Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-04
The District in Congress,


The bill introduced in the House by Gov
Hendee TO cure the title to certain real estate
in the District, provides that the United
States quit claim to George w Watson his
heirs and assigns. a its right and title in lot
5 and north thirty-fOur feet of lot 7, in Iuare
6S6.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE DISTRICT.
In the House this morning Mr.. Hendee pr
Sented a bill to authorize the COmmiSSiO ierS
OF the District of Columbia to audit certain
claims against the District, and for funding
The District of Columbia with the powers of
the late board of audit of said District as spec
lhed IN the sixth section of the act entitled,
:" Ii act forthe government of the District OF
GOlumDla, and for other purpOScS,' approved
June ~ 1874, for the purposes following: To
issue the certificates prepared and signed but
not issued by said board: to prepare, sign. and
SAID board OF audit, for which no certificates
had been prepared TO prepare. sign, and issue
ceitIflcateS tor certified measurements made
under contracts with the board of public
works and not reported to the board of audit :;
TO audit claims presented to said board of
audit, and not acted upon by it, and also
claims not presented to said board, being
CLAIMS arising III classes one. two, four and
hVe, as specified in the sixth section of said
act above referred to, and for sewer taxes as
provided f0r in act approved March Sd, 1915.
Sec That the outstanding certificates
issued by the board OF audit, and the certili-
Gates issued by the Commissioners under the
GS ieoiiE 5E iectioh Snall De conVertibie INTO
above referred to, bearing interest from the
f"r yhint t%o En tme clII1n ieSpeGtlEely
tho nn,ni; @ i t Sht,!i po loStteu ana
hereby authorized to exchange said bonds
ppntStandina oortifnotdu VI Sdlu aG,, lol az
9mdit and for Saii ~ n,.e Eate ooar9 OF
the CommjssionerS Of the 6istrc 81 II 9IeI o!
bia, provided that the prncinaI IF SniJ bnnds
heretofore and hereafter tp he a~nhon S"., poiaS
Shall not exceed si5 C4t0 GGl ~ ~ oA''"h H.
W. ma n1oTr $500 -
Han = n fMIomiak!zE Morr;aL ,, TIE M auDlGIARf;
niltrict ini H. of eIIiGk ana Mr: ApPeby OF the
,.t E ol t1lum pl;t: today made an argu-
. te Lon on lhe JudlcIary III
"n NoVemar W. S w, hi M III tle house
to the dnia, ny t of 10 o hentuGKy
~; h ,liv Ju4lGitA 9i me DlSIflct Inc
hn ,e 9i le par ASSOCIATION OF
III ti ~ "i,u p lttn 'iltl llolh ana alter
th; at t % hoi We GoilllIenctlelL OF
trict co'rt 70 ,S h o9 aSdnSem M III he DIS
thn nit ~ ~ ~ C.?u tne supreme court OF
aI oa ot iGlt when snail nave gen
S!,a a i IN tM ana ealuty There
,,It nc no III tlc odlu court dill Iile powers
%,J itn, Jua ; i1uiCtio Low HtSteu III or capaDt OF
nss eAeIcintu ~, s HS tiie present court OF that
in tho SiniSo"nS S w ~, ". Mdn Et>ttu
in in the niipti; iipn;.' - fHd %, Masillhgon county
90 ,n of tho act ~ E,t pi noi ~ 'c P311-
ISS0 entitfod !.Sn oct "pti oHe" I Juiie ~
Tnnrt nf to iltrict ct To ING 9liprehle
with aIl the mowers onS - iur;Cditi auSc@tnti @
isd '.n , .lr ''u l,iil>uictl?l nov tNcf-
nmrt f tbn itI ~ @nS eiicult VI distIlcJ
Soc - Tbat tIilteu tIo ti o,;tieS. ..
consist of Two mermanent cotIio sii"i
Whcb undrr fhe anna OF nlsl3aoS oG 0i
hI II uii'CI 'aie ild!lie VI dRpeiale divi3on.
otIa o 10 are ;tu 9Aeaci9e dpeldie JurlSdl:ton
a. M otled WIN such luLtheI luriS-
uiCuoii ID may be lhcIQent 10 me GeteEminl-
iui % VI dHA aPpt:tI dhu tiic otnei oi which as
nT "iisilldl ul'lsloii; uiue! tle names OF us
iYuI IeSptctlTe paftS as hereladller given,
WIN such appellate Iul ulIsdlction from inferior
courts as hereinafter mentioned. Within
lElrty daSs aitef the court hereby created is
settle rules OF pleading and practice for the
Said court ana all ITS branches.
sec ). nat the sad court shall consist of
seven justices, one OF whom shall be deSig-
mated as chlef Justice and the other as aSSo-
clatc luStlceS. They shall be severally ap-