Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-12

zen OF ONO, and gallant soldier, who was twice
wounded during the war, died at his residence In
Marietta on Friday.-Mr. Edward Meigs Smith
Z. $. consul at Mannheim, is engaged in writing a
Fx-Representative Banning, of the second
Ohio District, died suddenly at his residence In
Gummfnsville last saturday-Mrs. Fannie B.
ward has returned from her long Canadian tour
| and has resumed her journalistic pen at her old
| quarters, 219 AZ street-Mr. Joseph Shillngt0n,
noted IN IN G s 81
| 10 know.-Gov. Foster, OF Ohio, is at the Riggs
MATTERS AT THE CAPITOL.
Senate Proceedings To-day.
HOUSE APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hampton appeared in
| his seat for the first time this session.
communication was received from the Secre-
tary OF War transmitting reports relative to the
proposed new building for pension Office In Wash
ington. Referred to the committee on approprta.
tonS.
A memorial from the legislature OF Minnesota for
an appropriation for the Improvement of the Mis-
s1ssippi river, from ST. Anthonys Falls to New Or
prOVement committee
Bills were introduced and refereed to commit
the extraordinary liabilities and expenses incurred
IN consequence of the assault upon the late Presl-
dent OF the United States; to appropriations.
circuit of the United States to judiciary Also,
to amend section $3.50 of the Revised Statutes,
judiciary By Mr. RoinsFor lin ~ tf the pi increase crease Of Of
Iacillt!es for the just adjudication OF pension
claims; ain IS to pensions;
public lands. BY Mr.: T-Re-establishing
hs or fSe Of Of Aa5sma Se em
priated moneys OF the Geneva award; to
ease i6e n e"meon .d nTH
company from certain taxes; to finance
Also to enable the vestry of the parish OF the AS
censon to sell and, in fee simple, to convey the
land In square 35 in the city of Washington, con-
Veyed 10 said vestry; to District OF Columbia. BY
M M. Sherman.For scientific exploration OF the
territory OF Alaska; to territories
Mr. frelingbuysen, Secretary Of State.
The Presi dent to-day sent to the Senate the nom
ination OF Fredk. T. Frelinghuysen to be Secre-
tary OF State: also, nominations OF number Of
pOStmaSterS. The nomination of Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen was conflrmed by the Senate this afternoon.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsENs NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate, at 2:30, went into executive session,
and Immediately confirmed the nomination Of ex-
senator FrelinghuySen as Secretary of State unan-
mously and without any discussion. The other
nominations received We're referred to the commit
tee on post offices, and the Senate then at 2:45 D.
H., adjourned until tomorrow.
WHAT REPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS ABOUT OTHER
CABINET APP OINTNENTS.
A republican Senator said to-day that except
FrelinghuySen the President had not determined
upoH any lie" CaOineU appointment; lnat Gen.
Grant will be permitted to name one Cabinet
officer, and so far he is undecided as between
Chanee and Gen. Beale, but the probabilities are
that Beale win be xed upon and win go into the
remain in the Cabinet until the end of the present
fiscal year, but the directors of the bank of which
rangement and want his services about thefsrst OF
next year. 1t is therefore probable that he may
retire from the Cabinet in Jannary.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
h1ifsan Como
caucus OF very brief DURATION at which the report
of their committee on the subject OF revising the
republican membership OF some of the Senate
committees was received, explained and accepted
provides for making Senator Window the chair
man OF the foreign relations committee: Senator
Miller, OF California, chairman of the committee
on the revision OF the laws, and Senator SeweIl
OF New Jersey, chairman Of the committee on en-
rolling bills. Mr.. Window will also be placed on
the committees on patents, education and labor
and Trans .lOrtatOn route to the SeabOard. No
comprehensive resolution on the subject will be
submitted to the Senate; but the various changes
Will De made from time TO time separately. The
caucus also this morning adopted resolution pro-
viding for the creation OF Senate committee on
chairman OF this committee with Messrs. An
thony, Ferry and Dawes as its other republican
members.
THE PROPOSED NEW PENSION OFFICE.
The long communication from the Secretary OF
War this morning laid before the Senate, explains
the defect in the act of the last Congress author
iZing the building of freproOf pension Office 1t
will be remembered that the omission of the word
"and' from the act yitiated it. The Secretary
asks Congress TO remedy the defect and provide
for the construction OF the building.
EXPENSES OF TIE LATE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS.
The bill introduced In the Senate to-day by Mr.
Edmunds to provide for defraying the extraordi-
nary expenses incurred in consequence of the
assault upon the late President Garfield author
fzes the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay the
necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in
behalf OF the late President, provided the aggre-
100000. ~ anu p''' ''e' "'' eA'eeo
BILL FOR PUNISHMENT OF B1GAMY
Senator Edmunds to-day re-introduced the bill
which was introduced in the Forty fifth Congress
for the punishment of bIgamy in the territories
and District Of Columbia It provides penaity
OF a fine OF not over $500 and imprisonment not
more than five years, If husband or wife has
been absent hve years and is not known by the
party to the former marriage who contracts a new
marriage TO be living, then the penalty does not
apply nor the law apply to whose
competent court. In any prosecution for bgamy
it shall be suficient cause for challenge OF jury
polygamy, or that he believes the practice NOR
ally right. The act legitimates the issue OF Nor
mon marriages born prior to January 1st, 1873
APPOINTMENTS ON THE HOUSE SIDE.
Sergeant-at-Arms Hooker, of the House of Rep
resentatives has announced the following appoint
ments: Ma. Fuller, cashier, vice Z. E. Winship,
resigned; N. C. Curtis, paying teller, vice N. Al
Fuller, promoted; InOmaS CaVanaugn, nnanc1a.
messenger and deputy sergeant-at-arms, vice j.
+. Brock, resigned; Fred. w. Miller, page, vice
Frank w. Miller, resigned.
CAPITOL NOTES.
Mr.. Mcpherson, the clerk Of the House, will
return this evening.
An Ohio member is authority for the statement
that Speaker Keifer will announce his committees
this week.
Mr.. John Bailey, the newly appointed chief clerk
of the House, was sworn in to-day by Clerk Nixon,
OF the Senate, and assumed the duties Of his office
Mr. Bailey has been connected with the clerks
Office 81 years.
Abnor w, Rose was to-day appointed a messen-
ger under the dOOrkeeper of the House, vice Gilem,
roll, vice Phillip Schmidt.
Doorkeeper Brownlow, of the House, allotted
Illinois three small places The delegation met on
Saturday night and resolved, in view OF the fact
that there were IA republican members, they were
entitled 70 more. committee was appointed to
wait on the doorkeeper to tell him II he could not
do better Tor Illinois they would not take any
place at all
The District i'm Congress.
Senator Harris to-day reintroduced the bill
which revses the code OF the laws of the District
Senator Rollins to-day introduced q bill to
enable the parish OF Ascension church to sell anv
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