Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-21
The District in Congress.

of Columbia
Gov. Hendee thinks that the District bill will
finally be agreed upon TO allow the President
TO appoint one Commissioner, to detail the
Commissioner who is to be an army engineer
and that the third Commissioner will be elected
by the people of the District. This, he thinks,
popular suffrage. He thinks, too, that the
clause providing for the election of delegate
Will be stricken out by the House.
THE BELL PUNCHERs N FORCE.
A meeting of The Senate committee on the
District of Columbia was held today Seven
or eight representatives of seven or eight diff
fereGt kinds of barrOOm registers made arsu-
mentS before the committee in favor of the
adoption OF their respective punches. The
committee room was resonant with the ring
ing OF the different registers, as their owners
ard agents displayed the accuracy with
winch the machines would record the number
and varieties of drinks, which might be sold
over the bar. The presence of liquor was the
value of the registers It's not probable that
the committee will recommend the adoption
OF any particular register.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
After our report of the action OF the
House on District of Columbia bills closed yes
terday, the bill to incorporate the National
Fair Grounds Association was passed. The
object. OF the bill is to create a corporation
with the capital stock not to exceed 500, 600
VIII win ,;,I authority to purchase land and erect
Improvement and exhibition of products of the
soil, OF domestic animals, and of the products
OF mechanical, scientific and artistic skill in
genulty and invention.
MIR. Backbu reported favOrably on the bill
10r the dement, OF the penny lunch house. and
it was passed. 1t apprOpriates the sum OF
Sl,5Co to be paid by the Secretary of the Treas
ury 10 George w. Riggs, who IS to hold the
same in trust, and pay ii over to Mrs Roberts
in sums of not more than 800 per month and
to be used by her i'll maintaining her penny
lunch house.
Mr. Hunton reported bill to perfect the
title to certain real estate in the District of
Columbia in favor OF George w. Watson and
Nm. I. Tyler. Passed.
Mr. Heldee reported q bill amendatOry of
the act 10 incorporate the Capitol, North o
Street and South Washington Railway Com
pany, and 1t was passed. 1t amends the said
act SO as to authorize said company to lay a
single or double track and run cars from its
present line on E and llth streets northwest,
along + to 10th. on 10th to ID, along ID to Sth
along Sth to Market space, thence to 7th
street, thence across 7th, thence along Lou
lSlana avenue to connect with the tracks of
the said company at lSt street. The company
is also authorized to construct single or
double track from point on Boundary street.
adjacent to st. Patrick'S cemetery along the
valley east of Howard University TO the south
ern boundary OF the Soldiers Home, near 10
Harewood entrance, The track is to be com
pleted and The cars run along the streets and
spaces first named, without additional fare
within eighteen months, and the branch last
named WITHIN two years, and for riding over
fnls s1 Dianch an additional fare, not exceeding
Mr.. Clatiin reported a bill for the preserva
Ton OF game and the protection of birds i'm
the District OF Columbia, which was passed.
1t imposes very comprehensive restrictions
upon the destruction OF sale of all food fish
out of season.
Mr.. BrentanO reported substitute for House
Dill 4SlS, in relation to the register of wills in
the District of Columbia The substitute con
solidateS the offices of register of wills and of
recorder of deeds, and the incumbent of the
office is to be known hereafter as recorder and
The Judges of the Supreme Court of the Dis
tflct. He IS to give bond, with two or more
suretleS, in the penal sum of $4,000, and is to
perform the duties now imposed upon the re-
cOrder OF deeds and register of wills, reSpec-
lively. He shall be a citizen of the United
States, and for three years resident of the
District OF Columbia, and he is to be reSpOnSi-
bic TO the Supreme Court of the District the
Judges OF which may remove him for cause
Otherwise he is to hold his office for four years.
and until his successor is appointed. His sal
airy IS to be $500 per annum, and he is to have
such deputies and assistants as the court may
deem necessary to the proper discharge of the
duties OF the Office. The present offices of re
cOrder and register are declared vacant, but
the present lncumbentS are to discharge their
duties until their successors are appointed and
qualified.
Mr.. Dunnell objected to that feature which
vested the appointment in the Judges, and he
moved to strike that out and leave the ap-
pOintment with the President. He also moved
t0.Strlke out the clause relating to three years
residence. After debate Mr.. Dunnell'S amend
ments were adopted, and the bill passed as
Mr. Brentano further reported bill to regu
late the practice OF pharmacy in the District
OF Columbia, and it was passed.
BILLS WHICH DID NOT PASS THE HOUSE.
MIR. Blackburn reported adversely upon the
bill to authorize the Commissioners OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia to purchase the Seaton house.
fnH ho.alyf f1>nS
ate amendments to the bill regulating the ap-
pointment OF justices of the peace and com
mlSSlOnerS OF deeds in the District of COlum-
bia, and recommended concurrence i'm some
committee OF conference, which was ordered.
MI. Clafiin reported the bill providing that
persons sentenced to hard labor by the courts
OF the District of Columbia may be confined in
The Jail in said District, and for other pur-
poses The bill was referred to the committee
OF the Whole. 1t appropriates $500 to in
close the Jail grounds and erect suitable work
shops. Mr.. Mayham reported the bill for the
Improvement OF the sewerage of Washington,
and also bill to provide for the settlement of
all outstanding claims against the District,
and lhey were both reported to the committee
OF the whole. Mr.. Henkle reported adversely
on the bill for the relief of the North Ameri.
can Nenchatel Paving Company, and 1t was
laid Oh the table.
EUROPEAN PoIITICs.-In the British House
3i commons, Yesterday afternoon, Lord Hart
luton that mo forces be raised or kept by the
crown IN time OF peace, save within India,
without the sanction of Parliament" He said
that he had made the issue very narrow, be-
cause the question in itself was sufficiently i'm
pOrtant to fix the attention of Parliament, be-
cause delicate negotiations are progressing
which general discussion might prejudice and
because Sir Stafford .Northcote himself had
said that general debate at present was not in
the interest OF the country. Lord SelbOrne
opened the debate in the House of Lords on
the subject of the movement of the Indian
troops by calling attention to the constitutional
question involved. Both houses were crowded,
The Prince of Wales and the German Crown
Prince and Princess were in the gallery of the
House OF Lords. I'm the Swedish RikSdag
yesterday the foreign minister replying to an
inquiry said that the report about Germany'S
efforts to close the Baltic against the British i'm
case OF war was untrue No such proposition
has been made. In Berlin a meeting of
social democrats for the election of delegates
to a social congress at GOtha has been pro-
hlblted by the prefect of police. The Post
thinks that DIR. Falk will remain i'm the min.
lStry.
The COMMUNlSTIC SCARE has had the effect
OF causing the National guard in PHILADELPHIA
to prepare for An outbreak. The field officers
OF the I'd brigade have received orders to have
their men well in hand. so that in case of
sudden call they may be assembled promptly
The men are to be kept fully equipped, and in
case OF call each man is required to supply
himself with one days cooked rations, RoS-
ter books containing the names of the men i'm