Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-09
District Affairs In Congress.

REGULATING THE SALE OF ILLUMINATING OILS.
A bill was introduced in the House this morn
ing by Mr.. Hale, of Maine, providing that au-
thority be given the Board of Health of the
District Of Columbia to enforce the provisions
of section % of the internal revenue act of
the selling and testing Of oils, the sale and pre-
paration Of which are regulated by said act, so
far as the same shall be prepared or used in
said District, and said Board of Health may
prosecute for the violation of said section Of
said act in any court in the District having
jurisdiction thereof. The bill is accompanied
the Board of Health have authority to re gulate
the sale OF Illuminating oils in the District of
Columbia.
THE FIRR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION.
In the House to-day Mr. Chipm IN introduced
a bill providing that the act OF Congress, en-
titled IAN act to aid in maintaining the ire de.
partment in the District of Columbia. APP
proved Jan. 81, 1873, be amended by striking
out the words thereafter to be-" and inserting
the words "not otherwise" so that the act will
read "not otherwise appropriated" instead of
hereafter to be appropriated"
THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL.
He also introduced a bill relating to the Al
of the Alexandria canal shall not be allowed to
demand more than the following fares for pass
ing over the Potomac on the aqueduct bridge -
For each foot passenger, one cent; horse and
mule or jack with rider, two cents; horse with
out rider, or OK or other horned cattle two cents;
for each vehicle drawn by one animal, eight
cents, or fifteen cents both ways; vehicle drawn
by two animals, ten cents each way; by four an
finals, fifteen cents. No charge to be made for
the driver, passengers or goods in said vehicles.
For hogs, sheep or other live creatures at the
rate OF fifty cents per hundred, provided the
lessees shall furnish toll tickets when purchased
in quantities of not less than fifty at one-half
the above rates.
He also introduced bill
RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS IN THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA,
which enacts That In all cases where the late
the Levy Court passed ordinances Tor improve
ments therein, and no contracts were made
therefor or orders Issued, but where the Board
OF Public Works OF the District Of Columbia
nave ordered and made the said improvements
contemplated by said ordinances since the LIST
day OF June, 1871, 1t shall be the duty of the
said board to issue certificates OF assessment or
Indebtedness in accordance with the 37th sec
ton OF the act of Congress entitled sAn act to
provide government of the District of Column
bia, approved February 2lst, 1871, and the act
OF the legislative Assembly of the District of
Columbia in relation thereto; and all certif-
Gates heretofore issued not in conformity with
this act shall be Cancelled and others issued in
lieu thereof as provided for In this act'
THE POINT LOOKOUT RAILROAD AND THE
INSANE HOSPITAL.
IN the Senate to- day MIR. Sumner introduced
a bill which was referred to the District Com
mlttee, TO supplement- an act o authorize the
washington City and Point Lookout railroad
company to extend a railroad into and within
the District OF Columbia, approved January %,
NC Dy MT. sumner pro-
vides that hereafter in making any change in
the location of the railroad already located and
built by the company named in the District or
IN constructing any branch lines the company
shali not enter upon any land owned by the
Chited States, or upon any water open to public
navigation, except as may hereafter be allowed
py speclal act OF Congress; that Within three
months after the passage of this act the whole
OF that part of the road which crosses the front
OF the government Insane ASYLUM shall he
built upon piles and tressle- work and for Is feet
outside OF both of the boundary walls of the
hospltal grounds, and that the present en-
6ankment fronting the river wall OF the
hospital and for twenty-five feet outside
OF the boundary walls shall be removed; that a
switch and side track be constructed upon
which cars loaded with supplies for the hospi-
tai may be allowed to run and allowed to stand
until unloaded; that all passenger trains stop
at the hospital wharf; that a safe and commo-
dious wharf shall be constructed and main
tanned by the company; and that in running
the trains near the hospital every care be taken
not to endanger patients under treatment in
the hospital