Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
EDUCATION BILL IN THE SENATE.



Among petitions presented and referred were
several by Mr.. Sewell from the state board of
agriculture of New Jersey, among them one
praying that the department of agriculture
may be represented by a cabinet officer.
THE NAVAL CRUISERS.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hale was agreed
10 calling on the Secretary of the Navy for q
variety Of information concerning the Dolphin,
Boston, Atlanta and Chicago. The call includes
Information as to changes from the original
plans OF those ships and the causes of such
changes; as to the present condition of the Dol
phIn, ana whether she has been accepted by
the department.; as to the payment of the ''res-
ervatlons" on the four ships named; all opin-
ana any correspondence showing that the con-
tractor was in financial difficulty when such
payments were made, etc.
THE EDUCATION BILL.
On motion of Mr. Blair, the education bill was
then taken up.
agreed to providing that "the Secretary of the
Interior Is charged with the proper administra-
education" and those two officers are author
1zed, with the approval of the President, to
make an needful rules and regulations not in
consistent with the provisions of the bill, to
carry out those provisions.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was
agreed to, requiring that the annual report
from each state shall show the wages paid to
common school teachers.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dolph was
that of 1880 as the basis OF distribution for the
moneys OF the bill after the census figures Of
1 1SS0 shaH nave been received-the figures of
1850 to operate till then.
MI Evarts offered an amendment providing
mat IL any state should decline or relinquish
us quota OF the moneys under the bill the
amount SO declined or relinQuished should 90
10 increase the quota of the states accepting.
House of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Reid IN. c., a bill was
passed authorizing the publication of a new
edition OF the postal laws and regulations.
THE URGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL.
After the call of committees for reports of 8
private nature the House went into committee
of the whole (Mr. McCreary, of kentucky, in
the chair on the urgency deficiency bill.
Mr. Burnes MOI took up and explained the
provisions of the bill, which appropriates $634,-
452-S5, 800 for compensation of special agents
OF the Treasury TO examine the books OF the
several sub-treasuries; So 900 for repairs of the
Treasury department building; $12 900 to con-
tinue the propagation of food fishes in the Gulf
of Mexico; S175,OOO for furnishing artificial
limbs TO Union soldiers: ST. IS 900 for the fees of
Jurors and witnesses, and for armament of the
four new cruisers, 1881, 1868.
toned item, which was in progress when this
report closed.
The District i'm Congress.
EXECUTIVE AVENUE.
Mr.. Edmunds to-day introduced bill in the
Senate to change the name of 10th street to Ex-
SSuVANO oNChuCs RcIcITtO W tuc DlSCflCC COIN.
m1ttee. The bill provides that after the passage
OF the act 10th street, and any further extern
sion of 1t in the District, shall be known as Ex-
ecutive avenue. 1t is the same bill recently in
troduced in the House by Mr.. Johnson.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Senate District committee today directed
the nomination Of Mr.. Davis, for justice OF the
peace in Georgetown, to be favorably reported.
EFFECTS OF INToxICANTs.
Messrs. Hale and Evarts to-day presented Pc
titions in the Senate from Maine and New York
in favor of the bill to make the study of the
effects of intoxicants part of public school in
structiOn.
Ca pltOl Topics.
THE TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION SPECIAL COM
MITTEE.
The Speaker of the House has announced the
following special committee to conduct the tele-
phone investigation: Mr.. Boyle, of Pennsylva-
MIA, chairman; Messrs. Oates OF Alabama;
Eden, Of Illinois; Hall, OF Iowa; Hale, of Mis-
souri, Ranney, OF Massachusetts; Willard, Of
New York; Hanback,, of Kansas, and Moffat, of
Michigan.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the nomination of AlphonsO E. Gordon, to be
United States marshal for the district of New
Jersey; also number of postmasters.