National Republican., 1876-01-25
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
New Bill. Iutroducsd Yesterday.

The following bills relative 10 ths District
were introduced in the House Of Representatives.
yesterday:
by Mr. Douglass. bill to incorporate the Drove
Hrrd and Abattoir Company OF tae District oil
Columbia, which names as inco.porators r. ID.
Mussey, John u. Fry, ChsrIes a. McElel and
their associates. The lands Of the company roz
sIsughtering purposes no: to exceed 30 acres,
and are tc be en- the lett bank Of the Auac lsha
river. The capital stock Of the company is 4 xsd
at see Gee, 10 be divided in 1900 shares OF 500
each.
the District, makes it unlaUfal for auy druggist
10 ALLOW any person except a registered pharma-
eist or his assistant 10 compound or dispense the
prescriptions d physicians.
A bill regulating the protection of game in the
District makes 1t unlawful TO sell game between
inc 10Th OF January and the lst OF November, and
10 klll game between the lst OF February ana the
lst OF September.
Ar. Grape, OF Mass, introduced a bill TO amend
the law with respect to wills aud the transaction
OF probate business in the District OF Columbia,
which provides that the Office OF register of wills
be 5Olished, and the duties transferred to the
c!erk of the Supreme Court Of the District, who is
authorized to appoint deputy, and to delegate
TO such deputy sll the power and authority
yestel in the clerk.
GEORGETOWN TO BE ABOLISHED.
II the House Ny. Hendee introduced bill to
extend the limits of the city of Washington,
which eIacts that the present limits and boun-
cary o. this city 6e so extended as TO embrace
Within the same the city Of Georgetown; and
hereafter all that territory lying within the late
corporate limits OF the cities of Washington and
Georgetown shall be known as the city OF wash
within the late corporation limits OF the city OF
Geora etown shall not be taxed for the payment
ef any debt heretofore contracted BY the corpora
tiOn Of Washington or by the District Of Colum-
bia, and made chsrgeaole upon the property
within the present limits Of the city OF Washing
limits Of the % city Of washington % be taxed @ for the
payment Of any debt heretofore contracted By
The corporation Of Georgetown or by the District
CT Columbia. and made chargeable upon the
property within the late corporate limits OF the
city OF GEORGETOWN: And provided further, That
the property within the late corporate limits OF
the city Of Georgetown shall not be hereafter
taxed ior the pay meat OF improvements already
made within the city Of Washington, nor shall
the property within the limits o: the city OF WASH
ipgtOn DC taxed Ter improvements already made
within the late corporate limits of the city Of
Georgetown.
Sec. .. The port Of GEORGETOWN shall hereafter
he known as the port o. Washington, District Of
Columbia, and the collector of customs thereof
as the collector OF customs for the port of Wash
iDCtOn.
See s TIE pos: office in the city OF georgetown
is abolished, and the Postmaster Gensral is di.
recied to extend the carrier delivery system
throughout the boundaries of the city of Wash
ingtOp. as herein defined.
Sec. !. The names Of the following streets run
ming nOrthvardIy and fouthwa-dIy ia the city of
Georgetown shall be changed SO as to conform
with names OF streets in the city Of Washington
running in the same direction, as follows: North
ISSt sldAi US huO"n AoIeAltet ds 1NeubS-sIAL1
street; Rock, Monroe and MIL streets as Twenty
seventh street: Montgomery street as Twenty
eighth street: Greene street as Twenty-ninth
street: Washington street as Thirtieth street;
jefferson street as ThiTty-tirst street: Congress
street as TLrty.secOn street: High street as
Thirty third street; Potomac street as Thirty
fourth streets Market street as Thirty NTH street;
Frederick street as ThIrty-siXth street; Fayette
street as Thirty seventh street; Lingan street as
Thirty ghth street; Warren street as Thirty
ninth street: College street as FOrtie.h street.
The organic act creating Territorial govern.
ment for the District of Columbia repealed the
charters OF the cities Of W Washington and Gsorge-
town and the Levy Court, but did no. abolish or
change the name of the port of Georgetown
or Of the post Offices Of Washington or George.