Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-19
District Affair 4 I'm Congress.
THE SENATE c.

The Senate Distr' 40, ro,,n,,,,ea ho,, q ro,-
uiar ni' III s morning; present, Messrs.
Le"is' Sle' q, Hitchcock. Robertson and
iiontI fhe committee agreed to report
y" 80 70 with amendments, Senate bill
revC, restore the salary of the sur
~ OF The District; also, bill ratifying
n NJ acts of the legislative assembly of the
lStD CT. The bill to license, tax and regu-
Iate the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
District was referred to Mr.. Hamilton as a
'ub-committee. Mr.. Arthur Shepherd APP
Feared before the committee in behalf OF Sc
ate bill I,l81, (abOve mentioned and Col w.
A. Cook in behalf of the bill ratifyinP the
laws OK the legislative assembly.
THE MORRILL, BILL.
NJ Morrill, does not yetdeSpaiT OF securing
favorable action ON his bill to proyi de a gov
eminent for the District of Colu-m bia and
VIII press its consideration in To Senate at
the first opportunity. If deem N necessary
he Will ASK for an evening sessi' K Of the Sen
ate To act upon IT.
NIGHT SESSION OF THE HOUSE on DISTRICT
BILLS
The House will hold esSSiOn tonight for
the consideration OF the District bills reported
from the District ConTaittec last Monday.
RHINEHART'S BEoNZE FOUNTAIN.
In The House this morning. Mr.. Frye from
The Committee ON the Library. reported Il
resolution. which was adopted. directing the
| removal Of Rhnehart'S bronze fountain from
the lobby of the post office in this city. 20 the
| CorcQTan art gallery or elsewhere for safe
| keeping.
| SITE FOR THE NFw Library
| Tie Senate Committee on Public Bril- iings
I anu GROUNDS. 10 whom was reicrr-i 10y the
Joint Committee on the Library. q pTop0~i-
/ ton by the Washington and Georgetown
| railroad company TO sell the government
square t,'3 at - = per foot. rs a site for the
/ Kew library building. considered the matt or
/ this morning. and Instructed Mr.. Morrill,, Of
/ Vermont. cliaiimaI. 10 return the PROPOSE
/ ton 10 the Library Committee. with In" i'll
/ formation that il j. di>apprOvCd by the Com
mittce on Public Buildings and grounds.
| THE SURVEYORS SALARY.
Int l,s,L I
I District Committee. reported with amend
mcntS. bill 10 amend the act entitled AN
! act to provide government for the District
I OF Columbia. and for other purposes The
I bill as amended directs the commissioners OF
1 the District of Columbia. after the amount
| shall have been first ascertaIned by the ac-
counting officers OF the District. to pay, out
Of any money in the District treasury not
/ Otherwise appropriated. 10 the surveyor of
the lliStT'Ct, The proportion now due of the
/ yearly salary Of such office which existed by
law at the time of the approval Of the act of
June ~. 1914. and for which no provision was
| made in said act, the said salary To be paid
now, and hereafter i'm monthly proportion
/ aHu pm me same manner as othei officers OF
the District government are paid.
I'M BUTCHERS DROVE YARD COMPANY.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Dennis introduced
bill. which was referred to the District
committee. To incorporate the Butchers
IfoEc Nar,i company. OF the District OF Co
names as , cor T at5Tt f. oan tnS NJ Oh H.
tiGnIlleT, NJ. BFeuuer, y. AcllCr. y. Shep-
herd. T.. EllingeT, ]. r. HOigsOn. +. II. Fin
ley.J. c. Carroll, j. G.. Loane, Y. G.. Ordway
and Paul Steven. and provides That these
persons shall De q body pol tic and corporate
with the usual powers and responsibilities of
"a corporation. and gives them the power 20
establish in the District. ON some spot ap-
proved by the BOaTd OF Health. stables.
NaTttS. pens dSc-. to- accommodate and shell
ter >UCu animals a. may be brought there
Tor sale or feed. for which the company shall
ut entitled 10 fair compensation from the
owners 81 said animals Tine bill also pro-
NldeS that the company may sell animals
whose feed. &c. has not been paid for in
Three days: and further provides for the APP
HOintIEent by the Board Of Health Of a live
>jOci. Inspector.
\ PETITION
was presented n the House to-day by Mr..
cotton. Of Iowa. signed by about thirty citi-
ZerS Gt the District residing in the county
a. king that the tax on property m the county
bt placed al - cents on each one hundred dol
lars valuation.
ELL 10 EATIFY THE ACTS OFTHF DI,TRICT
IFG STATURE.
The following is the bill approving the acts
OF The District egiSlatiVc Assembly which
the Senate District Committee authorized
MI Hamilton 10 report at their meeting this
morning:
BE = e1locfod. &c. That all laws passed by
the Legislative Assembly of the District ~.
Columbia, "a constituted by the act of Con
@reSS Of the United States entitled. AN act
10 provide government for the District of
Columbia. - approved February n 1871 moi
nlted states, shall be In fun force and
elect IN said district. except so far as any O {
said laws shall have been repealed or lnnli-
ned ny congress. or may hereafter be So re-
pealed or modified" This legislation is
deemed necessary in view OF the decision o.
Judge Cartier. yesterday relative 10 the in
validity of laws passed bv the legislative a.
senbly amt not ratified by act of Cong ress.