Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-28
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IEGIsLATIvE ASSEMBLY.
The improvements Bill Passed by the
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the District q Columbia, read second
aud referred O. the ul1aittee on Police Joint res
CiUtiJu ia relation e. sTnntsg certain privileges 20
dealers Ia Washington ard Gegrga was read
second tine and referred. Joint rcs9lutioE giving
huckstrrs who d. business in the Farmers AID
therein ~ payment # Tie same license a. is paid by
dealers in The corporation market, referred
MI Quick made Q motion tat the Council pro
yLTcTloS OF 4 v1cE rREsIDExT
in place q Mr.. Dpuelsss, resigned, ana Nominated
Mr. PEEK Mr. Graz n,sna1stsd Mr.. ThSmps0n Mr..
a fS1 = that Nr SE be suthcrse e ca ai the
ballot Tor Mr.. Pod; carried. Mr.. Gnlick then cast
n IsT ,i Mr. ~ PesR y eieeted TIC fe'1' an
NJ Pee, . "a 9N Ma Is, 2YEsIiGY -. n.
ment e Pubic Charities and Corrections be taken
The lili Vss then read section by section.
MT. ThcDaT son made motion that section = be
sbe ysars ~ aee bins citizen II The District IF
ColUrl ia. shall Be eligible to the ofCe OF Commits
any Cfhoe or enpl lynicnt under said department.
Mr.. Peek opJcsed the motion, saving that women
loyneIt which they were hest qualified g M aud
nee and sympathy Of WOMAN Above ali things.
by ws-e the 6est qualified for works Of Charity;
ing that women were peculiarly adapted to dispense
charity This matter had cUmmerded itself 10 him
which he has heretofore been connected, and he
thought them much better fitted for this occupation
Mr. Quick made a motion to strike ont that por-
ton only winch makes them eligible ~ the cfce OF
Mr, Thompson accepted this as an amendment to
Ms motion, and a vote being taken IL was lost
The 81 section was amended A. to give the com
m wiz ths s S 800, o. IN" JAIL
Snsrs e.pneS IN The eSnnt9 H. - ~, 70 tn a2-
had all been agreed 20, the bill was read the third
hr. Peek, from the Committee on Judiciary, re-
ported back the bill creating the Office IF
With amendments He stated that there wa minor
ity report and he made motion that thee both be
Mr.. Gray submitted a resolution Of inquiry, that
me Toy eInor be rs2nesiea e. c,lnnaaaests to the
WSsSnet %E a Cas- Lrh Cn lad rsd 10 a. ,9 r.
much cheaper than il is now dOne- Adopted.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Mr.. Campbell
moved that the House resolve itself into Committee
THE IMPROVEMENT APPROXIMATION Bill,
which agreed 10, and VI. Boswell was called to
bill and the exfrayseant amount, The next L-gis-
lat9re might modify .r repeal al laws made 81 this,
therefore it was unwise to impose an immense debt
%bsh as lie sl5s tha
tbs bin should prohibit tl- tearing 81 any pave
the anthoIi,y Il he Ls9sisGTs fhe B"aTi haf M
power under the organic act except repair streets
esuld not properly be constr ued to mean cetsrIct
19s worth Of public properly; The estimates, too,
we're enornous and IN sey eral Instances there Were
Tor and alter mains, mains over vhich the BOsri
had no lurisdietien; H: urged tlss q loan Of TINS
add the proposed amount 70 the existing debt was
M Bo-1slic offered the following amendments "a
new sections. WHICH were accepted by the chairman
Sec 4 That the bonds herein authorized shall be
cOuntersigIei by the Comptroller Of said District,
the Board!o If Public works. and said CGmptrcIler
shsll charge 20 said Board the benis 50 issued;
ofaH bonds issued under authority Of this act their
SEC s That ii shall be lawful for the Governorto
sell at public private sale the bonds herein author
st frt in the r.t section u this act and H. said
b1nis and the proeesis Thereof shs B. P>si for no
mated ,sPermalent Improvement Bonds" and
Mr.. Lloyd was willing to appropriate enough for a
single year, hut not 70 exceed that period. He
You'd mat 70 sys fenO a az % osai sum
ths IeoPle They had net only us-t thsir personal
Mr. DAVIS offered the follow ing amendment, which
wa accepted by the chairman q the eomInittee
sec g. froyidsd that IN carving ont me proyis,
Public Works TO adhere, a. closely may be con-
sistsnt with the Tgblic interests 20 the general plan
OfIhfs District on The ooh dsy q June: Isl.
Mr. Hsrkness said he regort was full Of erroneous
the bin back for eoErection. A number Of streets
report 70 be repav-d- re asked il they would set
hsrS GI;etiy as hound soul AID body o. the Boari
board 70 do work except IL Pursusnce g arpro-
pri.ticns. and now !, w.s atempted by seafteraion
they ud be confroniei by the eTeanc act. AMI
M ELnis read fTom the BostSn TlarsIcT state,
men, that the new government wss failure, that
OF G rru ~ men. Jy
Nj HuIee said nat the object Of that publication
he taken m Boston. sDi the Communication was from
BEEN bssT III WeT. II & bIp f.t9 1 haf syer
zotiate in BOstOn there were plenty Of 0the~ Cities
and hs lad every sssuTanoe that they could be dis
nun Der Of amendments we're offered and elected.
read by sections and rejected
Mr.. Hulse moved that the committee rise and re-
port fayorsby upon rhe bill and recOEnrn.ud s pas.
sag By the House Adopted;
tbe Wb6Ie %prs ssopt BY The Ad ss o0Hee on
Hersrs. Lloyd and Moore moved several amend
nenfs they had offered in committee, all q which
The .absti,ute was read and rejected
~ ID sEuns hat ise PrPPosed loan was u eIeess
= vote q The people r.cRoned only the real estats
m the District Therevas large amount II tara
ansa.t from seyenty i've 10 one bnrSrsd and hft,
Mir They had also taken into account III,
Sehsidred He read Is. law tRIr he limit
SHJ,s Tgerre9 - ne debt t. De Sr.atet and I'D no
also provide for the Valuation and assessment 81
M EToHft S,'esn 'hs Pisie' from
He -stished Chat the amount Of DE Loan id net
value q pi.T ri Millions y dI Is hsd s
s~s{ sh iirEag n IiSx a Tor
fectly executed and most u which in one form
and II ss and regret ~ our citiIe,rs The Plan sl
mitted By tle Board 4 Public works, and which il
did away with Re half way sy+ten Il former tes.
and n one grand. unit and consistent plau
assurance q perusaleut, c'mpief~. and admirable
arrangements which would ADJ materially e. the ap-
p@arauCe n the civ ard also e. IL wealth AMI pspu-
lati0n- The gentlemen who opposed the biz ue-i
not he alarmed that the taxes will Do materially in
creased, for the tax in The CITY Il Washinst0n i
81 ~ every hnIdre dsar- q real and tho
orCshic EXPRESSLY prohibits thu imposition Of
higher tax than SO on the hundref- He believed
that fae money appropriated would be Judiciog-lv
eNpenlei and that the District Of Columbia win
have entered upal a career q property, and he
capital Il she nati'n will become what Is founders
1nfeIfat 81 should ba- large wealthy, and bsautf-
fUl cf< worthy 81 ITS name and Of the republic.
SIR. Boswell said that instead 81 arguing the bill
rp.n lts1nerfts the gentlemen upon the other sil3
81 simply made facti"u- Cppositicn. There was
MA town ~ cousidcrahle size in the east bat
h-1d larger debt than that proposed, aEi yet the
Tax TaYeT- uot crushed our u eNistetce. He
at not wish 60 let Washington remain as IL i i-
csu.~ some men had laid site-walk put down
sewer twenty year. ago Eleven years ago P.nn-
syiVsfia svei,e was di-yrsre 20 me city bat few
live Ten a.d little capital lad made il whar IL Is
" nfieuen had SAID that this a matter Of the
Bard q PfIlic Works, ts1t Il g matter II the
Peopls Nnsn any MEASURE proposed by thai
Board or any one el-e n IL WA- wrong he would OPP
R,sef, a. h bad IN the past bui II II good a.
The bin is ~ sh1uif have hts support G.nfleIren
Pad that TIE Ie0rie opposed 90 the bill. anil
they 10 hold ludigta yiOn meetings. He had