Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-29

SCHOOLS.
The Senate committee on education and labor
to-day heard arguments in favor of the bill to
provide for the "study of physiology and hygi-
enc and the effects of intoxicating, narcotic and
poisonous substances upon the life, health and
OF Columbia and the territories.
Mrs Hunt, of Vermont, OF the Women's
Quent appeal in behalf OF the bin. She said the
union had induced the legislators of fourteen
states to enact this law, and now they want
good could be accomplished by teaching child
rem, who are soon to be the men and women of
the country, to know the evils of Intoxicating
Rev. DR.. Baldwin, of the Pastors Alliance;
Kew. Or. Bartlett, Mr.. Moulton and Col. swift
ier, chief Of the bureau of statistics, spoke in
advocacy of the bill.
MIR. Moulton spoke as a citizen of the District,
VINO had children to be educated.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
at their regular meeting to-day ordered favor
able report upon the bill to close an alley i'm a
square south Of the Capitol and open another
The change is for the use of the Washington
and Georgetown railroad. No date was fixed
Tor beginning the street railroad investigation,
but it is thought it will be started next week.
THE CONGRESSIONAL INSPECTION OF THE
TUNNEL.
Representatives Adams and Wilson, of the
subcommittee Of the House appropriations
III Charge VI G0e DlStFlCL appTOpTla-
tons; McComaS, of the subcommittee on def
ciencies, and Dowdney, of the House District
committee, accompanied Major Lydecker yes
terday on tour of inspection to the new aQue-
duct tunnel The party, having donned rubber
suits, entered the shaft near Howard univer-
sity, and went through the 2, 800 feet of tunnel
already excavated.
Capitol Topics.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The special order for to-day's meeting of the
arguments by persons interested in interstate
commerce. Mr.. Green, vice president of the
Pennsylvania railroad company, however,
urged the committee to extend the time al
were made by other railroad representatives.
The committee agreed to hear final arguments
on Friday, Saturday and Monday, February
9Th, 9Th and 9Th. Meanwhile interested per-
sons who desire q hearing will be allowed to
make arguments. The various bills concerning
interstate commerce were discussed by the
committee, but no formal action was taken.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The House committee on post offices and
post roads to-day extended an invitation to the
representatives of the "Red D" steamship line to
appear before the committee on February 4th
on the question of ocean mail transportation.
graph company, and Mr.. H D. Money, chair
man of the committee in the last Congress-
were invited to address the committee on Feb
ruary I'd, on the postal telegraph question.
Messrs. Prescott, Woodbury., and Babson of
Massachusetts, appeared before the Senate
committee on foreign relations to-day, and
made arguments at length in opposition to the
proposition for the appointment of fisheries
commission to effect a settlement of the dis
puted jurisdiction of the United States and
Great Britain over the Newfoundland banks.
SENATOR sHERMAN's SILVER BILL.
The bill introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Mr.. Sherman to suspend the present silver
coinage and issue certificates upon bullion, is
regarded by members of Congress as a compro-
mise, but it is not one that will suit the extreme
silver men. They insist upon the preservation
of the .'dollar OF the daddies, and nothing else.
In the Senate the bill is regarded significant,
coming as it does, from Senator Sherman, and
it is thought that it renders an eventual com
promise on the question more than probable.
The bill enacts that the coinage of the silver
the act to which this is an amendment be
discontinued from and after the passage of this
act; that the Secretary of the Treasury is
to time silver bullion in bars, not less than
nine-tenths fine at the market price thereof,
not less than 200 Ounces %n% Troy per month
month, and shall issue in payment therefor
coin certificates of the United States in demon.
ing with the denominations of the United
States notes; and the bullion SO purchased
shall be retained IN In the he Treasury for
the the same; and the amount Of FAy SUCH ' ce Of
tificates at any time outstanding shall
not exceed the cost of the bullion pur-
chased by such certificates, and the certificates
thus issued shall be receivable for customs.
taxes and all public dues, and when so received
may be reissued; and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall redeem in coin the said certifi-
the office OF the Assistant Treasurer OF the
not less than $50. That any holder Of stand
ard silver dollars or gold coin of the United
States, or gold bullion, at its mint value, may
assistant treasurer. of the United States in sums
not less than SO and receive coin certificates
effect to the certificates provided for in the pre-
ceding section. The. coin deposited for or rep
resenting the certificates shall be retained In
the Treasury for the payment OF the same on
CUMULATIVE PENSIONS,
A bill introduced by Senator Cameron yester.
day provides that persons now on the pension
roll for a permanent specific disability. who
may have contracted an additional disability
in the service which, but for the permanent
specific disability, would have entitled them to
PENSIONS shall be entitled to an increase Of
additional disability in addition to that
granted for the specific disability provided that
the cumulative pensions shall not exceed that
for total helplessneSs.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The subcommittee Of the House committee
on Indian affairs having charge of the Indian
appropriation bill have prepared q bill which
appropriates $5,526,453, being S67,642 less
than the bill of last year ana $685., 8O6less than
the appropriation for education and civilization
OF Indians, the object being to make the red
men self-supporting as soon as possible.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR CURRENCY BILL.
The banking and currency committee of the
House gave q hearing to Messrs. Paul Bowen,
Lee Crandall and others, representing the
Knights OF Labor, in advocacy of knights of
Labor currency bill proposed to be introduced