Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-31

appropriations or the House to-day cOmpleta d
the legislative. executive and judicial bill.
and expect to report 1t during the day. This
leaves only two more appropriation bills to be
completed by the oommittee-the sundry civil
and the general deficiency bill.
Mr.. MATnE, OF the Patent Ontce library, while
entering the Interior department building this
morning, was attacked by vertigo and fell upon
the marble steps, suffering severe injuries about
the head and face. Mr.. Matile Is native OF
Switzerland, and was friend and classmate OF
The late Professor Agassiz and OF Professor
Guy0t, the three having come to this country
together. he has written extensive and vaIl-
abie ueatises upon international law which are
standard authorities Ia France and Germany
THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCE
There will be meeting at the Depart.
ment OF State to morrow of the International
sanitary conference. The conference Will last
two mohths at least before its work is com
ple;ed. 1t is possible that 1t will not tinau,
adjourn until the end OF next summer. The
v OTk before 1t is being gotten into such sha d.
as warrants the expectation OF someth!n.
practical being done.
INAUGURATION CANvAssERs IN THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.-Secretary Schurz being asked
to-day whether he had prohibited clerks from
pay ing anything for defraying the expenses or
the Inauguration display, said that the clerks
who wtre disposed TO contribute anything TO
That fund Wele at liberty TO do SO. but he
would not perIuit any body TO 60 through the
departments 10 collect money and to create the
impression that 1t was in any way Incumbent
upon the clerks TO contribute The display on
Inauguration day would principally redouud 10
tie DenefI OF the hotels and boarding house
keepers, and they ought to be called upon to
pay the larger part Or The expe nses and not
Ire poor clerks, unless The latter were per-
fectly willing TO do so; at any rate they Should
hot De put under any kind OF pressure.
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AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS To DAY were
Senators Morrill,, Logan and Bruce, and Repre-
sentatives keifer, Hawley, Ketcham, Bayne.
hFevre, Chalmers, Bisbee and Hiscock.
THB FUNDING BILL IN THE SENATE-The in
dications now are that In the Senate the demo
Gratis will vote unanimously to retain in the
funding bill the Carlisle section In relation TO
national banks. IL Is probable TOO, that some
OF The repub leans VIII support that section. A
Senator who reels considerable Interest In be-
hall or that section OF the bill informed a STAR
reporter thai he had canvassed The Senate sur-
nclently 10 give assurance that the section VIII
be retained In the bill. 1t Is very likely, how
ever. that the Senate Will lengthen the ii ne for
The bonds TO run, or Increase The interest 10 80
per cent.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Yantic left Portsmouth.
Na This morning, on her search for the water
logged vessel, reported as In the track Of ocean
Admiral Wyman, arrived at Port Spain, Trln-
load January Sd. Hearing of yellow fever, no
comm unication was held with the port On
the 9th she sailed lrom Port Spain, and arrived
at ST. CroiX. West Indies, on the 10TH Tie
latter place was reported healthy, but yellow
fever and smallpox exist at ST. Thomas. The
Tennessee would leave ST. Croix on The l7tn
tOr Jamaica---Rear Amiral ClitZ. command
Ing the L. s. naval force Oh the Asiattc station,
reports 10 The department from Shanghai, on
board The Richmond. December 2sJh last. that
tie Richmond would leave that port for Hong
Kong, JaLeary 4th, arriving there about the
10Th. The Swatara would leave Yokohama,
January I'd for Kobe, Japan. and after two
weeks stay. proceed to Najasaki. The Alert
was still at Hong Kong ready for immediate
service The Ashueot fs winteribg at Tient
sin. Repairs on The Monocacy are Progressing
very satisfactorily. The Palo5 was still al
Shanghai and remains there for the present.
Affairs In China were quiet. The Russian ad-
miral with part or hlS fleet was al Najasaki,
Ihe remainder at Yokohama The health of
oncers and men in the U. s. squadron Is ex-
eellent-Fleet Engineer F.. NJ Gunnel, has
heen detadhed from the Asiatic station: Will
return home without waiting for his relief