The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-27
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
WOman's Relief Corps Want Flags
for School Buildings.
TO STIMULATE PATRIOTISM
Bill to Make Board OF Trustees of In
Com missiOners' AUTHORIZATIONS
ed Appropriation for al Wall Around
the jail.

Congress has been asked to purchase flags
| to fly from each school house in the city.
Mr. Mcmillan presented i'll the senate to-
day petition to this effect: 1t was
from Mrs. c. A. Kibbey, Mary NJ. Northand
| Eliza &. Ma ylur OF the Woman's Relief Corps
! OF the Department of the Potomac.
They represent in their petition that it is
believed by the many patriotic women
belonging o tie several corps that the float
ing of the United States flag over the several
school houses of the District during school
| hours would grealy tend 10 ST Emulate patr1-
| otto teaching in the minds aud hearts OF tho
school children, in connection with the
| flag salute.
They ask 1000 for this purpose, and
estimate that there are now about 100
school houses in the District over which
il is dseslrcd these flags shall float. The
bill which accompanies this petition asks
for this amount.
AIR. Mcmillan also introduced a bill
providing for the appointment by the Dis
trict Commissioners of the trustees OF the
Industrial Home School. 1t provides that
the board of managers OF the Industrial
Home School shall turn it over 10 the
Commissioners of the District OF Columbia
ps Juhc oUs 1000, huu thob tutSt NoALthio-
sioners shall appoint a board of nine trus-
tees.
MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOL
1t further provides that the trustees shall
manage the school under the present rcgula-
tons: that all designat ions for employment
in said school must be made by said board,
subject tothe approvaloftheC Commissioners;
and that in event OF disapproval the Com
missioners may make the appointment.
All supplies shall be obtained by requisi-
ton upon the Commission ers and all
moneys received from sale of products
and payments for hoard or otherwise shall
be paid over to the Commissioners. The bill
is introduced at the request of the trustees
themselves. AT present they are pri-
vatc board and elect their own SUCCESSORS.
As all the supplies are public they hold
it better that they should be appointed by
the District Commissioners.
Mr.. Mcmillan also introduced bill for
the erection of wall around the Jail OF
the District OF Columbia. The sum of S2O,-
900 is asked. The same bill was presented
in the House by Representative Curtis.
COMPLETE THE LIBRARY.
Mr.. voorhees, presented from the Library
Committee an amendment TO House reso-
luton. 1t appropr;ates $4sl.G for the
completion OF the building OF the Library.
The Secretary of The Treasury sent 10
the Senate today an appeal for more help.
He wants the temporary appointment of
expert money counters who are capable OF
detecting cnunterciis and have become eX
perts in the handling of public money. He
needs this aid Ia bring up the work OF count
ing and asserting currency sent to the
department for redemption. This is now
81 700 in arrears
He says there is no imperative necessity
for the employment of such persons. Some
of them are stiil in the city, and Il joint
resolution for immediate appointment is
asked. that the rest OK them may be secured
NIr. Cameron introduced a bill granting
Mrs. Helen G. Hciner of this city, widow
OF Capt. Robert G. Heiner, 4 pension of
$50 per month. Capt. Heiner was in the
regular army and also served in Company
K, Fifty-seventh nsylvaDia Volunteers.
Mr.. GailiDegr offered Il bill for the re-
lief of the legal representatives OF John II.
Crane. Two thousand dollars is the sum
asked. The relief is for services rendered
in making an examination of the expendi-
lures for laying water mains in the Dis
trict of Columbia for the years 1886, 1887,
1888, 1889 and 1890.
Mr.. Voorhees, introduced bill TO pur- |
chase 4 painting Of Abraham Lincoln. 1t
was painted by G. F. Travis, aud $500 |
is asked. The picture is to be hung in the
Capitol.
Mr.. Rusk today introduced in the House |
a bill to pension Mrs. Mary E. Wyse, |
widow OF the late Lieut.. Col. F. o. Wyse |
Of the Fourth Artillery, at $50 per month. |
Mr.. Coffin today introduced in the House
a bill earring into effect judgments of the |
Court OF Claims in which the following cit |
liens of Washington are interested: Stephen |
NJ Golden, 500; James c. Brooke, S591: |
Robert S. Perkins, 81 900, and Charles E. |
F. RoSenthal, $500.
Mr.. Richardson today introduced in the |
House n bill incopora ting the National |
University. The incorpOratOrs are Arthur !
Macarthur, Richard II. Alvey, Charles c. |
Cole, william B. Webb, Eugene Carusi, |
II. o. Claughton, Thomas Wilson, Matthew /
{. Emery, John GOode, Charles Lyman, |
John T. Winter, Howard II. Barker and |
William G. Wbittemore.
BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE.