Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-21
District Affairs In Congress.
ACTION OF THE HOUSE CoNNITTREoN sEyERA


ACTION OF THE HOUSE CONNITTEEON SEVERAL
IMPORTANT MATTERS.
The House Committee on the District OF Co
lumba met this morning for the consideration
of various District bills now pending. and upon
which the committee desire to report to- morrow
afternoon when called in the House.
IL was decided to report in faver of giving
authority to
TRB WASHINGTON AND POINT lookout Rail.
ROAD COMPANY
to ceme into the District with their road AT soms
point between Giesboro' Point and the bridge o:
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
the question Of entering the city 10 be leit t.
future legislation OF Congress.
General h. ID. Mussey appeared as counsel fol
THE ANACOsEIA AND POTOMAC RATLGoAr
COMPANY,
and exhibited the certificate of incorporati0n n
that company, duly filed, &c, with the Recorder
or DEEDS OF the District OF Columbia The cam
m!ttee voted 20 report a bill approving of IN.
route for the proposed road which beginso ON lit
street east at the northern end of the navy var,
h,,lcge and runs up llih TO Nj street south, alon.
NJ street to Water street, and along Water stree
10 l2th street west, along 18th street west q,
ONO avenue, aleng Ohio avenue to 18th stree;
west, and up l4th street 10 Pennsylvania ave.
nue.. This is the first railroad charter issue,
under the general incorporation act OF NAV 5tB
1850.
THE DEPOT SITE QUESTION
Inc bill to confirm the action of the authori
tles OF the District OF Columbia in designate n.
a depot site for the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, upon which bill MesSrs. Scott an
mlttee was taken up, and the committee aCree,,
to report substitute for the bill; which substi-
tute provides that property holders along the
line who may have their property injured shall
be indemniied by having the damages ASSESSED
by jury, awards TO be paid by the company:
requires the company to erect an iron bridge
over 9th street, so as 10 connect the proposeG
park; subjects the property OF the company
both real and personal, TO taxation the same .,
other property i'm the District the entire pro
ceeds TO be devoted to school purposes; requires
the company to lay fiat rails along 9Th street
and to keep the track well paved; prohibits for
ever the extension OF the depot or track arros,
Il street, SO az to reach PENNSYLVANIA avenue
and repeats the act allowing the COMPANY Ia
construct depot on Virginia avenue and 6tI
street This bill will be reported TO the Hous,
TO morrow.
unsHlNGTON AND GEORGETOWN STREET RAJ
ROAD COMPANY.
The bill to amend the charter of the Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad COMPANY, re
quiriDg that company to make close come ction,
al 9TH street. published IN THE STAR few
days since,9 was referred to a subcommittee.
COACHES TO ARLINGTON.
The bill granting franchise for line a.
coaches from the national capital to the ma
tonal Ct metery at Arlington was rejected.
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE.
The bill supplemental to the actincorporatinc
Columbian College, which repeats that portion
OF the act of February 9th, 1921, which limit
The annual income of the college to 1926 ,Ooo and
gives the college land grant of 80 900 acre.
uron founding a department OF instruction in
AZ { of July I'd, 1862, was referred to a sub-com-
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Poland Chipmai
and Eldridge.
The Reform S ;hoOl bill comes up o-mOrrow