Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-12
The District in Congress.
NEW SITE FOR THE NAVAL oBsERvAToR


Senator Whyte, of Maryland, and Representa-
tive Morse, OF Massachusetts,, have been ap-
pointed by the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House as members of the COM
mission to select new site for the Z. s. Naval
Observatory. The other member, under the
act of Congress, is Admiral Rodgers, superin--
dent of the Naval Observatory. The sum OF
SI5 600 was appropriated for the purchase OF a
site OF which s., 600 is to be reserved for Incl
dental expenses, drawing plans, making estl-
mates, etc.
PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE ALEXANDRIA AouE-
DUCT BRIDGE.
At the regular meeting OF the Senate District
committee next Monday morning members of
the Alexandria Canal company and the present
lessees of the aqueduct bridge will be given a
hearing on the subject of the purchase by the
government of the bridge The committee are
anxious to report the bill for the purchase and
have it passed, but lessees OF the canal have
objected unless they can obtain guaranty that
the aqueduct will not be removed after the
government should acquire the property. 1t is
understood that they will be given this guar
anty. and that will remove the only obstacle
row known to the purchase. The bill will then
be reported and passed as early as practicable.
THE ELL TO PROTECT FISH
in the Potomac river was reported favorably to
the Senate from the District committee to-day.
1t provides that it shall not be lawful TO fish
with fyke-net, pound-net, stake-net, weir, float
net, gill-net, haul-seine, or any other cOntriv-
ance, stationary or floating, in the water of the
Potomac river, within the District of Colum-
bia, after the 30th day of May in any year. That
during the fishing season-from January 1St to
May 30th of each year. a closed season begin
ming at sundown Saturday evening and ending
Sundaynight, shall be observed each week, during
which time haul seineS etc. shall not be laid out
ana all StakenetS. weirS, etc, shall be raised so
as TO give unobstructed passage to the fish.
Black bass and salmon shall only be taken by
angling or with the outline. A fine OF not less
that so nor more than 800, and the forfeit of
all fishing apparatus is the penalty for violation
of the act, and so is allowed each informer.
QUESTION OF RIGHT ANGLES.
On the 18th Of February last Mr.. Neal Of
Ohio, introduced a bill in the House, which was
referred to the committee on the District of CO.
lumbia, authorizing Col. Casey. in charge OF the
public buildings and grounds in the District, to
sell to each OF the owners of lot !, square 1856:
LOT s. square 1S5; lots 5, q and I, square 1875 and
lot 12, in square 1879, such portion OF the ground
Immediately adjoining the front Of said lots or
either OF them as will make the angles at the
four corners OF 10th and X streets northwest
right angles, upon the payment to the Treasury
OF the amount Of the assessments OF the lots
The bill was referred to Col. Casey for his re-
port, and he has replied, saying that the in
terests of the United states will not suffer
through such sale.
WHAT VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS THINK OF TILDEN
At the meeting OF the Virginia state democratic
some enterprising democrat ascertatned that
they were unanimously opposed to Tilden The
debt-payerS were just as bitter against him as
the readjusters. This information was received
at the Capitol yesterday, and the Virginia men,
bers OF Congress, all OF whom are against Til
den, were very much gratitied over it. They
maintained that 1flden could not be nominated
in the face OF such opposing sentiment in Nir-
ginia-a state that MUST be carried for the dem
ocratic candidate in order to elect him. -Four Of
the Virginia members of Congress said yester-
day they did not believe Tilden, as the demo-
cratic nominee, could carry their state, but they
were satisfied any other democrat could. They
said further that this was the opinion Of the en-
tire congressional delegation.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon
Secretary Sherman submitted a communication
which he will send to Congress, on the subject
of hoop iron. This will refer to Congress for
final settlement the dis?uted question OF the
duty on ''cut fron.' outside OF this the business
transacted by the cabinet was merely routine.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Hobart
W. Richardson, to be census supervisor for first
district OF Maine; JnO. c. Patterson L. S. attor-
ney for Delaware.
THE IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BILI.-The House
this afternoon proceeded to the consideration
OF the immediate deficiency appropriation
bill which contains the appropriation required
TO again give employment to the idle hands of
the Government Printing Office. The bill was
but the outlook is that the bill will
not be disposed of in the House be-
fore the middle of next week.
ready to report to the bill providing that the
public printer shall be elected by the Senate
and House, and be again designated as the
public. printer. 1t is thought though, that
when the amendment is called up il will be
ruled out On the point of order that such pro-
cedure would interfere with the prerogative of
the President vested in him by the Constftu-
ton, and which authorizes the President to
appoint all public officers.
SENATOR GORDON felt impelIed to withdraw
his inter-oceanic resolution to-day because of
the personal phase that had been given TO the
disc discussion upon it. He says howeyer,
the subject Will assume such vast pro-
portions that none but a special COM
mittee can properly handle it. The ability OF
several standing committees was spoken OF On
tie floor, and Senators mentioned by anne, and
II was deemed advisable not to press the reSOu-
ton. Or the second day OF the present session
Senator Gordon submitted resolution on tie
subject OF inter-oceanc communication, which
was the first notice taken OF that question in
Congress.
GEN. NAT. HARRIS, OF Mississippi, commander
OF the famous Mississippi brigade in the con-
federate army during the war. and Gen. Miles,
another prominent citizen OF that state, were
at the Capitol to-day.
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Political Notes.
Senator Platt, of Connecticut, has notified his
1fiends that he does not wish to be chosen
delegate-at-large to the Chicago convention, as
ne OPueYeS that the .IpatiOnal convention