The evening times., 1900-04-13
LIGHT DAY IN CONGRESS.
No Session OF the senate and Little
business in the House.

10 assist In military instructions in public
schools, so amended that the title and
preamble shall read as follows:
"a bill TO amend section 1925 Of Revised
Statutes so as to provide FOR detail Of re-
tired officers OF the Army and Navy to as
sist in military instruction in schools.
Whereas the national defence must de-
pend upon the volunteer service Of the
people OF the Several States and
'Wheras those schools which shall adopt
a system Of military instruction are en-
titled to the assistance Of the Government
in order TO secure TO the United States
such a knowledge Il military affairs
among the youth Of the country as well
render them efficient as volunteers il called
upon for the national defence. Therefore,
etc.
The Committee on Claims Ct the Senate
has recommended the passage Of the bill
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury 20
re-eXamine and resettle the accounts Of
certain States and the city OF Baltimore for
military purposes during the war Of 1872
This bill authorizes and instructs the
proper accounting officers Of the Treasury
to examine the accounts between the Unit
ed States and the States OF New York
Pennsylvania Delaware, Virginia and
South Carolina and between the United
States and the city OF Baltimore. growing
out Of moneys expended by such States and
by said city for military purposes in the
war Of 1872 with Great Britain, applying
upon such examination. n the computation
OF interest and settlement the provisions
and principles OF the twelfth section OF the
act OF March 3. 1851. entitled An act max
ing appropriations fCI certain civil eX-
Denses OF the Government for the year
ending June 80 1855"
During the war OF lS12-1Sls the States
Of Massachusetts. New York. Pennsylvs-
MIA, Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, South
Carolina and the city OF Baltimore eX-
pended certain moneys Tor military puT-
poses Tie United States assumed these
debts with interest. The method Of com
putting interest was protested against by
the States. they alleging that IL amounted
10 refusal on the part OF the United
States to refund the whole amount tor
ToWed
by the act OF March 3. 1859. Congress di-
rected a re-eXamination and readjustmeut
OF the account OF Maryland and on the
Sth OF July, 1870. Congress passed an act
directing hat the accounts between The
United States and Massachusetts, and
Maine be readjusted upo. the same pTinci-
pie that controlled the resdjustmeut with
Maryland.
The object OF this bill is to treat the
states alike and 10 give 70 the States and
10 the city OF Baltimore named iu the biz,
the same measure Of justice and equity
treatment that was accorded in the acts
aforesaid The language OF this bin as to
interest is Identical with and copied from
the language Of those measures. A bill
Of similar import 20 that which We row
recommend has several times passed the
Senate and has received favorable report
from the House Committees on the Judi
ciary, on Claims, and on war Claims. at
different times.
At the second session OF the FJfJy-drst
Congress an amendment was made in 5he
SenaCe 20 the Deficiency bill OF like import.
Mr. Martin has made favorable report
I. from the Committee on Claims Of a bill
providing that the claim OF John s MOsby
for the value OF 1900 pounds. more OF less.
OF tobacco mentioned in az official paper
dated at Rockets Landing Richmond Va.
July p. 1865. signed ". II. ID. Cochran,
major, depot quartermas-er. and purpOrt-
ing TO give a list Of captured tobacco
marked in the name of Col. J. s Mosby.
| transferred TO Col J. :. LOOMS Treasury
agent, June Z. 1865. be referred to the
Court Of Claims. A committee amend
ment TO the bill specifies that any portion
OF such sum representing tobacco bene-
heislly belonging 10 The father sister. OF
/ other rela lives OF said NOsby shall be held
( in trust by him accordingly
The report OF the committee contains
1 copy Of the receipt given Colonel MOsby
I after the war had ended and when he Was
paroled soldier. which shows that the
/ exact amount Of tobacco taken from him
4 was 1851 pounds. and it Is recommended
I that the bill be passed
Mr.. Vest has introduced in the Senate
bill 20 amend the act granting auii-
I tiOnal quarantine powers and imposing ad-
1 ditiOnal duties upon the Marine Hospital
| Service, approved February -. 1893.
Section OF the act Is amended 80 as to
I provide that on the arrival OF an infected
/ vessel at any port not provided with the
proper facilities for treatment OF ;he same
/ the Secretary may remand said vessel at
I its own expense. 20 the nearest national or
/ other quarantine station where acccmmo-
I datiuns and appliances are provided for
/ the necessary disinfeCJiOn and treatment OF
( the vessel. passengers and cargo. After
/ treatment of any infected vessel or cargo,
! and after treatment OF any infected vessel.
! or inspection OF any vessel not infected at
\ a national quarantine station. and after
| certificate shall have been given by the
! United States quarantine officer az said
station that the vessel cargo and psSsen-
/ gers are free from infectious disease CT
! danger OF conveying the same said vessel
shall be permitted 10 snte- and admitted
I to entry at any port OF be United Staes
named within the certificate.
new section is added TO the act which
| authorizes the Supervising Surgeon Cen
/ eral with the approval OF the Secretary o.
/ the Treasury. 10 designate the boundaries
! Of the quarantine grounds and the quar-
| antine anchorage for vessels. and provides
| that any person found rrespassing on .uch
I grounds shall be subject 10 arrest and
I may be punished by a fine OF not more
| than $500 Imprisonment for not more
/ than one year or both. and that any mas
/ ter or owner Of a vessel violating any
| quarantine or inspection regulation shall
| be subject TO arrest and 10 punishment
| by a fine Of not more than S500 or imDris-
/ onment for not more than one year, or
| both
| Another new section provides that anv
| vessel sailing from snv foreign port with
/ out the required bill OF health and arriving
within the limits OF any collection district
! of the United States and not entering or
attempting to enter any OF its ports. shall
/ be subject 10 such quarantine measures as
4 shall be prescribed by regulations OF the
! Secretary OF the Treasury. and the cost
/ of such measures shall be a lien on the
vessel.
| 1t is also provided that the medical off,
| GERS of the United States duly clothed
| with authority to act as quarantine ON
| ,,fa