Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-18
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
Other Matters of General and Local
Interest.
The Senate.

the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting
report from the supervising architect of the
treasury regarding appropriations for repairs,
ETC., OF certain public buildings. Referred.
Mr. Cuiiom called up his motion of yesterday
70 make the interstate commerce bill special
oroer Tor March 3Oth, and it was agreed to.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
MIR. Hoar's motion of yesterday to make the
bankruptcy bill special order for March 31st
was agreed to-yeas, 33; nays, Ia.
THE URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL
Mr.. Allison called up the urgent deficiency
bill, and the Senate concurred with the House
Representatives that some of the items max
ing up the sum expended for the funeral obse-
quies OF Gen. Grant were not properly of an
urgent IT., deficiency, character; AS to the
tary OF the Senate read a letter from Mr.. Endi-
colt, Secretary OF War, stating that that item
committee therefore recommended that the
item be retained in the bill.
The Senate SO ordered. The remaining Sem
ate items were also insisted on.
THE EDMUNDs RESOLUTIONS.
AT p. m. the Senate resumed consideration
of the Edmunds resolutions. Mr. Spooner, who
had the floor, yielded to Mr.. Brown, of Georgia,
who spoke against the resolutions. The galleries
were not half filed and only seven or eight
Senators listened to the debate.
House Of Representatives.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury transmit
ting communication from the supervising
architect recommending the increase of the
limit of cost Of the public building at Brooklyn,
N. Y, to 81 100000 Referred.
Mr.. Negley asked unanimous consent to put
upon its passage bill to reimburse the Nation
al Home for Disabled Volunteers tor losses in
Cared through the failure of the Exchange
National Bank, of Norfolk.
Mr.. Beach objected.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The following committee reports were pre-
scented:
By Mr.. Collins (Mass.), from the committee
on the judiciary, to establish uniform system
Of bankruptcy throughout the United States.
House calendar. Also, amending the statutes
SO as to allow oaths to be administered by no
taries public. House calendar.
BY Mr. Bragg (Wis), from the committee on
military affairs-To regulate the promotion OF
graduates graduates Of the military academy. House
calendar. Also, for the construction of an iron
pier at Fortress Monroe, Va. Committee of the
whole.
COURT OF CLAIMS,
In the morning hour the House resumed the
consideration OF the bill comforting jurisdiction
on the Court of Claims to investigate private
and domestic claims, other than war claims,
against the United States.
District In Congress.
THE URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
The House yesterday approved the report of
the appropriation committee on the Senate
amendments to the urgency deficiency bill.
The substance of the report has already been
published in THE STAR. The ordnance appro-
priatiOn stands it did in the original bill
; 81, 600 was added for pMmping the Wash
ate miscellaneous expenses put on by the Senate
was disapproved, that the House might learn
what 1t was for, whether for private secretaries
or not. The bill then went back to the Senate.
and was referred to the appropriations commit
tee.
THH NATIONAL LIGHT AND FUEL COMPANY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. PIatt introduced the
bill to incorporate the National Light and Fuel
company, which was recently introduced in the
House by Mr.. Felix Campbell.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
Attorney General Garland to-day transmitted
to the Senate the following communication,
dated the 18th instant, from Mr.. George w.
Adams, president of the reform school board.
referring to the subject of the commitment to
this institution OF juvenile offenders sentenced
by the United States courts outside OF the
District OF Columbia in Jurisdictions wherein
there are no retormatories available, l have
the honor to state that at the meeting of the
board of trustees held to-day, it was the sense
of the board that it would be advisable to have
the present Senate bill relating to this school
SO amended as to authorize this school to re-
ceive into 1t boys under the age Of sixteen
years under the laws and regulations govern
ing it."
PETITIONS FOR PROHIBITION.
Mr.. Cameron to-day presented several petit
tons in the Senate from citizens of Pennsyl-
vania setting forth that as the liquor traffic in
the District of Columbia is prolific source of
distressing poverty, vice and crime, injurious
to the general welfare and detrimental to the
public service, and by the express terms of the
exclusive Jurisdiction over the District, the pc
titioners pray the enactment of a law to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale OF intoxicating
liquors in the District.
SOCIAL PURITY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, pre-
sented petition from the alliance OF ladies Or
gained for the promotion of social purity, and
composed of delegates appointed by pastors OF
different denominations in this city at their
last meeting held March 4th, at the Congrega-
tional church, unanimously voted to petition
Congress for the passage of the bill introduced
and the punishment of rape. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of the District
Joined In the petition. Referred to the District
committee.
Temperance In the Public Schools.
THE BILL FOR STUDY OF THE NATURE OF AL
CoHOLIC DRINKS PASSES THE SENATE
The Senate today passed the bill to provide
for the study Of the nature of alcoholic drinks
and narcotics and of their effects upon the
human system in connection with the several
divisions of the subject of physiology and
hygiene, by the pupils in the public schools of
the District of Columbia, the territories, mill
tary and naval academies, and Indian and col
ored schools.
The bill requires that the studies prescribed
In the title shall be included in branches
taught in schools maintained in whole or in
part by the government, and makes it the duty
of school officers and teachers, under penalty Of
dismissal, to enforce these studies. It also pro-
vides that no certificate to teach shall be
granted 10 any person. after January 1st 1883,
who has not passed q satisfactory examination
in physiology and hygiene with special refer
ence TO the nature OF alcoholic drinks and mar
cottcs upon the human system.
Capitol Topics.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE DEMENT, CASE
At yesterdays executive session of the Senate
Mr.. Palmer entered motion to reconsider the
confirmation of Mr.. Dement, as surveyor gene
raj OF Utah. It is probable that the motion will
be discussed at the next executive session. It
seems that several Senators who voted for De-
ments confirmation diQ SO without fully un.
Outstanding the case.
Secretary Manning has written to Mr. Hewitt.
OF the ways and means committee, q letter
against ad valorem duties.
The Deadlock Broken.
EIGHT NOMINATIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTORS REPORTED FAvoRABLY TO THE
SENATE.
The Senate committee on finance in execu-
tive session yesterday, reported favorably eight
nominations for internal revenue collectors.
This action was in pursuance of q new line of
policy Of the committee, which reverses its
former action. 1t had been determined to hold
up revenue collectors along with other nom-
nations until the President should submit
papers respecting the various suspensions and
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