Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-16
District Affairs I'm Congress.

GEoRGETowN AND TENNALLYTowN RAILRoAD.
The bill to charter the Georgetown and Ten
nallytown railroad company, introduced in the
House on Monday By MIR. Chipmsn, provided
for the privilege OF extending said road not to
Rockville, but along the Rockville road 20 the
IoIthern boundary line OF the District. This
horse railroad would be a great convenience TO
many citizens of the District, and a safi cient
amount OF stock Is pledged 10 build the road ifa
charter is obtained.
An INVENTORS AND ARTISTS AID SOCIETY.
Mr.. Hitchcock this morning offered = bill tor
the incorporation OF the Inventors Institute
and Patent Emporium aud Patent ManufactRr-
ing Company OF the District of Columbia. The
incoIPorators are DIR. Z. q. Cox, General Geo.
p. Este, ID. ID. Foley, George G. Lewis. q. ii.
Smith, Frank Hume, X. l. Fleming, and j. y.
Dickson, and they are authorized to act as
brokeTs or agents il the sale aud manufacture
OF patents and WORKS OF art. It's objects are 70
build Up the manufacture OF patents and works
OF art IN the District of Columbia 10 aid invent
oIs and artists in this and foreign countries BY
establishing agencies to manufacture ami sell
useful patents and works Of art, and by estab-
hshIng for them "a library, reading ard lecture
room III Washington. The bill directs the rent
IA < by the Secretary OF the Interior OF the old
assO citation for Offices and library.
DIsTRIGT CREDITORS ASKING FOB RELIEF.
In the House, to-day, MIR. Bass, of New York,
presented Is memorial or certain creditors o. the
district Of Columbia for relief. Ii is signed by
isylor & Fiibert, Page, Ktdder and Fletcher,
If New York; o. y. O'Hare, L. l.. Brown, Des
aiany others. The petitioners set forth that the
District is indebted to them for work done anG
materials furnished; that under the law the
memOriaiistsb ave submitted their evidences of
indebtedness for REORGANIZATION TO q board OF
audit, and that said board have established the
integrity OF the same and issued their certih-
Gates in due form, attestiDg the amounts found
Que respectively. The memoriaIists further
represent that they are now confronted with
and seriously embarrassed by the same hard
ships that beset them at the outset of the Dis
ulct investigation; that while they are not actu-
ally compelled to accept in payment OF these
claims 90 bonds, they have no other recourse
except through the tedious process of suit
against the District to recover tue amount
certified TO be due by the board of audit;
that the S-65 bonds passes value in
the market OF only about IS cents on the
~uollar; that their necessities compel them
20 seek an early realization Of the assets of such
character now held by them, and at great loss.
The memOTislis;s further represent that they
eults OF the Bon falfilment by the District or
Columbia of its obligations, that all obligations
Of contracts guaranteeing the care and preser-
vatiOn of public Improvements for a term o
years, are void and Of no effect, and that the
District will be subjected to heavy loss In CON
sequeDce, which would be avoided If the Dis
rict was placed in a competent position to en-
tOrce it's obligations. They therefore pray Con-
gTess that the rate of interest on 65 bonds be
rAised 10 four per cent. in com, payable at the
Treasury OF the United States, and that the
dencit in The guarantee of the same be rem
edied by making the pledge OF faith assured
and complete. Referred to the District or Co.
lUmbia Committee.