Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-17
LEGIsLATTyE ASSEMBLY.

70 New Jersey avenue, with wooden pavement. Re-
feTTed TO the Board Of Public Works.
House bills for paying the salary # the eolector
4 taxes providing for the registration Of voters in
the District q Columbia; TO condemn and open an
alley in square l55 fxics the time Tor the CON-
msinee1snt q the hsca year at June Sth; reeu
water main I'm 2sd street from q no II and !, liz
street from I 10 streets; to Law a water main i'm ID
street, Capitol Hll TO provide for the Cleaning q
the Al ntments Of street bridge for the reief q
the National Theological Institute; regulating the
estatlishHg Of a National PRINTING House Tor the
BIND were al read the second time, and apprOpri-
House bin authorizing the District Of Columbia to
sheste aebt ey issuing S40eO000 Of bonds and au-
morning tai TO be levied pay the interest there
A Tie lt SsGIC TO be approx Cd b. majority OF ths
legal voters, laid and ordered to be priated
MI. Browne, from the Committee Police.
ported back House bill providing for the purchase
Of suitable building for station house. Laid oSerl
hr. Browne, from the Judiciary Committee, TO
PORTED Safs The s %gd ing the practice in the
band and wife the right Ia testify for against each
other, with amencHieIt =; which was agreed to, and
Mr. smith reported back the bill in relation 10 the
determination Of night soil, with an amendment;
which was read, and the bill was laid over infOr-
Bill for the purchase Of market sites and the cree
ton of market houses thereon, was referred
The concurrent resolution Of inquiry into the
the District Of Columbia vas read aud agreed To- VI
MT smith; from the Committee on Health. re-
ported back the Council bill in relation TO VAGINA
ton, and recommended that the Council non concur
In the House amendment. Agreed to-
station house IN Tnionto%n was Sen passed ponce
,Mr. Smith. from the CoIsnities ON Drainage, ra.
boh bstsee siS and wsst Psss9 in
Mr. Guliek introduced q bill regulating extra
Mr.. Browne called up the bin providing for the
Whitewashing and cleaning Of station houses. and
perniendent Of Police relating to the coea Of said
!N,oIk The former action q the Council reducing
the appropriation from 500 70 S20 was then re-
sclnded, and the bill passed.
=, Mr.. Gulick, from the Committee on Washington,
House bill fixing the time for holding general eiec,
tons with an emergency clause attached. Laid
dncsd bill for water main in 18th street east. Re
Mr.. Davis introduced bill TO divide the District of
Columbia into legislative districts as follows
washnoD east 0 Len "a ays shi e ann uS Of
keT HUI road, at Fort Bunker HiH.
Mssnngton Iying west of Lincoln avenue and Bun
THIRD D,ar,ot-AI that part of the city Of George
town wing west of II Ugh street.
ESs,s Di i5 ,ha part Of the city Of
tgLa DisLftct.Ail that part OF the city Of Wash
ingtcn lying south Of L street north, between 18th
Sersnfh Dtsirict-All that part the city of Wash
ington lying north, between L. and n aad 18th and
list streets. and north Of n, between lth and 2st
EiEhfh Dir,ief-AlI that part Of the city of Wash
ington lying north Of street, bstyeen 5th street
isSa aIeTGss estwssTn 18th and lath streets west.
soh ns Within the 9e SGsna. w csa
mencing az street north, and running north along
vermont 20 spenue sbfGc thsS S onS
avenue and down Rhode Island avenue 18th street
west; thence down 18th street to g, and along G to
TsnfA DisIief-AlI that part of the city Of wash
and between nth and 18th streets west '-' N'1@i'
EleyeHth Disirtot-An that part Of the city Of
Washington ing south OF the canal and west Of sth
Trsifti Dls,ries-An that part of the city Of
canal, between 9th street aud 18th street west
Tii,tsenfh DtstTiot-All that part Of the city Of
Commencing at 6 street north and running along
9Th street west 10 street north; thence along 20
thence down Iith to G, and along to Oh - i''n'
,FoyTfsenA Dtstrtof-An tina; part OF the city of
Commencing at K street north anu running up North
Capitol street to Boundary; thence along Boundary
street; thence along stree: to New Jersey avenue
thence down New Jersey avenue TO street, and
E3teerf Distrtet-An that part of the citv Of
Washington lying within tine following bounds:
North Capitol street to Massachusetts avenue:
thence along avenue 70 LIST street west
thence up Let street TO street north; thence along
X street 10 New Jersey avenue thence uD New Der,
seS s,e met to street. thence a9pg street 70 9th
street 20 North Capitol street.
StJfsSnff DfSfTtcf-All that OF the CITY living
between u street north and the canal, and between
North ana south Capitol streets and 9Th street west
.gah AID i4f eP part S th Ssbts lying
Sonth CapitG9i street and Sth street west;
south Of street south, between South Capitol street
and sth street west
Washington lying within the following bounds
Commencing at 18th street east and ny north "a
pspt streef tbenee Sosn Mi 20 NSrth
street north; thence along street 10 LIST street
nue. 10 North Capitol street; thence down North
c9pitcl street r. and along 70 18th street east
souIh Of Z street north, between North and south
Capitol streets and 4th street east
Washinetcn lyI2g within the following bound. =
Commencing at ID street north, and running up 4th
10 18th street east; thence down I5th street
g street south; thence along G street TO the
ern Branch TO street south; thence along street
70 South Carolina avenue; thence down South Car
dina sysnue TO street south, and along stree. to
Tlrssfy- sscosd Disirie-An that part Of the citr
Of Warrington lying within the following bonnda-
Ties-that is 10 say :xxCSmmenctng at the Eastern
due ncrth to street soGth; thence eaSteriy a!ons
the he q street TO South Carolina avenue; thence
Ont South Carolina avenue 20 street SOUTH thence
cut street south to the Eastern Branch.
Tie bill Was referred.
IHE PROPOSED NEW NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAR
Mr. Carroll INTRODUCED a bin authorizing the Com.
and nsThes, subject TO the approval Of the
Governor, and authorizing the is-ne Of SsOHg
worth Of bonds for the purchase OF sites, &C. Re
fer red
Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Laws, &c,
reported snndry bills, which read second time
Also bill for the effective prevention of cruelty
10 animals, which was passed.
TIRE q BEIRNE BUSINESS.
Mr.. Davis, from The same Committee, asked 10 be
from the further consideration Of the bill
requiring Col james Y. OBeirne 10 account for Ger
tam monies paid him Register OF Wills for record.
ing wills, sc, which were left unrecorIed.
Nj Moore asked wis the committee asked 10 be
discharged stating that II appeared II the com
nee were atteiD ping 10 cover up the malfeasauce
Of a partisan.
MI. Davis replied that lac dad not know ANYTHING
tempting 20 Up HE nsieasaECe. The view The
committee took that OB was .. s. officer and
the 0fisBses committed, if any, ainst private
indiy idusls, and therefore the LEGISLATURE hal no
jurisdiction.
: Mr. LLOYD said that the Legislature had recently
Beirne had not done and he thought IL the duty 81
Tie Legislative 10 recover that money, and to prose
cute the offender, whom be had no doubt was guilty
Of fraud.
TIE report was n-concurred in, and the resolu-
uOn recClLlitted.
{ MoRE KrroRTs FROM COMMITTEES
Mn Hall, from this Committee ON District Offices,
repOrted bin prescribing the duties Of Ofcers and
INing ther salaries, " lieh was read a second time
euu ordered to be printed
Mr.. Campbell. from the Committee on Arpropfia-
lions, reported bin 20 pay deficiencies 20 officers,
DeInlers and nployes 81 the Legislature.
Mr.. Murray from the Committee on Public Works,
reported bills 10 ohanee.the name Of Cherry street,
Georgetown, 10 Gray street, authorizing the Board
81 Public Morks TO Open alleys and resolution u
ihoIiziny the Board Of Public Works 20 establish
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