Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-17

DISTRICT DAY IN THE HoUsE.-To-day-the
third Friday in the month-beng the time fixed
by rule Of the House for the consideration Of
bills from the Committee on the District
OF Columbia, Columbia, that cor committee was called
man. reported back the bill to simplify the
conveyance of real estate In the District of
Columbia with the Senate amendments thereto,
with the recommendation that the amendments
be non-concurred in and a committee of con-
ference be appointed. So ordered. IThis bill,
heretofore published in The STAR, greatly
simplifies the form Of deeds, SC.
MIR. Cook also reported back Senate bill for
pldding candidates for Office or corporation en-
Ployes from serving as commissioners or judges
OF election in the cities of Washington or
Georgetown, which was passed.
MIR. Cook reported a bill, which was passed,
fixing January 1st, July ith and December 18th
Of each year as national holidays in the District
of Columbia.
Mr.. Welker reported back the bill to amend
the laws regulating the assessment of taxes in
the District, with an amendment fOrbidding the
Mayor or City Councils any officer of the
Corporation charged with the disbursement OF
money from using the collections on account of
any one fund to defray any expences except
those for which ii was collected Passed.
The bill relating to the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, authorizing the appoint
ment of an additional judge and abolishIng the
orphans Court, which passed the Senate yes
terday, and was noticed at length in The STAR
OF last evening, was taken up and passed.
MIR: Cook asked permission to take from the
Speakers table the bill amendatory of the act
to incorporate the National junction Railway
Company, but objection was made and the bill
was not taken up.
The bill to incorporate a society TOT the pre-
Ventlon or cruelty to animals, naming as
corporators n. P. Chapman, b. Peyton Brown,
Nj. g. Emery, Jos. II. Bradley, ST., VIM. X.
woodward, Warren Choate and others, was
passed.
Mr.. Cowles reported back the bill to incorpo-
rate the Geological Society of the District of
Colnmpla, naming as corporators Henry ID.
GCoke, Geo. w. Riggs, Horace Capron, y. O..
howard, y. Z. McGuire and others, which was
passed.
MIR. Randall reported a substitute for the
senate bill liking the pay of crier and baliffs
OF the supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia, fixing the pay of crier and bailiffs at 80 80
per day; which was adopted.
He also reported back the Senate bill re-
quiring the Register OF Wills to give bond in the
sum OF 5000; which was passed.
hr. Cowles repor; ed back the bill authorizing
the paving and sewerage of NJ street NORTH be-
tween New York and Vermont avenues, ap-
pointing for that purpose the Mayor OF Wash
-ngton, Superintendent of Public Buildings
VIM. Stickney, Wilson +. Brown and ). L.
hautmann. Passed.
Mr.. Giihllen reporte back the bill heretof ne
reported in TIE STAR legalziny he act of the
Councils in rtfun ling certain taxes to IN
Foundry NJ. F.. Chdrch. Passeh.
The bill authorizing the Baltimore and Poto-
mae Railroad to extend their track over the
Long Bridge, published in THESrAR of We r
day. was tai en- up and pas 81. wi II the am nd
Inthls auOpteu by the Senate com mnitts G noticed
In another column, ami other Amendments
requiring the company TO lay its track with the
grade OF Maryland avenue. fOrbidding the OBJ
strucuon OF navigation OF the Potomac river
by the bridge, and giving the same privilege to
0ther companies desiring to pass over the
bridge.
The bill providing for the appointment of an
inspector OF fuel for the Executive Depart
ments OF the government was passed.
1he bill IN incorporate tho National Musaal
L1e insurance company, noticed in The STAR
OF yesterday, was also passed.
ANOTHER COMMITTEE ROOM SCENE.-"Zeta" :"
in despatch last evening to the Baltimore
Sun, says There was quite scene in the St.
Domingo cOmmittce-rOOm to-day when, in re-
Ily TO a question. Consul Perry, who was on the
witness stand, stated that Senator Howard had
approached him TO influence him not to write a
report TO the State Department OH the imprison-
ment OF Hatch, and that if he wOuld not he
lNT. Howardl would make it all right with the
President. Senator Howard, who was present
denounced the statement as false, but Perry
reiterated 1t, and pulled out of his pocket some
OF Howards visiting cards with memoranda on
them There was positive sensation over
this"
THE COMPROMISE IN THE HOUSE ON CUBA.-
The compromise on the Cuban question, which
was brought forward by the Administration on
Wednesday, triumphed in the House Yesterday
by majority of seventeen. IL ends the whole