The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-17
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
tional Associated Press to the Star.


WAsHINGToN, June 1.-THE Senate, in
Executive Session, to-day confirmed large
number of army promotions. including
that of Colonel R. c. Drum to be Adjutant
General of the Army. Also the follow ing: :
j. B. Bowman, of Kentucky, Alfred B.
Nj ieecham, of tie District of Columbia
George w. Manypenny. of Ohio, and J. j..
Russell, of Iowa, Commissioners to ratify
the agreement with the Indians, and the
following Postmasters: Alfred o. Long, at
Ashland, O.; Katharine W. Hanson, at
London, O.; Hugh B. Wilson, at Greenfield,
Ind.
WHAT CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHED.
The number OF bills introduced in the
House of Represen during the ses.
sion Just closed was G, 6,493 and of joint reso-
lutiOns 1888. In the Senate there were in
troduced nearly 1000 bills and joint reso-
lulions. The number of bills which have
passed and become laws is 800. A great
many of tn 'se were for private claims No
financial nor tariff legislation has been got
through, nor was there any general rail
road legislation nor general bills relating
to b untiesand pensions except bill fol
the relief of permanently disabled sol
diers of the late war; Deduct the genera
Appropriation Bills and no general l-gis'
lation of much consequence has been
passed. ,fh ,N
The House devoted two months to the
consideration of the new rules, which have
an aid tO legislation. The Senate accom-.
plished much more than the lower branch,
and their calendar is comraratively clear
of important bills. The House calendar al
the close of the session is voluminous
document of ninety pages. There are on il
300 bills in Committee Of the While on the
State of the Union, $50 bills which do rot
inv olive appropriations on the House calen-
dar proper, nearly 1000 bills OH the private
calendar. l8 House bills with Senate amend
ments and 80 bills from the Senate on theil
first and second reading. These bills will
all be in order next session, but as the time
is limited to three months the prospect o1
many of them passing is not very great.
sERENADE TO GARFIELD.
Gen. Garfield was serenaded last night 81
the Riggs House by the National Veteran
Club and local Republican organization
OF the city. There were at least four Of
five thousand persons present, and the
street in front of the hotel was blocked uI
by the mass of human beings.
The windows of houses opposite and
windows OF the Riggs House were also wei
filed. Fireworks were sent up from the
south wing of the Treasury Department.
General J. 0. P. Burnside, President of the
Veteran Club, called the assemblage tc
order at $50 p. IN. and introduced Attor
ney General Devens as Chairman, who in
troduced General Garfield to the audience
in neat speech.
As Gen. Garfield stepped forward he was
greeted with applause and cheers. Aftel
the applause had subsidized Gen. Garfield
delivered brief address, closing by saying
that he would not utter word on the sub
ject OF general poll les. He wished to say
that a large proportion of the audience
were his comrades in the late army of thu
Union, and as such he greeted them ant
thanked them with all his heart Upor
the conclusion of his speech Garfield wa!
loudly cheered. Speeches we're made BY
Robson, Of New Jersey; Williams, of Mis-
souri,; George A. Sheridan, OF the Disiric
of olumbia; Henderson, of Illinois; Nc
Cook, of New York; Haskell. Of Kansas
Shall6n arger, of Pennsylvania; Senator
Logan, and others
CONDITION OF THE COTTON CROP.
The following is the condition Of the cot
ton crop by States: North Carolina 90
South Carolina 104, Georsii SO, Florida 80
Alabama 96, mississippi 06 Louisiana 81