Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-20
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLE.


COUNCIL--The Council met Ut O'Clock
last evening.
House bill No. I, to provide for payment of
the assessors for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1874, and until the expiration OF the first AFTER
Of the current fiscal year, Was read q second
time and referred to the nnsnce COMMITTEES.
Council bill No. 3, for the ecu aliz atom OF gen.
eral aud special taxes In the District Of Column
bia, was read second time and referred to the
committee on Washington, Georgetown and
county affairs. The Chair laid before the Coun-
Gil the report of st. Aloysius industrial school
Of the fund Appropriated by the Legislative
Assembly at Its last session for relief; referred.
Council bill No. 2, to prevent the running at
large OF domestic animals i'm the county, was
taken from the table, amended read the third
time and passed. At O'Clock. on motion Of
Mr.. Riley, the Council adjourned.
HOUSE.-Mr. Brooks introduced bin for tina
improvement OF Anacostia road; referred.
ISsrRUOTING THE PRESIDENT.
Mt. bursley onered q resolution reciting that
as IL Ia made the duty Of the Precedent to ap-
point eleven members Of the Council as the
votes OF two-thirds Is necessary to pass appro-
Priation bills, and as there now three vscsn-
cles, tnat committee OF five be appointed to
wait on the President and urge the necessity of
filling such vacancies.
Mr.. Boswell did not object to the oonsidera-
ton OF the resolution, but he should vote against
II as 1t was indicate to instruct the President
as to his duties, and the Governor, too, was
aware Of the fact that the vacancies existed.
nothing TO do with the subject The Council
should take action.
Mr.. BursleY said that this was the only DO ~
the people was rerrese nted in, and argued that
the resolution was in the interest OF the people.
The resolut:o was rejected: Yess-M .ssrs.
Bursley, Gordon, Robertson, Trimbe, Under
Berry, Boswell Brewer, Brooks, Deer Elem
ing, Hunt, Peck, Venable, Wilson aud Speaker
IL.
GOING TO CONGRESS TO ANNuL LAW PASSED.
BY THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Bursley submitted q concurrent resolu-
ton requesting the delegate in Congress, G sn.
and neceFsity of annulling the act known as the
sewer law.
Mr. Brewer objected to the present consider
alton CT the resolution.
Mr.. Bursley moved to suspend the rules
Mr. Dyer said that the subject was under the
consideration of a committee, of which the
was at loss to comprehend the object, unless
be Mr.. b. wished to make capital of it.
Mr. Bursley urged the adoption OF the resolu-
ton.
The rules were suspended-yeas IA, nays7.
Mr.. Boswell opposed the resolution as being
OF no necessity, as it would accomplish nothing.
Mr: Shepherd said the Legislative Assembly
could remedy any evil that may exist In the
bill He believed that could be righted with
out the interference of Congress. By adopting
this resolution it would look as though the PEG.
I PIE OF TINS District were not able to govern
Mr.. Dyer opposed the adoption OF the resolu.
ton, remarkipg that the bill had been passed
certificates issued, and the subject uired oare-
full consideration.
The resolution was rejected. Yeas, Messrs
Berry, Bursley. Dickson, and Yeuable-4; nays
REFORMATION WANTED.
Mr.. Bursley submitted q resolution directing
the superintendent of assessments and taxes OF
the District of Columbia to furnish the COM
mictee on sewers with list Of all lands assessed
In the cities Of Washington and G georgetown at
five cents per foot or less; adopted.
Mr.. Boswell offered a resolution requesting
the Governor of the District to inform the House
under what law the collector of taxes lie pre-
pairing aslist Of taxable. property for advertise
QUESTION OF ADVERTISING, ETC.
Mr.. Boswell called attention to an article in
the Capital Of Sunday last in reference to the
advertising bills OF the District government, In
which the Legislature is charged with profit
gacy. He claimed that the Assembly would
compare favorably with Others that the Couu-
ell and Governor Cooker were more to blsms
than the members of the House. He read from
the law that the advertisements should be pub
lished in not more than three daily papers, and
yet they had been published in all. This debt
was created by Governor Cooke himself.
Mr.. Shepherd SIR. Gordon in tha chair) re-
ferred to the same article. and charged that it
was tissue OF faisehoods, aud Published for the
purpose OF bringing disrepute on this BODY.
The statement shows that 3 $50, 900 had bean
paid for advertising, which bills embrace, bills,
journals, books, &c, and as a newspaper man
he believed they were fair. He denied that las
far as he knew there was any substituting. lie
believed that the Legislature would compare
Iavorably with other similar bodies; and had all
branches of the District government been as
true 10 the Interests Of the people, there would
have been no necessity for an Investigation
Mr.. Bursley called attention to the fact that
the governor (Cooke) had violated the law in
relation to printing in not having appointed
public printer. Adjourned.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED FUGITIvE FROM
JUsTICR.-Henry Washington (colored) was ar
Its ed this morning by Detective Comes while
IN the act of eDiisting on board the receiving
ship IN the navy yard. He ia charged with OBJ
tanning $50 from Mrs. Frances Hops in Bal
umore some weeks since. He Is held to be re-
turned to Baltimore.
ACCIDRsT.-This morning Henry Wood ward.
a timer, while engaged In making some re-
pairs at the Arlington Hotel, fell distance OF
atout ten feet and severely lacerated one OF
his legs by striking on a meat hook. He was
removed TO his home on ~ street southwest and
medical aid rendered.
ARRRsTED.-Detective Coomes and Officer
Mahorney arrested this morning James CALM
a we'll known colored sneak thief, on suspicion
OF breaking into English's tailor store, on 18th
street, and taking $50 worth of goods there
from.
WANTS DIvoRCR.-To-day, Eliza NJ GRAY
Parker filed by her counsel, b. +. Besle, in
the Equity Court a bill for divorce from Ed
ward Gray. She states that she was married in
1870 and her husband deserted her in a few
M M hl hAE Fec.