Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-20
DISTRICT BILLS.

tlli 10 DIeak up the system of straw bidding
submitted a report, which eoncurred in.
Adjourned
DISTRICT BILLS
HOUsE.-After our report Closed
Senate bin TO amend the act in relation To the
reform school was taken from the Speakers
table and referred 10 the Committee on Appro-
ITiatiOnS-
Mr.. Williams Und) reported a bill to appro-
Irlate S-ne."tO TO complete the Washington ma
iOnal monument; referred to Committee on
Appropriations.
Mr. Starkweather moved to take m Sonata
OH conveying lot of ground tor the use of the
PUBLIC schools in the city of Washington: re-
TERED TO the Committee of the District OF CO.
Mr. Starkweather reported a bill to aid in
MAINTAINING the fire department in the District
o. nibIa- IT provides that one-third of the
amount for maintaining the department shall
De paid by the United States government.
MI Chapman referred to the fire at the
;Isena! aud to other fires where government
property was in danger, and TO the Teccommen-
oatlOn that had been made by officials for in
creased IRE apparatus and facilities to put out
tres. He referred also TO the fact that AT the
arsenal IRE great amount of hose was de-
Stroyed. which the city had been cOmpeIIed 10
replace AZ considerable ccst. He argued also and
lIodt ecu an estimate TO show that the fire de-
I3riment was most economically managed, as
compared with other cities.
after considerable debate the bin was passed.
MT. Poland moved to concur in the Senate
aIAendment to The bill in relation to a new iail
ioT the District of Columbia. Mr.. Dickev Oh
Jected, a. il contained an appropriation of
S".''""- Iue Dill Was referred to the District
committee.
The Speaker laid before the House
MESSAGE PROM THE PRESIDENT
IN answer TO q resolution OF the House in rela-
non 10 the sending Sf United States troops into
South Carolina, in which he states that at his
request the then Attorney General (Akerman)
visited the locality reported ia Instruction, and
that he reported to him that in certain counties
m that state combinations for free political ac-
lion did exist; that such combinations embraced
tT0-thiTds of the active white population, and
had the sy mpatby of the other third; that they
were bound to secTeSy bv OathS which they were
taught to consider more binding than oaths in
court OF justice; that they were organized and
armed, and had committed many murders and
other OutTages, intimiditing citizens, and con-
trolling the Jurors in the local courts, and in
some cases the United States courts. He had
received Information of a similar nature from
various other sOurces-frOm the Joint committee
On southern OUtrages, from the officers OF the
state, from the military officers stationed there,
fTCm the United States marshals and attorneys
there, from repentant and abjuTing members OF
Il organizations, and especially from special
Chcers OF the government sent there to investi-
gate the state OF affairs. All or nearly all of
these reports, except that of the Attorney Gen
Gral. were made orally, but all showed that the
combinations were organized and armed, and by
their acts prevented local legislation.
ON motion of MIR. Dickey, PA the cOmmu-
LEGATION was referred to the joint select commit
tee on the late insurrectiOnary states.
The House then adjourned to Monday.