Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-03
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
The District in Congress-.

ADVERSE REPORT THE BILL TO EMPLOY JAIL
LABORERS IN OUTDOOR WORK.
The House District committee, at former meet
ing, agreed to report favorably a bill providing
that any able-bodied person lawfully sentenced by
any court in the District OF Columbia to imprfson-
ment in the Jail shah, unless exempted therefrOm
by the sentence be employed outside OF the jail in
the day time at labor by the Commissioners OF the
District MI. Fielder opposed the bill upon the
grounds that brought prisoners upon the streets
In their prison costume before the people, stamp
ing them forever criminals, however slight their
Of1enSe, and More particularly upon the grounds
that the bill would deprive honest laborers who
had no trade from work, driving them to crime. If
the criminals could be worked at the discretion OF
the commissioners without pay. honest laborers
could get work only by becoming criminals. He
got permission to present minority report IN
which he expressed these views The other men,
Dcrs OF the committee approved OF the majority re-
port
gentleman I'm charge OF the bill asked TO have it
recOnSidered, and stated that since they had
agreed to the bill he had found that it was ob1ec-
tionable. and then gave about the views taken by
Mr.. Fielder, and further said that thers was
already statute allowing the court to employ
such prisoners. The committee then RECONSTRUCTED
their former vote and agreed not to report the bill
This was the result OF Mr.. Fiedler's opposition.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate committee GU appropriations will
hold final meeting this evening On the District
appropriation bill, and 1t will probably be reported
tomorrow. The indications are that the item APP
propriating $4,000 for homeopathic hospital will
be retained and that it Will become law
Mr. Ingalls, to-day introduced an amendment to
the bill, providing that II property sold at tax
sales is not redeemed In two years a deed convey
ing Title in fee simple shall be given the purch-
aSef.
WANTS DAMAGES.
MI. Rlddleberger to-day presented a petition OF
Nicholas White, citizen OF the District, who sets
forth that his property at Newport News, Va,
was taken by United States authorities during the
war and not returned until peace was restored. He
declares he was a loyal citizen, and wants DANA
geS
Capitol Topics.
THE LONDON EXPLOSIONS
Represent ativeS Eaton, Lamb and Rice, sub
committee OF the committee foreign affairs, to-
day made report 10 the full committee on the
resolutions recently referred to them. calling upon
the Secretary OF State for such Information as he
might have relative to the connection of any
American citizen or citizens with the explosions In
London The subcommittee. while it viewed the use
OF dynamite with adherence held that to adopt the
resolutions Of the character referred TO, IL would
be an acknowledgment that citizens OF the
United states were parties to conspiracy against
England, and connected with the recent explosions
in london. 1t believed that Congress ought not to
assume such position.
The report was tabled. The subject i'll another
form will, however, be considered again at the
meeting OF the committee next Thursday.
REPORT OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH
The report Of the national board Of health was
sent to the Senate today by the President Itwas
held back for time in the hope that the results or
cluded, but that had to be omitted The report
summarizes the Investigations which have been
prosecuted under the act OF March Sd. 1879 The
report calls special attention 10 the danger of
cholera reaching this country. and to the i'm
pOrtance OF making ample provision against It,
Congress Is reminded that a sum Of money re-
mains In the Treasury from an appropriation made
for the board but never expended. 1t is recon-
mended that this be made available and that the
sum be increased to $5O000o. for the purpose of
guarding against cholera and its spread The re-
port concludes with estimates for appropriations
for the board
At meeting OF the House committee on naval
affairs to-day, Representative Boutelle was
authorized to favorably report joint resolution in
accordance with the Presidents message, proyid-
ing for the return Of the Alert. OF the Greey relief
expedition, to the British government, with the
thanks Of Congress; for the transfer or the Bear to
the revenue marine service on the Alaskan coast,
and for the placing OF the Theis in the navy to be
used IN making surveys and for other purposes
NOTES.
The annual report OF the National Academy of
Sciences was to-day submitted to Congress.
The Chief Clerk Of the Labor Bureau.
Oren W. Weaver was to-day appointed by the
Secretary Of the Interior, On the recommendation
Of Mr.. Wright, the new commissioner OF labor.
chief clerk OF the bureau OF labor. Mt. Weaver was
q clerk in the census Office when appointed. His
salary Is s., 600 Commissioner Wright is looking
for quarters for the new bureau aud will try 70