Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-01
The District in Cong ress.

NATIONAL SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Senator Ingalls, reported to the Senate to-day
substitute for bill incorporating the Ma
tional Security Life Insurance Company of
accompanied the BILL The bill names as in
cOrporatOrs James +. Starbuck Lucien j.
Barnes, Enoch I. Carson, lanes w. Hustled,
yer Goldsmith Harry Mccoy, r. w. Mackey
Julius L. Clarke, A. J. kellar, John c. Burch,
D. W. c. Wheeler, j. nj. Lewis, William Pres
Hitchcock, Sidney Dean, John G. Thompson,
+. s: Davis, Preston Roberts, X. D. Simpson,
A. II. Fish, j: B. Bowman, S. B: Elkins, J. "A.
Gecrgs & canne Shn ose.h es FaD % GSsys GkSyes
Clayton, William Penn Nixon, w. w. Will
shire, John A. Steele. Samuel Q. Smith, Harri-
son Ludington, James N. Smith, c. L. Magee,
Chilcott, James b. McQuade, William NJ. Ash
ley, /. S. Parker, Walter l. Dallas, jackson Z.
Sickels, II. NJ. Sweetser, Levi p. Bradley, John
beaS sT r. Th Eahse ahs bTn O. sS BESad
Phelps, John KimbalI. william Iarrabee.
Joseph Kenyon, Orlando j. Hodge.
A BILL TO INTRODUCE THE MoFFATT BELL
Senator ingalls, introduced in the Senate TO-
day a bill to levy tax on the sale of spirituOuS
and malt liquors in bar-rooms and all places
the District of Columbia. The bill provides
that after the passage of the act the District
Commissioners shall cause to be constructed
bar.room registers: These registers are to be
them to be placed in all drinking places in the
District. There are to be two kinds of registers,
one for SpirituouS, and the other for malt
that these. registers are kept in good working
order. After placing, the registers in
each soa 6arTOom M 1G place where LIQUORS
of each drink of wine, ardent spirits,
malt liquors, or any mixture thereof. in the
presence OF the purchaser or the person to
proper register until the alarm has struck
once and the indicator on the dial has moved
one point or number for such drink sold by
every drink shall be the basis or unit of taxa
ton: When the register is placed in any
drinking place the proprietor thereof shall
pay the treasurer of the District ten dollars
equal to 215 cents upon all drinks of alcoholic
or spil ituOus liquors, and half a cent upon
each drink OF malt j, liquor ]! rs sold by him: The
adopted to carry out the provisions Of the act
Penalties are affixed for a failure to use the
register or any tampering Herewith. The bill
of Columbia.
A SANITARY APPROPRIATION.
The Senate to-day; passed the Joint resolu-
ann an appropriation for ling W up, draining, s and
placing in good sanitary condition, the
grounds south of the Capital, along the line of
the Old canal, ana 1Of Otner purposes. The
amendment to this resolution recently made
was withdrawn by Senator Window. The
amount of the appropriation is $4,000.
MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Columbus Alexander and Robert Christie
made arguments before the Senate committee
on District of Columbia today against the
bill recently reported to the Senate and recon-
n the @ Dsre
of Columbia. The committee instructed Mr..
Rollins to report bill to the Senate auth0rlz-
ing the Commissioners of the District Of Col.
the assessment of taxes upon property sit
uated about two and One-half miles north of
the estate of the late Chief Justice of the
United States, Salmon p. Chase. known as
EdgewOOd, upon a valuation not to exceed
eighteen thousand dollars, including the prop
erty and Improvements.