Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29


white or black children. The old mas er class had
schools and colleges for the education OF their
and daughters and no other could touch them.
isnoraSce; the black boy was slave.
In North Carolina after the war notched posts
were used as guide boards on the roads because OF
the number OF people who could not read the in
scription on the ordinary mle-posts. Every dollar
appropriated by the Government to aid education
gave the impulse to the states 70 90 nAewise The
established by the state II the Government had
not aided the Hampton School That was an an
swer to the argument that Government aid to edu-
cation would deprive the states OF the inclination
to aid the schools. To-day the Southern states
were greatly In need OF elementary schools, and
1t was the duty OF the Government to help I'LL that
need for II could take care OF the body IL did
in the creation OF the National Board OF Health,
1t could take care or the mind. In concluding his
argument Prof. Langston read some statistics OF
the number OF illiterate persons In the southern
states. The Blair bill, as well as the many House
subcommittee composed Of Messrs Grain, Bucka-
lew, Cobb, Pennington, ODonnell, Russell, White
and Gambler.
To Restrict Chinese Immigration.
PROVISIONS OF TIE BILL REPORTED IN THE SENATE
TO-DAY.
bill to amend the Chinese restriction acts was
reported favorably to-day by Senator Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations. The bill
provides that the words "Chinese laborer" and
'Chinese passenger" shall be held to include and
mean any persons OF the Chinese race. without
regard to the government to which the Chinese
may owe allegiance, and without regard to the
port, place, or country from which he or she may
The second section provides that all Chinese
labOrers who departed from the United States be-
tween the 17th OF November, 1880. and the 9th Of
June, 1882 having at the time OF departure right
to return TO the United states under the provis-
Ions OF the treaty between the United States and
the empire OF China, bearing date November IL,
1880, shall avail themselves Of such right
so secured, and return to the United
81 ties within thin six months after the pas.
so departing who fails TO return to the United
States within said Six months, shall be taken and
aSs TO haTs waived his right to a
ever thereafOr be excluded from the United
States.
provided by the act OF May 3 1882 to be delivered
to Chinese departing from the United States for
the purpose or Identification on their return SHALL
ninety days after the passage OF the act be such as
the Secretary Of the Treasury shall from
time to time prescribe. And the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall have power to make all
into the United States OF any Chinese who are de-
MED the right so TO enter by any act OF Congress-
And the acts OF Congress relating TO the ENTITY OF
Chinese into the United States are hereby amended
so as to conform with the act.
The District In Congress-.
THE VETERANS OF APRIL, 1861.
The committee appointed by the Associated Vet
Grams OF April 1851, consisting OF P. j. Beall Geo.
Brown, Geo. seitz, Gen. E. C. Darlington and Capt
Duffy, will have hearing before the war-claims
committee OF the House OF Representatives at their
next meeting on Friday at IL O'Clock, to urge their
claims tor bounty OF 800 for three months SER
vice In 1861. These veterans were the first mus
tered into the United States service and were the
only volunteer soldiers In the District OF Columbia
during the seven dark days OF the war.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE TODAY.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Harris introduced
bill for the extension Of Vermont avenue at its
present width to the 7th street road, or Bright
wood avenue, the expense to be ascertained
through board OF assessors, and to be paid as
are the regular expenses OF the ID. c. government.
He introduced, also, bill authorizing the United
States Treasurer TO pay the outstanding board OF
audit certificates, and the per cent bonds OF the
District and to issue 3.65 bonds 10 meet the ex-
pense.
Capitol Topics.
tn. ILLINOIS CONTEST.
A subcommittee composed Of Messrs. OFerrall,
Cultivate and Rowell, is now considering certain
legal questions connected with the worthington
versus Post contested election case, and when
these are disposed OF the full House committee
on elections VIII be called together to finally pass
upon the case.
WORN AND DEFACED SILVER COIN.
The bill to enable holders OF mutilated United
States silver coin OF smaller denomination than
ST. to exchange them for new coins, will be favor
ably reported from the House committee on coin
age.
THE SP0ONER TELEGRAPH BILL.
The senate committee on post-oficeS and post
roads has decided to report the SpoOner bill TO in
clude telegraph lines under the supervision OF the
ment providing that tele graph lines may make re-
duced rates for newspapers, provided they do not
as between papers.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS DEBT.
The House committee on Pacific railroads dis
cussed the Cultivate bill to-day. without CON-
pla no ilpra Of Tf ia
understood that they will make few amendments
in its language, to make 1t more binding, and Will
soon report IL lavora6ly to the House There VII!
for the settlement OF the debt.
SENATOR DAWES NOT WELL
A dispatch from Pittstield Mass, last night
says: letter was read In court to-day, when
the cases in which senator Dawes Is counsel
was called, stating that Mr.. Dawes would be
obliged to withdraw from the cases on account OF
Ill health. His letter stated that he had not been
well this winter and that his Washington physician
had told him that 1t would be unsafe for him to
He Is now over seventy years old, and has been In
one branch or the other Of Congress for thirty
years.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination OF E
H. LacOmb, OF New York. to be an additional Gil.
United States; Fernando ]. Moreno, OF Florida, to
be ma shal OF the United states for the southern
district OF Florida; Rickard d. Gwydir, OF COvtng
ton, KY, to be agent for the Indians Of the Co..
Vile Agency, in Washington Territory; CommO-
dore Bancroft Gherardi to be rear admiral, and
number Of otner Gaval promotions, including tuvSe
OF Lieutenant nt-Colnmander Joshua Bishop, OF this
District, TO be commander, and Lieut.. w. II.
Parker, also OF the District, 70 be lieutenant
commander; also number OF postmasters, In
cluding j. A. Elder, OF Emmettsburg, Nd
THE LARD ADULTERATION QUESTION.
Mr.. g. E. Winton, pork-packer OF Bridgeport,
Conn.,, appeared before the senate committee on
agriculture this morning and stated that he
understood adulterated or refined lard to be q
mixture OF pure lard with cottonseed OIL and beef
tallOw. The slae OF this mixture Affected the
trade in pure lard materially. His firm made
kettle,rendered lard, and, during the past year.
kettle lard was made in open kettles,
The steam lard was made from head
and gut fat. The former sold for cents q
pound and the latter for IT'S cents. The whole
head was used In making steam lard.
In reply TO questions BY Mr. Gibson, witness
said that pure lard was the fat Of the swine while
adullerated lard was any mixture with this fat.
He did not think that steam lard could be cOnstd-
ered an adulterated article, as Il was made from
the fat Of swine, and no other substance was used
in It's manufacture. or course, there was differ
steam lard, as the latter contained one or Two per
cent OF water. while kettle larc was free from
water.
THE FISHERIES TREATY LIKELY 10 FAN.
The indica lions are that the fisheries treaty will
not receive the sanction of the senate 1t requires
the approval OF two thirds to sanction the treaty
and 1t is doubtful whether there will be majority
vote in favor Of its ratification. The republicans
are believed to be generally unfavOrable to It. so