Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05
FORTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Special Session OF the Senate,

Special Session Of the Senate.
SATURDAY, March 8.
SENATE--Upon calling the Senate to order.
at noon, Vice President Arthur was vigorously
applauded by the galleries.
The proceedings were opened with PRAYER
after which the Vice President stated ne had
reCeivto for presentation number or petitio
| Tor spciAl legislation but that his own uplnIon
Dasen upon the rules aid precedenfs, was that
| these could not b. presented at an eXtFaordl-
| nar! session or the Senate. lie submttte1 the
| question IS TO the disposition 10 be made Cf
he communications.
After remarks by Messrs. Harris. and Aiil,
| OF georgia, 1t was ordered, on motion OF Mr
GockT,li, that the petitions be retained by III
Vice Pr, sident to be submitted hy him at the
next legislative session.
~ MT Hoar offered resolution extending to
Nlhheld Scott Hancock the privileges of th,
| floor Gulfng his stay In Washington. Adoutfd
| by unanimous VOTE
Mr. Blaine. in accordance with the notice
gwen oS MN some weeks ago, submitted the
| following resolution:
ReSOlrtd That a special committee OF five
senators oe appolntes by tie chair TO take Into
Consideration the mode OF voting for President
aLG Vice President OF the United States, aud the
node OF counting and certifying the vote. who
sEau report such proposition for change in
The avs and CONSTITUTION as may seem expe-
oielt; that said committee have power TO sit
duIirg the recess OF Congress- and that they be
directed 10 report On or before the second We'd
hes6ay CT January, 1852.
Mir. Pendleton, from the COMMITTEES OF nOtI-
hcation, reported that the President had ey.
pressed desire TO communicate with the Senate
to.CAy al O'clock.
On motion of Mr.. PendIeton. the Senate then
lat 30 p. m.) took recess un1i 3 O'Clock.
The District Appropriation Bill.
IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE BY THE CONFERENCE
COMMITTBE.
Tie conference committee on the District bill
In their final conference agreed as follows: The
house rect ded from the amendment TO the
item appropIia iatng $40 900 for the Jones Creek
canal, and agreed 10 that sum instead OF S 0ca.
For the Improvement Of streets and avenue.
In accordance with schedules and G OF the
District estimates the Senate receded. The
amount appropriated is So, ,000. In The matter
OF the special assessment division or the D.3-
trict commissioners Office, the Senate receded
and the division is abolished. The Senate
receded In The matter OF the Office OF the Dis
tlict OF Columbia treasurer. and the Office is
abolished. The Senate receded from its amend
men's Increasing the force In the office or the
collector OF taxes Both houses waived the
points OF difference for sweeping and cleaning
OF streets, repairs TO alleys, cleaning
sewers, etc. ard fix, fixed the amount AZ
Of the following Senate amendments
| That all moneys appropriated by this act, to
gether with all revenues Of the District OF Col
| unbia from taxes or otherwise, shall be
| deposited in the Treasury OF the United states
as required by TIE provisions o; section four OF
| an act approved June llth, ISIS. aHd shall be
u
| Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia
| Except that the moneys Appropriated
| Tor interest and the sinking fund shall
be drawn therefrom OILY on the reQulsi-
! States), such requisition specifying
| the appropriation upon which the same Is
! drawn; and in no case shall such appropriation
| be exceeded either in requisition or eKpendt-
tuTe; and the accounts Tor all disbursements
| OF the Commissioners OF said District shall De
made monthly 10 the accounting officers of the
Trpa nv hp nf no rfa Of 10
| lumbla, On vouchers certified by the Commis-
sioners as now provided by law: Provided,
| That said commissioners shall not make
requistiens upon the approximations from
| the Treasury of the United States for a larger
| amount during said fiscal year than they make
on the appropriations arising from the rev.
| general taxes paid In drawback certificates a.
| required by the third section of the act az
| proved June 21th, 1879, entitled ''an act nXiDg
| the rate OF interest upon arrearages of genera
| taxes and assessments for spec; al improv,.
ments now due TO the District or Columbia ard
for revision OF assessments for special Ira
! provementS, and for other purposes"
| Sec. s. That the Commissioners OF the Dis
| trlcu OF Columbia be, and they are hereby, al
thoIized and empowered to sell to the highe-
pToner~ az beonHno ~ the sad nsfricf Of W..
umbia in Washington city: Lot 3, square s.,
| part OF LOT g. square 490, and also the followin
longing to said District Fish VIII arf on sqIarec
| parts OF lots a, IS and 49 I'm square 30 and
| part Of lot 245 In square 80: P-0eided, That 81
Ia the opinion OF SAID commissioners. the
| highest Did made at said sale for any or all
f,o6 OF said , lots Is not full and fair
| price for the same, the said
Commissioners Shall have the right to reject
such bid or bids and annul said sale or
sales; and that the proceeds OF the sale
! OF the said lots situate In Wash
ington shall be applied TO the erection and
| furnishing OF two new police station houses IN
| Washington: and the proceeds OF the sale or
the saia lots situated In Georgetown, OF SO
much thereof as may be necessary, snail be
applied to the purchase OF lot and the erec-
| tion and furnishing of new engine. house for
engine company number i've OF the District
OF Columbia fire department at present located
| In said city OF Georgetown.
! Sec. 4. That the chief OF engineers, u. s.
army, 1n charge OF public buildings and grouDd,
In the District Of Columbia, be, and is hereby.
authorized TO sell ard convey, by good ana
| sufficient deed. to each OF the owners or lot !
| square lS4; lot 5, square ls5; lots 5, and 4,
| square 1875; lot Il: square 1919, in the city OF
| Washington, District OF Columbia, sucn portioa
| OF the ground Immediately adjoining the front
| OF said lots OF either OF them, as viii make the
| angles at the four corners OF 10th and streets
| northwest. right angles. upon payment into
! the Treasury Of the United States by said
owners, or each OF them, OF an amount for the
| number OF feet In each lot SO to be conveyed at
| The rate the same may be appraised by three
dlSinterested freeh0lders resident OF the city OF
! Washington, to be selected and sworn by sai1
ch1efof engineers imparuallyt TO appraise said real
! estate at The true value thereof In money; and
| upon said sale the owners OF said lots respect
| lively shall pay into the Treasury OF the United
| States. for the erection OF high school build
ing iE the city OF Washington, 0ne-Jhird OF said
| purchase money, and the remainder thereof,
with interest, In oBe year from the date Of sale
No conveyance shall be made until all the pur-
chase money is paid: Frortded, That said chief
OF engineers shall not sell or convey one por-
tion or any part OF said real estate unless all
the same is sold and conveyed
Sec. 8. That section OF the act entitled
San act to incorporate the joint stock company
OF the Young Mems Christian OF Washington"
approved March I'd, 1867. which reads s'That
the buildings and grounds, the rents and reve-
nues OF the same, and the stock issued to erect
such buildings shall be forever exempt from
taxation" Is hereby repealed.
Some Of the Dead Bills.
Not less than from 1900 TO 800 bills died