Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-16
District Day I'm the House.
BILLS TO BIZ REPORTED

Inc HOUSE cOmmlttee On the District Of Co
lumdia will report the following bill favorably
to the House today, this being District day in
the House OF Representatives
TO RELIEVE CHURCHES
A Dill to relieve the churches OF the District
OF Columbia, and TO clear the title Of the trus.
tees to such property. Be it enacted &C., that
for the government OF the District Of Columbia.
and Tor other purposes" approved June %, 1874,
as was construed to authorize the Commission
TONS from taxation OF church property which
was actually held aud used for the purpose OF
divine worship, and to enforce tax upon such
property. be, and Is hereby, repealed; and the
IN me trustees, or such other persons as held
the title to the same at the time OF the passage
OF ne act OF 1s4 or their successors In interest,
Bon-payment OF taxes. That the Commission
eTS OF the District of Columbia be, and they
hereby are, authorized and required to refund
TO the trustees or other proper officers Of such
church or churches as have paid the taxes as
sessed against them under the act of June 90
1s4 such sums respectively as were paid oy
the purpose OF divine worship. The DILL was
passed.
TO AID HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The bill to amend the charter Of Howard uni
verify and to encourage and aid the education
of the colored race in the District and in the
several territories will be reported by the CON-
mittee without recommendation It was orfgf-
nally introduced In the House on the 2lst of
April last, by Mr.. Chalmers, OF Mississippi and
provides that the government of the univer-
sity shall be vested In board Of trustees OF not
less than thirteen members OF whom one shall
be member of the L. s. Senate, appointed
for the period of his senatorial term by the
president OF the Senate for the time being, and
two shall be members Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives OF the United States, appointed for
the period OF their congressional term by the
Speaker OF said House for the time being;
the other trustees to be elected as
vacancies may occur in the present
b9sd,, board, by the ods remaining members
been paid back into the Treasury OF the United
States, by the War Departments, from moneys
originally appropriated to pay the bounties OF
cOlOred soldiers, but which was left unclaimed
after years, from the fmpossibility of discover
ing claimants; and whereas additional moneys
from the same source, to the amount of $40, 900
are are about to be similarly covered back into the
as 1t Is in the circumstances equitable and ex-
pedient that the colored race should have the
benefit Of said moneys for their educational Inn
Treasury shall invest, and hereafter keep per-
manently invested, the sum of $500 600, in bonds
ts,,on OF the United ,! States, the interest Of
by him to the Howard University afore-
named, for the maintenance OF its nor
NAL, preparatory, and collegiate depart
and cabinets; said bonds to bear date July 1st,
1879. That in consideration of receiving the
income OF the bonds aforementioned each men,
Der OF the Senate OF the United States and each
member OF the House OF Representatives shall
have the power Of appointing, and keeping
continually under instruction during during the
period OF bis congressional term, one student of
the colored race, to whom the Howard Univer-
sty shall furnish instruction and use of dormi-
tories gratuitously, and free from contingent
fees. In its normal, preparatory, and collegiate
departments; and In making such appointments
members OF Congress may select students from
the colofed race In any OF the several states or
territories, including the District OF Columbia
said students to be subject equally with others
to the rules and regulation Of the universit.
DISTRICT CLAIMANTS,
The committee will also report favorably the
bill to allow those to whom the District Of Co.
lumbia is indebted to go to the Court OF Claims
for adjudication OF their claims.
Y. VI. G. A.
The House, at quarter past two o'clock to-
day, passed the bill to amend the act of incor.
poration OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion of this District. 1t simply provides for the
authority Of the association to renew a loan
previously made by them upon their real estate,
the object being to reduce the rate OF interest,
and to save the Lincoln Hall property, which is
threatened with sale. 1t is only making new
loan to LAY an old one.