Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-03
The District I'm Congress.

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versely on the petition of certain citizens of
washington asking the removal Of the park
ing on square ga, He reported favorably,
WIN an amendment, making the 18th OF
FEBRUARY (Lincoln's birthday a national
holiday, the bill making February 22d ma
tiOna1 holiday.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
held a meeting to-day, and transacted the
following business: All bills, resolutions,
&c, relating to providing government for
the District of Columbia, were referred to
Messrs. Hitchcock, Merrimon and Spencer
The bill to change the names of some of the
avenues in the city OF Washington was re-
ferred to Mr.. Spencer. The bill in relation to
appropriations, expenditures. and taxation
for the District of Columbia was referred to
Messrs. Hitchcock, Merrimon and Spencer.
The bill to amend an act incorporating Glen
wood cemetery was referred TO Mr.. Merri-
mon. The resolution introduced by Mr..
Spencer relative TO the repaving of Pennsyl-
vania avenue was referred TO Messrs. Dor
sey, Ingalls, and English; the bills amending
sections % and 1886 OF the revised statutes
relating TO the District OF Columbia. 10
MeSSrS. Ingalls, and MerrImon; and the bill
10 Incorporate the National Bond and Mort
gage Company of the District of Columbia TO
nominations of Messrs. Murtagh, Nichols.
BeTret, Sweeney and Smith To be police
commissioners. but the members are ratice1t
as to what conclusion they came to in the
matter.
THE ANACosrIA RAILROAD.
The bill TO amend the act entitled "An act
giving the approval and sanction of Con
gress TO the route aud termini of the Ana
costa ard Potomac river railroad, ami to
regulate it's construction and operation
which passed the Senate yesterday, provides
that section of the act giving the approval
and sanction of Congress To the route and
termtni Of the road named. be so amende ! as
10 extend the time for the completion Of said
road TO six months from and after the COM
pletiCn of the streets now in process of i'm
prOvement along and upon which the char
n DIV
privilege is granted the company to change
their terminus at nth street and Pennsylva-
ma avenue west, as follows: Commencing
al tue intersection of 18th street and Ohio av-
erue northwest. along and upon 18th to II
street, along and upon ID street 20 18th street
along and upon 18th street west 10 Pennsyl-
Vania avenue near the Treasury gates, being
ole square west OF the present terminu
also, mat the company may extend their
road from the intersection of 18th street and
ONO avenue northwest, along and upon
Louisiana avenue To the south sideo of Penn
sylvanla avenue at q point opposite Center
market; provided, that whenever the street
pavement may be torn up and travel thereon
lnteriered 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.
THE PROPOSED INEBRIATE ASYLUM.
The bill TO incorporate the Washington
City Ine0Tiate Asylum OF the District OF
Columbia passed the Senate yesterday. with
several unimportant amendments. The cor
pCra1lOn may hold not exceeding sixty acres
OF land in the District, and ia empO wered to
erect buildings, provided they be not located
Within one quarter of a mile of the corpora
lion limits of the city. The property held by
the asy lum must never exceed $500, 900 in
value. Any one donating 40 to the asylum
stall be deemed a stakeholder. The fund of
the asylum shall be $50 OOn, which NAV be
increased to $500 coo. The asylum shall be
conducted by twenty five trustees TO ba
elected after the present year by the sub
George W. Riggs. W. w. Moore, Samuel
NormeDt, ]. w. Thompson, Matthew @.
Emory, John t. Given, A. Z. Perry, John c.
Hardness, Willi9m Stickney, ]. C. Nickel
den, Joseph Burrows. NJ. D., William J.
Mnrtagh, Columbus Alexander, William r.
Riley. ID. ID. Cone. Thomas Berry, George
W. Stickney, d. p. Holloway, John w
Simms, +. e. Darlington. James II. stone,
lickersOn Major, and Joseph I. Howard,
NJ. d.. constitute the first board OF trustees,
who hold their offices until n new board of
commissioners. whose duty il shall be
10 locate the asylum aud to re-
ceive subscriptions To the funds. The
asy lum shall receive voluntary inebriates,
and any person committed to IL by any
justice of the Supreme Court Of the District
after the court has fully investigated the
case. The bill provides for separate edifices
work shops for Inmates, etc. No person shall
sell any strong or spirituous liquors or wine
o. feI mented liquors within the distance of
ore fourth OF mile from the outward bounds
of the land and premises of the said asylum
hereby Incorporated, and whoever shall viO-
late the terms of this section shall forfeit $50
for each Ofiense, and shall also be guilty of a
mlsdemeaDOr. Any state or territorial leg
lAlature, municipal council, or authorities of
the District of Columbia. may provide for
Inc maintenance In the asylum of any num-
Der OF poor patients, by appropriating Suffi-
clent funds for that purpose; and any person
who shall donate or leave by legacy the sum
OF $500 TO the asylum shall establish for
ever free bed in the same, 50 500 a free bed
for six months i'll each year. the donor or leg
atOr shall name the patient who shall occu-
py The free bed; but In case the donor or leg
stor shall fall TO name patient to occupy
The free bed which said donor or legatOr shall
have endowed, then the trustees of said asy-
lum snail I'll the said free bed with q poor
Jat!ent; the said patients in said free beds
shall he provided with medical treatment
free Of charge, and like all other patients
shall be subject TO the rules and regulations
OF me asylum. congress may, at any time.
alter, amend, or repeal the charter: Provided,
That no money shall ever be appropriated
by The United States TO aid in the construc-
ton or support of the institution.
A BARRooM TRAGEDY-A PieO,ls Meme
A Boy Pleading for His Fathers Life-Ou
Monday evening. at half-past seven o'clock,
Ham Briggs and his brOther.in-law, Jim
Beafie, went into the saloon of their brother
in-law, Ben Chambers. Briggs called for
drink, which was given to him. Briggs asked
chambers to take drink, which Chambers
refused 10 DO This made Briggs mad. He
threw down the bottle and leaned against
The bar. Chambers went into the back room
and got his shotgun, raised it and fired at
BrlFgs. A man standing beside Briggs saw
chambers taking aim, and had enough pres
ence OF mind to step back as the gun was
levelled He was just In time. A crashing
report followed, part of the charge striking
Briggs III the side and part striking Beatie,
Wbo was near. Beatie ran out Of the saloon
10 the saloon of {. j. Son, about fifty yards
distant, and jumped through the glass door
cutting his head badly. He died as he struck
the floor. The last words he said were. as he
ran toward the saloon, 81 believe am shot"
Briggs had fallen in his tracks from the ei-
fect OF the shot Chambers approached him.
stTuck him with his sun. jun ped on him and
stabbed him thirteen times. Briggs little
son, Willie, was with him. and tried hard to
stop Chambers from stabbing his father.
Chambers chased him around and threatened
TO Kill him. Willie ran out into the street.
crping, "He has killed my father! he has
killed NV father! l tried hard to get him
away! Oh, my poor father" Willie went
In, leaned over the body, counted the wounds
and cried out for his father to speak to him
Chambers was arrested and taken to JAIL
lEGto Eosd CGt) democrat.
y CoEUNDRUM ANswFRED.-One OF our
citizens is blessed, OF otherwise, witlsAvery
stubhOrn VI ifn In his % "a find c !, 1ba,,