National Republican., 1873-05-27
HOUSE OF pEI.EGATEs.

The supplemental Loan Bili-Gcncrnl
Dnsiness.
The House was called TO order at O'Clock,
Speaker Campbell In the chair.
Mr.. vemllllon offered bill approprlatug
g. 500 for repairs Of the Anacostia school-house.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations,
Mr.. Cox offered bill for the relief Of J. D.
McGli, Of eorgetown-appropriatin $500. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Murray offered bill TO condemn and close
an alley In square 10s. Referred TO the Commit
tee on Public Works and Property.
Mr.. Brewer offered q petition and act for the
regulation Of the running Of steam railroad
trains within the limits Of the District Referred
10 the Committee on Police.
Council concurrent resolution continuing the
rules OF the last Houses as the rules to govern
the two Houses this session was read and con-
Cured In.
A communication from the president OF the
Board Of Fire Commissioners was read, inviting
| the House OF Delegates to witness the working
Of new system o. nre-alarm telegraph and IN
| spection Of the nre department In front OF tue
Arlington hotel on Thursday, the 2oth instant.
.on motion Of Mr. Trimble, the Invitation was
House Of delegates bill apprOprsuns 100000
| was taken up.
Mr.. Brewer objected, and moved 10 postpone
| the bill for ten days.
Mr.. Herbert moved to amend, to postpone for
MI. Ciaset moved to postpone indefinitely.
Tue amendment Of Mr.. Herbert was not agreed
to-yeas 7, naysS
Brewer by striking out ten days and inserting
Mt. Herbert moved to amend the amendment,
| to postpone for fifteen days.
Mr.. Carroll moved 10 adjourn. The motion
| was not agreed to-yeas 4, naysS.
The previous question upon the amendment 10
the amendment was then Called when Mr.. Car.
/ roll again rnONad aninuFns which AurpP1
to-yeas ., nays s, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Drown, Carroll. Cha,s. Coz, Dyer
MSsI.y, Ismele' % ys,miilaGn & aud NAL MItr, HIM,
Long, TAliafsro and the Speaker.
GENERAL CITY NEWS.
Rev. r. y. Healy, late vice president Of George.
town college, has been appointed president
pro tenn.
The only case Of smallpox reported to the
health ofice yesterday was at No. 6ld street
| northwest.
Solemn requiem mass will be celebrated at ST.
Stephens church on Wednesday morning, at $50
O'Clock, for the late Father Early.
The work Of laying the new stone sidewalk on
| Seventh street, from the canal to Il street south
Is nearly completed on the east side.
Messrs. Luttrell a Dunnington, auctioneers
have sold for Mr.. Hoffman, trustee, lot 10 ID
square 0, with Improvements, to Wm. Gaylen
for tl,bS0.
Horatlo Stone, by request Of Mrs. Brooks ant
| family, has Just completed model for a marble
bust Of the late James II. Brooks. It eyinces
| high order OF workmanship, and bears mos
striking resemblance TO the original.
| Messrs. Green a Williams sold at auction, yes
terday afternoon, desirable building lot at tn,
| corner OF Boundary and Thirteenth streets north
| west, to Mr.. shea, at twenty-three cents pei
foot. Also, a desirable lot on west Seventeenth
street, between L and NJ, to Mr.. II. A. Fendall
At forty cents per foot.
Mrs. s. Il. Fuller, well known as succesSfu
| teacher OF drawing and painting, will give frei
exhibition Of the work OF her pupils at her rooms
No. POI Fourth street. Her skill and experenc,
| Is q Bufiiclent guarantee that the specimens vii
| richly repay an examination. All Interested II
| art culture IN our city are invited to attend Of
| TUESDAY and wednesday between the hours o
and bp. IN.
The Alexandria and Washington railroad /
now running hourly trains, commencing at 9 a
m, and leaving each and every hour until =
| m, TO and from Alexandria. The Baltimore an,
Potomac have added one train each way, leayinl
Washington at p. IN. and arriving from Baltl
more at $3.50 p. M, oil OF which will be appre
clated by the travelling community. See chang
of advertisement in another column.
UMrs. Eliza Murray, Harriet Simms and Mar
Harris, a committee appointed Dy the lady mem
bers OF the congregation OF Wesley Zion church
at Freedmen's Village, Va, called at the resi-
dence Of their pastor, Rev. NJ. NJ. Bell, No. 1872
| Madison street, and presented him with hand
some broad-cloth suit. The minister, althOug
completely surprised with the gift, found word
sufficlent to return his sincere thanks for q NOS
acceptable present.