The evening times., 1896-05-27
DISTRICT N CONGRESS
Medical Bill Again TO Go TO Con-
ference Committee! -
ANOTHER OFFICE INQUIRY
Bill Introduced for Il Report on All
Removals. Reductions und Resigna-
tions In the Departments-Lette
Curriers' Pay-Airship Inventor
Wants Money.


President awaiting signature will be with
drawn and again placed In the hands oil The
conference COMMITTEES.
The fact has Just been discovered that
an amendment was unintentionaily left in
The bill exempting medical students from
the payment of examination fees. The in
seation was to eliminate this provision,
and the change will be made when the bill
is again in the hands OF the conference
Committee.
For the first time this session the House
District Committee omitted holding their
regular Wedue sday meeting. Thisindicates
that 10 new business will be considered
prior TO adjournment
AN INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Low has introduced in the House
resolution providing for the appointing mt Of
five members by the Speaker TO perform
the following duty:
First. To Investigate and report gen
orally to next session of the Congress all
the material facts and circumstances con-
neCted with the removal, reduction, and
designations of chiefs of divisions, clerks,
aud employees of every grade Since March
/, s93, in the Department of the Treasury
and in the various offices under the said De-
partment of the Treasury.
Second. To investigate and report gen.
orally all the material facts and circum-
stances connected with the removal, reduc-
ton and resignation Of chiefs of division.
clerks aud employees. of every grade since
March 4, 1898. in the Department of the
Interior. and in the various offices under
the said Department of the Interior.
..srl, To
orally all the material facts and circum-
stances connected with employees appointed
to office, in either the said Department OF
the Treasury or the said Department of the
Interior. or in the various offices under
either said departments, since March 4,
ls93: especially the facts connected with
the appointment of such employees during
said period without civil service examina-
ton, and which are now included within
the executive orders of the President ex-
tending the civil service regulations.
! "Such committee to lit during recess of
Congress and shall have full power to send
for persons and papers. to examine wit
nesses under oath. ana may employ steno-
graphcr and one clerk. The expense of
such investigation shall be paid out of the
contingent fund OF the House."
LETTER CARRIERS PAY.
Mr. Mitchell OF Oregon, from the Com
nittee on Postoffice and Postroads, re-
ported without amendment the bill to in-
crease the pay OF letter carriers in cities of
over $4,000. 1t provides that for the first
gear of service the pay shall be $500; sec
ond year, $500: third year, 81 900; fourth
year, 81 200. The bill is to go into effect
June 80.
Mr.. James Seldom Cowdon of Vienna,
| Va, was before the Senate again, in the
shape of petition for financial encour-
agement in the development of his plan
of navigating the air upon the principle of
"a live fish in the water" rather than
upon the principle of "a live bird in the
air"
He states that he is unable financially
TO perfect his invention. but with SIS. 900
he can construct an airship that Will move
| through the air at the will OF the operator.
| He asks this because Congress once appro-
priated the sum of 10000 for the develop
ment of the Morse system of the mag
netic telegraph.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Senate District
Committee, today introduced a bill to
| amend an act regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors in the District. The
passage of the measure is urged by the
Commissioners. Itincreases the license for
bar-rooms from S4OO to 5000 and for
wholesalers from $3.50 to $3.50.