Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-12
The District I'm CONGRESS.

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to the effect that in his official position the eX-
Attorney General neglected to prosecute GER
tain eases in this District.
., I TIE sUBG % IN on THE JUDICIARY
report fayOraby the following bills:
To provide that nOtaries public of the Dis
tIict OF Columbia be authorized to make de-
positions and do all other acts in relation to
taking testimony to be used in the courts of
the District OF Columbia, in the same manner
and With the same effect, as examiners In
chancery OF said District may now lawfully
take or do.
Providing that sections 446 and Az of the
Revised Statutes relating to the District OF
Columbia. passed at the first session the For
ty-third Congress, 1879 be omitted, and enact
in lieu thereof the following: All deeds, deeds
OF trust, mortgages conveyances, covenants.
Which By law is entitled to be recorded in the
Office of the recorder of deeds, shall take effect
and be valid, as to creditors and as to su6Se-
quent purchases for valuable consideration
without notice, from the time when such deed.
deed of trust, mortgage, conveyance, cove
nant, agreement, or instrument in writing
shall, after having been acknowledged proved
or certified as the ease may be. be delivered
to the recorder of deeds for record and from
that day only; and the recorder of deeds shall
note on each deed or other instrument of
writing required by law to be recorded, the
day and hour of delivery of the same to him
10 be recorded. That this act shall not be so
construed as to affect any deed or other in
Strument of writing heretofore recorded.
Bill to provide that in all cases now pending
or hereafter instituted, the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, and their successors
in office, are authorized to prosecute and de.
fend the same, have writS of attachment and
repevlD. take appeals, and prosecute wrItS OF
error. and have the full benefit of all proceed
ings at law and in equity. without executing
any bond or giving security as may now be
required. 1t shall not be necessary to give the
individual names of said Commissioners and
their successors in office in any proceeding:
and in all cases their seal of office shall be q
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be required to make.
Bill to provide. that il any person shall, with
i'll the District Of Columbia, keep, set up, or
promote, or be concerned as owner, agent,
clerk or in any other manner in managing
any pOlicy-lOttery or pOlicy-shOp, or shall sell
or transfer any ticket, certificate, bill, token,
guarantee or assure to any person, or entitle
him to chance of drawing or obtaining a
prize, or share OF, or interest in, any prize TO
be drawn in any lottery, or in the, game or
device commonly known as policy-lOttery or
policy: or shall for himself or another person,
sell or transfer or have in his possession, for
the purpose of sale OF transfer, OF shall aid i'll
selling. exchanging. negotiating. or trans
ferring chance or ticket in, or share of a
ticket in, any policy lottery. or any such bill.
certificate, token, or other device, he shall be
conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay fine
of not more than five hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned in the District jail not less than
1--WE months months t or more than 10 one year that If
house under his control in the District of Co
lumba. the sale OF any chance or ticket in, or
share of a ticket in, any lottery or pOlicy-lot-
terry or pOlicy-shOp in such house. he shall be
deemed guilty of miSdemeanOr, aud. upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars or more than five hundred dollars
or be imprisoned in the District jail not less
than two months or more than one year. or
BOTH in the discretion of the court.
FINANCIAL RELATIONS OF THE DISTRICT AND
THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
The following bill was introduced in the
House to-day:
A Bill to amend the act entitled An act for
the support OF the government of the Dis
trict of Columbia for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seven
Weight, and for other purposes, approved
March 3, 1877.
said act is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. 13. That the treasurer OF the District
upon receiving any moneys, shall forthwith
deposit the same in the Treasury of the United
States: and said moneys thus deposited shall
be drawn from the Treasury of the United
States only in such sums and at such times as
the same shall be actually required. and only
for the expenditures authorized by law. and
only upon warrants Of the accounting officers
of the District. and issued under the direction
successors in office: and the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to
place on the first day of April eighteen hun
bred and seventy eight, TO the credit OF the
District of Columbia, from any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an
amount equal to all the deposits made by
the treasurer. of the District since the
from the water department, for which he
shall make special deposits and shall reserve
therefrOm in reimbursement to the United
that date. as follows: For interest on 365
bonds of the District, for maintenance of the
Metropolitan police, Board of Health and Fire
department. and $4,000 appropriated for gen
eral purposes and expended by the Commits
siOnerS of the District in repairs of streets ::
and any uneXpended balance of appropria-
Heath and Fire department, shall be then
covered into the Treasury of the United
States; said Secretary shall. from and after
said lst day of April. place to the credit of the
equal to all of the deposits made by the treas
urer OF the District less receipts from the
month. and all the amounts SO credited
shall be subject to the draft of the Com
missioners of the District. in the same
manner as in this section provides for
he shall thereafter reserve from said deposits
all amount sufficient to meet the interest fall
ing due each year on said three-Sixty-five
bonds, and shall pay the same and said Com
miSSiOnerS of the District are authorized TO
eXpend any money in the treasury of the
United States to the credit of the District for
the purposes set forth in their estimate of eX-
penditures submitted to Congress under date
January Dist, 1878. embracing the remainder
of the current fiscal year. and all of the fiscal
year ending June Goth. 1879, including the
payment Of that portion of the expenditures
of the Metropolitan Police, Board of Health,
and Fire department. heretofore borne by the
United States. and said Commissioners shall
Immediately thereafter submit their estimates
of receipts and expenditures to the Secretary
of the Treasury, to be by him transmitted to
Congress.
BILL FOR A SEWERAGE COMMISSION.
The bill introduced yesterday in the House
by Mr.. Mayham creates a commission. con
SiSting of Generals q. A. Gilmore and q. w.
Warren, OF the engineer corps of the army,
and Edward Clark, architect of the Capitol,
who shall examine and report upon the cOndi-
ton OF the drainage and sewerage of Washing
ton and Georgetown, with view to their i'm
prOyement for sanitary purposes, together
with all other conditions pertaining to these
questions. and they shall submit to Congress
at as early a day as possible full and com
plete plan for system OF sewerage and drain
age, together with the estimated cost of the
same. The commission is also to report a full
and comprehensive plan for the establishment
of a new river front and the reclamation of
the marshes bordering the city of Washington,
and further. to report what. if any, steps
should be taken in regard to the improve
ment OF the navigation of the Potomac within
the limits of the District of Columbia The
commission is to organize within ten days
after the passage of the act. and 5000 are APP
prOpriated out Of the United States Treasury
10 defray the expenses of the commission.
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS