Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-10
Ts,e District ApDropr iasi0n Bill.

require both Commissioners to be residents OF the
District
The District Appropr iasion Bill.
ACTION IL THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
In the House OF Represent tiyeS TO- day, after the
report in our first edition closed, amendment
was offered TO strike cut OF the bill authority given
the District Commissioners To extend and improve
the Intersection between Vermont avenue and
18th street northwest south about one hundred
feet to the line OF the lots owned by private parties
Mr. Marsh, who offered it, S:it the effect OF such
authority would he 10 close up portion of street
Tne amendment lost An amendment was
offered To abolish the law or regulation which
qIra~ residence o. two years in the District rs
prerequisite for appointment the police force.
Mr.. j lcooS sid the effect Of su h regulations
To authorize only the employment or discharged
regular army tramPs on tie force. The amendment
WAS ruled out on a pint of order.
MI Lynch WantHi To know why there was diff
ference In pay between the TWO school SUI perrin
tendent7- One white and one was cOlored.
He asked why the discrimination.
Mr. HiSc0ca said the sup rintendent OF white
schools had charge OF the cOlored schools in the
county in addition TO the white schools in the
city
Mr.. Lynch slid the work of one was no more
argiuOus than the others
An amendment WIS Offered TO make the salaries
OF the two superintendent equal Mr. Lynch, VINO
oncrct it. accepted a suggestion IN lde by Mr.
H.Sco \ 10 ny the pay tae coloced schoo super
now is. Hr. Holman made a point OF order
against the incre Sc OF the salary OF either
superintendent This Chairman Haskell over
ruled, when "a debate enSued.
After debate, the chairman reconsiared Ms pre-
Yiou5 ruling, and decided it was not in order to
increase the salary OF either o. the school super
intendents- This will leave the salary OF the
superintendent OF white schools ut ST. per an
mum ami OF coi0red schools at s2.2j0.
An amendment WAS adopted th It on and after
the 18th of July next the blarl of school trustees
shall consist OF only nine members.
An amendment Was adopted that no more than
the market price should be paid FOR fuel, and all
DIS above the norket price should be rejected
ThfS amendment was adopted, the statement hav-
over the market price.
The bin was then proceeded with without inter
rupt1on and Will be passed, with the amendments
bereinbefore MOTEL, before the House adjourns for
the day.
The PRESIDENT has appointed the following
board OF visitors TO the military academy at West
Point: j. G. Chapman, OF St Louis; c. II. Moore,
or Clinton, ILL.,; Gen. Horace Porter. of New York
city; Gen Horace Schan, Boston, j. d. Tillman
Fayetteyl.e, Tenn: j. b. Treat, Monroe, Wis., and
4 Hon vi. l. Ward, Newark, Nj.
SENATOR WINDOW said this afternoon that there
had not vet been a conference of the members Of
his select committee 10 investigate the so-called
whisky ring, and he could not say when the COM
mittee WCuli organize. but supposed 1t would COM
Fence operations within a few days
NAsoSs CASE BEFORE THE PRBsIpENr-The case
c. Sergeant Mason Is now before the President for
action, as 10 whether his sentence shall be COM
muted or not IL is the general impression that
the President viii tlhe favorable action upon it.
While III verdict OF the court martial can not be
overruled Il is thought that Mason's term OF i'm
rrlsoninept viii DC shortened at least
A DELEGATION from the Brewers convention
called upon the President to pay their respects
this afternoon The delegation was composed OF
Mes5rs- T. A. Sittlg Hecht and MerkeL OF Chi
eago, and Mr.. Leo Ernst, OF Philadelphia.
Up TO LATE Hour this afternoon the President
had made no selection OF a new District Commits
EOner.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT BIII-The An
derson Agricultural department bill which passed
The House today, Is modification OF the bill in
Ioiuced BY Re2reSentative Updegrar, OF Ohio,
during the last session or Congress. which that
gentleman has earnestly pressed for passage.
CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs..The southern re-
publican N emberS OF the House held a conference
to-day on the pending uthern contested election
eases Alter general discussion resolu ton was
adopted urging the speedy disposal OF the cases
which have been reported to the House by the
committee on elections
ARMY ORpERs.-First Lieutenants Albert l.
Myer, nth infantry; Marion p. Maus LIST infantry:
George b. Walker, 9th infantry; William Baird,
9th cavalry, and Second Lieutenant Harry 1. Bal
ley, 2lSt Infantry, are relieved from special duty
ana ordered 70 join their proper stations. The
resignation OF Cadet William p. Maury, ith class,
L y military academy, has been accepted, to take
eHect June -, 1882 The leave Of absence granted
First Lieutenant John l. Bulls, 9th infantry is
extended four months The leave OF absence on
surgeons ceftsrCate or QfSlDiEty era nted CAPTAIN
Peter j. A Cieary Is extended six months.
THE WEST WASHINGTON SHOOTING CAsE-The
charge against AlOnzo Donaldson the Young white
man who seriously shot colOred man named Ben
smith in the head with pistol on a boat I'm West
Posa Co.,r, 5Oe tine ago was continued In the
not being able to appear at court
SUSPICIOUS YOrSG MAN ARREsrEp.-Tbis
morning Lieut.. Arnold arrested young man on
ID street, between 9Th and 10th, on complaint OF a
NfR1Yg I..ix
followed and inSulted her on Pennsylvania avenue
He said he came from Philadelphia last night and
were o on MANI was msorss James On ms person
dozen SIX handkerchers stolen from Teel's. He
Was locked up as a SUSPECT Gus character.
SEsrEScED-The Criminal Court to-day i'm
posed posed, sentences as fellows; George Immek,
years: Thomas J. Bicksler, having counter
felt money in his possession, nve years; Daniel
Magruder. Benjamin Turner and Earnest Ouden.
second offence petit larceny, three years each.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: Ietta
Weaver 10 Betsy King, pit. 2. So. ss3: s1.iOo. and
undivided half W-half 2, So .s3; s. j. N SOM
s sgS a Trustee to AlH nj s s@s lot
$40: sssoo D. B. Gron 70 P. IL Christmas. lot Il,
sa; 40: 81, $50 c. NJ. Matthews, trustee, 70 G. W.
800 Do. u A. p. Marston, lot ID block Z, do $3.50
r; Cooper to C. Coomes, sub 81. 50. 400: 81 100.
So %: si,ss &C. c n Tbom to s. B. Whitiagpisub B.
Sssq- u; 1896; sub 90 sq7o:t. Mary Coomes to
70 s %Sels Pc sq nc SO So 49, 100 s. Guthrie
ner to T. b. Pearson, pit 80, 50. 1856; s.. j. W.
Piillng TO c. b. Pearson, ut. S, So 1853; s, 1888
J. Purdy, sub. 60, 81. 102; 5000 T. d. Daily ct al.
trustees. TO Ephraim Mach, pit. 4, SO. 5i2; $500 W.
T. Mitchell TO John Grinder. lot Is, So s4s; $asO0
J. IT, Lehman To II. Lindsey, pts II ami II, so.
~; $500 Jesse Shreeve 70 James H. Saviile,
sub 3, so. 10; g. 800 w. Obofd 10 X. A. Gray sub
q, 81. sls: 81, 400. H. Rupert to j. W. Starr,
:uos 60 10 20. SO. $685. 81 ,s096s. jacob veihmeyer
;ert. executor, TO III. l. Rupert, undivided half
l1t 20, So SIS; g, ,as 8. NJ Ruppert TO same. do;
s1la2 l. L. Johnson TO w. r. Reamer, pit lot
"a, 81. 362; 81 % j. j. Knox. commissioner,
Be-, 10 W. Mayse, lot a. sub. So. 302; $405 Henry
T. Thomas 10 Elizabeth Bresdley, lots los, 1885, l67
and feS, sub. So 675; $5700 James r. Eison ct
al, trustees, 70 j. j. Edison ct al, trustees lot Z,
mo T OF lots So s3; 500. Maria C. sutphen TO
Chariotte A. Joy Mann, lot SO, south grounds
Columbian University; 500 MARI d Bidile 10