Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-20
CAPITOL TOPICS.
To Prohibit the Liquor Traffic.

To Prohibit the Liquor Ar""c'
Representative Blair of New Hampshire
has introduced q resolution In the House
proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the United States prohibiting the
liquor traffic in the United States. The
resolution is introduced ''by request of the
general officers of the Worlds and the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union," and as the legal expression OF the
pclyglot petition just presented to the
President.
20 Investigate Pollution of Water
Supplies.
Speaker Crisp has presented to the House
a memorial from Major Charles Smart Of
the surgeon generals office, United States
army, communicating resolution OF the
American Public Health Association in
favor of the bill introduced in the House
by Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri, authorizing
the appointment of a commission to inves-
tigate the pollution of water supplies where
such pollution affect the sanitary condition
of the people Of more than one state.
Capt. Luhn Retired.
Capt G. L. Luhn, fourth infantry, hav-
ing reached the age limit, has been placed
on the retired list Of the army.
Fears for Light Houses.
Officials in the light house board express
fears that many casualties will occur to
light houses in the vicinity of Chesapeake
and Delaware bays. A dispatch states that
the Old Plantation light house, Maryland
near Cape Charles, had been abandoned
by its keeper. A light house tender has
been sent to the place, but 1t is not believ-
ed she can reach the house on account of
the ice.
Indian War Pensions.
A favorable report has been ordered by
the House committee on pensions on the
bill which gives to all survivors Of the
Indian wars prior to 1892 and from 1912 to
1885, a pension Of IS month, for thirty
days service or longer.
The Pension Appropriation Bill.
The conference report on the pension ap-
preparation bill has been accepted by the
Senate. 1t adds three amendments to the
measure One amendment repeats the law
providing that no pensions shall be paid
non-residents who are not citizens Of the
United States>except for actual disabilities
incurred in the service; the second requires
the examining surgeons to state the rating
which they think applicants are entitled
to; the third fixes Sc per month as the low
est rate Of pension to be paid.
To Prevent Collisions at Sen.
The Senate has agreed to bill postpon-
International regulations for preventing
March 1, 1885, which contains a preamble
reciting that while Great Britain, on April
%, 1894, communicated to this government
that no time should be lost in carrying the
regulations into effect. announced to this
government on January 10, 1895, that the
British government found it impossible un-
til parliament had been consulted, to fix a
date for bringing the regulations into force
and earnestly requesting this government
to consent. to a temporary postponement
of their enforcement. AS it Is desirable
that the regulations should be put in force
by the maritime powers simultaneously,
the time was postponed to subsequent
date to be fixed by the President by procla-
nation.
The "COnstitution" to Stay at Ports
mouth.
The New Englanders object to the old
ship Constitution being brought to Wash
ington.
The item in the naval appropriation bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to
use the $1,000 appropriated last year for the
repair of the old Constitution, now at the
Portsmouth navy yard, toward the repair
and transfer of said vessel to the Wash
ington navy yard, was stricken out yester-
day on point of order made by Mr.. Ever
EFT Of Massachusetts,.