Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-20
THE DISTRICT CONGRESS-.
BILL TO PAY THE INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT
FUNDED DEET.

Il ere shall be appropriated out OF the revenues
OF the District for the fiscal year ending June
$Cth. 1879. and annually thereafter until the
debt Of said District shall be eXtng'.ished, the
sum Of Sll51.5S3 -. This is TO constitute per
manent annual appropriation. Referred 10 the
District OF Columbia committee.
BILL. 10 PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION or DIS
TRICT DELEGATE IN CONGRESS.
MI. Hendee also introduced ,by requesD bill
providing for the election Of a delegate in Con
greaS from the District of Columbia. The term
Of servicSaS fixed is two years the person eler-
tea TO be resident Of the District, and To be =
member OF the District OF Columbia committee
Ihe Dill further empowers the District C0mmis-
sionefS TO provide the machinery neceSS ery for
the conduct OF the election OF such delegate
registration Of voters. &c.
THE CoRCORAN ART GALLERY
The bill introduced in the House today for
the relief of the trustees of the Corcoran ar;
gallery, provides that the trustees be paid Oh
of any money not otherwise appropriated in
the Treasury. for the rent of their buildings
and grounds from the 22d August. 1861, TO 18th
september, 1860. at the rate of SIS aAa neG an
mum with interest thereon. after deducting
$l25.eG0 paid on the 18th April, ls12 Referred
10 committee on appropriations.
ELLIS TO BE RErORTED BY TIE HOUSE COMMIT
TEE.
The House committee on the District 0f Co
iumbia at their meeting this morning agreed to
report the following bills. The committee docs
not expect to be again called this session. The
next regular day To which tie committee is en-
| titled is February 15th. but as that date is 50
near the close OF the session. Chairman Black
tuln does not again expect TO get the attention
Cf the House. The first bill reported viii be the
bill to prevent the sale OF OlaOmargdrfne in the
| Distlic' II Columbia. 1t was agreed in commit
tee That Nr. May hem should next cal uD the
bill 10 provide for the settlement OF all out
standing claims against the District. II confers
jurisdiction on the Court OF Claims to hear the
same. The blll is now pending 10 committee OF
whole. a In
its consideration
Other bills wlll be reported fayorably as fol-
loWS-To provide that persons sentenced 10
hard labor by the courts OF the District OF Co
lumbia may be confined in the Jail in said Dis
trict \ bill cXenpting the EdTeWo0d estate
from any and all taXeS-natiOnal. municipal or
cGuDty-S0 long as il is occupied by the heirs OF
the late Salmon 7. Chase. Bill to amend the act
Incorporating The Capitol. North Street and
South Washington railroad company Bill! to
quiet title TO zeal estate in the District.
BILL CONCERNING STREET CAR TICKETS
The Senate committee on the District OF Co
lumbia agreed to-day to report favorably to The
Senate "a bill concerning street railroads in the
District OF Columbia and it was subsequently
reported to the Senate:-It provides that pack
/ age tickets issued by any street railroad corpo-
ration, III the usual form OF tickets sold by such
| corporation, and good for a fare not exceeding
! five cents. upon its route from a point in the
! District OF Columbia. to any other point in said
| DISTRICT. in q car run therein By said CORPORA
/ ton, shall bC received as good for passage be-
/ tween any two points in said District by any
/ otter street railroad corporation in any car
/ wherein fare not exceeding five cents is re-
! ceiVabie; and every such corporation Shall. once
! in week, redeem all such tickets Issued by II
/ Which shall he presented by any other Such cor
I pOratiOn, by paVAg therefor at the rate OF four
cents in money for each ticket so presented.
! Section 2. Any street railroad corporation re-
I luSlng to receive. a. above provided. any such
llckel issued hy any other such corporation, or
| refusing 10 redeem, as above provided, any
! such ticket OF its own issue, shall forfeit, fOr
each ticket Which ii shall SO refuse, the sum OF
ole dollar. TO be recovered in action OF tort by
the person Or corporation presenting The same
! 10 his oritS own use.
THE LOUISE HOME.
! Also, bill providing that all taxes, general
| or special, assessed upon lots numbered Ii, IL
/ Is. IA, Is and 16, in square 1876, in the city oi
: Washington and District OF Columbia and mon
! the buildings and Improvements upon the same
ana upon all other property held by the truStee-
/ OF the Louise Home for the purposes Of theiI
trust, subsequent 10 the date ut which said
trustees were invested with The title - said
| property, be, aud the same aTr hereby, re
! leased
TIE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Tie Joint resolution introduced IN the House
to-day to facilitate, simplify. and economic the
walk on the National Washington Monument
/ in the District OF Columbia, provides that
! whereas the Washington Monument Society
! has acknowledged Its inability and failure "a
| continue the work. as well as its failure 10 ac.
/ count for the large amount of its donations
| contributed from tine TO time for period OF
| twenty Years:
| lie It ReSoired That The work OH the said mon
Ulnent shall hereafter be regarded aS, and is gov
/ eminent work, carried out by the officers of The
i government. regularly and legally appointed
! ard the work paid for by appropriations OF the
! peoples money 10y Congress, much as may
| Ge necessary year after year until the work is
( completed; that the board of managers Shall
hereafter consist OF the President OF tie nlte,i
! States, The secretary OF War. the Chief Of epgf-
neels, and the chairman OF the Senate and
| bCuSe committees on public buildings and
! grounds tee chief OF engineers to be the ctI5fo-
! dlan o. all appropriations.
| THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
! senators Dorsey. Spencer and Rollins. of the
! Senate committee on District OF Columbia, met
this morning to hear the complaints of the
! legislative committee OF the Capitol Hill and
! East Washington Association. DR.. Cox char
| man OF the committee. presented long memo
! rial. iecit1ng the disabilities under which the
! ltsidentS OF Capitol Hill claim that they labor
| Dr. Cox informed the committee that unjust
discrimination has been exercised by the Dis
| tlict authorities for years past toward the
I dWeileTS III the eastern part of the CITY In the
| matter OF assessments for improvements, water
supply. &c. Dr.. Cox said that East Washington
nad never been represented in the various
boards OF District commissioners and he
thought that some provision should be made
! for District Commissioner from Capitol Hill
Inc memorial presented by I)r. Cox embraces
the points heretofore presented in THE ST,R
DIS utNeluptu dl lNe East washington meetings.
and. In conclusion the petitioners recommend
| that appropriations for improvements i'm the Dis
trict be made specific, giving the character and
| location OF the improvements; thai Capitol hin
and East Washington be given their fair pronor
ton. and the 36-1nch water main be extended as
| originally intended, from the junction of New
jersey ana Massachusetts avenues, where it
now ends, to Stanton Square.
REVISION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
Senator Harris, by request, presented in the
Senate today bill to empower the Commits
sioners OF the District OF Columbia to revise
correct or annul special assessments upon the
written application Of any person whose real
property in said District has been assessed. pr0
vldlng for an appeal to the Supreme Court of
the DISTRICT from the action OF the Commission
erS In respect to such application by any person
feeling aggrieved thereby, aud for other pur-
poses. This bill has been printed in TIE ST.R
IL was introduced at the last session OF con
greSS.
BILL TO AMEND THE DISTICT GOVERNMENT ACT
Senator Dorsey introduced bill in the Senat
to-day, to amend an act entitled an act proyid-
ing for permanent form OF government for th,
District of Columbia. The bill provides divis-
ion or the District OF Columbia iuto three dis
trlcts-the first 10 embrace that part OF the Dis
trict lying west OF Rock creek; the second all
that part OF the District between Rock creek