Evening star., 1877-12-13
The District in Congress-.

CAIlONAL INTERESTS OF THE NATION \ I
CAPITAL.
The Department OF SuperintendenCe (Na-
tional Educational Association had an inter
view this morning at 10 O'Clock, with the com
mittCc on the District of Columbia Mr.
HOvCy expressed the views OF the dcputation
dwelling on the Importance OF a good educa-
tionai system at the capital. and showing the
great needs of the District in educational mat
ters Mr.. Phibrick of Mass, followed. urg-
ing upon the committee 10 do AL in their
power 10 make Washington, in respect to the
United States what Vienna is to Austria the
educational center, model and pride of the
nation. The department at IL O'clock were
received by the House committee on education
and labor. Mr.. J. J.. Wickersham. of Pa
served as spokesman, urging the committee 10
endeavOrtO strengthen the bureau OF educa-
ton, TO establish an educational library and
museum at Washington. and to form an edu
catiOnal fund. TO be distributed to the several
states on the basis of illiteracy DIR. Orr. of
Ga, Mr.. Smart, of Ind, and others, also ad-
dressed the committee. A committee from
the department will meet the House apprOpri-
alton committee tomorrow ut 1890 O'Clock.
BILL TO PREVENT EMBEZZLEMENT IN THE
DISTRICT.
senator Harris. from the committee on the
District of Columbia, reported a bill this morn
ing as a substitute to a bill offered by Senator
Dorsey few days ago. To prevent embezze
ment III the District The bill is made to re-
cover certain papers taken from the District
10y officers who have been removed by the Dis
trlct commissioners. The bill was unanimous
ly passed by the Senate. IL provides that if
any officer, clerk, agent or employe in the ser
vice OF the District of Columbia. OF i'm the SER
vice of any of the officers thereof, shall EN-
beZZle or wrongfully convert To his own use
or frauduently take. make way with. or Sc
crete. with intent to embeZZle or fraudulently
convert to his own use. or shall knowingly and
Wilifully improperly OF wrongtully sell or dis
pose OF All! money, goods, right of action
bonds. or Obligations of the United States or
amy state, or any municipal or other corpora
ton, foreign or domestic, Treasury notes
postage or revenue stamps. warrants or other
valuable security or effects whatever. belong
ing to said District. or to any person. govern
ment, or corporation, which shall come into
his possession or under his care by virtue of
such employment, he shall, on conviction
thereof, be punished by Il fine not exceeding
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or both. Section pro-
yldeS the same penalty for any embeZZling
Olhcer. clerk, agent or emp!Oye in the service
OF any person. firm. association, or cOrpora-
ton within the District of Columbia. See
ten provides that all records, books, files
maps, pats surveys, drawings, writings and
Oiher papers OF the late corporations Of Wask-
ingtOn, Georgetown or of the levy court of the
District Of Columbia. made by persons in the
employment or service of either of them. or of
the District of Columbia in the course of such
employment or service, or which shall here
after be so made. are and shall be the property
of the District OF Columbia, and whoever shall
steal any such record, book, file, map. plat
survey, drawing. or other paper or instru-
menus HScu III survey iS oT tiSlfittTl'iS NOrk.
such property =. saia. Dii,a,cr O, ,oru,,u
s,,am, upon cOnl,C,io,. .mere0i, be imprisoned
not more than three years or pay fine of not
exceeding $500, or both, without reference to
the value OF the property or thing so taken.
Section l. that all persons who shall wiIlfully
secrete or remove from the Office room or
place where the same are usually Kept any
such record. etc., or shall alter, change deface
Obliterate or destroy the same, or refuse to
SurI eHder the same when called upon by the
District authorities, shall, upon conviction
thei, of, be imprisoned not more than three
years oi be fined not exceeding 5000, or both
The PLANET VENUS reached Tuesday her
greatest eastern elOngation, or most distant
point from the sun. She is now visible three
hOuIs after sunset. setting about eight o'clock.
She Will now seemingly change her course
gradually approaching the sun and setting
ear ler, until she reaches her inferior cOnjunc-
tiOn, the 10th of next February. Seen Through
the telescope she presents the phase of the
moon III her last quarter, and though less and
less of her enlightened disc Is turned towards
US. she will increase in briliancy on account
If her near approach. She will be the most
splendid object i'm the star-lit winter sky.
ASPeter b. Sweeney. of Tammany ring
fame, sailed for Europe yesterday.
dered. homeless by an extensive fre at Santan-
der, Spain.
ArJoseph Ryan, aged Il years. one of the
escaped prisoners from Kingston tN. W jail
was found dead yesterday ON the road.
Aa-The municipal election at Charleston, s.
c., Tuesday resulted i'm the election of w. w.
Gale as mayor and the entire democratic
ticket by a large majority over the indepeIl-
dent ticket headed by ID. +. Fleming.