Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-29
District Affairs I'm Congress,

MI ETlNG OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate Committee on the District of
Columbia managed to secure a quorum for q
few minutes this morning. Messrs. Lewis
(chairInan), Spencer, Hitchcock, and Ham
IltOn (Mo.) being present.
The first subject brought up for considera-
ton was the bill noted in last Fridays STAR
providing for the payment of $4,000 TO aid
III the construction of the new school build
ing in Georgetown. Mr.. W. W. Curtis, pres
ldent of the bO3rd of school trustees of the
District of Columbia, was first heard in be-
half Of the bill. which has already passed the
House. He stated that the board of school
trustees asked this money as a loan from
Congress, and in view of the fact that the
District is at present without legislative
body TO make the necessary appropriation.
Mr.. John IL. Brooks offered an amendment
to the bill in effect, providing that the sum
OF -ZU,}4o De appropriated upon like cOndi-
tons IN support OF the public schools for col
Ored children of the CITY of Georgetown i'm
accordance with the act of Congress entitled
An act relating TO the public schools of the
District of Columbia" approved July %, 1866
He represented that under the act referred to
the colOred schools are entitled 10 twO-fifthS
OF all expenditures for white schools and that
the former have no other resources to depend
upon.
Mr.. Henry Johnson referred to the lack of
facilities for the education of colored chill
dren in Georgetown, and hoped the amend
ment would he adopted.
The chairman referred the subject to a sub
committee, consisting of MessTs. Hamilton
and Hitchcock.
Mr.. NJ. f. Morris and DIR. c. H. Lieberman
appeared in opposition TO that clause of the
MI. Pleasant street railway bill which pro-
Nldes that the road shall run up 18th street
The main objection urged was the narrow
ness of the street.
Mr.. s. i. Brown said the proposed company
would be- willing To strike out that part of
the bill providing for switches and turns-out
on 18th street.
Messrs. Spencer and Hitchcock concurred
in the belief that il was useless TO hear any
ARC ~ e N raj n iSc
as there Is nOprObability of their passage.
MeSsrs. Spencer and Hitchcock here de-
parted to attend the republican caucus, which
left the committee without q quorum. Mr.
Lewis said that there were a great number OF
bills affecting the District before the COM
mlttee Yet undisposed of, and as ii seemed
impossible Tor the committee to act upon
them, he should take the responsibility of
inspecting them and of reporting them To
the Senate. either favorably or adversely, as
THE STREET SWEEPING TO BE PAID FOR
IN CASH.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Lewis, from the
committee on the District of Columbia re-
ported bill, which provides that 1t was the
true intent of the act passed June 10th, 1874
for the government OF the District that the
sweeping, cleaning and removing of all refuse
and filthy Accommodations in the Streets. ave
nues and alleys of Washington and George
town, and the repairs and cleaning of sewers
are necessary municipal objects, which be-
long 10 the current expenses of the same. to
DC paid for in money as other ordinary NUM-
cipal expenses; and the proper District au-
thorities are hereby directed TO pay the par
ties that have heretofore performed this class
OF work nom the treasury of said District out
of any money not otherwise appropriate.i
the amount and value of said work with legal
interest from the time the same fell due under
the contract, but not until after their ac-
counts have been approved and audited as
the law directs
AN APPROPRIATION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Hamilton of
Maryland, introduced a bill for the relief of
the Industrial Home School of Georgetown.
ID. C.. The bill appropriates $685. goo to A NJ
Gangewer, John Hitz, j. =. Blackford, NJ. V
Buckley, and Walter s. Cox as trustees to
enable them 10 purchase or erect suitable
buildings for the use of the said institution,
and 10 establish the same on firm fouda-
ton.
PETITION TO CONTINUE THE CoMMIs-
SIONERS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Pratt presented a
petition signed by Amos Hunt, NJ. G. Callan
VIM Martin, T.. c. Stevens, T. Lowell, An
drew Schwartz, jr., and q number Of other
citizens OF the District of COLUMBIA, praying
The continuance Of the District Commission