National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-16
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
ills Acknowledgment Of Commute,

THE WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, president Of the WASH
ipgton and Ohio Railroad Company, made an
argument yesterday before the House Committee
on Railroads and Canals In advocacy of q bill to
assist the corporation he represents to extend its
road from its present terminus to the Ohio river.
He wants the Government to indorse the bonds OF
the company to the amount OF $50, 900 per mile
for three hundred and twenty hye miles, which 1t
is quite probable Congress in its present humor
will not do.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE 3.6j BOND ELL.
The conference committee on the disagreeing
votes Of both houses OF Congress on the District
365 bond bill met yesterday and agreed to q re-
port. The report prohibits the further issue of
bonds, abolishes the hoard Of audit, but provides
that it may audit claims for work already per-
formed until the amount Of bonds paid shall
and all work shall stop. The action Of the Senate
in striking out the proriso in the House resolu-
tiop, that nothing contained In II shall involve
the Government OF the United States in any obi.
CATION to pay principal or interest OF s. bonds,
Is concurred in. The report was submitted to the
Senate by Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, at go p. m.
yesterday. MIR. Morrill, explained the report,
and at the request of MI Thurman It was laid
over until to-day in order that it may be printed.
- REPAvING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Spencer introduced
the following resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Committee on the District
Of Columbia be, and are hereby, instructed to in
quire into the necessity Of repaving Pennsylvania
avenue from the Capitol grounds to Fifteenth
street, TO Ascertain the bail material to be used,
the cost Of the same and the proportionate amount
to be borne respectively by the United States and
property holders along said avenue, and to report
by bill or otherwise.
FIsHwAYs AT THE GREAT PALS.
Mr.. Whyte, in the Senate yesterday, presented
the memorial Of the Legislature OF Maryland
praying the United States to appropriate suffi-
cient amount Of money to build a fishway over
the Great Falls of the Potomac, in order that
shad, salmon, herring, rock and other migratory
fish may have an opportunity to reach the upper
waters OF the Potomac and its tributaries. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Commerce.
DISMISSED POLICEMEN.
Mr.. English presented in the Senate yesterday
petition signed by Z. b. White and A. B.Lyles,
who represent that they were dismissed as patrol
men connected with the Metropolitan police Of the
District Of Columbia on certain charges made
against them; that they have asked the Commits
sioners Of the District to reopen their cases, but
in vain that the Commissioners declined to re-
turn their papers, and that the charge that they
were absent from their posts on the night Of jan
uary last is unjust and untrue, as they can
prove. They therefore pray that CONGRESS will
order that they have rehearfng, and give list
of eight witnesses summoned at their trial before
the Board of Police Commissioners on the 18th of
January last, explaining that the evidence of but
three was taken.