Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-25
THE GREAT FIGHT TO-DAY UPON
THE MARK kET.HOuSE QUESTION!
Extraordinary Scene at the Capitol
Cryptl
The Market sheds Still Stand!

ketmcn, cOrporat0Ts, archltects, &c, &c, in q
way to show that the proposition to get rid O
the venerable moss-eovered market sheds agi-
| tates the bowels of the community to the very
center. Anybody in want of plan for a market
house could not fail to be accommodated in that
crowd. There were plans for gorgeous French
rooted structures looming up TO the skies, with
fountains, flowers, ,shrubbery, prancing cavaliers
in front, and all that sort of thing; there were
| hippedrome plans, crystal-palace plans, um-
brella shaped plans, plans with towers at the
| end. cheese-shaped plans, with a central tower.
like candle stuck upon sugar box, plans
Doric, Gothic, COrinthian and Composite, and
plans tapering down through various degrees o.
| ugliness and meanness to the present one-s,ory
shed-architecture, with the country women
| squatted on their hams at,the curb-stone, pedd-
ling their sassafras bark and poke-berries, the
present barn. ard retained in front of the mar
ket, and everything lovely, after the good old
way, with piles of manure on the Avenue front.
floating straw, believing calves upturned on the
sidewalk, enraged cows making raids through
the crowd in quest of their offspring, and gen
eral pandemonium Of soap-sellers, essence ped
lers, cow-dealers, Flagg's Relief blowers, ETC.,
ETC, etc.
On entering the committee room, Mr.. Nor
rill, of vt, Chairman of the Committee, said
that there was some msunderst anding in regard
to the appointment for hearing; but that all
parties would be heard some day before the
committee took action on the House bill. In
answer to an inquiry by Judge Edmunds, Mr.
Morrill, said that the Mayor should be notified
when the interview would be held; and he
added that probably an announcement would
be made through the newspapers, so that all
parties interested could be heard.
On emerging from the committee room the
babel of controversy was Immediately renewed;
plans were uplifted and fourshed like batons:
everybody called everybody else I" sharks ~ and
'fyou're anotheri" Our reporter was poked I'm
the ribs with plans, had plans brought to his
attention at the small of his back, plans were
hourished about his nose, and bimmed upon his
new stiff hat; and looking down the marble
stairway he saw noble army Of disinterested
eusses advancing, like Dirnam Wood to Dunsi-
name, all having plans, and he scooted wildly
through the hall to the other stairway, with seve
raj thousand corporators, Councilmen, butchers.
butter-merchants, bakers, architects, contrac-
tors, &c, in hot pursuit. He slid like lightning
down the marble stair-rail, followed by the
crowd Then was seen an exciting chase
through the subterranean regions of the Capi-
tol, and hnally our reporter by a brilliant ma
n@uvre got his pursuers on a string aud shot
round the crypt with such dizzying suddsnpess
that the whole crowd tumbled pell-mell over
each other, and he left them piled up thirty
deep III the most inextricable confusion, wrig-
gllng ike mess Of eels, kicking biting and
swapping, and pummellng each other with
their plans in right good earnest. One of the
Seitz corporators was giving jesse to an Angus
corporator, who in turn had his thumb in the
eye OF butcher, who was paying dental atten-
ton to the ears of one Of the city fathers, who
was bringing his No. IL brogans to bear against
the snoot Of lawyer, who had an architect ana
a contractor by the hair. 1t was an interestino
spectacle, but our reporter thought it prudent
to leave. He is very much afraid that in the
multiplicity Of plans and through the Kilkennv
fight of the different interests, nothing win h,
done, and the moss.covered market sheds will
continue to disgrace Pennsylvania Avenue.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on Post Offices and
Roads is preparing a bill to establish q steam
ship line from California to Australia touching
at the Sandwich and Fejee Islands and SYDNEY.
This measure is prepared in accordance with
the views Of the Administration in establishing
American steamship lines with a view of reyi-
wing American commerce.
BILL TO RRoRsANIzE THE ARMY-Reduction
Of Force and Diminution Of Erpense.-Mr. Will
son introduced in the Senate, this morning, a
listed men in the army, and nx the pay of OH
GERS. tprovides that after the lst of Septem-
ber next the regular army shall consist Of 25 900
men. and authorizes the Secretary of War to
give honorable discharges to all officers who APP
ply for the same prior to that date. Those OH
GERS who have servedt ten years shall, at the time
Of their discharge, be entitled to two years paw
and allow vance, and those who have served fiye
and ali ~ho have served aS aSe
years pay and allowance. Officers Of thirty
years service may be retired on full paw
retired list hereafter shall mot exceed thrs
hundred. The offices OF general and lieu
tenant general shall continue until they
become vacant, and then be abolished.
eralship shall be made until the number sh.r
be reduced to three, and no appointments or
Brigadier Generals until that gyade shall be re-
duced to SIX. Whenever q vacancy occurs In
as
nance, Chief Of Engineers, Paymaster General,
Surgeon General and Judge Advocate General
they are to be Ssva sS sSs according e L.. win
Commissary Sergeant, Reeimsntsf Hos
pital Stewart and Veterinary Surgeon
shall be appointed to examine all officers Who
may be unfit for service by disability, and upon
INSTRUMENTATION Of this board the President
to Se furIoushsd, on Ssf pay. until s@iSned ss r te
duty, OF may Be discharged, with one years pay
and allowances. Oficers on the active list are
not to hold any civil Office. The pay Of oficers
shall be as follows: General, $1,000; Lieuten-
ant General, SIC, 900; Major General, O. 800;
Brgadier General, O., ,ooe; Colonel, $500;
Lieutenant Colonel, s. ,00o Major, q, 500; Oap,
tam, (mOunted,) &3,o00; captain, (not mounted,)
8, so; Adjutant, 81 800; kegimental Quarter
master, Sl 500; First Lieutenant, (mounted,)
q ,6oO First Lieutenant, (net nountsd,} 1850;
second Lieutenant, (mounted0 O, 800; Second
Lieutenant, (Dot mountedl 81 400; Chaplain,
81 400. Fuel, quarters and forage, IN kind, are
70 be issued to officers as now allowed By lav,
and oficers travelling under orders and not furn.
ished with transporfatiop, are allowed ten cents
per mile,
THE DISTRICT IN CoNeREss.-The Senate
Committee on the District Of Columbia ct their
meeting this morning agreed TO- report the
House substitute for the bill to amend the usury
law Of this District.
Senator Pomeroy, Mr.. WIN. H. Chase, Of this
city, and Q Mr.. Stearns, of New York, urged
the passage of prohibition liquor law for the
District OF Columbia. Mayor Bowen also gave
his views on that subject, being In favor Of
stringent license Law. He also gave his We've
on the bill to establish Police Court, and the
bill in reference to the Metropolitan Police.
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