Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-27

berry called On the President to-day.
SECRETARY GoFF LETT the city last evening
for his home I'm ClarksU1rg, Wes. Virginia. He
viii return next Saturday.
\ NAVY BOARD OF the pay directors tCun
Dingham, Russell and Murray organized to day
at the Navy department. TO examine for pro no
uon Pay Inspector CaSpaT Schenck, L. s. navy
ARMY ORBERs.-First Lieut.. John Mcclellan,
5th artillery, acting signal officer. will proceed
from Augusta. Ga, to Atlanta Ga, and rrom
thence to Charleston, s. c.. The leave granted
surgeon Cnas. T. Greenleaf, U.S.A., is extended
10 May l, ISL. Chaplain Geo. G. Mullins. 18th
infantry. Will proceed from St Louis, Mo-, TO
New YORK city. on business connected with
uaIy to Surgeon j. W. Williams are revoked.
ANOTHER NoTARY.-The President has ap-
pointed James B. Winner notary public for the
District OF Columbia
TIE KEARsAGE, Commander Picking. arrived
at Port Royal, Jamaica, or the 18th inst, hav-
ing left Curacas on the Sth. The Tennessee
was expected at Port Royal daily. having been
lost at La Guayra- The health OF the officers
the health OF Port Royal and Kingston was re-
ported excellent.
A CONGRESsMAE's ONS-COngressman
elect Brumrn, greenbacker, OF Schuylkill county,
Pa, was interviewed In Reading. Pa, yester-
day at the state greenback conference as to
whether he intended 70 vote with republicans
In the House for Speaker. He simply replied
that he felt satisfied that his course In Congress
would be satisfactory to his constituents, but
did not deny the current report that his tnten-
ton was to vote with the republicans.
WHAT THE BILL MEANs.-The bill introduced
In the Senate late Tuesday afternoon by Mr..
Davis, OF Illinois, for the resignation aud re-
tlrement OF Judges OF the United States courts
who may become permanently disabled by
reason or sickness Or otherwise, and thus 50
disabled as TO prevent the discharge of their
duties, IL is said Is intended mainly 10 meet the
cases OF Judges clifford and Hunt OF the United
States Supreme Court. Judge CliffOrd's recent
attack has so impaired his mind, Ii is stated,
that he Is not capable OF going through the form
OF rendering his resignation, and reaching re-
tirement In the mode now provided 1t is SAID
further that Senators EdmundS and Thurman
favor the passage of Senator Davis Dill.
NAVAL ORDERS Lieutenant Commander FL.
c. White, to temporary duty In charge OF the
ordnance and navigation departments at the
League Island navy yard. Captain ". A. Kirk
land, from special duty at Washington ID. c.,
on the 3lSt, and ordered TO take passage In the
Britannia February 9Th for Liverpool thence to
Monte Nideo, and on arrival there to report TO
the commander OF the Shenandoah. Com
m2nder Merrill Miller. from the command OF
the Gantic and placed on sick leave. Sailmaker
i. B. White. to the Colorado at New York Feb
ruary st. relieving Sailmaker c. c. Freeman,
who Is ordered TO the Trenton, European sta
ton.
TIE PRESIDENT has accepted an invitation of
the Baltimore Press club to attend their annual
dinner Saturday, February 18th.
IL THE HOUSE yesterday after our report
closed, the republicans continued to tllibuster
TO prevent vote on the electoral resolutions,
the pending question being Mr.. Conger's appeal
from the Speakers decision, that his motion for
call OF the House was not In order. At
O'Clock, after half a dozen roll calls, the House
found itself In exactly the same situation In
which 1t had been three hours previously; Or
as Mr. Reagan expressed it, the House merely
went up hill and then came down again. The
tactics OF the republican side were to answer TO
their names on call OF the House. but to re-
main silent upon the motion to table the ap-
peal, thus leaving the House without quorum.
and forcing call OF the House. At 4:45 a mo-
ton TO adjourn was defeated-yeaS 12I, nays
129. Another call OF the House was ordered.
and then, at $40. the House adjourned.
ONE AND Two DOLLAR RN0TEs.-Although there
is not so great demand for one and two dollar
notes as there was month or so ago, still these
denominations are in active demand with the
exception, II would seem. OF one section OF the
country. Treasurer Gilfillan has received a
letter FROM merchant In Indianapolis COM
planning OF glut OF one and two dollar notes
they cannot be got rid Of in the ordinary course
OF business and asks that the Treasury afford
relief The Treasurer has replied that If the
notes be shipped here they viii be exchanged
for the larger denominations.
THB PoNCA INQUIRY COMMISSIONERS In their
report Just submitted, say that the Ponca
Indians were greatly wronged by their forced
removal from Dakota to Indian territory 1t is
recommended that those who went back be
the Poncas IL both territories farming fmple-
ments, Stocks, seeds, &C.; that they De given
lanCS in seVeralty, and that school houses and
dwellings De erected for them.
TESNESSEEs NEW SENATOR.-On the 30th
ballot Howell f. Jackson, state-credlt demo.
crat, was yesterday elected to the United States
Senate from Tennessee. The vote stood: Jack
son 20, Maynard 70, Rose /. AS soon as Jackson
was declared elected he was lifted out OF his
seat by friends and escorted to the stand where
he said he would do whatever lay In his power
TO allay all sectional agitation and bring pros
perity to the country. He would not only repre-.
sent the state, but the United States In the
broadcast sense or the word. The SenatOr-elect
was serenaded last night. In response he
made remarks Of the same tenor as those above
reported. AL the close or his speech democrats
and republicans alike were invited into the DIN
iDg-room OF the Maxwell House. where they
partook OF the hospitalities OF the Senator elect
The new Senator was born at Paris, Tenn,
April ;, 1882. He graduated from the West Ten
nessee College IN 1S4S, and subsequently spent
two years az the University OF Virginia. He
graduated from the Cumberland Law School,
and began the practice OF law In $50 at Jack
son. removing thence to Memphis three years
later. When the war broke out he Was ap-
pointed 10 civil position In the confederate
government, and resumed the practice OF law
at the close OF the war. In 1876 he returned
TO Jackson, and has served twice As Judge OF
the supreme court. In ISIS he was a prominent
candidate for the democratic nomination az slI-
preme Judge. He WAS elected to the present
assembly from Madison county on the state
credit democratic platform. aud will serve In
the legislature until March next.
There was considerable rejoicing to-day
among democratic Senators aud employees OF
The Senate over the election. Senator Harris
and Col. Burch Secretary OF the Senate, VINO
have known Senator elect Jackson for years,
say he Is man OF ability and character. aud
that he Will make an excellent Senator. All the
democrats are highly pleased with the result
HAPPY FOR An HOUR--When The report that
Mr.. Maynard had been elected United States
Senator in Tennessee gained such circulation
at the Capitol yesterday that II was credited.
those linen who entertain expectations of hold
Ing office under republican Senate could be
distinguished by the cheerful and eXultant ex-
preston OF their countenances, while those who
knew they would lose Office by the election OF
Maynard could be told by the luguOrious looks
they wore. Both these classes were eagerly
tracing the runor, and when later Intelligence
assured the election OF democrat there was
marked change OF cOuntenanceS. The Two
classes seemed to have SWapDed FEELINGS