Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-19
The District I'm Congress.

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sequent proceedings were as fOllOws,.
DEEDS. MORTGAGES. ETC.
The House passed bill prov ding that all
deeds, deeds Of trust, mortgage 4. cOnVeyances,
covenants, agreements or ar4y instrument of
ed in the office OF the rec order of deeds, shall
take effect and be valiT. as to creditors and as
to Pu1eh. Ses for valuable eonsid
such deed, deed of trust, mortgage, convey
ance, covenant. agreement, or instrument in
writing shall. after having been acknowledged,
Or as re may e 6
and from that time only and the recorder of
deeds shall note on each deed or other instru-
ment OF writing required by law to be re-
corded, the day and hour of delivery of the
same to him 10 be recorded.
THE BILL PROVIDING FOR THE ADJUSTMENT
OF CLAIMS
against the District of Columbia, after being
committed to the District committee.
THE PETITION OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION
Oh nhe DISTRICT on the reorganization OF the
judiciary, was referred from the District Of
COlumDla TO the judiciary committee.
CHEAP GAS.
The Dill to- regulate the price OF gas in the
District, which passed the House, enacts That
the eleventh section of an act of Congress emit
tied An act regulating gas-wOrkS' approved
June 3. 1874, shall be. and is hereby, amended
SO as to read: That the Washington Gasight
company shall be authorized. on aud after the
illuminating gas furnished to and paid for by
the government OF the United States, or
District OF Columbia, at the rate of two dollars
nished to and paid for by other parties, or by
the inhabitants of the city of Washington, at
the rate of $2-25 per one thousand cubic feet
other than the United States OF Dsret Of Co.
lumbia, so furnished, shall pay any bill within
seven days after the same shall have been pre-
scented, said party shall be entitled to a dis
hp ar of at tba 70
of twenty five cents per one thousand cubic
feet, and all laws authorizing higher rates are
hereby repealed; provided that when the
the Washington Gaslight company shall ad-
vance above s. per ton, the price of gas to
consumers may be advanced at the rate of ten
ditiOnal dollar per ton that gas Goals may ad-
vance in price: and for that purpose the
washington Gasllght company. shall, in the
month of May in each year. furnish the Secre
tary of the Interior with statement of their
coal contracts or purchases for the ensuing
year, excepting the Richie mineral and the
Richmond coal, the cost of which shall not en-
ter into any calculations in making an aver
age, which statement shall be sworn to before
justice of the peace by their engineer and
secretary, and the advance shall take place on
the lSt OF July ensuing
PROPERTY DEPREDATIoNs
bill was also passed that every person
who. in the District of Columbia, shall will
fully and without color of right, enter into any
other building, the property of another, and
shall cut. break. or tear from its place any gas
pipe, .water-pipe, door bell, or other fixture
therein: or who shall, in such dwelling house
or other building, cut break, or tear down
any wall, or part of a wall, or door. with intent
to cut, break, or tear from its place any pipe
or MIXTURE therein, shall, for the first offense. be
the District Jail not less than two months or
more than one year, and for any subsequent
offense shall be imprisoned in the penitenti-
airy for not less than one year or more than
three years.
LAW AGAINST LOTTERIES.
A bill was also passed, that il any person
SHALL within the District of Columbia, keep.
set up, or promote, or be concerned as owner,
agent. clerk, or in any other manner, in man
aging any pOlicy-lOttery or pOcy-shOp, or
shall sell or transfer any ticket, certificate,
Dill. token, or other device purpOrtmg or IN
tended TO guarantee or assure to any person,
or entltle him to chance of drawing or OBJ
tanning prize, or share of, or interest in, any
prlze to be drawn in any lottery, or in the
game or device commonly known as policy
lottery or policy or shall, for himself or ain
other person, sell or transfer, or have in his
possession for the purpose of sale or transfer,
or transferring chance or ticket in, or share
OF a ticket in, any policy lottery. or any such
Dill, certificate, or token, or other device, he
shall be deemed guilty of miSdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and paw
a fine of not more than 500, and be imprisoned
in the District jail not less than two months
or more than one year.
The second section provides that if any per
son shall knowingly permit in any house under
his control. in the District of Columbia the
sale OF any chance or ticket in, or share of a
ticket IN any lottery or policy-lottery or shall
or pOlicy-shOp in such house, he shall be
deem ed guilty of miSdemeanOr, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than
$50 or more than 500, or be imprisoned i'm the
District Jail not less than two months or more
than one year, or both, in the discretion of the
{ curt.
PERMANENT FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE
DISTRICT.
Mr.. Hendee.-I have been ntruSted bv a
majority of the committee Oh the District of
Columbia to report back the bill OH. r. No.
ment for the District Of Columbia. desire to
state that | introduced the original bill for the
purpose of establishing form of government
which Should be permanent for this District.
This bill has been materially and in my judg-
ment disadvantageously amended by the com
mittee, yet majority OF the committee have
concluded to report the BILL and have agreed
to report II for the committee, having Orig-
nally introduced it, with the understanding
that reserve to myself all rights with regard
to Offering amendments which ! think or may
think will perfect the bill: and if in the end
see fit to oppose it l reserve also that right.
This is bill which, from it's language, must 90
to the committee of the whole House. and it
possible to consider the bill before an adjourn
ment, because it is one which will provoke
and which demands extensive discussion and
delberatiOn on the part of this House: for it
is very well known that it Is not only import
ant to the District of Columbia and the resi-
dents OF this District, but that it is as import
ant to the government of the United States
1t IS also very important that some action be
taken that the people here as well as the PEG
pie Of the United States may understand fully
and well the relations existing or that are here
after to exist between the District of Columbia
and the United States. Hence l think the
House will he willing to accord to the commit
tee day on which this bill may be fully and
fairly considered, and | ask unanimous con
sent of the House that it may be taken up in
the House as in committee of the whole under
the fiyeminute rule Oh the 9Th of March, which
is two weeks from Tomorrow. That day is
beyond all special orders now existing Asa
matter of course do not wish to have it inter
fere with the consideration of appropriation
bills. But for the purpose of preventing a long
session at this time in the consideration of this
BILL ask consent that the 9Th of March, after
the morning hour, may be assigned for its con-
SlderatiOn In the House as i'm committee of the
whole and under the five-minute rule, and that
1t be considered from day to day until diSpOsed
of. would also suggest that general debate
upon this bill shall continue for four hours,
when II Shall be taken up under the five-min-
ute rule. If any gentleman either from the
on the District of Columbia or of
the House wishes to modify or change the
proposition have made in any way, l shall be
very glad to hear him.
Mr.. Clymer-I would suggest to the gentle
IQrmnnt hot I i,,ly q