Year: 1878

The District I'm Congress.


THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS APPROPRIATIONS.


meeting is called for the conference man.
ayers of the two Houses on Monday next to
take up the deficiency bill, which has among
other. items the school appropriation for the
District of Columbia. There win be some
opposition on. to this clause of the bill, on the
of the urgent necessities of the case that point
VIII probably be waived.


THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL.


Governor Hendee endeayOred to get permiS-
sion to call up the bill to provide form of
government in the District at last nights ses-
sion OF the House. He said: "When on Mon
day made the request for the evening session
stated it was for the consideration of several
pills which had been prepared by the commit
tee for the District of Columbia, not including
the Dill providing permanent form of gov
Grnment fnr,a Ior the District as that was OF more
posed of before this evening. That bill was
not disposed of, and the committee have had
it under consideration and have agreed to
amend it and report it as amended by striking
out what was known as the property qualified.
tion both as to the Commissioners and the
councll, and striking out the requirement that
the voters should have paid poll tax. The
committee has also agreed to report the bill
with an amendment which was offered by the
gentleman from New York Mr.. Beebel in re-
the main objections to the bill, and that if it
had been as it is now proposed to be reported
It would have passed: If there be no objec-
ton shall ask the House this evening to con-
slider that bill with the others.


Mr.. Stenger.-l object.


Mr.. Ittner.-l desire to ask the gentleman
from Vermont if the clause in regard to the
is modified.


Mr.. Hendee.-It is not. desire to be per-
shall be taken of any one.


The Speaker.-There is objection. The
Chair thinks that under the circumstances the
proposition of the gentleman from Vermont
requires unanimous consent.


Mr. Hendee.-Then the business of the even-
ing session will be confined to such bills as the
committee have agreed upon other than that.
THE BILL IN REFERENCE TO FLOUR INsPEC.


TIONS


was then passed by the House. 1t provides:
That all and every barrel and half barrel of
flour manufactured in the District or brought
to the same for sale, shall be subject to the
examination of the Inspector, by boring.
searching, and trying 1T through with an in.
Strument not exceeding five-eights of an inch
in diameter. to be provided by the inspector
for that purpose, who shall afterward plug up
the hole with round plug made of soft wood.
SO as to prevent the entrance of water, and if
the inspector shall judge the same to be mer-
chantable according to the direction of this
act ne. ne shall, at the time OF inspecting, mark
barrel and half barrel of flour, in letters one
hall inch in length. the word ''Georgetown."
if Inspected in Washington, together S1' with the
word or words designating the degree of fine
ness which he shall, at the time of inspecting
ned determine ne said sac -four entitled TO- with the ex
shall mark or brand over the quarter and the
several degrees in quality shall be distinguished
m mdsgs a Aed edfa cr s9perns e nspen @ and ID
which the said inspector shall have and re-
celVe OF the owner or agent of said flour, for
or al ipSp
in Washington OF Georgetown: and every
barrel or half barrel of flour which shall prove.
able, according to the true intent and mean
ing of this act, the said inspector shall mark
on the head or quarter with broad arrow,
n and no barrel bari or half barrel of -four, not ex-
amlned and branded by the inspector as afOre-
SAID, Shall be sold within the District, under
penalty of 81 for each and every barrel or half
Darrei, to be paid by the person or persons SO


THE DOG TAX BILL


was also passed by the House. 1t preScribes
tax of s. per annum On all dogs in the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be collected as other
taxes are collected. 1t is made the duty of the
collector of taxes, upon the receipt of said tax,
to give to the person paying the same suit.
showing that said tax has been duly paid. The
pOundmaSter shall, during the entire year
seize all dogs found running at large without
attached, and shall impOund the same and if,
within 4S hours, the same are not redeemed by
the owners thereof, by the payment of 81, they
may deem advisable. Any dog wearing the
tax'tag shall be permitted to run at large in
the District, a and ID shall be REGARDED as personal
property in all the courts of said District; and
any person iniuring or destroying the same
shall be liable to civil action for damages,
and also shall be deemed to have committed a
shall be liable to fine of not less than s20nOr
more than $3O, OF in default OF payment there
OF, to Imprisonment for not less than 10 nor
dog SO recorded in the collectors office shall
be liable in civil action far any damage done
BY said dog to the full m amount Of the injury in
owning or possessing dog to place around
the neck OF such dog collar, on which shall
be marked and engraved, in legible and dura.
SCISSOR, and the letters D. c." and to which
collar must be attached the insignia or tax:
tag furnished by the District tax collector,
than $40; and II any person shall put, or cause
to be put, a collar with the insignia or tax-tag,
around the neck Of any dog owned or pos.
the District without having obtained a license
for keeping such animal, he, she or they, shall
forfeit and and pay & the sum Of not less than g nor
Whenever it shall be made to appear to the
commissioners that there are good reasons for
gaa a % dGg Of 6s dogs gn within h In the 6
missiOners to issue proclamation recurring
that all dogs shall, for period to be Defined
in the proclamation, wear good, Substantial
muzzles securely put on, so as to prevent them
from biting or swapping: and any dog going
at large during the period defined by the com.
missiOpers without such muzzle shall be taken
by the ponndmaster and impounded: any per
son who shall remove the collar and tax-tag
from the neck OF any dog. or shall seize 0rmo.
lest any dog while held or led by any person, |
on shall bring any dog into the District for the
purpose OF taking up or killing or selling the |
thap hqe nor more than twenty dollars. II