Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15

pose On Wednesday night. II Is the present iu q.
tentiol TO bring the p0iy 10 Washington and
have The funeral services 10 the nall OF the
House OF Representatives.
The OFFICIAL PRESERVATION OF the statue OF
the late Senator CollaneT, OF Vermont. TO the
statuary hall OF the Capitol was made il the
House today. and fitting spec, hes were made
oy Representative Lortng aud Others.
MiDsTfrVsE X. c. Smith has been ordered 70
temporary duty In the navigation department,
Washington navy yard.
TIE NyEIIISG o. FARasGCT SrATCE.-A!l Of
the vessels on the home station gil! be in the
vicinity o. Washington on the 18th OF ADril
next, The day set apart for the unTelng OF the
Farragut statue. Their officers ana crews VIII
take part ia the attending ceremonies. Such OF
these vessels as can come up TO Washington
Will do SO, and the others VIII probably 60 TO
Annapolis OF Balttm5Te: The vessels Wbosa
crews VIII participate are tn Tennessee Yam
tic, KeaFsage, Alliance. Eandaiia ana Pow
haitian.
SPEAKER RANDALL has gone to Philadelphia.
During his absence Nr. Blackburn. Of Ken
tucHy' has been designated 70 act as Speaker.
The NEw LIBRARY Bir.- Senator Voorhees,
to-day called UP the bill FOL the construction OF
new library building, ami earnestly urred
prompt action. BE showed the condition OF
.
structiOn and pleaded for action before ad-
journment. The bill went ever at the eXpiTa-
ton CT the morning hour. Senator Voorhees,
say me intends TO call the library building bill
mp every day until he gets It through.
OLE0NAEGARINB.-COl. Francis y. Moulton. OF
New York. president of the International Dairy
meE's association, IS in TIE city. He wants
Congress TO enact law 10 prevent the sale of
O,eomaTgartne as butter under severe penalties
Tor all iuirdetlon OF the laws.
NAVAL ORBBRs.-Chief Engineer ". s. Star
mon, as member Oh the board OF examining
engineers. Philadelphia. Ensign ". G. Cogles
from the Quinnebaugh. European station Au.
gust lst next, and granted four months leave
With permission TO remain abroad. Chief En-
glneer b. F. GarVin, from the navy yard Ports
mouth, y. H., March lst and placed on waiting
orders. Chief Engineer D. b. Macomb, from
duty In Charge OF the Flores at the Portsmouth.
y. H., navy yard March lst and ordered 70
duty at that yard.
GAIT, S. P. HOUSTON. |. S.N.C.. has been
ordered TO consider himself detached from the
Tennessee upon her arrival at New Orleans.
and viii proceed TO this city and report 10 the
CCmmaudant OF the cCTpS.
70 PURCHASE B0oEs.-The legislative, eyacu-
tive aLd judicial pill approprates 900 tor the
purchase Of books for the Colgras Jonal uprsry:
tbe purchase or ties Or periodicals ana news
papers; and f1r the eNpCnse ot HArb4ugIn.c pub.
tic documents visa foreign governments,
Il ,et1
THE OBJECT or THE iiEsnITfIOS offered In th,
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Hoar AM adopted,
calling upon the Secretary OF the Tfea sury for
tie rules OF admission 10 tie customs service
AT New York, approved by the Pre- sldent March
D. i>'?, alid Jei.i' ifJ 80 i~s, ct., ii IS sii, Is
10 G,Tc ho collector OF customs OF New York
ard secretary sherman an opportunity 10
snow, iii connection with their response TO the
resolutions submitted by Senator COnkling re-
Gently, tnat The management Of the New York
custom house last yefaf has been efficient and
BENEFICIAL 10 the public service.
GEN. GARFIELD OVERRUN WITH VIsIToRs-A
letter was received ii this city yesterday from
President elect Garfield IN which he says that
he has been so OverruD and annoyed With Wis
itors at Mentor that he has not been able to
write his inaugural message For this reason
ne VIII not be In Washington, as he cOntem-
plated, this week, but viii probably remain at
MS home in Ohio until the 1st or ID G. March.
GEN. BUFFERS FEBs.-It was state i In yes
te1day STAR that In the Senate the committee
on appropriations reported back fayorably the
bill directing the Secretary OF the Treasury TO
pay, out OF any money In the Treasury not
otherW1se appropriated, to the officers. seaHen
ana marines composing the Farragut Iteet, as
.pounty for destruction OF enemy'S vessels"
below New Orleans. April, lSj2 Sl43. 3.6t4.4I, the
balance Of S26>. 6oo decreed by the Us district
court for the District OF Columbia AN amend
ment provicing that no part or the money shall
De distributed as costs or fees or court and th AT
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall report his
action to the next session OF Congress was
adopted. This amendment is intended to pre-
Vent IL Is said the paym OF the fees Gen. B.
f. Butler claims for services as counsel In push
ing The claims before the courts.
evening. lie is fully impressed that lt is the
Intention OF the Senate committee to defeat his
nomination by not reporting il.
SENATOR BLAINE is still confined to his house
with rheumatism. lie is mending slowly, but
surely. According TO report he is arranging to
leave the Senate. and may not c re to again
take his seat with that body, 1na>much as he
lntenCs TO leave IL anyway before the 4tn OF
March. According TO bis present Intention, he
VIII resign next week. This viii give the
Maine legislature the required ten days notice
OF an existing vacancy and viii afford the o.
portunity To elect his succp 5Sor-Nr FTye-in
tlne 70 ehao.e hira TO take hiS seat very Soon
alter March iin next
SENATOR THURMAN NOT An ASPIRaST FOR 4
JUDGEsHIP.-It having been intimated that
possibly Senator Thurmans opposition to the
confirmation OF Stanley Matthews may have
been Inspired oy the hope thar he would hIn-
self te appointed TO the supreme baneh a
IrleDd OF The Senator Is authority for the state
MELT that he has declared that he would no.
accept a supreme Court judgeship. Ii IL were
C1eIed him by either President Hayes or Gen
Carried: that he is anxious 10 retire from and
be relieved OF the bore5 and burdens vi public
lie
TIE FOLLOWING mail contracts for ''Star'
service are among those recently awarded for
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town, two miles and back, three and one -haif
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bilg11 Hood TO Washington, TO Jas. B. Co'e-
misunderstanding McCulloch Is at the
Eobitt. late Fernando Wood WAS q
Quaker by birth and early profession. n.--Col.
John Tracy, private secretary to Mayor Grace
OF New York. is Ii town senator David D9
Wis again say he has net the slightest idea or
reasceIding the oench.-Ex. Representatives
CTeaner. OF New York, and Leonard Myers ~
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. VIM. Wilkinson, urooria-
tor or congress Hail, Saratoga, are at Wtuar1S.
Edwin Booth made fine impressio as KIM
Lear ia London last nighr.--John Foord, man.