Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-21
The District in Congress.

called this afternoon. The committee held
meeting this morning but did not take up the
Hendee bill, and it will now have to go over
until next month. The committee Will report
| adversely the memorial of the Missouri legiS-
lature asking for the removal of the Capitol to
| the Mississippi valley. Also the bill TO incor-
porate the Washington stock yard, abattOir
porate the National Ifcn and Coal Insurance S rance
| Company OF the United States. The commit
tee will report favorably the bill to amend the
! charter of the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
| pany OF the District. which authorizes the
company to increase its capital stock to
| SSEUN, OF which Sl0o,0g0 may be invested in
real estate. THE bill subsequently passed the
| HouSe.l
The bill to authorize the Secretary of War to
| construct bridge across the Potomac river
at or near the Three Sisters IslInd. will also
| be reported to the House, to be referred to the
committee of the whole for consideration in
| $4,000 The committee, however, has stricken
| out the secured section of the bill, which pro
vided that said bridge be constructed with
| view to its future use for crossing purposes by
| such railroad OF railways as may desire TO en-
ter the District.
| BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
| >. The bill introduced in the House to-day to
| incorporate the ''SOvereignS Distribution
| Agency of the District of Columbia" names
as mcOrpOratOrs E. .. Leach, I. j. Gardner,
HhIFles HaeSn Lymsn pIpts ID s. Green Gs Trevitt
| ter, j. A. Randall, Smith Thompson. A. n
Meeker, c. f. Persons. n. W. Smith, +. c.
arv IS sofom1n C. C0lne E w. Clark IT, Jana
Simmons and Will T. Hent. The object of the
corporation is to. purchase and receive on CON
signment for distribution to the members
such articles of merchandise, manufacture
! and products for domestic use and cOnsump
ton as the board of directors may deem ad-
| NlSabe, and to provide funds for that purpose
| The permanent fund of the corporation is not
to exceed 5000, and the company fund not
| over $4,000 at any one time, which is to con.
| trIbuted by the members.
| The bill Introduced to prevent the imnnrta
ton, manufacture and sale of intoxicating
! drinks in the District of Columbia provides
/ that the police shall arrest and send to the in
sane asylum any party found Intoxicated,
| where they are to be kept for five days, when
they are to be taken before Il magistrate, AMI
if they truthfully state where they received
| their liquor they are to be set at liberty: but
| if not, then they are To he committed to prison
Tor ten days, and then again go before a mag
| lie committed until they will testify. The bill
isendorSed as introduced by Mr.. Norcross by
| request
| The bill in relation to certificates of assess
mentS Tor special improvements in the District
| provides that all such certificates issued under
/ an act OF the Legislative Assembly of August
! 3uth. 1871, be legaZed as charges upon the
! property benefited by the Improvement. and
| the Commissioners are directed to enforce the
! collection of the same. Provided that upon
! complaint of excessive charges the Commits
! SOners shall have power to revise such assess
! ments and to correct the same by issuing draw
| back certificates.
/ LtN nili ASl Itilel Vi IdidSitG- Oh
| Washington provides for the payment to him
OF SS957 for work performed by him as a labor
| tr on the Treasury extension.
MIR. Ward introduced a joint resolution i'm
| the House to day which reciteS thai as il is the
! expressed opinion of physicians that large
! per centage. of the sickness prevailing in
| Washington is OccaSiOned by the inhalation OF
| sewer gas and the want of proper ventilation
OF government buildings, hotels and private
| residences, and as the board of health have
| not the authority or money to cure the evil.
that "A committee thTph nft th.a
Senate and three members of the House be
| appointed to inquire into the facts relating
thereto and TO suggest and report upon the
| proper remedies
The bill introduced in the House to further
| regulate the purchase and issue of supplies
and materials for the Government Printing
Once, provides that the purchase thereof
shall be under The control of a superintendent
| OF supplies, who shall charge himself with and
he accountable for all materials for the public
The bill introduced for the relief of Alexan
| DER MONT OF the District OF Columbia, au-
shorizes f him to purchase from the United
| National Asylum for the insane, containing
- 4hlOO acres. upon the payment of $lO.OOO: it
being lot of ground which was sold upon ex-
! ecutIOn as the property of MOfatt. and was
bought by the United States for $4,000.
The bill introduced in the House today by
Mr.; townsend, Of Ohio, with reference to
| claims against the District provides for the
| appointment by the Vice President of the Sen
ate resident taX-payer in the District, and {,
like like appointment by the Speaker of the House,
who shall be known as "claimS commission
ers,'' whose dutyit shall be to give notice by
advertisement for all persons having claims
los TO Su0mit them IT. TO tne Gommissioners with
| mlsSI0nerS are to have power to send for per-
sons and papers, to administer oatls and eX-
receive $3.50 per month for their services They
are to report to Congress at as early day as
| practicable.
| The bill introduced in the House to-day To
prevent begging the civ of WaShn, ,rtp
provides that the police shall arrest such char
acters anu take them before a justice of the
| peace, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
whether such persons so arrested are i'm need
of the necessarieS of life, and if SO he shall
notify the District Commissioners. who shall
ma ke such disposition of the case as the laws
and ordinances of the District provide for the
maintenance of paupers. If the magistrate is
oi the opinion that any one arrested for beg
| glng Is not III need of the neceSSarieS of life
ne snail commit him to the w0rkhouSe for
| thirty days.
The House this afternoon passed the bill
| heretofore passed by the Senate, the object of
| which is to compel eX-SurveyOr Forsyth to re-
| turn to the District Commissioners certain
| records in his possession
THE FREEDMAN'S BANK
| Senator Dawes introduced bill i'm the Sell
| ate to-day directing the Secretary of the Trea-
| sury to buy certain property of the Freed
mans Saving and Trust company for the use
| OF the United States and other purposes The
| bill authorizes the Secretary OF the Treasury
| to buy the Freedman'S bank property on
itHIiSSlsdnid avenue between 10Th and 151a
| streets at a sum not exceeding $4,000. This
money is to be paid and placed to the credit of
the commissioners of the Freedman's Savings
and Trust company on the books of the Trea-
! Sury, for distribution among the creditors of
the company. The further sum Of 5000 is APP
propriated for the purpose of fitting up the
rooms on the first floor of the building for the
| use of the Court of Claims:
| Mr.. Matthews introduced bill i'm the Sen
| ate to-day to incorporate the Rand Gas-light
| company, of Washington. 1t is the same bin
| introduced January 15 1877, amended only by
! inserting the name of Jacob Tome as an in
corporator in section four of the bill.
| A DEAD DEFAULTER.-A Boston letter saws
| the examination of the affairs of the North
! BrldgeWater (MaSS.) Savings Bank has re-
| suited in the discovery among its assets of a
| number of forged notes. bogus accounts, and
| other evidence of defalcation on the part of E.
$. SOuthwOrth, the deceased cashier, Oh ac-
| count OF whose irregularities the bank re-
| Gently suspended. The total amount of these
fOrgeres and distractions as far as known is
| $4,000.
ARREST OF SILVER INFLATIONIsTS.-Unite
! states detectives raided private mint in
| Philadelphia Saturday night, found mill for
| the manufacture of counterfeit trade dollars
in full operation, and arrested Cooper Wiltz,