Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-12
District Affairs I'm Congress.

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The following bill Ia amend the act entitled
An act for the government Of the District OF
Columbia. and for other purposes, approved
June %. 1874.
Re Il el5acsei. &c. That the board of audit.
Gel ~titut'd by section six OF the act entitled
An act for the govern mont of the District of
Columbia. and for other purposes" approved
June 90, 1874. are required to settle all claims
for private property taken from the streets,
avenues. and alleys Of the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown. as provided in said act;
and that the certificates issued i'm settlement
thereof shall be receivable only in payment
Of taxes for special improvements.
See. .. That interest shall be allowed By
said board OF audit on all of said claims men
TONED in class six, pertaining to property
which has been assessed for special improve
ments, to the date said assessments bear in
teTeSt or were paid.
THF SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT.
az their regular meeting to-day, authorized
Mr. Spencer TO report n Dill eXemptlnS church
property from taxation.
Also. Senate bill 1.25s, which repeats the
act entitled "An act supplementary To the
act eatitled An act to authorize the Wash
iTgtOn City and Point Lookout Railroad
Company to extend a railroad into and
within the District of Columbia approved
January -, 1873.
Certain amendments to the Suitland rail-
read bill recently reported in the Senate were
considered. and were finally referred TO Mr..
Hitchcock.
Senate bin 1.25C. to amend the act entitled
IAN act relating to the Alexandria canal
approves July =. 1S'iS. was considered. but
TO action was taken thereon. The bill in
relation 20 the COTcOran Square market was
considered. but no action was taken.
EXEMPTION OF CHURCH PROPERTY FROM
TAXATION
In the Senate 10 lay NJ. Spencer. from the
District Committee. reported bull 10 CN-
emFt certain property from taxation in the
District of Columbia. Il provides that the
act entitled an act for the Government of the
District % columbia. and for other purposes,
approved June 20. 1874. shall be 50 construed
that in addition to the real estate exempt
from taxation used for educational and char
liable purposes, as provided in the fourth
section of that act all houses used for public
worship and the grounds attached to such
huildiI - necessary FOR the proper occupancy
ard Il. iONmCEt of the same. and not leased
or otherwise used with view to profit shall
be in like manner exempt from all taxation,
and 10 have effect from the passage OF this
act.
AT THE MEETING OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT
COMMITTEE
this morning 10 was agreed To report favor
ably the bill revising and amending the
various acts establishing and relating 10 the
reform school The provisions of the bill
have heretofore been printed III THE STAR.
The tax bin was then taken up and dis
cuSSed at length. IL was finally agreed to re-
fer the subject to n subcommittee to prepare
a new bill. The following were announced
as the subcommittee: MeSSrS. Cotton,
Thompson. Chi pman. and LeeCh. This COM
mittee was ordered To report at a meeting to
be held tomorrow. During the discussion on
the bill the District Commissioners were
present and gave the committee the benefit
Of their services on the subject.
The committee also agreed to report favor
ably the bill authorizing the Southern Mary
land railroad company to enter and come
within the District of Columbia.