The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WAsnISGrox, May I, 1878.
Immediately aftcr tho reading OF tho journal tho
House (Mr Sampson Of Iowa, IN tho chair, resumed
the consideration Of the District OF Columbia Govern.
menI BILL which, after debate and amendment, was
passed in the following form IL
The bill provides for a government OF tho District
by three commissioners tone au engineer officer
above the rank OF captain to be detailed by the Preai
for three years. unless tho detail sooner re-
vokcd; ono 10 be elected by tho Senate, and
the Tho to be elected the Housed Tho
first Is 10 receive no further compensation
than his regular pay. The other receive
$1,000 per annum There is TO BIO council consisting
OF twcnty-four members, TO be elected by tho IN
habitants OF the District. Members OF the Council
not receive compensation, thcir secretary may
be paid s., 900 year. The Council is TO meet when
ever notified that tho Commissioners have business
to submit 1t, may Investigate the accounts and
conduct OF any ocer OF the Disfct, and shall report
tho result thereof 10 tho Comnls soners. Contracts
must 10 approved by the Council and must rcceivo
tue unanimous consent OF the Commissioners. The
Council Is also TO Tass upon estimates OF public ex
pcpditurc. The control OF all work executed Is TO
TO vested In the Engineer Commissioner
Two subordinate officers Of the Engineer Corps may
also be detailed by the President us assistants.
CONGRESS IS 10 appropriate MY per cent OF the APP
proved expenditure and the olhcr nifty per cent
DO collected from taxation, the rate not to exceed 80
on every 500 OF real ana personal property.
Tue interest on tho 90 bonds Is to 90 paid by the
Secretary OF the Treasury thc amount deducted
from the hall Of the expenditures 10 which The gov
eminent Is boGndl but this not 10 DO con trned
into an acknowledgment, OF liability for the principal.
The sinking Fund Com iishoa: SO A
the BOARD OF Health, whose duties performed
by phys.ciau as health officer, aud by
sanitary inspectors under him. The salary OF the
health officer E 10 DO 81 500; that Of tho sanitary
spccors is not 10 exceed 81 200, and the aggregate
COMPENSATION OF clerks and other assistants Is not 10
exceed 1000 The Boards OF Metropolitan Police, OF
FIRE Commissioners and OF school Trustees also
abolished aud tneir powers are transferred TO the
three Commissioners. But there are to Dc apo ned
nineteen trustees OF public schools, Of whom I've
least snail be OF the colorcd race
TARIFF
Mr. WOOD, (dcm,l ~ ". ", thcn moved tat ton MIN
utcs pact two) to 20 into Committee OF the Whole on
the 1arn DliL
On STAND ng vote the SPEAKER need tho re-
suit TO be 70 - so Thcn vote by teilcrs resulted
" TO ~, aud finally on vote by yeas aud
nays the motion was agreed to--yeas 109
nays los There was good deal ui cxctto
ment over the vote ana when the roll was finished
there was a small majority against Tho motion, but
vote, and at least four OF them tMessrs. Reagan Of
Texas, Bouck Of Wisconsin, Patterson Of Colorado.
and Caldwell OF Tcnnessce) were induced 10 change
from no TO aye In Tits manner a bare majority was
obtained Tor the motion.
The following Is the vote In dctai:-
YHas-Messrs Mtsn. Atkins Banning. Bccbc, Bell rcu.
Brorden Baekncr. Barehara. caseli. Caldwell 81 Ten.
Clarke oi Kentucky cisrse Of Missouri, Cobb vook,
don caberson Davis Of north Caoina Dloreii Durham
Edeu. liam. Evan, of south Cnrena. tel,on. finley.
dings dover Hamilton Harris Georea Harris Of vr.
gina Harrison. Haftrdgc. Hartse hatcher, iencslcf.
Henry. Hewitt OF New iorS, Hewitt OF Alabama. Herbert
iiooser, iunton Kelley. kcnnn, kimmon. knnP, Knott
Lander, ligon, Lndc Manning. Martin. Mayhem. Mckcn
VI, McNahDn, Morrison. Muldrow Muller Patterson o.
CA1iornin Hea REAGAN Riddle Robbins Of North varu
ma Robertson OF louisiana. Ssylcr singleton, Sompns
Sinails. smith ~ Georgia. Southland Srarks. springer
street Ihrockmoron townsend Of Illinois, Tucker. Tur
net, Vance, Wadfcll. Warner, Whltthornc, MigRnton,
Williams u Michigan. Williams OF Delaware, Williams OF
AIsbama Willis 81 Kentucky, Willis Of sew YORK. Wood
ana ates-IUa
NsYs- Aldreh, Bacon, Baker o. Indiana Baync. Bick
nell, Blnir, Boyd. BrcDtano Brewer. Bridges. Briggs
Browne Bnndy, BnrDek, Butler. Calkins. Camp, Caup
hclt taswch ahin Clarke Of New Jersey. Ginyke of
Iowa Cole, Collins, conrer, Grape Cummings cuttler
Davis 81 California Dccrpg. Dunncu, Dwtrht
lames Erett. kvans of renns, ivania, kvans
q lndians. Freeman, Fry, Gardner. lIardcnbcre
Harmer. Harris ct Massachusetts. Haskell. tiendec
hcnterson hiscock, Hunter. Iungertord, timer
Jones OF OHIO, Jofscnscn. Joyce, keahtlcy, Kinger
Iapham. lsathrop, Lindsey, Mash. Marsh, Meeowan, Nc
ktne3. Msicalf, Mitchell Monroe Morse, Neal NoreroSs
Utver, ONotl, Ovcrton. Page, Patterson New YORK
keddie knndoiph Reilly Rice Of Massachusetts, Roberts
OF Maryland. koss, Robinson of Massachusetts Ryan
same.on sapp, sexton schacnDcrger, snnlckson. stem.
Upton rownshond sof OHIO Townsend OF New york Tnr
ney, Van yorhos Hait, Walsh. ward watson Welcb
White Of fennsyivania, White 81 Indiana, Williams Of Is,
coDsin, Williams oi OREGON Wren, Wriehs--lus.
AS soon as the result tho vote was announced, a
motion TO adjourn was mauo by Mr.. CovGER OF Michl.
gan, aud was decdted--yoas, 80; nays. IT'S
Tho House then, AZ twenty minutes past three H. M,