Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-26
The Center MaPket.House.
THE HOUSE BILL PASSES THE SENATE w
ANRNnNRNTS


Senate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds
Section is amended so as to allow the pur-
chaser OF a stand stall to retain possession
thereof $50 long as he chooses to occupy the
same .an ior his own business and pay the rent
application to Mayor and Common Council.
who, after hearing the parties. may change and
determine the same" THE bill, as it passed the
House, only allowed the stakeholder to retain
possession "fOr the term for which the sale has
been made and the rents are promptly paid.'O
The same section is amended by striking out
the words in brackets, and inserting the words
in italics, as subjoined: Sand the municipal
government OF said city shall at all times have
power to make and enforce such (pOlicel regu-
latiOns with regard to said market and the man
agement thereof as in their judgment the Inter
ests, convenience, health, and safety of the
community may require"
In section it is required that the subscription
books for the stock shall be open at the National
Hotel, (instead of "the office of said company,')
in the city of Washington, on the second Mon
day following the final passage OF this act. The
ton to do away with the possibility OF the stock
being monopOlized by few individuals: CATER
the books, as aforesaid, shall have been kept
open for the space OF two days, il larger
shall have been subscribed, the books shall be
closed, and the said cOrp0ratOrs shall forthwith
apportion said capital stock among the sub
scribers in such manner-tirst, that citizens
Of the city of Washington shall have the full
amount individually subscribed for, 80 far as
may be practicable; second, that any deduc
u0ns shall be made from subscriptions OF the
largest amount, so that no bona fde subscription
shall be diminished while any larger subscrip-
tion shall be maintained"
The following amendment is inserted in sec
ten IL: "Pr0rtded, That III the corporation of
the city of Washington shall, after a period of
thirty years from the approval Of this act, by
vote OF the Councils thereof, express desire t.
possess itself OF the said market buildings and
GROUNDS. C0nprpSe m "a ha ITO
authorities TO take possession Of the same upon
a sum OF money equal to fair and iust yalua-
ton OF the buildings and improvements then
Soanuns ,anuns 20 On sait grounas, anu tne mode and
determined bv Ccnoress oA '"i""''on 'n"i' oe
In section it the sum to be Maid nv the MAJ
ket company to the city per annum is increased
from sIo,pO 70 sZo,oOo, and 1t Is provided that
and maintenance of schons and ne
raIaf OF tba ,nor of Ell it "u .I anu
Coinmh;a " o wy "n" 'A0 Di'''i0'o vi
Section II ;s,merded Inv, ..,;,;, an. A.. e.,
,o1ino -, - =. "Gueu py SIs,iking OUT tne ioi-
act sbsm Ha cors.,aT "a nat nothlng IN this
arLt ou ~ .t ~ tne erection Oh
T;v;d,' 81 swHsn,;,,io,, recteo oy private OF IN
The onIr oSd;t;nrni
adonted bv the Sn1ae. 81 u,.n ~. " .no aoore'
which II Is nrovidedthat. nr UnS dact;o ., py
sarN In cansnnon.uSa - ar any @ uS.ions neceS-
fin4s ~ sHnT ~ v, any cess oi suoscrlp-
Iargest a,mnrn1 e iioni suos0iip'iohs Vi the
The biII ''' is accomn,nied Inv verv nroo;s,
snaci6oot;n i y, 'Ian .eu py very precise
sbin nf az ,,a y, pian, anerialS , anu WORKMAN
eyarNth;n, % sb ou hn 49, IeYuiIihg .lat
~ ,Sa hnss, matouiI Io"e III 'no oeSt "ahner anu
There seems 70 he M dorh, ,ho. tho r.o,s,
will nromptiv aoree 70 tSo awnnn, .naI tne house
that The hiIi xiIS becoma Thip III; an, anu
satisfaction to the commnn;t noe M n,,S MN glne
fordng grand pubIc imnroyewent oe 1"y Tua a. al
nIor'nnIse, " tne ns iae%, y, giving inmedlate EN-,
ia6orars 81 . IS 3. t Iu,.iovi VI noChAhlcs aud
very mnch naednd "nen su'h enplo !lneh' Is
Mn w,,so.,s Ap>,v M, NJ vv,.
from, tho Con,r,;,,oo -, ,In;.a 80
i-oH 'ne oonn'i'.eo oh 'iiil.ary Ahairs, thIs
morning reported BACK the Dill TO reduce the
army. 1t authorizes the President to reduce the
number of enlisted men in tbe army to o, n,o
before the 1st of JuIv 1sz, .nd .. H. -D5o,O
:" nnuora,, a. ouy 10. i, anu a. ms olscretion
10 hohoraoiy dlscharge form the service officers
of the army who may apply therefor be-
fore the 1st of October. An officers who
have served ten years or more to receive, at
and allowances. All who have served over
five years and less than ten, one and A
half years pay and allowances, and officers
pay and allowances. officers who have been
thirty years in the service may be placed on the
retired list on their own application, provided
that the whole number on the retired list shall
tenat general shall continue until a vacancy
shall occur in the same, and no longer
NO appointment OF major general shall
be made until the number of officers
OF this grade be reduced to three. and
no appointment of brigadier general shall
be made until the number shall be reduced TO
six. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the
offices OF adjutant general, quartermaster gene
raj, cOmmissary general of subsistence, chief of
ordnance, chief OF engineers, paymaster gene
raj, surgeon general, and judge advocate gene
ral, it shall be filled by the appointment OF an
oft1cer having the rank of colonel. The grade
OF regimental commssary in the cavalry regi-
ments is abolished also the grades OF regimental
c0mmissary sergeant and hospital steward.
The Secretary OF War is authorized to appoint
a board, 10 consist OF one major general, one
brigadier general and three colOnels, upon
whose recommendation the President may re-
tire. All vacancies now existing, or which may
try M n1u nnd Sne @ omcers Oh lnfan-
main after CARVING the above nrov;sion
into effect, they shall be furloughed at
nan pay unui assigned 10 NIL vacancies.
tired a. On ene an ra;va acauemy may be re-
salary received while in active servce VI The rhc
pay OF the general OF the army shall be sI2 900:
lieutenant general $40 600; major general, 81 =
200; brigadier general, 5000; colonel. S. 800;
lieutenant colonel, $1,000; major, s2,5OO; cap
tain, mounted, 81, ,0o0-not mounted, 81 800; ad-
Jutant, 81 300; regimental quartermaster, 81 500;
first lieutenant, mounted, 81 ,6O0-not mounted.