Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-23

OoiumU1a nelu speclM meeting TINS morning
and agreed to report favorably on the bill to
railroad company to run trains and transport
freight and passengers within the District OF
Columbia. This bill il will be remembered
authorizes the above named company to run
trains over the Long bridge which has beer
constructed by the Baltimore and Potsmac
railroad company across the Potomac river
upon the terms and conditions prescribed in the
act Of congress granting TO the Baltimore an
Potomac railroad company the privilege to con
struct and operate said bridge; and the said
Orange, Alexandra and Manassas railroad
company may put down single track alone
Is Intersection with the Washington canal, now
in process of being filed up; and thence, BY
curve, southwsrdly along the ground hereto
section OF B, {, or d streets ssnt tn'e q.
may be determined by the engineer in chare.
or the public buildings and grounds and theme
along one OF said streets, BY tunnel under tn,
puDnc grounds east of the Capitol building,
upon such route and in such manner as the SAIL
engineer may prescribe, to Delaware avenue O.
LIST street east, and thence along said avenue OF
street to the line of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad; and the track OF said railroad com
pany, except where il is laid in the said tunnel
or the approaches, shall conform to the grad,
OF the streets occupied as above, shall be pre-
scribed by the board of public works; and any
damage caused to the property of individuals bS
the construction of said railroad shall be paid
by said Orange, Alexandra and Manassas rail
Alexandria and Manassas railroad COMPANY
shall pay to the District of Columbia one-balI
of the cost of arching the Washington cana
from Marylan avenue to the street on which
the said railroad track enters the tunnel afore-
said: Andprorided further, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed to grant to sai,I
company the right to establish a depot along
said avenue or streets until consent for the same
has first been obtained from the legislative as
sembly of the District of Columbia.
The second section provides that Congress
shall have the right to regulate the rates of fare
collected by said company from passengers, and
the rates of charge for transporting freight;
that the rates of charge for the transportation OF
freight per ton per mile, for all freight passing
into the District of Columbia on said railroad
shall be not more than the rates charged per ton
per mile on that part OF the said Orange, Alex
andria and NJ anassas railroad not in said Dis
trict; and that an property owned by said COM
taxation by the proper municipal authority, and
Washington city shall be treated by said com.
pany as terminal point. and entitled to all tn,
point on said road.
The third SCI ton provides that said RAILROAD
company shall give tosother railroad companies
such reasonable terms may be agreed upon
scribe.
NO CHANGE OF THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
The committee agreed to report unfayorably
on the bill amendatofy Of the act to provide a
government for the District of Columbia, the
passage OF which amendatory bill, it will be re
mehbered, was urged by Ordway & Co. L.
proposed to make the Council and aboard o
Improvement" and other officers under the
bill, elective by the people.
LICENSES FOR CLAIM AGENTS AND PATENT
AGENTS.
The committee also agreed TO report nntavo-
ably on the bill annulliDg all laws of the Dis
trict of Columbia IMPOSING license or tax on,
persons as requisite for the transaction of bu
siness with any of the departments OF the gen
eral government.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
this morning held meeting and, agreed to re-
port against the bill which recently passed tn
Senate to establish a municipal court in the
District of Columbia. They agreed to repori
In favor OF the bill to allow the Orange, Alex
andria and Manassas railroad company to trans
port freight and passengers in the District, the
provisions of which are published above.
The committee agreed to report favorably on
the bill TO increase the capital stock and TO ey-
tend the works Of the Washington Gas-Iirhi
company The bill allows the company to in
crease the capital stock 500 ,OOO with the priv
ilege OF increasing it not exceeding 81 100000 a
the same may be required, to extend the work.
in the District east of Rock creek. provided tha'
said increase shall not be made from undivide,
prohts OF the company which have accrued or
may hereafter accrue.
DISTRICT BILLS TO BE REPORTED TOMORROW
Tomorrow afternoon, at O'Clock, the Dis
trict OF Columbia committee will be called H.
the House. and the following bills will be re-
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ciary square-fsvorable; bill relating to the Dis
trict Supreme Court, and increasing the salary
OF the judges-tayorable; bill to allow the
orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad
company to transport freight and passengers In
the Dlstrict-favorable; bin to increase the cap
4 al stock OF the Washington gaslight company
favorable; bill to establish municipal court
unfayorable.
THE BILL RELATING TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF the District of Columbia, which has beer
agreed upon by the committee and will be re-
ported to the House tomorrow, authorizes the
gustices OF the supreme court of the District OF
Columbia TO provide for the holding simulta-
ne0usiy OF two separate terms thereof for cir
cult court business; to prescribe the time for
hoidlng such terms, and change the same IN
their discretion; to direct the drawing of juries
and make all other rules and orders necessary
OF proper for the transaction of business al
either of said terms. 1t also provides that from
and after the 30th Of June, 1872, the salary o.
the chief justice of said court shall be 50 600
and that OF each of the other justices thereo
$1,000 per annum, payable quarterly in equa
payments at the Treasury.