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| Two Incident. In Thur-day'- Session OF the
| serste-Quay's Funeral Oratiop.
WASHINGTON. Feb. o.-There we're two pecu-
| liar Incidents In the proceedings OF the United
| States Senate Yesterday and only one OF them
| is reported in the Record that solemn publica-
ton that gives a daily account OF what SEN
| ators should have said instead OF what they
did say. The incident that 10 not recorded was
| Senator Voorhees, motion to adjourn until
| Monday on the plea that yesterday was Ash
| Wednesday and tomorrow will be Good FRI
| day" Astonishmcnt was expressed on the
| face OF every Senator who heard the remark
| able state m emit. and Vice. President Stevenson
smiled almost audibly when he put the aues-
tion and declared the Senate adjourned until
Monday. The Indiana Senator's wide knowl-
edge Of the church calendar surprised his coll
| leagues, who had not before suspected him
| OF possessing IL.
Before tho ad journ m ent took place the Senate
! INDUCED for an hour or two in q season OF
| obituary oratory In memory Of the late Repre-
| sentative Mutchler. Senator Quay. long known
as the silent man OF the Senate" delivered
| the first OF tho three funeral sermons OF the
| day His opening paragraph was as follows:
MIR. President: Pennsylvania Is sorely
chastsned: her furnace fires are going out. the
lands are shrinking In value and passing into
the hands Of the officers OF the law; her labor
| is unem ployed and in Q condition OF tremulous
and dangerous unrest. Not many days
| with armed hands their lives and property
| from mob OF hungry men at the cost Of the
shedding Of blood. To this distress is added a
The senator then went on to speak OF Mr..
that t two others OF the Pennsylvania delegation
to the present Congress have died since the
beginning Of their terms
the Senate" delivered no address at ALL
Clara Morris" the queer old lady who has
haunted the corridors OF the Capitol building
since long before the war. died yesterday. For
many years she sold curios in the main CORR
dor until removed with all the other fakirs OF
the House wing by order OF Speaker Reed dur
Aunt Glars" has remained on duty In odd
corners OF the Senate wing. absolutely defying
building. She kept basket OF relics and curl
osities under ,l her apron and sold them on the
Gressmen and others with whom sh. had a
speaking acquaintance and It is said that she
died OF broken r heart caused BY being driven
had so long inhabited. She was - years old.
and after her death IL was discovered that she
owned among other things twelve houses in
this city
There will be a reGmental cavalry post at or
near Lexing ton. In tho Blue Grass region OF
Kentucky II the recomm ndations OF tho In
| spector- General OF the Army receive favorable
consideration. The English and French Gov
ernnents send agents agent, oyer every year to ! buy
region. Lexington is claimed to be the centre
OF the road-horse interest in America, and
high priced for ordinary military purposes.
there are in its neighborhood breeds of horses
which give them graceful action and endur-
snce and make them the best type Of military
decide to establish a post near Lexington. It
is expected that site would be donated.
The House Committee on judiciary to-day
authorized Mr. Terry OF Arkansas to report ia
vorably his bill providing that all United States
railroad corporations or railroad companies
organized or Incorporated under or by virtue
OF the laws OF the nited States shall for all
purposes OF jurisdiction be held and deeme ed
citizens and corporations of the respective
States into which their lines Of the railway or
tion may conduct or carry on any business.
Service OF process upon such corporations is
authorized to lie made according TO the laws
OF the States in which suits are brought.
The lighthouse tender Maple will leave here
at IL o'clock tomorrow morning for Fort
Monroe. She will carry as guests Secretary
and Mrs. Carlisle. Assistant Secretary Hamlin
and his sister. Miss Kerry. daughter OF Hspre-
sentative Berry q Kentucky, and Mr., Logan
party poets to return on Tuesday or Wednes-
day. Secretary Carlisle who is worn out from
oyerwoTk, pTelers taking this trip to longer
one. TO recuperate his health.
The House judiciary Committee to-day
after a briet discussion, ordered Mr. Good
night Dem. ny. to report adversely the reso-
luton Of Mr. Bel Top. Col amending the
Constitution so as to allow women suffrage.
Assistant Secretary Curtis returned from
New York last night. and was at the Treasury
Department this morning. tie expressed
I Al.