Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-10
The District in Congress-.


Several members of the District of Columbia
Committee favor few night sessions of the
House for debate on the bill to provide a form
OF government iii the District, and it is nOs i'm
probable that motion to that effect will be
offered in the House in a few days.
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF wINDER's BUILD
ING.
A bill was introduced in the House to-day to
eAtend WlnderS building, for the use of the
war department. 1t authorizes the Secretary
OF war 10 contract for the extension of the
building, north a'Ong the west side of 18th
street to G street and west along the south
side OF G street to the alley which opens into
q street.
PROTECTION OF UNoCCUP1ED DWELLING
HOUSES. ETC.
MI Merrlmon reported favOrably, from the
District committee. in the Senate to-day, the
House bill against depredatiOns on property
IN the District of toumbia, and it passed
without amendment. 1t provides that ''every
person who, in the District of Columbia, shall
Wlllfully, and without color of right, enter into
other building. the property of another, and
shan cut, break, OF lear from its place any gas
pipe, water pipe, door bell, or other fixture
or other building. willfully, and without color
of right, cut, break, OF tear down any wall, or
part OF wall, or door, with intent to cut,
r or tear from its place any pipe Or fix
not more than 500, and be imprisoned in the
District jail not less than two months OF more
tham one year, and for any subsequent OtfenSe
shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not
,Sss than one year or more than three years"
The European Complication.
RUssIA's REPLY TO TUE ENGLISH CIRCULAR.
Inc English circular was published last even
ing lie denies that the treaty establishes
Str0ng SclaV state under Russian control, and
declares that the new Bulgaria is only devel-
0pment OF the principle eSta blShed by the
Constantlnople' conference: that the treaty is
only preliminary that Russia has left room for
an ulterlor understanding; Bulgaria will be
under Russian rule not more than ROumania,
which also owes its existence to Russia:
that Russia is quite ready to abridge the term
OF me occupation OF Roumania as much as pos
Slnle; the limits OF Bulgaria have only been
ndlcated IN general terms, in accordance with
the nationality of the population, the details
10 De left to mixed commission the only OBJ
lect IN ASSIGNING ports to Bulgaria is to assist
nef commelclal development, from which
England and the Mediterranean ports are
likely toprotit more than Russia. The reply
expresses surprise at the objections to the
treaty stipulations relative to Thessaly and
Eplrus. The modest reforms stipulated were
intended to avoid the appearance of either
establishing Russian supremacy on the one
mana or utterly negecting the Greeks. The
reply says England might have secured all the
necessary reforms protecting the Christians
by exercising pressure upon the Porte be-
fore the war; but having refused to do so she
has no ground to question RuSsia'S right. for
which Russia has Shed her blood. In cOnclu-
sion, he refers to the absence of any proposals
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
laSJ evening debate on the address to the
queen was resumed. The radical amendment.
cOntesting the necessity of calling out the re-
serves, was rejected by a vote Of 81 to q, The
amenGment pregaied by Sir George Camp
bell, pray Ing her Majesty to accept the preln-
mary conference suggested by Germany, and
abstain from isolated action, while declaring
England is ready TO support the other powers
against the Spoliaton of ROumanIa. was with
drawn. The address was then agreed to with
out a division.
NOTES FROM THE CONTINENT.
The journal OF st. Petersburg says none can
exercise pacific influences better than the Ber-
I'm cabinet. ii the congress assemblies for the
discussion OF new guarantees Russia will teS
them wi th q sincere wish to find them Suffi-
clent. A Vienna despatch says that the dis
closures made in debate in the British parlia.
ment have again thrown into the back ground
the prospects for the assembling of a ngreSs
Eight thousand IheSsalianS, driven from their
houses in the villages Alrncd by the Turks
have arrived in Greece in a state of utter des-
tltutiOn.