Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-16
AT THE CAPITOL T DAY.


The President sent the following nomination to
the Senate to-day:
Treasury-Thomas s. Tice, Of New York, assist.
ant appraiser of merchandise, New York; Frank
d. Genoyar, OF Florida, collector OF customs. Sc
district Judge for southern CaufSrnia.
J. Marion Brooks, of California, to be attorney
Tor southern district OF California.
The District im Congress.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL.
There was no quorum Of the House District com
mittee to-day and no action upon the matters be.
fore them could be taken. Mr.. Barbour laid before
his associates the following letter:
'Ci'izens Committee on Legislation for the Pub
lie Schools.
WASHINGTON, Dee Is, 1886.
Dear Sr:-I take pleasure, on behalf OF our com
mlttee, In expressing to you, and through you to
your committee, our thanks for the en0rt maze
oy your committee to secure to our people some
voice In the control ofthe education OF own chill
dren. We ca not understand why anybody should
OBJECT to this, but as some gentlemen do we fec
GOOD deal OF gratitude to those who have stood by
US, ana helped to maintain for US the American
plan OF governing schools. Very respectfully,
D. K. CARTIER chairman
TO Hon. J. 9. Barbour, CHI. Dist. CON-, House Rep
Attached to this are the names OF the commit
tee, OF which Chief Justice Cartier IS chairman,
ana DR.. Reyburn Vce-chairman
Capitol Topics.
RETIRING JUDGES.
bill introduced In the House by MI. Burns on
Monday amends the section Of the Revised Statutes
which provides that judges retiring from the
bench after service after having reached
Inc age OF seventy years shall draw their salary
such as shall not resign within year after they
are seventy or have served ten years.
THE AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The subcommittee OF the House agricultural
committee, having in charge the appropriation
Dill, has nearly completed its work, and Will prob
ably report to the full committee on Saturday. A
hundred thousand dollars for experiments in max
the estimates this year, but other items Will prob
ably be increased to an extent that Will make up
this reduction, leaving the bill about as 1t was
last year.
A BILL GRANTING A PENSION
to Mrs. Barbara Fuchs (the step-mother of the
sOldier) was opposed by Mr.. COckrel in the Senate
to-day, as establishing new principle, and was
defended by Messrs Edmunds, Blair and Platt.
The bill was passed. and motion to reconsider
was rejected: yeas 8; nays 80.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DEFICIENCY BILL
PASSED.
The House this afternoon took up the deficiency
bill reported yesterday containing the SIS 900 FOL
the Government Printing Office, and passed 1t In
twenty minutes. The sundry civil was then taken
up.
Mr.. VAN wYcK's PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Van Wyck rose
TO personal explanation. He had introduced O
bill in the Forty seventh and Forty Eighth Con.
crosses and this Congress- and three.times it had
originally introducing the billin the Forty seventh
Congress Mr. Van Wyck said he explained that he
owned, by right OF purchase years ago, some OF
the land involved He went on to show that he
had offered to sacrifice his interest for the sake Of
getting the bill through in shape TO protect the
other interested parties.
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF HOUSE EMPLoYRs.
The House committee on accounts had the ques-
.t1on OF recognizing the force OF the House EN-.
ployes under consideration to-day. several propo-
sitions to give increased pay to employees on one
roll who have performed duties OF higher grade
employees. There is general disposition to put
a stop to this irregular mode Of get
ting. an increased number Of high class
employees, and they informally decided
in the absence Of the chairman to submit their re-
port OF the Investigation q this subject 1mmedi.
ately after the holidays, and to secure action upon
1t this session. They Will make permanent clasSi
cation OF employees.