Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-11
j. II. KETCHUM,i commissioners
THE Bill J. FOR PAYMENT OF THE INTrRFsr
OK THE 3.G5 HONDS
Bill for the Manag cement OF the Bond
cd Debt and Milking Enun

Inc loilONlng Oil prepared 10y the District
Commissioners, viii be submitted 10 the
House OF Representatives
IAN ACT TO provide for and control the
management OF the Bonded Debt OF the
District OF Columbia AMI OF the Sinking
Fund FOR tire redemption OF the same, aud
Tor other purposes.
Bea enacted, &c, That all taxes, licenses,
lees, assessments, penalties, fines, costs or
o'her moneys paid or collected for the sup
port or benefit OF the District OF Columbia
shall be by the treasurer of the District
forthwith deposited in The Treasury Of the
United States, and shall be drawn there
from only for expenditures authorized by
law and only upon warrants OF tue proper
accoUntiI officers OF the District.
Sec. ,. That the entire charge aud control
OF the management OF the bonded debt OF the
cites OF Washington and Georgetown and the
county OF Washington and OF the District OF
Columbia. is hereby trans ferred TO the Treas
ury department. Said department shall also
have charge and disbursement OF all moneys
or assets collected and received on account
OF the interest on, or sinking luna Tor, said
bonded debt, and OF all moneys and assets
heretofore collectable or received by the
Commissioners of tine Sinking Fund Of said
District. The books, papers; records, nlQoeys
credits, Securities, asseSsIien,s. assets, and
accounts belonging or appertaining 10 said
bonded debt or the sinking fund for the re.
demption thereof, or heretofore held by the
Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund, shall be
forthwith transferred by tie officers hereto
fore having custody of the same 10 the Treas
Try department. IL shall be the duty or the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO prescribe such
regulations as may be necessary and eNpe-
dent 10 carry out the provisions OF this sec
tion and be otherwise in conformity with
law.
Sec. ,. The Board OF Audit and its subordi-
nate officers created by the act OF Congress
OF June 90 1874, are hereby abolished. and IL
shall hereafter be TIE duty of the First Con-
troller and second Controller OF the Treas
| ury OF the United States, heretofore COM
posing said board, 10 complete as eXpedi
tiously as possible the unfinished business
at present pending before said board, for
| which purpose the power and authority
heretofore vested i'm said board shall be eX-
ercised by said First and Second Controllers
| OF the United States Treasury, except the
authority TO employ clerks and accountants
| additional to those'belonging 10 the offices of
| said Controllers. Said Controllers shall also
hereafter discharge the duties imposed by
the seventh section OF the said act OF Con
| gress OF June 20, 1s1i, upon the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund of said DistTict and
the Secretary of the Treasury thereof.
Sec. 4. The offices OF the Commissioners of
me SINKING Fund and its subordinate Offices
are hereby abolished, and the records apper-
tanning 10 the same shall be forthwith trans
feri ed 10 the Treasury department
sec .. This act shall not be construed as
ao assumption by the United states or any
terost."
PATENTS FOR THE DISTRICT OF CoLUM-
BiA, MARYLAND, AND NIRGISIA.-The
following is the list of pat issued from
the U. ;. Patent Office, for the week ending
January 18th, 1876, TO the residents of the
District OF Columbia, Maryland, and Vir-
ginia:
District Of Columbia Samuel L. Bean. Of
washington, ID. G, improvement in mill
stone exhausts: Clarence II. Ferguson, OF
Washington, ID. G., impro vement in glove
iastenings; George +. Gordon, OF Dannemora,
N. y, aSsignor OF one-half interest 10 WIN.
p. Slater, of Washington. D. C., improve
ment in the construction OF ships, sc. a. 8.
Martin, OF Washington, ID. c, assignor OF
two third his right TO Joseph Williams and
Annie s. Brewer, OF same place, improve.
ment in seed sowing attachments for wagons
L. w, Murphy, OF Washington. ID. c., i'm
provement In horseshoes; c. j. Stoddard, of
fridge loading implements.
Aouyt0'ad-A. Hufier, of Hagerstown, Nd,
Improvement in steam vacuum pumps; l..
+. Curran, OF Baltimore, Md, improvement
IN eyelets; John T. Hennaman, of Baltimore.
Md, Improvement in cigar machines; NJ. T.
Forsyth, ST., of Baltimore, Nd, improve
sons. of Salisbury, Md. improvement in OIL
ers; w. <. Wood and T.. Leonard, OF Balti-
more, Md, Improvement in fire extingulsh-
eier u c sso of BssPPsimore. Ma. iitie: s6g
Aug. Konig's Familiar Medicine" A.
Nogeler Co, OF Baltimore. Md, title: "The
TfrgidG-Walter R. Russell, of Norfolk
Va, Improvement in tag fasteners.
THE MARYLAND LKGIsLAruRE.-Tbe sem
ate was not In session yesterday. In the
house the standing committees were an
nounced. A message from the senate, re-
Questing the governor-elect to appear and
qualify on Wednesday, was considered. A
substitute, having the object of deferring the
governors Inauguration until an investiea-
ton be bad OF the alleged frauds In the No
vember election, was defeated by s vote of |
81 yeas To "A nays, and the senate's message
was concurred in by i3 yeas TO 80 nays. Hon.
j. Morrison Harris memorial, in CONTEST for
the governorship, was ordered 90 be taken
from the table, and pending discussion OF its
references 10 a proper committee the house
adjourned.