Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-21
District Affairs in Congress.
WASHINGTON AND SUITLAND RAILRO
COMPANY.


COMPANY.
In the Senate to-day. Mr.. Dennis Introduce
a bill identical with the one introduced by
Gen. Chipman in the House on the 18th inst
10 incorporate the Washington City and Suit
lard Railroad Company. The bill. it may
be remembered names as cOrpOratOrs -. i.
Suit. :. q. Cabel, II. f. Martin, ID. 5. Wal
ker, Fenwick Young, J.. q. CampbeIl. ThoS
Jenkins. Washington Young, and WiIfreI
Marshall, ard gives them authority to lay a
single track raj ilway, commencing at Sth and
NJ streets southeast, thence running in an
Casterly direction to the corner of NJ and nth
streets southeast, thence along IIth street to
the navy-yard bridge, THENCE across said
bridge tnow IL process NJ Construction To
CniOntown. and thence along the Suitland
road to the District line. there to connect
with a street railroad from Suitland in
Prince Georges county, Md, with the right
TO build a branch road from Ilfh and NJ
streets TO the junction OF iIth and East Capt.
toi streets, with the privilege OF using steam
dummy engines outside the city limits, re-
cciVing therefor a rate Of fare not exceeding
five cents per passenger inside the city limits
and not exceeding ten cents for any distance
outside the District line. The bill was r.
II rred TO the District Committee.
BELIEF OF DISTRICT CREDITORS.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, introduced i'm the
Senate to-day q bill for the relief of certain
creditors Of the District OF Columbia, which
was referred To the District Committee. tn
blll authorlzes the President TO appoint Il
commissiOn Of three persons to audit ali an
Iiquldated claims against the District OF the
late Board of Public Works or The old co..
porations OF Washington, Georgetown and
Inc Levy court. and report q list of the
claimants and the amour found by them
Justly due to each, To the next Congress uDe D
the FIRST day o. IiS session. And such com
miSSto.lcrS shall have power To make proprT
re5Oia lions re>pec. ing the filing Of such
claims, the form of the proofs to- be adducal
IN their support. and The order in which the
same may be beard and determined. AMI
Stid commissioners :nay employ Il clerk nj n
monthly compensation of $50 per month,
payable out Of the treasury OF the United
states. In AL such claims ii shall be the
duty OF the attorney of the District to repre-
sent the interests or said District. and 10 fur.
nish proofs. if the same be necessary in op.
position ie any Of such claims in whole or IN
part. Tho COMPENSATION of each of said com
mt>SioncTS shall be at the rate of $3.50 ~,
month. payable monthly out OF the trea gury
OF the nited States.
TTE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
h"Id meeting tE1S morning ana agreed tC
! report favOrabiy bill 10 authorize thl
Boaiu OF Audit 10 settle the Indebtedness %
the old corporations and the Levy Court
Col. VIM. \. Cook made argument in iaVOl
OF the Dill TO incorporate the Corcoran Square
Market Company. 4 number of bills which
! nave been introduced during the session
were referred 20 various sub-committees.
COMPANY TO UTILIZE SEWAGE.
In the Senate to-day. Mr.. HamIin nitro
duced memorial and a bill which wa, re
ferred TO the District committee. The peti
| ton is signed 10y l.. II. Reed. VI. +. Thomas
James P1umptOn, Alex. Mccormick. Dayit
Miller, George w Barnes, \. B. Stoughton
j. VI. Fowler, 8 B. ScaggS, ThOS Il. Bright
wei and halfa dozen others, who represent
mat they are owners or leSSeeS OF lands Sit
uate on the line Of the Baltimore and PotO
mac and the Point Lookout railroad. man,
Withid the District limits. and that sal,
lands are unpToductive and burden ratheI
! than a profit. and praying that they b,
created body corporate Ia be known as tn,
'StOckbridge Agricultural Manufacture.
and Commercial Company OF the District q
columbia The bill names as incOrpOrat orr
l. II Rect. y. Mccormick, ThoS. Il. Bright
we'll Joseph Brooks, Kemp Ray. Jas. owen
| George Farr, John Il. Hardisty, Lev
Baker. s. Il. ScaggS. and others, ana
| gives them authority to build drops" o
sand pits AZ o. near the mouths OF the mair
| sewers within the city of Washington, ano
! remove therefrom the "wash" or sewage thai
| may ga ther in said drops" ;" and 10 make us,
thereof for agricultural purposes by deposit
ing such sewage Oh lands within said Dis
| trict, provided they create no nuisance i'm st
doing The bill gives them the right to cree
such machinery at the mouths of sewers "a
may be necessary TO remove the sewage
Section giv9S the company power 10 engagC
I'm the manufacture and sale of all kinds %
agricultural, mechanical. and other usefu
implements within the District, the capital
stock oil the company to he not less than
$4,000, nor more than -, 900 900, divided into
shares pf each