Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-28
District Affairs i'm Congress.

District Affairs i'm Congress.
BILL TO PAY INT EREsT ON THE 3.65 BONDS.
In the Senate this morning Mr.. Morrill, of
Maine, from the Committee on Appropria-
tiOns, reported the following bill, providing
IOT the aymcnt OF interest on three-sixty-
five bonds of the District of Columbia, which
was passed
Be ENACTED. &C., That the sum Of Sls2 500, or SO
much thereof may be necessary. be- and is hereby.
appropriated foT the payment of the interest on the
bonds of the District of Columbia known as three
sixty five bonds due February 1s, 1873 issued under
the act entitled An act for the government of the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. ap
proved June % l4 said interest to be paid by the
Treasurer q" the nItcd states OF the assistant treas
uIer of the United States in New York surrender
OF the proper coupons PIGr'def, That the said
Hg part ct the proper ProPortonal sum 70 be paid
ernment of the District of Columbia, and toward the
payment Of tle interest On the funded debt Of the
District.
THE SARGENT BILL.
In the Senate to-day, Mr. Sargent presented
the petition OF 1000 citizens and taxpayers of
the District of Columbia. respectfully pray
ing that Congress pass the amendment to Senate bll
663 (the Morrill, bllD Or the better government of
10y Mr.. Sargent. They say I've believe this bin
provides more PRACTICAL fairer less pensive, and
PrPoe and that it viii be m0Te shsh Soy @
and meet the approval Of the great majority Of
Wall & Robinson, j. W. Boteier 4 Bro and Joseph
j. May. MI Sargent also presented a similar peti-
uon signed 10y lO7 persons.
| THE WASHINGTON MARKET BILL.
The follow ing are the provisions of the bill
| introduced in the House by Mr. Hagans a
few days ago, in reference to the Washington
| Market Company. The first section cOnfers
| all the powers as TO the control of the mar
ket vested by act OF Congress IN the mayor and com
m0d council OF the city to the executive department
eIa f GT Pr b Ee G s Geng e % th the officer
Of the District and provides that the Of stalls
and stands and other privileges in the market build
| Emery, president, representing said company and
Governor Henry D. Cooke, representing the District
hrned shall not be raised altered except with the
approval of said executive department Of the District
| Sec 2 That no sales at public auction heretofore
stalls OF stards shah be Construed to Convey to IN,
purchasers any right to retain the possession thereO
of said sale but at TIE expiration Of such term
or time, and within from July Ist, 1875 said
any cause shall be again offered for sale at public
| auction 10 the highest bidder, in accordance with
section two OF said act Of May Goth, lS70 without
mmit, hGSweycr OF term Of occupancy; and any re
sp9iSlDle person who shall offer the highest bonus at
| or "eyoHd minimum bonus TO be fixed as provided
IN ard sectioh. and shall pay said bonus, OF make
satisfactory arrangement with the pany for its
| loIiet; anu shah sign such evidences OF his con
tract As the market regulations in accordance with
to the occupation Of the stall stand, and shall
have the right to retain the possession thereof by
the same III accordance with said section two, long
as hr or such assignee chooses TO occupy the same
rtdtd, horertI In order to compromise the contr0-
| versy now pending between the company and pur-
chasers Of stalls who claim that their purchases FOR
Two ears e9iitle them TO remain in possession with
out further bonus that whenever at the next sale of
| stalls and stands at auction, hereinbefore pro
ylded purchaser Of any stalls or stands who has
| stand from said company for a term which has ex-
pred (and who shall not at such future sale be in
arrears 10 sad company for either bonus OF rent
IN debt to Il Il any sum tor use or occupation or
| bid By him credit equal to the amount of bonu,
paid 10y him for his former term, and shall pay a
after deduction Of ssi5 creI tue '''e Vi MS Du
/ Sec 3 That the right of the purchaser at auction
shall be regarded AS his personal property subject
revert to the said market company on payment
paid on the last secular day Of the preceding month
and on the non payment OF the bonus, any addi-
onal lnStallment thereof, of the advance monthly
rent the said company shall be entitled any time
thereafter, on demand the premises, of payment of
the amount due and unpaid, to enter upon and
p9.5ss te said premises; and on refusal or neglect
| aid premises the mark ket company Shall haN q relief
nder the second section of the act entitled IAN act
ants III the District Of Columbia, approved July l.
Sec l. That the clauses of this act, and the act to
| which this j. amendatory. which prescribe the
method OF sale of stalls and stands at public auction
oiai be construed TO be directory and the neglect of
any i9rmality II not CAUSED by bad faith shall not
nNaidate any sale or purchase made at such auction;
ana an conNtyances by SAID company OF the right to
occupy stalls, stands privileges in the market
SHAH be in pursuance Of such sales aucton except
| Ihal such COM Tacts may be made without sale at
auction a fter forfeiture by the first purchaser.
| DURING DIsCU UssIoN on certain points of
order in the House, this morning, Speaker
| Blaine ruled that the House must consider
/ that as far as the legislative day was con-
| cerned, ii was then Wednesday and not
| Thursday, whereupOn Gen. Butler remarked
| that he was glad to know it was yesterday,
| but by such a construction of the time the
| House had unfortunately deprived itself of
fhe ornr benefit TO of the clergy and no prayer was
let us have prayer, the other side need it,"
| NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET-Cot-
| ton goods manifested more real strength than
had been witnessed for many months, and an
| advance was inaugurated on print cloths
| brown and bleached cottons, corset jeans
| denlms and rolled jacconets of from five to
ten per cent, which was firmly sustained. A
| lew makes of bleached shirtings which did
| not participate in the decline at the close of
iasl year We're marked down at the end of
! the week In order to eQualiZe values, but the
general market was unquestionably strong,
| especially on heavy standard and fine brown
cottons and print cloths. The supply of many
leadlng brands OF cotton goods Is very linn
TIED in f1rst hands, owing to the enforced cur
scarcity of water a motive power in va
rious districts of New England The Print
Cloth market became very active and prices
advanced gradually until 5x cents for extra
standards was reached, at which figures
almost the entire supply of ''spotso in Fall
River was taken on Saturday and the mar
ket closed very strong at 5 y a5x cents. Wool
| len goods presented much the same featnres
as when last reviewed. Despite the number
of dry goods jobbers in the market, their
unimpOrtant, but an early Improvement i'm
this respect is confidently felt by mannfac-
turers' agents.-Net0 York Bulletin, Ja,iuarJ
| 27th.
| THIRTEEN OF THE RIOTERS who took mart
| IN the demonstration against Hon Robert