National Republican., 1876-02-22
DISTRICT INTEREST.
Report Of the Conference Committs,

hsport OF the conference Committee.
The following is the joint resolution in refer
ence to the 3.65 bonds as agreed upon by the con.
ference committee and reported to the Senate
yesterday afternoon. The report Of the confer.
ence committee was adopted, as Will be seen by
the regular report, but It cannot be sent to the
House until the Senate dIsposes of Mr.. Wad.
leigh's motion to reconsider:
JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Commissioners
Of the District Of Columbia to pay the interes;
on tne Donas issued In pursuance Of the act OF
congress approved June 90 1874, out OF any
funds in the United States Treasury subiec. to
the requisition OF said Commissioners, and fos
Resolred BY the SeEGfc and House of REPRESENT
Gtir6S ofLhe UHifed States Of AnericG in Congre:s
aSsemtlee, That the Commissioners OF the Dis.
70 the Treasurer of the United States for the
payment Of the interest due the Ist Of February,
1876, on the bonds of said District, issued under
June 20 1879, entitled IAN act for the government
OF the Ulstflct oi COLUMBIA, and for other pur-
poses, the sum necessary to pay the same from
any rnsNpended appropriations heretofore made
by congress, or from any revenues derived by
taxation on the property of said District Of Co
missioners, excluding funds raised for the support
OF public schools: Provided, That any further
issue OF e5 bonds under or by virtue Of said act
S Sv p2SbiSi;ea June IS lSt Is here
said Commissioners are hereby direc.ed
TO discontinue all work and labor on
structures OF every Kind, the payment for which
is 10 be made in 36j bonds OF the District of 90.
lumbia. And prori6ed further, That SO much of
the sixth section OF the said act OF June 20 1874
as directs and requires tho First Comptroller OF
the Treasury and the Second Comptroiler of the
Treasury 10 audit and adjust the floating and
uniupded debt Of the District of Columbia and
issue certificates therefor, and OF the Joint resoIu
tion continuing the board Of audit to examine and
audit the unlUnded or floating debt OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia, approved December q, 1874
and OF the act TO extend the time within which
the board Of audit Of the District Of Columbia
may receive, audit and allow certain claims
that have never been presented to said board,
approved March 5. 1875, be, and the same are
hereby repealed; and all compensation allowed
TO said Board OF Audit for their services under
the provisions OF said act Of June 20, 1874 and
the acts amendatory thereof, shall cease; and
aftsr the expiration OF thirty days from the an.
pToyal OF this joint resolution, ali books spers
and records OF the said Board Of Audit shall be
turned over to the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia, or their successors in offlceJ
Sec. .. That there shall be no increase of the
present amount of the total Indebtedness of the
District Of Columbia; and any officer or porson
who shall knowingly increase, or aid or abet in
increasing, such total Indebtedness shall be
deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be punished BY impris.
onment not exceeding ten years, and BY fne not
exceeding tl0,0 0C0,