Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-21
The Coming Session of Congress.
The following are the more important bills
pending


on THE SENATE CALENDAR:
Act to provide that all pensions on account of
death, or wounds received. or disease contract
ed in the service Of the United states during
The late war Of the rebellion. which have been
granted, or which shall hereafter be gga lted
snall commence from the date OF death or dis
e ceharge from the service Of the United States:
Tor the payment OF arrears OF pensions and
other purposes. Act TO fix the pay Of Iettet-
carriers. Bill regulating the COMPENSATION for
lhe transportation OF mails on railroad routes,
ProVldlng for the classification OF mail mltter
ana fer other purposes. Bill to provide for the
establishment OF steamship mail service be-
tween the United states and Brazil. BIZ TO
establish an educational fund ald appy d
portion OF the proceeds Of the public lands TO
public education. and to provide for the
m9ie complete endowment and snaport of
or scientific and industrial education
Bill amenda ory of and supplementary 10 the
act entitled AN act TO incorporate the Te "a
Pacific Railroad company. and to aid in the
construction of its road. and for other purposes"
approved March 5, 1871, and the several acts
amendatOry thereof and supplementary thereto
BIZ to amend sundry provisions OF chapter /.
title 5, OF the Revised statutes Of the tinted
states. relating to Presidential elections, ana to
provide FOR and regulate the counting of the
votes for President and Vice President. and the
decision OF Questions arising thereon Bill 10
repeal all that part OF The act approved January
II. 1919. known as the resumption act. whicl
authorized the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 dis
pose OF nited states bonds and redeem aud
cancel the gfeeIlback currency. Act authorizing
the President Of the United States TO appoint
James shields Of Missouri, a brigadier-gcnera
IN the United states army on the retired io-
Joint resolution 10 prov de for the elfOrcemra ar
Ci the e:ght-hCur law. En- 10 authorize and
equip an expedition 10 the Arctic seas.
Also, the following resolutions: by Mr.. BIZ
ler. thQt the committee On urIViie res and en..-
tons be Instructed 10 inquire into and report
upon certain accusations against NJ. G. EllieT.
BY MI voorhees, inStTicting the committee on
pensions 10 report bin making prOvSi0n Tor
Of
Tie Mclean war On the Eem5On-rOllS.
on THE HOUSE CALENDAR
are The following important bllS:-BiiI TO eStab-
ltSh postal savings depository as a branch OF
the Post Office department. and TO aid in re-
funGlng the inteIest-bearing Indebtedness OF
the United States BIZ 10 provide ocean mail
steamship service between the United States
ard Brazil. Bill 10 transfer the Office OF Indian
affairs from The Interior 70 the War department.
li1il relating 10 taxes upon tobacco, incomes.
and other internal taxation. BIZ granting pen
SlonS to certain soldiers and sailors Of the NeXi-
can and other wars named therein. Bill for the
restoration OF wages il The Government Print
g ing olee Bill TO apply tne proceeds OF sales OF
10 retire the circulating notes OF the nati0na.
banhS, and for other PURPOSES
There are over three ID private bills on
The House calendar.
The Geological Survey SGua5oie.
Why GEN. HUMPHREYS HEsTGNEED his POSITION
AS MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES.
Gen. Humphreys chief OF [. $. engineer
corps, has resigned his position as a member OF
the National Academy OF Sciences, and l0s tbs
reason:-Last winter there was some trouble
about Tie appropriations for The various S9:vey
parties that so west every year. Mr.. Hewitt.
the member OF the appTopriat ions committee
Who had thc subject CT these surveys III charge
made up his niEd t;lat taere were too ln2ny
rival parties and that il would be better to have
tie whole subject transferred to one organ;Z3-
ton. He thought thai the matter should be in
NestIgated, at any rate. and Congress in accord
ance with thai idea, directed that the National
academy of Sciences should examine INFO the
subject and report to this winters session what
IN Their opinion should be done with tie present
system q geological surveys. Tae engineer
corps OF the army. represented by Wneeer's
survey warmly supported this idea at first, a.
they thought. aS Il matter CT course. this could
hui result in wfping ont Of the HARDEN ana
Powell surveys. and that the whole subject
would ne LETT to them. Bur the Academy adv0-
Gates taking the geological surveying OUT OF the
hands CT the three parties 10 whom Il has been
which IS under control and direction ar pres
ent of the Treasury department, bat
under the new recommendation would
be transferred to the Interior department
The report advocates The consolidation OF the
coast survey with the Interior department. ana
TO be known as the Coast and Interior survey,
the general land Office to have its duties con
fined TO sale OF pubic lands. geological SURVEYS
and to operate under bureau by itself to be
supplied with its typographical data from coast
survey. The corps OF engineers is to be con-
Hned 10 rivers and harb0rS and Qualifications
taking from this corps much Of the attractive
labors heretofore REFORMED by this branch OF
the War department. The coast survey is
made up of civil engineers. educate ed in private
LIE. and has very high standard. The Presi-
dent and several members Of the Cabinet are
greatly in favor Of the coast survey having the
work, and claim for it that Congress could af-
ford to be more generous with one than three
and that duplication Of work and waste of ma
terlal would be avoided by having the surveys
under one head II Is on account of this recon-
his seat in the academy. Each survey mas very
powerful friends. and While they have baal
rivals In the past they viii now combine tofght
that out Of all their lighting there Y viii be eonlS mue
money appropriated for the surveys this winter.
THE OFFICIAL VOTE OF WIscoNs1s has beaa
FULLY canvassed, and the standing of the three
parties is as follows:-The republican vote for
1877 was .59; for ISIS, 99.S5O; an increase of
2I,o91. The democratic vote for 1877 was "a, 4s,;:
for 1873, 1s.Ss6; an increase of 1900 The Green,
back vote for 1871 was 26,2l6; for 1873 1852: al
increase OF l.466. The republican vote over the
democratic vote, proper is 2l,+64. The dem3-
cratic and greenback vote combined over the
republican vote was 6,21S. In 1871, the demo-
Gratis and greenbackcrs combined had a ma ior-
ity over the republicans OF 1888. This shows
republican gam over the TWO parties combined
OF lf,t25.
! he I. =. ARTILLERY SCHOOI.-Ine Officers On
duty at the artillery school. twenty-fo,lr in
number, at Fort Monroe. Va. have been absent
TWO weeks, making survey and map OF the
country on the peninsula between Yorktown
and Chickabominy river. The party is in Charge
OF Col. Iorain, Sd L. $. artillery. They finished
their labors yesterday.
BOUND TO VOTE. ANYHOw.-The c0l0red men
OF Washington. ST. Landry parish, La, growing
weary OF waiting in line for their turn to vote,
seeded, organized a polling,p'ace in bar-room,
ana When all was over took cigar box filled
with republican tickets to the sheriff to have
them counted, which they weren't
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.-InVentOrS OF electric
lights have been given an opportunity by the
Brooklyn board OF aldermen TO demonstrate the
practicability and economy OF this method OF
illumination. That body has just authorized the
publication OF advertisements for proposals to
light the city next year. either with coal gas
''or other illuminating material"
SUICIpE.-John Davisson, an Old engineer On
the Pennsylvania railroad, residing az Cherry
hill. Cecil county. Nd. committed suicide by
shooting himself in Woodlands cemetery yaS +
terday afternoon. A paper in his pocket stated