Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-01
The District I'm Congress.

INTEREST ON THE G5 BONDS.
In The House of Representatives this morn
Ing, MI. Barnum offered the following Dill =,
which was referred to the Committee On
appropriations That in order to carry ont
The pledge upon the part of the United States
In section of an act OF Congress approved
June 10Th, 1874, entitled "An act for the gov
ernment OF the District of Columbia, and for
Cther purposes" and in order to prevent
default or delay In payment of the Interest,"
on the bonds authorized by said act. " hich
interest," Is, by an act approved February
I iSla 10, amendlng taid act of June 10Th,
United States, the Secretary OF the Treasury
ts hereby authorized and d .Iected To nav the
interest," on SAID bonds when and as the same
shall mature, at the Treasury of the United
states and at the Office of the Assistant
Treasurer in New York. To reimburse the
nlted states, the Commissioners or the Dis
trlct or their successors in Office q re herehv
directed TO transfer TO the United States
Treasury the sums advanced for the nav
ment 81 the semi -annal interest falling due
ON said bonds, from any revenues OF the Djs-
tr1ct subject TO their requisition,
PETITION,
largely signed, has been presented to the
Senate praying the removal of the "Daath
Depot established by the District Board Of
HeaIth, ON ii street, near the Metropolitan
railroad. &c was referred TO the Comrnit tee
on the District Of Columbia.
TIRE NEW BOARD OF HEALTH BrrI
The bill Ito abolish the present and to es-
tablish Few Board Of Health for the Dis
t'ict OF Columbia which the House Com
miltee on the District has agreed to repOrt
iayOrably, as stated in SATURDAYS Strap
provides: That the present Board Of Heal IA
Tor the District OF Columbia, together with
ali offices created under it, be abolished
SccllQn creates Board OF Health for the
District, which shall be posed of the at
tcrney for the District OF Columbia, a medi.
cal officer of the army, an officer Of Inc enGi.
Ceer corps of the army, Suu one citizen of
ne District OF Columbia, TO DE appointed
nnually by the officers above named; the
medical officer 10 be detailed by the Surgeon
General OF the army, and the officer OF the
engineer corps by the Secretary OF War or
the chief OF that corps. The said citizen
hall be tax payer in the District OF Col
Cmbla, and shall, not. while member of the
Board OF Health, hold any other Office of
Ioht either unGer the government OF the
United States or Of the District Of Columbia
SSc. ). The board shall meet weekly, and
each member shall receive q salary al the
rate OF - per week, and this shall be in add.
ION 10 The regular pay OF the officers detailed
Tor duty on said board, and for each non
attendance at weekly meettng the m en- her
so failing 10 attend shall forfeit that weeks
salary.
Sec. 1. The board shall appoint Annually a
health officer, who shall be resident of The
District, and learned in the science of medi-
cine; He shall be secretary, registrar of
vital statistics, and executive officer OF the
board. He shall not, while holding office
under the board, engage In the practice of
medicine, but shall devote all his time IN
tne duties OF ms ONCE, and shall receive
salary of So eco per annum.
Sec. 8. The board shall have authority to
establish, at convenient localities in the
District OF Columbia, public dispense ries
for the supply OF medicines and medical as
sistance, gratuitously, TO the sick poor; and
may contract with existing medical colleges
hospitals, and dispensaries to supply med
ic1nes and medical aid to the poor: PrOuieIed
ho'Cerer, That no salary shall be paid TO any
physician connected with any such college,
hospital or dispensary, nor shall any al
house rent. All such expenses incurred by
the establishment of dispensaries, or by con-
tracts made with any institution for the sup
ply OF medicines and medical aid TO the poor
shall be betrayed by the government of the
District of Columbia.
Sec. 8. The duties OF sanitary inspection
snail be performed, under such rules and
regulations as the board may adopt, by the
physicians appointed TO the public dispen-
saries established by the board, and. when
necessary, the commissioners of police shall
detail one patrolman to perform the duties
of sanitary inspection, under such rules and
regulations az may be adopted by the con-
current action OF the board OF health and
commissioners OF police: PTOUidad. This sec
ton shall not be construed 10 authorize an
Increase OF the police force OF this District.
Sec =. ALI appropriations made by Con-
Sress FOR the support OF any hospital, either
in whole or in part, shall be disburset under
the direction OF the Surgeon General OF the
United States Amy: pyOrifcI, That the
rates allowed by him shall not exceed one
dollar per day for each patient actually
treated in each hospital. The Surgeon Gen
ersl shall prescribe rules and regulations
governing ne admissions to such hospitals
and to enable him to discharge these addl
tioTal duties, he is hereby authorized 10
appoint one clerk of class one.
y Sec. :. No salaries shall be paid tO any
medical officer other than the resident
physician connected with any hospital sup
ported in whole or in part by the govern
ment OF the United States.
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Com
PANY has purchased the franchises OF the
Southern and Atlantic Telegraph company.
This gives the former company monopoly
OF all the lines south OF Washington.
A BOSTON CoNscIENCE.-TheS Secretary OF
the Treasury has received $50 from Boston,
which has been placed TO the credit OF the
conscience fund. There was no communica-
ton accompanying the money.
- The reported death of Captain Harry
Wight, the base baller, was hoax.
- The Centennial commissioners have
TC, ousidered their action OF last Friday, and
now both the grounds aud buildings are To
be closed on Sundays.
nvRalph l.. Rollins and q. Johnson have
been sentenced at Chambersburg, Pa, for
robbing the national bank of that place, To
solitary confinement Tor ten and eight years
respectively.
~The western German bank at Cincin-
natl was robbed of 81 200 on Saturday. Three
men entered the bank, and while two en-
gagged the clerks the third distracted the
money.
HThe Western Union Telegraph Co,
having been denied at law the right to set
their poles in the streets OF Philadelphia, are
now applying TO the common council for
permission.
sSThe Universalist church at Bridgeport,
Ct, is violently at war with respect to their
female pastor, Rev. Mrs. Olympia Brown
ri IN a