National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-15
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE NOR
RILL BILL-THE THREESIXTY-FIYl

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE NOR
RILL .BILL-THE THREESIXTY-FIYE
BONDE-PETITIONS AND BILLS.
In the House yesterday morning Delegate
Chapman introduced q bill for the government Of
the District, which was referred to the Commit
tee on the District. With the exception Of GER
tain amendments noted below it is the same as
the Morrill, bill now pending before the Senate.
In lieu Of the board Of three regents appointed
by the President he proposes board Of five CON-
nissioners-tWO appointed BY the President and
the other three elected by the people every two
years one Of whom shah be elected on the mi
nority principle; said board to. elect their own
upon the assessed value Of the real and personal
property, including churches colleges, property
owned by non-residents, the regular sccumuls-
lions Of life insurance companies and money
loaned on mortgages. It provides for the ap-
pointment Of a board Of appeals TO review the
a, q S ,h ats oSdss Sor ~
continuance Of the detective corps, and suggests
several minor amendments. The bill win be
cour se, before 1t again sees the House it viii
have been still further amended.
THE THREE-sIxTY-PIvE BONDS.
He also introduced bill to declare the intent
of an act entitled "An act for the government Of
the District Of Columbia, and for other purposes"
whereas an ambiguity exists as to the true
intent and meaning Of the seventh section Of an
District Of Columbia &C., approved June 20,
1874 as respects the kind Of money in which the
bonds principal and interest, authorized by said
act are payable; and whereas the sinking fund
commission Of said District have recommended
that such ambiguity be removed by declaring
said bonds TO be payable principal and interest,
in gold; and whereas the President Of the United
States in his annual message to Congress, invites
attention to the matter; therefore
"Be q enacted, &C., That IL is the true intent
and purpose of the seventh section Of an act en-
titled An act for the government Of the District
o. GGlHmSiS, &c, SPPIoTJetd Juns ~ Isl 70 Gs
act are payable, principal and interest, in gold.
"Sec. 2. That no more Of said bonds shall be
issued in payment Of expenditures In said Dis
trict on account of work done or labor performed
hereafter, except where contracts have been
made, and in said contracts IT is specially pro-
Vided that payment shall be made in said bonds
but all expenditures hereafter shall be made in
lawful money"
THE MONUMENT.
He also introduced petition from certain citi-
zens Of Tennessee praying Congress to make an
ment; also, petition Of Charles Casey and fifty
five others, for a free bridge from Georgetown to
the Virginia shore.
RAILROAD TO TKNNALLYTowE.
He also introduced bill to incorporate the
Georgetown and TennallytoWn Railroad CON-
paDy. 1.-THE bill names as incorporatOrs Richard
W. Garter, Joseph H. Bradley, S. X. Swart, A. p.
Pardon, Lewis d. Means, Isaiah Shoemaker, Jos.
Weaver, Morris Adler, Jacob Kengls Thomas
Varnell, Brooke b. Williams, Clement A. Peck,
Philip Brooke, b. F. Hunt and Josiah Dent, and
authorizes them to construct single-track rail-
way, commencing at the corner Of High and
Bridge streets, Georgetown; along High to Fourth
street; thence to Fayette; along Fayette to High,
and to its intersection with the Georgetown and
Rockville turnpike-rOad, and along the said road
to TennallytoWn, with the privilege of extending
the road to Rockville. The capital stock OF the
company is fixed at not less than S25, 900 nor more
than 1000, in shares Of S25 each.
THE FRERDMAN's SAVINGS BANK.
Mr.. Harmon, of Tenn, presented memorial
of the depositors in the Freedman's Savings and
Trust Company, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. The signers
are mostly from Nashville, Tenn. They asked
for full investigation of the affairs and present
management Of the institution, so that all who
are liable, ciVilly or criminslly, for any msman-
agement Of its business may be proceeded against.