIti De Shot- hanged. beheaded nor put 10
uea'h III any particular way
''EN. SsFRNAN'S THEORY AND PRACTICABLE
'f'' NG':-in an interview published in The
STAR OF last evening there L 10 be found the
following language used by Gen. sherman:
mere are plenty OF Young officers Oh
lI-e frontier who see Years md Sp,rs nj d,It
1T me fnugteSt places and in thp roughes
climates without ever DAYS ,iuty in tn
' CITES "hefe tney can comfortably live The
.,tIllh * i9thlhS nut right. and fair NAV tina
.ttH SuouId have turn about with the NOR
i@'tttd o'iicetS or th" staff think n tno
III ~ y ct--ueS y would Iami!iarile line o:Iicer
Eutl san duties and stan of1iceI,, with lin
u1t-tS. " hicu would be found of great sdv9o
td!e I'D cases or emergency
Existing laws give Gen sherman tho no,,a.
o.