Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-03
THE HOUSE OFFICERS.
Republican Caucus To-day.
BALI.oT1Na ON THE spRAKERsHIp.

The republican members elect assembled at noon
to-day In the Hall of the House of Representatives
for the purpose OF nominating candidates to I'LL
the various elective Offices. Mr.. Jay Hubbell. of
Michigan, called the caucus to order shortly after
twelve o'clock. Mr.. Robson, OF New Jersey, was
then selected as chairman of the caucus; Mr.
Miller, of Pennsylvania, secretary, and Messrs.
McCook OF New York, Updegran of Iowa. and NC
Clure OF Ohio assistant secretaries and telers.
roll-call was responded to by 146 Representa-
tives elect including j. Hyatt Smith OF New York.
John d. White Of Kentucky, the 146th regular re-
publican was absent.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE sPEAKERsHIP
were declared to be In order, and the candidates
were placed In nomination as follows: Frank His
cock, OF New York, by Representative Camp,
OF New York; James w. Keifer, Of Ohio,
by Representative Hazleton, of Wisconsin;
John A. Kasson, OF Iowa, by Representative
Cannon, OF Illinois: Mark H. Dunnell, of Mime
"a1ove sS5n ey Representative Strait Of Mnnes9a
csiRs SR of Mch,ganp ey Repre
sentative Horr, of Michigan; and Thomas B. Reed,
OF Maine, Dy Representative Lindsey, of Maine.
THE BALLOTING.
motion was made and advocated briefly by
Mr. Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, that the voting be
ritd aOce, but this was voted down and ballottng
was then proceeded with, resulting as follows
Keifer, So; Hiscock, a; Kasson, 49, Reed, 49, Bur-
saws saTv 10 TO- cSdce 9r5h s. punnel Total Neces-
Second ballot:-Keifer, IS; Hiscock, Al; Kasson,
TGtl5 1s Reed ls Burrows, 10; orth, s; Dunnel, g.
After the second ballot Hiscocks supporters
p1ucked up courage and began to work with more
highest vote and at once nee entered ] @ upon % Canvass
to concentrate the votes OF KassOn and Reed upon
hlscoek. Said prominent republican after the
Conkling:" Keifer only got increase OF one
vote on the second ballot, and as the supporters Of
tnn, nurroWs VS. ana kaSson seemed to be sticking to
tracted struggle. Efforts are being made to
persuade Burrows to retire and let Michigan go
Third ballot.-Keifer, IS; Hiscock, SO: Kasson,
~; Reed, IL; Burrows, 10; Orth, 6; Dunnell, g.
I0tai-l45 Total On this ballot, Hiscock lost three
Fourth balOt.-Keifer, IS; HiscOck, IS; KassOn,
70; Reed, Is; Burrows, 10; Orth, g. Dunnell, 3. To-
Fifth ballot-Keifer, S. Hiscock, 80; Kasson, 10:
Reed, 1s; Burrows, 10; Orth g; Dunnell, 3. Total,
Sixth ballot-Keifer, "a; Hfscock, "a; Kasson, 1s:
Reed 1s; Burrows, 10; orth. g. Dunnell, Total
MEETING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION THIS
MORNING.
Seventeen out OF the eighteen members Of the
Pennsylvania delegation held a conference this
morning, at which, after some discussion, all the
members present agreed to vote for Gen. Keifer as
Speaker The absentee was Mr.. Bayne, who sent
word that he will vote for Mr.. Hiseock. It was also
to Support wllIiam Bann, exlTegisteS
of willis, OF lphia for election as Sergeant
selves in favor of Edward Mcpherson for the posi-
tfon OF Clerk OF the House, but it finally was
decided that the delegation should not make an
Office, but favor its being given to some New
Yorker, probably MIR. Johnson. 1t was announced
that Mr.. Keims name had been withdrawn from
the ist OF candidates for the Office OF Clerk
THE WISCONSIN DELEGATION
also held conference and decided to solidly sup
port Keller.
GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FUNp.-Treasurer
G1lhllan has received the following subscriptions
to the Garfield Memorial Hospital: Church OF the
Epiphany, $36O.99 Central Presbyterian church.
$40; German Lutheran COncOrda church, SO; Al
pert Tower, Poughkeepse, N: Y, $500; Robert II.
Small, Philadelphia, Pa, $40; Congregational
church and Sunday school, Arena, Iowa CO., Wis.
sl25o; A Fulton, Shamokin, Pa, $25.
MISUNDERSTANDING Blaine has received cable
dispatch from Baron Won Steuben, which says he
has named his son, born yesterday, "Bla1ne
stuben n"-General Rosecrans,. Representative
elect from the San Francesca district, arrived in
Town this morning, and is staying at Willard's.-
Howard Carroll and wife are at the Arlington
Washington, was registered in New York last
Dawes and Representative
Hewitt arrived at Wormley's this mOrning.-Col.
on Massachusetts avenue.-Mr. Charles D.
Thompson, formerly Of the Navy department is in
sa sner qse US Of the
Europe yesterday, alter long and very stormy
passage Mr.. S. S; Daish has returned to the city
graphs from Hamburg that he will sail from
europe Today, and expects to reach Washington
about the 18th inst--Mss Blanche Roosevelt,
VINO will arrive this evening, viii stay with her
mother, Mrs. Roosevelt Tucker, ON 18th street.
Mr.. b K. Bates, formerly connected with the West
of the Denver Colorado once is in the CITY whit6er
he came to attend the funeral OF his father Francis
Bates Mr.: Bates with his wife, is stopping with
Sfr
Discharge of the Grand Jury.
REPORT ON THE JAIL-NOvEL PRESENTATIONS THE
INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury OF the June term of the Crimina
Court was discharged formally to-day by Judge
Cox. They made a report before they were dis
charged on the U. S. Jail, which they state they
"f0und In a cleanly and healthy condition, the
sanitary condition seemed to be perfect We in
spected the kitchen and found the food provided
for the prisoners to be sound and wholesome, and
In quantity ample. The bread, we consider par
ticularly sweet, and OF an excellent quality We
would suggest that some measures lie taken to
Obviate the necessity OF cOnfnng minors of tender
years with Old and hardened criminals Upon
District Is now full and cannot accommodate
more"
Before leaving the jury room Mr.. Amer1cus
foreman, Mr. Caleb Chufcnman, with a cane with
massive gold head, appropriately inscribed. Mr..
the acceptable manner in which he had performed
his dutieS and said that they would leave the fury
room with no regrets, for they had the assurance
OF having done their duty. Mr. Churchman in
accepting the cane said he was sure that each one
had done what he could in the performance OF
duty, and he would in future treasure with pleas
ure the recOllectiOnS OF his intercourse with them
MIR. Church presented the secretary, Mr. Thomas
S. McNier, with a fine cane in few we'll tuned
words, and Mr. McNier In accepting 1T spoke OF
the good feeling which had ever been shown in
their sessions. Mr.. " heeler presented MI. w. O.
Ray, assistant secretary, with pair of gold sleeve
buttons.
INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury then proceeded to the court room
and presented four indictments against +. B. Lley
and George f. BrOtt for violating statutes, men
toned elsewhere, and the following Indictments:
John Kaiser, petit larceny, ID offence; Alfred
BuSey, assault with intent to kill; Benjamin Gas
kins, petit larceny, ID offence; Thaddeus Hall,
larceny, two indictments; Henry Smith, alias
Samuel Smith, assaulting officer; Henry Brown,
assault with intent to kill; ChriStiana Tay-
lor, murder, two Indictments Robert Orr and
Frank Gallaher, murder; Morris Connors, as
saulting officer; Moses Smith, alias Moses White,
burglary and larceny; William Hooper, larceny OF
erty, two indictments; Samuel s. Lacy and John
E. Bruce, libel; Louis COyne, false pretences. two
indictments; John Fuller, knowingly depOsiting
for mailing and delivering two certain obscene,
lewd and laScivlOus pictures, two indictments;
Edward Jones and James Davis, keeping faro bank
and common gaming table.