Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-05
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
Mr.. Beckss silver nm.
HE DIS ~ b MAKING AN ATTACK ON THE
PRESIDENT.


tary of the Treasury.
Mr.. BECK DISCLAIMs MAKING An ATTACK on
THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY MANNING.
Mr.. Beck disclaimed having made any per.
sonal attack on the President or Secretary OF
the Treasury. His remark regarding the
he said. have been quite as well
illustrated. and, perhaps, most aptly 90. had he
Treasury building and scattered the surplus I
and the people had picked up the money on the
street and put 1t into circulation.that circula-
keeping the money locked up in the Treasury.
The District In Congress.
EXTENSION OF THE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, introduced q
bill to amend the charter OF the Metropolitan
street railroad company 30 as to authorize the
company to lay single or double track and
street to Water street. and thence north
thence along NJ street until it shall intercept
the present track on Ala street, and the COM
pany shall also have the privilege of extending
East Capitol street from 9th street east, its
present terminus, to 18th street east Ndncoln
street until it shall intercept Virginia avenue.
Referred TO the District committee.
HOURS OF LABOR on STREET kAILRoADs.
Mr.. Van Wyck submitted in the Senate to-
day resolution directing the committee on
education and labor to inquire how many
hours OF labor are exacted per day from men
corporations in the District Of Columbia; also,
whether in the judgment Of the committee, the
labor SO demanded is inconsistent with pre-
viOuS acts OF Congress, relating to labor and Its
regulation. The committee Is directed to re-
port by bill or otherwise. The previous legisIa-
as the eight-hour law. It is stated that men
are required to work sixteen hours per day on
the street railroads.
PROPOSED MONUMENTS TO LINCOLN AND GRANT.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blair introduced
two bills, each to appropriate for ten years con-
secutively the sum of 100000 annually for
the erection Of monuments in Washington to
the memory of exPresidents Lincoln and
Grant, the monuments TO be similar to the WASH
iugton monument and are not to cost over
$1,000, 900 each. The Lincoln monument to
the Grant monument at some eligible site In
the western part of the city. The monuments
passage of the acts and In their construction the
contract system shall be avoided as far as prac-
ticable. They are to be constructed under direc-
ton of the President. Referred to the library
committee.
BILL TO ABOLISH THE PRESENT POLICE
COURT, AND SUBSTITUTING EIGHT PRECINCT
COURTS.
MIR. ingalls, to-day introduced In the Senate
a bill to abolish the Police Court and the ONCE
of justice of the peace in the District, to take
effect on the 3Oth day after the ap-
prevail :of the act also that the President
and CONSENT Of tRs Senate s' eight tue Justices aes
learned in the law and who shall have resided
for ha s d hSy %
| for six years. Within thirty days after the
approval of the act, the present justices shall
and they shall be distributed among
! the eight new magistrates. The magistrates
a hp IN nj N n
eight police districts. and they shall daily, ex-
sept SUNDAY proceed to the station
a.. M, and there have the cases Of
all persons charged with offenses in each
respective district. The object Of the bill is to
substitute eight magistrates courts for the PO-
lice Court and for justices of the peace and the
bill confers all necessary power upon the magis-
was referred to the District committee.
Another Civil Service Bill.
PROHIBITING CONGRESSMAN FROM SOLICITING
APPOINTMENTS, AND ESTABLISHING CIVIL
SERVICE BUREAU.
Mr.. Cutcheon introduced a bill to reform the
civil service and to establish bureau of civil
appointments. It provides that no head OF
department or chief of division shall solicit any
Senator or Member of Congress to advise or
recommend any appointment or removal; and
prohibits any Member or Senator from solicit
ing or recommending any appointment or re-
moval in the department., unless the offices
are above the classified service in the District
of Columbia. A fine of 81 900 and removal or
impeachment is provided for the violation of
this provision. It provides for the establish
ment Of q civil service bureau to consist OF the
present commission and all the examiners,
clerks, &C., and civil appointment boards sub
ordinate to the civil service commissioners,
representing each judicial circuit In the United
States, each board TO have three members, each
to attend appointments in their circuit. A
salary of 50, 600 year Is provided for each
member OF the board, and they, under the
commission, are given charge Of all matters re-
lating to appointments and removals.
Capitol Topics.
NOMINATION WITHDRAWN.
The President has Withdrawn the nomination
of John g. Lee, of Philadelphia, TO be secretary
Of legation at Constantinople. This is done at
Mr.. Lees request
Mr.. BROWNS SILVER BILL.
Representative Brown, OF Pennsylvania,
introduced his silver bill in the House to-day.
It provides for the unlimited coinage of silver,
and for the issuee of silver certificates of de-
nomination as low as one dollar, upon either
coin or bullion.
Changes In the Offices,