Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-12

he believed it was, 1t certainly reflected credit
yard but when he first saw the guns they were
making he was astonished.
Capitol Topics.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On the conclusion Of Mr.. Vance's remarks in
the Senate this afternoon, the Senate on motion
of Mr.. ingalls,, at 2:45 p. m. went into execu-
tive session.
SENATOR sHERMAN's LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Sherman, President
pro tempore, gave notice that he desired to be
absent from the Senate tomorrow and the re-
mainder of the week, and he asked permission
to designate Mr. Hawley to act during his alb
sence. The request was assented to.
THE ERASED INSCRIPTIONS AT THE NORFOLK
NAVY YARD.
Representative Boutelle, of Maine, introduced
resolution in the House yesterday inQuiring
of the Secretary of the Navy if the
inscriptions on the cannon at the Norfolk
navy yard, captured from the cOnfederates,
have been obliterated; if the tablet commence
rating the tic OF the d"Ga Sy 'e s re hn
destroyed: If the former superintendent OF
buildings in the yard has been removed for
protesting against these acts; and il the claims
of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
have been disregarded since the change OF ad-
mintstratiOn; and If SO why.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed Tie NOMINATIONS OI INeSSTS. AIrtu
Edgerton, VIM. l.. Trenholm and Dorman b.
Eaton as civil service commissioners and Benz.
F.. Jonas as collector of customs at New
Orleans. When the nomination OF Mr.. Eaton
came up Senator Logan made the point that he
tEatOn) was "a ''nugwump, and that the spirit
OF the civil service law required that one OF the
commissioners be republican. Senator
Evarts, Hoar and one or two Others vOuched
for EatOnS republicaniSm. There are said TO
have been fourteen votes cast against him, one
half of which number were those of republic
cans.
A PROPOSED BUREAU OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, in
troduced a bill for the establishment Of q bureau
of public documents in connection with the In
terror department., and requiring that neces-
sary rooms shall be provided in the basement
of the new pension building. The bill provides
that all public documents hereafter printed and
bound by order of Congress, excepting those
designed for personal use of members OF Con-
gress and those printed for the Congressional
library, and such as are ordered for any de-
partment, shall be delivered to the bureau OF
public documents and distributed only upon
orders OF members of Congress and officers Of
the government, who have lawful authority
documents is directed to establish such a sys-
tenn OF distribution as will prevent duplication,
SO far as is possible, and shall annually report
to Congress the number OF documents dis
tributed. The Secretary of the Interior is au-
thorized to employ such number of copyists
and folders as may be needed at salary each
take effect soon rooms can be prepared.
Referred TO the library committee.
NOC CONDEMNED CANNON LEFT.
In reporting adversely from the military COM
mttee to-day a bill asking the donation of
condemned cannon to apost OF the Grand Army
of the Republic. Senator Cockrell gave notice
that the government has no condemned cam
non left, aud he added that it WAS a waste OF
time TO present such bills, as they would be
uniformly reported adversely.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court TO
wood; Lewis ID. Jeniier and Eva Sample, OF
Frederick burg, Va; George NJ. Miller and Fan
ME NJ. Galen; John +. Finn and Annie Lower;
Anthony Lewis and Maria l.. Weems; Harry
Coggins and Ernestine A.Hammack, of Charles
Co., Md; r. c. Moore and louisa Talburt.
OF the Corcoran Art gallery at a meeting last
evening reelected for the ensuing year the old
board Of Officers and the
showed the gallery to be in a fiourishing finan-
cial condition. The following are the officers of
the Institution: President, j. Z. Yelling; vice
president, Chas. NJ. Matthews; secretary and
treasurer, Anthony Hyde; trustees, j. c. We'll
ling, Charles NJ. Matthews, Anthony Hyde, $.
Il; kauttmann, J: c Mcguire, Prof s E Baird.
Cox; curator, William Macleod; assistant cura-
tor, F. S. Barbarin.-The Cosmos club at its
annual meeting last night chose the following
president, DR.. II. c. Yarrow; secretary, Francis
I. Bowles; treasurer, Prof: J. T. Eastman: trus-
tees-Capt. e. Z. Dutton, Dr. ID. l.. Huntington
and Mr.. S. H. kauffmann-At the annual
election of the Washington Brick Machine Co.
yesterday, the following gentlemen were elected
+. Mattingly, A. Pollok, George h b. White,
Chas. Jas. Bell, g. F. Macdonald and 7. L. Hol-
the ANNUAL meeting Of the
the year: President, Senator Mcmillan; treas
Bailey and Col. John r. McConnelI: the re-
manning members OF the board holding over.
Reports were made showing a gratifying in
tions In the estimates adopted for the ensuing
year provision was made tor the increase of the
salary of the pastor; DR.. Sunderland, and also
The Young Ladies' Brilliant Star Benevolent
association. No. 1, has elected the following
president, Mrs. Eliza Pierce; secretary, Miss HI.
A. Saunders; assistant secretary, Mrs. NJ. A.
Ford; treasurer, Miss X. C. Parser; chaplain,
Hsks M Mrs n Mrs Hieks
Mrs. baltimore, Miss Ida Green, Miss J. b. Tay-
lor, Mrs Frances Diggs; marshals, John L.
ing of the National Safe Deposit company
held yesterday, the following named gentle
men me, were elected It's board Of amusement for
Charles e. Glover, vice president; I. Lawrason
Riggs, treasurer; Albert L. Stu.tevant, secre-
tary; Henry A. Willard, John g. Parke, John +.
Following is the board of directors elected
yesterday for the ensuing year by the stock
holders OF the National Fair association: Hora-
ito Browning, Jos. c. Mckibbin. Thos. j. Lut-
trell, John +. Olmstead, Geo. X. Repetti, Jno
r. Kelly, C. A. Wilmer, Reuben F. Baker, r 81.
Christman, VIM. Dickson, +. n. Draney. Mr.
Reuben +. Baker was elected treasurer. Today
the directors met and unanimously elected the
following officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Horatio Browning; vice president, John +.
Olmstead; secretary, George 4. Repetti.
The Haviland Case.
Private Detective McDevitt, who has been
investigating the Haviland mystery, received. q
telegram from District Attorney Miller this
morning and will have q conference with him
tomorrow morning at Sandy Spring In re-
lation to the Haviland case. McDevitt visited
Montgomery county yesterday, but was un-
able Ia accOmnlish ANYTHING on account OF the