Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-27

regard TO keeping the bill. The gentleman had said
.exIect him, as chairman Of the Committee to, take
the rssgcDsblity q TeJersing the decision q the
he said On Friday. Word for word IKE the oririnaI
1 hsse Tnarss did ISt r. ito to tie
,,esgges, who had sa't slanderops implications q
sR hid have as not 9eR held
20 these assaults on Friday While member Of the
niy Of the House ss to be engaged in such improper
Proceedings as those q Friday, when members who
h fe
well be denon1inated BLACK Friday" and Looked
Wing f ei If e 81 a. Fl Hs
uents h comparison with that Of gentenen on the
lay.
Mr.. MOORE RISES 10 EXPLAIN
Mr.. Moore said he glad TO hear the explanation
q one Of his friends but was hear the gen
tlemsn from the Fourteenth district misc?n-true
sen cast upon the gentleman from the FSurfeestS
district. To report from committee a bill not re
just what he had said. he hoped the eD SentiemsS
would he satisfied with the explanation for that was
msntsry law not to be offensive 10 any one He
bad ,Sid nCtf hn Of the SP Or
the Of the gentleman from the Twelfth dis
tIet or not There was no ooIniyahce on his part
far as be knew, Of the absence Of the gentleman.
WHAT sHOCNED Mr.. HARKSEss.
Mr.. Hardness said that in his view of the case the
li was presented as an originate and in that
sisted the fraud Had the gentleman presented the
have been no difficulty. Wien the Chairman Of the
and the Speaker evinced determination 10 have il
rcd a second time Z was fraud; and could not be
and he was shocked TO think that gentlsInen would
prssent It as an original The Speaker showed him
TO a second reading, and he demanded to know If il
va. the orsinal and y was not until the chairman
that he consented 20 yield the floor when such
schemes were resorted 10 pass bill.
PLAIN TALK FROM Mr. CAMPBELL.
Mr.. Campbell Understood the gentleman n
that al M t STnbp6 Rresentei the sl as On
was Patent % any sane man that it original
Gentlemen had made il excuse to get up and make
to say anyiSne about Il The eentemsn Mr Hark
nessl aroee and made outrageous and seIni blasphe
TO such assaults in future and hoped such an affair
ssain occurred the would cali the gentleman
would be called TO eore sa arde nr snd
lie failed, that DR.. Nichols be sent for take the
sanity and drunkenness could excuse such conduct
Mr. M MnIrsy r2 6 to RCiprt, Of order,
Mr.. Campbell gave way, and
After quoting Tricks that rain, he said tina.
a. friend !Mr Campbsl) had tried 70 play the IL.
Would read NO charge U " fraud against III Camp
he'll r All ths minority wanted was ,ime to dseu..
the original Il was fraud. and was 50 DECLARED are 70
be. He said that i could not be read the second
hack, and came up to-day for second reading Ger
tainly II was asking no more than right 70 have
II. i
end, and could BE- ieft out Of the question,
inroduesd resoiation, winch xss .dOp.ea request
ing the Board of Public Works to inquire into the
0vmrshipOf certain wharf property, sAd have the
THE IxrnoyEaESTs BILL.
ffons, reported, with amendments, the biil making
appropriation for certain ilnprov emeDte and au
made order: he ssesd that she c sad
srendHsnts be printed !,
in which he says Il b manifest 70 the minority of
s nses:saIy % submit The Question lie people
The organic act Is violated IN this: The twelfth
ssoH P5Uoises = fSiO.s That e &C, sh,
expressed In tts tide But Il any subject shall be
IN Ire ~ on ses Ssieh sh hal mot he &c
thereaf e shal not be so expressed Ia the title
nd To- % e t saOpsh % huse
uon OF this proyision a. II embraces appropriations
s;.p ress and Srdsss and fsTs 70
various other different subjects within the jurs
S the 1 l prepare
her Of different bills upon each subject suggested By
The board q Public Works, in their report to the
uOuse Of Delegates, say that their statement EN-
may require Year, Tor eo%fetssan: but. slsS sav
That II. interests OF the District inpersiively re
ssts lie granted in order tht operations @ay be-
commenced without delay - feGrsJOr piettoa, -
by are presumed TO have permanent existence. The
ofhcial life Of the Board Of Public Works is
tain, for they liable 20 removal and Cong
at it, next session, strike them Of existence
They seem 10 have so much faith il their perma-
enormous sum named in their bill 70 lie used by them
bling them to completely ignore the existence Of
legislative Assembly for years 10 come 49,
The minority of your committee favor liberal, ju
dieiOus, and permanent improvements, "a be exc
cuted in conformity with law, and in accordance
willing and anxious 20 insusurste a proper and
thorough system. We, however, think
capable Of Judging as Ga when the proper time has
arrived for the respective improv egi.eIts or
will be the Board II Public v orks, and Ne IN
II naProveInents which may require years for COM
pleticn. In our opinion tie grand system Of i'm
Works, and their mode Of payment is entirely iIn
practicable, and Is On par with similar financial
they would spend 81 s0o5, and yet not increase
the present tax upon property holders OF the Dis
tret and the only argument used IN their report
favor q their bin is the addtionsl assessment upon
heretofore appended as ward and county funds for
mere esSnal repairs, wnen, q tney sssert was viz
mtse believe tha, for every street that i opened
he r in SrderR x S
ineIea.ed and that, the system 81 imprSyeInents
sdopted, where q O0 IL now necessary for casual
repairs and sanitary purposes, more than double
mus; be manifest 10 every intelliasnt mind that
where the number Of new roads ard streets is in
creased, the necessity for repairs, etc, is also pro-
portionaately increased. The minority Of your com
Inittee dismiss this question, with the opinion that
the ex scutton Of the plan by the Board Of Public
Works would prove impracticable.
AZ before stated, the minority Of your committee
prop<=e 10 iDaugurate q system Of liberal judicous
and permanent inprov emsnts, confOrmable 90 law,
and recomInsnd the passage Of the following bill,
which is offered ubstitute for the bill referred
90 the committee, by which propose 60 ina
asysJ ~ stable improvements, and which shall be
fOfOsed by bills Of q similar character making np-
prupristiOns for the Improvement of streets, ave
nues alleys, sidewalks, etc, at such periods will
enslie payments 20 y. promptly made without ex
cessVe taxation the sacrifice Of the little property
belonging 60 our poorer citizene, or the swallowing
NJ in the espaeiOus II the capitalists the life
support Of the widow and rphan.
Let rs follow the excellent adv ice given by
Governor in his message, MAY IS, lSi, IN which he
says, in referring 10 the financial condition Of the
District and stating that the funded debt Of the
cifies # Washington and GEORGETOWN mounted 20
s2s4s ia z - :. The first req uisite " I'M be
10 preTide for the settlement Of outstanding and
accrui liabilities. The next step will be To provide
for tbs current expenses 81 the government 81 the
District. and for further needed iInproy emenfs -
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