National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-13
OUR INTERESTS IN CONGRESS.
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Senator Ingalls, bill to incorporate the board Of
charities Of the District Of Columbia names as In
James GiiarSn George II. i. White, Mrs. Thomas
p. Morgan Bernard Jenney, Henry A. Willard.
Henry Adler, John G. Parker William Mckee
Dunn, Thomas E. Wnggaman, and Mills Dean.
Senator Groome's bill to authorize the Washing
ton and Atlantic Railroad Company to extend
railroad into and within the District Of Columbia
defines its route ms follows: Beginning at point
on the northeastern boundary line of the District
Of Columbiai thence to point near the mouth Of
and avoiding the Soldiers Home and any property
of the United States thence, by way Of Rock
Creek, with the necessary tunnels, TO
way way Of Water street, in "' Gcorgctown, to
q point near the northeastern terminus of the
to The norRwestern boundary Inc of The District
of Columbia; and also to construct branch rail-
road from point on said railroad near the mouth
of said Rock Creek to the foot of Seventeenth
street. by route along or south OF the right bnnk
of the Chesapeake ana Ohio Canal: PyOUidcd, That
said Washington and Atlantic Railroad Company
shall construct that part of said railroad along
Rock Creek, 10 the valley thereof, or with proper
tunnels, and shall pass west of the street bridge
by means Of tunnel west of said z street bridge.
The House Committee on the District of Column
bia yesterday failed to get quorum, and no busi-
ness was transacted, The committee has accepted
the invitation of Major Twining to inspect the river
front The inspection Will be made ut ten o'clock
to-day, tug starting from the Sixth street wharf.
Chairman Neal desires 1t to be stated that the
committee will not take notice of anonymous
communications. This he desires made known
because one was received yesterday morning and
was thrown In the fire. In n short chat With Mr..
Barr Of the committee yesterday, he said the two
commanding features of legislation for the District
at the present session would be Increase in the
water supply and the reclamation of the Potomac
Flnts. Further, he added, the District Committee
Is disposed TO be liberal toward the District and
should be. He wanted to see Washington the
hnndsomest city In the world
Senator ingalls, yesterday introduced bill, Mt
the request of the District Commissioners, TO
amend the District appropriations act for the fiscal
year 1882. II amends the law passed last year au
thOriZing the District Commissioners to sell GER
tain property and TO purchase lots and erect new
station houses. The part of the law authorizing
the sale is amended by adding the words land
convey" This amendment was regarded MS
necessary to enable the Commissioners to give a
perfect title to the property. The part In relation
by the insertion of the words "or more" to max c
IL read 1.-TWO or more station houses This in
crcascs the number OF station houses authorized to
be erected. Referred to the District Committee.
Senator AldrCh yesterday introduced n bill pro-
vidiug that the District Commissioners are hereby
directed to refund to Christian Rupert, William
L. Muttingly, and Christian lIeuriCh, trustees, of
the District of Columbia, 81 900 or much thereof
as was enormously collected from them as taxes
on certain land in the county of Washington as
sessed in the names Of Juan Pzzine and T. u.
interest from the dute of such erroneous collection
Referred to the District Committee.
Mr.. johnson on Wednesday presented in the
Senate petition from Archbishop Gibbons, ask
ing that property of the Catholic Church in the
District Of Columbia be relieved from the payment
of taxes that accrued prior to 1879. Referred to
the District Committee