Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-15
LEGIsLATIyE ASSEMBLY.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
COUNCIL.-Mr. Browne introduced a bill to so
Columbia as 10 allow The husband or wife, upon re-
Or against The other in any trial where either may
be ,ehaTged 18th crime or offence c.; Laid over.
Of the street lamps to the Board Of Public Works
Mr.. Browne reported back the bill for the relief
of St; AIMS Infant Asylum, with amendment,
which was not agreed to, and the bill was laid
:, Mr.. Browne reported back the bill relating to
hacks and backnen, with suEdry amendments.
Mr.. QUICK noFed to strike ont the first four
Mr. Browne moved to add to the fifth NOW the
stables to obtain certificate shown ing that the own
by ordinary hackmen, hav paid the license required
by law, and to place such certificate in a conspicu
Gus position in all carriages SO let by them. Agreed
A number of other amendments were made to the
bill when Its iurther consideration was postponed
House bill fixing the time for holding the regular
reported back by Mr. Browne, with an amendment
changing the time from the fhird Monday of .Octo:
bcr as in the original bill, to the fourth Monday of
April; Of each year. Agreed to, and the bill was
Board to the beard Works was tai taken up
Several bills Of the House were read first time
and laid over.
THE DISTRICT OFFICES
Mr. Gulick called up the House bill creating GER.
tain offices in and for the District of Columbia and
Mr. Gnliek nov ed to restore the clause providing
for three deputy collectors of taxes; agreed to-
eleven to twerty-t two; agreed to- The number Of
superintendents of schools reduced to ONE whose
On motion of MIR. Browne, the number Of school
trustees was increased from three to five for each
On motion of Mr.. Gulick, the provision for a COM
ni,soner ofthe Mashington canal was stricken out;
shall appoint an the Officers for in the b Hi
Offices for the space of two years. Agreed to- o'u Sa
The emergency clause was then added to the bill,
HOUSE Of pELEGATEsaarhe bill appropri-
%ds iii for Re
voters was taken en- up, and Nh. Moore opposed the
SHERATON be agreed to- Bill making e Sp
preparation to complete the abutments of the and
in relation to the establishment in the Dret of tbe
American Printing House for the Blind, and Amer
MR.. MOORE EXPLAINS.
., Mr. Moore desired 30 make a personal explana
a notice published in Sunday paper, that there was
a want of harmony in the committee investigating
Der having ersed with any person outside of the
committee this hall in reference to the testimony,
and certainly could not have said anything justify
the statement that there were differences in the
committee No member had expressed desire to
exceedingly ndelicate, and the names of some
Of the witnesses who had reluctantly appeared to
have their names associated The action of the
far as he observed seemed disposed to give the
subjects fair and impartial Investigation, and
public full exposition q the affairs Of the court SO
far as they came before the committee.
mittee on the Affairs Of the Police Court, which, On
motion Of Mr.. Boswell, was laid over.
Mr.; Boswell made lengthy speech on the report
ton With his associates Messr apofH Hail. BaTgess
Moore, and Mcknight, bp: few days convinced the
ignorant Of misconduct the part of the civil off
GERS that there was gross misconduct on their part
buildings. The Investigation did not originate from
p se hs sEf Of h the the
they 50 far as his kn0wIedSe goes intimate and
at the court and they never for a moment Suspected
that his good name would be the least furnished by
s S@ to that
evidence with the report speaks for itself.
MI sa ns m1ss
this was 9 very unpleasant duty, TO PERFORM
that in path stood personal and political friends
Naturally enough | expected to offend some one
have always held in high esteem, and persons Whose
names appear in the testimony, which places them
meant what said, Mr.; Speaker, the other day, in
esmeny being published by AN evening" 70 tne
mot as it stated by that stated thar there
have been. will explain as The sr1R certainly tail
does me an Injustice, not ntentopally hope: There
testimony did not apply to the Police Court investi.
cation. Any testimony that referred to what some
to Marshal Thomas having and spending money at a
certain house, and spending great deal of It, I'M
the court, should not have appeared, and don see
other testimony TO sustain that CHARGE that is
mot that ali the legitimate esmosv aid 1ot be- be anS
to the public that which was fit for publication did,
Of any Of the committee to screen any one
Another statement in the editorial Of TIE STAR
the committee sat with closed doors. For the com
wSo meeting
mony and to publish it daily could have done so.
could
have had i published when he pleased. But my
%
the
endeayOred to keep the fact from the papers can
ena
derstSod me; and do not nor did mean to charge
Be made On Friday the Other nA meme
in Of their hands for approval. As to myself,
had prspatsd the report and was ready at that time.
ssnes 70 make Il IN s"s with shi
WHO Is TO BLAMEs
mendations Of the Committee and said that he en-
pected worse testimony than had been given II had
not IMPLICATED the judge the clerk In any inten-
tional violation Of law He would say in the Kind.
est terms, that the judge and is blame for GER
tifying to accounts without knowing whether they
were CORRECT or loe ALSO that il that the clerk
is stl more to blame who, according 10 the assist.
ant marshall helped TO make up accounts, and which
are certified to by him correct, which turn out on
needed from his lips in relation to the subordinate
officers action BE could not think that the mar
shall and court will permit the guilty ones to remain
there moment AFTER reading carefully the testimony
rejecting on them. The committee are fully satis
brought 50 prominently before the public win Justify
the court, and they so recommend In their report.
should be equally dealt out.
The court records-thoneh not the return to the
ciy.ehow that many Of hese houses Of iii fame have