Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-02-16


large rnSIc ssting IN y, THE HE i.
homs 81 Monnt ~ IN tn ne sGnool
ngon ON Monday eaening 'na In of Eehrna
acting as secretary, the following resolutions
whereas the inhabitants Of the District Of co,um.
Un r"r IN ,b %a ana have
votes and nothing To- vote for hut ar" 70 nj i,h
ent brf ana governor WITHOUT their Con
Rs,ofr,a. That we favor change in the local yov.
bearf. ar,,iescs in anx ~, nds ana INA, we
R,soi.td, That in view of the constitutional rro.
vision which gives To- Cor Sress the riaht tn aPrp
else exclnsiys ieSisIatian in ali cases
over Ills iIis,r;ct we hold that the 81 az ri
and the harmony which shonld exis. between tbis
District and MIL be hest susseIyed by
Territories and in which the chief utye Officers
appointed by the President, with the advice and
consent OF the Senate; -,
House OF Representative by Mr.. Cullom and re-
n,in ~ ,9e On ] contain the
stances Of this pstric and that we esrns,l @
ominend its passage with the foliowing amend
ments:
l. On pages, in the l4th line strike ont the words
anafuH rous ana insert lnhabitants or popuia-
a,i ,n' .n app9f,ionnenr shaii not De IN the
make corresnondipp Change anu oh page j. iioe D.
2 On page J. section s. line A. change 20 DAYS to six
months that il shall require "a residence of six
months to maze man voter at the first election.
g. Al the end Of section7 on pages, strike out all
sns bnid wSII IA ,he a,a ne 50 that per-
not In nsihIe tnth ,err;;o,is S;.inrt shall
On pace o strike ont ali after the VOL Nail II,
the S6t line, down the end of the sentence in line
40 and insert the words serve without compensa-
De eIin lie, 70 receive pay. N
ocane addi % sgscn No. page " insert the
Sec IOs That it shaII be the duty of the Terrific
rial Legislature, at its first session after the passage
OF this act, to divide that portion of tho county
. nes outside OF tne corporate cities OF wash
for Local sdmUstraon and o sxe ibe %
Of each in the Weeping Of its own peopIe' and there
upon the powers and duties of the Levy Court shall
cease
by the Chair to these to ts G"
TO confer with other commit,esa and ~, "a tain
other measures in furtherance of the views of this
The chairman appointed the following per-
sons to act under the last resolution, viz IS q.
Arnold, b: r. Davis, j. 5. Brown, j. w. Buker
and l.. $. Emery.
H. mat M ~ t;ra ., nos.4n' WIN
oceIP ,oat i aor xnen ne Is tie
SsStSiu., ,coh PlaSe at ~ O'Clock to-uay IN the
W, MiLe Lot, south OF the Navy Department, in
hop, VI severai nunufea persons among
fciais mia ~ rnsi,, borreIs ,aJ 81, S T
snaShngs; was hred. and after the flames had
extinonisher era a nHgt tne ton.enIs Oh an
was repeated the second tile with the same an s
paratr,s and tbongh of small s;.a 81 S. ap
ruished the fire most effactnaiiv Tha IL ea.,-
etor informs us that he has receved a
With the,n ao,isor VI .ho nn,.eu ota.es navy
which is expected manv naval ocers %i h ae
nresent many h"'"i oinoefS VIII pe
matt thu !, a,, ne - very Simple. anu so COM
E nortahie sa,Stacsin a.. un man pack. IL
the pubiic not es q r,an n nT Engine, onered 10
conA aaratnns hnt aa y. uishihg large
Well known tact that aNo,,t .nem. AZ Is
ali the fires that annna,Iv occvrs pTs oem. o