Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-28
THE HENDEE BILL,

fHe bfstF1ct III congress.
THE HENDEE BILL.
Gov. Hendec, of Vermont. member of the
District OF Columbia committee who has been
sick forseveral days past, has sufficiently re-
covered 10 again take his seat i'm the House.
Tomorrow the full District committee will
hold meeting, at which the Hcndee bill TO
provide folm oi government for the District
Will be considered. The committee has already
passed upon the main features of the bill, and
are To fiN, before reporting the bill, the proper
tion the nited States shall pay annually of
the expenses of the District
THE GAS QUESTION.
Representative Blackburn, Of Kentucky,
member of the District committee, said to-day
that he did not think the committee would
pass any bill allowing any new gas company
10 tear up the streets TO lay new mains. He
said, however, that the law under which the
present company operates is quite stringent.
and that the committee puTpOSed that il should
supply the quality of gas provided for by that
law, 80 tar as its illuminating power is con
ceInCd, and at price admitting of fair
profit, but no eXhorbitant dividends.
PETITION OF POLICEMEN.
MI. Dorsey introduced petition in the Sen
ate to-day. signed 10y Jos. WhtmOre and Chas.
t.. Cameron, late members of the MetropOitaa
police force, asking the Senate TO consider the
manner of the petitioners dismissal from the
force OH the 3Eh of September. 1876 The peti-
TONERS rccite the manner of their trial in MAY,
1876 on charges OF general ineffceDcy. Peti-
tionerS say charges were not sustained at trial,
and nothing more heard of them until 10Th of
September following, when the petitioners
were notified of their dismissal. According TO
the petition. thestwO men were removed be-
cause the police commissioners said they had
not sufficient money TO pay the number of men
Oh the force, and were promised the first pre-
ference for reappointmeni in ease of yacan-
cy IN the force. Shortly afterward The Board
Ot Police Commissioners was reOrganiZed, and
petitioners applied 10 the new board for re
dress. They were informed that the new
board would not reconsider any acts Of their
predecessors in regard TO diSmiSSalS. There
fore they pray for Congressional relief. Ac
companying the petition was introduced an
Ith "a in. hRuNa
ness men of Georgetown. asking that the Sen
ate committee on District OF Columbia recon-
mend Mr.. WhitmOre TO the police commission
erS for appointment on the force.
PASSED BY Roth Hot sES.
The Senate today cOncurred in House
| amendments TO the bill TO prevent embeZLle-
| protection Of the records and for other pur-
| poses. The bill was passed.
SENATE BILL no. 3l9,
| Tor the relief of certain members Of the Metro
| politan police, was re-referred in the Senate
| today from the committee Oh the District TO
| The committee Oh claims.
| THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT
| today directed Mr.. Dorsey 10 report back In
the Senate a petition for an investigation int,,
Inc ines sale OF intoxicating LIQUORS in the District
with The recommendation that its coDsidera-
| tiOn be Indefinitely postponed.
/ EXTENSION OF CHARTER.
MI. Dorsey presented i'm the Senate today
! the petition of the Franklin Fire Insurance.
company OF Washington asking for an extern
( SION ol It's charter from the 9th of April, 1877
! Tor period OF twenty years. This company
! was chartered by act of Congress on the 9th
! OF April, 1915, for period of twenty years Ry
/ act ol Congress, approved March 5, lS3s. the
/ company charter was extended for a further
! term OF twenty years. By another act of sim
! liar character the cOmpany's charter was
! again extended on the 2lst of April. 1866. The
| petition was referred to the District commit
! tee.
Senator Dorsey introduced a bill TODAY 20
extend the charter of the Franklin Fire In
Surahce company Tor period of twenty years
PETITION OF PRoPERTY-owNERs.
senator Barnum presented a petition in the
Senate today from property owners in square
3s2, OF Washington, requesting that the said
property owners be authorized and directed
IN making improvements on their respective
lois; To conform to The building line established
by Congress for the squares Immediately 10
The east and west OF square No. 3s2, by which
The street has been uniformly paved through
IRON IN TO I'm streets The petition is signed
10y Walter ;: Cox, WIN. ii. Philip, John McClel-
VIM. l.. Wall.
AN ARMY OFFICER FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF
POLICE.
The bill introduced in the House today by
Mr.. Glover TO make certain changes in the
Metropolitan police force of the District pro-
yides that the Office of major and superinten-
dent be abolished and that the duties hereto
fore exercised by that officer be vested in an
ofiicer OF The United States army TO be detail
editor the service.
DISPOSITIONS OF WITNESSES.
The bill introduced in the House today by
Othtidl 10 amend sections SSZ. SS and
s9i OF the Revised Statutes of the District of
Columbia, authorizes the Judge or clerk of
any court OF record, any notary public, or
any consul of the United States to take the
dispositions of witnesses residing more than
one hundred miles from Washington.
THE FOLLOWING PETITION
was presented in the Senate to-day by Mr..
Dennis:
The undersigned. residents of and importers
I'D the District of Columbia, having for years
suffered the Inconvenience of waiting the
appIaisement of our goods at the port Of arri-
val and the loss and breakage occasiOned by
the unpacking and improper repacking OF
our goods at such posts, most respectfully but
earnestly urge upon your honorable bodies
that we may be allowed the privilege of more
fayoIed sections of our country i'm having goods
forwarded 10 this port under Immediate trans
poltatlon bonds, and TO that end that you
VIII amend sections 2290 TO 29g7, OF the Re
vised Statues inclusive, as TO include the
port of Georgetown, District of Columbia.
The petition is signed by NJ. w Gait Bro. & Co,
L.C.Campbell, Geo. w. COchrane q Co., Mohun
Bros, Thos. Russell, Webb e. Beveridge, Tay-
lor Hufty, Hall & Hume, j. w .Boteler Bros,
John Williams, Browning & Middleton, James
Y. Davis Sons. Joseph j. May, Shoemaker a.
HertZog, William S. Teel j. A. Baker, Hooe
Bro. & CO., s. NJ. Bryan, n. w. Burchen HINT
ley & Bros, the Corc0ran Gallery of Art NV
A. Hyde, secretary of trustees. and others