Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-06

The House District committee at their regular
meeting this morning referred bills TO sub-eom-
mittee a. follows Senate bill so, supplemental
70 the act Of February 9, 1921, incorporating the
Columbia College, repeating that clause os tne
original act which limits the income OF said COL
lege 20 200, and confirming the act OF the
legislative mbly entitled An oct for the re-
hefof Columbia college" to Messrs. Eldridge and
zen'r savings bank, to Messrs Williams Roose-
welt and Chapman; House bill 8, $50 to enable the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas railroad CON-
through p Certain streets in Tie city & WssSns
ton, 10 Messrs. Crebs, Harmer, Chapman and
Dara1; and the memorial OF Mrs. Sarah j. M.
Gales, asking for payment for one hundred com
pste sets Of Congressional annals, and seventy
complete sets of debates delivered to the House
library in 1852, and which have never been paid
for, TO Mesus. Roosevelt and Williams. Rev.
Mr.. Wilson, pastor Of the Foundry church, APP
peared before the committee, and ON behalf Of
the trustees asked permission to sell certain lot
of ground donated 10 the church some years
ago. G giving me .ossSe1sg nT is eo w
mittee.
rHE HOUSE COMMITTEE on APPROPRIATIONS
this morning 70 ,eEost N favor q an ap
for the Deaf and Dumb; also an appropriation
of S46 . u for the government hospital for the
insane; $l5,eoo for the maintainence Of INDECENT
poor.
In the Senate Yesterday, Mr.. Patterson intro
duced bill to provide
BOARD OF SURVEY YoR THE COUNTY OF
WARRINGTON,
i'm the District of Columbia, which provides that
th6,b faTd Of survey organized under an act OF
survey of the harbor and river REowSas for the
District OF Columbia" approved March 5, 1912
be continued a. now constituted, and directed
10 prepare, with as little DELAY as possible
general and specific plans, in detail, for the
permanent pablo Improvement of all those
portions Of the District of Columbia lying with
out the late corporate limits Of the cities OF
Washington and 0eorg etown; that the said saan,
shall include all matters relating to or afectns
the property Of the United States, @ well
IS al cher property. Said plans Sail b<
submitted to and approved BY the authsrities Of
the District, and the President Of the United
States, and when % approved the said plan.
shall be the only legal plans for the public i'm
provement Of said portions of the District of Co
lumbia; in accordance with which plans alone
the said improvements, under any authority
whatsoever, shall be made, unless otherwise
provided for by authority of the Congress of the
United States: Prorided, That ne street or 70 I'd
shall be opened or other work executed, except
such as Is in process Of execution at the date OF
the passage Of this act, without the approval OF
said board Of survey; and the said board of SUR
vey shall continue In o1fce antil dissolved by
orders the Congress Of the United States
Section apprOpriates $4,000 or 50 much as
may be necessary, to pay the expenses for the
surveys and plans to be executed under the di-
rection Of said board Of survey, onehalf Of said
amount to be paid from the treasury Of the Dis
trlct Of Columbia, and one-haf from the Urea
sury of the United States, out of any moneys not
otherwise Appropriated.
The bill was referred to the committee on the
District of COluu1hia