Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-11
CAPITOL roPlCs.
A Bill to He Prepared in Regard to Promo
lions In the Navy.

| IN both the Senate and House, embodying the
recommendations made in the report Of the So
called stagnstion board, OF which Capt Ply tn
ian was president
The bill will include the suggestions made In
| the report to prevent stagnation in promotion.
which has existed In the service for many
years, and which promises to continue unless
| some preventive measure is taken by Congress.
| so modified as to meet the views of the Secre-
tary OF the Navy and the President. The bill
wlii include the recommendations Of
the board regarding the selection
OF officers for promotion TO the grades
OF commander and captain ami of retirement
OF officers after serving a certain number OF
years in one grade with the rank and pay OF
the next higher grade.
Senator Chandler will probably introduce
the bill in the Senate next week
PRESENTATION TO Mr.. n JEFFERSON.
Yesterday afternoon the official corps of
| clerks and employees under Hon. Edw. Nc
Pherson, late clerk of the House OF Representa-
tives, assembled in the Office Of Chief Clerk
Charles S. Martin and presented Mr., McPher-
son with solid silver salad dish, gold fork and
spoon.
The presentation speech was made by Col
Samuel r. Stratton, indexer, who referred
pleasingly to Mr.. McPherscns long and dis
tnguished career, and also in the course of his
remarks complmenting the new House Of Rep
resentatives on Its wisdom In eiecting AS Mr.
for his nb;it;ss nr%an;,r an nd 1os only np.ea
hut alSo h.ii;na e., ,hn - M ny
Pberson.
Dir. Mcpherson replied in his usual astute
ana happy style, giving great credit to his
t;on a1t.r ,rh;oh ae al ms aaInihis.ra-
ton TO ali 70 attend hanaust aivan h~ h;r, co.
their benefit in the House Restaurant this after
noon.
Remarks were made by Harry Smith. journal
lnla
on the dish were the words: presented TO Hon.
Edward Mcpherson clerk House of Renresenta-
tives, Fifty-first Congress by the emploves of
his office December 10 1901 :,
TO INVESTIGATE THE prSsroy oFr,cr
Mr. Enloe of Tennessee has prep.red a reso-
luton to offer in the House proyidinp for the
appointment of q specisI committee IN make n
| thorough investigation of tho methods NJ con.
Quoting the business of tho nens,on of,;.a NJ
Enloe saws that his nurnos. ;s NO, 90 ;n,as,;
gate Gen. Raum's private business or nr;yate
character lint 10 discover IL il ;s not noss;bi,
TO improve the method of doing bns;nsis
ihE BfNCA RESOLUTION OF cENsURE.
1t is probable that there will be another
fight In the House over the resolution of
censure nassea unon Mr. R,nun, nv ,ha rec
e.. ro.,r N n,,,
,,Isss ~ sosa , "eeieI Va .aiotIisan pro-
rrennr, - ~. ;s Po',une 'n"t .ne
M thro"f.i, 10 'H"' '"e fesoiu''o" &c 10 DC
p1'
THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTION
The Congressional Directory made its an
pearance i'm force Yesterday Senators and
,l. -, -.
-. ie".o'eieu
soiuInes-on Moida!, PM they were the only
favored ones: among the new features intro
dueed ny EDITOR W: n. Michael are lists of the
prlhclpai ohhcers OF me Senate and House since
congress commenced to be- Maps OF congress
sionai districts and the population of the United
$500 ~ e"ah e'sto. ots..tc's, eounttes anu
1oInm., ""ueu w 'ne
DEPARTMENT or prp,,c HEALTH
Senator sberr,on ;ntro,,noa,; ,,os,a,,.,. iii
70 establish a denartn,ent a, Mill. ho.I,h
- en-, - e -
""oe' VIC eHa' &c " ineuicai oihcer 10 De APP
pointed from civil life by the President This
department. shall OBTAIN from consular officers
at foreign ports al information available IN re-
Sard 10 the sanitary commons OF such ports
ana places and also all information accessible
from state ana municipal authorities of the
sanitary condltlon OF places within the United
states All information gathered to be en-
United weekly IN tie marina bn.n;,ai ser,,as
collectors of customs and TO state and mn,
nicipal health officers. The department also
snail as lar as It may be able, procure
-. e'e teh'ns 10 mar
Ii. .is. ue.'tn' me sAslehee u epiuemic
u oIi,; anu an Lhiotmati"h relauns 10
III tn - ~. .ohot.1on pm, aneeuhe puohc
.asa ne - VIII cI-operate WIN
s.i'e oo'i US VI neai'n Tue sienaI service, tue
~ w ue pai nen' IN my auo othet branches
"a W W. IS 80 Nc anu u.1o 'ne lesearches
80. ~ - ~ , ue pa. pa. 'nis' rePoslor! vi
The service are 10 he fr.maj Inv The ma5;cai
officer in charge and are to serve for the in
struction of consular officers abroad and for
masters OF sailing vessels pound Tor the United
OA' o. poi''
IhE NICARAGUA CANAL
Secretary Noble has sent TO the Senate the
annual report OF the Maritime. Canal Companv
of Nicarapua- which sbovs thu, uorl TO-
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Deen pio'eeu'eu win ehere! ourins the past
yeai asu niucn Progress Aiaue IN the actual
oin Va iis,. ue,etI- LAtehsf'e whaFVes ana
T,n,' III ~. "".e peen co"pieteo at San
oaa.- NC, No' Peinnent punoinss Tor
I.4ss, WA teis, nosp,lais anu otner necessary
ouunes erected ior tie use OF ,he company.
Ioa..;y nas LAY oeen colipieteu ana plans LOT the
. IN" eoIs.i uetion Oh .he faiireaa sys-
, 49, 'tN 'NN'i 'AAiNs ~ A"LlNaToN'
s',ei no'" .eu"'or '"'no ohe'eo
lsso'"'ioh aeclarihs that CONGRESS desires
the removal OF the remains of the illustrious