Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-05
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

COUNCIL.-Yesterday, House bills making ap-
the
nio ,a tSr IN, me spponine1t CT sssn9gfaphic re-
Duties ' making a A1 1f so oT the
benefit of Female Union Beney client Association
lie Wort 10 erect street lamps in front OF ali the
churches In the district, were severally read first
Mr.. smith from the committee en- health, aeylum
ard charities ported back House bin for the cree
nah ing the appfopriation 900, instead Of $500
for thai purpose; recommitte5.
Mr.. Browne, from the Judiciary committee, re-
questea to be informed when the Journals and laws
hf Assembly, S S be printed aud
bearing scmethipg from the printer and hoped tbs
VAS in need Of instructions in the case, they
he clerk said the laws were in the hands of the
binder, and would soon be ready.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr Lloyd submitted
resolution oslliDg on the Governor for report of
Public Works since Jnae Let last, he number of Of
cfhces created by the board, and the amount Of
Mr.; Mcknight introduced bill relating to st.
John parish so that non resident members of the
Mr. S fGe eoS the old
ptratiop law Or hibiting the use of spring balance
Mr.. Bowel submitted resolution inquirlng of tn.
Board Of Public Works the number of streets winch
9th administrations; adopted.
Mr.. Hall, from the Committee on railroads, re-
Railroad lead a second time Alss, bill au herring
GscrsetoSn Railroad. Mr.. Gassn oSiected i ths
retoIt, stating that he was a member Of the com
outsider the bill. After debate between him and
N,, Hall the bill was recommtted.
Mr.. Lloyd submitted resolution directin the com
mitiee man kets TO inquire if the country psople
have sufficient market accommodations near the
a conmunc .rtion Wa, received from the Board of
House stating that the fence around the trsngun5
81 ace at the intersection Of Maryland avenue and
1,h street had been removed by the committee on
Also, message from the Governor TRANSMITTING
n When reered to the oommfes On
ness and ordered TO be printer.
ON ne Speaker table, and it disposed OF as fol
hus: BIZ to enable the Governor to refund from the
and passed Bill making appropriation Tor the com
Smta WaS on notion Of Mr. McR1rhs Hs ned
4 r ere we. k Bill to mend the act making sppro:
hsalth was passed The bin p ovidng for the cleo.
We'll moved to smend the substitute by inserting the
offices, of Treasurer and Controller; Which was
was then postponed to Friday.
- AVENUE PAVING CLAIMS.
ns s the a S SfP
iion OF W Washington tter paving Pennsylvania, Lou
Mr. b core submitted minority report, in which
be states that these claims were not contracted by
sIs 81 in Excess Of the original @ 1In'
Mr.. Campbell moved 30 rec; mmit the bill; lost
Murray, and the spt aker-6 Nays
Mr.. Bursley moved TO POSTPONE; lost. Yeas same
The bill was then passed, Messrs. Dickson, III yd
and Moore Voting in the NEGATIVE.
ported a bill to reduce the water tax on properly
east Of The Capitol; read a second time.
- REGULATION OF STREET RAILROADS.
~ mr. solomon introduced rsseltions - That the
Gongress Of the United States be urgently requested
Geors' town Railroad Company. approved May Il,
re- as NIL compel the sad company to pave be-
the outer rail Of their tracks, with the kind Of
Il The svenGes and Streets through which the track
OF the said road may be laid with such other Kind
Public Works, under whose Supervision the said
WORK shall be done as eXpeiOusly pc sible. That
District Of Columbia be amended to restrain said
Companies, Under proper penalties, from carrying
taby acc rmc dated with seats, and when the cars
are ful to display sign in conspicuous position,
the said companies Iun upon their roads, at ali
times SUFFICIENT rsmber of cars 10 meet the actual
transit; and that the police inspector OF hackney
and Sa9s or other cce5 be e@p9Tered
run upon said roads, and to condemn any thar are
injected with ermin or otherwise as unfit for
tons, on motion Q! Mr.. Hunt, the previous question
oH. of fSs tSs AND 9sas sgSa s. ei
ge ssd Bgr noo Campbell D;sssop Hal Hunt,
Mr. Moor CARROLL S Dayis and Nf Nc
ktieht left just prior to the vote being taken
leaving he house without quorum.
Mr.. Moore NOV ed that the house adjourn,
TIE Speaker ruled the motion out of order, under
The 18th rule Of the h! use, that after the previous
question had been called no motions other than TO
ADJ urn nd to lay the table could be entertain
Cd, which motions. hen decided, should not again
be entertained until the final vote was announced on
p ndtpR bill, resolution, motion.
call II the house was ordered. and the following
were reported absent :-Msssrs. Brown, Burgess
carroll, Cassin, Cox, Davis. Ernis, Handy, Hark-
nees, Hogan, Mcknight, and Murray, and at nine
O'Clock the sergeant al arms was despatched to
Or ng IN Rbsehtees. At l045 O'Clock, Mr. Ha' kness
or ho M note had been sent. appeared in the hall
later Az II o'clock Mr. Carroll appeared, in cu.to
dy OF the sergeant ataiDls. 1hs roll was called,
was taken upon the pending resolution, and it was
adopted. Adjourned.