Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-07
Appropriations of District Interest


priatiOns at midnight last night For the gen.
eral expenses of the District of Columbia, to
be disbursed by the District Commissioners as
set forth in their estimates of January 2l, 1873,
as amended June 4th 81 ,25O,OOO to be credited
to the United States in any law whereby the
general government shall assume any portion
of the general expenses OF the District out Of
which sum the Commissioners are to pay on
account of the Reform school one half of the
expenses. not exceeding $4,000; Columbia hos
pital for women, $1,000; Children'S hospital,
$500: and the Commissioners may, in their
discretion, donate sum not exceeding 5000
to the st. AIMS infant asylum. to the Boys
industrial home school, and to the National
Association for the relief of colored women
and children OF the District of Columbia
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
to advance from the money hereby appro-
priated the sums necessary to carry on the
District government. including accruing in
terest upon the District bonds, and the Com
mlssioners are authorized to issue properly
prepared, bonds of said District to the amount
OF $2Sl, $50 for the redemption of the ten year
bonds issued by the corporation OF Washing
ton under an act of Congress of February
9th, 1858, amounting to S279, go; also to re-
deem the Georgetown steam force pump
bonds amounting to s., 500. The Commits
the salaries of the officers and privates of the
Metropolitan Police force, not exceeding $500
per alnum, and to require the Washington
at such price as the Commissioners may deem
Just and reasonable; and all expenses hereto
fore incurred by the general government
pOlitan Police and for gas Inspection, shall
hereafter be a charge on the District.
bureau of charities is provided for, to con
ter, Jordan W. Maury, James II. Savile, Rev.
A. II. Ames, Henry Semken, Henry Wise Car
nett, Mrs. K. T. Merrick, Mrs. J. B. Ricketts,.
s 50SPa PsaG ana a kcaa IL
such suggestions to Congress as will tend to
increase the usefulness and secure economy
in the administration of said charities. Ten
thousand dollars IS appropriated for the Ma
tiOnal Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home of
Washington, which is TO be closed up and dis
continued after the close of the ensuing fiscal
year.
Among prominent District appropriations
are the following: Improvement of grounds
south of Executive Mansion, 5000; Lafayette
square, $iOe0: Monument grounds, $l.0G0;
Washington Aqueduct for engineering and
maintainence, $l5,000 to complete east wing
of the State department building, 5000;
work on Capitol extension, s., 900; improving
Capitol grounds, $l05OOO; annual repairs to
Court House, $1,000; purchase of portraits of
three Presidents s., 0C0. All works of art in the
Capitol which have not been purchased or &C
cepted by Congress are directed to be removed
within thirty days after the close of the present
session. For rent of buildings, office rents,
and workshops in Washington, $l36C0; rent of
building No. 225 New Jersey avenue south,
$5.COO: Tor Government Hospital for the In
sane. $4,000; general repairs and improve
mentS, 5000.
The Senate and the Potter Committee
Mr.. Gorham, secretary of the Senate, laid
before the Senate today letter, saying he
had received subpoena from the Potter COM
nittee requiring him to produce before that
committee all papers in his possession bearing
on the late Presidential election in Louisiana,
and desiring to know what action he Shall
take in the matter.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution author
iZing the Secretary to lay before the commit
tee such papers in his possession as were pert
inent to the investigation.
Nj. HOar objected to the resolution, be-
cause the action of the House committee was
irregular in that it should have addressed Its
request to the Senate instead of its secretary.
Mr. Bayard believed the action of the House
committee to have been perfectly regular, in
aSmuch as the papers were not in possession
OF The Senate, but in the possession of the sec
retary
Mr.. Conkling said that the House committee
had transcribed its authority in demanding
from the secretary OF the Senate nOG simply
the electoral returns of the state of Louisiana,
which might not be legally in charge of the
relating to the inquiry, which were in his pos
session, as this was an effort to enter the
archives of the Senate improperly. Such pa
Senate.
Mr.. Blaine thought as layman and not as
lawyer that the House committee had been
did not object to the papers being given the
Committee.
MI Thurman said that the subpoena was in
regular form. and that the error, if any had
been committed, was with Mr.. Goaman who
should have asked the advice of the Senate
before complying with the subpoena.
Mr.. Whyte said that the House committee
had only been guilty OF breach of courtesy
in not addressing its request to the Senate in
stead of to the secretary.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
SOUTH CAROLINA SENTIMENT AS TO THE
PRESIDENTS sTITLE.-A gentleman from South
Carolina, a personal friend of Governor Hamp
ton and a state official, arrived in the city
this morning. reporter of THE STAR know
irg his intimate relations with Governor
Hampton, asked MIN how the governor re-
garded the Potter investigation. The reply
was that as far as he was able to observe and
ascertain Governor Hampton occupied pretty
much the same position in that respect as
Governor Tilden. He favored the fullest in
veStigatiOn and the punishment of the perpe-
traitors of the fraud il il was proven cOnciu-
Siveiy that fraud had been committed. Far
ther than that he did not favor going, regard
ing the placing of President Hayes in the
Executive Mansion as a thing settled and
not to be interferred with. In answer to the
question by the reporter if the people of South
Carolina took the same view OF the situation,
the gentleman replied that as far as his obser-
yatiOn and knowledge of facts went, yes. He
thought the people were perfectly satisfied
with things as they were, but would approve of
the punishment OF the perpetrators of auy
electoral fraud.
AN INDIAN PROTEST.-There was received
at the Indian bureau yesterday copy of a
resolution unanimously adopted by the an
nual council Of the Seneca nation of Indians
in New York, protesting against the proposed
transfer of the charge of the Indians from the
Interior to the War department.
THE MARRIAGE of Mrs. Schunk, daughter of
Hon. Jere. Black, to Mr.. Hornsby, wealthy
merchant of Louisville, KY, is set for June
2Gth, at York, Pa. The marriage is to be yery
private, only the near relatives and most init.
mate friends OF the rtiesinterested are to be
present.
THE SARATOGA, now at the navy yard here
will sail about the 18th of this month for her
summers cruise. She is training ship, and
has number of boys aboard her for inStruc.
tiOn and in the duties of the seaman, and is
daily enliSting others Lieutenant Comman-
der Robley ID. Evans commands her. and has
for his cruise what is called a rowing commits
sion.
THE MARRIAGE OF W. w. AsTOR of New
York, to Miss Mamie Paul took place at the
residence of the brides father, Philadelphia
yesterday. Among the guests were Gov. John
Lee Carroll, of Maryland, Hamilton Fish, OF
New York, and Consul General Eugene Schuy-
ler. There were no bridesmaids or grOOmS-
ren, and two hours after the ceremony the
happy couple left on a special train for New
York.
JEROME PARK RACES.-At Jerome Park
New York, yesterday, Niva won the half mil :
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