Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-27
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.

EOuC6t1Om ana LABOR
BILLS or DISTRICT INTEREST BEPoRl THE SENATE
COMMITTEE
The Senate committee on education and labor at
its meeting to-day ordered favorable reports on the
following: Senator Blair's bill to restrict the
sale Of opium in the District OF Columbia and the
territories; House bill to establish department OF
labor; Senate joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution forever prohibiting the
tation and sale OF alcoholic liquors In the United
States Senator Call was author zed to report as
hs nus @ Of ns a
Washington. The bill to prohibit opium smoking
prescribes penalties consisting OF nnes OF from
for conducting den or enucing any person into
for smoking.
National College Of Dental Science.
SENATOR CALL AUTHORIZED 70 REVIVE THE BILL.
The Senate committee on education and labor To-
day authorized Senator Call revive the bill that
was before the last Congress for the establishment
Of National college OF Dental Science in
wa washington, and to report T. favSra6 BY.
proposed ns National ses ACADEMY Of bens as
sciences men from all the states and from the Dis
trict. Those named from the District are Ed
Evans They are empowered 70 establish the
academy, and whenever called upon BY any de-
partment Of the Government they shall tnvesr.
dental science, the expense Of such
to be paid from appropriations to be made Tor that
purpose; but no compensation shall be paid by the
Government
Capitol Topics.
VISITORS TO WEST POINT.
The Speaker has appointed Representatives
TOwnshend, Bacon and Steele members OF the
board OF visitors to West Point
GETTING THE JOKE on SENATOR HoAR.
Quite number OF senators were anxious TO have
the Senate adjourn from yesterday until Monday
that they might attend the races but those who
wanted adjournment for this purpose were afraid
to make the motion lest their motive might be
guessed. After cOnferring together the race going
Senators concluded that the best way to avoid
to persuade senator Hoar TO make the motion. OF
course he was not advised that he was encOurag-
ing attendance upon horse races but upon some
plausible ,pretext he was induced TO make the
motion. After It had been adopted the facts were
related as pretty good joke.
MINISTER PHELPS AND THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
Mr.. Phelps, the American minister at London,
now in Washington, appeared before a sub-com-
mitttee OF the House committee on appropriations
to-day to urge an appropriation for the pro-
posed commission to make survey together with
q British commission TO establish the boundary
between Alaska and the Brill possessions. He
boundary now, when 1t may be done without much
trouble, and pointed gu. the International en-
tanglement that might arise should the matter be
left until greater value attached to the territory
involved.
H0TEs
In the Senate Mr.. Henderson, from the COM
mittee on printing, reported adversely the
resolution to authorize the printing OF "Fairleys
StOrm-Trac Charts OF the North Atlantic Ocean"
The Death Recsra.
During the twenty -four hours ending at O'Clock
this afternoon deaths wore reported to the health
ONCE as follows: Mary Campbell, colored, seventy
years; infant OF Agnes Brice. white, two days;
Joseph Knapp, white, sixty-three years;
Josesph L EagieA white, seventy-three years;
Mable Lacy, colored two years; Annie
Redd, colored, twenty-seven years; Percy
D. Jackson. colored four months; Mary K
clinton, coiored, nineteen years; Corita Lyles,
colored, two years; John Welch, white, twenty
I'VE years; Lawrence Saunders colored, thirty
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