Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-07
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
PROCEEDINGS In THE SENATE.
APPOINTMENTS OF HOUSE OFFICERS.

APPOINTMENTS OF HOUSE OFFICERS
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
I'm the Senate.
In the Senate to-day MeSsrs Sherman Pendle
ton, Dawes, Lapham, Bayard and Morgan were ap
pointed by the chair the joint committee for The
preparation OF memorial upon the death Of The
late President Garfield.
Among other communications laid before tht
Senate was one from Acting Attorney General
Phillips, inclosing the annual report OF the Attor
| ney General.
portion OF the morning hour was consumed in
an un1nteresting discussion upon the propriety OF
dispensing with the reading at length Of commrt
nications from heads Of departments addressed tG
the President of the Senate, the question arising
upon communication from the Secretary Of War
IN relatl0n to accommodations for the increased
clerical tn force in the Surgeon Generals Office.
| with the practice OF his predecessor, the paper
would be read at length, unless otherwise ordered
and a1ter remarks by Senators upon different in
terpretationS OF what had been the practice here
tOfore, a vote was taken, when single response
was given both in the negative and affirmative.
serving that as the vote was tie he was Obliged
to exercise his constitutional prerogative and
would vote aye.
A large number OF bills OF a private nature,
mainly for individual relief, were introduced and
referred.
The Talk About the Cabinet.
THE SLATE SAID TO BE COMPLETED.
The belief is that the President has made up
the Cabinet slate and the names of those selected
will be sent to the Senate at an early date 1t is
said that day or two ago a party of Senators
| called upon the President to urge the claim OF a
well-knoWn public man for Cabinet portfolio,
when the President brought the discussion to an
abrupt termination with the statement: "Gen-
uleInen, the matter Is already closed"
While 1t is generally thought that Mr.. B. Harris
Brewster will be made attorney general, those
Will only be Temporary, and that in the course of
lew months Emory StOrrs, Of Illinois, will sue
ceed to the office, and Secretary Lincoln be given
an important foreign mission.
Ihe rumor is abroad, too. that the President has
decided in his own mind the person whom he
contemplates appointing On the Supreme Bench
to fill the Clifford vacancy
Secretary Hunt will not leave the Cabinet inside
of month yet.
The ladies who strive for women suffrage were
well represented at the Capitol to-day. They wa Mt
standing committee in each house on women S
rights.
The House Committees.
Speaker keifer is at work making up the COM
mittees OF the House, which will probably be
ready by the middle OF next week. All published
statements as to who are to receive the important
cha1r1nanships are purely speculation. One of the
Speakers friends said this morning, that som OF
the ne" members Will be given prominent pl aces.
House Officers Appointed.
DOorkeeper Brownlow, of the House of Repre-
sentatlves, has made the following appointments ::
Richard w. Austin, of North Carolina, to be as
sstant doorkeeper; Col j. r. Popham, of Virginia
10 be assistant dOOrkeeper in charge of the docu-
ment room Col. Popham is a readjuster. Mr.
George McNeir, son-fn-law of Representative
Burrows, of Michiaan has been appointed assist
ant postmaster OF the House OF Representatives
r. N 10 nf Do,
atlves, said to reporter OF the STAR to-day that
while by Saturday he might make one or two
wise there would be no indiscrmnate removals
for weeks yet He authorizes also the statement
that all published reports as to what he contem-
plated doing are absolutely unfOunded.
The point is raised that Col John R. Popham of
Virginia. cannot legally hold the position OF super
intendent of the House folding rooms He is now
clerk of the U. S. circuit court at Richmond
government position. His new appointment is
also government position, and both places have
salaries attached. There is a law against one
person drawing two salaries from the government
The scramble for appointments under the House
devices are being employed. Some applicants oil IS
for Office have been approached by parties who
onered to make up for them good records as Union
soldiers-on paper-for consideration, and one
man, who was in fact soldier, was warned that
his army record would be storm all to pieces"
unless he "came do wn with the cash."
Caucus Of Republican Senators.
The republican Senators held short caucus
In the republican membership of the Senate COM
mittees, in order to meet the personal convenience
of Senators, and more especially provide suita-
ble committee positions for Mr.. Window, whose
re-entry this session makes it desirable in the
opinion OF his colleagues that he should again be
placed In committee positions Of prominence. A
committee was appointed by the caucus to confer
with individual Senators and report hereafter.
Capitol Notes.
AlmOnt Barnes who formerly occupied posi-
ton under the Clerk OF the House when the repub-
icans had previous control, has turned up In the
city all the way from South America to resume
business at the old stand
Representative Thomas Cornell, OF New York
has kindly given he seat he drew yesterday to
Representative Charles O'Netn, Of Pennsylvania.
confer upon Mrs Garfield, widow of the late
President, the franking privilege.
senator voorhees, resolution to instruct the
library committee to inquire into the matter of
purchasing the peale painting OF Washington,
and also painting of the embarkation of Lord
Baltimore, will come up again tomorrow.
1t has been definitely settled, it is said. that
postmaster General James will remain in his pres
ent position at least until the end OF the present
fiscal year-June 30th next
=, ALLEGED FoRG-. aREsTED.-Wm. H. Durfee,
Newport X l., yesterday: He pleaded not guilty.
waived examination, and was placed under * 0Go
bail, which has not yet zen furnished for trial I'm
March. 1t Is understood that further writS will
be issued, ae charging him with forging the
and under the guard OF policeman.
READJUsTER CAUCUS IN RICHMoNp-A caucus
OF read1uster members OF the Virginia legislature
was held last night, in Richmond there heinr
|. a roo Nlar of