Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-22
District Affairs I'm Congress.
THE GEORGETOWN sCHooL-HoUsE App


THE GEORGETOWN sCHoOL-HOUsE APPRO-
PRIATION.
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia failed To get quorum this morn
Ing. and consequently no meeting was held.
About fifty persons having business before
the committee were in waiting. Among these
were Mr. Chapman, District Delegate in Con-
gress; Mr.. W. W. Curtis, president OF the
board of school trustees, and Messrs. John II.
Brooks and Henry johnson, representing the
cOiored schools, who were present to have
conference with the committee relative to
House bill 4,4ls, which passed the House on
the 18TH instant, appropriating so, S65, for
the purpose OF paying for the erection and
furnishing OF the new school building in
| Georgetown, and for putting the grounds in
OT1er. The subject was discussed by these
gentlemen informally, Messrs. Brooks and
| that the bill should be amended before its in
| Production in the Senate, so that the colored
schools would get their proportion OF money
| in accordance with existing laws. They rep
resented that the education of colOrei
children is contingent upon the suppOrf
| OF white schools; that while magnificent
new building is being erected in Georgetown
their own school building is little better than
barn, and that the passage of the bill by
the Senate in its present shape might deprive
| them of funds for an indefinite period: and
that by an act of Congress approved JULY %
lsG6, IL is distinctly specified that the colOrSd
SCHOOLS are 10 have their proportion OF all
| expenditures for white schools.
Mr.. Curtis explained that he had original
| ~ recommended S5O,GO1 for the GEORGETOWN
school building and $50 600 for coIored schools
| but that the House District Committee struck
| out this clause i'm the bill. which would have
| failed had il been insisted upon. He wanted
| the cOlOTed schools to have their just proper
| ton OF money, but feared if they insisted
upon amending the House bill il would fail
| and no money would be appropriated for
either the white on cOlOred schools.
At The request Of MeS>rS. Brooks and John
son, Gen. Chapman drew up an amendment
10 The House bill to be submitted TO the COM
mittee. which provides that the further sum
a . fol
lions IN support of the cOlOred schools OF
Georgetown in accordance with the act of
Congress relative 10 funds for cOlOTed schools.
approved July .. 1866.
THE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
Most of the members Of the Contractors
association were present this morning To con
payment of the interest on the }-65 bonds i'm
gold. Had the committee met an argument
in favor OF this plan il would have been sub
mitted 10y Gen. Chapman.
SALARY OF THE DISTRICT SURVEYOR
Mr. Lewis intrOduced a bill tOrepeal part
OF the act entitled AN act To provide gov
eminent for the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes" approved June 10 1874
The bill enactS that so much of the act re-
ierred To rs i contained in the last four lines
of the third section thereof in the following
words, To wit And no salary OF cOmpeaS;t-
ton shall be- paid TO the surveyor of the dis
tTiCt or any OF his SubOrlinateS. except such
lees Tor special services as are allowed by
law. ard the office of assistant surveyor and
additional assistant surveyor OF the District
OF Columbia. are hereby repealed. Section
two enactS that the Commissioners of the
District OF Columbia be directed, after the
amount snail have been first aSCertained by
the accounting officers of the District. To nav
out OF any money in the District treasury
not otherwise appropriated. To the surveyor
oil the District and the employees of his office
as are authorized by law. the proportion now
due of the yearly salaries of such officers
which existed by law at the time of the ap-
prOVai of the act OF June 20. 1574. before mem
WI ma 4
IN said act The said salaries TO be paid now
and hereafter in monthly proportions and in
the same manner as other officers Of the Dis
tTict government are paid.
INTEREST On THE GOVERNMENT BONDS
In the House to-day, Gen. Garfield intro
uhced Dill apprOpTiating the sum of SIS, OOO
in com for the payment OF the interest on the
bonds OF the District of Columbia known as
the j.65 bonds. provided this sum shall bn
considered and adjusted as part of the
proper proportional sum To be paid bv the
United States toward the expenses of the
government of the District of Columbia and
towards the payment of the interest on the
funded debt of the District The title of the
bill Is For the payment of interest on 3.65
bonds. SO-called. of the District of Columbia"
DISTRICT BILLS IN THE SENATE
Inc following bills relating 10 the District
OF Columbia were reported from the District
committee in the Senate to-day:
BY MIR. Lewis, bill entitled An act to
amend an act entitled An act 10 revive, with
amendments. an act 10 INCORPORATE the Med
zeal society OF the District OF Columbia an
proved July :. 1855" This * the same hin
that passed the House on the 18th, and
amends the act referred to by striking out
The word gentlemen" and inserting instead
thereof persons
BY Mr.. Hamilton. with no Amendment. the
dill TO incorporate the trustees OF the Louise
Home. and for other purposes. heretofore no
uced IN The STAR; also, without amend
lnent, Senate bill 1,031. 10 INCORPORATE the
Mutual Protection Fire Insurance company
of the District of Columbia. The bill names
as cOTIOTatOrS VIM. Stickney, VIM Ballan-
tyne. John L. Given. y. W. Burchell John C.
HarkneSs. Clinton Lloyd, Jas. V. A Shields.
John Wilson, Augustus f.. Perry John Ia
SelnmeS, John a. Stewart. Robert &. Fox
and IL II. WarneT. Mr. Hamilton also re-
ported. without amendment, Senate bill /. O,s;
To incorporate the Georgetown and TennaIIv-
town Railroad company Of the District of
columbia. This bill has already been printed
in The STAR.