Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-13
IEGIsLArIvE ASSEMBLY.

C0UNCIL.-The Council met Mt the usual
hour, the resident Mr. Stickney, in the chair.
House bills TO condemn and open An alley In
squafs NO. 100, Tor the relief OF j. 7. jenkins
snd other purposes to repeal an act imposing
license on commercial agents; to cause notices
TO be served on owners of real property in
certain cases, were read q first time and laid
House bin No. 3, for the payment Of the
salaries Of the officers, members and employees
OF the Fonrth Legislative Assembly Of the Dis
tee on finance. This bill provides for pay Of
the Speaker and members Of the House of Dele
gates for the regular session Of 1874, as 500 for
for assistant clerk, enrolling clerk, engrossing
clerk and sergeant-at arms, sixty DAYS, at %
per diem, 81 70, for messenger, janitor and door
Eve pages. at $50 each, $500; for chaplain, $40
Councillor lay OF chief clerk, sixty DAYS,
at "a per diem, $40, for assistant clerk and en-
for pay OF messenger, sixty days, at 80 per day,
$40; for pay Of one page at 81 per day, $50; for
pay OF one day and one night Waterman at
Legislative Hall, $500 each per annum, 81 500
PROTEST AGAINST TIE TAX CLAUSE OF THE
CONGRESS-.
Mr. Thompson submitted the following con-
eurI resol ution, which, after so NE discussion,
was adopted:
~ heress a ill new pending in Congress for
lew ask Of three per cent real estate for the
oity of sshington, two and half per cent for the
CRY 81 G. orgetown ana two per cent for the county
Of MashIns ton the said tsx to become due ana pay
Is "a ,HSoIrsS S"iSs Cost1I e59 ~ If nal.
sai.s q ths D,Stridi 81 Co!I1atta, Tnat as resre-
just regard fer rs Welfare and for The Protection
and security Of private and other property, it bo
come the duty of the Legislative Asss mbiy defer
egtially 10 suggest TO the honorable emb RS OF the
National Legislature that the proposed taxation
cur citizens, and the st The present momeu t.
because he assessment Of two PER cent real es-
the FIRST day Of July. besides arge sums due aud
In arr, for special tax, TO pay which, togesher
a community unsustained by extensive msuufac-
turing OF commercial operations, end whsn ordi-
effects Of the late financial rev oIatfons, aud in view
OF the prospective grievances herein iutimated,
which would leopard The property of many worthy
citizens, Congress be respectfully requested so to
modify the pending bill as not 20 impose burdens be-
ReSolcsd, That the presiding officers Of the two
Of these 9a a one 10 Ss AsmD cause copies
Senate and House of Representatives IF the United
Mr.. Golden moved that when the Council adj
Journ IL be to meet on Monday next; agreed 10.
Mr. Brooks gave notice that on Monday next he
tons TO report the bill in relation to the taxation
of church property. At $50 O'Clock, on motion
OF Dir. Brooks, the Council adjourned.
HOUSE.-Mr. Brewer introduced bill for the
relief Of F. Profit. assignee of Michael Duffy;
referred. House bill for the relief of the Poto-
mac Insurance Company was passed.
The House considered the code of local laws
in committee of the whole, and completed il
with the exception of the chapter relating to
markets, which, on motion Of Mr.. Carroll, was
laid over.
Council concurrent resolution protesting
against the proposed rate of taxation as set
forth in the new bill for the government of the
District, offered in Congress by the Joint Inves-
ugatian Committee, was read.
Mr.. Shepherd MIR. Carroll in the chair) was
glad TO know that there was another Legislative
body in the District of Columbia that claimed
to be representatives of the people, but il had
taken the harsh measure which had been offered
in Congress 10 bring the people to a Knowledge
OF that TACT. The concurrent resolution of the
council Was a milk-aDd-warer document, and
rot manly protest like that which had been
offered and adopted by the House of Delegates,
and which had already been communicated TO
the Senate and House of Representatives in
Congress assembled, in accordance with the
Instructions to the Speaker contained in the
resolutions.
Gr. BJrsley moved that the concurrent reso-
luton be referred 10 the committee on national
relations. Lost.
MIR. Berry moved as a substitute the resolu-
tons offered by Dir. Dickson on Thursday
The substitute was adopted, and the res0lu-
tons were then laid on the table, the resolutions
OF the House having already been presented to
Cor gTess.