Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-19
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

terday afternoon, AL the members pr sent.
After prayer by Mr.. j. T. JOHNSON, Mr.. Nor
,s moved 70 extend the privileges OF the Hose
l ried.
The special order-'he report Of the speci,l
committee on
\ RuLRs-
! was taken up, and after 1t was read, Mr..
Mcknight moved a reconsider alton OF the vote
/ by which the SD rule Was adopted for the pur-
pose OF adding to the committees one on wharycs
substitute for the rule, naming the commtte
/ and the number of each, which was adopted
| The rule provides for the appointment OF com.
mitiees, including one on wharves and hsr-
bcrs. and prescribcs the number of each. OF
| motion of Mr.. Burgess the rulGs were adopted
whole; NJ ,srs. Moore, Lloyd, Ennis and Boz
tn at the rules be referred to the Commi.Sss on
| Rules, when appointed, for revi. on nd cor-
reciion before being printed, Ado,ted.
-, hEie Nc: 81 provides Tor the appointment of
the sc cond, fourth, sixth, eighth twelfth thir-
teenth and sixteenth of which shall consist of
| hive and the remainder of three each ON ma
4 uoLai relations, OF ways and means on appro-
| prlauons, on pubic works and property on
District ohears, on claims, on elections, on
| public schools, on Indebtedness of the District
| On lOlice, on fire depar tment, on laws and
\ 'hoicla.y, on public charities and corrections
GA DE -.th, on wbarSes and harbors, on drainage
! nd distribution OF water, On railroads on mar
ess, on printing, on enrolled bills, on rules on
! unfinished business.
| Mr.. Burgess introduced
| BILL TO CREATE CERTAIN oFFICps
| MT. Davis rsIs the point that under the
| rules the districts should be called in oder
AID the Speaker decided the point to be well
| Under the esIl OF districts, MI Brown offered
4 Iesolution IN relation 10 the erection of a
station house In UnioDtown. Laid ever, to be
| feieIred 20 the proper committee when an.
pCiEted.
tam Cfhces. referred TO above. II provides TN AZ
from and after the lst day of June, A. ID. ISL.
there shall exist in the District the same Off ces
as are now provided by law, and the duties,
| ga aries, and fees of the several persons who
shall hereafter be appointed to fiji the offices
| shall be the same as are now defined by the acts
| OF Congress and the laws and ordinances of the
| the Levy Court, and that the Governor Is
| authorized and directed to appoint, immeai
ately after the passage of this act, suitable per
sons 10 MI the several offices.
| MI. Moore moved that the bill be prjnted
Hr: Burgess said that as all the Off GERS in the
District would be funetus efciO on the list of
passage of a measure ofthis kind.
MT. Boswell contended thar the ofice were
continued by the law creating the Territory
ne was opposed to placing the power in the
hands OF the Governor, highly az he respectad
| him. There were rights due the people, and
there were many OF th.se officers that should he
| elected by the Two Houses on joint ballot, He
oenied that there was anything republican in
iorm IN the laws governing the District OF CO.
Mr.. Burgess desired to reply, but Mr.. Moore
objected, and the motion to print was adonted
MI. Meknigtt int oduced bill to require
TIE METROPOLITAN EAILEoAD CoMPANY
TO pave the streets through which thew ness
according to their charter. Mr.. Moore said ne
boiiced free tickets on the other railroad had
os s zen, Si%, 70 members: and ne supposed this
road. The experiment would not succeed. for
that road ives paved the whole length a. cord
ing 10 law. The bill was referred to the Com
Mr.. Boswell offered resolution AUTHORIZING
tne speaker to employ stenographic reporter
during the session OF the House. Mr.. Moore
moved 10 refer to the Committee On Printing
Adopted.
Mr.. Boswell introduced a resolution directing
1.e CommMtee on Police to ascertain the amount
OF lines collected, and the disposition made of
the same. by the Police Court since its orSani
zat,on. Referred to the Committee on Police
.horizing The Speaker 10 have the rules just
adopted printed in pamphlet form. Referred
- The Committee on Printing. Adjourned.
To days Proceedings.
COZ NCiL-Ihe Council was called to order
al O'Clock by the President, Mr.. Stickney
MT. Brown submitted Joint resolution Al
morning the Governor to appoint temp1rarr
officers for the corporations of Washington aud
GeoT setoN and the Levy Court. Referred
The bill for srchir Tiber creek, from Penn
ryi-S "a avenue to n street north, was taken
up and real a second TINE. and refer red n the
Committee on Public Works.
Bill plovicing for the appointment OF notaries
public was READ 81 cond timo, aud referred n
he Committee Judiciary
The joint resolution TO appo,nt a comnf--ion
20 audit all outstanding claims az ainst tie cor
tofsuccs was read second time and referred
70 tie Committee Oh Finance
concurrent resolution to appoipt ioint cor,-
mittse to orPsni-e the Territory G. Columbia
vas f?seD Up, when Mr.. r x offered an
smentment hit said '0mm. se may Ieport
from time 70 time. The amsnGn Z wasadont-d'
Mr.. Brown ssked the author of the TesoInti,n
70 explain more fully the object Of the resclu-
ion.
Mr.. Peck explained that il was to cIazsiFvthe
legislative labors, and designate for each OF ths
committees their proper work.
HOUSE OF UELEGAT ES.-The Horsa m;s
at IS o'clock this afternoon, and was opened with
psy I. W 20: y. n. Cocmbs.
The Speaker Announced
THE sTAHDIRa COMMITTEES
OF the Board as follows: Natiorsl Relations
M MssI Cox, Brown, Lloyd; Ways and
Cor. Appropriation Campbell, Dic ttsog,
Carroll Public works-Murry. Hardness,
Brown, Bursley, Campbell. Claims = Me-
ElectionsaBarslsy, Hogan, Brown. Public
Schools-Dsvis, Lloyd. Campbell, Handy, Cox. |
Indebtedness Of District-Boswell. Moore. |
ssS ssfd;, Smrsess HAN Polcs.aupt Ho
Dickson, Mcknight. Laws and Judiciary
Bur ess, Cassin, solomons, Davis, Murray.
foil. Hardness. Health-Brown, Boswell, CN.
in Drainage and Distribution Of Water
Bursley, Lloyd, Davis, Murray, Carroll |
Wharves and Harbors-Cox, Moore, Hunt. |
Rairosds-Hall, Boswell, Csssin. Markets
Ssrroll, Handy, Dickson. Printing-Eurslsy,
Moore, Carroll. Enrolled Bills-Handy Hunt, |
Harkness. Rues-McKnight, Ennis, Campbell, |
Unfinished Business-BIown, Hogan, MURRAY, l
WHO HAS Lost A LITTLE Boy ?-Pro5dbe
Case Of Ktdndpptnc-A GeRteeJ Ca.h ,ciih too |
Drunken Tydmps-About O'Clock d. M to- day
Detective McDevitt, on passing along Market |
Space, was called upon to arrest an Isish
woman who had pusher down q small boy on
the street and was bea 1g him. He took her
and the lad into custody and conveyed them to
police headquarters, where she gave her name
as Margaret Bent, and stated that she had Just
arrived in town this morning from Tow
sontown, Md. She appeared to be under
the influence of liquor, and the boy, a
bright little fellow abont five years Of age,
gives his names as Charlie Arion or Ahrend
and tays bis father ''works on Broadway" lie
L. evidently OF genteel parentsge and has prop
ably been kidnapped by this woman who looks
Ike hard case. Soon after her arrival at
headquarters German about 40 OF 50
years OF age, who gave his name rs Chris
Bent, called at the Office and claimed to be
the husband of the woman and father of the boy
bis statement was somewhat contr adictory, and
the man and woman are retained at the ONCE
until something more is learned Of them. The