Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-07
KRUkrLr vEREIN


Elam Presentation nd tIunln.
The ceremony Of dodloatlng the naR Of the
at Laflert Garden, on New York avenue, at
which plaos quite large number u persons To-
screstsd ~ ,he ofsanlsa,ion hsa asssnolsd.
performance Of national hymn % The 6andt
after when Mrs. Anna Eita, mother Of the
Swiss con.p. prs,s,s .s to The. ne vsrs,s hand:
Of Washington Tor this Organization.
The Dag, yhich e q lsrE. .l.s ls made Of
pure white silk, ana on one side u representa-
10 the glen e KrustlI, aud On the other i he
coat Of arms Of Swit1srland.
Upon the conclusion Of Mrs. HiiI's rrosenta.
ton speech the Gag vas unfurlt d 10 the breeze
amid the inspiring music Of . national hymn.
The president u the society, Oapt. n. 1ebner,
received the gin with a rev brisi remarks, de.
llyered In Gorman, after which the secretary,
Mr.. Tanner, male the dsdlcatory spssoh, whIsn
was responded 10 BY Gen. r. y. Messy.
The closing march yas af,srvaeds performsd
bearer Of ths soelsty. The msmbsrs Of ne si -.
oiety then turned Ia line and marched nrvuild
the garden back 70 the stand, whers they were
which had been prspatsd Ios them, IN IL form
OF pic. mic, and continued the zane untifa late
hour last tight
but, owing 70 some uniorssssa saass, DID not
arrive in tins for the deiieAtion.
OsHHrc-- "a Rnlaraiar the Power Of the
ummfo 81 INnulNns .
The House COMMITTEES on tho District OF Co-
lumbia, At their meeting yesterday morning,
granted a hearing TO MeasrS. Campbell and Iss.
Barnes, Of the House Of peleEstes, and Prof.
Jno. N. Langston, Of the Board Of Health, on
the blIl now pending 10 enlarge the power Of the
Board OF Health. Mr.. Campbell said The ciu-
tsna we'll AZ most, n nut all bia colleagues of
cause Il Sltes TIE Hoard q Health entire ieEis-
lative, executive and Judicial oontrol, withvnt
appeal, u nearly all mater. Of local lsgislRtion,
ssesl,s .h1.e sirssdy iafnsl yvsr 70 .hs se. y,
thus siripllng Inc f.sEislatnre aimosl entirely
o. lis faScloas, Wills a. The same tlYs The peo-
csptlns only their salaries. rha ~ 1uAgs Of
the bill Ia "tney shall make and tnfolN reNuia-
Iona 40. He did not desire 70 Rsa = upon
- d0ubtis. bored with dsleKktions and lndk
vlduala Without number, On vnrioaa- leotA
Their time during thii session bad 9s.n AImest
saairs Of this district, and the committee had
shown . commeudnblp anal and aealdnity In On.
deavoring 20 see iustios done both citizens and
The close Of Ihis session o. Congress, he dld not
think it adysaole % attempt any smendmsnts
coaKrsss. win : generous desire to promote
the WsltAee Of our cltisens, aud 70 improve this
national centre, had given Us Hovernment over
the entire Dlatriot 1t n sort Of digest Of sew
erAl bills, 9riginsting IN 10Th Senate and House,
session iun COMMITTEES Of conference. From the
nature Of theno clrcumstances, II was necea.
aarily imperfsct but its tnain featuroa we're very
good, and he hoped II would not be amended at
al Al this late hour Of thls sqsslon. hat II any
Qualification was made he sincerely hoped the
power Of the people would not be further
abridged. A single year has not made ita round
sinco 1t went Into effect, and they desired 70
learn in the school Of experience What amend
ments were neceseary, prelsrring 10 endufe some
Ina farm Oh the Governor and Hoard or Publie