Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-23
Third Legislative Assembly.


oysters at certain season Of the year, was read
second time and referred 10 the committee on police
MI Niles, psesdrnt q the Children Hcsp fS
es h an snsss ys.9 aS .S IN its
lis sympathy for the objects and isbors Of the Chris
Wound e. hes M
eislly the Chfldren ospitaI. He was gratified to
sna sSGed sest suS
Mr Brovne presented protest from various citi-
Douglass against the passage Of House bin No.
IL hanging the name OF Barry Farm TO Hillsboro';
Mr.. Browne. from the committee on Judiciary, re-
sciensy and capacity in the aamnstraioS 81 im.
ce IN court. Of the justices of the peace within the
amenGment strike: ont the Clause Msich rsSairss
lee q Ss to be deposited b. each applicant fer the
ing COMMISSION 81 three lawyers.
Mr.: Gulick said he was opposed to both the origi-
ernor Just competent to determine the Qualifca-
tions Of magistrates a committee Of three lawyers
and the Supreme Gon OF ,Ss
District could do the same.
eratio n Of the bill was pos poned
Mr.; Browne called up Council bill No. 9, making
the corners streets avenues, Sc ana make u.s. Of
Rrofane and obscene remarks within the limits Of the
similar 70 an old corporation law, which only ap-
p1ta 70 Washington II was desirable now to ex-
After some discussion the consler. ton Of the bill
was further postponed:
Mission House was ead the first time and laid over
Mr; Buker, from the committee on health, asy lum
posing additional duties the Board of Health
with the flowing substitute: THAT il shall be the
regulations to prevent domestic animais from RIM
ping at large in that part the District Of Columbia
and Georgetown, and known as the county of Wash
inet95 and to prevent the sale Of un~holesome food
Mr.. Gulick opposed to the bill il il was TO sad
die any further expense ON the District of Columbia
tonal penses incurred by its provisions should he
limited to the receipts Of fines and penalties i'm
Mr.. Buker said he would be glad to get over the
difficulty in any way which would not destroy the
would be SUFFICIENT to cover the expenses, but he
could not see why any discriminati shoald be
made aeansf ths comfy in ing out the duties
Mr.. Gulick stated that the District of Columbia
new gov erpnent Of the District. Congress had cre
ated the Board of Health and given them very large
tend their power where the effect a Of Il viii se to in
crease the debt current expenses of the District
wha. he Considered 80 Jnss ameasure Tor Tx co1ntV
but would consent to any modification which would
He submitted proviso, "Thst {; no siditionai es
Pense to the District Of Columbia shall be incurred
by the Board Of Health in the execution of this act
This was agreed to, and the bill was then passed as
amended. - =
HOUSE OF DELEGATFS.-Mr. Murray intro
duced hill for the payment Of salaries of the officers
members and employees II the Legislature; referred
MIR: Mob night introduced bill providing for an
additional Inspector Of lumber for the city Of Wash
Mr.. Ureii introduced bill for the purchase Of site
and the erection OF station-house in the seventh
police precinct, appropriating SlO0o0 therefor; re-
Mr.. yermillion presented a communication from
the register Mr.. John +. Cook, in relation To rails
ing
ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM LICENSES.
which Was referred. Mr.. Cook suggests
to constitute distinct class Of dealers and persons
dealing therein be required to take ont a separate
Of capital invested, ana SIS Cor each additional 90
capital, cash and credit, invested.
tipping houses be raised to s2o6 Ptrsons takinS
out such licenses shall be subject 10 additional
northern market sse Eastern and oW western m mare s&e
all other Washington markets, s2s each. Every
person whose business it is to sell meat from market
the paymen, Of the license tsy shall not exempt the
person from the payment Of the stand stall rert
Que from such; and that the license aud rental i'm
% sed may be revoked at any time by refunding to
the party holding them the amount spondng to
and shall not operate TO prevent District If CO.
lunba at an, time from dispcsing Of the stand or
,.4th; That the law be So amended that dealers in
di.,iled and fermenied iiquOrs wines and cordisis
ana ali drinks In quantities less
annual smoun. ' a e a
ed IN the business of the applying
for the license is under $40; $50 where il is oOO
and under $4,000, SO where it is 80 90 and under
sth That the law be amended so that the cost of
Ss sd g the tax o. the Fart, and
they were furnished freeJ
18th. That the law be amended that market stores
or green groceries shall be Chased as prodnce
desiers, thereby exempting grocers or dealers no
ties kept merely for the Of
ana not constituting the principal feature Of their
Nh. That the law be made more distinct in terms,
as the proprletors OF the Variety thester only take
seeon and T ano;saI s.ciaD o aanna under me
theaters $50 per annum.
PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS.
MI Brewer introduced sct making appropf
tons for, and authorizing the OF, the
BudDSs .ntabe for the use Of ali the
dition TO the Washington asylum, suggested by
The board ar Of so,nm..ion.ss $50 1oo; new engine
ehgint house Tor Ge.fgsioyn engine eSmssny No
3, sl0ppV; 10 complete the Eastern market. SIS 90:
market, $50 to complete the new market ss the
for coioIed ehools, 10000 new school house for
WI h,s schools, seoo 70 provide fer the above,
amount of ssCo 600, to be known the permanent
mII3S smeni bonds to bear six per cent. interest,
and creates sinking fund for the purpose Of their
Mr.. Brewer said that he had no intention of press
ing II until later in the session, when the exact
financial stairs OF the District could be ascertaiued
The bill was read and referred ~ the committee on
ways and means.
MISCELLANEOUS BrslNR<s.
Mr.. Nc kna hit introduced bill to incorporate the
Grand Tabernacle of the Galean Fishermen Of the
District 81 Columbia; referred.
Mr.. Berry introduced bill 10 encourage manufac-
ture- In the District of Columbia, exemptinR such
from general tax alton for years; referred Also
presented petition of tax payers In Georgetown
viking that the ONCE Of tax collector Of that city be
continued. referred. ' ~
Mr.. Murray NOV ed that when the House adjourn II
BE- ts meet on Saturday; carried.
MT. Huse moved that the further Consideration
OF House bill to amend the four million loan bill (the
three hundred thousand dollar loan billb BE- post
Goned until Monday; agreed to: yeas-M es-rs
Brown, Chase, Cox. Dyer, Hulse, Hunt, Murray,
She pherd Trimble, Vermllion and Wali-ll: nays-
Messrs Berry, Brewer, Brown, Carroll, Clagett,
Long, Nick night, Snoot and Urell-S -
ciary, reported back bill to regulate the bn-nes- OF
pavntrokers, Junk dc lers. Sc, with amendments
and u was read q second time.
- Mr.. WALL RISES TO EXPLAIN.
MI. all rose to q personal explain alton, and said
he bad been mtsre presented by The STAR in his re-
on the bill to preserve the purity Of elections.
He l. reported having said that il this bill wa.
passed counterfeiting would be general, and IL
would be impossible for Of the colored people
q" NGr their sentiments IN there no Distinctive
marks on the tickets" What he said was that he
uniform ticket Of any kind, because people who
were ItiIferate we're liable To be imposed upon On
the S34O0oo loan bill he represented a. saving
he Opposed to the bill I'm its present shape when
he said Just the opposite and was ready vote for
the bill at that time