Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-13
THE DISTRICT SCHOOL BILL.
Taken Up I'm the House To-day.

TINE DISTRICT SCHOOL BILL.
Taken UP In the House To-day.
The call OF states for bills was completed in tho
House to-day little before two O'Clock. The
business from the committee on District OF Co
tumbfa was then In order for consideration, and
III. Barbour demanded the regular order and
called up the bill to create school board for tho
District Of Columbia and to prescribe its powers
and duties
Mr.. Springer asked II the committee should not
take up the business as it appeared on the calen-
dar
Inc Speaker informed him that the chairman ct
the committee could DO as he desired about that.
MT. Durham then wanted to know II they should
not take Up the traction railway bill, which was
Toa M 1n business The speaker said that this
should 60 into ' COMMITTEES Of the " Whole. The
speaker 9veTuled the point, and Mr.. Rowell ad-
IN SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL BILL
he said that the bill was in response to popu-
Lar demand .or the Improvement OF the school
system in the District. The purpose Of the bill
was to make more efficient the school system Of
lie, district, which he thought ought to be the
~, Mr. Durham intimated that the purpose might
De 70 build school houses.
MT Rowell thought this no argument against
the Dill. He believed in building school houses.
BITTERLY OPPOSED THE BILL.
Mr. Hopkins bitterly opposed the bill. praising
the present management OF the schools under Mr..
Powell He had read letters from Commissioner
Webb, opposing the bill. He had read also THE
certain men at a meeting of citizens on the Ques-
ton opposed the BILL He was loud in his praise OF
cared that any Wena Be-
The bill he denounced as the work OF men who
wanted to create places for themselves under the
tons could be more easily formed by board OF
twenty-four than by the present board.
The debate was In progress when our report
closed
Other District Business.
Mr.. Barbour introduced a resolution in the
House to-day asking for an extra District day each
month in the House. Mr.. Rowel of the District
committee, introduced a bill providing for
commission to codify the District laws.
and Georgetown railroad, which has heretofore
neel introduced In tile Senate, was introduced in
the House to-day by Mr.. Mckinley. Mr. Hill In
trOduced the Georgetown and TenleytOWn cable
lItlroad hill Mr.. Hanback, introduced a resolu-
tion authorizing reprint Of 200 copies OF the
report OF the health officer OF the District.
Nominations To-day.
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF DAK0TA-REcEsS APPOINT
MHETs.
The President to-day sent to the Senate a long
list OF nominations, nearly all being "recess ap-
pOintments, )" including Thomas Z. Benedict, of
New York, to be public printer; Dabney H. Maury,
OF Virginia, to be envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the Republic Of Colombia;
VIM. II. Webster, Of Connecticut, to be chief ex-
consuls including Benjamin Folsom, Of New York,
at Sheffield; also Felix A. Reeve. of Tennessee, to
be nm ass os so S Of d the Gc also
torneys, marshals, territorial of1cers etc., all
heretofore published.
The list includes the name Of Louis X. Church,
OF dakota. to he governor nakOfQ a
pOintment.
Capitol Topics.
THANKS FROM FREEDMEN TO THR PRECEDENT.
In the Senate Mr.. Butler presented the following
letter, which was referred to the finance COM
mittee:
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Dec 7th, 1883.
Hon. H. C. Butler:
Esteemed Sir: Please extend our heartfelt graf
tude to the President for his kind consideration of
the poor depesitOrs OF Freedman's Savings bank
and to you, your colleague and our other repre-
sentativeS in Congress-. We have an abiding
faith that you win cooperate in our behalf. May
God keep, bless and direct you all Is the prayer of
many depositors of the Charleston Branch.
E. JOHNSTON BAIRD"
THE HOLDING OF LAND BY ALIENS.
Mr. Payson says he expects that an agreement
will soon be reached in conference upon his bill to
prevent aliens from holding land In the United
States. The Senate cOnfereeS will doubtless insist
upon permitting aliens to acquire land by In
heritance, and upon this and some other minor
points the House will probably yield and very &C
ceptable bill Will receive the sanction OF both
houses
WHERE Is REPRESENTATIVES, REID?
Nothing is known at the House as to the where
aboutS of Representative Reid, of North Carolina.
His address is not known in the post Office and
his colleagues cannot answer for him. The story
OF his being seriously involved financially pro-
vOkeS considerable comment.
CHARLESTON JErTIEs.
Senator Butler to-day introduced bill to appro-
pirate 100000 to expedite the completion OF the
jetties in Charleston harbor, the money to be
Immediately available.
NATIONAL BANK LEGIsTATIoN,
The bill introduced by Senator Mcpherson to-
day to authorize the reduction of United States
bonds and of the circulation OF the national banks
provides that all national banks having a capital
OF $780, or less shall not be required to keep on
deposit United States bonds in excess or Oleeighth
of their capital stock as security for their circulate
ing notes. and that all such banks having capital
OF $50 or more shall not be required 10 keep
deposit as security for their circulating notes
United States bonds in excess Of SIS OOO and banks
having on deposit bonds in excessOf these amounts
are authorized to reduce their circulation; pro
shall not exceed in any case 100 per centum OF the
par value Of the bonds deposited. as provided in
the bill.
In the list Of nominations Of recess appoint
mentS sent to the Senate to-day was that Of Dor.
sey Clagett OF this District for register OF Wills
PERsoNAL--Ex-Governor Hoadley, Of Ohio, is in
town.-Mr T. c. DeLeon, the managing secre-
tary of the National Drill, will leave this evening
for TT to the s,uth an southwest in the inter-
est of the National Drlll-Mr. 7. B. Connery, for
a long TIME managing editor OF the New York
representative in Washington, is in town
on a short visit, staying at the Ebbitt.-
Representatives O'Neill OF Missouri, Brady, Scran-
ton and Snyder and JEFF Chandler OF Washington
were registered In New York last night.-Mr. w.
Goddard Of Sioux Fall Dakota, is at the
was registered in London, on Saturday. He
expects to sail for home early in january
Representatives, Gilflllan and Negley, jerome H.
Eddey OF New York. and James r. Ross OF Indian
nopolis, are at Willards.-C. Foikard OF London
Louis RalstOn and II. F. Dimock OF New
York, VIM 3. Spencer OF brooklyn, A. NJ.
Whitney Of Boston and N. w. Seymour OF
Bridgeport Conn.,, are at the Arlington
James p. COOpe of london, Albert Looming u g.