Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-20

gersoll presented bill, (which was referred to
the District COMMITTEES, J enacting that the Or
phans' Court of the District of Columbia
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the Supreme Court of said District, sit
ting as a court for the hearing of causes in
equity in all matters pertaining to the
property of lunatics, idiots or drunk
ards, and the appointment and discharge
OF guardians committees therefor
No letters OF guardianship shall be granted
in such eases until the Court shall be satisfied
of the lunacy, idiocy, or habtual drunkenness
of the party sought to De cared for, to such de-
gree as VIII unfit them for proper care of
themselves or their property. The same method
of procedure shall obtain with regard to the
appointment bond, control of property
reports of doings, dc, as prevail in
the appointment Vf guardians for mi
nors; provided that no such person shall be
kept in confinement without the order of the
Orphans CoHrt, or a Judge OF Justice of the
Supreme Court of the said District. unless they
become dangerous to themselves or others, when
they may be confined.
GRAND AND PETIT JURIEs.-Mr Ingersoll
introduced in the House to-day a bill (Which
was referred to the District Gommittee,) enact
int that from and after the Ist Of December,
1901, the pay of grand and petit Jurors of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
shal be S5 per day, for each aud every day.
while engaged IN attendance before said
court.
DISTRICT CHARTER.-Mr. Harlan introduced
in the Senate to-day the bill, the provisions of
which are given elsewhere, in regard to extend
ing the charter of the District. 1t was referred
TO the District COMMITTEE.
COLORADO JEwETT was busy about the Capt.
tol to-day with hat full of measures for the
preserva alton of the nation.
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CoMFANY.-In
the House, to-day, Mr.. Ingersoll introduced
bill (Which was referred to the District Com
mittee) incorporating the National Life Insur-
ance Company of the United States of America,
with Eessrs. J. ID. Defrees, VIM. f, Chandler,
S.Wilkenson, F.. A. Rollins, N G. Stark weather
John A. Wills, Frank Turk, A: s. Pratt and
II. G. Swain corporators. The company
shall be located in the District of Colum bia,
and the capital stock of the same shall be 10000
shares, OF the value of 500 each, with the
privilege to increase the same TO an am Ount not
exceeding S5.C0e,oO0.
CONVERSATION FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Hubbard introduced in the House to-day
joint resolution (Which was referred to the
Committee on AppropriatiOns) fixing the CON-
pensation of Senators. Members and Delegates
in Congress, from and after the ith of March,
1868, AT S4,GC0, and mileage at the rate of ten
cents per mile; provided that the compensation
of the Speaker be 81, COO per annum.
THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS ANE MEANS com.
menced this morning to hold sessions for ex-
press purpose of completing general revision
of the Internal Revenue Laws. Sessions will
be held almost daily. and also Of evenings un-
til this work is completed.
RECONsTRuCTIoN- vote ON the Supple
mentary Reconstruction bill takes place this
afternoon. 1t is safe to say that it will pass
the House by very nearly the full Republican
majority.
pf II do,
mated as Assessor of the Eighth Illinois Dis
trict, by the President.
BREvET BRIG. GENERAL HORACE BROOKS,
Colonel 4th U. s. Artillery, has been ordered TO
assume the duties of AssIstsnt Commissioner
Of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and
Abandoned Lands, for the State of Maryland.
METROPOLITAN FIRE AND MARINE INsU.
RANCE CoMPANY.-Mr. Ingersoll introduced a
bill in the House (Which was referred TO the
District Committee) to incorporate the Metro.
politan Fire and Marine Insurance Company
OF washington, with Messrs. Nicholas Acker
Thomas Lewis, John r. Elvans, Lewis Gle.
phane, George H. Plant, Chas Kloman Job w
Angus, ThOs. M. Plowman and Albert G. Hall
as as corpCrators, and bearing the title aforesaid.
The books Of subscription shall be kept open
until 10000 shares of $50 each shall be taken.
GENERAL GRANT left here this morning for
Richmond, Va, to attend business meeting of
the trustees OF the Peabody Institute, of which
he is one. He was accompanied by Governor
Fish, Of Louisiana, and Bishop McIlvane, and
expects TO return here tomorrow,
THE WHITE HOUsE.-But few visitors were
at the Executive Mansion to day, nearly all of
whom had an interview with the President.
Senators Dixon and Conness and General w.
T. Sherman called upon the President this
forenoon.