National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-16

The House met At the usual hour and was
called 10 order by the Speaker, and the proceed
Ing. oosncd win prayer nv the Nov, DR.. Ran.
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Mr.. Tnmble moved that tho House resolve IT.
self Into q committee OF the whole on the bill to
extend tho TINA Of payment Of snerIal aaaesa-
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Mr.. Shepherd made the point OF order that
the motion vas not in order, the committee
OF the whole having been discharged from Its
further confederation.
The Speaker ruled that the committee Of the
whole were competent to act until after the call
OF the regular committees.
Mr.. Shepherd appealed from the decision Of
the Chalr, and, the vote being taken, the CHAIR
was sustained.
The House then went into Committee Of the
whole, with MI. Trimole In the chair.
MI. Mcknight offered, as an amendment. the
following, to succeed the FIRST section:
Prorided, That whenever there remains unpaid
any outstanding obligations for improvements,
upon which any assessment certificate or cerin-
Gates Of Indebtedness are issued, then 1t shall be
the duty OF the Board OF Public Works to de-
liver In payment, at par, to the person or persons
to whom payment may be due upon such i'm
provements such certificate or certificates OF In
debtedness upon demand being made therefor
by the holder Of such obligations within ten
days after the date OF issue of such certificates,
OF which due notice shall be given by said Board
OF Public Works.
After a long debate upon the amendment a
vote was taken, aud 1t was reJected-Yeas :,
Mr.. Clagett offered the following as a proviso
TO the same section;
provided that the certificates OF indebted
ness authorized by section one of this act or the
proceeds thereof or so much thereof as NAV be
necessary, shall 1rst be applied to the payment
OF all audited accounts or evidence thereof exist
ing prior to the passage OF this act, and the
creditors of the Board OF Public Works may elect
TO take such certificates In settlement OF their
accounts"
This was also debated at length, and finally
lost by vote OF 10 tOg
Several other amendments were then offered
and rejected.
Mr.. Clagett Introduced the following AZ an
Amendment; - NJ"
Sec.- That the assessment certificates placed
In the hands OF the sinking fund commlssIoners,
as provided under section 2 Of this act, or any
installment thereon as provided under section
0 OF this act shall be collected nv the coIIertor
OF taxes or the District OF CUidmUia, ia the
same manner as the other taxes of the District
OF Columbia are now, or may hereafter be,
authorized to be collected and for this pur-
pose schedule Of all such assessment certln-
Gates, whenever received from the Board Of
Public Works, shall be furnished the collector
by said commissioners.
After debate the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Clagett introduced the following as an
additional section; which was adopted:
Sec. -. That when from the collection OF said
certificates Of assessment placed In the hands Of
the sinking fund commissioners as provided ln
section two OF this act or any installment there
OF, rs provided In section three OF this act, an
amount equal to $4,000 shall have Accumulated
10 the hands OF the sinking fund COMMISSIONER
over and above the sum necessary 10 paw the
interest next accruing on the certificates Of In