Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-16
District Affair. I'm Copxre...

MEETING OF TIE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEES.
The House District Committee met this morn
ing, Judge Cotton presiding; present. Messrs.
Cotton, Harmsr, Rice, Pelham, Loaand, Chip
man and CLARK.
FOUNDRY n. Z. CHURCH.
a letter vas received from the pastor and
trustees OF the Foundry Nj. +. church, sskiag
the committee TO take favorable action on the
bill allowing the trustees TO sell certs- lot OF
ground; referred to the sub-comnjt..ee ha5Inz
charge OF the matter.
1t vas stated by Mr.. Pelham of the suS-com-
mtttee, that he understood me lot In question
had been alrs ady sold, but that the buyer was
not willing 20 ACCEPT IL unless the present bill
Passes. The committee agreed to report the
bill favorably.
ACCOUNTS OF THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Jrdge Cotton said that Judge Wilson, of In.
diana, of the District investig eating committee,
and Judge Merrick, one of the counsel for the
memOrislists, had requested that the House
District Committee allow them to have access
to the accounts OF the District government as
furnished by Mr. Roberts, the accountant re-
Gently authorized to ascertain the financial
condition of the District.
After brief discussion the committee come
to the conclusion that IL would be inexpedient
to grant the request OF Messrs. Wilson and Mer-
rick, but that whenever the JOINT investigating
committee as committee make formal
furnished. '1N'
CONNECTING THE WASHINGTON BRANCH AND
METROPOLITAE RAILROADS..
Judge Rice, from the sub committee on rail-
rosis, reported a substitute for House bill 23S4,
authorizing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company to construct a lateral or branch road
rom their Washington branch to connect with
the Metropolitan branch. The substitute pro-
vides that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company shall remove its tracks where its two
branches enter the city of Washington running
TO Delaware avenue, and unite the same at
point north of Brentwood on its Metropolitan
branch. and enter the city aud reach its depot
by Delaware avenue. 1t also requires this COM
p8ny to fence in its track within the city limits,
with such ornamental fencing as the Commas
siOner of Public Buildings and Grounds may
prescribe.
Judge Rice was directed to report the snbsti-
tute TO the House.
THE WASHINGTON AND POINT LOOKOUT RAIL
ROAD.
Judge Rice, from the same committee. re-
ported a substitute for the btll supplementary
TO the act authorizing the Washington and
branch into and within the District of Column
bia. The substitute authorizes the company
named TO enter Georgetown via Piney Branch
ana ROCK Creek, and requires them to con-
struct q depot on Water street, between Rock
Creek and the Aqueduct bridge. 1t also au-
thorizes the company to make a connection
crossing the Potomac above the navigation.
Judge Rice was authorized to report the sub
sttute to the House for passage.
THE GAS QUESTION.
Mr.. Hammer, from the subcommittee which
mas had various propositions relative to the
IOImatlOn or gas companies in this District,
Ssia ne was not prepared to report, but would
prefer that the whole subject should go to the
general committee for action. The sub COM
mittee was Instructed to suspend the further
consideration of forming additional gas com
panies until the general committee can con-
sider the expediency of chartering another
company in washin gton.
AGAINST FURTHER LIQUOR LEGISLATION BY
CONGRESS.
MI LOtiand, from the subcommittee which
has had under consideration the Monroe and
lawrence bills relative to the sale OF liquor in
rfad thaf
gwen hearing TO the friends and opponents
OF these measures, and had reached the cOnclu-
sion that the laws already In force in the Dis
triet are sufficient to regulate the sale of hluor
II they are only enforced. They also corsid-
ered that the matter of regulating the liquor
trathc properly belongs to the District legisla-
ture, who should have sole jurisdiction. The
consideration of the report was deferred until
the next meeting of the general committee.