Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-07
LEGIsLATIvE ASST NELLY.

COUNCIL -Yssierdsy the Chair laid l-f,rs ~.
tosl si =, sennuniesii9l il; N Wm a. Worsley,
eDe OF The trustees Vt The -lVrcd hp, fu ella
Ton 20 the school fuEG, ana suggesting taat some
ssTeqEifct " the aucitor ior 'he Gus tOdy ard faith
hi eistuTs' ment 81 the schoul money Mr. grnyne
ehh reqnt 81 TO TePort bill meeting the require
GeBts, 80 referred.
Council hill TO reimburse the genera fund f,r
Rcniss pea detl in im2rOy ements was read
sseSEd time and referred To ne n.fitfe- ON 6uaIrs
House bills authorizing an ext. Hsion Of the time
sor the abatemeni OF Isr fer the prompt pay-
nsnt ofta0es O. December 9,h. ard per cent 10
trades and pr LESSONS in the Distrirt Of olum6ia
ssklng appropriation 70 brild shelter over The
Gsorg,toNn; and providing Tor the payment Of the
soiiss Tor the mIth 81 MAY. IS7I, from the county
isrd- were sescfally read and referred
House iii operating the Boundary street and
s4nsr spTIg street rs''wsy COMPANY was ordered
koGs. bills 10 provide fcr the necessary clerk hire
ss,! ~, -, 3, me neSes7sry re
VI GeoTEe,ovn am wa-hrg ton in the Office Of the
n.Stssary SsIe la;.i over under the TSles 'O'u
M saith iniIedHcsd bill requiFi x ehilfrrn
sSder two years "a age in he District If Columbia
10 te yaceiHa;ed; land over Under the rules. Ad
house OF DELEGATES-Theb bill 70 incorp,-
I.le tht Lnion Railroad Company was taken up aud
satnGsa g. Is to limit the stock to SI0O 600. aliDs
west h0n'gomsTy- StOddaTt and othsr streets l..
Georgetown TO the route: giving the company the
rlGhi 20 cOrstTuct branch read from Connecticut
..shue, along street t. 9TH street west with the
privilege # continuine the tTark along street 10
keIib Captol street, aad al Bg North Capitol street
sg said r. al 10 d enw o, Csu.sI1rS Tsauirno tbe
s.ppietlen q the rood within one year; requiring
tie company to pave the streets between and two
zee, on either side Of the tracks; and was then
Mr.. Hall, under a suspension Of the ruIes rep,r,ed
rem the committee IN ways and nsesns Council bill
.si Srz ng the coll, etor Of taxes to allow abste
nsnt; with smendmenis making il correspond xith
The House b II ntic,d il Council proceedings above
hr- Davis. fr,m the Committee ON laws, reported
CeuEeil bill authorizing cOdi6cation Of the laws:
which was read a second time.
THE NORTHERN NsRsEr STE AGAIN.
q NUi bV Nh
he ball tC9t ncIl in refereI the site of The
AoIiheIn MARKET was referred TO a special com
Mr.. Murray moved 10 lay the motion on the table;
Let. Yea@,messrs Bufxe-r, Campbell, Moore,
Murray and the SPEAKER nays
Mr.. Moore remarked that all parfiulentarians SAY
friendly 20 the measure.
NJ. Carroll said thai lie had intended to say the
ibe site FOR the Western Msrket in the first Nard
rhlie oil the other members Of the committee and
M piel ION said il perfectly immaterial now
The notien to reconsider was lost. Yeas-Messrs.
sssr.lIey, tsIIol- Cox, Ennis. Hall and the
SCHOOL MATTERS. ETC
MT. Br"wn introduced 6iii directing the CON-
erected during this year and report their cUnifir
and Cst as sisO the quantity of land purchased FOR
relation To the coior-d school middle from W ii
MGImley, asking leei-latIon requiring the Treas.
faithful discharge Of his dnty: referred AlsH biz
,sI the preparation OF the p~Innsnt journal OF the
Ms. Han introduced bill ins.rur,iuz the DELEGATE
"a Congress 10 secure sIientment 20 the law I'M
relation 20 the COOred school trustees providing that
they shah give bcnd-; lost
Mr. Davis, from the committee on schools re
counts Of the eOored school trustees read a second
Mr.. Csssin submitted resolution requesting the
Gcytrnor 10 furnsh the house with copy Of the
Bridge street. Georgetowr: adopted. '"
. Mr.. Murray submitted resolution requesting the
Svvernor 10 inform the bouse what action been
tahen urder The report of th- Joint committee ON
Mr.. Midnight submitted concurrent resolution
authorizing the appointment IT joint COMMITTEES 10
Police and report hat chapes.' improv.nrnta OF
palrs ct .ddtl9nal bindings are needed for the
ga ron Of ihs Polio Curt with Authority
NJ. Boswell introduced bill prov dinG that per-
,Sete .h. be p9nsh Sy snsl 9i Ps ss
workhou-e for ninety days, and that he or she shall
District for year; referred Also, resolution re-
saestirs tle Governor TO inform the House how
Of and the salaries rad t. ISeSn: ADOPTED
Nj B9rslss iu,F-dused bill reqTirins PHYSICIANS
gu. CT eGhtagiOus diseases under penalty Of not
ie;s Than : 70 nor more than s no: referred,
rsres,ed eil JIoyidng that ali assessments for i'm
act shaI l made in accordance with said act; read
Mr.. Campbell, from the committee on appropria-
streets in the county for reference Go the com
ed adversely the bill making an appr0pristion ~
dsfrsy deficiency in the salary OF the saperiLteni
supply dsney in is Iii nsRSa a. Aa,S s 20
non ier the salaries Of the officers and emolOyes OF
substitute apPTopriatins for the salare. Of tempo
.or $50 Il ismpiirhiers sisS Of S 90 ,ns
.rs Ct markets. 81 9z5 %; Of and clerks of
I,s p ara OF Tesis!Ts'i.n' sa@d Judges and clerks
TIRE OLDEST ISHAEITkNTs' ASSOCIATION
met Yesterday, and Mr.. Brent read an interest
this city since the tine when the number OF let
IRIS rarely exceeded twelve in each mail. John
Farley, OF the Coast Survey office, presented TO
the association, through MIR. Brent, a cane. the
Hood Of which was taken from the first house
erected in America at ST. Augustine, Florida
N l5fJ, and known the Governors house.
DIT Blake offered spPropriate resolutions on the
0eath OF Thomas DOnOhO. and after remarks by
hessTs- Michael Larner. William Thomson
Nlsb0las Callan and others, the resolutions were
adopted.
FIRE AT THE STATE DEPAETHExT.-Tues,lay
Afternoon a TIRE occurred IN the consular room
OF The state Department. The passage was
allied with smoke, and a large space burned i'm
The hcCr. Fortunately, all the clerks and mes
sngers were in the building, and BY their efforts
the Ere was suppressed. The fire caught from
detective tue. Had il been allowed TO burn a
rlhute or two longer the whole building would
doubtless have been destroyed, and with IL the
archives Of the Department.
" v HAI OF = The iectgrc % be delivered
Al The nitsrian Church. corner of 9th and ID
streets, this evening, by the Rev. DIR. Freeman
tlSTk. OF Boston, with the above iHterrogatiye
nhes = said 10 combine amusement aud iilStrlc-
ncn IN an eminent degree. According 20 the
new papers IN the cities whore il has been deliv-
efed, y stts people To thinking about that query
what Tor under many circumstances were II j.
eNtTt mely pertinent, but might not otherwise
occur 10 them.
ABATENENT Oh TAXEs.-There are two hills
fending in the Legislative a. emily relative 10
Ne abate ment OF taxes. The House BILL now
pending IN the Council, eX:en, : the abatement
VI four per cent TO December n. and two per
cent 10 January 10th The Council bill pend
l3g IA the House, provides for the extension 10
bect mOer 10 and January OF four and two per
cent, and last evening IL was reported with
amendments, making II correspond with the
House bill.
THE NATIONAL TOBACCO CoNvENTloS.-At
the evening session yesterday, the committee 20
prepare business reported a resolution advo-
eating a uniform tax OF Is cents per pound
which Was debated until adjournment being
advocated by the ''hne cut" men and opposed
by the plug men. The debate was continued
AZ the session to-day without any prospect of
arriving at a conclusion before the evening ses-