Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-02

| Mr.. Temple was made trustee OF the public
schools because he was the heir 20 certain land
on street, and TO keep market away from
| square 446. The reason market was opposed
Oh square 446 was TO enhance the value OF the
street market stock. which was bought up at
nominal value oy national bank in this CITY,
MIR. Neal said the marketmen now on square
$40 were tenants at at-will-SQuatters-they had
10 right there which the House was bound 10
respect.
MIR. Henkle advocated the amendment He
thought the District Commissioners ought 10
know where 10 locate a school building aud Il
should be left discretionary with them where 10
site proposed was central enough Tor school
purposes.
MIR. Cobb said nineteen of the District school
trustees were unanimous for the selection OF
81 uare 446 for the high school building.
The amendment was rejected.
ANOTHER AMENDMENT REJECTED
MI. hunton offered an amendment TO strike
OUT lne PROVISIONS. providing for the erection
OF three school buildings two to be erected IN
the second school division and one I'm the sixth
school division: he thought the buildings pro-
V1deo for would take more none! than the Dis
trlct could well Afford. the adoption OF his
amendment, MIR. Hunton said, would limit the
erection OF school buildings to single high
school, and postpone the building OF the others.
Mr.. Claliin said he thought the streets ana
roads could wait until next year better than
the schools
Mr.. Cobb said the District was paving now
In the school districts where the new ones were
proposed rent aggregating s. 900 a year There
is not school building In his state as bad as
these schools. The question simply was
whether common education In this District was
TO be foStered or not.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. TowNsHENDs AMENDMENT.
Mr. TOwnshend offered an amendment pro.
yiding for the building OF only one school In
the second school division instead of two. and
one In the sixth division, county. He said
neither the District Commissioners or the Dis
trict or columbia committee had asked for
cob nttn
taxation OF 1850 O00 on the people of the District
who had no representation. lie sent TO the
clerks desk an editorial from The EVENING
STAR. setting forth that the sum for school pur-
poses TO be taken from the current revenues
was too much for single year.
PAYMENTS VERSUS SCHOOLS
Mr. ToWnShend said there was In the District
264 school buildings owned by the city. He
said that senators and members OF the Cabinet
had had their children partly educated by the
common schools OF the District This he
charged was good argument ia favor OF their
efficiency. His amendment would save SO 900
which could be applied TO the removal oi the
malarial and death breeding wooden pave
me nts In the city. He did not know a city In
Illinois to-day which had as ample school
facilities as the District OF Columbia.
MIR. ' an NoorhiS said the fact Still remained
thai the District was paying over $4,000 year
for miserable school rooms.
Mr.. Aldrich denied that the District has 26l
rooms, but dd not have 81 55hoof buildings. aoO'
Inc amenQment or Mr.. ToWnShend. after
further debate, was rejected.
TIE HEALTH OFFICE
When the health department was reached
Mr.. Page, OF California, offered an amendment
TO increase the miscellaneous appropriation
tor me nealtl once from s., 500 to $500 The
amendment was adopted.
AL amendment was offered to provide for two
lood Inspectors instead OF one It was subse-
quently withdrawn An amendment to In
crease the salary OF the pound master from
$1,000 TO 81 300. was agreed 10.
An amendment TO fix the salary OF one in
Spector OF plumbing at Sis 600, was lost.
EIGHR HOURS FoT DAYS WORK
Mr. Neal, offered an amendment that here
after the Commissioners OF the District shall
pay 50 per day for common labor. TO which Mr.
Browne offered an amendment that eight
hOulS SDaI constitute days work. Ruled out
on point OF order.
STREET BRGGARS IN WASHINGTON,
MI. Ford offered al amendment 10 appro-
pirate s. 600 for the relief of invalid persons
and those found begging On the street
He said there was 10 city In the country wherr
lhere was as much street begging as here. L.
there was an appropriat ion made the Commis-
s1oneTS could ascertain whether or no the caS,.5
were meritorous. Ruled out on a point OF
order.
FINANCIAL.
Mr. Neal offered az amendment TO authorlz
the Treasurer or the United States as ex-oifici5
OF the sinking fund, TO cell such bonds as AT
authorized 10 be Issued; agreed TO- Also a,
United states, as commissioner or The Siukiny
funC, TO buy. at any time any OF the funded
debt OF the District for the sinking fund as
may, in his opinion, be for the best Interest OF
the District; agreed TO.
TIE LINTHICUM FUND.
Mr.. 1lunton moved TO strike out the apprO-
priation OF $4,000 for the payment OF the
L1Dthlcum fund.
Mr.. Cobb said the loan ought TO be paid. IL
was drawing SIX per cent and had drawn eight
The beneiictaries don't want it paid. because
under the devise the money is TO be Invested in
real estate in Georgetown which Will not bring
six per cent He thought we ought 10 pay our
debts when we could.
The amendment was lost.
The paragraph for 81 500 for an emergency
hospital was stricken out or the bill, IL having
been represented that the appropriation COM
nittee did not intend ii should be in.
THE BILL REPORTED.
AT 2:15 the bill was reported from the COM
mittee OF the whole 10 the House.
$500, 600 FOR STREETS.
The first vote taken in the House on the bill
was The amendment to increase the appropria-
ion Tor street Improvements from $50 090 to
100000 Ii was agreed to-yeas 1872, nays To-.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed with all the amend.