Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Proposed Commission to Examine the Course
ofStudy in the Schools
The Hancock Circle to BE Improved
ters OF Local Interest.

Senator Mcmillan today offered two
amendments to the District appropriation
bill. One is as follows: 1.-The Commission
erS Of the District are hereby authorized to
appoint commission, consisting of three
citizens of said District, Immediately after
the passage of this bill, who shall organize
and proceed to thoroughly examine into the
present system and course Of study now in
use in the seventh and eighth divisions of
the Washington public schools, with
view Of intr oduciEg such changes as may
be found necessary to enlarge the industrial
feature of said schools. Said commission
shall serve without compensation, but shall
be allowed stationary and such other
necessary expenses as the District Commits
sioners may deem proper, the same to be
ctarseable to contingent expenses. They
sfail prepare report, embodying the result
of their investigation, together with such
plans and suggestions may in their judg-
ment secure the desired result. Said re-
port to be made to the Commissioners Of
the District. and by them transmitted to
Congress with such recommendations as
they may deem necessary. Said commits
sion shall have power to send for persons
and papers, and such other powers neces-
sary TO thorough prosecution of their
work"
The other amendment provides that the
urexpended balance of appropriations here
Circle. at the intersection of U and 10th
streets, be used by the Commissioners for
enlarging and identifying the reservation
at that intersection.
The Dollar Gas Bill.
There will be a special meeting of the
District committee of the Senate tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock for the purpose Of
considering the dollar gas bill 1t is be-
leved that the bill will be amended by the
&C mmittee SO as to fix the price of gas by
&C nsumers at s1.15 thousand. and TO pro-
vide well that within a certain period Of
very few years the gas company shall
further reduce the price to 81 a thousand.
FnvornbIy Reported.
The House committee on judiciary today
favorably reported the bill to Incorporate
the convention of American instructors of
the deaf. The inCorpOrators, who include
Edward NJ. GallauGet Of Washington, are
made body polite in the District of Co
lumbia.
The United States Annuity Company.
Mr.. Babcock, by request. has introduced
the following bill In the House:
THAT William A. Roberts, Thomas G.
Heald Marlborough N. Davis and Charles
S. Hamilton, their associates, SUCCESSORS
ard assigns, be, and hereby are, made a
body polite and corporate, by the name Of
the United States Annuity Company, for
issuing annuities and furnishing relief and
assistance by means Of mutual agreements
and payment of funds: that said corpora
ton may purchase, take by deed, gift, be-
quest, devise, or otherwise, real and per-
sonal estate for the purposes of said cor
poration to an amount not exceeding at
any one time 100000, and may improve,
use, sell and convey or otherwise dispose
Of same at pleasure.
The District Appropriation Bill.
The subcommittee of the appropriations
committee of the Senate having the Dis
trict bill in charge has decided to take
up that measure for consideration tomor-
row morning, but will devote the day to
preliminary survey of the bill, and there
will be no hearings granted until later.
In accordance with the regular custom.
the District Commissioners will be heard
first and then HEARINGS will be arrans,nd