Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-11
NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL,
Committee Meetings and other Mattsrs.
BILL APPROPRIATING A MILLION DOLLARS TO ENpow
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN WARRINGTON.

DILL AEFhUrSlAT1NG a DOLLARS TO ENDOW
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY In WARRINGTON.
MIR. Call Introduced q bill in the Senate to-day
10 establish university Of medicine at Washln.-
TON Tor the advancement OF science, and the dis
coyery OF improved msthodS OF treatment and cure
OF disease 1t appropriates ons million dollars as
perpetual endowment for the university. Section
apHfopiates 5000 for the erection CT suitable
building. under the direction OF the President and
to purchase site. 1t il provided that the interest
On The million dollars shall annually be paid
as salaries for professors for the expense
Oh making experiments and for Sucn hospitals as
may We necessary: such expenses TO be determined
by TIE President OF the United states and the truS
tee. OF the University TIE professors chairs it is
PROVIDED KILL be open TO all schools OF medicine
and all methods OF treatment ana that the alopa-
the. nom rJpsthlc and eclectic schools shall be
represented ia The professors chairS and tree and
impartial opportunity AFFORDED for scientific and
pfacuca proof Of the value or each OF such schools
and VI Their methods and processes, and for any
othsr methods that may be discovered The
board CT trustees shall decide what professor
SHIPS shai be est.biAhsd; ana where any system or
mttaod OF care shall obtain any considerable hold
on tae pubic llind. ths professors Of syStsm
shah oe given = hesnng TO test tie value or Tie
system. 2d the cost OF The test shall be pad out OF
the interest o. the endowment Il is also urovldsd
That suitable hospitals shall be established aud
accG-ls AID careful record or sli ca.es treated
sA-i, Do kept; aiso record OF medicine admins
tered. il effects. etc The biu was referred 70 the
Coiiilniltse on education and labor.
PROSPECTIVE cHANGEs IN SENATE OFFICES.
1t was reported about tbs Senate to-day that
Sergssnt-at-Ar1Gs Canaday intends to make a num-
be- Of changes In the force under him on the 18th
Inst.
THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
The House commerce committee net this morn
Ing and appointed the allowing subcommittee: ON
brIdgss-AsssrS seymour. Peters and Turner; ON
LII Whites resolution asking for reports OF the
lighthouse board since January Ist, 1875 and Of
the revenue marine -AessrS. Clardy Woodward
ana Long; On foreign restrictions as TO hnporta-
lions u American pork-NeSsrs. Davis. Clnrdy and
Long; on distractions to naviga tlop-MeS~rS Dunn
Stewart and Oodward
PROPOSED BELIEF FOR THE SURVIVORS OF THE
JEANETTE.
The bill which was introduced BY Senator Ed
mands to-day proviciu. for the relief OF
the survivors OF the Jeanette expedition
and crew. and Of the heirs OF the deceased
members. was prepared al the Navy depart
MenI. II authorizes the Secretary OF the
Treasury to pay 10 Culef Engineer -eIviile ami
Lieut.. Danenh0weg 81 900 each 10 Raymond L. New
cglnb. nttur III t: JOnl Cole acting boitsW.iu: W.
/. G. Ninde,inanR Seaman, and James Ii. Bartlett,
seaman. $3.50 each, and to the remaining sur
yivOfS y each. II also authorizes the payment OF
sum equal one years salary Of each OF the deceased
members OF the Jeanette expedition and crew, TO
their respective heirs The bill was accompanied
by letter OF the Secretary OF the Navy, recon-
mendlng Its passage.
CONSOLIDATING COMMITTEE CLERKSHIPs.
The committee on accounts held long session
ton providing for An annual clerk for the river and
harbor committee and the general arrangement of
cIerkSftps among the various committees or the
house The annual clerkShip for the river and har-
Dor committee was agreed to- and the plan proposed
with relation TO the other committees was to allow
the important committees the clerks they now
have but to group the minor committees so that
one clerk might serve more than one committee.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Call In the Sanars to-
day providing for the establishment Of postal
savings banks requires the Postmaster Gsnsral to
establish postal savings banks at all post of1css
where the receipts equal the sum OF 81 900
demand Is guaranteed by the government
APPOINTMENTS.
serfsant-at-Arms Canaday has appointed d. G.
Homer, OF New Hampshire, q messenger In place
Of D. II. Shields, resigned
W. n. Prescott was to-day appointed messenger
LAND GRANT FoRFEITuRR Br1I2
Tbs subcommittee Of tbs House COMMITTEES On
public lands, to whom was rsfsrred the question Of
the order in which land grant forfeiture bills should
be considered, reported at the meeting Of the CON-
mittse this morning that the consideration should
be begun Immediately, and In the following order.
Texas Pacific, oregon Central, OntonagOn and
State Line, California and oregon, Oregon and Cal
I5ornia, Northern Pacific Atlantic Pacne, southern
and vicksburg, Atlantic Gull and West India Tels-
graph, Pensacola and Georgia; Florida, Atlantic
and Gulf Central; Mobile and Girard; Selma, Rome
and Dalton; VicksburY, shreveport and Texas;
Sioux City and St Paul, Chicago, St. Paul and Mn
neapols, Chicago, St Paul and Omaha, and Wis
condn Central The report was adopted by the
committee, and the clerk was directed TO give q
copy to the press The Texas Pacific grant, which
IL 70 be considered 1rst, was originally made TO the
Texas Pacific Railroad company, and Is now claimed
by the Southern Pacific Tho land amounts to IA
100000 acre, and u estimated to be worth sl0, :
100000.
Mr. RrRM0H11 col0rTTHk
Mr.. Springer, chairman Of tho committee on ax-
pendturss OF the Department Of Justice, has called
meeting OF his COMMITTEES ct 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning to begin Investigation Of the operations OF
the Department OF Justice. M. Brewster Camaron
has been invited 70 appear before the COMMITTEES.
MORE ooAMrTTBR NKkrNeA
The committee ON territories this morxlng decidAd
to hold thar meetings Tuesdays and Iridayx
The HOUSE COMMITTEES on cla1ms INST this morn
tng. The meeting was well attended, about four.
te0n menb - being present About sixty h0l0
were rofofre0 to Individual mombors Of the commit
te4 Tho sub committees VIII be announced on Mon
day, and ths balance Of tho bills roeeTed to them
for 6nnatdsYatt0n.
The House COMMITTEES On war elaams Ct meeting
to-day referred no Cans Tor the o0aader1t3on q
various mambeu Of the committee liz hundred
and ninety bills and potaOns have beee retsfred q
thO committees, and the manben exDoot about 10
by tn - q the Soeu1op,