Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-19
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

with anne ndments, which were agreed to and
the bill Was passed.
CHARITY.
Also, reported back House bill No. s. appro-
TIistinS E 3 500 for certain charities striking out
500 tor aid OF Columbian Lyipg-iR Hospital,
and inserting $500 iBsts adj agreed to. A further
amendment To rrOy ide in part for establishing
the " Washing ton Hospital Tor foundings and ap-
proPriating 50 coo tor this object wa agreed to.
amended by adding - 900 in aid of the Freed
mans Hospital; agreed TO. Tie bill was then
passed.
HOUSE BILLS.
House bills To defray the expenses of the
commission to audit the outstanding indebted
nets against the late cOrpor atoms; repeating al!
Laws restricting the use of spring balance scales
for relief OF ST. Johns parish exempting from
local taxation the bonds and other securities of
the District, and stocks of building associations;
authorizing the Governor to reimburse the con-
tingent expenses of the Georgetown al,nshouse :;
70 amend an act 90 provide tor the appointment
of justices OF tie peace in and for the District of
Columbia, and to define theiT duties; for the
protection OF the owners Of dogs to incorporate
the South Washington Street-paSsenger Railway
Company; and to provide for payment OF s1la-
res OF certain District Ulcers in the District OF
Columbia, were severally read and referred.
CIVIL RIGHTS.
ET. Gray submitted a resolution requesting
the committee ON schools ''tO report back 10 the
Council this evening the concurrent resolution
passed by the House or Delegates, authorizing
and requesting the committee on national rela-
uOnsto urge uTOn Congress the passage OF a bill, ,
I
tie suPpleme ntary civil rights bill, with such
recon Hen6ations as the committee may MAKE
III relation To the same" adopted.
UNION RAILWAY.
Mr.. Douglass called up House bill TO incorpo-
rate the Union Railway Company, which was
amended by striking out that portion which
provides for the track TO run along Connecticut
avenue. and changing so a. 30 carry il along 18th
street 10 II; alsO providing tOr the laying OF
single track on 18th street, between Pennsyl-
Nahia avenue and l street, and also for COM
ICiling the company to use che flat rail. The
bill then passed.
Mr. Browne. from the committee on ella ms,
reported back House bin for the relief of Sarah
L. Uranium; passed.
House concurrent resolution in relation to
market sites was nOn-cOncurred in.
Mr.. Browne moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the Union railway, company bill
passed; agreed to. Mr.. Browne then moved IL
@rne nd by striking out the portion changing the
route along 1JtI street to "; carried. Mr. Eaton
moved TO amend 10y limiting the rate of fare to
five instead OF six cents; which was agreed 10,
and the bill passed
sMALL-POx HOSPITAL.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on health,
a<yium and charities, reported back House oil
making an appropriation for the erection OF a
smallpox hospital, with sundry amendments
which were agreed to.
The bill being on its passage, Mr.. Eaton said
he opposed TO the plan submitted, whjch
was tor the erection of a twO-stOry brick strue-
ture, at cost perhaps of $1,000 or SIS 900, and
which would accommodate only thirteen pa
the war with such hospitals, and in his opinion
they should lie as temporary and yet as comfort
able az possible. story frame building,
with ventilation at the top, was the best kind OF
hospital. which wOuld cost not above 80, O0O and
would accommodate more patients. He moved
that the cost be restricted to goo; carried aud
the bill was tLcn passed.
FINANCIAL.
ON motion Of MIR. Thomson. the vote was re-
considered 10y which the bill making apsrOpria-
ton To pay the expenses of the last registration
q ffv-ar tTArva <
to amend bv striking out all salaries OF the re-
CistTatiOn officers, as they were iucluded in an
other bill; also, TO make the amount for rent OF
the Morrison building 81 $50, instead OF IS go,
(tO cover two months more of time.) Also, to :
insert for the contingent expenses Of the Cover
nOr's Office 50 600. Also. $1,000 for the contin-
gent fund of the Council and $1,000 for cohtin-
gent fund of the House of Delegates; all OF
which were agreed to. The emergency clause
was then appended and the bill passed.
At $40 i. III. the Council took a recess for half
an hour.
After recess, House bill Iroviding for the
ayRont of the debts of Georgetown, was read
first time; bill making Appropriation to pay
for the expenses of the registration advertising
and SuDdTy expenses, was passed; bill making
an appropriation TO pay the salary OF the mes
senger to the Governor, was amended by in
cTeasing the amount from $500 10 81 600, and
then passed.
Mr.. Browne, from the committee of confer
ence, TO whom was referred the bill 10 supply
dc fCi6ncy III a bill making an appropriation for
Int salaries OF the OfnCGrS anu employees OF the
DistTlct OF Columbia, made report recon-
me Tiing sundTy notifications TO the bill After
dc bate, Mr.. Thompson moved that the report
be rejected. and a new conference committee
be appointed; carried. McSsrS. Thompson.
Smith and Gray We're appointed the committee
Mr.. Smith called up the bill to promote the
efficiency OF tie fire department in the District
OF Columbia, with amendments, providing for
an appropriation Of S6,II5 Tor the purchase of a
hose carriage and harness. Mr.. Thompson
SPOKE in opposition TO the amendment, and
moved that ii be stricken out; agreed to. H.
also moved to strike out the appropriation of
- 600 a. a contingent fund. Mr. Smith spoke
in support of the bill, and stated that the fire
commissioners informed himithat $1,000 OF their
contingent fund had been expended in payment
OF the old debts OF the dc partment, and with the
current expenses the department would be short
OF means. Mr.. Thompson said the old contin-
gent fund of SI5 900 ought to be enough: that
their expenses the past year far exceeded that
of any previous year. Ii they are allowed to go
on in this way there will be 10 end to these ex-
pCnses. The department OF this city was SIX
times more expensive than that OF any city in
the country of the same size. Mr.. Hall favored
the bill as reported. Mr.. Browne thought if
il was true that our fire department was six
times more expensive than that of any other
city, il was time il was reOrganiZed. On motion
of Mr.. Thompson, the further consideration of
the bill was postponed.
On motion OF Mr.. Eaton, the Council adj
journed till O'Clock to-day.
House OF DELEGATES. - The question OF
rCconsidering the vote by which was laid on the
table Council bill repeating the act in reference
TO the selection of
MARKET SITES,
and authorizing the Governor to purchase the
CoTcoran Square came up, and the motion of
Mr.. Cassin To lay the whole subject on the table
was agreed to. Yeas-Messrs. Bursley, Carroll
Cassin, Davis, Dickson, Ennis, Handy, Hark-
ness, Hogan, Hunt, and McKnight-l1. Nays
Mcssrs. Boswell, Brown, Burgess, Campbell,
Cox, Lloyd, Moore, SOlOmons, and the Speak
eI-9.
Mr.. SOlOmOns offered concurrent resolutions
Il hat in the opinion OF the Legislative Assem-
bly, OF the District of Columbia, the wants of the
people require markets located in convenient To-
calities, andin such numbers a. will render them
OF easy access TO residents in all parts OF the Dis,
triet. That the Governor DC requested to report
TO the Legislative Assembly such building sites
thus located, as can be obtained for the pur
pose, together with plans Tor erecting thereon
small and suitable markets, with the price for
the same, and the estimated cost for the build.
mgS.'
Mr.. Harkn1ss opposed the resolutions, urg.
ing that the people did not want small markets
People living III the DeighborhoOd OF the West
EN- NJ aTket now do their marketing at the Cen
ter Market. There was no doubt but that in
few years new sites will be needed, but he did
lot think that small sites were what is needed.
Mr.. Lloyd offered as a substitute a resolution
reviewing the legislation relating to markets; re-
citing that the market committee and the Gov