Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14
Districf Affairs i'm Congress.

MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
The House Committee on the District al
Columbia held a meeting this morning. ID
was agreed to report with amendments the
bill IN incorporate the Potomac and Mount
Pleasant Railroad Company. Its provisions
have been pTintad in The STAR heretofore
The amendments are that when any other
company duly Incorporated runs on the Same
street but one set Of tracks shall he used. and
that the rare shall b. five cents 70 the bound
airy and two cents from thence TO the tcrmi-
nus of the road.
Also To incorporate the Georgetown and
TeIIuallytOwn RailTOa1 Company with SINH
Ear amendments respecting the use of trac ks
by two roads.
Also TO amend the act entitled an act To in
corporate the Masonic Mutual Relief A.
ton of The District of Columbia. This pro-
NideS for an election of seven officers every
year. the remainder holding over.
A long discussion was INDUCED i'm with
reference 10 removing the ambiguity from
the act To provide form Of government for
the district concerning that section eIGr.tn-
'eeing the interest GA the SO bonds No
action was taken.
AUTHORIZATIONS
Inc legislative executive and in ticiaI ap-
rropTiatiOn Till. reported tO the senate to
day. leaves The appropriation for the salaries
of tie five members of the Boar,t of Health of
the District OF Columbia the same aS in IN.
House bilt-~loOtU, also the appropriation for
The maintenance OF the firC department
$500. The appropriations for salaries for
employees in the public buildings and grDgnoS
are LETT the same a in the House bill. except
That the bill. a. amended by the Senate cuts
off one Waterman for the Smithsonian
grounds, making tine number four inStea OF
FIVE.
NEW JAIL.
The Secretary Of the Interior has sent To
TIE House of Representatives a con.munic:-
llOn enclosing report from Mr.. MullefF
iate SuperN lslng Architect OF the Treasury
department. asking an approximation of
slS.ils in addition to the S.'4n.paa already APP
prOPTiated for the completion OF the new iif!
IN the District Of columbia.
TIE CORCoPAN AFT GAIIFrY.-Ti FIJI
lowing in tere>ting facts appear in the ranorf
of The curs, tor OF the CoFcOrin GALLERY Of Arr
for the year Isl. The gallery WAS first olauqd
To a private exhibition BY day and night nm
January "a. III. when >jS visitors appeared
and ON the following day the public was at
mlttCd. AMI the visitors numbered JD In
10 December 81. l>s+. the number Of visitors
Oh free d,rJS, was 66.G..;. on other DAYS . o.
making "a total OF 15.i26. On December =.
lSi4. within year after tine first opening AN
Inc exhibition rooms OF the Gallery OF Art
were opened To the public. the works con
tAined IN ~ NUN berluE ~ follows. OIL paint
lnsS, t3i additions in the wear 1S.t} NJ. state
AIRY in marble. u additions in the wear 1>-+l
~. casts in plaster, as since April - IS14i
-, Eatl OF brODZeS- &c. + in the wear IS7I4
ite Oi The casts there ares statues. 81 bus:s
anu htati>. btS-FetltfS- th. exclusive of the
bsis-reiic!S of 10 panels and -, sections form
Ing Inc "GhlbCrfi Gate and the ~ fGbIaf-
tle" leet III length forming IN" FFieZe Of ihr
fariheEon- Among the bronZcS are flp r.
Gently receive cleCrFOtyp pro lI-t.O.S l,-
IiOInCr Of ancient armOr in some OF the mn
S'nfnS Of EuroPe- Among them one q, ie.t {.
inches III height DI the famous Npu.rylnp
column. and also 81 Il iuiI suit Of arru,r D.
Henry 1! Of France. the helmet AMI ~liaI.! o.
FTlnclSISt. Nc. Among tine pictures DIP
chased during the past year are a noble Bor-
Trait ~ Gilbert stuart. two IJld>ci.pl~ bv
n Il IuTand aud James VI. Hart. AMI AN in
tFIicT by VIM. :. NOUu'-alI American ar;-
ISIS
The report o. the treasurer shows .1-
GOwment fund To b. Ss1s0g0. ana Ilir annual
income St3.ou-