National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-02

Bill DisapprOVed.
BUTCHERS DRovEYARD.
In the House yesterday Gen. Chapman intro
duced bill to incorporate the Butchers Drove
| yard Company Of the District of Columbia,
naming as incorporators, Moses Bremen, John
| Dunn, NJ. r. Hamilton, WIN. H. Hoover, Joseph
| Prather, z. NJ. Snowden, b. S. Elliott Chris.
ner, S. S. Hoover, John R. Kelly and Emanuel
| Ellinger. The bill authorizes the company to
pe of the BsnS1e aSS SIo POH
| approved by the Board Of Health, stables sheds,
| ponds, pens, and such other buildings as the
company may need.
MONEY FOR THE POOR.
He also introduced a bill to compel the Wash
| ington Market Company to pay to the District of
| Columbia its dues to the poor fund. For this
purpose It directs the Commissioners Of the Dis
trict, their successors, to cause suit to be i'm
| Rediately brought against said company to re-
| cover the whole amount due under the provisions
Of its charter, and in case of judgment being OBJ
tanned the Commissioners are directed to levy
| and collect q special tax upon the property of
| said company, under the provisions Of existing
| tax laws, sufficient to pay the whole amount Of
the Judgment and the costs of obtaining the same.
Also, bill to pay Andrew J. Cunning, late
$l752O the amount due him under the act Of Con-
gress granting twenty per cent. additional COM
| pensation to Government employees.
Also bill to give the Court OF Claims jurlsdic-
| ton for one additional year from and after the
passage Of the act in cases Of claimants for add-
| uoRal compensation to certain employees of the
Government arising under the Joint resolution of
| Congress giving additional compensation to GER
tain employees in the civil service, approved Feb
ruary rs, 1857.
TITLES TO PROPERTY.
| Also bill to prevent the indirect defeat of the
| rights to property in the District of Columbia
The bill provides that no title, right, claim in
husband TO ordinary property. real, personal or
| mixed, in the District Of Columbia shall be nd-
rectly defeated under or through any mortgage
| deed OF trust or other pledge by any subsequent
or intermediate quit claim or other assignment of
the property SO pledged, of the equities of re-
demption thereof made by any husband without
cooperation Of his wife, or by wife without CO.
operation of her husband.
Also bill providing that in all cases where
services have Oeen rendered by persons employed
| by the Board of Public Works where payment
has not heretofore been made the claims therefor
shall be examined by the Commissioners of the
District ofColumbia, and if such serviceswere rem
dered in good faith, said claims shall be allowed
and paid out Of any funds Of the District not other
wise appropriated.
PATCHING THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Gen. Chapman introduced also a bill to amend
the 4lst section of an act providing government
for the District. 1t provides that the section
mentioned shall read as follows:
"And upon the repeal of the charters of Wash
tngtOn and Georgetown, the District of COlum-
bia shall be declared to be the successors OF each
of said corporations; the Commissioners Of the
District or their successors to be declared the
successors Of the mayor of each Of the late cor
porations in all his powers functions and trusts.
And all the property of said corporations, includ-
ing all the property held on deed or lease for
school purposes by the trustees of public schools
by any Of the late boards of trustees of public
schools, shall become vested in the District of
Columbia"
The bill also makes provision for retaining in
force the building regulations put into operation
by the late Board Of Public Works. Accompany
ing the bill, which was ordered to be printed,
was letter from the Commissioners stating its
statutes no successor is explicitly designated to
the various trusts that legally devolved upon the
ingtOn and Georgetown; an omission that nav nav
lead to much litigation. They also state that
two controversies are now pending-one as to
whether the Commissioners are the legal success
ors Of the mayor Of Washington under the paw
ing commission act of July s, 1870; the other,
ceeded to the duties imposed upon the mayor of
w Washington by the charter Of the Washington
They also set forth that there is no title Of i'm
portance, affecting the title Of property occupied
for schools, vested in the Commissioners They
urge that the jurisdiction Of the Police Court be
extended to the enforcement of the building regu-
latioRs.
The Commissioners also state that although the
fees Of the United States attorney prosecuting
in the Police Court are secured to him by the act
establishing said court, no provision is made for
the attorney prosecuting in behalf of the District
and that under the present laws they are unable
to remunerate such officer; also, that the bill for
transportation Of conViets be paid from the Police
The bill provides for all omissions and for Iegis
la1on in the cases recommended by the Com
missioners.
THD DISTRICT IN THE SENATE.
The Senate District Committee held q special
meeting yesterday morning, all present except
Mr.. Jones, and disposed of several bills before
them; The following were reported:
By Mr.. Dorsey, without amendment: II. r. 44I4
to amend an act entitled "An act for the govern
ment Of the District Of Columbia, and for other
purposes" approved June 20, 1874 This bill en-
acts that the seventh section Of the act approved
June 20, 1874, be amended by inserting the words
'do son after the iOrtieth word following the first
period In said section, so that 1t will read "And
the faith Of the United States is hereby pledged
that the United States will, by proper proper
tiOnal appropriations as plated in this act
and by causing to be levied upon the property
within said DistricE such taxes as will do So pro-
vide the revenues necessary to pay the interest
payable, and create 4 sinking fund for the pay
ment OF the principal thereof at maturity: Pro-
Ttded, That registered bonds may be issued in
exchanged for coupon bonds already issued; and
the interest Of all said bonds shall be payable at
the Treasury Of the United States.
This bill passed the House on the 18th ultimo.
With this bill the committee submitted report
stating that the object Of the bill is to carry out
the suggestions Of the Sinking Fund Commission
OF the District and to secure the results aimed at
by the act Of June 20, 1874. It sets forth the de-
ado so,n and refers to the report Of the Sinking
Fund Commission to show the Importance OF said
words The committee also state that these words
were not IN the original DRAFT Of the BILL butWere
The committee report that all the claims on
file amount to SO 006 sc, and this sum will be
varied somewhat by claims uurecogniZ cd and by
claims for work payable in bonds.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
Mr.. Hitchcock reported adversely Senate bill
LILO TO aid in the construction Of the Southern
Maryland railroad. This bill authorizes the Dis
trict Commissioners to subscribe to the capital
stock Of this road the amount heretofore au-
thoriZed to be subscribed to the Piedmont and
Potomac railroad and provides for an election to
ratity or disapprove the subscription.
The petition of Sam Strong, praying that the
tie all claims as provided by the act Of June 20
1874, was reported adversely; as was also the pc.
ttion Of citizens Of the District praying for the
enactment of a law Incorporating the Stockbridge
Agricultural, Manufacturing and Commercial
Company; also, same report on bill and petitions
to aid the American Printing for the Blind and
University for the Blind. This bill provided that
$4,000 be appropriated to secure suitable build
tDgs for the proposed university.
Of bill, H. X. 1916, to define legal days work in
certain cases. This is the bill which provided
that o legal days work for street-ear conductors
and drivers should be ten hours and giving them
right Of action for any additional labor.
The bill introduced January q, by Mr.. Morrill,,
Of Maine for the relief Of certain creditors Of the
District, providing that three persons should be
appointed by the President to audit all unliqui-
dated claims against the District or the late
W ashington and Georgetown and Levy Oourtand
report to Congress next session was reported ad-
Versely.
HEAVY FIRE.