Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-14
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, May II

LEGISkATIyE ASSEMBLY. Nav II
Coz NCIL-Ihe chair submitted a letter
rom the District controller, asking for an est
mate OF the expenses of the COunci for the
present fiscal year. ON motion OF Mr.. Thomp-
u, the chair was requested TO make the esti-
mate called for.
House concurrent resolution requesting the
committees on national relations OF both houses
TO wait upon the delegate in Congress, and with
him 60 before the committee on the District of
Columbia and urge the passage of a bill now
pending, which cOntemplates reimbursing the
property holders on Pennsylvania, Indians and
Louisiana avenues twO-thirds OF the amounts
assessed against them for paving said avenues
with wood. was read and laid over.
Council bill No. 3. regulating the sale of ice
and on motion of Mr.. Douglass. referred TO A
special committee OF three Council bill No 2
extending the time for the redemption of prop
erty sold Tor taxes, &c., was read, and on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Thompson, further action was de-
TERED until the confirmation OF all the members
OF the oOancii; Mr. Thompson, from the joint
committee 10 TX upon the hour of meeting Of
the two houses, reported that they had agreed
upon the hour of go o'clock p. m, and the re-
Port was accepted. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-Under the call
OF districts t6e following were introduced: BY
Mr.. BrOwn-Bill making appropriation for
county map; referred. BY Mr.. Murray-BiII
making an appropriation to all in the decora-
ten OF soldiers graves; referred. BY Mr.. Bond
Bill Pr0yIiDg Tor an assessor of taxes in each
legislative district, and T.bng their duties;
referred By Dir. lie Barnes-Bills Amending
act relating 10 District offices; providing for
the election of SIX trustees of the public schools
IA each school district at the general elections,
81 trustees. guardians and commissioners now
IN Office. The let and 2d Legislative districts
shall constitute the lst school district; Sd and
18th the 2l: 9TH, 9th and tn the Sd: Sth 9th aud
10Th the it'll; 18th. 18th and Is.h the 5tb: IN.
lIth. 18th and 10th the 6th the l3 18th and l9th
the Ith; and 30th, 2ist and I'D the still Also
OH tToVldlng Tor the election of the sealers OF
weights and measures, inspectors OF -four
Weighers of coal. meassrers OF lumber, inspectors
OF wOSd &c. by the Council and House OF Dal-
tgates IN joint assem6ly;-botL of which bills
were referred. By Mr. CanpbsIcLAn amend
me nj to the Iles as 10 the right of members 10
vote referred. BY Mr.. Hunt-BiH authorizing
The purchase OF grounds and the bqline OF a
Iolce station in the LIST police district; referred
By MI HGsan-BIll for the purchase of a lot
AMI erection OF station-house in the 9Th police
district; referred By Mr.. Bursiey-Bill n aking
an Appropriation for the numerical book of the
Districi OF Columbia; referred. By Mr.. n avis
Bill providing ssat in future all the labor per-
formed or the streets under the direction of the
BOARD 90 feaith shall be done BY the sanitary
force OF the Metropolitan police; referred.
THE " AND g. n. II.
sr. lie Barnes introduced a resolution thai
whereas The public interests and convenience
impeTat!veiy demand that increased aecom,n,-
cations for pui'iic travel should be furnished ~
he aSbington and Georgetown railroad com
rany; and whereas considerations OF humanity
also require that the oyercrowding and over
1adlng OF cara should be prevented:
that Congress be respectfully requested 70 p.e-
scribe sGch regulations viii secure ad Iitionai
faeilltes upon and E.CTe rapid transit over said
Icad, together with less cruelty to animals, or
10 empower the Legis.a tiye Assembly to exer-
Csc reasonable and necessary supervision over
AL street railroads within this District Mr.
bGIsiey moved TO refer 20 the committee
railroads; lost Mr.. Davis offered an amend
Ueht, THAT il is the sense Of this House that no
restrictions >hCu'd be IMPOSED on the said road
uat are not imposed on any other stree rail-
road ia the District" which wa Accented The
ItsOiui!0n Was then adopted: Seas-Msssr-
Bond, GCswen, Brown, Campbell. Choate Cel-
ms Hunt. lie Barnes. Shepherd, and the
Speaker Mr.. Hulse)-fo Nays-Me.srs Burs-
icy, oarI9E- Cox. Davis, Dickson, Hogan, Mar
Mr.. Campbell submitted a resolution .hat
fhe Hon. y. =. Chapman be requested In re
pare and submit an amendment to tine const!-
tntlon OF the United States granting to the citi-
ths OF The District OF Columbia all the rights
and privileges pertaining to the citizens of the
rules. nv
Mr.. Cox called UP House bill making An an
preparation OF S1i, t3s.l1 - paw FOR darnages 10
private property on account OF the widening OF
Aquednct and Bridge streets, Georgetown. and
offered substitute, naming the parties; which
was adopted and the bill passed
MI Cempbell moved to reconsider the vote
by which house bill relative 10 the payment OF
-'u!s'ahhng indebtedness was passed; agreed to,
and the On, %ss made the special order for
Thursday next
nousS OIL Prescribing the powers and duties
OF commissioners of deeds was passed.
Mr.. Murray submitted a resolution that the
commissioners of the sinking fund be requested
10 furnish tins house with list OF the claims
submitted TO them, and the name and amount
OF each claimant which have been approved nv
the auditing committee, and the reason why
su'h Claims are net paid; adopted.
THE FIRE AT FORT wAsHrxsrox.-Ons Sun
DAY afternoon some OF the soldiers on duty at
Fort Washington discovered the store-house az
the water battery OF the fort 10 be on fire. The
flames spread quickly, and soon enveloped the
store house and communicated 70 the sheds and
other wooden buildings in its neigh borhood,
which were destroyed. The stOre-house was
not well stocked, but contained a considerable
amount OF goods, &c., for the use of the carri-
son. The total loss is estimated at SO 0OO or
Sl2Oeo. exclusive Of machinery. The origin of
NE IRE IL unknown. The property destroyed
belonged to the United States -Aierdndrtq Ca
zttts, ljh tHst.
The "BLAcE CROOK" has been wonderfully
improved this week, and the new features of the
p;ay last night were warmly applauded. partic
uiaIiy the ean-can, which fully illustrates the
poetry of motion; also, the iugglery of Loza IN
and the wonderful gymnastics of the Garnella
On Saturday night the house should he filed
BY TIE patrons OF the National, that evening
having been set apart for the benefit of those
courteous attaches OF the Theater Messrs Sess-
ford, Buckingham, and JamisOn. Long may
they wave.
now under the charge of Rev. G. W. Cooper is
about to be remodeled. The front will be
taken out and q new and more graceful one
substituted, and the edifce will be made longer.
The main floor will be lowered to q level with
the pavement, and the walls raised so as 20 make
at me, isIge auditorium above the sunday
school and clsss-rooms. The improvement will
cost about SIS 900.
TIE "wAsHISeroN ARrILLRRr,v Capt n
U. StArkweather, has received from the genera
government battery OF four six FOUNDER brass
field pieces, with caissons and full eouinments
This organization numbers now 50 members
mostly contractors and mechanics and thew in,
tend, n posi- bic, TO increase the nu mber 10 lEA
members, and also obtain two no vitzers ad, Al
tiOnaI. They held their first gun drill last night