Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-03
THE MARKET BILL.

NOA'hiOh NOuhtu
TIiK MARKET BILL
MIR Jones asked to take up the market bill and
reCOmmit IL 10 the select committee. The object
of this move. aS II was understood, was to perfect
the bill and secure its passage without the discus
sion which generally occurs upon subjects not
fully understood
Mr. I.loyd made point of order. THAT the bill
having been referred to n select committee. and
that committee after considering the same having
reported the hill tn the board. had accomplished
It's special ddty and was now no longer in exist
ence and Therefore the bill could not be recon-
United -
The Chair decided that the committee's exist
enCe had not Is yet ceased. nor would il until
some action relative to the report was had or the
Committee disr harged from further consideration
OF H. The bill was recOmmitted.
RELIEF BILLS.
Several private relief bills were reported by the
claims committee and passed
one that had been laid upon the table. for relief
IF John fan Skiver. called up by Mr. Powell
wha stated that at TS lac had moved for lis passage;
bat since he had received evidence that the Ian
eutJr al the petitioner WAS rather hi1 hlV cOluFrd
- little too strOng-and some of the statements
MT exactly true. - lac would make the reverse
The bill was put upon its third reading aud re-
lr'ted
THE SCH0oL SYSTEM
Mr. ObCr Introduced Joint resolution request
in2 tIr Mayor. committees on Public Schools of
She two boards. and the trustees of the Public
schools. L, meet anal d-vi>,. plan To elevate
TIE SrhOuls from their present condition. and
make them a credit To- the CITY
Nr. Edmonst0n-Now yOn see the effect of the
u'@t school appointment. That Is the reason Of
this resolution. ] woald ask the gentleman If the
night hOOl ON the Navy Yard amt failure.
Mr.. Ober-\o. sir
Mr. EdmonSton-WcI sir the Chief of Police.
hts hod 10 detail men To 20 down there of nights
and prevent the boys. the pretty boys YOU have
been legisatng for. from whipping their Inasters
Mr.. Orme moved To refer To the schools commit
tee; lost.
Mr. LLOYD opposed the resolution upon the
ground that II substantially avUwing that the
school system was in deplOrable condition. and
II j. Il reflection upon the trustees. TO improve
tL,. s-houlS they must better the citv finances
lie was in favor Of this but opposed To 4 con-
denlnlturV resolution. The Corporation Attorney
had decided that we have the power TO lay tax
for school purposes.
Mr.. Wilson moved t. amend by striking out
the obnoxious words. which WIS carried; and the
resolutions referred Ia tle schools committee
THE TOBACCO INSPECTOR.
The police committee reported the bill to revive
the tobacco trade, and appoint a tobacco inSpeC-
tor with IN amendment requiring all transfer
tobacco tn he weighed and inspected where sold.
ID appeared from tine explanations of M,SSr>
Bunrcr and Wallace that the Corporation had
rented thu old tobacco warehouse to "A gentleman
who was about enter into the business
The bill ~ reported without the amendment il
the old law
The amendment diSpcn>cS with the necessity of
carrying small lots of tobacco To the warehouse to
D.. Vvri gIrl and inspected. but authorizes the in
spection wherever sold.
Mr. Buhrcr was in favor Of the amendment be-
cause II Was opposed to favOring monopoly IF
the trade.
Mr.. Wallace argued with much earnestness that
the adoption would br injustice to the gentleman
who had undertaken To revive the tobacco trade
which had died out in this city. He ought To reap
some advantage from his energy. Mr.. ". wished
gentlemen would remember what the poet says
Teach me IL feel anOther's woes.
W Whatever faults / see.
That Justice 10 other men
That justice show Ia me-
Mr. Lloyd. (intrrruPting, exclaimed earnf>tly)
President. quoted sir
(Iaughter.) IL is a Verse OF old Methodist
hymn, with which am familiar, and don't want
u mutilatrd in that way
Mr.. Wallace. %. ! don't care If il is; quoted it
suit myself
Mr. Wallace continued his remarks. arguing
THAT Justice to the lessee of the warehouse should
defeat the amendment.
\ motion to postpone and print the bill was car
Iied
THE AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
The eNIediency al such an officer auditor of
accounts was talked OF in the early part of the
term of the present Mayor. IL was outside talk
aud was ON but one occasion mentioned openly i'm
the Council Monday night il Was introduced by
Mr. Wilson who Offered 4 resolution authorizing
the appointment Of Joint s,.lect committee. IN
connection with the Mayor. To inquire into the ~
r7disncy Of amending the laws relating tu the
Collector Of taxes and the Register OF the COrpo-
TItIon. and IfOviding for auditor Of the ac-
counts u the Corporation aud that said committee
have leave Z" report 10y ball or Otherwise
Mr. Wilson sid that ne had been ON a commit
tr- Ia examine the accounts of the Late collector
MctdIlh. and he Did not want 10 see the saline
tfouhlr again Ia future
RELIEF ~ JOHN REESE
This hill WA Ia pay Mr.. Rce>t. for a water ram
aud certain tools that DESTROYED by the burn
in% 81 thu old asy luin. Mr. Reese had been en-
Flotrd 10 put waterman la the asy lum. After
dIy : work lac had not taken the tools from the
Iii'e. AMI they Were destroyed in the condagra-
uon- After various attempts to amend lay ON the
t1blr postpone. Sc, the bill passed
THE ALEXANDRIA. LoUDoUN AND HANPsuIRr
RAHK0AD.-OUr ncighbOrs below are still hard
al work attending 10 their internal improvements
aHd multiplying the cOnveniences of access to
their city The Alexandria. LOudoun and Hanp-
shire Railroad one Of the most important among
iL- Virginia STATE lines uf mtrrcOnInuniration i
rapidly briHg placed ia condition to commence
operations 10 tue Spring. The company have
erected "n the depot lot near OronOkO street one
III the ares Of i circular engine-hOuse The nor
hon completed i sufficient Ia contain three first
'!aS> locomotives and l. furnished with all the.
newly 2otteh-uP appointments for the convenience
IF TIE engine driver and his assistants 4 frame
passenger dcp"i-hO;I>c Of large size j. also in mo
srr>>. and viii S.ron bc completed. The rails are
lad from Princes street to the canal aud IA soon
the bridges ACROSS the canal are completed they
ALL b" llId further rapidly possible and Il
i expected that the r.Eid will be- in running order
L. l.eesburg. Va. during the Spring TO the en-
rIEy Of the president of the company. Mr. Lewis
M"hrHII"- = tho community indebted for the
"l'rHlnS of this important Improvement at 81
ehrly period TL, company have met obstacles
tutt Would lave iIIutI less determined gT.Si-
dot hut IA IudunuitIblr resolution has Minced
Ia" Nork uIuHa salts, initial basis and lis ultimate
si''rsa - n"HN hIt question vi time
TUX DI>TEIcT ~ CoNDRESS during the con
sid'rsiI"n al III" mis- clancoUs appropriation bin
IN tho S'nat" yesterday. Mr Davis reported an
amendment ia relation 10 comInittee-roou,s I'm the
'api'ol building and apPrOPriating 81 .ODO for
heating the centre buildings by the same system
a. That applied To the wings which was agreed
To
Mr- Davis also reported an amendment appro-
grating $25ntNO for the COMPLETION of the adur-
di't iid supplying the cities of Washington and
tIrurgrtD~H with Potomac water; whic1, Afr =,
briyf explanation. WIS agreed to
M Brown reported. from the Commits. nm
the District uf Columbia amendments .,r,.,,,,,,i
athg -s.s'i for grading and gravrIing h street
south. ha-tF"rn Seventh aud Fourteenth str.sts
N~>t. setting curi~. IEiving cutters Sc and
- 80 f'r paving. grading. and improving 4
street north b-tSV,rn Ninth and Fourteenth street,
"'I; which were agreed 10.
rHF NUNiCiFAL ELECTION in Alexandria On