Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-26
CAPITOL GLEANINGs.
Passage Of the Worlds Fair Bill
Notes From Committee Rooms.

The House passed the worlds fair bill for
Chicago yesterday by vote Of 202 to 40.
FOR CIRCULATING THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
h. ]. Schulteis Of the federation Of labor
made an argument before the House committee
on printing yesterday in support Of bill pre-
pared by himself to provide for the printing of
5000 extra copies OF the Congressional Record
daily, to be distributed as follows: Fifteen hun
dred under the direction of the Secretary of
the Interior, to all free libraries in the United
States; 1000, under the direction of the COM
missioner of education, to all colleges in the
United States; $50 copies under the direction
OF the Farmers alliance; $50 copies to the
Knights Of Labor, $50 copies to the federation
OF labor, $50 copies to the GAR. posts Of the
country and the rest to be disposed of, under
the direction OF the Secretary Of War and the
Secretary OF the Navy, to army and navy posts
in the United States.
BOUNTY BILL
Mr.. Frank Of Missouri yesterday, by request,
introduced bill in the House granting q
bounty of 300 to all enlisted soldiers and sail
ors Of the late war who we're mustered in the
service and who have not heretofore received
bounty although they may not have served a
period OF two years. In case of the death OF
the soldier leaving wife she shall receive the
amount.
ARMY BILLS TO BE PEPoRTED FAvoRABLY.
Alta meeting Of the House committee on
military affairs yesterday favorable reports
were ordered on four army bills introduced by
Mr.. Cutcheon. These bills provide for the
summary trial OF enlisted men for minor Of
lenses; for fixing limits of punishment to be
prescribed by courts-martial; to prevent deser-
tions from the army by re taining four dollars
per month of the pay of each soldier during
the first year OF his enlistment, and by grant
ing liberal Burroughs, and to provide for the
promotion Of officers by means of examine
tions.
NH. MoRR1LL's EDUCATIONAL BILL.
MIR. Morrill, introduced in the Senate today
an educational bill which is in substance the
bill which passed the Senate eight years ago
with only six negative votes. The bill pro-
vldes that all the money received from the sale
OF public lands and three-fourths of the money
received from the land grant railroads shall be
set aside for an educational fund to bear ill.,
terest at four per cent One half OF this in
come is to be divided among the agricultural
colleges until the sum paid to each shall equal
$4,000 annually when the balance shall be
turned In with the other half OF the income to
be used for general educational purposes
This money is to be divided among the states
and the territories and the District of Columbia
for the purpose of maintaining a system of
free schools, and the division for the first four
years shall be ON the basis OF the proportion of
illiterate persons between ten and twenty
one years OF age to the whole population to
each state, &c. After the first four years the
division shall be equal 1t is provided that the
legislature Of each state or territory shall ac-
cept the terms of the bill, and that each state,
&C.. shall maintain free common school sys-
tenn for at least three months in the year unit
January l, 1892, for at least four months each
year Thereafter. There is to be no discrimina-
ton between black and white in any one school
but different schools may be established, one
for the black and the other for the white race
A system d reports to the commissioner of
education is provided for on penalty Of for
fixture of privileges. The act is to take effect
on passage.
STATISTICS OF CRIME.
The House has received and had printed a
letter from the Attorney General in answer to
a resolution calling for the number and names
Of persons arrested in the District charged
with murder, manslaughter and assault with
intent to murder, and other statistics of crime
for the five years from 1885 to 1889 inclusive
The data furnished is a report compiled by
Maj. Moore Of the police department, which
shows that during the period named there
were so murder cases here-21 white and 90
colored. There were three executions and
nineteen acquittals, the other cases being vari-
ously disposed of. There were six cases of
manslaughter, all resulting in acquittal, AIS
cases of assault with intent to kill and 72l cases
of carrying concealed weapons