Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1876, Page 1

- THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Pennsylvania Av . cormer Lith street, = Evening Star News Com; SS THE Evenixe § és served by carriers to | sat Ten Cents per week. or Forty- | four Cents per month. Coyies counier, Cents each. By mail—postage prepaid— Bixty Cents a month; one year, $6. THE WEEKLY STAR paman Priday — @2 a year, postage prepaid. BF AL subscriptions invariably ta advance. Br Rates of ulvertising furnished on application SPECIAL NOTICES. OCOLUS Bia TYFOGRAPHIOAL UNION, No_ 101 —The regular meetiog of he Trion will be pedis Rr greys pom yauding, (first foor,) sk DG at o’elrck. ey 7 LG. PATTERSON. Rec. Soo. r UNIVEBSALIST SK&VIOnS—Kev. CB. iS Fav @.ll prosch in Tel'ms tte Hall to mor- othe ert by the Sunday Scheel, at pm Es—Bev Fiaroen will comiuct coraer 6’ * Ts¥art,of Wilmington, erty services tp the U and D stree i Be CHES, Sctrne Pastor, will preacn Te mersiog and evening, Baptiom at ths “Fir ST GaPlisc CHUn H—ith wreet, betwren Gand H ete—Rev Dr. Ccrmeert, Service To morrow mornin and evens > SHRISTIAN COCK (A, Vernont avenue borween Nand atrrets ‘Presching morn tog and evening hy the Pastor, F.D. Power. Son Db day Schoo! at 9:29 ‘4 cbureh at 4 o'clock, tree, al! wel I THERAN toer of livh and H strests. — + Tomorrow morning at Il a m piion of new m mb-rs aad th he Lord’s Supper at am Rev. 8. Dower Wibu BF A Lahos BA To morrow. Apri b, between 8 ant sa m.. from the Rnou Baptist Chorch, c ner 6th sud Sea! i enne sonihea-t Tl Deptixing will t at the foot of 1th str La t or 6 plac MAN BE BORN AGAL tho Rirgdd EXCEPT a (frem ebove) he cann it " Jno 3.3. Ques: Has th nedera * N of ™ . Cirenit Court Room. Bo collection id ° BIAN streets south the Pastor (Dr, Novce) will give an sccovnt of his visit to the Tom> of Obrist at Jervesiem, and the scenes of the reaurrection. Mr. BENTLEY » ill lead the consregation in their songs Ofjey. Atiis D mee ° ES west. 0 1 —« my MONDAY BVENING,171n in: at which a full strendance conferred it I MILBURN 'S SODA WATER J NATUEAL SPRING WATERS on Dranebt. ICE-COLD TEA, COFFEE and CHOCOLATE. 1429 PENxsiLvaNia AVENTE. te near Willard’s Ss HENE) WISE GARNETT, ATTORNEY. No. 1 Columbia Law Buildicg, Sth street, bet D and FE. several young converts hoi ad fn OAMP- beld on ovclcek, 3 ing will be stmat, at 7's cod. 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TOULAR CUSTOM MADE SOITS of te new- _ eet Pate ne A SHABLE BKOS. LINE or ¢ vusTom the fuest Foreign F.brics, at $50, Po yoty on DE SUITS of at HASLE SROS., Merchant Tailors and Fine Clothiers, mer?) tr iz .7 p. * DARNEiLie. - (Late Dodge & Darne Real Estate and Steck Broker, Corner 7th street and Louisiana avenue. MONEY LOANED IN SUMS TO SUIT. USES ABD LOTS FOB SALE. ee efizeer nese Anne In moderate sreestobe | PRINTING.—Tne President will sign | EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT Receipts To-DAY.—Inter nal revenue, $#11,34155; month to date, $5,032 549 75, fiseal year to date, $83.473,455.45; customs to-day. £531,235 20; month to date, $5,900,204 91; fiseal year tocdtate, $119,692,707.. No TICKETS of admission to the Senate galleries will be required during the Belknap impeachment trial, as was the case while the impeachment of Presideut Andrew Joho- son was pending. SILVER FOR CrrcuLATION.—The Treas- ury department has purehased two months’ supply of siiver bullion at the low rates which prevailed a few weeks ego, the aver- age price pald having been aboat three cents per ounce less than the present market rate. THE HovseE today passed the Senate bil! authorizing the President pro tempore of the Senate to administer oaths. This legislation became necessary In view of the aprroach- lig impeachment trial of Secretary Bel- kuep. PrRsonAl.—The Hon. P. Le Poer Trench, second tecretary to H. M.’s legation, has re- turned to this city, afler five montus’ leave of absence, spent in England. Mr. Lascelles, alsa second secretary to the same legation, arrived in Wasbington last Toursday, and, wi'b bis wife and family, has takea apart: mets at Wormley’s hotel. THE BULL REDUCING THE PRESIDENTS SALARY to $25,000 was signed by the presid- ing Officers of the two Houses of Congress on Monday last, and was sent to the Presijent on Tuesday. The ten days during which the President can sign or veto the bill will not expire anti! Friday of next week, Sanday not being counted. THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND the stiver bill next Monday, it is thought, and on Tuesday Superintendent Jewell will mence work in the bureau of e1 i] Printing of the Treasury with a small bat by the end of the week he expects to ha as large @ force at work as the appropriation 1 allow, lege swany “od it will necessarily be ch smalier tha: fore the suspeasion. “MARTIAL LAW” IN THE KILBOURN Case.—The House Judiciary Committee was in session for several hours yesterday considering the habeas corpus writ in the case of Hallet Kilbourn. Mr. Ashe was the orly mnember absent, and the vote against recognizing the writ was seven to three. These voting in the negative were Messrs. Krott. Lynde and Freye. Had Mr. Ashe been there he would .bave yoteid with tue jority. Messrs. Lynde and Freye earnest- ly advocated the recognition of the court, msivtaining that todeny 1t was equivalent Usthe House declaring martial law andl sas- y ending the writ of habeas corpus. wil mu Tat RELKNAP IMPEACHMENT. -The Sea ate will meet as abigh courtofimp?achment on Mouday next at 1 o’clock, with Mr. Ferry the president pro tempore of the Senate, pre-. siding. It is believed that Belknap will ap- pear in person with his counsel, Measrs. Car penter, Blair and Black. The former has charge of the case, and will bold that Bel- kD&p’s offence is not indictable, and there- fore pot impeachable. He will also contend that as Belknap has resigned he cannot be impeached. The court will then fix aday fer the bearing of arguments on this point. Uf the impeachment managers, Messrs. Mc Mahon, Lynde, Jenks and Lapiam will pre- pare the case and examine the witnesses, and Messrs. Lord, Kaottahd Hoar will make argument ou the question of jurisdiction. e final decision the argument will be iby Mr. Lynde. and clased by Messrs. ‘rott, Lapham and Lord, with pearmisston fur other managers peak if they desire. Tur KILBOURN MATTFR IN THE Hovse To-DaY.—At one o’elock to-day Mr. Hurd, from the Judiciary Committee, submitted a resolution directing the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House to retain in his custody the boly of Hallet Kilbourn and to refuse to produce it in conrt, in answer toa writ of habeas eor- pus issued by Judge Cartier. Mr. Hard made an extended speech on the resolution, and among other authorities to sustaia the, resolution, eltea the opinion in support of it rendered by Jere Black, of Penaa, when he was chief justice of that state, in the Pass- more-Wiillamson case. Mr. Lynde (demo- erat) submitted a sybstiture for the resolu- ion oftered by Mr. Hurd. It was that the Ser- geant at Arms of the House make care.al answer te the writ. that Kilbourn is held by an order ef the House of Representatives, and to take the body of bourn into the court when he makes answer. He proceeded to addr+ss the House on the sib- stitute. Discussioa was in progress when our report closed. DISTRICT BILLS BEFORE THE Horse CoMMITTEF.—The House Committee on the District, at thelr meeting to-day, decided to them, and | report the following bills to the House on Monday, and ask their passage: H. R. No. “ve2, loamend the act enlitied an act to in- corporate the joint stock company of the Y. M. C. A. of thé District of Columbia, and H. R 3046, to amend the law with respect to wilis and to regulate the transaction of pro- hate business in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. The committee will at their meeting on Monday morning further consider the District tax bill, and report the same with several verbal amendments. The following were reterred to sub .commit- tees for consideration: Resolution regarding the building laws, streets and sewe: tie Uiep of J. H. Merrili—ciaims; memorial re- garding woman suffrage—judiciary; H. R. No. W055, to incorporate the Union railroad company of Washington--railroads and bridges; H. R. 3062, to provide for the inspec. tion ard impounding of ail animals to be Sh cred—sanitary; House resolution 100, to provide for a ‘joint committee to frame ® permanent form of ggoveroment for the District, and for other purposes— jadiciary. Several bills and resolutions of # private nature were algo appropriately re- ferred. The Insane Isylum Investigation. THE TESTIMONY TO Day. The Committee on the E ditures in the Interior department m S$ Morning, an: continued the investigation of the gov- ernment asylum for the insane, of which Dr. C. H. Nichols is superintendent. Wm. L. Bowling, an ex-attendant, testified as to bad treatment of patients by attend. apts, etc ; but beipg cross-examined said he Jeft the institution of his own accord. If the cases of inhumanity had been reported to Dr. Nichols witness thought the attentlants would have been discharged at once; never received any instructions to eer abuses. Henry Bowling, ex attendant. (discharged once for drinking,) testified to alleged abuses Sy pttendents and neglect of duty by him- self. THE PATIENTS SENT TO MARYLAND. ‘urnberke, ® hack driver, testified sent by his employer, Geary, to carry off three patients from the asylum, jast June. at nearlv 9 o'clock p. m; was in- strneted by the po icemen to take them on the Marlboro’ road to a party or ball; when Witness got to the race course was told to on to the Giymont road; at Broad creek hill, about 1¢ miles from Marlboro’, the were taken out; it was @ very dark night; never saw the patients before or since; the officers walked dowa the hill and returned ‘wabout 15 minutes without the pationis; )¢ ported these preces-"irg? ty the reporter of Le Baltimore (ree tell him that Dr. Nichols had any tt do with the dis- cbarge, and did not Know tuat be did. Adjourped till Monday. ALLEGED BoGus CLAIM.—The Portland ( Maine) Press of this moraing will editorial- 'y declare that the claim recently allowed by t e U.S. House of Representatives for land oo the border of Aroostook county in that 1842, 1s and 000 is made on authority of an army officer conversant with the facts. 7 The women of Charleston, 8. C., have given $1,500 toward the Lee mauseleu: a7 The old G@ mansion In the woods at Chappacua was olay destroye by fire ba = deuntaey fire occurred lerday @7 Ap ii at Mechanicsburg, Pa., destro; several Wwellings and stables, @t @ loss of about £40,000. vening Star. THe SAFE BURGLARY. Gen. Babcoe! whi In the Criminal Coart to-day at half-past 12 o’elock, Judge MacArthar took his seat on the bench, and the grand jary coming coming into court returned a number of in- dictments. The first was against Orville E. Babcock, Richard Harrington, Hiram C. Whitley. Ichahod C. Nettieship, Tnomas Somerville, George E. Miles alias Bitss Williams, and Walter Brown alias William B-nton, on the charge of haying, on the I7th of April. 1874, conspired “to injure and op press Columbus Alexander, that in pur- saance of said conspiracy they did procare said Brown and the said Miles to break and enter the office of the mom gpone of the United States for sald District, and to take there- from two books of one John O. Evans aad to carry them to the residence of the said Col umbus Alexander. Tne witnesses ara A. C. Richards, Albert Canz, A. B. Newcombe, O. I). Madge, Joshua Parker, E. C. Banfiel Michael Hayes, and Columbus Alexander. Mr. Cook in a few minutes thereafter called attention to the fact that Gen. Babcock was present and ready to give bail. Distriet Attorney Wells said that they had agreed that the bail shonld be £10,000. Ex-Governor Shepherd, who was _ in com- pany with Gen. Babcock, went on bis bond. | The District Attorney requested that bench | Warrants be issued for all the others except | Miles or Bliss. | The Court.—Where ts he? | The District Attorney.—He 1s in the peni- | tentiary for a term of fourteen years. j The Court.—You will postpone the trial | until you ean get him? Mr. Wells.—Oh, yes; but only astohim. | The Hallet Kilbourn Habeas Corpus. No Return to the Writ. Postponement to Next Tuesday. This morning was set for the return of the writ of habeas corpus directed to Hon. J. G. Thompson, Serzeant-at- Arms of the House of Representatives jor the production before the Circuit Courtof this District of the body of Mr. Hal- jet Kilbourn, the recusant witness in the teal Estate Pool Investigation. Mr. Thomp- son was present with his couneel, Hon. Sam‘! Shellabarger and Col. Christy. ‘There was quite a large attendance in thé court room. At the opening of the court this morning— Chief Justice Cartter presiding —Hoo. Sans’ Sheliabarger. on behalf of Sergeant at-Arms Thompson, of the U. 8. House of Represeat- atives, said:—Your honor, the Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Representatives is in court, and at the commencement of the business this morning I think it is proper that we should present to the covrt the ma'- ter in which he has received from this couri ibe writ of habeas corpus for the production of the body of Hallet Kilbouro. As I ua derstand, from what occurred the other da: when this matter was before your honor, ai! of to-day was to be given for the purposes of making @ retura. The court 1s doubtless uware of the fact that the matter of what that return shall be, in so far ag that is sub- ject to the direction of the House of Rapre- sentailves, is now under consideration by the House; thatis tosay, by oneoftheconmittees of the Hoase, and Will be reported no donbt this m« ruing to the House, when the House will take prompt action. It is due to the court, and to our client, and to the gravity o' the case, that we should state that imme- diately ey the order of the court being made, at fhe last time the subject was before the court, Mr. Thompson laid the matter promptly before the House through its Speaker, and the House promptly took ac- ton in refering the matter to 1ts Committee. The committee have had several meetings the purpose of carefully and fully consid- bg what thereturn shall be to the writ that bas been tssned fn this case, and we hope that even during the day the action of the House may result in directions that will erable Mr. Thompson to maxe the re tern required in the case. Now, afier this statement, whether it will be worth while to delay the matter for a future hour during to-day or whether your honor will lay it over until Monday is a matter I suggest and submit to the court Our purpose and desire is to make return at the very first moment that it is ible, conforming to the directions of the House so lar as it may be proper. Your honor can readily appreciate that an officer of the House would desire to be guided, so far as | tbat may be done according to law, by the {ostructions of the House in regard to the character of the return. Of course, the only embarrassment grows out of that question which 1s familiar to us all, as to whether that return shall be accompanied with a production of the body, or whether a return may be made showing the jarisdiction =nd authority under which the relator is held in the al ce of the body. That, I think, Is about all I can state in regard to the matter, and ovr application is that the case may be laid over until such time or hour as may enable us to get, if practicable. the action of the House in regard to the matter of the retnrn, The Court.—Have the counsel for the peti- Uoner anything to say with reference to the application for a postponement. it being suggested that none of the counsel for the petitione, were present, the Court directed them to be sent In a few min- utes Messrs. Carpenter, Eldredge, Voorhees, Jeffries and Davidge, counsel for the peti: Uoner, entered the court room. After some consultation, Mr. Voorhees Said :—Upon consultation il is ascertained tbat Mr. poop! ogpneed has an engagement on Monday in the impeachment matter before the Senate, and has an engagement in the Supreme Courton Wednesday. I havesome matters in hand that cause me to contem- plate @ trip west. We have, therefore, come wo the conclusion to submit this proposition, that the counsel for the respondent make their return on Tuesday next, and we meet the court and the gentlemen on Friday next ae to argue such questions as may arise. The Court.—We will dispose of the future when we meet on Tuesday, if it be agreeable to the counsel. One odject is to ascertain whether we have or have not the possession ofa case. We have not gotten into that con- dition of thing as yet. The writ is out, and it is unexecuted. This is a consideration purely to accommodate the circumstences of making @ response to the writ, aad when we have met that question we will dispose of the balance. We will postpone the farther consideration of the matter until 10 o'clock on Tuesday next. THE DistRictT WoMAN SUFFRAGISTS — The annual meeting of the District of Cotum- bia Woman Franchise Association, was held at the Woman's Club-rooms yesterday after- noon, and the election of officers by ballot resul ed a fOllows: Sara J. Spencer, presi- ent; E. D. E. N. Southworth, Caroline B. Winslow, L. De Lozia Wood,’ vice presi- dents; Ellen H. Sheldon. recording secretary, Mary F. Foster, English and foreign corre- sponding secretary; Emma A. Ward, trea- surer; Helen RK. Holmes, sentinel. The so- ciety elected as delegates to the National Woman Suffrace Convention, New York, May 10 and 11, Sara J. Spencer, 8. De Lozia Wood,and Mary A. S. Carey, instructing them to vote for Elizabeth ly Stanton, Ernestine 8. Rose, and Susan B. Asthon: as delegates to the Cincinnati Repubil- Structions 10 sak ior a plaaie i ine Festa: ictions to ask for a in republi- can ee “That principles of justice and welfare of the nation alike demand that Keone in ety exer- rien sui women a inited — shall Li ee and that we pledge ourselves Secure this end.” ul THY KRAFr? RORBERY.—George Perry and Alice West, theman and woman who were arrested @ days since for goii the siore of Mr. ores arranged this on the of grand larceny of #180, & 3-65 dealved to waive an examination a go be- 000, ie defaultor shies aay we 000, e, both sent back to jail. si pho sono DivorceD.—A decree of divorce has been | babe pede Wylie in the case of Mary married in May, 1411. She charges at a | year subsequent to the marriage he became addicted to drink; that he several times as- Saulted her, sometimes while she was Lyi sick. R.A. Burton arenes for plaintiff, and R. J. Murray took the testimony. ——_s—— BRAD ADAMS’ news room Wil be open to- morning. morrow WASHINGTON, D. C., | ton. At that time he hada fall knowiedge ATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1876. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. SATURDAY, April 15. THE SENATE was not In session to-day. Smith, Journal Clerk of the House, to be Investigated. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV ES:—M~. White (Ky.) rose to a privileged question and bad read an extract from the {New York Times, embracing a cireular and pro- posed agreement by Charles H. Smits, Journal Clerk of the House, in refer-nce t> his acting as claim agent for bounties in the | evento tbe passage of the bill now pend.ng before the House for an equalization of the hounties, and offered a resolution directing the Committee on Military Aftairs to inves: Us ate and report to the House whether any officer or clerk of the House ara actiag as claim agents, and whether any farther legis. lation is necessary to prevent officers clerks acting as claim agents and becom: interest: 4 io legislation involving appropri. ations from the Treasury. The Spesker said it was the daty of the Chair to tay before the House a communica- Uon received from the Jouroal Clerk by him efore theaszembling of the House to day. The Clerk then real a letter from Mr. mith, stating that bis attention had been alled'to criticisms on the above subject, and he desired tomake @ statement of facts. On the 10th of March he left for his home in New Hampshire, and while there for the pur- bose of voting at the state election, he read in a Boston paper taat a bill eqnalizing bounties had been reported in the House on the lith, and would probably be passed. He | then determined on the passage of the bill to resign his position. and enter on the practice of his profession as an attorney at Wash section 5,495 of the revised statu'es prohibl)- ing any officer from acting as attorney or agent for any claim, and he conld not see how prior to the passage ofa bill one could be a claim agent on claims depeading upon its becomiog @law. Ifthe bill passed it was his intention to resign the position of journal clerk before attempting to prosecute any claim. He had not acted as attorney or agent for any claim while an officer of the House, and he did not think there was any impropriety in his course so long as be did not use his public ition to promote his private interest. le had never spoken to a member about it, or attempted to use any influence to secure the passage of the bounty bill or any other matter before gress. He closed by inviting the fullest investigation and scrutiny into bis conduct. The House, after discussion, referred the subject to the Committee on Rules for in- vestigation and report. Smith was not in the House while the matter was pending. Mr. Douglass (Va.), from the Committee on the Freedmen’s bank, reported a bill to amend the act of June 30, 1571, amending the charter of the Freedmen’s Saving and Trast company. Ordered printed aad made the Fa al Oxder for April 22d after the morning our. Mr, Knott, from the Judiciary Commit- tee, reported » bill to provide for the al- ministration of oaths in the Senate. Passed. Mir. Singleton (Miss.), from the Commit- tee on Appropriations, reported back tbe Senate amendments to the consular and dip- lomatic bill, and moved von-concnrrenc-, and that the House recoramit the bill and amtndmente, which was agreed to. Telegrams to The Star. DOM PEDRO. Arrival ofthe Emperor of Brazit. Naw York, April 15.—The steamsiip Heveilius, with the Emperor of Brazil on board, bas just been signaled off Sandy Hook. She is expected to arrive up about 2 p. m., unless detained at quarantine. Gone to Mcet the Visitor New RK, April 15.—Tne U. 8. sloop of- war Alert proceesed down the bay this mc roivg, having on board Secretaries Fist Robeson, and Taft, Vice Adwi Rowan aad the Portuguese Minister. Tae steamtag Yatawba. which was tendere! to Seahor Borges, the Brazilian Minister, by Admiral Rowan, also went down to welcon tre Hevelius, having on board Seahor Borge: the Brazilian Consul, and the Braziliaa Cea: tennial Commissioners. At qusrautins the imperial party will be trausferred to the Alert by the Vice Admiral’s steam yecht The Alert will be decked with flags, and the Brazilian imperial banner will be displave! and saluted, When tbe vessel in returning passing the flagship Minnesota, which is iying off the battery, the yards of the latter will be manned and salute of 15 guns be fred. When the Emperor is receive! on oeard the Alert, the Marine band will play (he Brazilian pational anthem. —_e——_— THE SPRING FRESHETS. High Water at Port Jervis Port JERVIS, April 15—The streams in Ubis scction are very high, the Neversink having overflowed its banks, and being bigher now than in many years, caused by the melting of the snow in the back part of Sullivan county in consequence of the warm weather of a few days past. Damage in Kansas. LAWRENCE, April 11.—At noon to-day about 100 feet of the dam across the Kansas river opposite this city gave way, carrying down oue of the piers of tne bridge and pre- cinitating twospans of the structure into the river. The damages to the dam and bridge amount to about 81 ». Fires. POUGHKEEPSI®, April The freight house of the Dutchess and Columbia rail- road. “ishkill, was burned this moruing. The loss on the building is $4,000. Avery & Co. lose $5,000 worth of paper bags, and H. F. Walcott a quantity of hardware. WORCESTER. MASS, April 15.—Holme's boot shop in Westborough was burned this morning. Loss is from $50,000 to $60,000. -—e The Prinee of Wales. GIBRALTAR, April 15.—Her Majesty's ship Seraphi ith the Prince of Wales ani suite on boa , arrived here te-day, on her way from India to England. : + Hammond and Bentley. THE REVIVAL MEETINGS, Yesterday afternoon an out-door meeting was held at the east front of the Capitol, aad Ubere wes @ fine attendance. Mr. Bentiey was present with a volunteer choir. M Hammond, Major Hall and others a tdresse: the assemblage. An inquiry meetiog fol- lowed. The Congregational church was well filled last evening, and arich treat was eu. joyed, the Bueil family being present and singing sacred music. Mr. Hammond then preached from Matthew xi:2s, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laien, and I will give you rest,’ closing with an appeal to the unconverted, which seemei io have more than au ordinary effect, for near- ly the entirely audience remained to the in- quiry meeting. Mr. Bentley conducted the overflow meeting in Calvary Baptist charch at which the Buell family sang several pieces and a number of addresses were made, and an inquiry meeting followed. FIsH MARKET To-DAY.—Sold by R. A. Golden & Brother, fisn agents—6,000 shad, sold for $12a$14 = bundred; 15,000 berriags, for $10a812 pec ; 200 gill rock, for 12 to le. apiece; 500 bunches fish, sold from 5 to 25 cents per bunch. ——— A RIOT occurred near Massillon, Obio, yes- terday, were ‘armington, of Proprietor of the mine, was head, and severely injured, bur Several others were more e sheriff has gone to the mines with @ strong force. GEN. MANUEL PRADO, president elect of panied by Col. accept an in United Statc3 cutter Grant to visit the va- rious fortifications near New York this after- noon. a7 Charles C; Faller, Tate president of a Eohnecticut, has been arrested iu Pailadel? pha on the charge of forgery. &7 The suits of Nat. McKay, naval con- tractor, inst A. K. McClure, editor of the Philadel; Times, have been tponed until the next term of the court. iy ng Se mag in Rideau river, near Ot- tawa, . broke + destro} two but ‘near St Patrieks _ one of the of the bridge was dam- aged, 4 A PROPOSED MEASURE FOR THE GOVERNMSNT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, The Morrill Bill in Substance. The Provisions of the Bill. The bill“For the Government of the Dis- trict of Columbia,” introduced in the House ot Representatives on the 10th instant by Mr. Hendee, of Vermont, provides that there be created in the government of the United States a department to be called the Depart- ment of the District of Columbia, which under the name of the District of Columbia. shall have corporaf® capacity; in suco capacity may use & common seal, sue and be sued, acquire, reni, hold property, contract and be contracted with, and generally shal! be liable, and may in appropriate ways, io court and elsewhere, consistent with thisact, assert, defend, and maintaia its rights and interest to (he same extent as if said District were a municipality. The bil provides that there shail be at the head of said Department, & board, to coasist of three members, to be severally appointed by the President of the Uuited States, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, to be known as the Council of the Dis trict of Coiumbia. One member of said Council, and bis successors in office, shall be appointed for the term ofsix years, and shail be President of said and ex-officio chief executivejof said Department, and shall bave the titte of Governor of the Distict of Columbia. One member-shall be appointed for four years, aud one for two years, bat their successors in office suall be appointed for four years. Any member of said Council may > re- moved by the President for cause; bat no member shall be removed by reasoa of his opinions, bor until afver he shall have been allowed ® reasonable opportunity of betag beard upon any charge made against him The salary of the President of said Conacil shall be $5,000 per year, and of each of tne other members $4,000. Said Council may ap- point a Secretary to said Counci be regarded as Secretary of said Department, and whose salary saall bs 2,500 per year; said Secretary to give a bont to the United States for the faitnfal dis- charge of his duty. in the amount of $5,009, with two sureties It is provided that all the authority conferred by the act belonging to the Coun- cil, may be exercised in its discretion, without discrimination, because of race, faith, color or condition. Tbe authority of making ordinances shall belong exclusively to said Council; and it may exercise the tame, in aid of the powers hereby conferred, as lt shal] deem best for the public welfare. Said Council may, ia any ordinance, impose the peaalty for its viola- tion; And no penalty shall be fixed at more than one undred doliars, but a double pen- alty may be fixed for repeated and willfal violations of the same ordinance, to be re- covered in the police court, subject to appeal to the criminal court of said District. Bat before any new ordinance, or auy orlinance as materially amended, shail go iato effect, the same shal! be printed three separate days tm each of what said Council shall regard as being the two journals of sald District hav- ing the largesi daily cirenlation therein. An action claiming any penalty, not exceeting +250 in the aggregate, may be instituted {a the Municipal Court herein providet for, which court shall have jarisdiction thereof. The general authority of appointment and removal hereby conferred upon said Conacil is qualified, aud shalt be exercised, in refer- ence ouly to personal fitness; and all ap- pointments and removals shail be mate at some regular public meeting of said Council. No such officer shall be removed until he has been furnished with a copy in writing of the charges against him, and has been allowed a fair opportunity of being publicly heart ip @ summary manner before said Chuncll or the board recommendicg bis removal. Said Council shall appoint all other offigers for the terms of four years, except tat policemen, firemen, and principals aod teachers in the schools, shail be appointed or selected for te tenure in the manner hereinafier provided for. A majority of the sald Council shall be a ction shail be by order, aud at public mectings called pursuant to the regu h President snail direct iis pro onduct the business of the and a record shal! be kept by the Sccretary. The Counci} shail bave power to regulate, adjust, and fix the water aud to exiead the same over all parts o/ said District waere water taken from the United States aque- oct is used; sell any real estate bs'onging to said District and hot required for its uses, or that may bave become unsuitable for Dis- trict purposes, and spply the proceets to the purchase of otber property; purehase prop erty for publie-#cheol purposes in so far as the fund appropriated to miintenaace of such schools may warrant. The Counerl shall fix from time to time the number and pay of all clerks. employees, and laborers employed in said Department. There shal) be in said Department the fo! lowing bureaus: Of Health, of Education Police, of Fires, and of Charity and Cor: tion, #t the head of each of which there shal! bea Board. There shall also be a Bureau of Public Works and of Buildings, at the head of which jbere shall be # Superintendent. Each Board shail consist of thr e insmbers to be appointed, one for the term of six years, one for four, and one for two years; bat all appointments thereafier made, except the snecessors to the President of the several Boards, who shall be appointed for six years, sball be for the term of four years. Tae mem.- ber of e: Board appointed for years shail be President of the Board ant exoficio executive officer of the Bureau. A mijority of said Council or of any Board shall form a quorem, and in the absence of the President, or his inability to act, may elect a member to act as President pro tempore. Each Board | shall be entitled to a Secretary, and each, as weil as said Superintendent, shall devise a suitable seal for its or his Bureau. Auy member of a Board appointed by said Coun- | cil shall receive ©5 for each meeting atte ed; but the aggregate amount so paid toany | one member per year shall not exceed as lows: Toa member of the Board of Health, 3750; of Education, $500; of Police and Fire Board. 250; and of Charity and Correctioa, $150: Provided, That the President of each Board shail be paid Qfty per centum addi. tional. The Secretary of each Board shail certify to the Auditor of said District month. ly the number of meetings actually attended by each member during the month. Toe yearly salary of the Hecretary of each Board Shall be as follows: Of the Board of Health, | $1,800; of Education, #1 500; of Police, $1.29; of the Fire Board, #1 600. ‘Two members of the Board of Health shail | be j;bysicians not under thirty years of ag>, one of whom at least nas prac. tised in saidDistrict for a peried of not less than four years next preceding his appointment; and of which one member shall be @ lawyer, not under said age, in active practice before the bar of the courts of said District, whohas resided there- in for a period of not less than two years next such 8p) intment. The area so appointed shal! be President of said Board of Health. The y, in addition to his other duties, shall act as Rex. ister of Vital Statistics. Said Council shail appointa having adequate education iso sanitary inspectors, not exceeding four to hold such appointment at one time, of whom two may be Oe preyed and ove shall be a persoa ski in matters of drainage and ventila- tion. ard shi of grave peri! to the public health, sait Council may authorize said Boart ten: porarily hoid secret moorings. The sanual y 8nd com pensation Sanitary: rT intendent shail be $2 500; that of the whole pumber of Inspectors, being the aggregate v> em for inspection, & sum not exceeding e Board of Education shall possess, and the provisions hereof, aud in any mal every part of said District, ‘ali the authority now ven by an vision of law, possessed By any body dr omer on the futoscet free public school instruction and the means of securing the same; and “gourd Vision upon ihelike baste (provided. thos attending eli division recsive in- struction snd Stor, ities substan- tally equi 80 nd to sach ex- tent as the a nh by said Council, suca divisioa wi | specified to the provisions of any act of C | arise, or in carrying forward any un: | ing, including re surfacing coucrete, other $2,250, as said Councii snall determin The Council shall, by regulation, provite for the appointment, by the Board of Ei, cation, of inspectors of schools, who may of either sex, and who shall have power fr ly to enter aby school at all times aod Spect the same; and it shall be their duty systematically inspect them and repor! { jl the facts conceraing sii Scbeoi; the Council shall also provide #ppointment by said Board of not exc seven persons, Who shall exercise local « i pervision over a defined group of schoo! ee (subject to any rig of snpervisioa berein conferrel upoa ra i Coune!!) shail possess and may exercise, itself or through the officers aud policem= In this act provided for, in any and ali pact of said Distric OF ADy part of tne thority now by law, or herein, conferred {+r police purposes, upon any boty, officer. officers, in said District, except sanitary | « powers. Each member of said Board, a1 the Secretary aud Superintendent, ‘shu have authority to administer oaths and a firmations touching matters relating to ti « duties of said Board or officers. Said Boars shall also possess all the usual and neces sary authority of a Board of Police, for pre vention and punishment of erime, for t .« Protection of persons and property, aud securing obedience to laws and ordinance in said District. Said Council shall appoir a@ principal executive officer, to be desi nated the Superintendent of Police. Ar and neceseary a u ob: yer j of an: given Bod lovesti- @ny Instilation of Charity, benevolence, or hameaity,or aay w*}lum or prison in said Destetct, for tne perpose of insuring fidelity to trasts, pro- ection to inmates, and the most approved and salntary methods of relief. regulations and ontinances of «ald Counetl tate And the tries and Lawes aot toformat 4 persons, bole sueh to * tinwaid aid lviatrt cipal t t, part fuel ere shall be ree jad var «hom ah « appointment, + alawyer in goo! standing, and a resident €:d District, and they suall be sevaraliy wpornted by the President of the United ales, by and With the consent of the Sen- ©. jor the term of six years; and the salar; ¢ exch shall be $5. 000 per year; and they shalt everally devote thelr whole time to their a! C8 Cuties, and shall not be interested in ny legal business or practios. F he jaiges of said Manictpal Coart wm the duties of a justice of the 4 for said 1 ad shall ba ywer, wuthor Jarisdicuion e of the pea b now has, io~ x the author: or par, late iegisialive rT. proceading, or »y he 5; and any LU pending or partly compieted, before an axti at the peace, when any eald said Council, whenever called upon to ay-| mmucicipal judge shall ‘enter upon bis point any person to said force, or to any po | dulies hereunder, may be continued and sition of authority in said force, shall maKe | opnpieted before said jadge, with the such &ppointment from among the first thre: | same force and effect “that the same applicants that may be so recommended { eold, bat for this act, have any said appointment by said Police Boar! bui, except that the present Major and 5: perintendent of Police shall be the ari Superintendent, hereunder, the officers a: : men composing ‘said force (but not the men bers of the existing Police Board) shal ti retained under their — designatiorn« with the same authority and be sunject . the same liability to dismissal and discip line as If appointed under this act. The su) ® 6 Tully ton of J mn er one any other said Devore any former justice of the . And from and after the ime when this act shall into effect, the office and jurisdic justices of the peace in said District, ak pertaining to the three jadges 80 to be seiected, shall cease and deterinine. Any uit, OF proceeding begun by or ba- sald judge may be continued by or FP pede cas be peace of eal to thes ig justices o} Superintendent and Secretary of the Boar: nd all books and a ir of Police shall each, before entering on we possession, upon this act going fally into discharge of bis duties, execute a bond to Hr. | --oci, shail forthwith be fi by them, re- United States in the penal sum of ten thou poctively, with the clerk of the said M ant- sand dollars, with two sureties, in a form t be approved in writing by one of the jadgur of the supreme court of said District, ior the faithful performance of his duties; aud sai may be brought thereon, or on any bond herein mentioved, in the name of said Di, trict, or as the Attorney-General may ai vise, for the benefit of the United Stats Every person appointed upon said force, o: to avy place of special authority ta sx i force, shall be appolntel by reason of pe sonal fitness: The Fire Board (subject to any rig’t of *upervision herein conferred upon said Coa cil) shal! possess and may exercise by itse or through the officers and firemen bere’ provided for, in any and al! parts of sa.i Histrict, all or any part of the authority bow exercised by or herein conferred, for the prevention and extiogatsh ment of fires for other purposer herein stated, upon any | body, officer, or officers within said Districl Said Board shall also possess the usaal anu nee’ ful aathority ‘ire Board, not incon sistent with this for the prevention aur |r extinguishment of Bres and for tue selectio: and disetpline of tts force. The existing force (but not the Board ove: the same) of officers and men sual! be r tained, and shail be abject to the sace eo litlons, lability to dismissal, and dis as if appointec i aries of the shall remain t At the bead of the Burean of Pablic Work Scall be an officer to be designated the Saper. intendent of Public Works, who, with his successor, Shall be selected by sald Couacil from the Corps of Engineers of the Army of the United States, subject to being detailed from ay eg oe by the President of the United States for service as the head of sai: Boreau; and may be removed by said Coan cil, and shall serve without extra compensa ti pd he shail not be regarded as a civ.t The duties of said S: i 2 Hl { otlicer. perintenden in respect to general care, repair, gradia, and improvement in said District exteading to all public streets, avenues, site- walks, passages, laues, drains, and sewers: ail public bridges, aqueducts. water frqnt=, docks and piers; ail public parks, cemeterie. | grounds, and plices; all trees, shrubs. plants | and flowers, fountains, statues, and erections of any sort upon or within anything in this section enumerated, in and belongiug to said District or the United States; al water-works, pi and toe i ® dores & pes, thereto belonging, heretofore supported by | public authority, in or for said District; all is, prisons, asylams,orinstitutions | ropriations by | a | public j Supported by taxation ‘or a; Congress: all public-school buildings a: buildings used for jadicial or other publi purposes in said Distriet, whether the saa be owned by said District or rented by tt, or by the General Goveroment, and whieh are used for a public pu aad for the condi- tion of Which sait District or the United Slates are responsible. The Counct! shall have authority to chanze sue rs ‘or Watet When actetal ding an ork of hree ye ve clerk stall be paid a salary of r; be sballgive a bond for th <'pul Court, and there remain of record. Aud every justice who shall fail to so file the ail be liable to a flue of $25 foreach { such failore. either said judge is officially acting @oce, be sball be regarded as @ justice of Ube peace, aud not as aicips| Court, and when two or more of said Un jadges are sitting together to hold a seshion under the rules for the discharge of Tepreseating sald Ma duties, they shall be regarded as @ term of said Manicipal Court. iwicipal Court shall devise and use a i shall appoint, from Ume to time, said Manicipal Court for a term pars, and may remove him for cau dbe may also u jerk of any said jadge justice of the peace; said keep ihe records. ; and { said Municipal Court, and be n Such other duties «s said Ma properly require of bim. severally so act and hold odges sha. nit, as jast.ces of the peace, at sneh times =u oF Be) 4 Suis. A ece(os there shall be at least one session ng Ne. 2 as eu req corer’ a ano pace as the rules shall provide aod the pablic Convenience sball require; and one or ny ch sessions shall be held oa as many parate days of cach week, excep’ in august, and September, ia which whea the business shall re- | be more frequent sessions be more than one said jadge justice of the peace at the same verms of said Municipal Coa peld, pursuant to such rales, as once every month, except Augast asa d September, and they shail be of such as the prompt dispatch of business utre, and any case may be continued one term into another. a 1 be the duty of said Sapreme Court nd promulgate adequate rales, to ved by said jadges as jastices of Une nd by said Municipal Court, for th tematic discharge of their respective Said) * nan riek t persons or selon pen: 1 them, and forsecuri mr Of Said justices, preceedings of said court. Tajustice of the peace in said Di a any case for damages or fraud in alé, purchase or exchange of y. And any such judge, acting as @ and for the regalation of practice fall dockets on @ fall record of when acting as udges, compeativay, when aus of the peace, shal! when the amount for which judgment is ablic does pot exceed $250, in an, pilaaces | fox devt or @ eum due under, or sch of, contract, express or implied; civil case jor damages ase for damages for wrongs or inja- roperty, or for the takiag © J action for th of property; in an; ity or penaltios by this act ally or penalties imy any otber act for the government of the of Columbia, or of any city ordi made therein; in any case oa @ jadg- dered in any case before any sald peace, may enter judgment, the grade, course, or width of aay way for a « nace, may enter jodgm public road, street, or alley, or the location (exceeding $250, upon of any bridge, ferry, pier, or bulkhead, or to | Wrillr¢ Of @ defendant, when said consent make, enlarge, or diminish any public sewer, public place, or public market water pipe; cise the authority in this subdivision referred to in such manner as to change the street plan of the city, or to defeat or change tne conformity of abything in this su’ ‘ gress. ‘ The Council shali, as the several cases t in which real estate sba!l be s: ssment for local improvements, aod has Ue written appro’ eek a ‘ny *em! property. aid ju val thereon of an attor- Aw retained by the defendant, and gment does pot iuvolve the title to Bat the jarisdiction of iges acting a8 justices of the bay Dot include any case ay stom | the te (© real estate.nor any case involving Low OF ar ee xe © ute or the right to onte7 niscondact in, any offire, (except so a¢ said question of miscoudact may 4 sult for @ penalty,)or any case of Dail gious prosecution or libel or slander, ver- ba) Or written, or any case of account where the accounts ‘on 1 5800. both sides together shail Said judges, sitting as Justices no real estate shall be exempt terefrom, | \/ Wwe peace, shail bave power to compel and raid Connell shall cause the sams to ti iLeucance of tinetees Sy Saar a assersed, aud the Amount so assessed may Ppa Neel flew yplmneni eng om one be collected and recovered as any other tax @ prisopme yey | ty-fve 1s collectibie and recoverable; and the az.re- ae ee ee Ld gate amountof such assessments shail not | fF r fusing to t oud a by J be more than one-half the whote fairly e sed judge. or for any rox Koy or mated cost of such local work or improve- | bls «0 ivority committed In Pe nce of said mect. and the residue of the expense snail | Jodgé when silting as Hed a = be defrayed from general appropriations; | P’ftc* And whenever oy jadge fy but the entire cost for improvemen' Heys | sald municipal court shall be appointed ay shall be assessed upon property abutting thereon or benefited tnereby. The Council may begin and carry forward be au- any undertaking whenever it may thorized by Congress, whenever ever in said District the puDiic in in its opinion, y be promoted; except that the whole amount of such assessments so made in = year shall not exceed $15,000, nor 1 the value of the whole real ea ee therein provided to be volve ipjary to real provi tae Supreme Court an @ssessor u ons Of this act, heehall serve with- yf com pens@lion olber than bis larsal- a a to 4 an woperty in Jw now applicable to sai undertakings moat 2 810.0, unless the | Pea» vot inconsistent with thie sot ha ‘¥,one or more of igor shall ve elecied in every instance of when Uere stall be no verea. the contrar; sald rectly | ccnuiune to be applicable to said jadgex authorized by some law of and | Stung as jastions ef the pence, aaa ty per nothing In this chapter contained shall be | i/.4 x01 officers subject to thelr jurisdiction fonstrued to authorize the taking or assess. | or yinority, or Who DOW ald in the admin- ing or making compensation for aay per- | [)0)\)!)\"betore justices of the property. Any w berein au’ tobe before any said jadge as @ justice of the; May aso be it yiotpil Court at any term lice; and, while holding sueb office, shali ) Bot engage or be interested in the business Boer: ofan itector builder in said District, Boar = by ey in writing given by | Ceri. said lean nanecitying, from time to | Cou: ume, the extent such engage- | in ry! . ‘the aa ‘eon- Zp: require ade. may ee the Uon, and care fe locating mmechioery in re- A+ m Santer fe, to the exereles of the tere | Sulnerity erties’ Bend of Health.