Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-26


the dividend Will of course be paid as the gen.
tlemen interested In the matter are amply able
to furnish the additional security which Is re-
quired."
The District in Congress.
TAXEs Due THE DISTRICT BY THE b. AND 0.
RAILROAD.
Mr. Whyte to-day called up In the Senate for
consideration the bill TO authorize the compro-
mise by the District of Columbia With the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad company In the mat
ter OF the taxes due by the latter to the Distict
senator Edmunds opposed the bill. He did not
believe In establishing the precedent OF com
promising with corporations In the payment OF
taxes. He believed in treating corporations as
individuals are treated. If this railroad COM
pany Is TO get reduction OF taxes then cIJi-
Zens could and should claim as much. Senator
EdmuDds thought he knew of residents OF the
District who, II this railroad company is per-
mltted reduction OF taxes by compromise,
same consideration. The question OF the rail-
roads taxes was before the Supreme Court, and
he was in favor OF awaiting the decision; not OF
making this compromise now. Senator Whyte
said the question OF the taxation of rolling
stock In the District, which was here o-day
and gone Tomorrow was raised, and after eX-
animation the commissioners had agreed that
me taxes assessed against the b. and o.
company were excessive and that the s75, 900 pro.
posed In the compromise would cover all that
the company ought justly to pay. Mr.. Edmunds
taxation should be left In the hands OF the reg.
ular taxing officers. The Senate ought not 10
undertake TO throw OFT anything from the reg
ular assessment made In the usual way against
this company. After further discussion the
bill was passed by vote OF IS to-.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT
at to-day meeting directed Chairman Hunton
TO report bill for the appointment of one hun
dred additional patrolmen on the Metropolitan
police force. to be appointed Immediately upon
the Dill becoming law, and to hold such ap-
pOlntlnentS until the lSJ OF April next. There
VAS a long discussion touching the bill to reor-
ganlZe the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
company. II appears that the company is
largely IN debt TO the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. which latter corporation hol,s a
mortgage on the franchises of the company to
secure IT, The Baltimore and Potomac con-
pany- cannot satisfy the mortgage ana the
pennsylvania company wants 10 fOreclOSe. Ia
event OF such foreclosure, however the pend
lDg bill authorizes the Pennsylvania como tny
10 reoi ganiZe the Baltimore and Potomac CON
paDy under such name as 1t may elect auu to
Ietaln all the powers and franchises when al
tach 10 the Baltimore and Potomac company.
Mr.. Neal, of Ohio offered two important amend
I1tl men.s TO the Dlll: One was that If the Penn
OF It's m0rtgage to reorganke the Baltimore and
Potomac Company, it shall pay an annual
rental OF per cent on the appraised value OF
the property. for the use OF Its present depot
site, the proceeds OF which shall be applied TO
poor fund for the District. The other amend.
ment contemplates the sale OF the present de-
pot to the District government and compels the
Pennsylvania company to unite with the Balti-
more and Ohio company for the establishment
OF union depot. representative of the How.
pr1atiOn OF $l7 500 for the University; 1000 for
lts general support, and the balance for repairs
to the buildings and grounds
THE POTOMAC RIVER IMPROVEMENT
The House committee on commerce did not
vote TO day as was expected on the question of
the Potomac river Improvement
THB WASHINGTON NAVY YARD AND THE EASTERN
BRANCH.
Mr.. Mcpherson, chairman OF the naval com.
mittee, to-day presented in the Senate two
communications from Secretary Gon, of the
Navy department., containing letters In regard
TO the dredging OF the Eastern branch and the
building OF shed at the navy yard.
ADvICEs FROM HARRISBURG are to the effect
that the combination with democrats to elect
oliver Senator is broken. and that his chances
now for election are growing poorer each day.
RUM0R was current at the Capitol at 2:3O
this afternoon that Horace Maynard had been
elected Z. S. Senator by the Tennessee legisla-
ture. The democrats diScredt it.
SENATOR JONES has returned from Florida and
was in bis seat to- day. he was reelected to
the Senate by the unanimous vote of the demo.
Gratis. He is the only Senator ever elected from
Florida without contest Of any kind and by
the unanimous action OF party.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT QUESTION IN THE
HoUsE--The House, to-day, is engaged on the
resolution to count the electoral vote. The re-
publicans are, Of course, fllibustering to pre-
vent its passage. On the first roll.can vote 254
members were present OF these 135 were dem
Gcrats. THIS IS not quorum OF the House.
Uu q Q0nf of|1I
Speer (democrat, OF Georgia, is voting with the
republicans. The session may run all night If
the hlllbustering continues, although until the
cannot pass the resolution.
TIE HOUSE Committee On COMMERCE today
unanimously agreed to Incorporate in the
river and harbor bill an appropriation of
81 500, 900 for the improvement OF the Missls-
appi river. This WIN swell the river and
harb0r bill over eight million dollars.
PERscNAL.-Mrs. Harrison, wife Of the Sena-
torelect from Indiana, was badly hurt In fall
upon the ice few days ago, and the proposed
public reception in her husband's honor was
therefore deferred-Ex- Commissioner Bryan
1s in towD for brief
returned from the Arkansas hot Springs to
Indianapolis. and is again at work.-Gen. E.
o. c. ORD and Secretary Asia Buruaga, OF the
York last evening. Joseph N. Prescott, the
father OF Harriet Prescott Sponord. died at
Newburyport. Mass. last Sunday, at the age of
sixty. eight yearS-Judge T0urgee, author OF
"A FOOLS ErTand, was complimented by a re-
ception at the hands OF the Penn club Of Phila-
delhia last evening.-The widow of Gen.
George II. Thomas IS living In Troy In comfort
pension nom the government.-Rev. DR..
D0mer. Of St PaulS Lutheran church and his
wife were called to Pennsylvania to day, 10 at
tend the funeral OF Mrs. Domers sister, who
turn to Warrington Friday evening.
mistake has been discovered In the census
stead Of - ,9ss, as previously announced by the