Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08
The District i'm Congress.
THE PROPOSED REDUCTION OF THE POLICE
MEMS PAY.

MEMS PAY,
delegation of policemen was at the Capi
tol last night to try to show the appropriation
committee the injustlc of reducing their pay
as proposed in the sundry civil appropriation
bill, but did not have hearing According
TO the proposed bill the District Commissioners
are TO fix the salaries to be paid the officers
and privateS of the police force at such rates
as may appear to them just; not exceeding
$500 per annum. This of course would fix the
maximum compensation for the officers at
thove figures. aud the compensation of the
pllvates would probably be less. Should this
oil be passed 1t would result in the demOrali-
cation of our police force, which is one of the
beSt in the country. Great CONSERVATION has
already been caused by publication of the
change among lhe policemen and their fami-
lies, and it is hoped that no change will be
made from the present rates of compensation
which is 'l,ule enough.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
Mr.. Rollins introduced in the Senate to-day
bill providing for the settlement of OutStand-
ing claims against the District of Columbia.
The bill provides that all claims against the
District evidenced by certificates of the boa I'd
OF audit shall within three months from the
passage of this act be presented to the District
commissioners. They shall cauYe a schedule
TO be MADE showing the number, date and
amount OF each claim, the person to whom is
sued, &c. The COmml SionerS shall prepare a
Scnedule OF the amounts passed upon and al
lowed but not certified by the board of audit
and OF the amounts withheld in any settle
mentS by the board of audit or the board of
public works. and they shall determine the
amounts due under any contract or extensions
of contracts for work done or materials fur
nished prior to March II, 1876, the measure
mentS OF which were not returned
to said board of audit or which were
not acted upon by said board In
determining the amounts due the Commis-
siOnerS shall consider all claims which have
been heretofore considered and passed upon
or approved by officers of the District, and
shall deduct therefrOm any amounts which
may be Justly due the District on any ac-
count from the parties to such contracts.
The commissioners shall from time to time
make schedules of balances so found due the
person 10 whom due, and the date when due.
and Shall file such schedule with the Secretary
OF the treasury. The Secretary of the TreaSli-
ry shall pay claims SO certified i'm 1865 bonds
and he shall demand of the sinking fund com
mlSSlOnerS, or their successors, enough of said
bonds TO meet the payment of said balances
The gross amount of such bonds including
thOoe heretofore issued, shall not exceed ff
teen million in ALL The District Commission
erS, as ~OOn as the first of July next, are re-
CURED to give notice, by publication in the
newspapers, to all persons holding claims
against the District to present the claims to
tiem Wlthln three months of the date of the
notice. A list of claimants amounts. &c.
shall be prepared and transmitted to Congress
1he schedule presented to Congress may he
accompanied with a statement from the Dis
trlct commissioners as to the nature of each
claim, &c. ANY claim not presented as pro
vided in the bill shall be forever barred from
puyment,