Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-08

. The blu provfdipg for uniform system OF educa-
10, me Dsirei 81 Coiu7bis ives referred TO the
Mr. Brown introduced . bin creating the otticeef
Coroner, aud defining his du ties Lad on the table
under the rules.
Alec. q bill - en- Id he cr,-,;n., lar. af an.
D's,re, OF columbia, which prov sles that any per
Ton y ay touse or rooms 70 be kept for the pur
so iSsnol,ps, shall. on convic ton, psy fac Of
SSo AID makes sny per-on who deg crts himself or
esas as nss 2: msrs .r the
ns ne owner and punished accordingly. Laid over
rE.sscgI ION OF CASES vxpEs TIE sisrRro La vs.
mr. Peek intrcdu, ed . bill providing for the
lumbia which an h0riaes the district Attorney to
pieseeute, either in peIson or by deputy, aud for
G, % the sum Of IS, which, when collected By the
Msrshall OF bstbLs, sbs be forthwith paid into the
A'to ney shall be psid az -tsrly for his services
from the ire Isury. Laid over. Adjourned.
HOUSE, OF DELEeATEs.-Nr. Murray off red
the city Of washiueton, published by Mr.. w. For
oP for tns che Sss o
house; adopted.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
MT solo mons sabmitted r, solution requesting the
81 ard OF Public Works to cause the Washington
ana 1eoTgecown railroad to pave their track in COM
lilaEcf ' iih heir chatter.
b Ss psq,sd ,i ihe rsolusion rs i was
Ter wee en.lei 10, and he did not proTo to give
MI mT. borsley moved to insert the Metropolitan
MT. Moore raised the point that the pnenement
vas The same proposition rejected on the day pre-
er Roswell moved &c lay the subject on the table.
,,FcwER. OF TIM BOARD OF PuBLIc WORKS.
the Governor by what authority the Board Of Pub.
lc Works have oIde-ed a water main to be laid in
what sutbofiy they are ceiSns fees for
ing streets and tapping water mains. Rejected
The GEORGETOWN STRIKE.
Mr. Lloyd stated ths, riot was now going on in
IL down, he would suggest that the House 60 into
secret session. 20 &c te mine what they could do n
Error hsd not exercised the power he should have
Gone. There should be no tempVrizing with mObs.
lie chsiI mid Nj: Lloyd Gu. Of order:
alley in SQUARE AS Referred ' 'Of p''' sewer 'a
,IEaNANkNI OFFICERS 5oR THE DISTRICT,
ernor, BY and wi h the advice and CONSENT Of both
houses Of the Legislature, each acting separately,
errment The expiration OF the term Of the tempo
rary officers now serving, aud thereafter the lst
=. the s Of the
VIII never Inc Legislature shall pass a resolution of
feIrtd to the Committee on District Officers
OTHER NEW BUSINESS.
the soard d Public works to eaa.e the Ms,ropo{E:
tan Eallroad o. mpany to pave the streets through
wi h the terms q their charter. Referred 70 tbs
Mr. Boswsii introduced bill to provide for the
cleaning OF PtnnsI lyania avenue IRON LIST to 18th
the summer months and tnS stS .herss
for. kefe red to the C.maIttee on Public Works
ernor to furnish information Of the bonded and
other Indebtedness Of the District Referred to the
Mr. b9fsess ntI odneed bill III to ' authorize the
proper fcer TO assess the cost of special improve
Committee on The Judicisry.
Mr.. solomous, from the Committee on WAYS and
spSe1 tie Of the the
Ways and meass,t TO proyic a suitable place for
Re. pig stsiiopsry &C. and t. purchase stationery,
MT Moore opposed The adoption OF he resolution
Sh oowad p -
Davis, Lloyd, Boswell, Uassin and Har kness in op.
kni2h., Hall and Brown in favor. In the course OF
the DEBATE u was urged that the judiciary Commit
Hsrksss. In onSosins The resoI1.ioa n sn11,s M
that Comfy's speller aud Lindlay Murray ) Dram
mar wor'd be Cf more use to some of tbs members
The reso ution as adoptad-ayes-Messrs Rrown.
HUT NJ Krsht MuTrsy, and s5iSmohsMIh nsEi
nessrs. boswell, Ennis, Hardness, Hogan, aud
Mr. Davis raised the point of order that resolu
Ill ne msk!Is appropriations require two third
1he point OF o. DER was overruled
=, Also iTSm the sa,ne eommittee, reported the
the txps nses ct the government, which received its
Mr. Hunt, iron the Committee On Police. reno-. "a
Mr.. Browne loot Iesoluti, to continue in fierce in
o. IS 6S Ged By tie
Levy Court, until the expiration OF the terms for
which they were FIapted Bead second time and
Mr. soIomoEs asked that his resolution concerning
the arlington and Georgetown railroad be taxed
from The table ard referred to the Committee on
RairC ads. No ordered.
THE sTREET RAILROADS.
nv. Mcknight bin TO cause the Washington and
Georse town railroad TO nave the streets through
terms 81 their charter, was takerrom the table for
Mr. Moore asked " hat the object Of the bill was,
stating that the law Contemplated they should pave
outside their track with the same material with
we're r.me streets in which the track was paved,
" bile the street was uDpayed.
WORK, had control Of the streets, &C., and they
MT. Mcknight read the requirements of the
Mr.; DAVIS said there wasa subsequent act passed
Mr.. ii arb ne,s said II the object 0f the resolution
% put TG SS ne wls D
recently from Toledo, Ohio. that the wooden pave.
ss saF he sir so, ss
in few years we would sse orr folly in neslecting
diance The rsiircsa bad .hoSsd is good se r ia
usipg store, and he believed that their paving would
stand TO the credit Of the company Nhep the wood
The lin was not s,aer.d 20 1T. third reading:
Ennis, Hall. Handy. leKnisnt, and Murray~s.
Nsyg-Me.srs Burgess, Bursley Cam pbeil, Carroll.
Davis, darkness, Hogan, sOlomons, and tho
IRE bin granting G. tain powers to the yestrymen
OF Lock Greek parish was read third time and
passed without opposition.
The bill to provide fos the pointment OF public
printer taken from the Speakers table for a
third rssoins, and, on notion Of Mr. Burnley, post
pontd and made special order for to morrow, i'm.
mediately sitter the reading Of the journal.
Mr.. Murray, from the Committee on Public
Works, AK ed leave 20 report the bill to provide for
the arenng of 1ibs 7 Creek from Pennsylvania ave.
to street Eori h, for reference TO the Commit
tee on Drainage. So ordered. Adjourned.
TIE COLUMBIA kAILwAY-Rdpid Progress of
the Work.-The work on the new street railroad
known as the Columbia Railway Is rapidly pro-
crossing, and the directors expect to have cars
Tunniug within six weeks. The road commences
at the corner OF 18th street and New York ave-