The National tribune., 1886-03-18
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

| The wife of Hon. Benjamin IL. Brewster,
! late Attorney General of the United States,
died last week in Philadelphia. The body was
| brought to Washington and buried, on Sunday,
in Oak Hill Cemetery.
SENATOR MILLER's FUNERAL.
The obseques of the late Senator Miller were
| held last Saturday in the Senate Chamber. The
room was full in every part Upon the floor
| were Senators and Representatives, the PreSl-
dent and five members of his Cabinet, the
| Justices of the Supreme Court, members of the
! Diplomatic Corps, and various officials while
! the public crowded the galleries. The G.A.R.
| was represented by COmmander-in-ChiefS 5. 5.
| Burdett, Adj't-Gen. John Cameron and Adjt-
| Gen. John +. Brackett.
| At 1890 the door was thrown open, and the
words 80 am the resurrection and the life, saith
| the Lord" broke upon the ears of all who were
| assembled within the Senate walls. The words
We're uttered by the sonorOus voice and with
| the clear Evolutionary tones of Dr. Leonard,
! the pastor of st. Johns Episcopal Church, who
walked slowly down the aisle reading the
| burial service as he went. He wore the black
cassock and white surplice of the Episcopal
| Church. Close behind him came the flower
| covered casket, borne by 10 members of the
| Capitol police force and escorted by the hon
orary pail bearers, wearing black and white
sashes, and by the members of the Congress
| iOnal Committee appointed to escort the re-
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The casket was placed in front of the presiding g
officers desk aud the escort grouped around.
! The widow and daughter and other relatives OF
| the dead were seated in chairs corresponding to
| those occupied by the President and his Cabinet,
! but on the other side of the middle aisle. From
the Clerks desk, at the head of the coffin, DIR.
| Leonard read the funeral service according to
the ritual of the Episcopal Church, at the end
| of which DR.. Huntley pronounced the benedlc-
! ton.
| Both Houses of Congress and hundreds of
people Joined in the procession from the Capitol.
| The Marine Band, playing funeral dirge, led
! the way from the east front to the depot, where,
| attached to the Cincinnati express, was a spec
ial Pullman hotel car and one Pullman palace
| sleeping car for the family and the Congress
siOnal Committee. The remains were placed
in q combined passenger and baggage car. The
cars will run through without change. Chief
| Clerk of the Senate Johnson took charge of the
| party, representing the Scrgeant-at-Arns. Mr..
| Parke, Passenger Agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad arranged all details of the trip and
accompanied the cortege to Chicago. dozen
men of the Legion of Honor guarded the cars
until the train left the depot at o'clock i'll the
evening. 1t is expected to arrive at San Fran
! cisco next Friday.
IMPORTANT BOUNTY DECISION.
| Second Controller Maynard of the Treasury
| has rendered decision that is important to the
heirs of certain soldiers. 1t Is TO settle queS-
| tionS growing out OF the act of April p, 1872,
! which provided that every volunteer soldier
who enlisted for three years prior to July %,
| 1861, under the Presidents proclamation of
| May g. 1861, and the orders of the War De-
partment issued in pursuance thereof, and was
| actually mustered for three years before Aug.
! 6, 1861, into any regiment, company or battery
which was accepted by the Government under
such proclamation and orders, and who was
] hon. et,N hn gttl1
| bounty of $780, offered under and by virtue of
the said proclamation and orders, provided such
| bounty had not already been paid. The Con-
| troler has decided that such bounty is due and
| payable TO the heirs of every deceased soldier
who if living would be entitled thereto,
whether he died before or after the passage of
the act of April p, 1872.
THE WOOL TARIFF.
On Saturday the House Ways and Means
Committee discussed the subject of wool. A
hearing was given to several ool-growerS and
| fockmaSterS, who argued that unless the tariff
rates of 1867 were restored the industry of wool
growing must practically cease in the United
States. John l.. Hayes, Secretary of the Ma
| tiGnal Association of Wool Manufacturers, pro-
| tested against the changes in the wOolen tariff
| proposed by the Morrison bill, and proceeded to
point out in detail the injurious effects which
| he contended would follow the passage Of that
schedule OF the bill. The duties on wool were
retained in this bill, but the compensatory
duties on manufactures were unreaSOnably di-
minished The passage of the bill would inGict
blow upon the manufacturers which would
inevitably recoii upon the interests of the do
mestic wool production in the destruction of
its home market.
OUR NEW NAVY.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
! completed the bill to increase the naval estab-
| lishment, and will report the measure to the
| House at the earliest opportunity. A few
! changes i'll the original bill were made in the
line suggested by the Secretary of the Navy.
| The requirement to the quality of steel to be
| used in the construction of the new vessels is
raised to 10000 pounds tensile strength per
| square inch A provision was also added en-
| powerng the Secretary to contract with do
| mestic manufacturers for the construction of
such portion of the heavy guns provided for as
| the Government may not be able to build. The
bill contemplateS total expenditure for the
new vessels torPedoes, and Navy Yard plant of
Sl4 ,675, 600 and appropriates for the next year
the sum of $6,425. 900. The committee was
| practically unanimous in directing a favorable
report of the bill to the House.
DEATH OF ANOTHER CONGRESSMAN.
Hon. Michael Hahn, Member of Congress
| from Louisiana, was found dead in bed at his
lodgings in this city, Monday morning. When
| the House assembled, immediately after the
reading of the journal, the death Of his col
| league was announced by Mr. Blanchard La J.,
| and upon his motion the House adjourned rs q
| mark Of respect to the deceased. Mr. Hahn
was the only Republican member from that
| State. He was born i'll Bavaria, i'll 1880 He
was brought to this country when child, the
| family settling in New Orleans. During the
war he remained true to the Union, refusing to
| take the oath of allegiance to the Contederacy.
| He was prominent in the reconstruction ncgo-
| tiations and was the first Governor of Louisiana
after the war He held various positions of
trust and was twice elected to Congress
AFTER TWENTY FIVE YEARS.
| The famous New York 9TH Regiment has
| decided upon a visit to Washington April 10,
| that being the 25th anniversary of its arrival
| here in response TO the first call Of the Presi-
| don't for 5000 volunteers, in 1861. The oc-
casiOn will be one of unusual interest to the
members and friends of the regiment. More
| than 600 members have signed the roll for the
trip. They will leave New York April 19 and
arrive here the same evening at 10 o'clock.
| They will be the guests of the Washington
| Light Infantry Corps. On the following day
they will be reviewed by the President The
Light Infantry will treat their guests in a
| royal manner, and are already planning to
make the stay of the 7th an enjoyable one.
| OLD SOLDIERS IN THE ASYLUM
Superintendent Stoutenburgh Of the Wash
| ington Asylum has informed the Commission
! ers, in response to a circular sent them by the
! Commissioner of Pensions, asking fer the
| names of all the old sailors and soldiers in the
Asylum, to be used in connection with the
issuance of PENSIONS that at present there are