National Republican., 1876-03-04
DISTRICT MATTERS.
Preliminary Action in congrsts.

WORK OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate Committee on the District held q
session yesterday, and transacted the following
business: All bills, resolutions, &C., relating 10
providing government for the District of Co
Iumbis, were referred to Messrs Hitchcock, Mer-
TiDon and Spencer. The bill to change the
names OF some Of the avenues in he city of WASH
iDgton was referred to Mr. Spencer. The pill 10
alton for the District Of Columbia was referred to
Messrs. Hitchcock, herrimon and Spencer. The
cemetery was referred TO Mr.. Merrimop. The
resolutiOn introduced by mr. Spencer relative to
the repaSing of Pennsylvania avenue was re-
ferred TO Messrs. Dorsey, Ingalls, and English;
the bills amending sections % and 1896 of the
Revised Statutes relating to the District Of Co
bill to incorporate the National Bond and Mort.
gage Company Of the District OF Columbia to
Mr. English.
THE ANACosrIA RAILROAD.
The bill to amend the act entitled IAN act
the route and termini of the Anacostia and Po-
tomac river railroad, and to regulate its con-
s:Iussi0n str and operation - which passed the Sen.
giving the approval and sanction of Congress to
the route and termini Of the road named be so
pletion OF said road to six months from and after
the completion Of the streets now in process OF
improvement along and upon which the char
tered rights of the company extend. The privl-
lege is granted the company to change their
TERMINUS at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania
dNSuue NSeI, ds IOliONe. COMMENCING at the H.
tersection OF Twelfth street and Ohio avenue
northwest, along and upon Twelfth to street,
along and upon d street to Fifteenth street,
sylvania avenue near the Treasury gates being
one square west of the present terminus; also,
the intersection Of Twelfth Street and OHIO ave.
nue northwest, along and upon Louisiana avenue
to the south side of Pennsylysnia avenue at a
whene yer the street pavement may be torn up
and travel thereon interfered with by removal OF
the track Of said road, said company SHALL at its
own expense. put such street pavement In as
good order as before the laying of the track
thereon.
AN INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
The Senate Tuesday passed e bill to Incorporate
the Washington City Inebrilte Asylum, which
provides that the corporation may hold not ex-
ceedDg sixty acres Of land in the District, and is
empowered to erect buildings, provided they be
not located within one quarter of a mile Of the
cooperation limits of the city. The property held
by the asylum must never exceed $500, goo in
be deemed a stockholder. The fund Of the asy.
lum shall be s5O,t 100, which may be increased TO
5000 The asylum shall be conducted by
twenty-five trustees, to be elected after the pres
ent year by the subscribers. W. w. Gorcoran,
George H: Plant, Gee: W. Riggs, W: w. Moore,
Samuel Nerment, !; W. Thompson. Matthew g.
Harkness, William Stickney, J. q. McKelden,
Joseph Burrows, NJ. d., william ]. Murtsgb,
Thomas Berry, George W. S:ickney, d. p. HoI.
Iovay, John W. Simms, Z. Z. Darlington, James
II. Stone, UicEerson Nsil0r and Joseph T. How
ard, N. d., constitute the first board of trustees
who hold their Offices until board of trustees
is elected; and they shsll be commissioners whose
duty it shall be to locate the asylum and to
receive subscriptions to the funds The
asylum shall receive voluntary inebr.a.es
ard any person committed to il by auy
Justice OF the Supreme Court of the District
after the court has fully Investigated tho clse
he bill provides for sepsrat edifces work shops
&". No persOr shall:sell any strong or sp;rituous
liquors or wine or termented liquors within the
distance OF one fourth Of mile from the outward
bounds Of the land and premises Of the said asy-
lun hereby incorporated, and whoever shall vIo-
late the terms OF this section shall forfeit $50 for
each otense, ard shall also be guilty OF a misde.
meanor. Arystate or territorial legis ture ma.
niciEal council, or authorities of the District of
Columbia, may provide for the maintenance in
the asylum Of any number IF poor patients, BY an
propTiating sufficient funds for that PURPOSE:
and any person who shall donate or leave by
legacy the sum of 5000 to the asylum shall es-
tablish forever Q free bed In the same; 60 500 a
free bed for six months in each year. tho donor or
legator shall name the patient who shall occupy
the free bed; but in case the donor or shall
fail to name patient to occupy the free bed which
said donor or legator shall nave erdow ed then
the trustees Of said asylum shall fill the said free
bed with poor patient; the said patients in said
free beds shall be provided with medical treat.
ment free Of charge, and, like all other patients
shall be subject TO the rules and regulations OF
the asylum. Congress may at any timc alter
amend or repeal the charter: Provided, That no
money shall ever be appropriated by the United
States to aid in the construction or support Of the
institution.