Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-19
LEGIsLATrvE ASSEMBLY.

ing certain privileges to the farmers and Butchers
Market Association; and two bills for the relief OF
Council bin to amend the laws relating to titles in
'hs IstIlei oi t.d i as smenasa ala passed
carries were referred to the Claims Comm ssion.
Mr. Eaton from the judiciary Oonmittee, re,
ported hack House bill regulating extra sessions Of
TIE House bin creating certain offices in end for
the District Of Columbia was returned from the
lower House with the Council amendments non
cencurred in, and on motion Of Mr.. Quick the Coun-
Bills cons: ituting The Market Committees of both
Houses commission 20 select sites and provide for
the Northern and Western Markets; fixing the time
for holding elections IN the District Of Columbia On
The fourth W ednesday in November in each year
aud requiring the Of deodorizers for night soil
boxes, were passed. House bin in relation to the
OVER for Direction The iii resustSs hacks
other vehicles for conveyance of passengers was
The Chair named as .Ie Council committee on the
construction of the school building in the fourth
Lcboci district: Messrs. Cross and Smith.
TIE IMPROVEMENTS LOAN BILL.
MI Quick; from the , C.nmttee on Finance, re,
Colunibia 10 create debt for special improvements
and repairs by the issuing of S4lOooooo of bonds
thereon. Several snendments of minor Importance
bill t,le Chair stated that there seemed to be one
great detect N the bill: No provision was made in
9versi2 t. aud would prove an important matter to
holders q the bonSs, especially TO those who hold
viied for hut il just as necessary TO make pro-
visions for the payment Of the principal.
upon. he referred to the organic act showing that
whether the debt was to be created The question
a. 70 making provision for the payment could be met
The Chair stated that be was as much in favor of
making these improvements any other person in
tot debt Be made s Se
dd n2t desire 70 delay the progress OF the work but
prepare an embodiment, and Insist upon its passage
Gov ering this defect.
Mr.. Gulick from the Finance Committee, reported
hack House bin leyging tax for the payment Of se
The chair remarked that were it not so late day
in 4he session he wonld have insisted upon an
of paying por ion od the principal annually but
wou1 not delay the passage of the bill now It
neeesSay Tor the work f' go on. The bill was then
Mr.. Gulick, from the same committee, reported
Pennsylvania avenue, wilA an amendment which
was ados. ed, including II and 18th els. The Iii
Mr. Gulick moved reconsideration of the vote By
which the bin was rejected Action on the motion
Vas postponed.
for the relief Harvey Fowler for the more eectual
len oS Sa
of water main in Vermont avenue: authorizing the
Sse5T y Sss q,
Wills fer the laying Of water,rn in 9th street
~
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee ON Fire Depart
gsnzg new coeany aRd p4re lST Inc Of or ar
engine &c in the northern portion of the city, with
RAILRoAD- AND sANuFAcTUREs.
Mr.. Browne introduced bill authorizing the Dis
trlct Of Columbia. through he Board of Public
Works, Ia subscribe TO SIGpe1O WORTH of stock of
the Washington and Ohio Railroad Company. Laid
Mr.. Eaton submitted a resolution for a committee
of two members Of the Board to carefully consider
hiaO nd.
sented in the District Of Columbia fOr the establish
ment taere,n 0f mannfastories OF cotton, woollen
in writing at the next session Of the Legislative
ana sa a tss I'M tt and
courage such Establishments in said District
MIR: Browne introduced bill Incorporating
street passenger railroad company, from he b0un-
dairy 10 Silver Springs BY way Of the 9Th street road
Laid over. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr Hall submitted
tain Offices: which was adopted.
NEW STREET RAILROAD.
and Se
Ii creates VIM Bell, Enos Ray, ST., G. Osborne,
Abner ShG sula sh Thee Lay, + R2hr, b. T.
Lewis. William Thompson, NJ Blair, John B Cha,
Hin ssn II b. GarGepsfr RMS, AZ
Simon Wolf, P May, John Angerman, John Baker
Smith Richard n Msissh, s. Phillips, John Van
john widmeyer; Charles Ebel, Edward Engies Gas,
per Knessi, frederick HpSli, George Walker, Hugo
n
Ter Iou:s Beer, George killian, A. Sprohs, Jacob
Harner, and Charie5 Rupert, aad their associates
iown a single or double track railway, with the
necessary switches and turnouts, commencing at
he point Of intersection of Boundary and 7.h
treets northwest, thence running northwest to
he boundary line of the District of Columbia
and the State Of Maryland, with the right to
un public carriages and cars, to be drawn
itheI By steam: danny engines, or horse power,
ents passenger for transportation TO Rock Greek
Church road; ten cents passenger for transporta-
ion to Brighw9od aId fifteen cents for II ansporta
done to the satisfaction of the Board of Public
Works. The capital stock Of said company shall not
be less than fifty thousand dollars, nor more than
wo hundred Thousand dollars, aud the stock to be
divided into shares Of twenty dollars each, and
r. e me, Pc, END their road along the line Of
Boundary street until l, TwardIy along 9TH or or
10Th street west, thence soul-. :ivanis ayenpo W
also along the Rock Greek Church road IL II.
tersecs with the Path street road, thence southwe-
3 Which interstets 18th street or Piney Branch
read at or near Browns springs fhesee t along o6s s
ti2e aud ordered To be printed.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr. Huise presented petition for the erection Of
nmps ON sd street Referred.
Mr.. Campbell introduced bills appropriating
Sori6 from re nD' Vermont 10 Msssaehusets avenue
g5 os for paving and ssWeTns -, h rs, street wss5
college: snsDiSi4 for the Metro poiitan Police;
Sls4 900 for the public schools in Washington 5000
Ter the county schools, ana iosutu thc
schools of the District 20 defray the expenses there
Of until the end Of the first fiscal quarter after the
next regular session Of the Legislature. Referred.
AFTER q BEIRNE.
Mr.. Moore submitted "A preamble and resolution
that whereas Jas. X. 0'Beirne, late Register of
Wills Of this District, had left unrecordod number
Of wills, &c, for which he had received payment,
and il is said he lie holding position in the
New York custom house, therefore the attention of
the Secretary Of the Treasury is called to the facts in
the
Messrs Burgess, Campbell and Dickson said that
they were willing vote cation of the
charges against Colonel D BerDe, and, il they were
but they could not vote for the resolution in the
absence Of any proof that the charges We're true.
Mr.. Moore replied that the House had by passing
bill to pay the present Register for doing this work
admitted that the charges are true The resolution
was rejected.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Dickson submitted resolution for the printing
Of five hundred copies of the report Ut the Judiciary
Committee ON the Police Court inye CATION. pro-
yiled that they shall be printed from type now
standing in form. Adopted
Mr. Campbell, from the Committee on Appropra
tiOns reported the bill making appropriation to
defray the expenses Of the BOARD Of Health.
reported the bin authorizing the commissioners Of
the sinking fund to pay the interest the debts Of
the cid corporations.
message received from the Council announ
cling that tina, House had in the House
ISL and had insisted upon It's amendments TO the bill
creating certain officers and authorizing appoint
meDts and asking committee Of conference. The
Speaker apr inted Messrs. Davis, Cox and Hogan
as he comm tee on the first named BILL and Messrs.
Campbell, Burgess and Hall on the other.