Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-25
MATURING LEGISLATION.
Proposed Apprentice Battalions In the
Army-Committee Notes.

| Proposed Apprentice Battalions In the
Army-Committee Notes.
Senator Ingalls, yesterday presented (by re-
quesD a bill which provides for the forma-
ton Of apprentice battalions in the army, the
! pay to be 80, $40, Gil, Gig and sls per month,
| respectively, according to the grading of the
apprentices. The apprentices are to be less
than twenty years of age.
In letter to Senator Ingalls, ACCOMPANYING
the draft of the bill Inspector General Breck-
inridge. U.S.A., says: MY last annual report
suggested the formation Of apprentice bat
talions for the army somewhat SINH
lar to the plan now authorized for
| the navy. The successful establishment
of such battalions would show the American
youth that there is something in the army for
| them worthy their attention; something ele-
eating ,hin ms instructive and imposing, some,
the army. 1t would also be an
| encouragement and offer a desirable training
and career to the SONS of veterans of the g. A. R.,
who could thus enter the army under bet
ter auspices than were ever offered
to the army would be still greater.
Well-accredited youths of sixteen or eighteen
years of age, thoroughly and properly trained
for three years and then formed into model
| companies AZ feSiment8i recruiting QepOts or
| assigeed to companies in patches of about
twenty would give us n type Of aforementioned
officers better qualified than anything hitherto
known in the service, and IN score Of years the
personnel Of the army would be revolution
lied and its ranks filled with
American soldiers we'll trained and carefully
! selected as possible in peace times and compar
ing favorably with the best in the world"
THEY WILL GO TO THE RACES.
The members of the House all drew a prize
yesterday. So many worthless documents
are found every morning in the mail of the
average member that to open an unassuming
envelope and find ticket with club privileges
Tor the opening meeting at the new race track
| at BenniDgs was pleasant surprise which was
received with cheerful resignation.
AGAINST THE TRANSFER OF THE PENSION OFFICE
The Secretary of the Interior in reply to a
resolution asking if there would be any saving
in the expense of the administration of the
pension Office by its transfer to the War de-
partmeBt. stated III communication to the
House that he thought such transfer would
not result in any saving.
IHT RAILROAD LAND GRANT FORFEITURE BILLS
The House committee OIL public lands. after
trying i'll vain for several months to reach an
agreement upon general railroad land grant
forfeiture bill. yesterday decided to shift
the controversy to the House by re-
porting the TWO emDOuy1ng tho
principles at issue. These are the Payson bill.
which proposes to declare forfeiture of lands
opposite uncompleted portions of the
aided :.rIoad. and the Stone bill,
which 10 addition to the forfeit
ure proposes to cause suit to be
brought against the railroad companies if
found to be legally liable to recover to the
United States all lands opposite any construct
ed part of the road which was not completed
within the time specified in the granting act.
''HrcKEY's CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Senator Morgan has introduced bill ap-
propriating $4,000, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary, for the purchase OF the
copyrights and stereotype plates and all other
rights and interests in ''Hickeys Constitution
of the United States
NEW GENERAL PENSION BILLS.
The House committee on pensions has or
dered two general pension bills to be reported
to the House with favorable recommendations.
The first of these is the Richardson bill grant
ing pensions to the survivors of the Indian
wars. and TO the surviving widows Of those men
who were married prior to their discharge and
who have not remarked. at the rate OF 80 per
month The estimates of the pension bureau
are thatto pay these men will require an appro-
pration the first year of $685.. 116 and an aggre-
gate appropriation to pay the pensions Of this
class of pensioners for life of S6.2S7. $50 The
second bill which will be reported was intro
duced by Mr.. Norton. and proposes to amend
the Mexican war pension act so as to include
the soldiers who served sixty days in the Mcx-
can war or were engaged in battle and those
personally named by Congress for specific
services in that war. and the widows Of such
soldiers. One OF the effects of this amendment
would be to include the survivors Of Powells
battalion and a number of other volunteer or
CARNATIONS on the pension list. The benefi-
Charles, according to a department estimate
would number between four and five thousand.
THE COMING STATE OF WYOMING.
The House committee on territories has
| adopted resolution to call up the bill for the
admission into the Union of the territory Of
Wyoming Wednesday next
TRANSFER OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE RECOMMENDED.
Tha House committee on agriculture today
authorized Representative Allen to report a
bill providing for the transfer of the signal
service from the War department to the De-
partment of Agriculture.
NATIONAL AMERICAN woMANs' RIGHrs ASSOCIATION
Mr.. Rockwell Of Massachusetts, yesterday in
troduced bill in the House TO incorporate the
National American woman suffrage association
and creating Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan b.
Anthony. Lucy Stone. Rachel Foster Avery
A-ce Stone Blackwell and Jane III. Spofford a
body corporate and polite. with power of sue
| cess!on 10 hold and dispose of property, elect
Officers and adopt and enforce by laws. The
object of this association shall be to secure
protection in their rig hit to vote to the women
| citizens of the United States by appropriate
| national and state legislation.
They Can Sing a Quartette.
Mrs. John Lowrie, wife of a farmer living at
Charlestown, Ohio, Sunday morning gave
birth 10 four children, two boys and two girls