National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-11
OUR CONGRESSIONAL RULERS.
The Three Per Cent. Funding Scheme
Two Nignts a NOntIs for the District.

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Two Nights a Month for the District.
Chairman Hunton, of the House District Com
mittee, yesterday morning submitted TO that body
a letter from Treasurer Gilfillan opposing the bill
which recently passed the Senate authorizing the
funding of the outstanding eight per cent certif-
Gates of Indebtedness of the District issued under
the act of the Legislative Assembly of May 40, 1873
into three per cent. bonds of the District Mr. Gil
fllan holds that these certificates are the indebted
ness of the individual property-holders; that the
United States should not be required tc Assume
onehalf ofall arrearages il would be the bill
referred 20 became law and that the prompt tax
payer should not be taxed for arTearages arising
from the delinquency of other property -owners
He shows difficulties in the way of making the pro-
posed three per cent. bonds a continuation of the
series of 3 bonds: suggests that if the act becomes
a law the time during which the certificates may
be presented for redemption with interest at the
legal rate ShoTIld be limited to thirty days and
recommends that, in case the act should be passed
thatthc proceeds ofal special assessments for which
tax liens can be held by the treasurer be applied
b. him To the sinking fund forthe eXtnguichment
of the funded debt of the District, which, by
reason of the high market rate Of the bonds, will
prove insufficient.
The committee. after considering the letter
adopted a resolution requesting the District Com
misSiOners to inform the committee upon the fol
lowing subjects: l. The amount of the eight pei
cent. certificates now outstanding, as near may
be. ,. The amount of the ten per cent bonds or
certificates ana by NnaL dutnOrllS ana unQer Wtlai
law the same were issued. 8. The gross amount
of special assessment liens, now readjused. ap.
pIcable 10 the payment of these eight per cent
! certificates.
Chairman Hunton was instructed By the com.
mttee io offer in the House resolution providing
that on the third and fourth Thursdays of each
month "a recess be taken until halfpast seven
o'clock, and that the evening sessions thus provided
for be devoted to the consideration exclusively OF
business appertaining to the District of Columbia
Later in the day General Hunton offered the reSo-
, linton and il was 3QODted.
The Senate District Committee derOted ITS time
yesterday morning 10 the further consideration OF
the District code.
The bill 10 provide punishment for tramps beg
gars and sich' came up in the Senate again yes
terday. An amendment offered by Senator ingalls,
10 insert the word may" SO that there would be
no doubt as the discretion of the court to accept
security or sentence 10 Imprisonment, was agreed
TO, and at the expiration OF the morning hour. the
bill again went over.
Ex-senator Ferry yesterday introduced (by request
the bill to incorporate the United States Fidelity
Guaranty and Trust Company OF the District
Senator Whyte yesterday introduced III the Sen
ate Il bill authorizing Archbishop Gibbons the
present holder of the st. Patrck's Church in this
city to sell said property and convey the real estate
from said trust free from taxes and assessments
that may have been levied against it by the Dis
tTict prior to 1889.
Mr.. Voorhees,, from the joint committee on a
library building. yesterday reported in the Senate
bill to appropriate 81 100000 for the erection of
library building in Judiciary Square, the dishSrse-
ment of the money to be under control OF g com
mission CONSISTING % tne 2eS+etSis VI tne tteiii
Architect Of the Capitol and the Librarian OF
Congress
The bill was recommitted.
Senator Morrill, gave notice that he would OPP
pose the Judiciary Square site.
Representative BeltzhoOVer yesterday intro
duced bill TO incorporate the National Gaslight
Company of the District of Columbia James l.
Barbour George W. Cochran, E. g. Davis, 9. ".
Thorne, A. 7. Whiting, Harrison Dingmsn, and c.
c. Duncanson are named as incorporates, and the
capital stock is fixed at S500050 with the privilege
of increasing the same to 81 800 900.
A bill was also introduced providing for the fur
Their distribution of the $4,000 heretofore appr0-
priated for the payment of certain labOrers EN-
ployed by the contractors under the old Board OF
Public Works.
Mr. Stone of Michigan, introduced q bill author
izng the Postmaster-General to select site for a
new postoffce here, and Gppropriating $4,000 fol
the purpose,