Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-16
CoMMIssIONER'S OFFICE,

1st to June 10th, 1S10................ 62f 90
For grading and graveling Rhode
Island avenue, from 18th 20 10th
street, work done November and
December, o9,..:................., 1892 Or
For grading Boundary street, work
dene in December. 1863, and Jaru-
airy, 1s5O, balance due ............... 2,554 .
For building bridge on Boundary
street, work dOre in No smber and
December, 1855. 69................-... 1,16) 81
For grading and gravel'ng I9th street,
April, May and June. 1S75.......... cos o.
done in April and May, 1870. 80. 1,257 IS
Total. ..................s3O.o 3O.o79 o.
Amount paid labOreTs in orders,
money, &c. ....'.............. lylOI ~
balance due laborers.. lO9tJ Ii
have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully,
HENRY HrNBER,
Com'r of Improvements for First Ward.
This statement would be more satisfactory if
Mr.. Himber had only set forth how much OF the
$40, ,1O9.92 was paid in " money! and how much
in " orders" which are still afoat, and OF
course form part of the " indebtedness" Of
the corporation.
+. :. Atkinson, Commissioner of the Fifth
Ward, replies that the amount now due the
corporation laboreTs is......-........-S 126 %
Amount in orders or scrip issued to
laborers and DUE. 12,139 15
Total amount due. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sl9, SO 20
MORE OF THE CORPORATION INDEBTEDNESS
THERE is NO END To IT.-Mr Bliss, Superin-
tendent OF Sewers, &c, has forwarded a state
ment to the Register, Mr.. Cook, showing that
from july LIST last to June 1st instant the estI-
mates for bridges, sewers, alleys, and footwayS
amounted to Sis ,2O6.15; amount paid, Sl0f.-
GS3.0 amount due by the Corporation, Si1 523 Us.
There is a considerable amount vet due by III,
Corporation for work done last year under hs
superintendent.
TIE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
CoMPANY.-The House Committee on the Ds-
trict OF Columbia met this morning, and agreed
TO report favoraby on the bill TO incOrpO-
rate the National Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, naming "a corpOra;ors, A. NJ. ClaPp,
r. B. French, ). y. w. Tabor, X. q. Donaldson,
J. Ill. Baxter, j. Nj. Austin, III. Z. II. BrOmyell.
Aaron +. Randall John X. Thompson, ID. h.
Searles, Jos. +. Evans, Thomas L. Tulloch,
Amos l.. Merriman, Edward DOwney, l.. NJ.
Sanders. j. w. Griffin, John w. BOteler, Geo.
Il. Morehouse, William Wilkinson, and b. b.
French.
The BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
AND THE Long BEIDGE-Mr. Cameron intro
duced in the Senate this morning bill supple
mentary to the act TO authorize the extension
construction and use of lateral branch OF the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad into and
within the District of Columbia IL authorizes
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad COMPANY
TO extend said lateral branch, by way OF Mary
land avenue, 10 the viaduct over the Potomac
Long Bridge and 10 extend their tracks over
said yiaduCt, and connect with any rail
roads constructed or that may, hereafter
To effect these purposes the said Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company is authorized to
take possession of, change and use the Long
Bridge free of cost provided they keep the
bridge in good condition for ordinary travel
and no charge shall be made for wagons private
vehicles, and foot passengers. Referred To
Committee on the District of Columbia
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-The Senate to-day
passed the bill making all the special and gen
eral terms of the Circuit, District and Criminal
Courts of this District terms of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, and making
all judgments, DEGREES, sentences, &c, of such
terms acts of the District Supreme Court.
The second section provides that the Supreme
Court OF the District of Columbia shall here
after consist OF chief justice and four associate
justices; and for this purpose there shall be an
pointed by the President, by and with tue
advice and consent of the Senate, an additional
justice of said court, with the like powers. to
take the same oaths, to perform the same
duties, and TO receive the same salary, as the
other associate justices OF the court.
Whenever, at a session of the court in general
term held by four of the justices, the court shall
be equally divided in opinion upon the question
involved In any cause argued or submitted TO
the court, such division of opinion shall be
noted upon the minutes of the court; and there
upon, and within four days thereafter. either
party in such cause NAV file with the clerk of
the court motion in writing to have such cause
reargued before the five justices; and such re-
argument or rehearing shall be had As soOn
thereafter as conveniently may be.
All the powers and jurisdiction by law now
held and exercised by the orphans court of
Washington county, in the District of Column
bia, shall hereafter be held and exercised by
the justice holding the special term OF the said
supreme court for that purpose.
The Orphans Court of Washington county
District of Columbia, is abolished; and all laws
and parts of laws relating to that court, SO far
as the same are applicable to the Supreme
Court, are continued in force in respect TO the
Supreme Court; and all other laws and parts of
laws relating to the Orphans Court are re-
pealed.
providing that nothing contained in the act
should be construed to abolish the office of
Register Of Wills.
The CUBAN QUESTION IN THE HoUsF.-The
debate in the House on Cuba continued
yesterday afternoon until after O'CLOCK
The principal features of the debate were
a speech from General Butler in support
of the rolicy of the administration, and
one from Gen. Logan in support of the Cuban
cause. Gen. Butler exhibited to the House
some Cuban bonds, which, he said he had
forced from some newspaper correspondents,
and he asserted that two millions of dollars of
these bonds were held by the lobby to influence
the legislation Of Congress on behslf OF free
Cuba. He also authoritatively denied that
Caleb Gushing wrote the Presidents message
as had been reported by the opponents of the
H.
retOrted, charging Gen. Butler with attempting
TO frighten members with the Cuban lobby
story, declaring that his conduct was unman-
nerly, most wanton, and an outrageous
line OF conduct towards his fellow mem
bers, sentiment that was received
with applause from the galleries. After
the debate closed and the House was
about to proceed to vote, Judge Bingham, of
Ohio, submitted a substitute for the majority
and minority reports, which proposed merely to
authorize the President to take steps to secure a
humane conduct OF the war in Cuba, and to in
vite the cooperation of foreign powers to secure
that end, leaving out even an indirect recogni-
ton OF belligerency. 1t was well understood
among members on the floor that This was
compromise measure, and after a spirited icon
test the House by a bare majority decided that
il should be received for a vote. Some of the
friends of the Banks resolutions moved TO ad-
journ, which if carried would have killed the
whole subject by sending it TO the bottom OF the
calendar. This wss considered as test and
was lost by large majority. 1t having now be-
come evident that vote would be forced on
Bingham's substitute, the republicans ali
wheeled into line and carried an adjournment
in order to gain time for caucussing before the
final vote to-day.
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Editor Of the Star.