Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-17

SFNArE.-Attcr our report cIoae cd
The District bin being under discuss,on-
hr Bsysrd ssdth he agreed with TIE Ssna-
tor rom Nave thzt TIE pcople OF tuls ni-tEtct
cccul ied an anomalous position, dlr-rent en-
urcly IRON that OF the people 81 any other poF-
ton OF the country. lie held thst great care
should he taken by Congress In providing this
lev government tor the District. Ihts biI vas
- sweeping IN - character thst it must result
la Rreai good or great evil tie nos suggested
that the bii should 20 over until after the holt
days, tn otder that Senators might have an o.
Iortunity 20 examine che bin more careful ~ aud
consult the views OF the people Go be Affected.
and, the people OF the whole co autry we're much
interested IN the proposition. thai tue enormous
debt piled mp - the misgOyerumtnt OF the
District should he par upon chem.
MI Thurman expressed the opinion that the
rate 81 taNatiOn axcd by the b'il va, tol high.
lie thOagUt ~ was above the average.
Mr. Morrill, said 'hat, having explained this
biU perhaps he might think bis dat az an end,
aud make no opposition 20 the proposed past
pOutuent. Bot be did not think ID a Iyisahle %
have The hin postponed until alter the holidays,
when there VII be scarcely tw0 months left.
lie had no int nation from any one ln zoe Dis-
tTiCt II desire fUr the yO-tpouemsut OF tho
han. It hao been reported ON the first day 81
the session, snd there hsd been an abundant
OPPORTUNITY Tor an 20 examine h.. Ia reply O.
Nr. Thurman Oh IectlJr that the rate OF tsNa-
ton TOO high, ne SID that tue people ot tnis
District could no, expect The govern
-,...,r, .,,y., s,r., uett. and not nay \
reasonable sun themselves, and he Old nnt
tn' nA the rate whICh had heea aygd WAS Ter
the Circumstances, unreasonable, ana 30 vas
ONLY liked ioI fhis wear, aui could De chRngsd
neat year. tie hoped tae t.I would not be
IyIlcutd beyond to-mVIros.
NT, bsya- repeated mat De thought that this
Inn stog ~ 80 over ana have more rIrsfut
consideration Than senators SCENE .-pls't 60
give 10 row. T4e very ver.,.. ~ "a s-.- 't-I vas
q pTooi that % needed examination. a.. .Aala
CursoIy examination he had 81 .n one place
where a dozen lines coull have been much bet
Ter put M one. He asked tor an op9rrtu aity tor
ia 20. as Hal ~
ter where their Interests we're 80 much A. stake.
he alluded 10 tho burdens which had been TN
lS>tq gIau the tax rayeTE, aud me- thought they
should have some voice 10 settling how much Of
their property was 10 le taken from themtu
tzNafiCn.
Mr.. Morrill, said TO complaints lAi come to
his carr from the Taxpayers tbst tue btII liked
100 hiSb tax dpOl them. He believed nov
Than this bili met the approval o. the su',s-au-
tei taxi aging business portion az this cUmmu-
my lhls las hill for the protection 0t tbs
leOlle or Tins District, 40 o. an the interest OF
honest government, GTd IN AVS ind gmeut will
relieve The people OF this District from the on
Presto under which thCy have been suffering.
AE thurman moved 60 strike out the word
"Tes uts' wherever U occurred, and Insert
"COmmissiOners.'
Mr Hamilton Nd said, as a member OF ths
committee which reported the bill, be was viii
-ug Ia scCept any reasonable amendment. All
that was desired was a good government, ana
one that would be cred liable % the people OF
the United States. 10 the bill wa postponed
until alter the holidays 90 woa3d re ants E5uI zsd
by appropriation bills and other bills OF Import
auce, and be hoped that nov wheI there WAS
not much other Business before tue senate that
the bill would not be put over.
The oil was then lai4 over by uganim)us
consent until to-day.
HOCSE.-AfterO our report closed
An amendment was offered 20 the -Iativs
appropriation bin 20 strike out the sppr0DriA-
ton Of 100000 Tor the purchase OF oil ciaI
postage stamps fOr the Treasury departme mt.
which was rejected by vote OF 4 yeas 70 z
nays. Mr. Garfield stated that the abolition %
the frarkHg privilege b ad not met the econOm-
zeal CNU eCtatiCns OF lis advocates hut had in
creased the deficit or the Post Dice denarr ment.
Mr. KELLEY, OF Pennsylvania. said that the
repeal OF the thanking privilege was obtained
10y fraud, " baskets tull and barrels full OF
memorials, printed - the public expense and
Issued II the edlct OF Postmaster General Cres-
well, having been sent 10 Congress. with the
allcgauOn that the repeal would save the GOV
eminent - coo "HO, whereas II has Actu ally en-
tailed greater expense Several members
urged the n stOratiOn OF the Thanking system.
An attempt wa made 70 reduce the salaries OF
tire msmbJrs OF the District Board OF Health,
hut the amendment cutting down the apjrOpri-
atiOn from 80 900 10 O. 900 was rejected.
Mr.. Butler reported a substitute for tue Uend-
ing civil rights bill, the Oh zracter OF which was
Town II our columns yesterday.
Mr. Cox, o. New lOrk, introduced a bill to
promote The efficiency OF teachers IN the pu bic
schools OF the District OF Columbia by ApprO-
PrEung 5000 each year Tor The scientific Instruc-
zion u said teachers.