Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-19
District in CONGRESS-.

On Wednesday and Friday nights OF this
week night sessions have been ordered for tn
consideration of the municipal code of the Dis
trict. Judge Neal, who has the matter in
charge, has been in Ohio for ten days. but is eX.
pected back tonight.
The House appropriation committee has now
under consideration the bill making apppro
pr1at1onsfor the support OF the District of Co
lumbla, which will be reported as soon as the
Houses d1sposes OF the naval appropriation bin
Thus far the appropriation committee has not
materially changed the items OF appropriations
recommended by the House District Commit
tee, and which have heretofore been printed ia
full in The STAR.
UNION DEPOT BILL.
The Senate District committee at their regu.
lar meeting this morning directed Senator
Whyte to report substitute for the House res
olution to locate Union depot. The substitute
is not yet prepared but IL will direct the District
commissioners to examine into the subject of q
Union Depot and having 1n view the interests OF
the citizens and rights of the railroads to rep0rt
back plan for Union depot and also a plan
for TWO depotS, one in the northern and the
other in the southern part OF the city, with es-
Inmates, cost to the city and all details. The
committee are inclined to the opinion that q
Union depot is not practicable and that each
road Will have to have a separate depot. Sena-
tor tor Ingas In was directed to report fayoraby the
oi TO am, amen9 no class Two OF the general incorpor
The bill to amend section 55S of the Revised
Statutes OF the District was also ordered to ba
favorably reported. The amendment is to adj
NIT OF the organization OF companies to carry
on the telephone business. Senator Butler was
directed to report back favorably his resolution
Gaining upon the Commissioners for an estimate
or the cost Of lling the old canal and to ask its
immediate consideration.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
The House committee on the District of Co.
lumbia, in recommending an appropriation of
S25 900 for an industrial school for girls In this
District, say in their report: 'sThere is at pres
ent no institution in the District OF Columbia
winch cares for the homeless or orphan girls
under the age OF eighteen years. There are
many OF them waits of society, who are sub
Jected TO such influences that they lose every
good impulse. They become familiar with vice
ana crime, frequent drinking saloons and other
more disreputable and demoralZing haunts.
unll, IN comparatively short time their souls
Iail SO battered and crushed that not one fea-
lure or Gods image remains to be recognized. 1t
is expected that an institution Of this Character
managed by pure minded, lofty y-SOuled Christian
women, will gather In the classes of girls pro-
weed Tor In this bill, and by giving them the
comforts or a home. and throwing around them
the penef1cent influences Of Christian civiliza-
Ion, save them to humanity; and, instead of
aoGlhg 10 the vicious and criminal classes, re-
Qulrlng the restraints which law imposes. and
entalllng expense upon the government for
tneir imprisonment, trial and punishment, they
VIII become useful members of society, orna
mentS or their sex, and may fashion for them
selves as beautiful an eternity as those who
have never had temptations of any Character tn
lure them into the snares which vice is con-
stantly setting for the weak, the helpless and
the unwary." 'A"