Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-06
passrics AaAsrs A. Ce.rr,.-.

uKrTfre or TEE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
IN Senate Committee on the District OF Co
lunbia met this morning; present, Messrs
Lewis, Spencer, Hitchcock, Robertson, Dorsey
and johnson.
Senate bil46S, supplementary 10 IAN act 10
authorize the Washington City and Point Look-
out railroad company 20 extend q railroad into
and within the District OF Columbia, /" approved
January p, lssS, Was referred 90 MessrsL spen-
Ger, Robertson and Jones - q ub-committee
senate bill as, % amend the ACT OF Congress
approved February q 1855. entitled a. sct
70 amend an act entitled an act 20 incorporsfe
me columbus Institution Tor the Instruction OF
the Deaf snd Dumb and Blind" approved Feh-
rasry 10, ls5s, WAS referred % Mr. johnson a. .
sub committee.
House BIN 2iO2, 70 incorporate the Capitol.
uorth y street and South Washingt rsiivax
company, was referred TO Mr.. Dorsey a. a sab.
A memorial OF Hon Arthur Macarthur and
other citizens OF wsshir gton, n. O.. remon-
sTsting against the passage of the bill rrsnf,nc
charter TO railroad company 20 Law a donhls
track si railway on 18th street, was also referred
The bin introduced by Mr.. sprarue a, an.
senate yesterday giving the approval and
sanction Of Congress 10 theroute and termini OF
the Anscostia and Potomac river railroad ana
20 requisite its construction and opcration xss
referred TO Mr.. Hitchcock.
Senate bill SCI, % authorize the Rsltimore
branch and 20 change the location OF its road
Sithin the District OF Columbia and for other
purposes, WAS referred % Messrs. Robertson
snd johnson.
Senate bill 575, to authorize the Baltimore
ana Ohio railroad company 20 construct a
lateral railroad within the District OF Colum-
nls' was referred 10 the same gentlemen IS q
Senate bin IO4. restoring to the Marshal Of
ne District Of Columbia the exclusive superyi-
,3h o. the jail tn said District, was laid on the
-ahle Tor the present.
The compittee agreed 10 report fsyorably
H.tu AMENDMENTS, the bin % incorporate the
Mssnin gt 20 City Ine6riate Asylum in the
out three sections relating 20 Government a.
and simply grant charter.
Mr.. johnson. 70 whom had been referred
senate bll l29, authorizing the Washington
Cincinnati and 81. LOUIS railroad compafy 20
extend their road into the District OF Columbia
ana through several states, was at his own
request discharged from its further cOnsidera-
ton, and REQ uested 20 ask that il be referred
TO the committee on transportation.
The HOUSE, COMMITTEE on THE DISTRICT
held a meeting at 2-S0 p. m. yesterday TO con-
slider Mr.. Hoar's resolution relative 20 the nav
ment of school teachers in the District on O.
inmols, and Gen. Chipmsn's bill providing that
Ine government shall pay proportion OF the
money IoT the support Of public schools.
presenting the District were present as was
also Mr.. Hoar. lt was shown that of the aggre-
gate school attendance In the District bat q
per cent. OF the pupils are children OF tax-psy-
ers, the remaining % per cent being made M of
The children OF members of Congress and of
Clerks IN the various departments OF the gov
eminent and other non taxpayers, and that the
tax.
controller Baker dated that the District
authorities had overpaid the amount due the
schooi fuDd, and that there n st present an
amount OF school tax unpaid more than SUM-
Gent 10 cover the claims OF the teachers aud TO
PROVIDE Tor ali the other expenses of the
schools- IL also appeared that Governor
Shepherd had recently made arrangements 20
obtain loan TO pay the teachers, but a
coran ano others WAS presented IN Congress,
and the Governor was notified that the loan
could not be negotiated.
Judge HOar suggested that bin he prepared
ana reported by the District Committee prOyid-
ing that Congress appropriate sos, 900 a. an
advance on future moneys T. be appropriated
by that body for the District. and that the
amount advanced be deducted from the amount
which may hereafter be appropriated for the
purpose indicated by the general government
The committee adopted the suggestion OF Judge
Hear, and will report bill 20 this effect