Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-04
Order OF the District Com m o N ers
stopping Work.


| Office Of The Commissioners ofthe District of
Columbia, Washington, FEB. 4, 1876. s
The following resolution having been
ADOPTED by the Senate OF the United States
"Resolred, &c, That the Commissioners of
the District OF Coiumb ia are hereby directed
10 transfer To the Treasurer of the United
states, for the payment of the interest due
the LIST OF February, 1876, on the bonds of said
District issued under the provisions of the
act OF Congress approved June 10Th, 1876, en-
Titled IAN act for the government of the
District OF Columbia, and for other pur-
poses" The sum necessary to pay the same
from any unexpended appropriations hereto
fore made by Congress, or from any revenues
derived by taxation on the property Of said
District OF Columbia subject TO the requisi-
ton OF said Commissioners, excluding funds
raised for the support OF public schools Pro
C1ded. That any further issue of 3-65 bonds
under or by virtue of said act of Congress,
approved June p, 1874, is hereby prohbi ted
And 71Tctfded further, That the certificates
heretofore issued by the Board of Audit In
Guiding those converted in three sixty five
hundredths per centum bonds, and those
which have not been 30 converted, and the
cert1hcates hereafter to be issued by the
Board OF Audit or their successors in office,
Snall not exceed In the aggregate the sum Of
Sl5,O0U 600.
Sec. .. That there shall be no increase in
the present amount of the total Indebtedness
OF the District Of Columbia, and any officer
or persoh who shall knowingly increase or
ald CT abet Ia increasing such total indebted
ness, shall be deemed guilty of a high mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceeding
ten years and by fine not exceeding @100O0:
PForded, That the board of audit created by
the Act for the government of the District OF
Columbia, approved June 20. 1874, is hereby
abolished, and shall Immediately upon the
approval OF this resolution transmit all the
books and property TO the Commissioners OF
lie District of Columbia, and make a report
of their proceedings not hitherto made: AMI
PTorlded further, That this resolution Shall
not IN any way or manner recognize the
manner or liability or the United States to
pay either the principal OF interest OF any
such bonds as may have been issued on or
since the IL IN day OF January, 1876"
II Is Ordered That tho Engineer forthwith
suspend all work OF every kind being done
under contracts for viii III payments are stfo-
Mated 10 be made in 3-6J Bonds, so-caiici or
IN certificates of the board of audit, convert
ih'e into such 3-65 bonds. and Immediately
reduce tie force In his department accori-
i1gly.
ms order will not apply to the contracts
for swe- ping sire s and avenues and clean
ing alleys, which are PAYABLE Ia cash.
GovERNNENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, S579.4S1 70.
NoMINATIoSs.-TL President sent the
following nominations 10 the Senate to-day:
Pascal p. kiddcr, collector of customs Tor
the district of DUDkirk. Y: George Tow,
do, CberrystOne district, Va. Also, q num-
Der OF pOs.Inasters.
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INTEREST BILL.-After the Senate came out
Of executive session, this afternoon, Mr.
Sherman said that as his motion to recon
S, G, Mr. EatOn's amendment TO the 50
bold hill would probably lead 10 debate he
would therefore withdraw il, The hill twas
then passed the same as il passed Yesterday
was Submitted to the House as amended
this afternoon.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in execU-
tive session, TO day confirmed the following
nOmlnatiOns:-C Charles x. GIL, of Wiscon-
sin, TO be commissioner OF pensions. Henry
NJ. Atkinson, to be surveyor general of New
Mexico. VIM. Blckei. 10 be collector Of IN
teTnai revenue for the second district OF
Minnesota. Alfred Fairfax To be assistant
appraiser ofmerchandise for the port OF New
Osleaus.
Pos'rn asters-John W. Wolff, Fredericks-
burg, Va, and others.
THE CASE OF SENATOR SPFNCER,-Tbe
Committee on Privileges and Elections of the
Senate held meeting TO day to take up the
case OF Senator Spencer and the memorial
OF the Alabama legislature demonstrating
against mis- holding seat in the Senate, on
the ground that bribery and corruption were
used in his election. A quorum of the COM
mlttee was not present until a few minutes
before the time for adjournment, and conse-
quently nothing was done. AS vet the com
mlttee has nothing 10 act upon but the allie
cations contained in the memorial, and
they are OF such vague and hearsay char
mittee VIII deem 10 worth while TO send for
persons and papers, as they are authorized
10 do.
MORE TROUBLE IN STORE FOR GOVERN
MENT CLERKS.-The several republican del
egatiOns OF the states in Congress having
reason 10 believe that the executive depart
ments OF the government have clerks en-
ployed therein charged respectively to
states OF which they are not citizens, and TO
which they should not he accredited. have
IN
VIII definitely settle the status of every de-
partmental employee in this regard. at
recent conference II was decided to request
OF the heads of the several departments a
list of ali employed under the Jurisdiction of
each, from whence appointed, to what Con-
gressionai district accredited and by whose
influence that employment was secured. Out
OF the state delegations has already received
this information, ana out OF two hundred and
forty charged 10 the state, not more than ten
are known 10 tie delegation. 1t is the pur-
pose OF the state delegations to control many
of these appointments If posi- BILE first to
make room for those dispOssessed by the
3em0CI4ts, and, second to rewafS those who
can be OF service TO the members In their
Congressional campaigns.
THE BOARD OF AUDIT AND THE LATE
ISSUE OF Sos BoSDs.-In the Senate this
morning Mr.. Sargent presented letter
written 10 himself by Mr.. Moses Kelly,
treasurer OF the Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund OF the District OF Columbia, as
follows: "ln reply 10 your inquiry as TO
whether any 3-GJ bonds have been issued by
This commission since the 9th ultinlo, and
II SO, how many, have the honor To say
that such bonds have been issued TO the eX-
tent OF s1i9,I50 since that date, being a part
OF those provided for in a resolution unani-
mously adopted at meeting OF our board
held on the 18th ultimO, copy OF which is
Enclosed. None have been issued except as
authorized by that resolution" The resolu-
ton provides that whereas, proposition Is
now pending in Congress for the transfer to
the department ofthe Treasury of the United
states of the duties heretofore performed by
this board; and whereas a bill has been in
troduced and is now pending to pre- vent the
further issue OF 1865 District Of Columbia
bonds, that no further issue of said 3-65 bonds
be made by the board until Congress shall
nave acted upon the amount of bonds to be
issued, excepting so far as necessary to COM
plete the delivery of those for which appli-
cations have thus far been hled-S363, 400.
DISTRICT BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE
Communicative Senate Committee on the
District of Columbia held q meeting this
morning, when MIR. Morton was directed TO
report adversely, Senate 10l, explanatory OF
the act OF June 20, 1914, on petition of VIM.
Ballantyne ct al. Senate 392, for the preser-
walton OF game in the District OF Columbia
was referred to Mr.. English. Senate $50, to
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