Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-06
The District I'm Congress.
NETTING OF THE SENATE COMMIT

The District I'm COnsre
MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate Committee on the District OF
Columbia held regular weekly meeting to-
day, Messrs. Spencer, (casirman;) Hitch
COCK, Dorsey, Robertson and Ingalls, bsing
present. The tax bill was first considered.
and Mr.. Joshua Dent made some remarks
urging that The tax Oh the assessed value of
property In Georgetown be one per cent. on
every SlO0. DIR. A. z. Pardon followed, and
de sired The committee to make the tax three
fourths OF one per cent. on all property Ia the
county. III was agreed to report Senate bill
SIS to establish geological park. near the
Capitol, adversely; also Senate bill az to in
corporate the National Sanitary Abattoir of
the District of Columbia. Mr.. Spencer was
authorized to report substitute for the Dis
trict tax bill as Ii passed the Senate.
NEW DISTRICT TAX BILL.
In the Senate TO day Mr.. Spencer, from
the Committee on the District of Columbia,
reported the House District tax bill, with an
amendment in the nature OF a substitute,
the Dill being In It's main features the same
as the one rerorted by Judge Buckner from
the House District Committee. The bill as
reported amends Judge BuckDer's bill In
the following particulars: II levies a tax
upon all real property in the District of II so
on each 500 of the assessed yalue-tbus
making the rate of taxation the same in all
Pa ,sIs OF the District. IL provides for the
having general circulation OF the appor-
tionment OF the tax fund; and makes half
the tax due Sept. 1, 1876, and the other half
Jan'y l, 1877. That part of the Buckner bill
providing for the printing of the tax list in
pamphlet form, is struck out. An amend
mept to the bill extends the period of ex-
emptfon for one year as respects the proper
ty of which, for the want OF sufficient bids.
The District became the purchaser at the tax
sale under the act of Congress approved
June 20, 1874, providing for the government
of the District of Column bia, as amended by
section Is of the act of Congress approved
March 3, 1875, entitled "Ao act making APP
propriations TO supply deficiencies for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1875, and prior
years, and for other purposes"
Of President GOrmdR.-The annual meeting
OF The stockholders OF the Chesapeake and
Onlo canal company was held in Annapolis
yesterday, and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. A. L. German,
president; ID. 8. Biser, of Frederick county;
James o. Berret, OF Washington city; NJ ch-
ael Bannon, OF Anne Arundel county; b. Is.
Crawford, OF Montgomery county; Henry
Earr andis, of Hsrford county, and Patrick
Hamill, OF Garrett county, directors.
fIesldent German submitted his report
Tor TIE ear, ii being the 18th annual report.
The receipts for the year were Si13 ,2lS IN, be-
ing decrease in revenue from 1874 OF
Si4,i93 So. The expenses OF 1875 were S2IJ,-
0i3.ls, being decrease as compared with
expresses was thus: s25i,175 %, which, with
balance of S93, $50 u. made balance of
s3i7 All "a TO beeccounted for. or this bal
ance 1923 $40 was paid on the preferred con-
struction bonds; S37 32G Sc for steam ma
chinery and for operating the same; tolls re-
funded, s., 3i7.SI; balance on hand, S72 1861.
The earnings more than expenses in 1872
we're S264, 1903; in 1873, s287 1920; in 1874,
$3.50 2G7 81; in 1S76, 1854 1892.
The reduction OF 2S cents on coal from
Cumberland TO Locust Point by the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad is mentioned, and
also The reduction of 11.3 by the canal, and
the reduction on the part of the boatmen,
which leaves a balance of 81 cents per ton on
the transportation of coal in favor of the
canal. This enabled the canal to increase
Its tonnage 112,I4 tons, while the railroad
fell of $780, $50 tons. The gross reduction
made on toll charges amounted on the canal
in 1875 to SOS, 1882.
The most gratifying feature of the trade,
the president prOnounces, is the navigation
oy steam on the canal, 6 steamers being en-
gagged In II last year. Between March %
and December Is the Patten made % round
trips, carrying during that time 2,s52. H. 10
tons OF coal, or 99.11- 30 each trip. The other
steamers made from TO 16 trips The pres
ident thinks that the claim Of q 20 per cent.
saving by using steam Is well-fOunded, and
that Its use, at q reasonable speed, does not
trjure the canal. AS 1t will Increase trade
every encouragement is given TO steam nav
igation.
Extensive reYairs were made on the canal
last winter. By further reduction made
by the railroad the canal had to reduce It's
wharfage and tonnage together 81 cents on
coal from Cumberland To Georgeto wn, the
calls the attention 10 and urges the extern
sion of the canal TO Piedmont, and refers to
charges made by ''the partisan press against
The management OF the canal, the senate's
investigation OF them, and the exoneration
OF the present management in every par