Skip Skip The amendment was agreed to. The next amendment was in section 16, lines 23 to 28, to strike out the words, “ the Secretary ofteInterior shall secure an assessment of taxes in such delinquent city or county sufficient to cover the amount required and the expenses of collectinglthe some, and appoint a collector, who shall co ect the taxes assessed in such manner as shall be prescribed by the SecyIn terior, " and in lieu thereof to insert, “ the party so making default shall be liable to sum murr) proceedings before the supreme court of the DistCol, at the instance of the U.S. attorney for said District, to enforce the some, with interest thereon after the date of default, ” so as to make the section read: Ssc.16. Abife: That for the purpose of securinga transfer of the building and other pirioi pdeinrtgyftoortohcecturpuasnteceys, a, pnrdefpoarrtihneg pthaeypmreenmtoisfeostahnedr necessaryexpensest, hereis herebyappropriated, out of any money in the Treasurynot otherwisoappro priated the sum of $12,000to. be paid on l on the order of the Secretary oi' the Interior: Prom (I. That $b.000of said appropriation is thesumthat shall beassessed and repbayi d declared to be of Washington the cities Washington; anadnd Georgetown and the county of lb‘ shall be the duty of the proper authorities of the city of Washington to raise. by tax or otherwise, and pay into the Treasury of the U.S.at or be orethe timewhen the promises shall be ready for occupancy by the House of Correction.thesumof 84.500a;udits all be the duty of the properauthoritiesof the city of Georgetownto raise and pay in like mannerthe sumof $1.00a0n;d it shall be the duty of the proper authoritipsof the county of Woshimrtonto raiseand or;in like menner the sumof 500, and in caseo default of such payment into the Treasury of the U.S. by teoitnh, crofsnid citiesor by thesaid countyof washing the party so multintr default shall be liable to summary rnccedings before the supreme court of the DistCol. ntiho instnnceof the U.S.attorneyfor said District to enforcethesame. with interest thereon after the dateofdcfault.