Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-04
District i'm Congress.

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| submitted his amendment, which had been offered
and rejected by the COMMITTEES. and made an an
peal Tor 1t. The amendment prOviQi,S THAT when
ever any female vagrant, or lnco:risible, corrupt
girl. or woman OF known evil repute and life. Is
found soliciting vice upon the St rect or elsewhere
or residing IN house of Ni-faEe, she may be sent
| under arreS! TO the Home OF the Good shepherd.
ana required TO labor at some suitable employment
and receive instruction and practical training: and
the sum OF five thousand dollars. 50 much thereof
as may be necessary be. and the same Is hereby
| appropriated, out OF any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated. TO pay for the support
OF such class OF females IN the said Institutions
MI. Bayard said he believed the amendment
would materially increase the value and efficacy OF
| the bill He was satisfied that If 1t was carefully
examined 1t would commend itself to the sense OF
| the Senate
Mr.. Riddleberger said that the District committee
objected TO IT, believing 1t to be impracticabe, and
that 1t would subject certain class OF offenders
| against morals In the District to arrest and i'm
prisonment without warrant or trial
Mr. Bayard offered to reply. but was checked by
the chair with the decision that under the rule he
| could speak but once on the subject.
ir. Garland said he thought the subject OF too
much Importance to be passed upon under the five
| minute rule, and upon his motion it was passed
| over without prejudice.
Had not Mr.. Bayard renewed his amendment. it
| was apparent that the bill would have been passed
| without much debate; but the objections or the
! committee to that amendment led Senators to de-
| sire further examination into it.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOL.
| MEPamer to-day reported favorably to the Senate
from the District committee the bill to regulate the
powers and duties Of the trustees OF the Industrial
| Home School 1t provides that when parent or
guardian shall duly make over the guardianship OF
child to the school and surrender it to the custody
OF the trustees the agreement shall be binding
the time II preScrbes 1t also authorizes the Dis
trct Supreme Court to appoint the school to be the
guardian Of an infant ward under the rules
and with the same binding force that exists In the
appointment Of natural persons to such duties.
Capitol Notes.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY APPROPRIATION BILL PASSES
THE SENATE
On the conclusion Of the morning business In the
Senate to-day the military academy appropriation
bill was placed before the Senate. Mr. Logan said
he had been authorized by the committee on ap-
viding that hereafter any cadet dismissed for hazing
should not be eligible to disappointment. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill as amended
was passed.
SENATOR ALDR1cH's RHFUSDrNG BILL
In the Senate finance committee this morning
Senator Aldrchs bill providing for the refundng Of
the and AZ per cent bonds In bonds Of lower rates
was taken up Senator Aldrich offered an amend
ment in the nature Of a substitute, which amend
ment formed the subject OF debate. Although no
vote was taken the expressions OF opinion on both
sides was favorable leading to the belief that the
bin will be reported Iavoraby and receive
The bill as revised by Senator Aldrich provides
for the refunding OF ana AZ per cent bonds into
the 90 per cent bonds thus issued Shall be called in
so long as bonds bearing higher rate of interest
are outstanding, and that the secretary OF the
Treasury be authorized to pay TO the holders OF or
| Az per cent bonds thus exchanged a sum equal in
each case to the aggregate present worth at the
| time OF exchange Of the portion OF the several
quarter yearly payments Of interest from which the
! United States is released by such exchange,
interest being computed at not less than per cent,
renvested quarter yearly. The bill provides also
for the reception OF * per cent bonds for national
bank circulation to the extent OF the face value OF
| bank notes issued to any association exceed the
amount such time actually paid In OF Its capital
! stock.
THE JEANETTE INVESTIGATION.
The House committee on naval affairs to-day ap-
| pointed Representatives Buchanan, McAdoo and
Boutelle subcommittee to investigate the jean
nette expedition. In accordance with the Washburn
| resolution which was adopted by the House yes
! terday The subcommittee was authorized to ask
| authority from the House TO summon persons and
papers.
THE PASSAGE OF THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL.
The bill to pension the survivors Of the Mexican
war; called up In the House yesterday under sus-
pension of the rules, by Mr. Townshend, of Illinois,
| was passed by vote OF 227 to &c. Those voting
against the bill were Messrs. Arnot. Bayne, Bing-
| {New Jersey, Browne Qndianal, Brown (Pennsyl-
| vania), Chase, Cutcheon, Everhart, Harmer, His
hoSa
! Morse O'Nein (Pennsylvan1a), Parker, Phelps, Pc,
| land, Ranney, Ray {New York;, Ray (New Hamp-
Smith, steele, Stewart lvermont), Stone, struble,
f. B. Taylor (Ohio). Wadsworth. Wait, Warner
{Oh1O) ana Wltlng-4b. Inc I'LL pensions The sur
| vivOrS OF the Mexican war only.
The democrats OF the House were in a rather en-
! barrasslng position with the Mexican pension bill
it originally stood. That bill penSiOned the SOL
| diers Of the Black Hawk and other Indian wars as
| well as the Mexican veterans. 1t was known that
upon its being reached again the republicans in
tended to offer an amendment to pension all Union
soldiers who served year, and to dare the demo-
Gratis to to pension all soldiers Of former wars
and discriminate against those Ut the civil conflict.
| Representative TownShend eXtricated his party
| from its dilemma by Offering bill simply pension
ing Mexican soldiers and moving to pass it under a
suspension OF the rules The bill received the sup
port OF O. number OF republicans as it was stripped
| OF its objectionable features. Mr.. Townshend be-
| lieves, from what he has heard, that the Senate
| win pass his bill.