Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-27
The District in Congress.
THE CoRCoRAN SQUARE MARKET BILL.


The o street market bill introduced in the
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Hereford, as mentioned
In last evenings STAR, directs the District Com
missioners to have prepared, within thirty days
after the passage of the act plans and spec1flca-
tions for the proposed market-house, and ON
(about i5o in aID shall be fixed, payable in equal
monthly installmentS, in advance, at not less
than an average Of 81 per month per stall. That
after completion OF the ground plan, and, after
due notice. by advertisement, the Commission
ers shall proceed to sell, at public auction, the
stalls as numbered on the plan to the highest
responsible bidder, subject to the rent fixed
stalls are sold PrOrided, That the sale may be
stopped when stalls enough to realize $4,000
have been sold, and subsequently the remaining
stalls may be sold as the Commissioners may de-
termine. Then, with the 10000, the Commits
sioners shall proceed to erect the market-house,
but the entire cost of the building shan not eX-
Then, after the completion of the building,
the purchasers of stalls may take possession
and the market shall be conducted as other in
stituttons OF the same kind.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
The bill to amend the charter Of the Howard
University, introduced in the House yesterday,
ty shall be vested in board Of thirteen trustees
one OF whom shall be the president of the uni
versity for the time being, two shall be mem
bers of the United States Senate appointed for
the period OF their senatorial term by the Presi-
dent of the Senate for the time being, four shall
be members of the House OF Representatives of
the United States appointed for the period OF
their congressional term by the Speaker OF said
House for the time being, and six shall be elect
ed by the existing board Of trustees, and any
vacancies occurring in the board other than
from the members appointed from either house
of Congress, shall be filled by the members Of
the new board and their successors, and said
board and their successors shall hold the prop
city and estates of said university in trust for
no TTNif of q n a
first section of this act.
Sec. 2. That for the purpose of increasing the
usefulness of the university, and in cOnsfdera-
tfOn of the aid OF Congress in carrying out the
ate OF the United States and each member of the
House OF Representatives shall have the power
of appointing, and keeping continually under
instruction during the period OF his congress
ional term, one student OF the colored race, to
whom Howard University shall furnish instruc-
tion and use OF dormitoriies gratuitously, and
free from contingent fees, in its normal, prepar-
atory, and collegiate departments; and in max
ing such appointments members OF Congress
may select students from the colored race in
in any OF the several states or territories incl-
ding the District OF Columbia said students to
be subject equally with others TO the rules and
regulations OF the university.
Sec. 3. The board of trustees OF said u..i~oiSity
shall publish annually detailed account OF
their receipts and expenditures, and shall send
copy of the same with their annual catalogue
TO the Secretary OF the Interior and to each
memOer OF tle senate ana House OF represent
atiyeS.
Sec.4 This act shall go into effect July 1850"
DISTRICT FINANCES.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Harris introduced a
bill providing that the act entitled IAN act au-
thorizing the Commissioners Of the District to
issue twenty year per cent. bonds of the Dis.
trict to redeem certain funded Indebtedness Of
said District" approved June 10th, 1879, be, and
and the same is hereby, so amended as to au-
th0riZe the Commissioners of said District to is
sue th +T bonus DIS we ~ as coupon Sonas
and coupon bonds so issued shall not exceed the
amount OF 81, 100000; and that the Secretary OF
the Treasury be, and is hereby, authorized to eX-
change registered bonds for coupon bonds al
ready issued under the authority of the act ap-
proved June 10TH 1879, and to sell either the reg
istered or coupon bonds as may be most to the
benefit of the said District in the redemption OF
the said funded Indebtedness of said District"