, 1876-02-01
NOTES AND NEWS.
PROPOSED ABOLITION or TIE rn1xE-noHEY ersTEu
Hrectdf ut&udEeh 70 The Chtcada Ttthlk.e


sptcrdt Dtsydteh to The Chicago TFtt4ix.
WABH1So1oS. D. O., Jan. 9l.-lsoproson.attvc
Willis, of Nov York. introduced bill today
providing for tho repeal Of all lava authorizing
tie payment OF przo-monoy 10 officers aud men
in tho navy who mRy DO ongagca In tho capture
Of my vcssol OK any other lnwfut prize. This
bill IL founded On tho theory that tho dIstrbu-
ton OF money Ia rolic Of past agos. aud Do
moralizlng to tho naval service. Should sim-
liar principle DO recommended in tho army Mr..
Willis says It would convert tho soldiers iuto
organized brigands. h1r. Villa also believes
that tho monoy IL seldom caustably dlatrsbn.od,
since there aso always certain number
OF olcoFs md mun who without any fault OF their
own. arc 10 detailed that they DO not aharo IN
tho distribution. lIe also thinks TINT In BoEno
c2acs Tho hopo OF tho taking OF pslze money has
cauBed de!ay III tho capture at important ports.
aud that there haa boau strong temptation for
cotnmanlAnts Of iloots 70 ,le outside such ports
iu hope Of capturing IEizo which thoy would
not SECURE should tuey attack tho p!nco At once.
THE DlBTn1cr FINANCE DILL.
The debate on The 8.65 bill Iu tho Senate to-
day would almost leave tho nfotenca that it
wad impossible TO invent an honest government
for tho District Of Columbia. The now District
Commissioners wero not madn to appear iu q
tack upon tho Commisalonofs. which was a
sewers arraignmont Of ttcir Adnuistya-
ton. Mr. Oglsnby, IN speech Of great cne1gy
And fotco, denounced tho local extravaganza
lsore,, and said that In those ptuchng tmeH the
people would not caro- to spelid their money for
handsome streets aad sHndling contracts here.
The I'LL did not pass, mt, tho lutcrcsl is due
tomorrow, 80 tho grand bull at Doas slepaotds
tonight IL but feaat OF funcra! baked lscAts.
TliD uouBe Con,nLtles OH tho district OF Co.
lunlla hhvo called upon tho District Commits
Blunora 10 anawcr 10 writing NUMEROUS inquiries
concornnR thoir official acts atfcctluR Halarlos,
pnyn'ontB Of all kinds work Klyon out in lle ab-
sonc0 Of advertisement, and asking whether In
made, Or any mouey expended IN Of about tho
or sidowalks or eortitlcatcs or bonds
Issued therefor, sinco juno 70 1911,
that wore nos necessary to tho execution Of the
legal obligations or coutrscts existing at That
date, or to tho protection OF pros setvatton Of tho
improvements then existing or commenced and
not completed At that dates. Ii 10. to state aud
specify, what improvements hAyo bcen 90 madc.
in what parts Of tho city, who wo.o tho con-
patti, In 3.o5 bonds or otherwise, ard
tue amount 90 pad, now due, or to
hoco1ne duo 10 such contractors. 10 further
state whether there WAS auy open competition
In what casos. mud who,los tho lowest 1ospou-
eblo builder obtained tue contract. Tho Com
lnissiouess nte Also asked, among other things,
to ytate wleslser they haya .naio any estlmsto Of
pessonal property In tho District that can b.
reached by taxation. II 10. to state that csti-
nlntu aud the amount OF tar that III ttotr opinion
can Gu realized therofeom at the presont rato.
and at per cont on yaid valuation. The Com.
mlttOe will thoroughly investigate all tho otc1a!
aGta Of tho Commissioners for tho DlstElrt,
HLAISf'h nAG1xA9.
Wisconsin msn aso talking openly Of IN ln-
trigue 10 Bst up the delegation from that State
fur uainu. TAoy say the recent determination
to hayo tbs Convention 10 choose delegates 70
Cincinnati. meet IN February Was arranged With
tho full understanding that 1t WAS to bs mlnipu.
lated for Daipe. There IL also . geners! move
u.sut going On for Miauesota, Wisconsin. Iowa,
aud Illinois, designed to cspsuro GE&ugesd
through tue promise OF putting enc OF their iuen
on sho ticket with blaine for Vtpp-pxesl1o1t.
Tho Blaine 1uen haYa also hoen making over