Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-18
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The Worlds Fair Bills-Notes from
Committee Rooms, Etc.

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The House yesterday afternoon passed the
resolution from the worlds fair committee pro-
viding for the discussion Of the worlds fam
bills on Thursday aud Friday. q vote to be
| taken on Monday next The yeas we're 208 and
the nays but So
rHK CIVIL SERVICE RKvoRN INVESTIGATION.
The investigation Of the civil service com
mission and Of the operation of the reform
| law will be begun by the House committee
! tomorrow evening.
THE PROPOSED PRISON BUREAU.
The Senate committee on judiciary has au-
thorized favorable report on the bill intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Wilson Of Iowa to
establish prison bureau. The bill provides
for the establishment and maintenance in the
| Department Of Justice of this bureau, which
shall be under the charge of q commissioned OF
prisons. The bill makes it the duty OF the
commissioner Of prisons to collect, to collase
and TO classify the criminal statistics OF the
United States; to examine annually the penal
institutions Of the country and to ascertain
their method Of treatment discipline, manage
ment, systems of labor, cost of support and
sanitary conditions; to gather information con-
corning crime and its causes; to establish
central Office for the identification OF criminals
and to attend to such other matters AZ may be
referred to him by the Attorney General. The
commissioner is to be appointed by the Presi-
q
bill appropriates $4,000 for the purpose Of
paying the commissioner and such other cleri-
cal assistants az may be necessary to carry ON
the bureau.
SYLVAN TERN FOR PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Taylor nl) introduced in the House
yesterday bill proposing an amendment Of
the Constitution changing the term Of the
President and Vice President from four to six
years. It provides that persons can serve in
these offices for one term only. The terms OF
Representatives in Congress is extended to
three years.
PROPOSED POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
Mr.. Bingham (Pa.) introduced in the House
yesterday bill amending the Revised Statutes
30 as to provide for the appointment Of two
additional assistant po5tmasters general, max
ing five in all. at a saSAry Of $4,000 per year.
1t Is proyidedsth that one Of the assistant post
masters general shall be designated by the
Postmaster General rs postmaster at the city
Of Washington. Also bill to provide for the
employment OF twenty supervisors of post
Offices at salaries of not more than 81 500 per
year. Also bill providing for the appoint
ment OF general manager Of the Post Office
department. at salary of $4,000 year. The
have the general management of business con-
nected with the postal service, but shall not be
connected with the appointment and removal
of postmasters or other officers of the depart
ment. Also his bill of last session providing
that the rate of postage on all second-class
publications, daily newspapers excepted, shall
be one cent per pound.
ASSISTANTS TO CHIEFS OF BUREAUS.
Senator Cameron has introduced q bill to
provide for the appointment of assistants to
the chiefs Of bureaus in the Navy department
THE OKLAHOMA BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The House committee ON territories yester-
day took up the Senate Oklahoma bill and,
after some discussion, decided to report the
House bill as substitute for it. This will come
up for consideration in the House tomorrow.
LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE.
The Senate committee on interstate COM
merce at its meeting next Wednesday will ar
range for the investigation called for by Mr..
Paddock's resolution, which was recently agreed
to by the Senate. This resolution instructs the
committee TO inquire into the working of the
long and short haul clause of the interstate
commerce act, and report whether or not it is
responsible in any degree for the present de-
pressed condition Of the agricultural interests
Of the west.
rABooED COINS.
The House committee on coinage, weights and
measures today ordered q favorable report upon
Representative McKenna's bill to discontinue
the coinage Of the three dollar and one dollar
gold pieces and the three cent nickel pieces.
A favorable report was also ordered on q bill
giving the director Of tho mint power to cause
new designs models OF authorized emblems
or devices to be prepared and adopted in the
same manner - when new coins or devices are
authorized No change in the design or die OF
any coin, however, shall be made oftener than
once in twenty 1--WE years.
sENAroR INGALLS, INVITED TO DINNER.
The Journalists club Of Baltimore has in
vited Senator Ingalls, OF Kansas to the annual
dinner Of the club next Saturday evening. The
dinner is to be held at the Mt. Vernon hotel
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