The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Railroad employees will watch with inter-
est the steps taken by Congress to compel
railroads to adopt some safety appliance for
the coupling of freight-ears. The Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce has I'M
der consideration a proposition for the APP
pointment of a commission of three practi-
cal railroad men ana two mechanical ex-
perts to investigate the matter and adopt
some uniform safety coupling.
For the improvement of the Indian wards
of the nation, particularly the rising gener-
alton, it is proposed to inaugurate compul-
sorry education on the larger reservations.
Besides the usual studies, il is proposed to
teach the boys some useful occupation,
agricultural or mechanical, the girls being
instructed in household work and the care
of poultry. Senator Vests bill, which has
this object in view. has been reported back
to the Senate by the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
Secretary Window has declared his views
on the volume of currency, He sAews the
! Money In circula ton amounts to 81, 43T, 1884,
O52 or $50 SO per capita, higher percentage
than in Great Britain or Germany and de-
clares there is no disposition on the part of
the administration of the Treasury to
hoard money, almost all the surplus having
been deposited in national banks, thus per-
forming duty as a circulating medium,
while nearly all the money in the Treasury
is held in accordance With law for the re-
demption of gold and silver certificates and
other outstanding obligations of the Gov
eminent
The Garfield monument at Cleveland it
is predicted. will be half buried under
mountain of roses Oh Memorial day, when
the handsome mausoieum erected in Lake
View Cemetery will be formally dedicated,
President Harrison having promised to be
one of the speakers. The marble statue of
Garfield is of heroic size, and represents the
dead President as a Congressman Just
risen from his chair to address the House
of Representatives. 1t is believed that the
children of Northern Ohio, who have I'M
dertaken TO furnish the floral contribu-
tions, would themselves be able to erect a
magnificent monument of natures choicest
flowers.
The Japanese Parliament, which meets
at Toxic in November will consist of the
House of Peers and the House of Repre-
senIatives. The 252 members of the former
viii consist of members of the Imperial
family, Princes, Marquises, one-ffth of
the Counts, Viscounts and Barons, the I'm
perial life appointees and one member from
| each province chosen by the largest tax
payers. The REPRESENTATIVES, 800 in num-
Der, are to be elected by ballot. Mr..
Kaneko, the Secretary of the japanese Privy
Council, who is now in Washington obsery-
ing the methods of procedure in Congress
for the purpose of preparing the necessary
rules, has devoted considerable time to the
study of the subject in Europe.
Those who are now suggesting designs
for the Worlds Fair Buildings at Chicago
are inclined to look on towers as un-Ameri-
can, and too much in the nature of imita-
tions of the French. Among the novel de-
signs suggested as attractions are a man,
moth concert hall, a permanent structure
to stand through all ages; q colossal globe
revolving on an axis, the interior of the
globe being fitted up into two large thea
ters; building devoted to Dante's vision
of he'll, purgatory and heaven; monument
to Columbus $50 feet high; magnificent
sepulcher for Presidents of the United
States, a structure that would endure for
ages, and the construction Of the fair build
ingS on lofty platform over the city, the
structures to be permanent A couple who
still stick to the tower idea suggest forty
Two lowered building and gigantic tower
on rollers,