Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-08
HOUSE CLEANING AT THE CAPITOL.
Carpets Are Being Taken Up and Improve
ments Planned in the Legislative Center.

Carpets Are Being Taken Up and Improve
ments Planned in the Legislative Center.
House cleaning is now the regular order Of
business at the Capitol and as matter Of course
its operations have scared away every Senator
most important business.
There was absolute desolation at the Senate
today, not one of the statesmen who belong to
that end Of the building putting in an ap pear
ance. Had any Of them called there would
have been no comfort for them in
the Senate chamber. The carpet had
been taken up and part Of it lay
in huge rolls the republican side Of the imagi-
nary fence. Chairs and rags and all sorts Of
debris numbered the desks which, during the
sessions. are sacred to the uses of the Vice
President and Secretary McCook
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOMS
the floor was Uttered with scraps Of paper,
while the cloak rooms seemed to hold little else
than back numbers Of the Congressional Record.
The musical gurgle Of appolinaris, the clink Of
glasses, the cooling rattle Of ice we're absent and
the air no longer bore tho aroma Of crushed
lemons. All thedesks were back in their respective
places This is not usual for they will have to be
Ioosened once more before the carpet can be re-
laid, but Sergeant-at-arms Valentine had it
done so that when the Grand Army veterans
and their friends come here next month they
will have a chance to see the chamber Just as it
Is during the session, minus the carpet.
ALL TO BE ovERHAULED.
Before noon the carpets were up in the lob.
bies, the cloak rooms, the District committee
room and the Office of the sergeant-at-arms
This afternoon the rooms Of the President and
Vice President will be denuded Of their floor
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will be but brief. it Is not probable that much
more attention will be paid to cleaning carpets
or replacing furniture; such work always fol-
lows the short sessions.
TO IMPROVE THE PLUMBING.
Architect Clark is making preparations for
renovating the plumbing Of the Capitol. 1t is
probably impossible to do all that the Senate
would like to have done, but Mr.. Clark expects
to complete very large proportion Of the Pro-
gram.
FEW FAILED OF CONFIRMATION.
"In the matter Of nominations and confrma-
tions the Senate record during the past session
has been unprecedented" said Col. Morrow of
the executive subdivision of Secretary Nc
Cooks Office.
Never since have been here have so few as
three men failed Of confirmation and never was
there session during which some name was
the President has been very careful in making
appointments and that the Senate is fully salts
fed of it,
NOT CONFIRMED.
The three men who we're nominated but not
confirmed, were George W. Miller, who wanted
to be collector Of internal revenue for the twen-
tythird district of Pennsylvania; James Hill of
Vicksburg, Miss, who desired O postmaster
ship, and Edward ]. Day Of Monet, NO., who
had similar aspirations.
Gossips around the Senate end of the Capitol
say that Senator Quay was responsible for the
inactivity which was displayed in Mr.. Miller's
case.
Mr.. Hills stumbling block is alleged to be
Blanche X. Bruce.
The two parties named are said to be rivals
for the republican leadership in Mississippi,
whatever that is, and as Mr.. Bruce was an ex-
Senator he is credited with knowing how to
hang nomination up very high. Perhaps he
has not put his knowledge into practice in this
particular case, but he is credited with having
done SO.
Mr.. Day has. it is understood. had recent
trouble with Missouri grand jury. He claims
to be persecuted man. but until the courts are
through with the difficulty Mr.. Day will not be
permitted to officially sell stamps or read postal
cards.
COULD GO AHEAD.
If the Senate desired to start in on business
today it could do SO, for the calendar is ready.
On Sergt McGuckian's desk in the secretary s
Office is a pile of those useful documents
dated Monday. December 5. 1892 Ac-
cording to that the unfinished business
is the House act defining options and 'fu-
lures, imposing special taxes on dealers therein
and requiring such persons engaged in selling
certain products to obtain license and for other
purpose.''
Among the subjects postponed to a dav GER
tain is the McGarrahan act, vetoed by the Presi-
dent. The act and the veto message will be