Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-20
The District in Congress.
ACTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE,

ACTION OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
The Senate committee on the District OF Co
lumbia to-day agreed to report favorably the
following:
:, The bill concerning the land records Of
the District This bill requires a bond from the
index of names, etc.
Also, the House bin to amend the general in
corporation laws of the District.
Also, the bill to authorize the Southern Mary
land railroad company to extend railroad into
ana within the District over the following route:
entering the District near its northeastern angle
and proceeding thence in northwestwardly
direction across the Baltimore & Potomac rail-
road near Bennings Station, on that road and
across the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac river.
about one thousand feet above and north Of
Benn1ng, bridge, and running thence southwark
branch Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad near the
southern angle of the National Fair grounds, and
thence across the old Bladensburg road at the
mead OF the National Fair grounds valley, and
thence to junction with the Metropolitan branch
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at or near the
tWo-mile post on said Metropolitan branch OF
said railroad, which said point OF junction shall
De the northern terminus Of said Southern Mary
senate the bill recommended by the Commits
sioners Formerly published in THE STAR to pro-
vide 1or the better punishment of burglary,
larceny and similar crimes, and for the intent to
commit such crimes. Mr.. ingalls,, this afternoon,
introduced this bill in the Senate
House hill to refer the claims Of the Columhia
Turnpike Company to the Court of Claims.
. Mr. Neal has again introduced bill to provide
LOT the colecton or taxes In the District 1t pro-
vides that the time of payment upon real and
personal property shall become payable on the
one-haif in November, and the other half in the
The District committee, at to-day's meeting,
agreed 10 report fayorably the bill to allow the
Southern Maryland railroad company to enter the
corporate limits OF the District, under proper re-
strlcti0nS.
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE.
me Senate committee On appropriations this
morning took up ana agreed to the House Joint
resolution making deficiency appropriation Of
S465, 0GO for the Government Printing Office Pub
lie Printer Rounds, Chief Clerk Childs and Fore
man Brian were before the committee, and eX-
plalhed That the money Is needed
BILL TO PAY LABoRERs OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WORKS, ETC.
The committee also agreed to report favorably
the Dill to amend and extend the provisions OF a
certain clause in the act of Congress approved
June 20, 1873 to provide for the payment of work.
men under the late board of public works In the
DStr1ct or Columbia 1t extends the provisions OF
that act, to all cases in which said contractors
were paid in full or in part, and that the claims
OF such w0rkmen, or their legal representatives
ana assigns, shall be received and audited by the
proper accounting officers and be paid by the
proper disbursng officers as other worsmen under
the provisions OF the said act have heretofore
been paid.
THF SUBJECT OF THE RIVER FLATS
was not considered, as the House committee Is
now waiting until the Senate committee acts
Capitol Notes.
The House military committee to-day directed
MT. Davis to report an appropriation OF $4,000 for
repair OF the road between Washington and
Arlington.
The House this afternoon deferred action on the
Lynch-ChalmerS contested election case OF MissS-
slppl until MIR. Anterior, of Ohio, who represents
the minority, returns; and at :05 O'Clock went
into committee of the whole On the tariff COM
mission bill