Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-12
The District I'm Congress.
SUFFRAGE IN IHE DISTRICT.

~ FkAtrE IN HE DISTRICT.
In the Senate TO day Mr.. Morton intro
6uCCd joint resolution, which was referred
10 the District Committee, providing that
The qualified voters of the District OF Column
6ia be AUTHORIZED 10 assemble at the usual
places of voting In said District on the lGL1
day of May, 1e1G, and vote by ballot on the
following question: els 10 the wish of the
people OF the District of Columbia to have q
District government established by Con-
Rress to regulate and control their domestic
sHslTs, the Officers Of which shall be chosen
~ toe qualified voters OF the District"
TIE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON Public Buildings and Grounds held a
regular weekly meeting this morning, and
agreed 10 report back adversely the Joint
resolution allowing the sculp:Ors OF stat
80 q. PltseLL IN Statuary haIl 10 remove
their works from the hall to Philadelphia
Tor exhibition al the Centennial. They also
seTeed 10 report back adversely Senate bill
10, authorizing the Commissioners of the
District OF Columbia TO erect a market on
square i6 tCOIcOTan Sguare) The commit
Tee are al The opinion that the title is de-
Iectlve, irasmueh as the appropriation for
me purchase OF the ground was passed by al
least one branch OF the District legislative
assembly when quorum was not present,
ana deem the market unnecessary. The
committee further agreed to ask that they
he discharged from the further cOnside-a-
ton OF The matter Of the extension of the
Treasury building eastward. While unanl-
IN OuSlY OF the opinion that the government
should at once secure by purchase the necss-
SsTy property on 18th street to allow the ey
tension, they believe IL impossible at this
time 10 secure al appropriation for this pur-
pose.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on THE DISTRICT
he'd a lengthy session to-day, during which
they had the District tax bill under cOusId-
Grafton, but came 20 no conclusion thereon
II is understood that the final vote will be
"a ken by the committee on Friday morning.
The con mittee heard delegation of citizens
from Georgetown and Virginia, who desire
~ az the toll rates charged by the Aqueiuct
Bridge Company be abolished.
THE SUFFERERS BY EARLY's RAID ON
WASHINGTON.
In the Senate. Mr.. Wright, from the Com.
Inittee on Claims, 10 whom was referred the
petition from sufferers from the confederate
raid In July, 1SGi, upon Washington. pray
iDg an appropriation to pay their claims
when have been audited by board or oil.
GERS, approved by Gen. AugUr, submitted an
adverse report thereon, which was agree
Tn and ordered 70 be Printed. The committee
rake TIE ground that the government cannot
be held responsible for the destruction OF the
property IN question. for the reason that the
evidence IN regard TO the claimants is insult
heient, since IL consists merely in their own
asseTiiOES; that there is no proof that prop
erty was appropriated for public use, or that
~ wsS destroyed by an officer authorized 10
destroy IL; and that there is no proof 10 SUBJ
StanUate the statements of the claimants in
regard 20 the value Of the property DESTROYED
or appropriated.
CLAIMS OF CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT.
Among the bills now pending in Commit
tee of the Whole House on the private caIen-
dar is one from the Committee on Claims
for the allowance of certain claims reoortat
oy the accounting officer OF the Treasury de
pertinent under the act of July 4, 1894
Among the claims allowed by the bill are
the following TO citizens OF the District of
Columbia; Chas. Bradley, In his own right
and as administrator OF Caroline Magruder
deceased, S4,59G -; Mary F.. Brown, execu.
1Tlx of ThOs. Brown, $3.50; Emily Reale.
$685.; Ellen j. King. executrIx of j. H.
King, deceased, Ss35 80; Alexander McCor-
mick, $3.50; John r. Norton. 5000: ,Iosenb
A. RitehIe, Sl15.ij. The whole number Of
claims reported by the above bill is 81 and
amount In the aggregate to S155 $3.50.