Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-20
The National Academy.
ANNUAL SESSION THE SCIENTISTS AT THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM.

ANNUAL SESSION OF THE SCIENTISTS AT THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM.
The annual meeting OF the National Academy
OF Sciences began at the National Museum at
noon to-day. Prof o. c. Marsh. OF Ia-e College,
the president, presided at the session; Prot.
Asaph Hall, of this city, officiating secretary.
Among the members OF the academy present
to-day were Prof Cleveland Able. Prof Spen-
Ger +. Baird, Dr. John ;. Billings, Prof John IL.
Coffin, Prof. Edward ID. Cope, Capt. Clarence +.
Dutton, Grove h. Gilbert, Theodore y. GU,
Arnold Hague, Prot Asaph Hall, Prot. %. z.
Marsh, Alfred ". Mayer Gen. NJ. Z. Meigs,
Henry Mitchell. Dr. =. Weir Mitchell, Edward
\ Morse Prof Simon Newcomh III A Newton,
Mad. John w. Powell, Ira Remsen, Henry A.
Rowland, Chas. a. Schott, samuel III. Scudder,
William Sellers, Sidney 1. Smith and Prof.
Charles \. Young. The papers On the program,
TO be read this afternoon, were as follows: 1.
The Geologic Age of the Equus Fauna, by q. h.
Gilbert; III. The Cowles Electrical Furnace. by
L. Sterry Hunt; Ill On the Pbylogcny of the
Batrachia, 10y Il. ID. Cope; ~. On the Phylogeny
OF the Placental Mammalia, by r. ID. Cope; V.
The Comet OF Biela by III. Il. Newton; VI.
Areas OF High Barometric Pressure over Europe
and Asia 10y Elias loomis; VII. The Cockroach
in the past and in the present, by sH scudderi
District Governments AHairs.
OPPOSED TO THE COMMERCIAL AGENTS BILL
The District Commissioners have written to
Congress protesting against the passage of the
bill allowing commercial agents free trade In all
states and territories. The bill, the Commits
sioners say, is believed To he unconstitutional,
zens of the District OF Columbia: Tor while it
will allow commercial agents from the states 10
compete, without paving any tax with
bia the District merchants cannot be under
the constitution authorized TO send agents into
the states to sell goods without paying license
tax They therefore ask that the Commission-
ers and a committee OF District merchants be
heard before the congressional committee hav.
ing this bill in charge.
CLAIM AGAINST A SCHOOL. TEACHER.
Chas. = Clark, a teacher In the public schools,
has addressed the District Commissioners re-
speeding "A claim which IL made ON him by ii.
circuit. of Boston, Mass, Tor securing him 20.
sition teacher. The Commissioners replied
TO him that they will not act upon any charges
that may be made on the subject, and Will sus-
tain him ii the facts be as he states them. IL 10
understood that Mr.. circuit, who keeps a teach
ers' agency, gave Information which led TO the
appointment, and now charges a fee for it.
NO VACANCIES.
In a letter to Mr. p T. Bowen, chairman Of
the legislative committee OF the knights OF
Labor, the Commissioners say, regarding the
application of Charles Seward for employment
sioners can only give employ ment where va
caDcies exist and that at present there are NO
vacancies in the District service.
DEATH OF A MEXICAN VErERAN.-Last
night Mr.. Thomas Croggon died suddenly at
bis residence, No. 413 III street northwest. The
deceased VINO came here In childhood, learned
the trade of coach smith. He served In the
Mexican war with the District battalion, and
after hts discharge spent several years In Texas
and Louisiana. He was for a number OF years
employed by Mr. Thos. Geary. He had been
years, and bis death, though sudden, was not
unexpected. He leaves i've grown children.
When President Lincoln was inaugurated there
was Discrimination on the part OF drivers 20
drive the coach, In which the President was TO
ride TO the Capitol, because there were fears OF
but the deceased offered his services TO senator
Foote, OF the committee, for that service. and
was sccepted-