Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-19
rHx CITIZENS, GAS CoxfAsr.-In the Sem

THx CIrIzKSe' GAS OoNfANY.-In the Sen
ate to-day Mr.. Harlan introdnced Joint reso-
luton (Which was referreu to tAe district Com.
mitseeb 70 incorporate the Citizens Gas Com.
pany Of the District Of Columbia. The biIl
nones john 5. LOOMS, John A. Wills. E b.
Omssesd, William A. Cook, s. p Brown, ID.
Y. forney, J. A. Cushing ID. e. Wheeler, and
osAers, who are constituted q body polite and
me name and sfyie OF the Citiaens, a.. anae. rop
Pany OF the District Of Columbia with power
70 contract and be contracted with, and TO en-
Joy al the rights, powers, ..nd pfi vieges neces.
sary and proper for the successful prosecution
Of the business of said company.
The Objects OF said company shall be and are
me lighting by gas of the public and private
buildings aed OF the streets and avenues Of the
Gig OF Washington, and of all other towns
and cities OF the District OF Columbia or and
according 70 an improved method Of making
furnish IL to the consumer at a reduction in
price OF at least one dollar on every one thou.
sand feet OF gas below the price now paid for
gas in ms city. The capital stock Of the csm-
pany ssall be $500 COZ, di viied into shares of
sloo eacn, which may be incI eased al any time
by vote of the stoe kholders, as the business
OF the company may require, to any sum not
exceeding S2,0oo,OOo
CoSsuMPTIoN OF GAS By THE GovfRS-
MRNT.-The Speaker laid before the House of
Representatives to- day q communication from
r.. u; bsrtol, President of the Washington
=
lnlon OF the House, 8 statement of gas furn-
ished the Government for the year ending
June 3oth, 1865, as follows:
Consumption from June 81, 1. s., to Nav a.
1865, 2e,i32,O0O cubic feet, S99,5l2: estimated
consumption IN June, 2,3u9,4OO cubic feet,
The amounts for gas furnished the different
departments are as follows:-U. s. Capitol
Presidents House, &c, S33,OG2 y; Treasury
S27,4ol q; Interior. s4,33s 25; Post-Ofice,
$500 IS; War, SSa3l IS; Navy, n, ,l7e 5S state.
i D
nal, sI,367 10; Navy Yard and Barracks,
Number of lamps supplied with gas upon the
streets, avenues, public grounds, parks, public
The COMMUNICATION was referred to the Com.
mitiee of the District of Columbia.
COMBINATIONS AND REJECTfoN-The Sen
ate In executive session, yesterday confirmed
the following nominations: s:-John W. Cald-
well, of Ohio Minister 10 Bolivia, vice John
Netheriand, declined Robert L. Matthew's of
inS.aEa, ~ On Consul Lar at Naples Thomas g Grove,
neer }. u. A. Zeller, TO be Chief Engineer in
the Navy; James NJ. Forsyth, 10 be Master IN
the Navy; Geo. B: Livingston, Henry q. Macy.
and william b Newman, TO be Ensigns in the
Navy: The Senate rejected the norlinaton of
John III. Thompson, of Tennessee, to beConsul
OF the United States at ST. Thomas.
DoNATIoE To THE CRY ORPHAN ASYLUM
Mr.. Fessenden, from the District Committee,
reported to the Senate to-day, without amend
ment, the House joint resolution, passed on the
l2th instant donating TO the Washington CITY
orphan Asy lum the iron railing taken from
.he ola hall OF the House Of Representative
row in the Capitol grounds, with a proviso
mat the same shall be taken away in ten Gays
after the passage OF the resolution. The reso-
luton was read three times and passed.
ORDERRD.-Gen1 Grant, in a Speci iaI Order
Just issued, directs that Majer Frank Al Etting
Paymaster,be relieved from duty in the pay dis
trlct OF Louisville, and assigned TO the paw dis.
tTlct OF New Orleans As -Disbursing Officer un-
Ger the Reconstruction acts, al Headquarters
fonrth MllItary District, Eicksburg. Miss,
wee Major p. p. g. Hall granted leave OF alb
sence.
JusTIoE TO THE GOVERNMENT CLEpKs-
Editor If Sar: The twenty per cent bill lies
aeaa 1 on tbe table OF the Speaker OF the House
Tor those that placed il there will never consen'
that il shall leave il again. But there is
justice in an increase of compensation, and for
tnat reason can but believe that the measure
VIII be again presented to Congress in some
form: but the bill, il one shall be presented
hereafter. inst, from the necessities OF the case
be a radical modification of the one disposed OF
by me House yesterday. know from per sonal
experience and also from the knowledge that
have Of others experience, that large portion
OF the clerks, and especially those of the lower
their entire salaries for an economical living.
NO man Il properly paid. no matter what his
services II the entire sum is uired to procure
me actual necessities of living. II misfortune
falls upon the clerk or his family in the
form OF sickness as In great many Instances
that might mention. any one must see at
once that his present enforced system OF short
commons cannot save him from actual distress
But 1urtheI, this year the clerk has a double
argument for an increase Of pay.rI hold that
regardless of the political bias of the man an
honest exercise of the elective franchise is an
imperative duty. The coming autumn the
great quadreR nisl election Of the country takes
place, and every good citizen feels and ac-
knowledge the obligation he owes his country
20 vote next fall. But how are these clerks
with a pocket emptied every month from
necessity. 70 meet the expense of going home
10 vote! 1t does not need any process arith.
metical, 10 prove thar nothing from nothing
nothing remains. These are some OF the
reasons existing, which lead me TO think that
Congress will do something yet for the clerks
A word fer the benefit of the Clerks hear
that uring the consideration Of the late bill by
the House the galleries were filled with them.
They can be in better business At their de ks in
their respective o6ces. Then, certainly, there
Will be no display Of puerilities or prelndices;
no InJudlcfoas demonstration of appreciation
or dls1pproOfion In case this matter of in
creased compensation should be again intro.
dueed in Congress. OF course, these thin u do
not AFFECT ConEressmen, for they know that hu.
man nature cannot change its identifying pc.
change his spots, bat these clerks, by staying
away fran Congress at such times, can save
the mass of their fellows ineffable amount
of modification.
June 10th, 1sGs. CLERK.
INTERNAL RRvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S529,o62s2