Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-05
The District i'm Congress.

The District i'm Congress.
| DISTRICT DAYS ASSIGNED.
The House this afternoon adopted resolution
| offered by Mr.. Urner, of Md, setting aside the
| second and fourth Mondays OF each month during
the remainder OF the present session for the con-
sideration OF bills reported by the committee on
| the District OF Columbia This will insure the
passage OF the bill TO increase the water supply or
| the District.
| SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT APPRoPRIA-
TION BILL.
| Mr. Plumb from the Senate committee on ap-
populations, this afternoon reported back the Dis
| trtct appropriation bill, with numerous amend
ments. 1t cuts down the appropriation for repairs
OF concrete pavements from $4,000 to $4,000 and
strikes out the $4,000 for the northwestern inter-
| cepting sewer The amount for Improvements and
| repairs OF streets and bridges is cut down from
1886 ooo to s475 oOo to widen l4th street, reduced
| from 5000 to 5000. The appropriation for the
Reform School is increased from $4,000 to 80 936,
some slight addition being made in the
| for central dispensary and emergency hospitals
stricken out The national association for colored
The extra pay to the Engineer Commissioner, to
make his salary S, 900 year. is stricken out and
he Is allowed only his army pay; and provision
serted. The law authorizing the appointment OF
the Commissioners Is amended SO as to require
that only one OF them shall be chosen from those
who have resided In the District for three years
| For the assessors Office the appropriation is
increased $500 An item Of s, zoo for temporary
and several small reductions in sala'
rIes from the House bill are made.
is abolished. The Commissioners are required to
report to Congress yearly the number OF Overseers
WORK and Se out Of which tney
are paid. An appropriation OF $1,000 is inserted
for binding and taking care Of the records of the
| to county roads is reduced from $4,000 to
| $4,000 and the clause authorizing tile ex-
| tension and improvement of the intersection
between Vermont avenue and 18th street NORTH
5000. is added, and the pay Of the stationkeepers
Is Increased to $720 per year. The number OF
| mounted polio is reduced from so to 40 For the
telegraph and telephone service the item for gen.
from 5000 to 81 500 and that for making new con-
nee repairs rs sts from sa to 5000
be approved by the president or vice president of
| the national board OF health and by the commits
of school trustees and commissioners substituted
therefor. The board of school trustees is made to
consist Of Is e For the Of lots
March g. 1882 for the Reconstruction Of the Jefrer:
therefor, so as to limit the expenditure for
that purpose to $4,000 and to devote
Of Over the S 90 o S1 furniture
for new buildings; $500 to purchase additional
ground for the Seaton school; 81 200 for rent OF
and s. 900 for apparatus for the new High school
buildings $1,000 Is appropriated The '1 ONCE i Of
water registrar Is abolished and its duties de-
voved upon the engineers department, subject to
for the levy and collection OF water tax The words
snow authorized" are inserted after tax The
came from the House, and not as compared with
existing law. The provisions In the bin in regard
to the German Orphan Asylum remain as passed
by the House.
NEW DISTRICT BrILs IN THE HorsK ro-pay
Mr.. Chapman introduced in the House to-day a
bill providing that all per cent bonds issued upon
special assessment made against property OF the
citizens of the District to redeem said bonds, and
all corporation assessments upon which bonds and
stocks were issued, and all other bonded indebted
DO nds of the District payable at ten years. That
OF one per cent shall be levied against the real
meet the interest, and the remainder to fund the
principal at maturity; that all damages occa-
shall be assessed, together with the dement's,
and one million dollars shall be the
I o ait the the
standing certificates OF Indebtedness issued under
the act Of the late legislative assembly OF the Dis
trict, which are not held by the Treasurer OF the
United States ex-oficio sinking-fund commission
OF the District, into 3-65 bonds, with interest
crued thereon the rate OF per cent per annum.
Also, bill directing the Commissioners OF the Dis
trct OF Columbia to receive as cash all outstanding
certificates OF assessment or Indebtedness com.
payment OF taxes
SECRETARY FoLGER to-day said he had no IN.
tentiOn of continuing the remainder OF the con.
tinued skies at three per cent and doubted IL he
had authority to do so, If he desired
COMMISSIONER PRICE, who has Just returned
from New York, where he superintended the Open |
ing Of the bids for Indian supplies told STAR
The prices demanded for flour, beef and pork were
not SO high as he had expected, although they |
nfrvl,n oyaA ffopl
items were obtained at less than last Year.
In THE CASE OF THE PHOENIX INSURANCE Con- |
PANY against Grant, IN the Court In General Term
this morning, Judge Hagner announced the opin- |
made by the q. S. Supreme Court did not arect the
receiver previously appointed. the court passed
duties as prescribed by the court
THE POISONED BEEF ToNGUE.-Distrfct Chemist |
De Smedt has completed his analysis OF the /
poisoned beef tongue, and to-day reduced the re-
and found 7-10 grains OF the poison There were
but four ounces OF the DRY tongue after two
81 mat ero ma SeeR sse ee nom M
has nearly recovered from the effects or the |
poison. He says It is mystery to him, and feels
one should feel an enmity towards him which |
would induce such deadly attempt upon his life /
and that OF his family.
from box I21 at IL 80 O'Clock was for 1re in
Barthei, No III * street, south Of Pennsylvania
The nremen responded very promptly, but the
flames spread with such rapidity-the surrounding
material being COmbust1b1e-thAt considerable
damage was done to the stock and building. The
IRE originated IN the benzine room. but just how
no one can tell as there was no IRE about the
vicinity OF that plaza the damage By water was /
perhaps - great a. by the nre This place WAS
burned tn 165l BY accidentally taking IRA The
thigcllY ana = thc1ght - Be sunacient to covur
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