Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03
The sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
AMENDMENTS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.


The sundIy civil appropriation bill was re
ported to the Senate this morning, and wa
unde- consideration this afternoon.
APPROPRIATIONS STRUCK OUT
The Senate Appropriation Committee have
stricken the following items fron the bill
To enable the Clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatives to erect monuments in memory
of members who have died since the erection
OF those last authorized. To enable the De-
partment of Justice to aid the Commissioner
of the General Land office TO recover the
lands known as the Rancho Panoche Grande
to enable the Secretary of the Navy To p1r.
chase Calling guns. All the paragraphs di-
recting payment to be made to conte stants
and cOateStees in disputed elections to the
House of Representatives. For continuing
the publication of the official records of the
war of the rebellion. To enable the Secretary
OF war to acquire full and perfect title TO
the Brady collection OF photographs of the
war" For filling the grounds south of the
Executive mansion, $1,000. For sub-drain-
ing, repairing and regraveling walks in
Smithsonian grounds, $4,000 For CONFLICT
ing reservation between 81 and 9th streets,
$4,000. For filling and grading reservation
on Maryland avenue, lately occupied by the
Agricultural grounds, 81 ,OCt~ For -complef-
ing improvement of monument grounds
10000 For fountains and watchman's lodge
IN Judiciary square, 81, 900. For purchase of
$40 seats for public grounds, g, 400. Fer
planting and other Improvements in the A 2
ricultural department grounds, $500. All the
sections relating TO the reorganization OF the
Treasury Department.
AMENDMENTS REPORTED.
The following amendments were reported:
To pay the interest on the three-sixty- five
bonds issued under the act entitled "An act
for the government OF the District OF Colum-
bia, and for Other purposes" three hundred
and sixty-five thous and dollars; and the said
bonds are hereby made payable, principal
five registered bonds of the District of Colum-
bia, authorized by act of Congress approved
June twentieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-four, and February twentieth eighteen
hundred and seventy-five, i'm lieu of coupon
bonds may be issued in denominations OF one
thousand dollars and five thousand dollars
lLott6eo, That certificates of claims pre-
scented and allowed under the sixth section of
the act Aforesaid shall be presented for con-
version, as provided by the seventh section of
said act, within ninety days from the passage
OF this act, and, as TO certificates of date sab
se4uent TO the passage of this act with
III ninety days from the date or such
certificate; and if not so presented the privi-
Ie2e OF thus exchanging shall not De exer-
ciSed Dy any holder or SUCH claim; and the
slnkiDg-fund commissioners of the District
OF Columbia are prohibited from issuing any
ponds under the seventh section of the act
hereinbefOre referred TO i'm exchange for any
certincate unless presented within the time
herein specihed and the salary of the COM
missioner of the sinking fund, acting as treas
uTer thereof, snail he one Thousand dollars
per annum. And section four of the act of
Congress entitled "An act for the govern
ment OF the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes" approved June twentieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four. be, and
the same hereby is amended by substituting
the word June for March, so far as relates to
the taxes imposed by said section four of said
act OF Congress: PTocided, That the penalty
OF one per centum per month shall be addict
70 delinquent taxes until paid, or until sale
of the property under said act, as hereby
amended.
The tier, of 500 ,00Ofor improving the Capt.
frfna aIc
plan was amended so as to direct the removal
from the grounds and the streets around the
same OF all the telegraph poles, and for the
connection of those lines with the Capitol by
means of cable laid under ground. Further,
that the Washington and Georgetown and
the Metropolitan Railway companies ara
directed 10 take up such portions of their
tracks as may come in the way of the i'm
provement of the Capitol grounds and relay
the same as may be directed by the Officers
In charge OF the Improvements Of the Capitol
grounds; and The architect of the Capitol IS
hereby directed TO remove from the Capitol
grounds all stables, workshops, and other
buildings which may be in the way of the
improvements of said grounds. For the ex-
insane, $4,000. TO complete the purchase
OF the ground around Columbia Hospital
$1,000. For the National Association for the
Relief of the Colored Women and Children
of the District of Columbia, SIC, 900. For i'm
proving various reservations, $1,000
Actlon OF the Senate to-day on the above
anu OtiieT VIII be found III our
regular report Of Congressional proceedings.
ANOTHER REWARD FOR CHARLEY Ross
mayor Stokley, OF philadelphia. has issued a
presentation, embracing the law just en-
acted by the legislature of that state, calling
attention, particularly, to the immunity
rom punishment given during the next
thirty days TO any one having custody OF
little Charley Ross, and who will restore him
10 any magistrate or his parents. Follow
ing the proclamation is a card from the
f.f a A<.wv -.
81 am satisfied that both of the abduct0. IS
were killed at Bay Ridge, Long Island on
the morning of December II, 1874. In addi-
a ZION 70 the immunity from punishment guar
anteed by the above law, will give satisfac-
Tory assurance TO any person having custody
OF the child or who shall be the medium
through whom he shall he restored to me,
tlat Will pay Whatever sum of money is re-
quired up TO =, 900, for expenses or otherwise
in bringing about his restoration"
THE NEW POSTAL CARDs.-Thene new postal
cards viii be unlike those now i'm use. The
color will be violet blue. The border and ali
directions as 10 where and how to write name
ana address will be dispensed with. A mo-
nogrsm formed of the letters ''U. $" will be
printed on the card in black ink. This will
ne on the upper left-hand corner, across
Wnlcn Will De the words Postal Card" The
overwhelmingly with her Iuxuriant tresseS
hanging down her back and confined by a
cap-adorns the upper left-hand corner. The
new cards Will be Identical in size with the
old ones. They will cost SIS9 TO nanufac-
ture, and will be ready FOR delivery about the
middle of April.
VETO BY GovERNoR KELLoGG.-Gnv-
ernor Kellogg yesterday sent in a veto of a
Dill which had passed the legislature for the
relief OF the Louisiana Levee COMPANY as
serting that the bill was an attempt to legal
lze q million dollars or more of illegal al
legged Indebtedness in violation of the funding
law and constitutional amendments. 1t is
said that a strong ring has been formed to
pass the bill over his veto. Seven conserya-
lives took their seats in the legislature yes
terday.
AN OLD LADY KILLED on THE b & o.
RAILRoAD.-Mrs. Harvey. wife of one of the
judges of the Orphans Court of Garrett
county, was killed yesterday morning at
Deer Park, Md, while walking on the track
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
engineer blew the whistle, hut the old lady
became confused and was struck by the en-
CINE and instantly killed.
CAPTAIN GENERAL CONCHA sailed from
Havana yesterday for Spain. He issued
proclamation before his departure, in which
he says: ~ leave you less prosperous than
you were I'm 1857 and 1859, as the insurrection
still devastates extensive. although princi-
pally barren, portions of the island.o General
fIguerOas remains in command of the island
as acting captain general.