Evening star., 1877-11-13
District i'm Congress.

IIS tOilOWlDS OILS were introduced III the
House OF Representatives yesterday: "By
Nr. Cutter-To incorporate the National
Stock Yard. By Mr.. Buckner-TO prevent
The sale OF policy tickets; also "A bill to pre-.
vent depredat ions upon public property. By
Mr.. Williams, (Miob.'-T0 regulate the re-
cOTding OF deeds. Ali OF these bills had sen
Introduced during the Forty-fOurth Con
gTeSS Mr.. Hendee introduced q bill appro-
pIIating - GEO for the relief of the Nj sht
lodging house in the District OF Columbia -
CITIZENS GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
Senator Herman, by request, introduced a
bill III the senate to-day TO incorporate th =
C1JtZers' Gas light company Of the District
oi Columbia. The bill provides that n. B.
Bowen W G. Allen, George Han, John w.
Philips, r.. j. Covert, J.. l.. CoiegrOve, w.
:. II. Allen, and their future and present as
,ociRtes. loru he corporation. The capital
stock is not To exceed $50 gGJ. In shares Of
SiC0 each. 81 description books for the same
20 be opened by Tie TeotOrs 81 such Tins
as they see ii. Tie affairs Of the corpora
uDu are to he managed by five directors.
stockholders, elected for one year, each
share OF stock TO Tepres eEt one vote in the
elections. The dlIeCtOrS are 10 elect The OIL
Gers Of the company. George Hall, W. a. II.
Alien, l.. + c. COlgrOye, john W Philips
and X ID. Covert, shall be the first directOrs,
serving until the second Monday IN Feb
ruary, ls,s. The price OF gas is no. 10 eS esd
- per ,OJ0 feet. The bin was referred u The
committee OF the District Of Columbia.
SAILS UNDER MORTGAGES, ErC
Mr.. CaiElnS Introduced tIe following bill
In the House tO'day:-FiTst. That no mort
Rs &c, deed OF trI [, or other conveyance haV-
ing the legal effeCt Of a mortgage OfTeaI estate
situate in the District of Columbia, hereafter
executed, shall authorize the sale OF such
contained. Second. Upon the default in the
Payment OF any money due and secured by
any such conveyance, the Supreme Court of
the District OF Columbia shall have authori-
ty, on the application of any person entitled
To receive pa ymeni of money so secured, TO
decree foreclosure OF such mortga or
other conveyance as aforesaid and sale OF
The mOTtgaged pTopert y, or enough thereof to
pay the amount secured thereby.
THE 3.65 BONDS
MT. Hendee introduced q bill TO prevent
dc fault or delay in The payment OF the inter-
est on the bonds authorized by act of Con-
gIess approved June %, 1874, (the District
60 bonds The bill is the same as that in
troduced by Mr.. Wood in the last Congress
ard passed, directing the Secretary of the
Treasury To pay the interest, and req u1ri q 2
The District authorities 10 reimburse the
Treasury ON or before the 18th of June in
each year. Referred 10 The ways and means
committee.
BACK PAY OF THE POLICE.
Mr.. Walsh Md Introduced a 0ill for the
RELIEF Of the police force. which sets forth
That by joint resolution Of February 81,
lsbI, twenty per -ent. was added for specl
fed term 10 HE salary Of certain employ ees
q the goveTnm ment; that by ruling of the
tB6n Attorney General the police force were
excluded rom the benefits Of said resolution,
and that This exclusion was an unjust dts-
cTimILation. 1t directs the Secretary Of the
Treasury, therefore, 10 pay TO tbs officers I'd
Il. en- OF the police force sum equal 10 twenty
per ofni- o. their salary for tue time sta:e1
IL said resolution.
SOUTHERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Mr. Butler yesterday introduced Ia the
House bill 10 aid in the construction OF the
Southern Maryland Railroad, which author
lZfs the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 indOrsc
he bonds OF the road TO the amount OF SfJ so
per mile. rot exceeding a total distance of
eighty miles on the completion OF the track
with necessary sidings, ready for use, the
cOml any to execute deed OF trust upon the
rCad, its lands, lots, rolling-stock AID real
and personal properly. The road is required
10 he completed within two years from the
passage OF the act. To meet the coupons on
lhe bonds the secretary is directed 10 retain
al moneys arising from the transportation
o: nstis, Goals, troops and supplies, and in
case The same is not sufficient, the company
is required 10 deposit with the Secretary of
the Treasury a sum sufficient TO meet any
four peI cent. semi-annual, in coin, and
made redee' nable thirty years after date. A
klEkEg fGGt, TO be paid out of the net earn
lngs OF the road, is provided 10 take up the
tonds at maturity. The road is also author
lied TO enter the District OF Columbia, but
not 20 occupy any grounds or property of
the United States. The bill is substantially
the same as that introduced by Mr.. Archer
of Maryland, in the i3l Congress, except that
The guaranty IL reduced from $50 900 to : l5, 900
per mile, and the interest on the bonIs made
four instead OF five per cent