Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-14
MATURING LEGISLATION.
A Proposed Appellate Courtroom
gressiOnal Committee Notes.

Senator Higgins bill, introduced today in
the Senate. to establish circuit court
OF appeals provides that the court
shall consist Of three judges, who
shall receive a salary of $1,000 a year.
and the terms Of the court are to be held in the
several judicial districts. 1t shall have final
jurisdiction Of all cases arising in district
and circuit courts, except where constitutional
questions are involved. In cases Of patents
and copyright a review of the whole contro-
versy may be had by the Supreme Court
MR.. coNsER's LARD BILL
The subcommittee of the House committee
on agriculture, TO which the lard bills were re-
ferred, favorably reported the Conger bill to
the full committee today.
SLOW WORK WITH THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
Owing to the fact that several Of the men,
bers Of the special committee on the worlds
fair were otherwise engaged this morning the
call for meeting failed to secure the presence
OF q quorum and another effort will be made to
hold session later in the day. Mr..
Gambler, the chairman, is hopeful that the COM
mittee will conclude the consideration of the
bill this afternoon so that he may report it to
the House tomorrow. He Will make an effort
to secure special order for the consideration
OF the bill in the House at an early day.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTEST.
The House committee on elections today
heard argument upon the contested election
case of Miller vs.. Elliott from the seventh dis
trict of South Carolina. The contestant was
represented by Dudley and Wheeler while
Eppa Hunton appeared for the contestee.
IN MEMORY OF JUDGE KELLEY:
The eulogies on Mr.. VIM. P. Kelley, which
will take place at o'clock tomorrow after
noon, promise TO form a striking tribute to the
dead statesmen. The list of speakers will be
O'Neili of Pennsylvania, Holman of Indiana,
Banks of Massachusetts, Carlisle Of Kentucky,
Mckinley Of Ohio. Mills Of Texas, Bingham Of
Pennsylvania, Wilson Of West Virginia, Cam
non of Illinois, Mutchler Of Pennsylvania, Bur-
rows of Michigan, Reilly of Pennsylvania, No
Kenna OF California, Hooker of Mississippi,
Atkinson Of Pennsylvania, Breckenridge Of
Kentucky, Kerr Of Iowa, Reyburn of Pennsyl-
vania.
DEsERTIoNs FROM THE ARMY.
The House committee on military affairs has
ordered favorable report upon the Senate
bill to amend the lO3d article Of war so as
to prohibit the trial by court-martial
Of persons who deserted in time of peace more
than two years before his arraignment, pro-
vided that the Limitation shall not begin until
the end Of bis term of enlistment
JUDGE ToURaKE's BILL.
The bill to provide for national aid to pri-
mary education, urged by Judge Albion w.
Tourgee before the House committee On edu-
cation yesterday was drawn BY Judge Tourpee.
1t proposes that s2 year for each illiterate
over the age Of ten years shall be appropriated
every year for ten years from July l. $780,
This fund is to be applied to the promotion Of
primary education in the free schools. The
commissioner of education is to be furnished
an official statement Of illiterates in each town.
ship. or other political or municipal subdlvis-
ion less than county in each state or territory,
and the number Of illiterates Of each race
therein. This fund is to be paid semi-annually
to the treasurer of the board Of commissioners
or trustees or body having charge of the schools
on requisition, on proof that free public schools
open to all the pupils Of the locality, have been
maintained at least three months of the pre-
ceeding six months with an average attend
ance OF at least one-third Of those within school
age resident therein. The funds are to be ap-
portion Of them is to be used for the support
Of colleges, academies, normal schools, &c.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
The urgent deficiency bill was reported to
the Senate today by Mr.. Hale from the COM
mittee on appropriation. Items were sdded
by the Senate aggregating s55s,o50.
NOTES.
The House committee on rivers and harbors
today heard Representatives Flower Tracey
and Quinn upon the subject of improvements
In New York harbor.
An Extinguisher for the Speaker.
The most elegant and original token of an
proval Of the ruling on the question Of the
quorum thatths Speaker has received has Just
been left at the Shoreham BY the express man.
II Is from Portland, Me-, and was sent BY
the members of the Young Mems repub-
lican club Of that city. 1t is of solid silver.
moulded into the shape Of an old-fashioned
candle extinguisher, and il fonr- and 4 half OF
five inches high az II stands on the Speaker
table. The surface Of the cone Il elegantly en-
graved with an historical picture Representing
the victory Of the Speaker over obstruction and
with the appropriate inscriptions
Among the graduates recently q the Belle.
vue N.Y.) hospital medical college was DR.,
Elmer H. Sothoron, son Of Dr.. g. James =,
Eothoron Of this city.
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