Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-22
The District In Congress.


The Senate committee room on the District o.
Columbia Was besieged, - usual, this morning
by Earties anxious to get hearing on various
subjects. goa R-ft.T 4.
Mrs. Fannie Austin called early to insistupor
having her rights, saying that she had been senl
by the President. Mr.. Hamlin informed her
that this was not the place to obtain the right
Of individualR. ! g. - .erts. ~-.. s.--
Messrs. Woodward, Clark, A. X. Browne and
j. s. Brown, and Z. ChAmplin, Of the Board Of
Trustees Of Public, schools, and Mr.. z. Rich
ards, Superintendent, we're before the com
mittee in reference 10 school matters, and Mr.
j. w. Clark addressed the committee in favor
OF the "BM 70 provide uniform system OF
education for the public schools Of the District
Of Columbia, explaining the psevisions Of the
Clark stated that ons Of the principal oS3es.s q
the school Board was to place the board away
from the politics OF the corporation. Mr.. Rich
are briefly addressed the committee Against the
bull as it now stands, but thought the Bin might
be made to harmonic with the interests Of the
schools 1t was finally sgreed that the bill
should be redrafted. 70 obviate many defects.
The bin was originally drafted by the School
The committee agreed to report the following
bills back to the Senate with favorable recon-
mendat1on without amendment, viz :-Bill (H.
Of the city of Georgetown, ID. G., to pave and
improve the streets thereof Bill fH. r. 1 ,656l
70 abolish tenancy in the District Of Columbia
Bill IA. r.. 9S3) 30 amend the mechanics lien
law. Bhl III. Il. ,594) to amend the act to In
corporate the Freedmens Saving and Trust
Company, Bin H. r. ], ,O25K) to amend the act
establishing . House Of Correction for Boys.
Bill q. ISD increasing the compenAti0n OF the
Bailif OF the Orphanse Court in the District OF
Columbia TO equal that Of the bailins Of the
other courts - .i-TI .s.iIl =. - = -, a.
The Clerk was instructed to enclose q copy of
the resolution of Mr. Sumner instructing the
committee to inquire into what legislation L.
tinction of color, on the Orange and Alexan-
dria railroad, to the presldent thereof, aud
request him TO be present at the meeting or the
committee on Friday next. ~ -
Mr.. Gushing was in waiting during the entire
meeting to obtain hearing in relation to his
charges against the gas company; but, none of
the omc1ais OF said company making their ap-
The Senate to-day was engaged in calling the
calender which now comprises nearly 800 bills.
A large number were indefinitely postponed
and others passed over for the present. The
bill donating the Lincoln Hospital to the Colum-
bia Hosp al for women and lying In asylum
was, on motion Of Mr.. Wilson, indefinitely past
poned. - -
When the bill to encourage and promote the
International Industrial Exhibition to be held
IN washington in 1871 was called, Mr.. Morrill,
OF Vermont, moved that IL be indefinitely post
oned. Mr.. Morton objected to that, and sug-
sested that the bill be passed over for the pres
The joint resolution granting the use of the
storehouses In Judiciary Square to the Women's
Christian Association Of Washington, WAS also
Indefinitely postponed, on melton OF Mr.. Wilson
There are SO bills relating to the District of
Columbia.