Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-14

ihE NEW MARKET-HOUSE BLI-THE SENATE
NJ Epi ENT FL ECTED.-In the House Yesterday
UT. hli9ore, from the Committee for the District
"a Noiu'lola, reported back Senate bill to author
To-, ~, corporation of Washington to make a
- Hhu issue Stock for $500 GOO for the building
81 amarket-house, with a recommendation thai
nouse non-concur in the amendments Of the
'Cna'e 10 the amendments of the House
mf. N said the Senate originally passed a bill
nu'oorzin@ the Corporation to make this loan at
once, Notwithstanding that the city charter pro-
Elded that the Cor poratiOn should not contract
debt beyond $1,000 The House. upon the rec
"mmendstion of his committee, amended that
hllI by substitute, providing that the loan
should first be approved by a vote of the tax
payers This substitute the Senate had now
amended by renserting the provision authorizing
'he creation OF the debt without submitting the
question to the people He hoped the House
wo1ld non-concnr In this amendment.
MI Hughes. of Md favored the Senate amend
went. The Senate had twice considered this sub
lect This market would be Of great value to the
community and an ornament to the city He un-
aerstood that the building could be constructed
Tor S21,UOO less by this means than by issuing
stock, and 1t was important that the work should
ne done at once. He opposed to the policy
81 throwing OFF the responsibility of Legislation
upon d popular vote; and, besides. he understood
tidt the new market house would never be a tax
upon the city. The old market house brought in
revenue OF some $4,000, and the new house
World produce S35, 600 or SO COO. lie Loped the
iiouse would not come into collision with the
H'ha.e upon SO unimpOrtant matter. The city
.sked Tor no money, but simply for leave TO use
ier own credit, ana for once to do for herself.
'hs old market-house was a great nuisance
which ought TO be abated speedily : possible
was so filthy that it would generate disease ell
arJnnd.
MIR. kilgore, of Ind was inclined to think.
rom an inspection of the plans, that the new
building would be more ornamental than useful
There was TO be large hall and offices which
would not be profitable He was informed that
The contract was already made. and the Mayor
had stated that probably not two hundred citizens
would vote against it. On the other hand citi-
Lsns had assured him that not two hundred
would vote Tor IT, He thong hit it would be best
tc let the people settle the matter in their own
way.
MIR. Theaker, of Ohio, denied that there WAS
'hythlng offensive about the old market house
Mr. Hughe suggested that the gentleman's OIL
factories mi ght differ from those of others
MI Iheakcr said that might be- but he would
Ike 10 know what the gentleman had seen about
The market that offensive or unwboIesome
de had passed through it, and found everything
clean and sweet except perhaps the portion de,
Voted to the sale OF fish, which would probahlv
smell the same In the new market house
Nh Hughes i take it all back, and apologize
Mr.. Carter, OF New York Thought the peonle
should be allowed to say whether or not thew
would be taxed for this purpose. If Congress
taxed them contrary to their will they would
Hereafter apply to Congress to pay the debt thew
bad created The streets needed Improvement
aud If the people werc to be taxed il should be to
put the city in a habitable condition rather than
{" erect ornamental structures.
After some further discussion, the Senate
amendment Was disagreed to, without division
4 CATHOLIC INsrIrUTE.-A meeting of Cath.
niic gentlemen was held at the school room of
-. Patrick's Church on Thursday evening Last
Tor the purpose of organizing Catholic Institute
an tals CITY Its main object seems to be to pro-
vide for the education at night Of youths, whose
daily ~ ocatisns prevent their use of day schools
For this purpose building or suitable rooms is
to be obtained, Il library formed public lectures
81 the library and reading rooms will be free to
AL COntr butOrs.
The meeting was organized by the selection of
Hen. Judge Merrick. as president and Messrs
Lewis Johnson, VI. B. Sweeny. !. Carroll Rrent
ana Chas ;. Jones' as vice presidents; Mr. james
Fullerton acting as secretary. After an explana.
ton OF the plan of the proposed institution nv
Rev. Father ID. Lynch, it was moved that a board
Of managers, to be composed of the pastors of
each OF the Catholic congregations, and one law
Gentleman from each parish. be clothed with fnll
power to put :he Institute in practical operation
The following gentlemen were then elected as
rIanagerS:-H. u. Sweenv, 81. Patrick,s: TboS
Bayne, st. Peters; Peter Gallant St Matthew's
Robert Mahoney, St Dominick's; Bernard Geier
- Mary's; JAMES Fullerton. 81. Aloysius
The following reverend gentlemen are sr ofFr;o
membe az the ard:-Rev Jacob w alter Rev
a Knight, Rev. Chas |. White, Rev Albert
Bokel, Rev. Nj. Alig, and Rev Chas. H. Stone
street.
After some remarks, heartily endorsing the pro-
posed institution, FROM J. Carroll Brent ESQ, MIR
'eo savage Kew; Father Lynch. and others, the
meeting adjourned
FIFTH DISTRICT PoLIcE.-Notwithstandi the
large amount Of fines imposed during the last
Twelve months on hotelkeepers and the keepers of
restaurants, for violations Of the CITY ordinances
requiring them 10 close their bars and refrain from
selling liquors, &c. SUNDAYS such violations
constantly occurring and subec no the D,rteS
TO the Visitations of the police. In some recent
cases it appeared that the information had been
laid by persons whose main object was to profit
by the conviction i'm dollars and cents the CITY
law awarding to tue informer one third of the
penalty few days ago the keeper of a restaurant
In the Fifth District arrested by officer Ross was
fined SO and IS cents costs the defendant bayi no
Submitted the case and waived his light of defence
Since that conviction officers FanniDg and Eck
warrants on parties charged with the same offence
IN their district OF these, two are already ruled
for trial before Justice Thompson at the request
OF the defendants, whose will be finally
disposed of in a few days. Some other violations
OF our city laws Gin relation TO the markets) have
also en- noticed. and warrants issued from the
Fifth District office Among these complaints il
one against cOlOred man named John mick
named rPrehaPs,") for habitual violations Of the
law rohioltlng profane and indecent lang uage i'm
the streets This fellow may be regarded "a a
walking nuisance, and ought to be confined at
oughly cured Of his outrageous conduct in the
public streets
The NATIONAL RIFLES, Capt. Schaffer, arrived
here from Richmond yesterday afternoon by the
southern boat. They were met at the steamboat
wharf by the Potomac Light Infantry Capt Hol-
lingsworth, Of Georgetown, and by them escorted
through the principal streets to enivening music
from Withers's band. After parading thus both
companies presenting a soldierly appearance and
eliciting warm appreciation all hands, they re-
turned to the Armory of the Rifles, corner of
Ninth and ID streets, where the Georgetown COM
Pany parted with them, and proceeded on the
march homeward. The Rifles give glowing ac-
counts OF the handsome treatment they received
at Richmond They were received on their az
rival there at 3a O'Clock a. m by COMPANY l. of
Richmond Greys, in full uniform and by them
were escorted 70 their quarters at the Ballard
House They were immediately voted the freedom
Of the town, and no where that they went we're
they permitted to pay They were assigned tie
post of honor in the great procession of the dav
and during their stay in Richmond Were the re-
IMAGINABLE
express hope that they may be able to reciprocate
at no distant day the many kindnssses with which
they Were showered by their military brethren of
the Old Dominion.
An INDEPENDENT POLICEMAN YESTERDAY after
noon an individual named Samuel Clark was
rowing about the streets of this city making
threats Of what be could do with certain deadly
weapons which he displayed, greatly alarming
only restrained from inficting summary
punishment upon him by the timely Interference