Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-22
LESIsLATIvE ASSEMBLY.
Closing Proceedturx-

COUNCIL.-The Council met A. 4, * o,c,ock
THIS morning.
Mr.. Buker, from the specssl committee to
wnoh nau ceen referred Council bill IN rela-
Ton 10 the taxation of church property. Retained
me same without recommendation a. Congress
1 I taken the whole matter out Of tie hands OF
Disulct legislation. He desired to say that the
present. laws exempts property from taxes which
II llsty assessed wouH bring in aEaua revenue
OF c2cO, 900 70 the District fund; tnat there ara
roS AZ re least calculation 1000 children
WANING about our streets, dehsrred the priv
iIeges O education for the war; of school facil>
ltles. 1his IL matter which in itself shoPii
nterest the church people OF the District. He
tnoE2ht the bess religion was the religion which
deals with these matters in the most practical
way. He bic farewell tc this subject WI IN re-
grets that tkcre appeared no remedy at present
Mr.. Brooks moved That the House of Dele
gates be informed that the Council will ad iourn
at l. O'crck; adopted.
MI 6clden, from tce committee on Washing
ten, Georgetown, ard county affairs, RETURN a
10 the clerks table House bill for the reiief of
tieideT Magruder. Also, from the same COM
mlttee, reported back House bill regulating the
sale OF hay with amendments fixing the fees AZ
10 cents FER coo pounds.
Mr.. Brooks moved that Il be laid on the table
inasmueh as the Council is no longer a legisla-
Mr.. Buker said that they had received no
ofeia notice Of the fact that they are without
legislative powers.
The bill was laid CD the table.
Council concurrent resolution for the adjourn
ment Of both branches OF the Legislatiye As
Ssinoly Al IL O'Clock was returned from the
House notifying the Council thai that body had
extended the time until O'Clock, and asking
the concurrence of the Council therein.
AT the conclusion OF its reading the president
declared the Council adjourned SINE de.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES-TheH House wa
caiied TO order Saturday at 5 p. IN. On motion
OF Mr. Boswell the vote on the concurrent resO.
lntton relative to final adjournment was recon-
sidered, and the amendment OF Mr.. Trimble, to
substitute the House resolution for the Council
resolution was laid upon the table, Carving
both resolutions with IL. Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Inc House reassembled at 6 O'Clock. Mr.
Perkins, from the Committee on Indehtedness
reported House bill No. Al, for the relief of
Andrew Gleason, with a Recommendation thai
lt psss; read a second time. The Committee OF
the Whole was discharged from further con-
slderation OF the following bills, and they were
passed: House bill No. ID, for the relief of John
Brent, sr., appropriating s45 for services as as
sistant market master; Council bill No. A. rela-
ting to the unlawful assembling OF persons in
the District; House bill No. &C Tor the relief of
VIM. Clabaugh; House bill No. 40, for the relief
Of John Webster; House bill No. 10, for the re-
lief OF Cornelius Shea; House bin No 50,
making an appropriation for the relief OF Amos
IoWles, agent OF the estate of b. o. Tayloe
MI. Dickson submitted the report of the COM
mlttee OF conference Oh the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses on Council bill No. 8, sfor the
equalization OF general and special taxes in the
District declaring that in view of the action
OF congress IL was deemed inexpedient for this
Legislative Assembly 10 take any further action
IN the premises, and moving that the committee
be discharged.
Mr.. Boswell and Mr.. Shepherd opposed the
discharge of the committee, and thought that
the House committee had got the wsol pulled
over their eyes by the Council committee, and
they wanted the report recOmmitted, and thew
thought the committee had made a mistake
The report was not adopted.
The vote whereby the bill for the relief of III
l. Gregory was passed was RECONSTRUCTED, and the
bill was further considered and the Hon.e re :
FUSED 70 pass 1t, and at 3 80 p. m the House al =
JSurned till 10 O'Clock Monday morning.
To-DAYis SESSION.
The House reassembled at 10 o'clock this
morning, but was not called to order until IL
Mr.. Trimble offered resolution tepdertnp
thanks TO Speaker Shepherd for the fair ana
impartial manner in which he had performed
his duties; adopted.
Mr.; Brooks moved amid considerable ughter
10 take up bill authorizing the appointment of
treasurer OF county public schools, which was
READ third time and passed. Mr.. Brooks
stated that his bieCt was simply to secure the
endorsement of the bill.
DIR. UTell offered q resolution tendering q
vote OF thanks TO Hon. James Harlan for the
very able manner In which he has Advocated
through his valuable paper and otherwise. the
rights OF the now dsengranchised District ~
Columbia; adopted.
Council concurrent resolution relative 10 adj
Journment was taken up, and the amendment
70 strike out the preamble was agreed to- and
as AMENDED the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Urel moved that committee be appoint-
ca to wait on the Council; agreed to. and
Messrs. CreD and Brooks were Appointed
AtlZO'cloek MIR. Shepherd said the time had
arrived 10 adjourn SiRs die and returned his
thanks 10 each and every member and officer
ana declared the House adjourned sine die.