Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-06

CoON1i..-rhe Council yesterday afternaon
MAS opened with prayer by Rev. b. II. Bitiinser.
Mr.. Thompson submitted q communication IRON
Msisr Register Lueey, which after alludine 60 the
SALE OF rHE CENTRAL GrAxp HOUSE
DOW before the Legislative Assembly he calls atten-
ton 10 the fact thai By Joint resolution Of the City
Councils u le9 the water department paid the sum
corpOr erected The guard house and raid for the
expense Of the came ont Il the general iund. The
for the .oasse q pire and other iai 6eicaSn
% the department.. hany action q taken looking
be male for fully sroseesuS the moseys az
the water department.; referred
ported back Council iii Ne sto prevent
Tbs SALE OF INTOXICATING Liquors
asnestnnte: de read q report which concludes
with the following summary OF the provisions of the
/" The syi, j. one that requires immediate sften.
oon, and while we are Hing % so 20 the extent
s ss, here The second sessn Ia. been prer.Ied
@ e xne native foreign, without
These two sections would probably be OF litie avail
insh Law rsssias 10 sy mali
that has drought msny druggists and brewer. 20
inspection In view of this fact the committee hav
provided for inspection under direction q the
dealers with the provided "a Se and
section. and have provided that ale, beer OF wine
MI; Buas g e, iaIsed%eed bin saths.irius tn. re
otnpton OF lot No IL in square No 44o, and NAL ine
an Apr opristicn for the same; laid over
Council bill inposing penalties in certain case-
House concurrent resolution for the selection Of
site Tor smallpox hospital Was referred
- LEGISLATIVE SUMMERS TRIP BRokENTP.
House Joint resolution authorizine the ION, com.
~ittee ON police 20 VISIT Baltimore, PhiIsd-lphia,
New York and Boston, TO examine the station,
houses and prisons Of those cities, and have pre-
pared plans Tor three station houses With an esti
and al
ther in the ist sth and s,h precinct.
. MT Cross moved its reference 10 the committee on
Mr.. Brown had no objection, although in WAS
rather cut 81 the usual course. He advocated the
that the cent? Al guardhouse and the station house At
are hulssnces, unnt Tor the police 20 occupy, aud
Mr.. Thompson agreed with the committee that
they should be replaced with suitable buildings but
act cautiously. He would be glad TO know Il the
proceeds Of the sale Of this property would be SUI
view Of the information faI nished by the ~ste s
registrar they might be d sappointed.
.eriins 10 amend The resolution by n
trip be incurred 10 the District; agreed 20.
members meant TO refuse all action looking 10 a Cor
Mr.. Thompson dlscaimed any such intention, but
thought this District possessed sufficient architec
tural talents TO plan and erect suitable station
Mr.; Buker as averse to the District being ta,ed
Legislative Assembly, and could aot see how trim
70 Boston Was going to remedy the dsgraeeful sta
c. ANB o. CANAL.
House Joint resolution IN relation 70 the extension
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal was taken up and
passed.
The chair app1iuted Messrs. Browne, Thompson
and Buker g. the committee on the part ~ the
Council to examine into the feasibility Of the PRO.
posed plan fo the extension Of the Chesapeake aud
Ohio canal.
HOrSE-Nr Rarrv nrasan.a al ,.,a ro,;,;o... -. ~
NJ. Cropey, T. B. and A. b. Cropley, and Maurice
Cropley for payment Of alleged damages to their
property; referrei.
Mr. Huise introduced bill subscribing $500 70
the stock Of the Georgetown and Fairfax Iurnnike
company; referred. Also, resolution providins Tor
the app iniment Of committee OF seven, who, with
the president Of the Board OF Health aud the health
omcer shall select site for the small pox hospital
Mr.. Huse, from the committee on appropriations,
epor and oti askpg e pay the mem
the Eastern market the Carroll mai ket; bill fo AN
school house Lot on ichols svenue, in the comfy.
bill to establish an ndastriaI home for womss snS
children referred 10 the committee charities and
Mr.. We'll, from the committee on laws and IN
dietary, reported bill eNempting from water tax all
District of Columbia: read a second time and laid
over. Also, adversely upon the following Council
the sale Of cos and bin for the protection OF citi-
Gems Of " Washington, and the committee was dis
adversely on bill TO allow cattle Craze in certain
portic 81 ashington, and asked TO be discharged
rsfe- red to the committee on health.
Tie House resumed the consideration Of
THE RETREN HNEST BILL
ih eonm st Of the whole, aud amendments were
Theparagraph in relation to assessors was amended
so as to read az follows
Ten assessors-one :or Georgetown, two for the
count. Of Washington, and one for each Councii
district in Washington city-at one thousand dol
Jars each, who shal, under the direction Of the s
Clerical duties Of the ofce Of said snperintsndent
when required BY that officer: Prortded, There
emit " hen making assessments except in the COUNT
Superintendent public schools, s2oo: treasurer II
gDeer fire department, 81 ,2O secretary and trsa-.
1rer Of fire department. Sl1Oo. The committee
then rose and reported that they had arrived al no
The Speaker laid before the House a communica
Of the House. transmitting letter from the ont roi
Ter in relation 10 the
CHICAGO RELIEF FUND.
The controller is Of the opinion that the organic act
Of tho District of Columbia section Ia which pr..
shall end With the ri fiscal quarters After er s
!ournment Of the next regular session of the Legis
Of the appropriation made October ls ISL and that
there lie now no law in force authorizing the OF
..The balance referred TO has not been paid To- the
Chicago relief Committee, and for the reasons that
NAM, ne, s sso rSse d made thu law
nroxs, ms Of Se otsanic sci nag expired under the
Ths reakeI laid before the House communities
ton from HI, G. Marston, inviting the members 10
nspect tallct-box that cannot be tempered with
TIE ITrii" h,1I W 's "a sn ssI,s
District Of Columbia Was read q nrst time and re-
fued 20 the committee on schoois:
up the three hundred Thousand bond bill; pending
which Mr.. smoot moved C. adjourn. which was
agreed TO- and AZ > D. m the House adjourned.
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The COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSTEES met yester-
day afternoon, when Mr.. Folliott presented the
resignation Of William H. Harris as teacher of