National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-06
TIE DzsrR1or IN CONGRESS-

MORNING, JAN
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
INTRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT BILLS
ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.
sines the opsnihg Of The Tosty-Tflrd Congress
There have been introduced number Of bills, both
Of public and private chsr.s.sr, Which relate to
tion Of each is made. All are now in the hands Of
eosmittess, with fAir prospect Of early SETON on
several Of the most important.
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II; Asndee, q Vt, yesterday intIoducsd into
the Judiciary, bill 70 amend the act and define
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provides IN ~ frst eeeton that writs Of attach
s1t - ss,sisamsnt hall only b Issued n the
tain circumstances sst forth IN the BILL Sections
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NH, sixth and seventh sections relate TO the Is
suing Of injunctiona giving greater lstitude In
IDENTITY 6sins given By the parties interested.
Section eight provides that the salaries Of the
justices shel remain q now nxed by law.
Az INEBRIArE ASYLUM.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Wright introduced
Washing tonisn Hons,s which bill names Is in
eorporators Matthew q. Emory, George +: Nc
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{ 0ensral Chipmaa introdussd memorial from
name s o. that city and The merging q Il With Ii:
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Cooley, Wilson y: Fuller. Herr Wsleh, Z. NJ
tItion that the name Of Georgetown be abolished,
and that It DO called Washington city. ~
Among the bills previously introduced and re-
several cots establishing and relating to the
st.stt METROPOLITAN POLICE
ofths District Of Columbia" II gives largely in
creased authority to the board, increases the
number Of officers, and the salaries Of all mem
Mr.. Summers bill to secure equal rights in the
public schools Of Washington and Georgetown.
PUEBLO SCHOOLS.
Gen. Chapman has also introduced q bill max
ing an approximation q two million Ave hundred
thousand acres Of public lands for the benefit Of
the public schools Of the Districts bill to restore
the exclusive Jurisdiction of the District jail to the
marshal Of the District. II Is at present con
Supreme Court. Another important bill Is one
relating to evidence in the courts Of the District
tary papers may e. used as evidence in suits.
EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE.
A bill to authorize the construction Of SUBJ
stantial iron or masonry bridge across tine Eastern
Branch, near the site of the present Anacostia
eharse of the WorS and make the Necessary appro
prfauon. 4
TEMPERANCE BILL.
On December 8, Mr.. Packard introduced the
following: THAT the architect Of the Capitol be-
and he is hereby, directed to cause the ippediats
grounds at the southeast corner Of the Capitol,
which is used for the purposes Of liquor saloon"
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.
Mr. Cotton, on the 4th Of December, introduced
an act to provide for the better education of the
the Interior to place all INDECENT blind who are
entitled to 0ovefnmAnt aid in the Columbia Hos
al. Sargent. on the sth Of December, introduced
act to reorganjze the clerical force of the Gen
' On December is bill was introduced to ineor-
porate the Mutual Protective Fire Insurance
Company Of the District Of Columbia.
STEAK RAILROADS
An important measure on this subject was the
bill introduced December Is for the organization
OF commission Of United States engineers to
steam railways within the dty Of Washington.
December o. A bill authorizing the w ashington,
Cincinnati and st. Louis Railroad Company to
extend and construct their railroad into the Dis
trict Of oiumbia.
December 8: Bill to authorize the Southern
Maryland Railroad Company to extend their
On the same date, "An act TO- authorize the
Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad
Bsaies Of grant,
to bridge the Eastern Branch and enter the city
at Pennsylvania avenue southeast; thence along
to the southern Of
street southwest; thence northwesterly to some
point ct or near the bank Of the chesapeake and
tion Of Rock creek with the Potomac; thence
westwardiy BY tho most eligible route to the
nortAss. terminus Of the Aqusduct bridge; thence
Columbia and State Of Maryland, with Authority
to construct bridge across the Potomac river.
9g ,esrnx.r RA1LwAYs.
An oct TO Incorporate the Capitol, North @
Street, and South Washington Railway Company
south washington Railway Company. An act
giving the approval and sanction Of Congress Il
the termini and reuts Of the Anacostia and Poto
mac River railroad. =. 49,. ~. =
PRIvA.I MATTERS.
for damages alleged to have been sustained by
the change Upgrade Of streets In the vicinity Of thu
Capitol.
Memorial of Charles Gordon, Of the District O
Columbia, asking for the sum Of e7s2 o., for ser
vices rendered bstween 1s4s and 1851 as draughts
man in the Treasury Department. =.
Bill for the relief Of DR.. Mary E. Walker, which
provides that, IN confederation Of her army servi
ces, she be paid BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
the sum Of 1l0, 900.
Bill making an appropriation to pay Georg,
Wright for the use Of BIS patent Inch pin.
Bin appropriating a, 6o7.sl, to pay A. H. Kerr
for property occupied by troops during the war.
B1l1 for the relief Of Richard Oulahan.
Bill sppropristing te0O, 900, to pay Joseph Worl
for the use o. his patent lock BY the Post Ono,
Department. .st.t