Evening Star Newspaper, June 22, 1876, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays exeepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Penunsyivasia Avene, cormer Lith strect, | Che Loening Star, at The Evening Star Newspaj Company, &. 2. AAUFIMAN. , Pree’t. ‘Tae EVErine Tax ts servect by carriers io Mbscribers ai Ten Cents per week, or Forty- four Cents per month. Cupies at the counter Two Cents each. By postage prepaid— Sixty Cents a month; one year, $6, 87 All mibscriptions tnvartably tn aceance. | EF Rev'es of acteertising frnishad on «cppiteation. | ne re ee V=. 47—N&. 7.251. SUMMER RESORTS. ti WASHINGTON. D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1876. SPECIAL NOTICES. R* Ew SPRINGS —This Popa open. Board for gr Board for nurees, and children River Sprit 0 olton's Whart an: sland,on the maia isad. Boarders Ml take the stesmer John W arf BP. HOF Bea PINEY POINT. MD., ‘Tho # tusti tren # fee. ad B.J.M rietor, pint, Md. ™, M1, oy Smusencat » Ten Pins.” Bs, fc. permo.th Boats to aud trem Washiogton three times a werk. DELBERT F MOORE, 16-1m* wn, mt pace OT HOUSE Mose RNBSVILLE, Md well ventilated, half mils trom peton Branch B.& OB. trom Sagar Loaf OKDAN'S WhitTE SULPHUR SPRINGS, One and a bali mile from Sievetson’s Ve Bey irene. Round ticket from! ‘@ bipgten and reters, $5 ye's le E. ©. JORDAN, Propr. OCK ENON SPRINGS, ON THE GREAT NORTH MOUNTAIN, ONLY SEVEN HOURS FROM WASHINGTON A. 3S. PRATT... Proprietor. WM. B. BUSS, Physician. ~Hesidea onth of fonr week: ‘Terms:—@@ per Special terms mad twee persons occupy! lies, or for a: one room, ‘The fare from Washington to the Springs sma so turn. by Baltimore asd Uhio Ratlroad sad coaches from Winchester, is only @3 60 the roand tri Pure air, beating grand scenery, abun- may sil be obtained at this sua- aT, BO ¢xtortiouste charges, LO ied, cooked In best roprieter to make Bock Kaon attractive summer home for Washiag- at rates which all can afford st of servants have been engaged. For descristive pamphets or infur@ation call on A.8. PRATT & SUN. lnsurance Agents, 491 9h street. jel0-1an >. OTEL, c= —7 Teoaes ISLAND, Va. Surf Bathing—Fishing—Snipe Shooting. ‘This well Known apd popular Summer resort is pow open for the reception of via fore. Impr ts have been made in pe the accom enerally, Please our patrors im ev: The rou! m s Crtulk and Old Point by to Cherrystons, RVERY AY and FHIDAY MOKN ine S7 Terms—83 per day, 878 per week. @60 par Month of thirty days. Special rates for June and for longer then cue month. For information sdaress jem [Cap.#Rep } 1 eT 4i’ HOUSE, CRESSON SPRINGS, Cambria County, Pa. 1 SUMMEE RESOBT wit Feception of gusets Fe of the Allegheny Monrtsius, ov ce can be found any where, oi cs , &C., adcreee jet J.D. McCLEULAN, Sap't. OOBB & SEG4R, Cobb's Intsad, Va. GLENWOOD CEMBFERY —Phe Lot Pro- ‘Prictors ef Glenwocd Cemetery will holt an J-Grked mecting ou THIS (‘fhureday) EVEN- ING, 224, at 8 o'clock. at the Board of Trade fy pear the corner of 9th st. and juil attendance 1s request: a WILLIAM LOBD, Sre’y. A MEETING OF THB REPURLIZANS of the Qter TIVE DISTRICT will be held Peonsylrants sveme, THIS RV ee. : transact other necessary business. ook. By order of commitiee. [11"] THOMAS SCUTTS. MEETING OF TEE REPUBLIOANS THE 71H LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT ‘wil be heid at Marr's Hall. on N, near 17th strost, ats o'clock THIS EVENING, tho 224 Inst ,to or, genize a Hayes acd Wheeler Bepablicen Clab aud Attend to such other business as may, be necessary. rder we Committee. 112 STUer Of tho Execute Smit, BOHOOL! A MEBTING OF TAR BEPUBLIJANS OF THE EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATIVE PISTRICT will bo neld ac 732, portheast corner Of 435 and Ht strects southwest, ou THIS ( Thurrday AYVENING, ths £24 ivatant, at 3 o'clook. to orzaa. and to atveud to 8. H. LAOEY, 2CBLTIO ASSO- iil meet at Becks Hall oo 42. 234 inatant, at 8 o'clock, OBN BE. NOBBIS, President. THR ANNUAL MEETING OF TAS STOCKHOLDERS OF THE ANACOSTIA ASD _POTOMAO RIVER RAILKOsD CoM- PS NY for the purp~e of electing Sins Directors to serve for the ensuizg year will be held at the Board of Trede Booms, $19 Pennsylvania northwest. Polis open from 2 until 6 » WM GUINAND, Presiden H. A. GRISWOLD, Secretary. jeal ZS ¥. M. GO. a. DAILY CNION PRAYER MEETINGS, Atlm.6 p.m 9p. m. OPEN AIR MESTING, EVEBY EVENING at 8 o'clock, corner 7th street Sn@ Peonsylvania avenus. GOSPEL MEETING, jet0-tr_ SABBATH MOBNING, at 8 o'clock. TAS Brest. MILBUEN’S SODA WATE! BATURAL SPRING WATERS on Draught. (C%-COLD TEA, COFFEE and OHOOOLATS. 1429 PaxxsYLvaNia AVENUR, near Willard’s. W. WHITAK General Claim and Coliection Axent, . 728 ith street, near Treasury De; District Claims, Pension and Boi specinity. ea York isputably how lost health be, romaine bg indispu! iy how ma) . FS “y pediments to riding ® clear synopsis of the marr: y the treatment of nervous and physi- sai debiitiy, being the resolt of 20 years’ oxpereace, er: ¢, 33 conts. Address the acthor,Dr. L. J. Kaba, view snd reatdence, 51 Kact ch st., N. ¥. asl-6a (= COOKE, Jn 2 CO. BARKERS, _apld-te 1429 F street. > STRATFORD FENDALL, S 323. 435 stroot, en38-ton ATIORNBY-AT-BAW, wwe JOHNSON & 00., BANKERS, Sorac: af Wik Strett and Pennsyloanta Avenns, Desiers tp Government and District Securities foreign Exchange and Gol eopls-17 HOTARY PUBLIO, Orrick—Stan Bort. 1T-tt Scrr EATHING. POIST LOCKOUT hig a BESORT, Hotel : a0 a Potiage ac nicamers. Lcd . MILBURN, Proprfer cokout. 5 Mary's Co., Md. HOUS®.—This pleasant Hotel, press a an ver road, is pen er Verms, £0, ad GANTT & SPOTTS Newport, Perry county, Pa. ANSON HOUSE, J MANASSAS, VA., Bitnated on the nest Pototon the Midland raft- road. 32 miles from Washington, with ning acd evening traios each way Fore for round trip $175. ‘Ihe Hotel is Bew, with Goub'e porches the entire Foon are well furn ‘The co 1d the nate. fue hed, and the dining room cool ntry is as be e be Moe qustoe by aa any im the . Boarcers with- Do e HYGEIA HOTEL, FORT MONROE, OLD POINT COMFOKT, YA. This delightful Summer Kesort, commanding & water yew not exceiled on the Atlantic coast, furnished with a'l modera improve- ments. Gs and Elect Belle tu every room, ster on every floor, and capable ci mc commcdating 100 persons, is now open for the re- ception of guests for thé Bummer season. Wharf yards detent, at which 15 to 2) steamers touch iy, affordirg every opportnoity of communics- ‘tion with all pe thecoun'ry Bupsrior beach bathing af Re door steps—good from May wati! ember. Unusual facilities for Bosting aud DE. Terms—@ 1720 per week and upwards, sorordi; fo location. Special terms to parties rematuiag Month or longer. Address _jel-hn H. PSORBUS, Propristor. peres AC HOTE BT. G! N a. ‘This summer resort will be open for ot ‘Visitors Jue loth. 24 ry Visitors by Potomac steamers will be Bot promptiy at Piney Point or Marshall Sharf with conveyance. Tabic al ith Celicacies of the season. Bosts for fishing and iling free of charge. Address & DAMS & BROS, By im" Piney Point P_O . St. Mary's Co, Md. Leesers MINERAL SPRINGS, BRAMILTON, VA. ‘This pleasant Summer Resort will be open for the Fecep f guests on the Ist of Jui ee Thecontigcity tothe depet and telegrap! Office. together with the curative proper: fice of the water, renders \his 0 the eT LOST deste sia the country. for persons seeking Fest. recreation aud health. Terms moderate. r ES BUSS, Proorietor. don Oouaty, Va. Rewer SPR NEAR BABBISONBURG, ROCHINGHAM COUNTY, VA. BUBKER, OF WASHINGTON, D. O., MANAGER. +_Tbis well-knowe and popular Bammer Resort ue Ist, 1s76._ The waters Gro. Ww site location, pare and ex: oresque ‘scenery. fine . ishing, &c., all tend to THE Most sttractive s+ well as Tux resort tm Ma oy The Company the most cxamtivus table bufldings ip the state, and during past wioter completed a perfsct «yatem of terrae ing end ondert: at . For terms aud pampbiete apply to A. B. IRIOK, President, Harrisonborg, Virginia, my%0 602m ONMOUTM HOUSE SPRING LAK® BEACH, MONMGUTH COUNTY, N’ J. ‘This new ang ent Seaside Hotel will be epee JUNE 5, 1ste. voptaining "200 bandsomnely-tarnisbed| elect ‘without % where the nosurpaseecc coast white » magni- Soent freah-water lake is within 200 feet of the ve abounding in deh and splendid for intend, 2ow ine and sailin, An elegant band of mes‘ will be tn attendance the @ntire season (four month) Warm Sait and Freeh W azoc Baths tm the butiding Lig ours from New York city, 2% hours (rom Went Plate! pt ut changs of car. For ciroal ars appiy st the Nt. Cioad Hotel, Phtlee Golphis, of at the 801 month Hotei. MULLIN & McKINSI®. Pro G. W. Metzis. of St. Cloud Hotel, Philadelphia, 2, of Depot Hotel, Fort Wayne, Se habla E. 5 W7-A Gre livery iu Sttendence for use of guests, 7 oo ta 1DGE SUMMIT. &—Teetve Teas pablo at ‘above from the FIRST MUNDAY 18 7 are: Cool, pure be , wit! = ting house. This “ died priog pinta ihe Western Mare” elevated ratirosd, D pep a SS "Ss SUMMER RESORTS. P!SEY POINT SUMMER RESORT. ‘This old ard well-kuown Summer Ro- sort. bout 95 miles from Wash‘ngton, in St. Macy's county, Md., has been thor- ougbly reconstructed and turniched with a super or class of farnitw nd all the parsphernalia of « first class Hotel, and will be epen for the reception of guests ON THE 2¢rH INSTANT, and at rates tar lower than ever before. ‘here has been arrangements made with the Low- er Potomac Steamers by which there will be nearly 8 de ily live betw: en Washington and that point The Beach baving been pat in thorough order, cannot be excelled f«r Bathing, Fishing and Boat- ing on any coast in the conniry. ORG ILUABD, Mat nager. For further particulars. apply to JOHN AGEX- ANDER, 1431 Penasylvania avenue, Washing- ton. ‘je10 eat: WEA GROVE, OAPE MAY POINT—This ae- SS inghtfol Summer Kesort is now open spd presents unusual attractions. Cot tages furnished or aufurnished. for sale or, B. K. WILSON S11 7th street. . ALBEMARLE FEMALE INSTITUTS, Caarlottesvilie, Va, Tast fall with slegant new farn!- ture at @ cost of at receive SU M- or MEK BUABDEES from the the 28th of Beptember. No har; cold baths, nor for use of new ten-pin alleys, my2%- ‘HE BEST $1 GLASSES 18 AMERICA. SOR Hi. H. HEMPLER, Optician, ie lstptr 453 Pernsylvania a 1876 CLOTHING. Ds. PURCHASE! UNTIL YOU EXAMINE that handsome Elbeonf Cass Suit for @13, for- merly 825, at A. STBAU' BEAUTIFUL WRITE MARS single or dot Pennsyivanis avenue. E AED TIMES'—Porchasers want to seve money, 20 look at the @10 Worsted Suit at A. STRAUS". L223. COLORED 4ND FANCY DRESS PANTS, 100 different patterns, at 1011 Penn- sylvania avenue. i ig ORIENTAL SILK WOESTED SUIT for erate Bot remy cut Season, at A. PRINCE ALBERT FROCK COATS. with Vests tomatch. B Beautiful patteru for @10,at 1011 Penns) Ivania avenue. i ag es RIT = a8 SEASON '—A ine Duster, very loug ard nicely made, fa Sista. bTBAUS. * - ‘PRE DELLE BABKE PLAID CASS SUIT re Guced to Gib, at 1011 Pennsylvania avenue, FULL LINE of Children's SUITS, hang. somely trimmed and made in the very latest syle, from @8 upwards, at A STRAUS" NE BLACK OLOTH DBESS SUITS 18 should be seen to be appreciated, at 11 Penusylvarie avenue. eS eta AND po ty 4 bop od = selling ‘now ;at A, sTgaus. ii [Myomsiz DUSTERS, Plain and Ulster styl great variety of colors, at 1611 Pennsylvania avenue. JOBTH HOOSIC CASS SUIT at S11, ts N to be had at A. STHAUS’. : “~~ corner ty at. 1876 ILLES VEST, le- breasted, for @1 W&,at 1011 0X8’ FOHOOL SUITS, made, for $4, at loll OUTHS’ DERSS AND BUSINESS SUITS ine orakce: variety of styles and patterns, at A, M omar AND SILK LUST 2 A Oa ATS, at all prices, at 1011 ‘Poanayivanis avenue. SAULSBURY BROKEN C8ECK ©. sur’ S wizles ABB A. BTBAUS’. 2 2 se as ag i SOT BUT 5 LEssT —A genuice LAST Fisandl BELE for Silat TOE Yania avenee. ( pPricn dA BY elacture with if AN. — To thc Puc Mt EGLAGS. which | uow mamas 2 the w! folated by two anal ncrews 10 EVENING STAR. “Washington Nows and Gossip, GovVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Inter- nal revenue, $314,265.12; customs, $353,423.99. SPEAKER KERR left the city this morning for Rockbridge Atum Springs, Va. THE BROOKLYN salled from Hampton Roads to day for New York. SENATOR MORRILL has not yet accepted the portfolio of the Treasury department, but will hold it under advisement until July Ist. Meanwhile Assistant Secretary Conant will act as Secreta PAYMASTER GENERAL BRADFORD of the Navy department was before the House Na- val Committee this morning. His evidence in no wise implicated the head of the de- partment. THF CONFERENCE COMMITTER on the legislative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill held a meeting to-day, but came to no agreement, and adjourned to meet again at 4y o'clock this p.m, THE TAX ON BANK DErosits.—The Com- mittee on Banking and Currency this morn- ing heard a delezation of national bank ofi- cers asking for the repeal of tne tax imposed under existing laws on bank deposits. AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day were Senators Wright, Conover and Sargent, Representatives Hurlbut, Wallace, Dunnell, Williams, Burchard, and White, aud Generals Sherman, Alvord, and Rey- nolds. JUSTICE DAVID Davis has written t- ter declining to allow the use of his name before the democratic convention, to the surprise of many Illinois and southern dem. ocrats who bave for mouths been Industri- ously working up & movement in his favor. NEWS of the confirmation of Senator Mor- rill as Secretary of the Treasury was re ceived by the republicans at Portiand, Me., with much satisfaction. There was a large gathering at their headquarters last even- ing,with congrat lory speeches, music, &¢. NOMINATIONS.—The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Wm. J. Hoppin, of New York, to be secrata: ry of the U.S. legation at London; Jas. Day, of New Jersey, to be second secretary of Gitto; George P. Fisher to be U. 8. attorney for the district of Delaware. HENDRICKS WON'T TAKE TIT SECOND PLACE.—Dispatches receivei here yester- day from Goveraor Hendricks say that he is Lot a candidate for the Vice Presidency, aed would not accept @ nomination tot! were it. tendered. This smashes several Slates that have been formed with Hendricks in the second place with a view to the can- vars in Oblo and Indiana. Mr. BLAINE on Tuesday recet ved an offer of $1,000 per week to lecture this fall; the offer was afterwards increased to $2,900 per week, Mr. Blaine refusing in each instauce As soon as he is well enough to travel he Will goto the mountains aud put himself uncer the care of his physicians until he has completely recovered his strength. He con- tinues to recuperate but slowly, anid is still weak, although io full possession of ali his mental faculties. THE LAST OFFICIAL ACT of Secretary Bristow was the awarding, under the act of Congress of June 20th, 1874, of three life-sav- ing medals of the first. claxs to threa brothers named Hubbard, residing at Marblehend, 0, Who on the istof May, 1575, at the at peril of their own lives, rescued two u from the main topmast rigging of the schooner Consuelo, which in a terrible gna bad sunk in five fathoms of water off Mar- biehead, in Lake Erie. The action of toe Bubba: is one of the mos? herate o. record. This is the firat award of medals uuder the act referred to. SECRETARY Ropeson’s Iscomm.—In re- Sporee to the demand of the House Naval Committee for an exhibitof Secretary Rove- on’s income, Internal Revenue Commission er Pratt has furnished the following fro: the records of bis office: “In 1863, Secretary Robeson paid $14.76,0n an income of 8112. Ju Is4i he paid $26.90 0n an income of 3533, To 1865 there was no assessment. Io 1866 and ist? he returned no income at all, bat paid’ Epecial tax of £10 as a lawyer in Camden, N. J. In 187 he returns his income as $1,000, and in i870,1871 and 1872 there 1s no assess- ment.” Post OFFICE Etuus.—In the Senate to- day, Mr. Hamlin, from the Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported with- out amendment H. RK. 2575, to amend sections 3893 and 3894, Revised Statutes, providing penalty for mailing obscene books and other matters therein contained, and prohibiting letter circulars from passing through the mails. Mr. Hamlin, from same commit- tee. also reported a bill to amend rection 3377 R. 8. 80 as to permit persons sending matter of the third class towriteon tne wrapper, Without additional charge, the name and address of the sender, prefaced by the word “from,” and also the name and number of the articles inclosed. rm THE CALDWELL-BLAINE DISPATCH.— Mr. Frye, of Maine, when the Caldwell dis Se were under discussion yesterday, fore the House Judiciary Committee, asked Mr. Kuott what he expected to prove by investigating them. If {t was to e<tabe lish the fact that it had been suggested from Ubis side to Caldwell that he should tele- graph, then the fact being conceded was of bo possible value or significance, for nothing Was more common than to send to a witness an affidavit or deposition fully prepared for him to sign, and Lbis was the utmost exteat that had been suggested to Caldwell. If it Were songht to connect Mr. Blaine’s name in any way with the dispatches to Caldwell, it was evidently a@ failure, for not a Leora or { sh in Ce. gt of that supposition had nm adduced. Mr. Frye insisted that the jain thing was to find out whether Caldwell had actually sent the dispatches to Mr. Knott, and that he understood now to be fally conceded, and not anyone. indeed denied by The Dead Lock = = Appropriatio: A PROPOSED COMPROMISE. There is now & prospect that the several appropriation bills may be got through the two-houses (under some protocol of agree- ment not yet definitely decided upon) by the end of the fiscal year. The Senate has made & proposition to the House for a conference, whicn will be cousidered by the Joint Com- mittees on Appropriations at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. The protocol will be thet the action of the present House 1s dis- against bigh- crimivativg ‘graded clerks, is in favor of those who receive low aries. it is understood that if no agreement is reached, the democrats have under advise. ment & proposition to continue for 39 da: the appropriations made in the several bills for the fiscal year ending Jane 3%:h, 1376. This would prevent any temporary embar- resement. > The democrats of the House will endeavor to have the National Convention at St. Louis sustain their course in making the sweeping reductions they have already made Later. a, up to jween the two The House is willing to yield to the Senate in exceptional carca 32. The House dwells at length on thelr primary responsibility before ople, =o. Dody ia which alt bills ahould originate. Sr Texas bas lation off with 2.000 melles of ra ‘and 2/006 miles Or tel- egta] "The steamship State of atNew Sis tecmse tina uae THE DISTRICT INVESTIGATION. Two Reports from the Committee. The House Committee on the District of Columbia met this morning at 104 o'clock to consider their report in the matter of their investigation of District affairs. Pre. sent— Messrs. Buckner, Stephenson, Henkte, Hendee, Neal, Cate, Willard and Hartridge. The Majority Report. The report of Mr. Buckner, heretofore printed In THE STAR, was taken up and dis- cussed, and the following resolution adopted unanimously as a substitute for the resolu- Uon offered by the chairman of the commiit- tee and printed at the end of said report: Resolved, That the clerk of the House be, and he is hereby instructed to certify tw tue attorney general of the United States a copy of this report [Buckoer’s, as heretofore pubd- lished} with the accompanying evjdence fur such action in the premises as he may doem proper under the law and the facts, as developed In said testimony. 2d. That the Clerk of jine Ho: be, and he is hereby, further tustracted to certify copy of the evidence accompanying the report to the grand jary of the District of Coiurobia, with direction to investigate the criminal! charges against parties referred to in sald evidence as having been gullty of a violation of the criminal iaw of the United States, and the Attorney Geveral is aiso di- rected, by the aid of such special counsel as he may appoiut, to institute sach proceed- ings as he may deem proper under the evi- deuce to recover any and all sums of money ave the District of Columbia, which have been obtained illegally or improperly by avy parties mentioned in said evideuce.” The report presented by the chairman of the cominittee was then adopted, the follow- ing members voting for it: Messrs. Buckner, Neal, Hartridge, Henkle and Stevenson. Judge Cate, democrat, did not vote for it. The Minority Repert. On motion of Mr. Hartridge, the members of the commitice non-concurrring in the re- port presented by the chairman of the com- mittee were permitted to make and present @ minority report. Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1876, the undersigned members of the Com- mittee on the District of Columbia respect- fally submit the following report: The sub- jects to which the attention of the Commit- tee was directed by the House, are indicated in the resolution above mentioned, which reads as follows: [Here follows the resolu- tiens ordering the investigation. } Theact of Congress approved Jane 20th, 1874, entitled “An act for the government of the Districtof Columbia, and for other par- poses.” created a@ mission consisting of three persons, to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, in whom ex- ecutive fanctions were vested uatil Congress should provide a permanent form of govern- ment for the Iistriet. Section 6 ofthe same enactment created a board of audit consisting of the First and Secord Comptroliers of the United States Treasury, cbarged, entirely independentiy of the Commissioners of the District, -with the duty of examining and auditing for settie ment all of certata specified classes of un- funded and Moating debt of the District of Columbia and of the board of public works, inclading, among other claims, existing or thereafter to be created, for which no evi dence of debt had been issued, arisiug ont of covtracts written or oral made by the board of public works, and the farther daty of is: ing certificates stating the amount found due to these persons andon what account, which certificates wer oe section 7 of the act, convertible into 365 bonds, to be pre- red and issued by the Commissioners of 1¢ Sinking Fund, whose jurisdiction In this matter was also independent of the Com- missioners of the District. Pursuant to this law the Commissioners of the District were appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate,and have held office until the pres- jttime. In the general reanagement of the ancesof the District and in their super- vision over subordinate officers, the couinit- te Hind that the Commissioners have dis: charged the duties of their office carefully, judiciously, and beneficially to the interests Wf the District. The Commissioners have redueed the bonded debt which existed when ‘hey entered upon their duties, and paid ‘eating debts which had been incurred by tne former anthorities, and for which those authorities had bypothecated secarittes of ‘he District to the extent of $1,564,313.56. Ot this amouct the sum of $1,139, 6 y the Commissioners frora x orang other than Congressional appropri. ations. The number of salaried officers under tae late government was 3i1; under the present government, 153; and the reduction in aver- ae annual expenditures on account of corm- pensation is $288,559.50. It is also to be sald hat, under the ehargeot the engineer and er general supervision of the Commis. sioners, the work in performance of uneom. pleted contracts of the late board of publie works has been well and economically dove. One subject to which the attention of this committee was direeted by the resolution of the Houce of January 31, 1876, is the excess of expenditures to complete contracts of the board of public works beyond the estimate ofsuch expenditures mentioned in tae re- port of the joint committee of 1574. The joint committee of 1874 estimated the indebtedness, which would probably be funded in 3.65 bonds, at $8,305,356.59, and In- clude in this aggregate an estimated itemof “amount due, or to e due, on incom- plete contracts,” of 81,325,000. As to the esti- mate iu this item, the report of that com- roittee expressly states that accuracy 1s impracticable, use work was tu pro- gress on some of the contracts, and was ubmeasured and unadjusted. includes both the amount due and to become due on incomplete contracts. It is reasonably to be presuined that the balance due and unpaid for work already done was smalier than the amount to become due for work remaining to bedone in performance of incomplete con- tracts. But for what was already, on June 20th, 1874, due the board of audit, made set. Uements in the sum of #1,785,258 54, and the Commissioners paid, In cash, to the laberers of contracts 782.65, making @ total amount then due of $1.363,041.19, for work which bad been actually done by the board of public works, and for which ee was actually due on June 20, is7t. It will be ob- served that this indebtedness, actually exist- jog at the time the committee of 1574 made its report, exceeded by $538,011.79 the esti- mate of the committee for what was both then gue and to the after eee aoe incomplete contracts. rently Ey committee of 1sit derived 18 item of their estimate, for the accuracy of which their report does not vouch, from the answer of the late governor, as made to interrozato- aS ries of the committee at the outset of the in- Pp dated February 28, 1874, and that particular estimate embraces forty contracts, which it enumerates. But after February 23, 1574, and before June 20, 1874. sixty-seven other ‘tracts were executed by the board a com) been to the joint committee of 1874 as completed <a or Point select committee shows they relied upon the answer of , &8 show- ing that work th to. become due : 2 : 5 gee i : 2 L Fest Fea fae seseae ul i ee eh souelia ate ‘a aod article, The erst of these sixty-four con- tracts, payable in 3.65 bonds, as by the engineer's report, Novem)er 39, 1575, In- clusive of $666,123.12 for repair work, was *2.512,703.98, making the cost of all of said eam ee 082 337.3 In eonnection with this su! of the ex- cess of the actual amount of 3.65 bonds over the amount which the joint committee of Ist4 estimated u the information before them as the le amount which would be funded in those bonds, it is farther to he remarked that, after the enactment of Jane 20, 1574, and at the next session of Tess, the jnrisdictioa of the board of audit was in- creased as r ts damages to real estate by reason of the Improvements made by the board of public works; and as respects al the claim of one Bowen for work under © tract with the board of besith. The funded debt on Jane 1, 1576, rt ¥ And th to...... 158,113 43 There are outstanding unconverted certifi estes of the board of audit and measure- ments In the e' {fice not certified to amounting to and represent- ing a floating indebteduess which is more than offset by the excess of special assess- made and to be made, amounting to (see Commissioners’ ‘report, » P» 252) over and above the elgut percent certificates for which they are pledged, and which excess Congress direct shall be applied to the redaction of the Dis- trict indeptedness. It is the judgment of this committee that neitber the commissioners bor the engineer can be held responsible because the work needful to finish the contracts of the board of public works required a larger expend!- ture than the estimate furnished by the late governor, and guardedly mentioned in thé report of the commitiee of 1874. The resolu- tion of the House also directs the committee to inquire whether the Commissioners bave enlarged and extended said contracts, and caused larger amounts of work aad labor to be done than was Cpe emg by the act of June 20, 1874. This question is presented with reference to modifications or exten- sions of contracts or substitution of an equivalent or jess amount of work in place of that originally called for by the letter of the contracts; such changes, whether by modification, diminution, enlargement, or substitution, being in practice invariably called extensions, and such modification, enlargement or substitution having been made with @ view to the accomplishment of work rendered necessary in the prosecu- tion of the original contract or by the per- formance of contracts or by the condition in which the streets were left by the late board of public works. Tne same question arises also with reference to what are called contracts for repair work made by the Commissioners under a section in contracts of the board of public works, roviding “that if within a specified — from the cowpletion of said contracts any partof the work shall become defective from improper material or construction and re- quire repair, the contractors will, on being notified, commence and complete the same, or, in case of failure and neglect so to do, the work shail be done under the direction of the authorities at the expense of the con- trectors.” The rapid deterioration of woodeu pave- ments which had been laid by the late Dis- trict authorities rencered necessary a large amcunt of repair work in order to “preserve and protect existing improvements,” to pre- vent highways from becoming impassapie, and to avold persoral injury, and damages to public and private property. This repair work has also been well and economically done. Experience of this rapid deterioration of wocden pavements, and the consequent difficulty of traveling over them, to- gether with sanitary considerations, re- quired the substitution of conere:e for wooden pavements, as well in relaying pavements by way of necessary repair as in ‘he farther performance of anilaished con- tracts. Congress made no appropriation of money in the act of June 20, is74, or in any of the ——— laws of that session, to defray the cost of any of the above named Work. Section 4 of the act of June 29, 1374, is specific as to the application by the Com- missioners of the revenue from taxation for the ensuing fiscal year, and authorized no portion of it to be used in payment of the unfunded or floating debt, or for improve- ments in performance of unfiaished cou- tracts of the board of public works. Tae ooiy means made availaole for this purpose by the act of June 20, 1574, Were 3 65 bonds, to be issued by the sinking fund comam'siouers on the certificates of the board of audit after amination and allowance by the latter roard, of claims to be created after Jane 20, , arising out of contracts, written or oral, ade by the board of public works. The committee have no donbt that in the cese of performance of contracts of the late beard of public works, which had not been completely executed at the time of the pas- fage of theact of June 20, 1574, the law re- quired that the cost should be defrayed by the settlement of claims thereunder the board of audit, and the issuing of certificates of that board convertible into 3.65 bonds. ‘Whether the same a of nent i hecessary or proper in respect to work done under necessary modifications and exten- sions of said contracts, or im respect to the repair work above mentioned, involves the determination of a question of constraction cf the law upon which itis not deemed ne- cersary for this committee to come to a de- termination, because there is no evidence before us creating a suspicion as to the good faith with which the Commissioners, under tbe advice of counsel, and the First and Sec- ond Comptroliers of the Treasury, compos- ing the board of audit, adopted ineir con- struction, or the good faith with which tuey carried it out. in the jJadgment of the committee the 3.65 bonds issued under authority of thé act of Congress of June 20, and now outstanding, are legal oblig: and the faith of the United States. » by that enactment, was pledged provide by proper proportional appropri ons @nd Taxation for the payment of the poneipal and interest of the same should bs kept inviolate. By an act of Congress ap proved February 20, 1875. the interest on ibese bonds is made payable at the Treasury of the United States. In the opinion of this committee there sbould be immediate legis- jation to permanently prevent delay or deiault in the payment of that interest b; the Secretary of the Treasury, as it shall become due. It is proper to aid, in this cornection, that ali the modifications or exteusions of contracts by the Commis- sioners were made on the recommendation of the engineer, who is especial: by the act of June 20, 1874, with the work of repair and improvemeot of all streets, avenues, sewers, &c, the total coset of ali the work, inelodin; modifications, t sola! 7 resources of the Dist government, or for what is strictly in pursvance ef povocty Ree Po ‘@nd within the limits of such sppropriation. This committee came to the conclu. sion that it was it to at ones and Post eehay end the exercise of y authority may have hitherto been cxereleed, the bonded TWO CENTS. with its control, subject only to their ‘gen- eral supervision iirection,’ and who board of audit. between there is no official communication, whose decision in respect of ments is not subject to their review, nor brought to their notices in any way, and ta Gnal in settlement with contractors. The anomaly is tous preseuted of one party — Commisetoners, ordering work to be dove, and another . a monger of it, the board of it, auditing claims of the contractor under such work, and floally settling and paying them in certificates of indebtedness executed and issued by that board, without apy knowledge by the Com- Misstovers of the amount ef the ciaims nor of the considerations on which the action of the board in respect of such ¢laims is based.” ‘The error was in the act of Jnne 20, 1874, in making the board of audit independent of the supervision of the Commissioners. It wonld e been better aud more conforma- ble to the approved methods of administra. tion to have devolved at least some respou- sibility on the executive authorities ia the settlement of Claims against the District, especially of such as arose out of work done under their administration. Another mistaxe in the act of June 2, 1874, was the charging of the First aud Second Controllers of the United States Treasary with the duties that devolved upon them un- der the sixth section of that act, as it was Pot possibie for them to thoroughly perform such important and complicated dnties without neglecting, tosome extent at least, their equally 1f not more important daty as the bighest accounting officers of the gov. ernment; and, Without intending to refi upon the integrity of these officers, your committee cannot bat regard It as @ misfor- tune that the board of audit was not «iffer- ently constituted, and composed of persons who could give their whole time and atten- tion to the duties of their office. Had the board been so constituted, your committee do not doubt the duties would have been fatisfactorily wine tg dean they were by the controllers of the sury. A few instances of irregularity and wrong- doing on the part of subordinate officiais were detected by the committee. Of this class of persons, the one who held office under the Commissioners was promptly removed , and the board of audit having beea abolished by the operation of the joint res- olution of Mareb 14, 1876, those of their subor- dinates who were guilty of misconduct have also ceased to have any with the and decision, but to the whom and them connection government Of the District. In two or taree ate these cases thoroughly; and if P egal proceedings shail not plly in- stituted, those who shall be negiigent in this ereafter, official accountability. The committee have come to the concit- sion that it is Important to the interests o; the District, and to satisfactory administra- Uon of its affairs that, as soon as practicable, & permanent and stable form of government shall be provided by Congress in the Dis- trict. In the judgment of the committee, proper exercise of the constitutional au- thority of Congress, the promotion of good government, and jusiice to the interests of residentsand property in the District require that to a form of government designed to be temporary, and organized for temporary curation, all the administration of affairs Sball not be indefinitely committed. The committee also believe thata simple form of governmentcan bedevised. Congress has hitherto not seen fit to adopt the pian pro- ed to it at the seoond session of the ‘orty-third Congress. It is believed that 1p making @ further effort to devise a satisfactory form of government ad. vantageous use can now be .nade of the ex- perience of the past two years in administer- ng District afairs, and of the labors of te joint committee to frame a government, ap pointed under the act of June 20, is74 {Tbis report is signed by the republican members of the committee. | Itoriginally concluded with the following recommendation: The committee, there‘ore, advise th@ crea: lon of @ joint committee, who shall con- sider the subject, and shall report to Con- e658 at its next session @ proper form of permanent government for the District; and to ibis end they respectfully submit to the Houte the following joint resolution: “That a joint select commitice shall be ap- pointed, consisting of two Senators, to be appointed by the presiding officer of the Sevate, and three merabers of the House, to be appointed by the 8; of the House of Representatives, whose duty it shall be to prepare a plan jor the permanent govern. mentof the District of Columbia, and who shall report the same to the two houses, re. pectively.on the ponies f of the next ses. ston thereof, and for that purpose, and in the discharge of the duty thereby imposed, said committee is aul toemploy such assistance as it may deem advisable at an ex ‘se not to exceed the sum of £5000; and said sum, or 80 much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated for that This resolution will not now be reported, on account of the House on Monday last baving passed @ bill covering these indenti- cal provisions. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. THURSDAY, June 22. SENATE.—Mr. Hamlin, from Committee on Post Offices, reported favorably without amendment House bills 2,575 and 2,581 to amend certain sections of the revised sta- Lutes relating to the Post Office department. ‘Mr. Logan called up House bill authoriz- ing the retirement of Col. W.H. Emory with the rank of brigadier ral. M e had suppozed that Gen. Emory was responsibie ior the late military interference in the organtzatioa of tne Louisiana, legislature and if so he conid not vote for this bill. Information had come to bim however that Gen. ory was not vesponsibie for that act, and he would therefore vote for tue bill. Mr. Logan said he did not care whether Gen. Emory was responsible or not, as Luat had nothing to do with the merits of the bill. The bill was then passed. Mr. Davis submitted a resolution direct- ing the Secretary of the Treasury to faruish & statementof the gross amount of Lhe public debt as it appears on the books of the regis- ter for said fiscal years from 1536 to 1575. He whether Mr. Howe, from tI on Forel; 8, wi it amendment the bill relating to telegraphic communication ‘ween United States foreign 8. The amendment pending at the ment last night providing that the of the Congressional ep printing 3B Hy pil te vat | | ie ry BF if : E fe Ue : i i rape ae ren to be from time to time as the District revenues accrue. Mr. Randall said the whole object of amend ment was to guart against aifculty ard to keep the plighted faith of the country. Mr. Holman opposed the amendment, aad said If it became a law tbe government would have to provide in future for the ment Of the !nterest frow year to year. is Lot a dent of the whole le of the United States, but of the District of Colombia. He WAs aware that there was 2 pleige that Con- gress should s€e that there was such | tion that the interest should be paid, but there was no authority to take the mouey of the whole people to pay the interest Pene ing consideration the ae. rose for the purpose of adjourning Wednesday's session ana at 12 o'clock the House was called to order agein for Tharsday’s session. Mr. Wale, (Md.,) from the Committee on Public Buildings and Growods, reported a substitute for the bil! to erect @ butliding for agiris’ industrial school In the District of Coinmbia, Referred to Committee of the y bole. bol Mr. Williams (Iod.) rose to A PERSONAL EXPLANATION, and called attention lo _a newspaper article in which it was ¢ books aad doc- uments had been stolen from the document- room of the House, and that the Committee on Accounts bad taken no steps to have the matter remedied and to pat @ stop to the practice. Mr. Williams then read the rale as to the duty of tke Doorkeeper in making an inven- tor, poiced ome aN in charge, aod said that Such inventory bad never been retursed to the Committee on Accounts. If the Doar- rk would comply with the laws, then the Committee on Accounts would do its duty. On motion of Mr. Holman, the committee ‘was directed to investigate the subject of the Alleged purioining of books. The House then went into committee again on the sundry civil bill, the pending ques. tion being on Mr. Randall's amendment in relation to the THREE SIXTY-FIVE BONDS OF THE DIB- TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Mr. Chittenden (N. Y.) read from the bond itself to show that the faith of the United States was pleaged to the payment of the interest, and be wanted to know whether the Congress intended to diate such & ledge, and in order to test the sense of the louse On that question he would move to amend Mr. Kancai|’s amendment by @ viso autborizing and directing the of the Treasury to pay the luterest on the 3.65 bonds of the District of Columbia, as tbe same thal] become due, at the Treasary of the United States an ithe office of the assistant treasvrer at New York. Mr. Chit- tepden seid the holders were entitied to know whetocr the United States would re- pudiate its bond or not. Mr. Hewitt (N. Y.) said the real duty of Congress was to comply with the law on this subject. The bonds are not the obliga. tions of the United States, but the faith of the United States was pledged to certain legislation to enforce the payment of the in- terest, and it murt therefore see that it is id. ‘Ifthe house has not compelled legis- Fetion to thateffect it mast make provisi for the payment of the interest, and that ts ag Mr. hacdall’s amendine.t proposed to do. Mr. Reagan (Tex.) argoed thet the United States was po more liable for these bonds than it wonla be for the bends of the city of New Orlean He said ajso that he op; tbe amendment because many of the Were issued illegally. Mr. Hartridge (Ga id the payment of the interest by the United States was de- a ult of Congress, which the power to issue them mr u illegally. leved the United States was pledged to see UbIs Interest paid, and it should do so. Mr. Chittenden ihen withdrew his amend- ment, and M. ported. PRINTING OF ADVERTISEMENTS. The paragraph in relation to the of advertisements for the executive depart- ments Was amended so & to provide that the same should be printed in two papers in the District of Columbia, to be designated by the bead of the department haw HS printing, and the papers to represent ent political parties, Telegrams to The Star. THE EXTRADITION TREATY. Lonpow, June 22—The r. Randali’s was adopted as re- ina leading editorial article ihis morning, rte Derby’s position on the exiradi- co question. The writer concludes as fol- ws: “It is better that there should hog yi immemorial right lo Know nd aud for what offence the fugee is surrendered from her soil. That is the principle which dominates Briuish action in tue matter, and Lord Derb; has the whole vation behind him tn the pol- icy he has followed throughout the present complications. Maine Republican Convention. BanGor, Me, Jaue 22—Tue bitean state convention met bere to-day. Wm. M. Rust, the temporary chairman, addressed the convention on the issues before the peo- ple. Commitiees on credentials aod perma- nent organization were announced; also & State committee and & comm! ttge on resolu- tions. Gov. Dingley addressed the conven- lion, speaking in highly ewlogistic terms of the Cincinnati nomiuecs. —— ee Run on a Savings Bank New York, Jane 22—The run oo the Dry Dock Saviegs Bank, which has bees pro- gressing several days, continued with mack greater vigor to-day.’ Over #157,000 was pald out yesterday. Theoflicers of the bank ¢ give no reason for the run, bul express Cou - dence that it will cease shorty, as demands are mpliy met. No largedepos!tors pave withdrawn ibeir money, the demand being coufined chiefly to the Nominations for TERks HAUTE, IND., Jave 2. Morton C. Lo ine | incambent, or Congress bs the re- blicans of tbe ith district to ‘day, iT. Louis, June 22 —Tbe repabiicaus of the 2d district of Kansas 5 ‘Haskeil for Congress. 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