Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-14
The House Organization.

CANDIDATES AND PROSPECIS.
There is but little interest as yet I'm the ques.
| tion OF the organization OF the next House. So
far as the Speakership is concerned, there is no
way to estimate the relative strength OF candi-
dates, because there are not a dozen members OF
THE STAR, If the west unites on single candidate
for the Speakership the chances OF it going
ln In that 80 direction !, s VIII LID oe very much iu-
In the field from that Secton the east with votes
from the south, will get the prize The west will
dency the west should have the Speakership. This
will be met however, by the fact that the west had
of President Grants terms The only candidate for
the Speakership in the city is Mr. kasson, OF Iowa.
He has leased fine residence in this city, and be-
lieveS he is going to win. For the clerkShip OF the
House the candidates are Edward Mcpherson, OF
Pennsylvania, and ex-Representative Rainey, OF
South Carolina. The former was clerk OF the House
before 1t changed politically and the latter Sc
| cured the republican caucus nomination for the
place in the 46th Congress. The election OF Gen.
Rusk as governor OF Wisconsin puts him out OF the
field as candidate for the sergeant-at-arms Office.
Fa Tor the aze Sse Of PSst o s apd Mn % Franz
Michigan. The latter was the caucus nominee for
the place by the republicans OF the 46th Congress-
COMMISSION FOR A CAMERON PosrNAsrKR.-Thes
commission OF Samuel e. Carothers as postmaster
at McKeesport Pa, was ordered TO be sent TO tho
dence that he had determined TO sign It. After
Carothers was confirmed by the Senate an enors1
mission Carothers is a Cameron man, and th0s
fight against him has been made by the anu-Cam--
erOn element
TRANSFER OF HEADQUARTERS FROM RICHMOND r0
WAsHINGTON.-The Postmaster General to-daE
signed an order to transfer the headquarters CO
the third division OF the railway mail services
(Which includes the District OF Columbia) fruue
Richmond TO washington. Two years ago thu
headquarters were transferred from WashingtaoE
to Richmond, as at that time and with the theak
railroad arrangements the superintendent woui0z
be more centrally located at that point Receuss
changes have made It more convenient for thor
headquarters at Washington, and hence the
change. Mr.. C. w. Vickery is the division supeps-
fntendent
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACvEAGH RETREA-TnH
President to-day accepted the resignation OF Az
t0rney General Macveagh. His successor win nos
be appointed Immediately. To-day Mr. MacVeaa1c
took oncfal leave OF the officers and clerks OF tn
Department Of Justice.
COMMODORE WELLS, chief signal oflcer OF thok
navy, viii be ordered to command the Portsmouth,
Nh, navy yard November lst, Ind Capt & K
Franklin win be made chief signal ofdcer In h.
place.
UNDER THE 10b1H CALL about 80 800 600 boDGw
have been received at the Treasury up 70 date.
BIDS WERE OPENED to-day, In the once OF tho
District Commissioners, for furnishing trap rock
blocks for the Boundary street sewer. The BID
ders were Chase Andrews ana A. B. Clark, -
former Offering TO furnish them at e7b poE
thousand and the latter at - per thousand 00
award was ma0A