Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-13
Legislative Assembly. Juue IL

for occupancy on the re-opening Of the schools
Legislative Assembly, juno IL. :
COUNCIL.-Council bill to amend an act i'm
posing license on trades and professions in the
District OF Columbia, approved August %, 1871,
was referred. House bills for relief OF Daniel
Genau, and making appropriation for support
or inmates of the reform school; and Council
bills providing for the introduction of the Poto-
mac water into Georgetown College, and to
exempt from taxation real and personal property
used for manufacturing purposes, were re-
ferred.
Mr. Brown introduced a bill to extend the
time of the commission to revise the laws of the
District of Columbia The preamble recites that
the time having expired W hich was set to COM
plete the work, and il not having been done,
and it being important that it should be com
pleted, il author ICES the commissioners to COM
plete the work of revision, together with the adj
ditonal work of the revision of the ordinances
In force in this District, to be embraced under
the title OF municipal regulations" and to re :
turn their said draft of revision to the Governor
FOR transmission to the legislative assembly on
or before the list day of December, 1872 Italso
authorizes them to employ two clerks at q COM
pensation not to exceed one hundred dollars per
month, and provides that the commissioners
shall be paid for their additional services the
sum OF $4,000. The bill was ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee on national
affairs, reported back House concurrent resolu-
ton Of thanks to Congress for liberal appro-
rriatiOns for the District, with an amendment
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delegate in Congress, for his zeal and ability in
advocating the interest of his constituency:
amendment agreed to and the resolution con-
CURED in.
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill amending an
act regulating general assessments for improve
ments approved December 10, 1871; laid over
MIR. Browne submitted resolution that the
Committee on health, asylum, and charities be
requested, as far practicable, to visit all
public institutions asking aid of this legislative
assembly before reporting in favor OF appro-
priaCoDs.
Mr.. Browne said it had been the practice of
the committee from the House of Delegates to
visit these institutions without concurrent
action OF the Councils, aud base the apprOpria-
tons in aid OF these institutions upon the casual
observations derived from such visits, the
result OF which was that great injustice had
been done TO some of them and to the tax payers.
MI. Quick remarked that he doubted the
pTopriety of making such appropriations, and
had come to the conclusion to vote against all
such bills in future.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Gulick introduced a bill to ascertain the
cost aying OF Pennsylvania avenue, between LIST
and 18th streets west, and to reimburse property
holders; laid over. Also, bill to constitute the
controller and auditor of the District OF Column
bia an auditing commission to audit outstand-
ing claims against the late corporations OF WASH
ingfoni georgetown, and the Levy Court:
was appropriated out OF the general fund
(S56,0O0) for support of the county schools. The
work Of building suitable school houses had
that some $4,000 was owing to contractors for
work done, which could not be paid for want OF
money. The amount set apart for the county
schools certainly had not been expended, and
he desired the committee on schools to explain
the reason OF this state OF affairs.
Mr. Gulick said the school committee were as
much in the dark as the member was-he
thought the controller could give the ihforma-
ton, and should be called upon TO explain.
Mr. Eaton submitted a resolution, that the
controller be, and is hereby, requested to report
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for the support of the public schools of the
county OF Washington by the act OF August %,
1871. Adopted.
MIR. Eaton inquired of the committee on
finance what action had been taken for the gem
eral appropriation bill. There was only nine
days remaining OF the session, and if it was con-
tenpIated to hold an extra session, he gave no.
tiee that he would not be present. He was OPP
posed to such session, and thought there was
no need of it.
Mr.. Thompson replied that it belonged to the
House of Delegates to take the initiatory steps
in originating this bill. No information having
been submitted by the Governor on which to
base such bill, was no doubt the cause of delay.
The House have nothing TO work upon; the
only statement received was from the board of
public works. He had been informed that this
information had been called for and had not
been forthcoming. The Council might be JUS
tlted IN acting in the matter If they had the
data to work upon. He, too, was opposed to any
extra session, and thought there were places to
be found more comfortable than the Council
chamber during these hot days. Adjourned,
HOUSE OF Observation-Disclosures. B,rs-
ley, Choate, Davis, Dickson, Hogan, Hunt AMI
the Speaker were present at roll call. Mr.
Dickson said he had been notified by the chair
men OF two committees to attend committee
meetings, and had waited an hour and a half
without a member of either committee appaar-
ing, and, the House being without a quorum he
moved to adjourn; which was agreed to. Messrs
Bond, collins, Brewer and Wall appeared in the
nan few minutes later. It was stated that AT
least 1--we or the members were at the tima OF
adjournment the guests OF the board OF health
at wormleyis.