Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-16
Funded Debt Of the District.
THE L. s. TREAsURER'S BILL FOR ITS GRApy1

Treasurer Glitillan, commissioner of the sinking
fund for the District of Columbia, had sent to
the chairman OF the House committee On the
District of Columbia the draft Of a bill .'makin
permanent annual appropriation for the pay
ment Of the interest on the funded debt Of the
District OF Columbia and Of the cities of Wash
demption thereof, and for other purposes The
full text OF the bill is SIS follows:
'' BE it enacted, ETC.. That there is hereby
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
ding June 80, 1879. and for each fiscal
year thereafter until the debt OF the said
Georgetown shall be entirely exttaguished, the
sum of s1.155,5 50, for the payment of the
interest on the funded debt of the said Distric;
and and cities exclusive 2f the wa;er-stoek and Tor
the gradual redemption thereof: which I'm is
hereby constituted permanent annual appro-
pl1ation. and shall be annually charged TO the
appropriation for the year By the United states
for its proportion of the expenses OF the District
OF Columbia. And the payment of the sum
hereby appropriated shall have priority OF all
other claims and demands upon the revenues
OF the said District. whether arising from taxa
tlon or from appropriations by the United
States. and the same shall be diSburSed by the
Treasurer OF the United states upon the war
rant OF the Secretary Of the Treasury. And any
excess OF the said sum over and above the
amount required for the payment of interest on
the funded debt, exclusive OF the wate! jtoc:l.
SEa!l be applied by the Treasurer of the United
states to the purchase and redemption of the
debt OF the said District and of the cities o.
Washington and Georgetown in the manner
prescribed by existing laws: Pyori,led. That the
amount OF such excess fer the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1879, shall be applied b. the said
Treasurer toward the payment OF the per cent.
ton maturing January /. 1873. and the George
town sAeam-fOrce- pump bonds, maturing March
!, 1879, and that the remainder OF the amount
required for the payment OF the said bonds in
fun at maturity shall be advanced out OF the
Treasury OF the nited States and be charged
TO the permanent annual appropriation hereby
mace Tor the hScat year ending June 80, lSSo:
Asd If1ttded further, That so much OF the act
OF the legislative assembly OF the said
District approx ed Augustus, 1871, entitled '.An
act to create commissioners of the sinking-fund
and TO prescribe their dutjeS.'' as requires the
said commissioners TO inScriDe on their books
the amount OF bonds. stock. and certificates OF
Indebtedness purchased by them on account OF
the Sinklng-fund, and TO collect the interest
thereon. be. and the same is hereby, repeated
This BILL the Treasurer thinks, will. If enact
ed. place the District on perfectly sound basis
ara PROVIDE for the interest on the funded debt.
and for relieving the bonds as they mature. The
measure has, 1t is understood, the endorsement
OF secretary sherman. The proposition to issue
a a new bond bearing an interest OF not more
than SlN per cent, to meet the payment OF the
six per cent. tcn-year bonds OF the corporation
or Washington and the Georgetown steam
force pump bonds the former of which mature
January 1st next and the latter March 1st next.
does not meet either with the approval of the
commissioner OF the sinking fund or Secretary
sherman. They are both opposed to loading
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and think that the District financial obligations
should be promptly met by payment in kind,
and not by new issue Of bonds. The bill print
ed above is calculated. they think, TO do this.
and in forty years wipe out the entire debt
TIE principal Of the two classes OF bonds, men,
toned above as maturing Jan. 1st and March
lSt next. aggregate about S2S2,000.
NoMINAT1ONs.-The President to-day sent TO
the Senate the following nominatons:-John
Lowell, OF Mass, to be [. S. Judge, first judicial
circuit; Jas. II. COggeShall, Of r. l., marshal
district OF r. l.; John Clark. Idaho associate
Justice supreme court of Idaho territory; JOS r.
Lewis, Washington territory, chief justice su-
preme court Washington territory; Samuel c.
Nlngard, Washington territory, associate Jus.
tice supreme court Washington territory; Jos
Z: tHery, Ohio, L. S. marshal south district
ONO: Oliver Wood, Ohio. Indian agent Qulraiel
\. H.. John Coburn, lad, and MarcelluS L
Stearns. Fla, members of board OF Hot Spring
{Alk commissioners; also a number Of post
masters.
NONE But AMERICANS TO BE EMPLOYED Or
PUBLIC WoRKs.-Mr. Grover introduced bill
in the Senate to-day to regulate the employ
ment Of labor on the public works of the United
States. The bill proyfdes that in the construc-
tion of all forts, Notifications, canals, locks. and
all other public works Of the United States, no
person shall be employed who shall not at the
time OF his employment be a citizen Of the
United states, or have declared his intention of
becoming citizen thereof The bill provides
penalties and forfeitures for any contractor who
shall violate the provisions OF the act.
JUDGE JOHN LOWELL, of Massachusetts, IVES
today nominated for the position which At
torney General Devens would have taken If he
had followed his own inclination to retire from
the cabinet-the United States circuit Judge
ship for the New England circuit.
A RESOLUTION TO SUMMONS SECRETARY SHER-
MAN BEFORE THE SENATE.-Mr. Beck submitted
resolution that the Secretary of the Treasury
be directed and required TO appear before the
Senate in person on Wednesday next, at one
O'Clock p. M, to inform the Senate what season.
if any. be has for falling to answer the reSolu-
tlon OF the Senate OF the Sd OF December, 1915
in regard TO the amount of silver coin received
for customs dues, and whether he has applied
it, OF any portion OF Tito the payment of the
interest Of the bonds and notes of the United
States, and If not so applied TO state the reason
why, &c. During his remarks on the resolution
Mr.. Beck said the Secretary OF the Treasury had
Increased the bonded debt OF the United States
10 the extent OF Si04, f99, $50 b$ selling bonds
and boarding gold. After brief debate the
resolution was laid over.
TIE DUEI-HEARN SHOOTING CASE. on the
Eastern Shore OF Maryland, attracts much at
tendon because OF its anomalous features. Miss
Duer. only some I! years OF age, it is alleged,
SHOT Miss HearD, who was about Is, because the
latter fepulSed her warm demonstrations OF af-
lection and loved another young lady better
1t Is represented that Miss Duer was fond of piS-
tire, and that Byron was her faVOrite author,
which is not extraordinary in itself, but is sug-
geStiNe in view OF her discovery that the morbid
and seif-indulgent poets nature was like her
own.
OF THE BREATHITT BULLIES the Ashland. KY
Rerfep says: The whole crowd is a lawleSS
band CT ScoundrelS and murderers, and every
one OF them, OF whatever party, creed or sta
tiOn, who was concerned In the killing of good
citizens, should be stretched up on the gallows
tree-a plant which has borne less fruit and had
greater advantages than any vegetable known
10 the flora Of America.
EDWIN BOOTH AGAIN IN COURT.-Last night
Edwin Booth. the tragedIan. and his wife were
served with legal papers by eX-Alderman Ber-
l1nger in the suit of the administrator OF the
estate Of Charles w. Bafras, Of Black Crook
fame against them. The amount of the suit is
$65145. The case will be tried I'm the Marine
Court. 1t is the balance claimed OF the DUR
chaSe-money for the construction of a lodge at
Cos Cob Conn.,, a residence which Mr. Booth
purchased from Mr.. Barras.-IN. Y. Siar, 1Hh.
THEY ARE TRYING TO PROVE Mrs. Ann Drake
Leaman, OF New York, inSane-her numerous
COUSINS are-that they may tear up her Will and
divide her 100000 between themselves. The
strongest argument used is that she '.waS
always playing with dogs and kept them
around her all the time" Even the judge ad-
mitted that he considered '.any woman that
had much to do with dogs partially insane"
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