Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-15
The District in Congress.


That the Treasurer OF the United states. as
~ ofcs0 commissioner OF tue sinking fund OF
the District or Columbia, IS hereby authorized
and required TO cause notes OF tie District of
Ceiun bia TO be prepared. not TO exceed sSin 0s0
IN amount. In sums OF $50 anG $780, bearfnC date
March J, ISL. payable at any time after ore
year and within five years from the date there
OF. bearing interest at the rate OF . is Der cent
. per ahnnm payable semi annually to be stgnel
by said Treasurer as er O1iciO sinking fund com
miSsioner. and eounteisigned by the Comptroller
OF SAID DiSlrlc1, and sealed as the said Treas
urer ma! Gfrect; which notes shall be eyeInpf
from taxation by or under federal state. Or miI
nlcpal authorities, engraved Or printed at The
tXpt nSe OF the District OF Columbia, and In
form net inconsistent herewith said notes shall
he numbered consecutively, and lettered with 4
letter lot now borne by any bonds Or cer:tff-
Gates Oh the District O. Columbia.
SEC. 2. That the said Treasurer OF the United
Stat s. as eX-0iicio sinking fund commissioner
or tne District OF Columbia, Is hereby author
lzed 10 exchange said notes at par for Ike sums
OF per ceDtum certificates OF said District
ara lie accrued interest thereon. issued under
The act OF tie legislative assembly OF said
District approved May 10Th, 1873, and shall
cause SAID certificates, upon. redemption. to be
cahceied, and all interest upon said certificates
Shah cease and determine on and after said 1st
day CT March. 1881.
or ColufD tia shall proceed in the manner now
provided for by 1aw, or which may hereafter be
provided for, without delay. TO collect the
amounts due on the certificates OF assessments
Tor special improvements, which certificates
and all payments thereon are by the provla.
lths OF Saic act OF said legislative assembly, ap-
proved May p. 1873. held ana pledged fer tie
payment ard redemption OF said eight per
centum certificates, which said special asscs4-
nth;s when so collected shall constitute sink
iLg ltltd Tor the payment OF the notes issued
ubdeI tae provisions OF this act; and as rapidly
as The sun Of ten Thousand !c;;iiars l. received
by said treasurer, as said sinking fund commits
SIOGeT, ne Shall purchase or call In and redeem
and cancel said notes, in such way and manner
i1sv flOYry
said money so collected and received Suflicient
amounts TO pay Off and discharge the Interest
coupons attached TO said notes next 10 become
due and payable.
Sec. i. That the principal and interest OF the
notes authorized by this act shall DC subject TO
all tie pledges or faith md exemptions as the
topdS authorized by Section seven OF Chc act
approved June 2Jth, 1874 entitled An act Tor
the government Of the District Of Columbia
ana Tor other PURPOSES and whenever the
funds derived from special assessments In the
hands Of the Treasurer OF the United States are
insufficient to pay any fnStallmenu OF interest
upon said notes about to become due and pay
able. the Secretary Of the Treasury shall ad-
vance 10 the said treasurer, upon his reGuiSi-
lion, the additional amount necessary 10 pay
said instaiimeHt OF interest when due and paw
&tle; and ali amounts so advanced shall ba
year by the ntted States toward the expenses
OF the District OF Columbia.
Sec. 5. That II in the opinion Of the said
treasurer lt Will De more advantageous to the
District OF Columbia 90 sell or otherwise dispose
OF the said notes, and apply The proceeds OF said
sale TO the payment OF said eight per centu;n
certificates as aforesaid, with the interest
thereon, according to their tenor and effect.
then power and authority Is hereby conferred
upon said treasurer TO make sale thereof. al not
less than par, IN such ways and for such sums
as be may deem for the best interests Of the salj
District OF Columbia.
Mr. Neal offered the above bill IN the House
yesterday. lt went to the committee OF the
wbo,e on the state Of the Union, inas.nucn ..
It involved al appropriation OF money.
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD RILL.
After our report closed yesterday OF the CO.
5idefation ot District Of Columbia business by
tie House or Representatives the bill 70 ail0 =
the southern Maryland railroad 70 enter TIE
DisI!itl OF Sol9aela Vas pa39ea WITH an aGlend-
menL that said company shall not be allow
10 enter the District until its t6rini is seiec,l
and has the approval Of congress.
TIE EXTRA POLICE BDL.
Mr. hHnton cnGeayored TO call up the h.
providing for the temporary employment OF III
extra police iorce. cut objection vas rll1a al
It WeEt over.
TIE PKOsTECT FOR FUTURE DIsTRii : LEyiJst Alto.
Mr. Bragg objected 10 suggestion that III
District committee have tT0 h0IIs OF TGe5da
OF neXE week FOR the consideration OF Dist fic
business
The District committee win have the aoa-
again at the night session OF THURSDAY next
which vas ordered some tinle ago.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
was reported back TO the Senate from the a.
plopTia!fons committee yesterday aitern0ou
The SeEate committee made nun aroGs change
In the items OF appropriation, as gxed by the
House, as follows: Pay of three watchmen foY
Washington asylum raised from $50 TO S2:U
each; for medicines ana other supplies for sarDa
asylum Increased from S3U, 900 TO S340O0 ana
tie total appropriation raised from So 100 TO
s44sIh ior new Worknouse at Washington
frNr- y ga,
almsh0usc increased from $500 TO S3.10a
ana The provision requiring. the C0mmis
sioners TO give reasonable notice OF
letting contract fer work and materials
and let contract to lowest bidder, was stricken
cut. For support oil iudigent insane OF District
reduced from SS0,0eo 10 S40,e9e. All the proyis-
ions for maintaining Jail is stricken out For
cfarities the only change made Is thar for re
lief Of the poor: the appropriation Is increased
from Slo, oae to Sl5,eoe. and proviso inserted
poor shall be at the rate OF not exceeding S5s
per month. For general eSpeuses-In claus
nX1Dg salaries provision Is inserted that
hereafter the engineer commissioner shall b
entitled To receive such compensation, II addi-
t1oD to bis army pay and allowances as will
make his compensation equal to s. 900 per al
mum, aDd sufficient sum TO pay such add.
uonai compensation is hereby appropriated.
The provision ab0lishing the treasurer OF tha
District Is stricken Out. leaving tnat officer ana
his duties as at present, ald appropriations
fer for the special assessment division are in
serted as IolloWS:
For special assessment division: ForI clerk.
81 ,SU8: Clerk, s., $50; clerk, 81 900; for con
ungeDr expenses, including stationery ana
mis- cellaneous items, sl00; H. all, II, 800. For
the treasurer and assessor Office: For l trea-
suIer and assessor, So GOO; assistant assessor.
81 500: l Clerk 81 900; clerks, at 81 400 each:
clerks at s., 200 each; clerk $780, / inspector
OF licenses, 81 POO; assistant $780, messenger
5000: contingent expenses, including printing
books, stationery, car fare, detacS!pn OF fTau15
Oh The revenue, and miSctilar eous items 81 0tt;
in all. $4,000 For collectors Office the appro-
pTiaticn Is increased from sla0t0 10 81 500 and
distributed as follows: For / collector. 81, 900:
! clelk s., ,S0o; clerk, 81, $780, CLERK. $, ,259:
messenger. $500; for contingent expenses i'll
ciudtng temporary clerks, printing, books, Sta
tionery. car fare. an. miscellaneous items
=, ,5GG; in all. 81 $50.
The cOrDners pay is Increased from 81 800 to
81, ,St1, aId 20 pay iurerS fees, stationery, etc,
increased from Sloo TO 500. Al inspector or
plumbing IS created at q salary OF 81 go. F0F
SIeets-CUrieIt work Of repairs on streets
etc, raised from S2U, coo to S25 600; repairs @.
country roads raised from $4,000 to 81, ,001.
For street lamps-For erection OF lamps. i'll
creased from $500 TO 81 900. The provision
limiting pay for lamps TO s25 per annun for
each is left Just as it passed the House. For
police and fire department no change Is made
For courts provision is Inserted taat not eX-
eeeding $500 shall be allowed i0r compensation
or justice Of the peace to act as Judge or
police court during the absence OF the latter
Judge. For building or schools the number
10 be e. ected Is Increased from three TO four
ard the appropriation Is raised from 500 900 G.,
SlG4 600. the additional school to be Quilt la th.
IN YalF inrr f,na