Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-11
The District I'm Congress.
THK TRAMP BILL


THB TRAMP BILL
came up as the regular order in the Senate to-
day. Mr.. KernanS amendment to strike out
the clause to punish persons for begging from
door to door, was voted down. Senator Whyte
moved to amend, by inserting the words mot
insane so as to prevent disorderly insane
persons being included in the penalties sena
1t as surplusage, the plea OF insanity being
sufficient defense now In any prosecution Mr..
Carpenter said enforced labor. when not in
pull ishment OF crime was slavery, and II this
bill did not treat these people as criminals IL
was proposition to establish slavery, and after
all the elCquence that had been expended and
sorry to see it re-established by an act OF Con-
gress. The amendment OF Mr.. Whyte, to insert
mot insane" was adopted by vote OF 25 to u.
Senator Morgan commented upon the fact that
The people or the District had been deprived OF
the right OF suffrage and OF local government
He hoped the Senators from the south would
not vote and legtSlate TO continue the dtsfrau-
chisement OF the people OF the District. In
1871 COngre ress, Overwhelmingly republican In
both branches, created a legislative and execu-
tive government In the District; but In 1874 this
of three commlssioners-one an army officer
was provided. Nobody could truthfully deny
that the republicans had made this change
because they had found that the negroes who
f1ocked TO the District were incapable OF appre-
ciating the right OF suffrage or OF partici oatlng
in governmental affairs. Republican Senators
had criticised and condemned the southern
states for having. as they charged, denied the
negro full and fair suffrage, but right here In
the District these very Senators had deprived
the whites as well as blacks OF the rights OF
Citizenship, because the negroes were not cap
able OF performing properly the right OF sut-
frage MIR. Morgan continued in this line.
quoting from the Presidents message in regard
to denial Of the colored peoples rights In the
south. and contrasting that with the act OF the
republican party In reDealing the right OF suf-
frage in the District. After the expiration Of
the morning hour Mr. Morgan. by unanimous
consent, finished his speech, but the bill went
over.
ST. ylNCENTs ORPHAN ASYLUM
Mr. Herman presented In the Senate to- day a
memorial from the trustees OF ST. NlnCent'S
Asylum, reciting that the asylum is unable to
pay the large assessment against 1t for special
improvements. and praying for the passage OF
an act to exempt the asylum property from the
payment OF said special assessment. This as
seSsment amounts to s2.17429. The petition
sets forth that with the exception OF donation
OF certain unimproved lots valued at $4,000. in
1882, the asylum has never received anything
from the general or local governments. AT this
time 1875 orphan girls are being supported and
educated In the asylum, which relieves The Dis
tr1ct OF their care. Senator Herman introduced
bill to carry out the prayers or the petition.
Which was referred to the District committee
TIE LIQUOR LICENSE QUESTION IN rH8 SENATE.
The Senate late yesterday afternoon adopte
the following resolution "RtsOIred, That the
Commissioners OF the District of Columbia be
directed to furnish to the Senate the names OF
year commencing Nov. /, 1850, with all the Sig
natures OF property holders and residents ap.
pended thereto, and all the endorsements there
on designating those to whom licenses have
Deen granted and those to whom licenses have
been refused.
THE ST. PARTICK'S CHURCH LOTS.
Mr.. Whyte yesterday introduced In the Senate
bill empowering Archbishop Gibbons, of Bal
timore, to sell lots numbered s. 6, I, 8 and 9, In
square $40, in the city of Washington, which
lois were conveyed to John Carroll by Anthony
Gaffray and others In trust for the use OF the
Roman Catholic congregation. worshipp.ng in
the place called st. Patrick's Church, In Wasn-
ineton." The preamble sets forth that it ap-
shand eapedeeI pa relieved thaf from SAID the do os
ration Of said trust, and the bill author
ICES Archbishop Gibbons to sell and con-
vey said lots OF ground free and discharged
and assessments that may have been levied
against said lots by the District OF Columbia
prior to A. D. 1880: The bill was first referred
quent1y referred 10 the judiciary committee.
FIDELITY GUARANTEE.
Mr.. Ferry Coy requesD yesterday introduced
In the Senate a bill Qhe same as introduced IN
the House on the 9Th OF last month by Mr..
Henkle) to incorporate the United Sta.eS
Fidelity Guarantee Company OF the Distric. O!
Columbia, with Josiah Dent, Il. II. Blackburn
Nathan!el Tyler,C. NJ. Ransom, A. 81. Dillon, Jr.,
W. H. Morrison, b. H. Harris, Wm. Candy.
James L. Barbour, Frank Hume. Alex. Hay, j.
T.. NJ. Rapley, G. c. Dean, Arthur Herbert aud
others as 1ncorporator5. The business OF the
company is to guarantee the official bonds or
other official obligations OF public officers t
the United States and OF the several states;
the capital stock not to exceed 81, ,0O0, 900 Ia
shares OF $1G0 each and five OF the incOrpOratOrS
shall constitute board OF commissioners to
organize the Institution.
PARSONAGES IN TIE DISTRICT.
The District Commissioners have addressed a
communication to Senator Rollins, OF the Sen
ate District committee, enclosing statement
OF the number and value of parsonages belong.
ing to the various religious denominations. The
letter shows that in Washington the assessed
value OF parsOnages In 1880 was Sl71, ,95S, upon
which since 1860 only s4.714 has been paid for
taxes, and SIC. l06 remains unpaid. In George
town the assessed value Of parsonage property
during the same year was $32 s93. on which
s17e. 50 has been paid, and g. 153 "a remains un-
paid