Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-21
CAPITOL NNfNa.

Capitol Notes.
Mr.. Bland raised Q point OF order In the House
bnl authorizing the Secretary Of the Treasury to
purchase additional real estate in san Francisco
tanned.
PASSAGE By THE SENATE OF THE TARIFF BIZ.
The votes on the tariff bill In the Senate yester-
day. after TIE STAR report closed, showed q dis
position to keep the bin IL was. and the amend.
ments agreed to were most OF them unlmportahI
Inc hrst important vote was on the motion TO
agree to the tariff schedule as amended. On this
the yeas were 81 and the nays g Senators Ed
munds, Malone. Sewell and Sherman. republicans,
voted against this proposition, and Senators Bar
row, Bayard, Brown. Camden, Davis CIV. va.).
TO s Mernersor and Slater, democrats votd
the anai passage Of the BILL Fortytwo Senators
voted In the Affirmative and nineteen In the mega
Senator voting against the bill Mr.. Cameron was
paired against it Senators Beck, Cali, Cockerell.
Maxey, Pendleton, Pugh. Ransom. Vance, Vest,
,dt Walker and Williams, all democrats.
IN ses nega ana the demo
den. Davis wv. va), German, Jones {Flnj. NC
IN, rson and Slater. The amendment Proposed
only teen votes, all from the south but one
fendlet0n. The bill is In the hands OF the en-
crossing clerks. and will not be ready for sending
to the House under two or three dAys
The reductit O. revenue by the hill is pIoo lily
greater than Z, at OF lac Hous. king an aver
co JIO'.
AGAINST THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
when the clause in the sundry civil bill appro-
prlatng 100000 in aid Of state and local boards of
health In preventing the spread OF epidemic dis
eases was reached In the House yesterday, Mr..
Manning offered an amendment providing that
the money shall be expended under the supervl-
sion OF the nations lboard CT health Mr. E!iis ex-
pressed his opinion that the national board OF
health was the most stupendous humbug and
fraud ever created. He said he coulu bring home
to that board deliberate attempt to create ru-
advocated the amendment, and Mr.. Manning de-
Tended the national board. ano reflected upon the
Louisiana state board, attrbuting to It. in great
measure the yellow fever epidemic In 1873 At
the evening session the pending amendment was
lost
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
While the House had under consideration the
Item in the sundry civil bill appropriating $4,000
Tor the completion OF the Washington monument
Mr.. Hiscock lin reply to question by MIR. Spring.
err, stated that the monument would be completed
Two years from July next
EXPENSES OF ooNTEsTa
The House committee on claims met to-day to
consider the bill for payment OF the expenses OF
contested election cases, and practically decided
since 1t will be impossible to consider all OF these
cases at this session that they be allowed to go
over for action by the 18th Congress
ARMY OFFICERS IN WASHINGTON.
In the Senate, after long debate, Mr.. Biyarj
uoioecu upou MS pOlnC Oh OrQer against the
amendment to the army appropriation bill, limit
ing the stay of army Officers In Washington, and
the chair sustained the point and ruled out the
Whole amendment.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
was agreed to In conference to-day, the con-
ferees on the part of the House agreeing to all the
Senate amendments to the bill save the item for
CONTINGENT expenses of conSulates. The House
nXed the amount at 100000, and the Senate in
III iSnx aaft
conference by which it was placed at $4,000.
The Department of Superintendent.
PENING SESSIONS OF THE ANNUAL MEETING IN THIS
CITY-DISTINGUIsHED EDUCATORS PRESENT
The opening session OF the annual meeting OF
the Department OF Superintendent, National
Educational Association. was held last night in
the hall OF the High School building. The hall
was nearly filled, the audience including many
public school teachers Among the members OF
the department present were the president, Prof.
n: A. Calkins. assistant superintendent OF
Jones', Phi D. @ of S Schools, Erie Pa
Prof. Albert s. Bickmore, Phi. D., New York Gen.
John Eaton, U. S. Commissioner of education; J.
w. SchermerhOrn, New York; JOS Desha Pickett,
state superintendent OF public instruction, Frank
fort, Ky: c g: Edwards, assistant superintendent
perIntendent Of white schools. washington, d. c.;
E A: Paul. principal d Ugh school, Washington, ID.
C.; b G. Northrup, LID, Newton, Conn; A. r.
Mass A; J. Rickon. superintendent ofschools Yon.
kers, n T.; W. b. Gardiner, Chief clerk bureau OF
education; G. +. 7. Cook. superintendent OF COL
ored schools Washington, d. c.; Ell T. Tappan,
president Kenyon college. Gambler. O.; b D.
Butcher site superintendent Of public instruc-
s. Montgomery. r. Mcntroerg Rcna;rs ~.
PROT c. c. Painter. of Nashville, Tenn, and MIS-
8 rah ,. Earle, member OF the board Of educa-
The evening was devoted to a very interesting
lecture by Prof A. 8. Bickmore. OF the American
No a lCfn Cant rl- Mo-
York. Prof. Bickmore illustrated by his lecture
the method adopted at the New York museum OF
ers by means OF stereOpticon views
AT the close OF the lecture short business ses-
sion was held, at which the following named gen.
to arrange the order OF business for the coming
sessions :-Messrs. j. Ormond Wilson, OF Washing
ton; A. P. Marble. OF Worcester, Mass. and j. d.
Pickett, Of Kentucky. resolution was adopted.
empowering the president to appoint committee
TO labor with Congress for national aid to the pub
lie schools OF the country.
THE SESSION TODAY
The session of the school superintendent was
resumed this morning at the Congrega-
tional church. The new arrivals to-day were
Newton G. Dougherty, Peoria, ILL.,: William S.
Palmer, D. D.; Norwich, Conn; John M. Birch.
the state board, Wilnamstown, Mass; Dr. a. r
Waite, o. s. census office; Miss Schmidt, w. T.
Washington; j. A. Hamilton. Norwalk, Conn
Geo. r Beard. principal state normal school, Cal.
1fornia, Pa: Gen. s. c. Armstrong, Hampton, Va.
The president, n A. Calk1ns, called the c0nven-
ton to order at 10 O'Clock. Prayer was offered by
Rev. A. d. Mayo Mr. H. N. Harrington was elect
ed treasurer, and Mr. j. E. Rockwell assistant sec
rotary. The president made an opening address.
In which he congratulated the members upon the
progress made in educational work, and men,
toned among the hopeful signs the fact shat SO
many OF our schools are becoming fields in which
the teachers are themselves making important dis
cOverfeS In the true work OF education"
A report unOn industrial education In Boston
vas read by John Z. Kimball, and one on similar
schools in Philadelphia by Charles G. Leland was
read by DR.. Charles Warren DR.. VIM T. Harris.
the president OF the Concord school OF philosophy