Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-25
LEGIsLATIVE ASSEMBLY.


Gil letter from the Governor, enclosing the reports
Of the Fire Engineer and Superintendent of Fire
Mr. Brown called up the bin to amend the act Gre
aiing noaries public for the District of Columbia,
M ena pPsnf e
Of Deeds for the District Of Columbia in the various
bin amending the laws relating to titles in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. House bill providing for the or
ganlzation and discipline OF the militia was laid
Mr.. Guliok, from the Committee on Finance, re.
Of the War Of isis Passed. '-''- u S''0''i'
THE LICENSE BILL.
The Council then proceeded lin Committee Of the
Whole 20 the consideration of the bill to impose q
the District; The bill partially considered last
week, and the present reading commenced from the
tax Of So per barrel; fer dealers in goods and mer
dollars iGs % Sn
each thousand dollars invested, no license to be
for
LIQUOR dealers, $50 for gift enterprises, sl5o for
I'd one 20 Than
life Insurance companies, 80 100 Of . dollar on each
ssn ssd e 81 s in
S and e. rsse ssh s.
era s gsssdsr Sssdins II the DsriS So non
receipts rectifiers, s25, and monthly tax Of 81 on
nd S 81 spfs
agents, $40; manufacturers Of Illuminating gas,
eee claim agents G pstent sSens sses s f
dealers, - on each l.0o;
future action, when the committee rose.
SUNDAY CRIES.
Mr.. Eaton introduced joint resolution requesting
the Chief Of Police to instruct the police TO restrain
persons SELLING newspapers, and others, from dis
called sunday By loud cries s or shouting on ths
roads streets alleys, squares of the District and
that said pGs th
offender OF offenders to the nearest guard station
is sGn@ g Read s9d laid ever under TIE rules
,,es sn Snh; from the Cemmittse on Health Chair
ign ora psrepced persons from e1gagns
Read and ordered to be printed AdiOur N do'u0'a
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-Mr. Davis intro
Suced act prescribing the seal Of the District Of Co
iumbia, which was read hrst time and referred.
The bin creating ofiess II and for the District of
s.rt in the bii deputy AUDITOR; adopted. MI IT,
Moore moved 70 strike out "secretsry e the Gov:
moved to strike out "hsrbor masters" agreed to.
mr. More Ire, mSyed to strike out CLERK to he Gov
sS 1y Tor agreed to MT Campbell
The bin was read third time and passed. Yeas Is:
nays messrs. Cassln, Dickson, Ennis, Hardness
Mr.. Huse introduced bill making an appropria
ION to repair the Little Falls Chain bridge. Re
Mr.. solomons, from the Committee on Ways and
Means. under suspension of the rules) reported
House bill imposing taxes; which was read a second
line and ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Ennis moved To take up the bill exempting the
wea ing apparel Of deceased persons from appraise-
ment, &c; which was agreed to, and the amend
nlent Of the Council was cOncurred in.
THE HACKNEY CARNAGE BILL.
The special order-the bill regulating hackney
eaIriages &e;-wss taken up, and after Mr.; Solo
acted on the amendments, adopting those recurring
license fee of 10 for hack and 81 for the driver
imposing fine Of IS for driving a public hack with
out a badge; permitting hackmen to stop TO put
public resort and transferring the power TO desig
nate hack stands from the Superintendent of Police
TO the Board of Public Works. The further consid-
Grafton of the bill was then postponed and it was
ordered TO be printed
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Moore, by unanimous consent, introduced
bull TO provide that the salary of the Collector of
Taxes shall be $500 per snnuh, in lieu Of all other
lees and emoluments. Referred to the Committee
Mr.. Hall introduced q bill to change the name of
Turner street TO Columbia street. Referred to the
Committee on Public Works.
NIL Carroll submitted resolution requesting the
governor 20 suspend all work upon the Northern
Liberty Market, except cleaning and repairs.
Adopted-yeas Is: nay Mr. Hall.
Nj. Bursley submitted q resolution resembling the
The 18th instant; adopted. Yeas-Messrs Boswell,
Burgess, Bursley, Carroll Cox Davis Hall, Handy,
mchnight and the Speaker-l0. Nays-Messrs
Srown, Dickson, Hardness, Hogan, Moore, and
Mr.. burgess, by unanimous consent called I'M the
Dill to provide for the conveyance of real sold
Tor nor, payment Of taxes, which read q third
time and passed.
Mr.. Campbell moved to suspend the rules In order
10 take the bill to prov for the draing of GER