Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-02
Capitol TOPICS.

SENATOR BAYARD CURSED AT FOR A KIND ACTION.
Senator Bayard was walking up Vermont avenue
yesterday at o'clock ana had reached Thomas
circle when he saw roam pony running away AMI
cOi3ie1 boy chasing It, The Senator headed tu
of, and, calling TO otner pasSerS-Oy, it was cor
nered and caught. The boy. through who's. care
leaSueSS ii was left united. thereupon mounted the
pony and proceeded TO beat ID In most cruel man.
ne:. Senator Bayard appealed to the negro to
cease beating the horse, whereupon The fellow
cursed and sw0re at the Senator IN the most out
rageojS manner. The Kind action OF Mr.. Bayard
brought him only abuse and insult
THE WAR on THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL
Mr.. Gibson, Of West Virginia, is making war on
the river and harbor bill account of the clause
apprOprating for the improvement OF the MsSis-
sippi (which, he says, places the whole matter
in the hands OF Mi. EadS, and makes the Secretary
of War and the commission nothing more than
secretaries to the engineer. He says that the bill
will probably be defeated if its supporters insist
upon giving Eads absolute control OF the work.
CHAIRMAN MUTCHLER EXPLAINS.
Mr. Mutchler, chairman OF the House civil ser
vice committee, says that If the friends of Tayler's
bin to prevent the discharge from public service OF
any soldiers sailors or their widows Or Children
without cause were not present at the meeting of
the committee on saturday, when the bill was adj
verS.y reported, it was their own fault, as the
clerk sent them notices. An investigation as to
the reason Tor Mr.. Wizards lot getting his notice
develops the fact that through some mistake on
the part OF the post Office employees or the hotel
clerk the notice was put In Mr.. Kings box instead
in that OF Mr.. Willard. Mr.. Mutcnlrr VIII probably
p. S.-Cha!rmal Mutchlcr made his explanation
In the House this afternoon.
THE MILITIA OF THE COUNTRY.
The Secretary of War to-day transmitted to Con-
greSs statement prepared by The adJutant gen.
eral OF the army, showing the number Of militia
men organized and unorganized fn the different
states or the Union. The Total number OF commits
stoned officers in the organized militia service is
shown to be ssll while ire no1 &c
number of unorganized militia men Tor men avail
able for military duty is 6,5so.506. New York
ranks first in its number OF organized militia men,
with 1855 men; Pennsylvania. second. with $3.50
men; Florida third, with 7.2s3 men, and Ohio
fourth, with 5,S43 men. In Georgia, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Tennessee and Oregon there Is 10 organ
tied militia service
IT IS THOUGHT that the SWAIN court martial will
conclude its labors to-day, and Will begin the trial
OF Col. A. P. Morrow tomorrow.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STA TEaEST.-The debt state
ment, issued to-day. shows the decrease OF the
public debt during the month OF January 20 he
So, 400 046; decrease Of debt since June 80, 1884,
$40 sa $40; cash In the Treasury. s460 S4; gold
certificates outstand ng, ,53; silver certh-
Gates outstanding, Sal, 1856 f0; certificates OF de-
post, $50, 100 900; refunding certificates. $a530O
legal tenders s3f6,6s1 Clio: fractional currency mot
including amount est mated as lost or deotroyed),
$3.50, 00S.
A WOMAN ADMITTED TO THE L. S. SUPREME
COURT BAR.-Mrs Laura De Force Gordon, Of Cali
fornia admit ed to the bar OF the United States
Supreme Court, upon motion OF Mr.. A. G.. Riddle,
this afternoon. Mrs. Gordon is the second woman
allowed to practice before this court the first being
Mrs Belva Lockwood who has argued only one
case here since her admission to the bar in March,
1879.
SUICIDE OF NAVAL OFFICER.-A cablegram has
been received at the Navy department from Rear
Admiral Davis, commanding the Asiatic squadron,
dated Woosung, China. February Ist, stating that
Passed Assistant Engineer Geo. W. Snyder had
committed suicide While insane He was attached
to the Palos, and was expected home shortly TO be
examined for promotion, for although he had been
nominated and confirmed as passed assistant sur
geon, he had not yet passed the necessary exami-
nation.