Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-19


tors to see the boat race.
THE ADJoURNMENT.-The opinion IS very
general among the Senators now that Congress
Will adjourn sine die on the 31st inst.
SENATOR EDMuNDs returned to washington
this morning from New York city, where he
yesterday met his wife and daughter, who ar
rived from Europe on the steamship Gallia-
Mrs. EdmundS health has been very much I'M
proved by her visit to the Old World.
THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION IN THE SEN
ATE.-Senator Davis, of West Virginia, to-day
moved to take up the House resolution fixing
the 31st day of this month for final adjourn
ment for the purpose of referring It to the
committee on appropriations. Senator Morrill,
thought the resolution had better lie upon the
table, but Mr. Davis insisted upon its being re-
terred.s Senator Conkling called attention to
the fact that the resolution was joint one,
instead of concurrent resolution; that it would
require the signature of the President, and 1t
looked like this form had been adopted with
the view of throwing upon the Executive
ment or OF forcing him to veto it in order to
compel a continuance of the session. having
important business before it. Senator Dawes
read from the Constitution its language speciti-
cally excepting adjOurnmrnt resolutions from
executive signature, and held that whether IL
ference. The resolution was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
PERSONALS. G. Hilborn, esq.,, prominent
citizen OF Vallejo. California, and delegate to
the Chicago convention. is at the Ebbitt House.
Mrs GeneralJ. III. Hammond and daughters,
Mrs. Francis Miller and son, Miss Claudine
Brooks and Mr.. Daniel F. Merrill, OF this city
are sOjournng at Rock Enon SpringS.-H. A
Chadwick, formerly proprietor OF that hotel is
among the prominent guests registered at Will
lardt to-day.
TIE JAPANESE MINISTER Of finance, Hideharu
Kawase, visited the park and various Industrial
establishments In Philadelphia yesterday and
started for Washington to-day.
RED CLOUD, Spotted Tail and ten other Sioux
chiefs are waiting at Rosebud Landing d. T.,
Tor boat to take them to Yankton. whence
they will come to this city to discuss the propo-
sition opermtt railroads to run through the
Sioux reservation.
A GOOD MovE.-In the House of Representa-
tives on Monday last, Hon. S. S. Cox presented
petition signed by more than 1000 residents
of the District of Columbia asking Congress to
give the laborng classes who are employed six
days in the week. an opportunity for mental
improvement by opening the Congressional Lii
Museum, On Sundays and at night. The petit
tion was referred to the committee on the Ii
brary.
A POOR WIDOWS APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
ga poor widow employed at the Treasury bu-
| reau of engraving and printing who has five
| children to support, wants THE STAR to ask the
| President OF the United States to have the
| working people OF that bureau paid for the time
they will have to lose (by no fault of their OWN
| during the removal OF the machinery and fix
| lures OF the bureau to the new building. She
writes: "We work so very hard and get such
| small pay, that IL we lose the time we cannot
| pay our rent and will have nothing to eat.
hope God will put it In his heart to have us paid
| for the time we lose"
THOMAS A. EDISON, OF Menlo Park, N. j., has
obtained another patent for phonograph.
In THE LIST of bills published in THE STAR
In which the people of this District are inter-
ested that will fail to pass Ii the adjournment
OF Congress occurs May 31st, was inadvertently
omitted mention OF the bill 70 provide for the
settlement of all outstanding claims against the
District OF Columbia.
NAVAL ORDERS.-COmmander r. L. hytheaD,
John c. Watson and Frederick Pearson, ordered
TO attendance on the course Of the torpedo in
structions at Newport Rhode Island. Lieu
tenant James NJ Miller to duty On board the
United States training ship Constitution.
EnSignS c. W. Deering and A. L. Case to exami-
nation for promotion Commander T. o. Sci
| fridge and other officers of the Enterprise re-
| Gently returned from Europe and detached and
| placed On waiting orders, excepting the pay
master, who is ordered to settle accounts. Mas
| ter F. f. Greene detached from the coast sur
| vey and ordered to Newport, r. l., as lnstruc-
| tor in torpedo service.
| Not BOOMING so MUCH.-A private letter
from prominent democrat in Richmond, re-
ceived here, questions the reported Field boom
In that city, by saying ''F1eld'S friends carried
| no primary elections They elected no dele
| gates to the state convention. and there was
| no combination OF all other candidates. Prob
| ably f1fty-one delegates claimed as Field men,
have been interviewed and they deny that they
| are for him."
| Important Nominations.
| MAYNARD FOR POSTMASTER GENERAL AND GEN,
| LONGSTREET FOR MINISTER TO TURKEY.
! The President sent the following nominations
! to the Senate this afternoon. Horace Mavnard