Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-26

MI Holmes said that Mr.. H. was Attempting
20 throw odium on the com nittee, and although
ne had stated that he (Mr. Hail. was ready 70
report, he could show that Mr. Hail had
neither read nor heard the evidence which he
should make himself acquaiataa with befors
mahilg report As for me bali OF tae phono
graphic reporter, be did not n NIX IL correct
Mr.. Pardon said that the " hole in W stivatio1
YVES Il farcs-that the citizens we're tired of At:
for muc1 Of the testimony taken was holly
Mr.. Holmss said he would like to ask a
question.
Dir. Pardon con,in ned, saying he ,uld Day
no attention to questions from Mr.. H whom
he had po' associsted with since July last,
when be Mr. Holmes) had placed his name to
a faIs~hoUd.
Mr. Holmes -.You're q lisr"
Mr.. Eard II sad he would notice no remarks
from thai On rIer. ano proc. eded TO argue toa
the c, mmittee had bad ample time TO make =
report, and should be dischar eyed.
Mr.. Hatton urged that the co mittes De con-
tinued, and thai the fullest InvestIg ation BE-
allowed
Mr. Tinnsy said that while he, as q member
Of The conlhittee, was ready TO report on the
evidence as lar as ak u, he understood tn at
the committee would Sit one more night
hiter some fur her debate the vote was taken
Oh the resC tuition, and MI johnson, in explain
farce, but be was in favor Of giving -otn -r
meeting 10 the committee, SO as to preveht a :
af'er-claps, causing number to change tne
volts.
TIL resolution was rejected: Yeas -Messrs
Burgess, HAIL Holden, Mcknight, Nu't-r.
Piper and the PRESIDENT. Nays-Mesar
Ball Boyd. Bros np, DetrIck, Pardon, & iiue~,
Hatton. Holmes. Johnson, Simms, TAYLOR,
Thompson. Tinney and Venable- IA.
Mr.. Pardon subsequently offered resolu rton :,
which were adopted, that the committee b. in.
structed 10 report at the next meeting ~ this
Board, but are not to incur any expense in thu
further prosecution OF this case or In maxim e
I tDrIr sort.
MIR Boyd introduced a resolution of re- sp,.,
10 BE- memory of the late Expire ident p ~
TOR The purpose OF getting in substitute tl-re-
tor. THAI IN he death OF Ex-PrssIient Pt-rC-
toe country suffers no loss &C.; but the b )ard
would no receive we suhsuLuce, r-yausa 0.
its abuse of tie dead, and the original resolu
ton was adopted.
KhrukTs FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Dttrick, run Com tte. ou Health, re-
port-i bills to paw W u. DusRett d 90 r. =
Jones, and A. klrckZa,oski for furnishr ns
MD. inc TO The poor; VIII h werr passed
Nj. Mcknight, from Comm tee on Way aad
Mesns, reported a bill providing fyI an "a.
sisiant commissioner FIR each VA -; iaid on
tie table Mr.. Taylor, from Con mite on
derSon for a deficiency in gradi, = str Q,
north; passed. Mr.. Beall, from Commit. IN
Drainage, reported bills to lay water mans
In various localities; passed Also. bill Ia con.
struct IN street north, between 18th and tn
streets west; passed. Also, a bill to construct
sewer on 10Th street west, from New York
avenue to Massachusetts avenue, and a branch
sewer on b street and MasSachu-er avenue
which was recommltIed. Board ad iourned.
N-
REAL ESTATE TRANsFRRs.-Tha followin
sales, made within the last month by Josh IN
Whitney 4 Co.. real estate brokers' Indicate
considerable activity In real esrata matters.
Sub lot "a, square 335, improved by two.
story frame house, for L. y Chapman. 20 A.
NJ. salmon. for S2,6c0
Sub lot 20. square BIS, improved ny two
story frame, for l.. s. Chapman, to Edgar J
BoOraem, for $500.
Sub lots - and q, square 236, with i'm
TO-
Part Of lot II, square i0l, improv ed. by three
story dwelling. for Geo. w. Taylor, to Jas. A.
Starlight, for $500
Sub lot -, square 535, improved by two.
story frame, for l.. s. Chapman, to Jno. r. Err
eOO,t, Tor So 800.
Sub lot /. square a35. with improvements. to
Marcus N. Bartlett, for l.. 5. Chapman, for
$3.50
Sub lots H. I. X, and L, square 157, to Cor
Dplus Buriew, for 200; also, to same, II feet
front, on u street, between 18th and 18th sts.,
square PA. for $780,
Sub lot 2e. so uare 23s. Thirteenth street, be-
tween and streets, for X. II. I. Leopold. to
Il. +. Wright, for $50.
Sub lot ~, square l5S, for ID. L Morrison, to
Richard W. Mann, for 1850.
Two-story frame house on First street east,
between u and ID streets south. square 733, for
Joseph Baker, 10 james H. L Eager, for 81 $50
sub lot A. square 28i, fronting y feet on
Twelfth street west between M and N streets
with improvements. to Benjamin Chambers
Jr, for Mrs. A. ID. Mackinbru. tor 5000.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, for CoIonsl
George w Dyer, for $3.50.
Lot "a, Haws' subdivision Of Mt Pleasant.
for James A. Searight, for a. $40.
Sub lot 81, A. Hyde's subdivision Of square
ss.s ee soT $500 and
Sub VI lot r. square 523, on VI street bet ween
Fourth and Fifth streets with Improvements,
consisting OF a three.stOry brick house, to DR.
James L. Hunt OF Geneva, New York, tor
s7,ccO.