Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-16
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
PROCERDLN'Gs TO-DAY
Appointment Of Com mittees.

and announced
TIE STANDING COMMITTEES
az follows: National Relations-Messrs. Eaton,
Brown, Douglass. Finance-Gulick, Thomp-
Thompson, Smith, Cross. Judiciary-Gulick,
Brown, Eaton. Railroads and Canals-DOug-
lass, Gnlick, Smith. Gas Lights-Grsy, Eaton,
Hall. Drainage, &c Thompson. Peck, Smith.
Pohce-Brown, Hall, Gross. Health, Asy-
lum. and Charities-Smith, Gray. Peck
Claims-Brown, Gray, Peck. Schools--Cross,
thompson, Douglass. Markets-Hau, Smith,
Quick. Fire Depsrtment-Smith Cross Hall.
Warrington, Georgetown and County Affairs
Quick, Peck, Eaton. Printing-Douglass
Eaton. Cross. Engrossed and Enrolled Bills
Eaton. Smith. Gray. Wharves-Gray, Thomp-
son. Hall. Rnles-Cross, Douglass, Quick.
Unfinished Business-Peck, Brown Gray.
MI Browne asked 10 be excused from servin z
a. chairman OF Committee on Police. No;
MI. Browne offered the following resolution
ReSolred. 1.-THE House of Delegates concurring }
That the chief clerk Of the Council and House
OF Delegates be, and they are hereby, author
lzed 10 contract for the printing of one hundred
srd hfty copies of the Journals OF both hOnses
Of the Legislative Assembly, of which number
me printer shall send one copy each 10 the
buVt rrOr and Secretary, and one copy to each
mt Iober Of the Assemble. and reserve tfty
COPIES TO be bound a. the close of the session :
FroutcSd, The cost OF printing material and
labor shall not exceed the ave-age of 81 90 per
rage for = lain after, and - per page for rules
or Iule and tgure pages; the type used not TO be
larger than small plea. Referred to Committee
or Printing.
Dir. Peck offered the following: Tha. a COM
muDication be sent 20 the House OF DELEGATES.
informing them that the council has app1inte /
committee TO confer with them tor the u1r-
pose Of agreeing upon an heGr for the future
meeting Of the two EOuses; referred.
MI Peek also offered a resolution "that the
president be, ard be ~ hereby, authorized tn
assign the rooms adjacent 20 the Councils
chamber for the appropriate uses" Referred 70
tie Committee on Rules.
The recommendations in
THE GOvERNOR's MESSAGE
were referred TO the appropriate committees.
Dir. Eaton offered a resolution that the daily
meetings be opened with prayer, and that the
president appoint members to make the arr
rangements: adopted, and Messrs. Eaton and
Brown were appointed.
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
Mr.. Peck introduced bill appointing tenn
pOrary otceTs for the corporations OF Washing
ton and Georgetown until the expiration of the
charters thereof, which continues in Office
nearly all the present city officers. 1t was tenn
pOrarily laid on the table.
The bill is as follows:
AN ACT 10 provide temporary officers for the
S C Oh Wsshington aud Georgetown and
Be II enacted ~ the Legislature Assembly, Of ts
District Of Columbia, That the persons enume-
rated in the fourth section of this act be, and
they are hereby, appointed TO the Off ces therein
Ceslgnated, to commence on the first OF June,
by law.
duties, salaries and fees of the said several Of
hcers shall be the same as are now defined bv
the acts OF Congress and the laws and ordi-
nances of the corporations OF Washington and
Georgetown and the Levy Court for the offices
OF like designation.
Sec. 3. The officers named in the Ith section
thereon, before entering upon the discharge of
their duties, shall give bonds 10 the District OF
Columbia, with sureties TO be approved bv the
Secretary, in the same amounts and with like
conditions as prescribed for offices OF like desig-
he law ND
said Corporations OF Washington and George
town and the said Levy Court.
Sec. l. ind be Il further eH5ctsd, That the Off
GERS and appointses hereinbefcre referred 10
For The City of Wosbiggion-Artorney for the
ilstIIet OF Columbia, Enoch TOtten. Co,lec-
John F. Cook; Assistant TO Register, j. r.
doughty. ComptTollers ffice-Bookkeeper
n Comptrollers Office, j. Thomas Petty; As
':-tant BoOkkeeper, Samuel Oursnd; Clerk, e.
Eeyor, " m Forsyth. Water Registrars ONCE
Water Registrar, Henry Larman, Commis-
'icners OF the Water Board. John W. Thomp-
,on, j. ID. Semmes, z. s. Moves and George W.
l.invilie; Clerk IN Office of Water Re gstrar. A.
WATSON. Intendant of the Washington ASv-
I'm, Joseph +. Hodgson. Commissioners of
on, 5. \. Hilton and Samuel Normert:
Physician, j. L. Hsrti gan; Resident Studen, OF
lie Asylum, John Speed Mclean. Fire DepaTt
nent-Chiei Engineer OF the Fire Department.,
George HOLMES; Secretary, Joseph Fletcher;
commissioners. +. A. Boswell. jos. l.. Venable
Geo. W. GOodall and r.. \. Watson: Superin,
.sndent of Fire Alarm, J II Larcombr; opera
foIs. II. II. Bishop and II. Miles Marker
Clerk al Northern Liberty Market, James A
y Trans; Clerk at Eastern MaIket. III
Hu tles. CLERK 81 "'Destern MARKET. Alfred Dav:
commissioners at Northern Liberty Market,
as saruo ana =. scrivneI CoEmissioneIs OF the
e.Cwn; Commissioners of The Western Market
j r Gleason and Cornelius Clark. Sealer OF
Weights and Measures, Stephen Prentss In
! ector OF Flour and Sailed Provisions, b. r.
Crsbhs. Measures of Grain and Brand.
NJ. NJ. Wheelock and Jos. A Kiiisu,
Measures of Wood and Coal-Rock creek
SoTers; AnscOetia do j. q. Wall; Potomac DO,
+. b. Hughes. Physicians to the POor-Ist
VERDI DR.. Z: NJ. Hines; I'd ward, DR.. X. How
ard; Sd ward, DR. II. A. Dunca 1son, ith ward
SOD; 9th ward. DR.. 4. A. Adams; .th ward. Dr.
James Ricord. Apothecariee to the Poor
let ward, f. L. Kidgeley; 2i ward, WIN.
D. P. licking and j. s. Lovejoy; 5,h
ward, X. b. Ferguson; 9Th ward X.
.. Lineweaver; til ward, f.. v. b. Boswell.
OF the Public Schools, j. o.
:. e. Proctor. Trustees Of the Public Schools
First district, q. X. Harris, A. Hart and r. ID
stuart; Second district. w. X. Woodward, Geo.
z Mcclellan, and u. n. Hall, Third district.
Z. F. French, j. G.. Dulin, aud Thos b. Marche:
Fourth district, Il r. Lloyd, K. ChampIip, and
w a. Stephenson. Superintendent of LAMPS
W m. h. Bailey; Lamplighters-John NJ. VAST,
lngton. John w. Shorter, James F.. Davis, John
w. Harrison, W. Davis, Julius Warren, David
DIXON, Il. r. Kline, James Rollins, G.. A
Simonds, A. Weems, George Lawson,
rsbler, George F. Dom. Frank German
Scavengers-Firet ward, Walker White and
VIM. schooler; I'd ward, j. Hitchcock and i
n browD. Sd ward, John II. Keenan, and las
Reynolds; 4th ward, Palmer Briscoe AVID 10.
+: GlotZbecki 9Th ward, John ID. White and
chesterfield MARSHALL, 9Th ward Martin Moan
ana John L. Morgan, tn ward. Geo H New
man and John Il. Pierce. Commissioner NJ
me western Burial Grounds, Jos. Burrows ami
WIN. Grshami Sexton OF the same. Il w
BTovD. Commissioners OF the Eastern Rnriai
Ground-, Richard At1ell and H. e. Shoals.
Sexton OF the same, j. q. Bravner Snnerin,
Henry Clay; 4th, 9Th, 9Th and eth wards Ally
SwagaIt Inspectors and Measures of Iumher
r. L.. Hsrbaugh. j. G. Robinson, L. Richard-
son. and Ihos. II. Barron.
For the City Of George'oWn-Wm. Laird. Clerk
and Treasurer; Geo. W. Beall, Tax Collector.
John II. Ferguson, Messenger TO the two boards
and TO Mayor and Clerk: Henry w. Brewer
surveyor; A l.. Grimes, Market Master: DAM
McCann, Flour Inspector; j. G.. Johnson.
Gauger OF Spirituous Liquors aud inspector OF
Salted Provision.; Philip COakley Weigher of
Hay. Straw and Fodder; NJ. V. Buckley, Police
Magistrate; Henry Dade and NJ. v Buckley
trustees OF the Poor; =. H. Sherman, HaI.
Dor Master; Henry Burrows, Wood Cord
sr and Messurer; Charles Lemon, Chimney
Sweep; y. Davenport. Street Scayenger.
Alfred Pope, Night Scaveneer. G1sTHssn:
of the Georgetown SchoolsVAnthony HYDE
@. w. Beali, William Duniop w NJ T.s.s'