Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-20
District Bills In the Senate.

The Senate Committee on the District OF
Columbia held regular meeting to-day;
present, Messrs. Spencer, Dorsey. Ingalls,
and Robertson. The memorial OF dealers In
ne center Market, praying the passage OF
douse bill 1888, to amend the charter Of the
Washington market company, was referred
10 Mr.. Dorsey. The committee agreed To
report favoraoly, with amendments, the bill
authorizing the recorder OF toe District OF
Columbia TO appoint an assistant; also IA
vOTabty the bill to repeal the act incop1rat-
ng Glenwood cemetery. Toe committee
agreed TO ask to be discharged from the fur
her consideration OF the petition of Sarah
COOK and others relating to Holmead ceme.
cry; also same action In regard TO the re-
moval of the old jail. The committee agreed
10 report favorably the bill to provide for
the per cent. Indebtedness of the District
The bill TO authorize the establishment OF a
Tree pike was referred to Mr.. Robertson.
Messrs. j. q. Waters, VIM. H. Tenney, a,
Ross Ray, and others appeared before the
committee TO urge reduction OF the tolls
charged by the Aq9educt bridge company.
with an amendment Senate bill 1872 author
iztng the recorder of the District OF Colum bia
10 appoint an assistant, bis official acts to
If performed by the recorder. In case of q
vacancy in the Office of recorder by death,
resignation, or other cause, the deputy re-
cof0er shall ACT until e recorder shall be duly
appointed and qualified; FsvplIed, That no
additional expense shall be incurred by the
District for said deputy and no other fees
law.
Mr.. Ingalls, also reported, without amend
ment, Senate bill 91i, To repeal an act en-
titled Gan act to incorporate the proprietors
al the Glenwood Cemetery" approved July
q. 1874.
Mr. Spencer reported without amendment
Senate bill SI3, to provide for the eight per
centum certificates of Indebtedness tssned
for work done under the direction of the
ooard OF public works and chargeable TO tue
private property benefited thereby, The
hQan N
WASHINGTON TO NEW YoRK-The Sem
ate Committee on Railroads yesterday heard
argument In favor OF the passage of the bill
recently introduced by Senator CragIn pro.
viding for the construction of the Matte nal
railway from Washington to New York city,
with sundry branches and ferries across the
Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
WHO SENT THE DISPATCHES TO CALD-
wELL?-The Judiciary Committee Of the
House had an expert OF handwriting before
them this morning comparing the original
manuscript OF the messages sent to Cald-
well In Europe with the handwriting OF Ger.
TAIN persons in Philadelphia. The object is
10 show, If possible, that Col. Scott sent the
dispatches from that city. A Second object,
and more important one, Is TO endeavor to
show that Mr. Blaine wrote the dispatches
Slekles. So far as the result Of this morn
ing's comparison went 1t proved q com plete
water haul in each instance.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate Appropriation COMMITTEES held
meeting to-day and finished the consider
alton Of the Naval Appropriation bill, and
IL was subsequently reported to the Senate.
II apprOpristes about q, 900 zoe more than
the House bill. or this amount 81 500 600 is
added Tor the pay of officers and seamen, the
Aause having appropriated that amount less
sl,Qt0,000 more than the House appropriated
is given 70 the bureau OF construction and
repairs. Altogether the total amount which
ate this year is between $500, 900 and 100000
less than the appropriations Of last wear.
The provision directing the Secretary or the
Navy to report to the next session OF this
Congress the best method Of making sale or
The naval hospitals at Annapolis and Wash.
ineton and the same shall be sold during
the coming year, was amended By striking
out the word "same" and inserting the word
''former."