Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-17
Capitol Notes.

| Gov B. +. Butler was Oh the Iioor OF the House
! after the adjournment today.
/ ADMISSION OF NEWSPAPER MEN TO THE HOUSE
! LOBBY.
| AT recent meeting OF the press representatives
! In Washington q committee consisting Oh Messrs.
St"aley, OF the C0Hric -.J0aJ7ul: Murray, OF the
Philadelphia Times, and Carson. Of the PhiiGdei-
| pha Ledger, was appointed To wait upon the
Speaker and represent t. him the Importance OF
f&ciitallT lhe work OF regular newspaper cores
pniittents and reporters 10y granting them adniS-
sion TO the House lobby. The committee waited
I upon the Speaker to-day. and Mr.. Steai2y. as
spokesman, Informed Lin OF the situation and CT
the difficulty newspaper men now find In seeing
members. l:.e Sneaker listened aiteuriyely and
kindly assured the committee that he was IN favor
OF granting this privilege. aid would vote for il in
thc comiltteH on ra.cs. The plan is To aC.iat to
VINO have cards OF admission to the reporters cal
lery AMI with the Speaker in OF this there is
scafceis any doubt oil lis being carried.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The committee rules VIII meet tomorrow and
decide upon the select committees OF the House
nth this is done the committees cannot be made.
up. but 1t IS generally understood that they Will be
announced on thursday
MINISTER LOWELL. AND TIE ODoSNELL CASE
Mr.. Ffnerty and other members III the House who
are interested In the EIatter inclined to think
t:lat Minister Lowell did hot work with proper
rarneStn"ss ana do all that he might TO save the
life OF O bolnali. who was hanged ut Newgate this
morning: Should the correspondence on the sub
lect. which the House has asked the state deDalt-
meht 10 furnish snow this TO he the case reso-
utltn Will be presented in tle House asking that
Air. Lowell be recalled, with the view OF appointing
another in his place.
| A Greedy Relief BOARD Appointed.
The President has appointed Chief Signal Officer
Gen. Hazen. Capt. JAS \. Greer, L. s. n; It. Com
mander McCai.a, OF the navy; Capt Geo W.
Davis, OF the ltth infantry. board to con-
slider an expedition TO he sent to the relief OF
Lieut. Greedy and party They VIII meet at Wash
/ ingtOn on the Goth inst.
SPECIAL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERs-The civil
service board on special and technical subjects ap-
pointed On the recommendations Secretary Teller
Tor the Patent Once is how tu ana consists OF DR..
DyrenortI, assistant commissioner OF patents. and
). ". Stocking. +. =. Seey. Robert Mason and CD
kintner, principal examiners.
JUDGE LAWRENCE WELDON, of Illinois: today
took his seat the bench OF the Court OF Claims
and assumed his new duties.
Crow Docs CONVICTION IIIiGs1.-The Supreme
Court to-day decided In the habeas corpus case of
Crow Dog. the Sioux Indian convicted in the dis
trict court OF Dakota OF the murder OF Spotted Tail
That the district court had Jurisdiction and con,
seQuently its action was illegal
AMONG THE CASES DISMISSED in the Court of
Claims to-day was that OF Geo. H. Boston against
the District OF Columbia
THE PRESIDENT Will attend the banquet OF the
New England society at Brooklyn and Philadelphia
on Friday and Saturday evenings next.
To Go AFTER SERGEANT WALI--Lieut. Jno. B.
Walshe, of the signal corps, and two enlisted men
at Fort Myer, have been ordered to go to Norris
town. N. j.. to bring to this city Sergeant Geo. W.
Wall. OF company X, Sd infantry, who recently
escaped from the guardhouse at Fort Myer.
CHURCH TRUSTEES ELEcTED-Mt Zion NJ. F.
church has placed on record in the Recorder OF
Deeds Office certificate OF the election OF the fol-
lowing trustees: q. +. W. SharrettS. Caleb L. Sears
Henry Wahley, George W.: Taylor, NJ. McNulty,
George NJ. Rice, James Kelly, Charles Roller, and
B. H. StinemetZ.
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.-In the Police Court,
last Saturday, the two cases in which Mr. Nathaniel
Paige was charged with libell1ng Marquis De
Chambrun and Alex. Porter Morse, were held for
the grand jury, and the third one, which also
charged him with libeling Marquis De Chambrun,
was dismissed.