Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-09

or another, connected with the management of
! as trustees and superintendentS or indirectly as
/ mayors and commissioners: and who represent
substantially all classes and localities.
| lneSe memOr1altStS are among our best known
ana most Intelligent citizens and IL any body OF
cltlzens here is competent to represent the wishes
Oh our people in respect to the proposed school leg
iSiatlOn, and to give trustworthy opinion as TO
us propriety and necessity at the present time,
tneSe memorialists are that body. take this oc-
caslon 10 renew, on behalf OF the citizens commit
zee, our approval OF the school board bill as
ported byyour committee. Very respectfully,
| ID. X. CARTIER, Chairman.
| THE MEMORIAL.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., December g. 1856.
70 ue House Of Representatives.:
In our opinion House bill No. 9l25 "to create a
SchOoi board for the District OF Columbia, and TO
prescribe its powers and duties" including subdi-
vision OF section OF said bill, which directs the
tion, ought to pass. We think the best interests
OF the public schools will be promoted by intrust-
ing their educational management to a board of
cltlzens specially appointed for the purpose, and
vested with appropriate and adequate powers.
Such board, with, as it seems to u.s. substantially
such powers, is provided for in the bill referred to-
and we therefore beg most respectfully to urge its
| early and favorable consideration.
(Slgnedl-Jos Ii. Bradley, Peter F. Bacon, Sayles
Richards, Q. C. Wight, VIM. J. Rhees, B. G. Love
| JOY, Simon Wolf, j. sullivan Brown, Chas H. Cra-
gin, NJ D. s. A \ H ho,c M,ckim, NJ D.: James E. Nor Nor
pin Brown, 7. A. Lambert, John H. Brooks,
Thos someye George wSite sSne wm D. Stephen en-
son, Geo. w. Dyer, Charles King, E. Champlin,
James c: Dulin, A. Hart, S. Yorke At Lee, Alexan-
smith, E. f. French, G. ID. Hanson, John Larcombe,
Mm. X woodward, Robert Reyburn, NJ. d. Geo. c.
samson, sada qausl NJ. D., W. H. A. A. W9mey, a G Rich
Holland, VIM. H. Baum, John Randolph, Goodwin
d;,;a Il AT !, Lee Ihos B. Marche Elery C Ford Clau
Bushrod Robinson, Madison Davis James II. Smith,
FREQ. W. Moffat, Jacob II. Kengla, VIM. P. Allan,
Il. A. Griswold, Chas. f. Hovey, 4. J. Faust, Geo.
r. Douglas, A. X. Browne, VIM. H. Lee, Richard j.
COZ SoaiinS I Jno. T. Bates, p. L: Brooke, J. H. Fergu-
mon G. Brown, John T. Cas5ell, S. P. Brown.
Inc committee received the memorial and acted
upon IL iavorably at once. They decided that the
should be rst the school bill, and second the trac-
ton railway bill. After these are disposed Of IL
there IS any time LETT Mr.. Barbour, the chairman,
Is auCnollzed to decide what is to follow. The
chairman was authorized also to ask that the Dis
trict be given another day each month.
HE MetrOpOlitOn Railroad Company.
MR.. VAN wYCK's RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Van Wyck submitted
resolution directing the District committee to in
quire and report~Ehether the Metropolitan Street
Railroad Company neglected to run cars north Of
Dupont circle on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
the 5th, 9th and th insts., and If there was such
neglect, what reasons are.assigned therefor; also
whether cars ARE generally run north OF Dupont
circle between O'Clock a. m and sp. m.
citizens Of Washington who are compeled to
depend upon this railroad line for means OF transit
He said this was one only OF the many grievances
the people OF Washington have, one Of the many
impositfons they suffer. He said it was apparent
that the determination OF this company is first
second and last to operate the road for their own
benefit without regard to the comfort or cOnven-
lence len OF their patrons; that when the road was
to prevail, but now all that is Ignored, and that
pse Wycf unable ssa to tRRe ena1msh rss1
or the District committee had expressed
an intention to investigate the street railway
question Of the national capital and he wan
Wyck) hoped he would do so. Mr. Van Wyck. CON
Overcrowded, the horses and drivers overworked,
and that the patrons are overworked in being
the duties OF conductors. He described the incOn-
venfence OF passengers in an Overcrowded car
passing up fares and making change, stepping upon
the shoulders OF fellow sufferers He said persons
dependent upon the line north of Dupont circle lose
orse to rsw In an eass p as there only
speed, he declared, is not equal to that Of dray
team drawing heavy load. He declared that the
In themselves to compel these corporations to re-
spect their rights and that il IS high time Congress
should interpose. He described the railroad COM
pany as corporation that had grown rich out of
the people it now oppresses. He said it has the
people by the throat and is robbing them.
The resolution was adopted without any dissent.
The Interstate Commerce Bill.
THE BILL AS AGREED UPON BY THE CoNFEREEs
The cOnferees on the interstate commerce bill
finished their labors this morning and will report
their bill as soon as 1t can be printed On the ques-
tion OF enforcing the act the commission feature OF
the Senate bill is accepted by the House conferees
while the Senate cOnfereeS accept the system pro-
posed In the Reagan bill, under which a shfpperis
enlied 10 sue for damages in United States courts
OF making complaint to The commission or fnstf-
tuting suits In federal courts. Railroads are pro-
mblted m from charging more for short than for
longer distance upon their own lines in the same
direction, the shorter being included within the
longer distance, and the circumstances and condi-
thorized upon application OF a a1lrOad, and after
investigation of the facts to relieve the roads from
the operation OF the general rule in special cases
Tne Senate cOn1ereeS agree to the absolute prOhib-
1t1on OF pooling contained in the House bill These
were the main features OF difference On the
question OF publicity OF rates the provisions of the
two bills have been merged so as to REQUIRE each
railroad to make public the rates between points
upon % lts @ oWn ROAD as proposed In the House BILL
ana In ADDITION the commission is required to Sc
cure publicity OF through rates in so far as may
be found necessary.
Mr. Blair ON Woman Suffrage.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATOR'S APPEAL FOR EQUAL
RIGHTS.
Mr.. Blair, in his speech in the Senate yesterday
Constitution OF the United States extending the
right OF suffrage to women, said that every human
being of mature powers, not disqualified by 1gno-
rance, vice or crime is the equal Of and is entitled
to all the rights and privileges which belong to
any other such human being underline law. This
principle, he said, would hOrdy be denied by any
one, but we were Informed that infants idiots and
women were represented by men. In this sense the
car represented his whole people, just as voting
men represented women, who do not vote at all
The exclusion OF woman from suffrage under our
form of government could be justified only upon
proof that by reason OF her sex she isincOmpetent
to exercise that power That was question OF fact
The distinction between human beings by reason
of sex is physical distinction. The soul is OF no
sex. Women are equally interested with men in
all the objects sought to be obtained by the free
the equals OF man in many departments OF
knowledge and should have an equal right i'm
political matters. But it was urged that women
did not desire the privilege. II the right existed
at all 1t was an individual right and not one
belonging to class or to the sex as such.
to women when majority OF women desired It.
What would be said II 1t were seriously proposed
to recall the suffrage from all colOred men because
majority declined, or for any reason failed to
vote? II one or many choose not to claim the
right, 1t was no argument on which to deprive
another OF the right In the territories, where.
ever else women had exercised suffrage, she had
elevated man to her level, and it made the voting
precinct as respectable and decOrouS as the lee
ture rooms and assemblies OF the devout. Mr.
extent OF the movement in favor OF woman suf-
frage, and closed with an appeal for justice from
man TO woman
Capitol Topics.
RIVER AND HARBOR BALANCES.
The Secretary OF War Yesterday transmitted IN