Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-24
District Affairs in Congress.


mitted. The rate of taxation on real and
personal property is provided for as in the
original bill heretofore printed i'm THE STAR,
tions also remain the same as printed in the
previous tax bill reported. The only changes
between the old and the new bill are set forth
in the following additional sections which
are incorporated in the new bill:
That the Commissioners Of the District of Colum-
sever certificates, and other obligations of every
kind Of the city Of Washington, the city of George
tOfQre paid or redeemed by said commissioners or
which may hereafter be paid or redeemed; and AT a
First and Second Controllers and the Second Audi
tor OF the treasury whose duty shall be to attend
burning the same until they are entirely consumed
And the commissioners Of the sinking fund of said
made Of all such bonds certificates, obligations
hereafter be paid or redeemed by them; and at a
time to BE 10y them appointed shall in the presence
of said controllers and auditor, whose duty it shall
he tC attend, destroy said bonds Certificates obliga
ticns or evidences Of Indebtedness by causing the
And The parties herein specified shall make and sign
aeeticate TO said register that the said bonds,
tlhcates or other obligations evidences of indebt
ednes specified In such register were in their pres
That so much of the act entitled "An act for the
government of the District of Columbia, approved
June 20 lS4 repealed the thirty fourth section of
the Gct entitled An act TO provide government for
the District Of Columbia approved February 81,
Ie7l lie, and the same is hereby, repealed And the
Ignmlssontrs; or their successors in office for the
District of Columbia hereby authorized and
Delegate
from said District to the House of Representative
heretofore provided by said section OF said act by
And the registration of voters of the year 1872 shall
stand the registration Of for the said cleo
lie made by the late board Of registration of said Dis
trct who are hereby required to act for the purpose
Of making such changes and corrections for six days
prior to the said election between the hours of twelve
n and eight p m Of each day; the said board to
diately prio. to the 2Dth of June l574 Proridsd,
That the election Of said Delegate to the Forty
fourth Congress shall he held the lst day of Juae
next, and thereafter AT such times members OF
Congress IRON the STATES are now or may hereafter
be reuuiI cd to be elected.
That ali proper regulations for the construction of
rict heretofore adopted by the late city corporations
or either Of them, or by the late Board of Public
Works by the successors to their functions, the
Commissioners Of said District, which may here
after be adopted by said Commissioners their
cessCTs in the executive department OF said District
shall be enforced by the courts, or in cases where
poltan police of said District order of the Police
Court of said District, made information filed in
ney Of said District; and all penalties under said
building regulations shall be recovered i'm said Police
Court ues for violation of municipal laws aud
ordinances to the use of said District.
That for the better performance Of the duties i'm
lice in regard to the execution and return of process
Of the Police Court, and the collection and payment
taxed by said court Judgment in favor Of the
District Of Columbia the board of police is hereby
su'horiZed and directed to detail member Of the
Metropolitan police for special attention to said du
ties said ember of the police shall be detailed and
the executive department Of the District. Before
entering upon his Quite he .all give bend to tn
in the Of 1OOO with sureties be approved bv
the District Commissi9ners He shall daily pay over
all moneys collected received BY him during the
preceding day u Judgment 1f said court in favor
0f said District with detailed statement, taking
from sald duPcate receipts therefor one
District attorney. The salaries, nnsation, and
incidental expenses Of the Police Court shall be paid
out a said special deposit, and at the end of eacl
month the surplus remaining shall be passed into
the District treasury to the credit of the judicial
court other than those expressly authorized b. law
shall be paid without previous certfca- C from th
That the salary of the surveyor for the District Of
Columbia shall hereafter be si,4i0 per annlm, aui
since the goth of June, 1874, at that rate.
That hereafter the salary OF the assistant attorney
tog the District OF Columbia shall be S2,o01 per an
nln
Tha. the said Commissioners or their successors in
office shall allow and pay to the treasurer of tn
sinking -fnnd commissioners the SUN of : 800 Per
annum, and to each member Of said commission tha
member Of said commission il the treasurer thereof
he shall receive IN, 81 800 per annum.
PTorjded That the Commissioners of the Di5tr.yr
Of Columbia be, and they are hereby authorized AMI
directed to pay from any snry collected under ths
act the anoH"T Dy Them found to be due % the EN-
P6yes 81 the late board of public works and the Dis
trict Of Columbia; and that the board Of audit for
said District and said Commissioners be, and they
are hereby authorized and directed to withhold the
moneys certificates of Indebtedness due to any
contractor from said District government or the
board Of public works, much thereof as may be
necessary, to secure the payment in full of any EN-
That the attorney for the District OF Columbia be,
and he is hereby. directed to prepare and report
applicable exclusively TO the District of Columbia,
arrange under appropiate titles aud chapters lex-
Cludihg ordinances Ot the corporations Of Washing
ton GeoT Tgetown, and the levy court and the OF
Congress, and the COmmis.i1 for the District
authorized 10 pay the SUD of $4,000 to deray the
expense Of said conn pilat0n.
for tie government Of the District Of Columbia, ani
tor other purposes: approved be amended by
That the commissioners for the District Of CoIum-
tia their ia Office. shall without DELAY
iupfoV eTGentS in the District OF Columbia done by
tie late board of public works or by said commits
eioner~ and the said commissioners shall proceed to
lew the tax therefor as provided by law.
That the board Of audit for the District of Coum-
audit the claim Of William Bowen for abatng certain
hui,!nc,s nn"er contract with the board OF health
e, IN sauarg NJ 5i5, and lots / G. and in squre
n" siS and p'sts gi 90 lots N9s and q in SQUARE
NJ. 900. All in ihe city Of Washington; PToriJsa,
That laid hGard q The health shall be- and ihey are
preyiously authorized BY act Of Congress.
the rs Est day 0f March, % iss 70 flush the e9amins6n
9nd settlement 81 accGn1S OF The treasurer and au-
heretofore required by law and A. far practicable
they shall on before said day COnClIde all other
all the duties aud powers previously deyOIved on
said board except examination and settlement Of the
81 Public Works shall be ymposed upon the Commits
slOnsTS and accounting officers OF the District. With
in ten days after said 5lst day of March said board of
audit shall submit iHll and final report TO the Pres
ident. and on the lst day OF December, 1875, said
Commissioners shall report to the President all other
preceding, thereundeY. and both OF said reports
shall by the President be transmitted to Congress at
ITS next session.
That section Of the act entitled IAN act for the
government of the District Of Columbia, approved
June Oth, lS14, is hereby amended by striking oHt
the word I" March, and nst rting in lieu thereof the
word June: PyOrtdsd, That the said act hlIl re-
main IN inI force to all deinaHent taxes in the
DISTRICT OF Columbia, except such levied by
SAID act. AHd pTOCIdef further That the penaity of
one per cent per month shall be added to all delin-
qUent taxes nndeT said until the sale Of propers
under said act hereby amended, shall have taken
place.
ANTICIPATING II INTEREST - The
Treasury department will commence to-mor-
row the payment of the March interest on
ten-forties, without rebate.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION last night
although not so large as the previous one,
was very brilliant one, and was attended
by members OF the Cabinet, Foreign Minis
ters, members of both houses of Congress,
and large number OF ladies. The President
was assisted by Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sarteris,
and colonel and Mrs. Fred. Grant
Ex-Governor CURTIN, of Pennsylvania,
who has been here for several days, was on