National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-05-13
District nils Reported to the House.

Among the bills reported 10 the house yesterday
and placed oil the calendar wore three bills from
the committee on the District Of Columbia. Ono
of them cnacts that the commissioners OF the Dis
trlct Of Columbia be, and they are hereby author
lied TO apply the Washington city school fund Of
s7OGSO.40 now invested In 365 District Of Columbia
bonds to the purchase Of site or sites aud erec-
ton Of building or buildings for the uso OF the
public schools OF the District OF Columbia
In thoir report the committee find that great
necessity exists for additional school buildings In
the District. The commissioners are now paying
an annual rental of $4,000 and many Of the rooms
rented are without means OF ventilation, and arc
utterly unfit for use for school purposes"
The fund which the bill appropriates was ori6.
nay raised by lotteries. aud II Is pledged for the
support OF the public schools of Washington. It
now amounts to ST0,63O49, aud Is invested in 36O
District bonds 1t is the opinion Of the superin-
tendent OF schools of the District that If invested IN
school buildings II would reduce the annual rental
at least 5000 or twice tho amount of income now
received and greatly superior school sccommo'
mend the passage of the bill as reported.
Mr.. Sanford reported the following: THAT In oil
suits for divorce aud separation IN the District OF
Columbia where an allowance of nlimony il de-
creed, the same shall be lien or charge upon the
husbands estate, and tho court III its discretion
may direct It's payment either IN gross or by INSTALL
ments and enforce the same by The usual processes
OF law. provided that this nct shall not impair ex
isting remedies In such cases
Mr.. Adrich, who reported tho school bill also ro
ported bill to incorporate society for the protec-
tion OF children in the District of Columbia rho
persons named as tncOrpOr9tOrs arc JOSIAH DENT,
| Thomas =. Morgan, Richard W. Thompson. Walter
| s. Cox W. w. Curtis, II. d. Mussey. J. Vaughn
Lewis, A. Y. r. Gnrnett, s. G. Buscy John A. Bnker,
Samuel A. Robinson. Alexander Abraham, NJ. d..
Peck, B. T. Davis y. n. Dcmongeot. i. 5. Emery O.
i. Presbrey J. II. Cuthbert, I. NJ. Alexander, A. l..
Earden, A. X. Paris, Charles Hill. W. p. Bell. John
Eaton, C. p. Culver, L. G. Fox, NJ. Douglass Johu
IIitz samuel V. Niles Roger Williams, II. b. Curtis,
r. C. Parker. l.. NJ. Cu'hbert, l.. II. Hot. George w.
1 Sater, A. s. Taylor william Parot. Henry Wise
Garnett William Paris, William D. Webb, J. u.
Savillo, John s. Barbour, l.. J. Davis. William l..
Young, Charles N. Matthews. A.. s. Pratt ID. ".
Middleton, jr., Thomas J, Fisher, George L.
| Douglass and c. Morris Addison.
The bill authorizes the commissioners ofthe Dis
trict to detail policemen from time To time, or to
commission duly appointed agents OF the society
special policemen without pay, with power TO
arrest al persons violating within their view any
| law relating to affecting the protection of
offending. by virtue OF warrant issued by any
Justice OF tho peace on complaint made TO HIM,
who shall be taken by such agents or officers before
the police court for trial. SAID agents or officers
arc also empowered to bring before the said court
any child who is subjected TO cruel treatment, will.
| full abuse or neglect aud said court may commit
such child to an orphan asylum or ether public
charitable Institution In the District of Columbia
or make such other disposition thereof as now Is or
may hereafter b0 provided by law in cases OF
vagrant, destitute, or abandoned children: Pro-
pided, That any parent gtnrdian, or near relative
who may feel agrieved by aqy order OF said court
IN the premises may appeal thAreirom to the crimt
| cal court of the District of Colusnba.
The accompanying report OF \he committee says
similar societies are In existekce In most of our
large cities and are meeting with great success and
believing that the city OF Washington should have
the benefits of a similar insurihn, we report this
bill to the house with recomIneN Ndation that 1t dc
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