Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-12
The District i'm Congress.

The House committee on the District OF Column
bla to-day failed to get quorum and no business
was transacted The committee has accepted the In
vtaion OF Major Twining to inspect the river front
The inspection Will be made ut 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, a tug starting from the 9Th street wharf
Chairman Neal desires it to be stated that the
committee VIII not take notice OF ANONYMOUS
communications. This he desires made known
because one was received this morning and was
thrown In the fire. In short chat with Mr.. Barr
or the committee, this morning, he said the two
commanding features OF legislation for the Dis
trict at the present session would be an increase
In the water supply and the reclamation OF the
Potomac flats Further, he added, the District
committee is disposed to be liberal towards the
District, and should be. He wanted TO see Wash
ington the handsOmest city in the world.
BILL TO AMEND THE LAST DISTRICT APPROPRIATION
Senator ingalls, to-day introduced bill, at the
request of the Districs Commissioners, to amend
the District appropriations act for the fiscal year
1882. 1t amends the law passed last year author
izing the District Commissioners to sell certain
property and to purchase lots and erect new sta
tion houses The part of the law authorizing the
sale is amended by adding the words s.and con-
vey." This amendment Was regarded as neceSs pry
to enable the Commissioners to give perfect title
TO the property The part in relation to the build
ing or new police stations Is amended by the in
sto a. o or sme wofos a or 60 make It read
number OF station houses authorized to be erected.
Referred to the District committee.
TO REFUND TAXES ERRONE0UsLY PAID.
Senator Aldrich to-day introduced bill provid-
ing that the District Commissioners are hereby
directed to refund to Christian Rupert, VIM. F.
Mattingly and Christian Heurich, trustees OF the
District of Columbia, 81 OOO or so much thereof aS
was enormously collected from them as taxes on
certain land in the county Of Washington assessed
In the names OF Juan PizZine and E p Hickey
owing to an error Of the tax clerk, with interest
rom The date OF such erroneous colleC lion. Re.
1erred 10 District committee.
THE WASHINGTON AND ATLANTIC RAILROAD CON-
PANY.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. GroOme introduced
Dy request, bill to authorize the Washington and
Atlantic railroad company to extend a railroad
into ana within the Diitrict OF Columbia. The bill
reciteS the lact that the company was organized
under act or the Maryland assembly In 1876
and sets forth the following as the route OF the
road: Beginning at a point on the northeastern
boundary line OF the District OF Columbia, then to
point near the P1ney Branch of Rock Greek by a
route north or and avoiding the Soldiers Home
and any property OF the United States; thence by
Wa Nay Oh Kock creek with the necessary tunnels to
the Potomac river; thence by way OF Water street
In Georgetown to a point near the northeastern
terminus OF the Aquedrct bridge; thence along
the Potomac river 10 the northwestern boundary
line OF the District and also to construct branch
raiiroad from point on said railroad near the
mouth OF said Rock Greek to the foot OF nth street
nv route along or south OF the right bank OF the
Chts,,u. Ike and Ohio canal; provided that said
railroad s'lar, ,,..ruct ,,-siruct that p,rt along Rock
Greek In the valley IL crer,, with proper tunnels
and shall pass west OF p street t.lax., :" means
af a tunnel west OF P street bridge. The tlu ~
cites lhat tAe company shall commence the con-
structi0n within tarss years, and complete within
hve years at least one set OF tracks.
PETITION OF ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS.
Mr.. Johnson yesterday presented In the Senate
petition from Archbishop Gi ibbons, asking that
property OF the Catholic church in the District of
Columbia be reii vel from the payment of taxes
that accrued prior TO 1879. Referred TO the Dis
tTict committee.
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