Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-28


District of Columbia TO American citizens
In most cases the alien mas becolnc nat
uralized, but seeks relief to legalize his
title, acquired beforep he became a citizen
The purpose of his law, as pointed out
| to the District Commissioners recently in
| a letter by Attorney Thomas, was to pre-
vent the acquiring OF large tracts of lands
in the western territories by aliens, and
as he says, sucn thing manifestly could
not occur in the District of Columbia
Hence, he recommended the passage of a
law amending the act OF March 3, 1887,
exempting the Distrist from its operations
MI. Thomas in his letter says: THE con-
tinuatioE of the law upon the statute
books, far this District is concerned,
for relief under it,. which are always
granted, because the reason for the law
does not exist in the District of Column
ba.''
the Commissioners to Chairman. Mcmillan
and by him introduced today.
Mr.. Ross. Accounts.
Senator Burrows today introduced a bill
directing the auditor for the Post Office
Department to credittthe account of John
W. Ross mow Commissioner of the Dis
tricD, late postmaster at this city, with
Sal, paid for fuel fof the fiscal year 1880;
$3J.12, paid for ice during the third quarter
of 1889, and $45S3 paid to w. c. Talley, jr.,
letter carrier. for overtime, making $22i.95
in all. Accompanying the bill letters
which throw some light on the matter and
give, as well, an inkllng as to the niceties
of treasury methods. The item fer fuel IS
explained by the fact that supplies of this
sort during that year We're bought in small
quantities and not by contract, inasmuC Il
as the post office was about to be moved to
the present quarters, and the establish
ment was being conducted, as it were, on a
''hand-to-mouth" principle.
In this way the total expenditure exceed
al he nm, 1knpn6l1 ha rrf,r
fiscal year by SIG, and the then chief of the
allowance division of the department dis
allowed the whole drtount expended. The
ice item was caused ~ q disallowance of a
part of bill by the same CHEF of division.
The Talley item is explained by Mr.. Sey-
mour TIlloch, cashier of the post Office, in
a letter 10 Mr.. Ross. as being the result of
the neglect of the first assistant postmaster
general to send the item to the auditor al
though it had been approved by him.
There is one item. however. which is not
included in the bill. Mr.. Tulloch writes of
it as follows: With segard to item of one
clerk; an overpaymetit of one cent was
disellowed b. the auditor in this instance
on account of the difference in calculat
ing services according to the official salary
table of the Post Office Department.. Nh
Davis was fined two days day during De
cemher. 1889 His full salary for the mon tn
would have amounted to s109.51. Twenty
nine days pay amounted to s102.45, or
which was deducted. Two days pay, how
ever. amounted to s7.O7 owing to the frac-
tional part Of a cent being added in one
case, and dsregarded in the other. 1t has
oeen the general custom to consider either
deduction correct, but in this instance the
fractional part of cent was claimed by
the auditor, at the expense of an entire
cent to you
4 Hall of Patriotism.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee has intro
drced bill in the House providing for the
establishment in the city Of Washington Of
public building. to Unknown as the Hall
of Patriotism, in WITCH shall be placed
individuals of articlea Violating to the past
cations r59senf from sgEn'as sgs or e ae
MORALS. relics or ssatues OF its distinguish
value as CongAess may from time to time
direct.
District Appropriation bill.
The Senate subcommittee on the District
appropriations were unable to work this
morning or the District appropriation bill,
but their sessions were resumed this after
noon and he consideration of the bill was
continued. 1t is the intention of the COM
nittee on appropriations to have the Dis
trict bill follow the river and harbor bill.
= Telephone Herring.
The special committee on subways of the
House District committee gave a hearing
late this Afternoon to President Bryan of
the Che"apeake and Potomac Telephone
Company on the electrical DILL recently pre-
pared by the committee. Mr.. Bryan object
ed to the bill as being crude and hastily
prepared. He said that it embodied pro-
visions which could not be fulfilled by tele-
phone or telegraph companies. Mr.. Bryan
entered into lengthy analysis of the BILL
showing the objections which he, as an
operator of the telephone company, would
find to it.