Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-02
District i'm COkp pDreSS.

follow ed out the biblical injunction of letting
| his communication be yea. yea and nay, nay.
District in Congress.
All OF the members OF the House committee
On the District of Columbia have united in
signing letter addressed to the efficient clerk
| OF the committee Mr.. II. o. Clagett thanking
MIN for his aTduous services 20 the committee
and assuring him that his efforts In behalf of
ihe committee. Individually and collectively,
| have very materially contributed to tighten the
burdens Of the members.
BILLS PASSED BY THE SENATE.
! At the session OF the Senate last night
number OF House bills unobjected to were
| passed, among them the following District
measures: To construe an act to relieve the
churches and orphan aSyiumS OF the District of
Columbia and to clear the title or the trustees
| OF such property. [It RENTS all taxes, costs,
&c, upon Church parsonage property prior to
July /, 1874, upon payment Of the taxes, &C,
since that date; and remitting all taxes, pen
alties &C, heretofore levied upon orphan asy-
lums and their grounds, ana eXempting the
same hereafter.l To amend the act Incorporat-
Ing the Capitol, North o Street and South
Washington Railway company. The pending
amendment to the bill was withdrawn by Mr.
Rollns, with the statement that the company
would be compelled to keep their track In order
II they accepted this addition to their charter
ITEMS OF DISTRICT INTEREST IN THE DEFICIENCY
BILL.
The deficiency appropriation bill which
passed the House to-day contains the following
items Of District interest For the compensa-
tion of telegraph operator at the White House
$l,4G0. To pay Mary E. Walker claim for SER
vices rendered by her as a temporary clerk In
the Treasury department for one year from
July 18th, 1878, 5000. For additional amount
required for running the relieving sewer OF the
National Museum building into the north 3
street sewer Instead OF Into the 7th street
sewer 5000. To reimburse Carl SchurZ the sum
be has paid as the costs In the case of the
United States eX relati0ne Thomas Mcbride
versus Carl Schurz Secretary OF the Depart
ment Of the Interior, said costs having been
edjudged by the Supreme Court against SAID
Schurz personally, the court declaring that no
Intentional wrong was charged or proven
against him, sl0120. To enable the com mis-
sit ner OF pensions to continue the temporary
clerical force In hts Office at the maximum OF
its present working capacity for the re-
mainder OF the present fiscal year, $50, ,OO0
To pay claim of G. S. Bundy for services as act
Ing judge of the Police Court OF the District Of
from August 3lsJ to october Sd, $780, inclusive.
thirty-fOur days. at $40 per day. $40; one halt
OF which Is payable by the United States and
ply deficiencies In the amount appropriated for
the support Of the public schools OF the District
OF Columbia for the fiscal year ending Juue
3Oth, 1851, one-half Of which IS to be paid by
the District of Columbia, viz: For contingent
expenses, $l,19692. To supply deficiencies Ia
the amount appropriated for the support OF the
public schools OF The District or Columbia for
For salaries OF superintenden's. teachers JAM
tors, secretary OF the board, and clerks s., 2Oo
For contingent expenses $4,000. For furniture
for the two new buildings now in course OF
erection. 5000.
ITEMS OF DISTRICT INTEREST IN THE CIVIL Sun
DRY BILL
The sundry civil bill as reported to tn
Senate contains the following new amend
uents in relation to local matters: F3r lighr-
ing Executive Mansion and grounds not over
s25 lamp is to be paid for lamps not con-
$4,000 for State, War and Navy building is
made available Immediately, and S20O,000 is
added to prepare granite for the west and
for the Washington monument is made avaIla-
ble Immediately. The Signal Service is In
creased from S375, coo to 100000, besides which
$5O,0O0 is added for surveys in military divi-
weather maps. For the purchase OF a site in
Washington for the erection OF nre-proot
building for the Pension bureau, $3.50, 600;
building to be erected according to plans ap-
proved by Secretaries OF War and Interior.
under supervision Of 0uartermaSter General.
For the purchase OF Site In Washington for
the erection OF fire proof hall or records for
the safe keeping of the records of the Execu-
tive departments S2G0,O00; for e-proofing roor
OF National Statuary Hall, S26 600; to enable
joint library committee to purchase works OF
art SO coo; to pay rent OF Court OF Claims In
FTeeGman's bank, $1,000; current expenses OF
government insane as! lum, for clothing, treat
ment, ETC.. OF patients, including in0gent In
ssne from District OF Columbia. Increased from
$780, GOO to $l55,000; for improvement and In
closure Of grounds OF Columbia Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, s., eco. Senator Conkling objected TO the
item to pay the Louisiana commission, and a
fight was made against the items TO buy from
Eastman & George n. Lamphere. clerks In the
Treasury department. their digests OF certain
decisions ETC., aud the items were stricken
out.
Lively Times at the White House.
AN ARMY OF SIGHT SEERS AND HAND-sHAKERS
Everybody wants to see the President. And
it would seem that everybody Is determined to
see him. President Hayes has but Jwo days
Of office, but he Is still the President and the
great army OF national hand-shakers is fairly
represented in Washington. While the rush
attendant upon next Friday cannot prop
erly be said to have set in with full
pretty good advance guard, too Hotels and
boarding houses are comfortably filed, but not
the way the White House looked this morning
1t seemed as II every stranger tn town was
there. Men, women aud children. and babes
crowded In front OF the Presidents rooms up
stairs. President Hayes for over two
hours stood In his office and shook hands
with the people as they passed In on On one side
the other. Charley Loeftier, the Presidents
doorkeeper, had'a great Ceal OF trouble Ia keep
Ing the crowd from getting Iaio the room 10
ments the rush of visitors was also great, but
not by any means to be compared with the
crowd at the White House. or the people now
here it is noticed that the rural specimen is in
very large minority.
Four Years Business of the Govern
hent.
OFFICIAL, FINANCIAL ANB ECONOMIC STATEMENT
Secretary Sherman has issued the folio wing
statement showing the financial and economic
transactions OF the United States OF America