National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-27
THE plsrRror AND CONGRESS-.
bills OF Local Interest and their Con-
dition nj the Capitol

dition NJ the Capitol.
Commissioners Don't and Morgan were at the
Capitol yesterday, looking ofter the interest Of
District bills-the water supply aud app opraton
bills-which are In conference. Senator Plumb is
still confined to his house BY illness. The con-
ferces on the District appropriation bill are await
lug his return to the Senate TO take up that bill.
On motion Of Senator Harris, the Senate insisted
upon Its non-concurrence IN the House amend
ments to the water supply bill, and appointed
second conference, consisting Of tho same con-
feree'-MesSrs. Harris ingalls,, and German.
meeting OF the conference committees will be
called this morning, and It Is believed that an
agreement viii be reached that will enable the
bill to pass without any further delay.
Representative llazclton, OF Wisconsin, chair
has reported substitute for the original bill in
cooperating the National Railway Company. The
substitute authorizes the company to build rail-
road from Washington TO the Hudson River, oppo-
site New York. First.clns fare between the two
cities must not exceed S.. and the time fr trans
porting the United States mail must not exceed
six hours and thirty minutes. The charter cannot
be assigned to any other company. The construc-
ton OF the road must be begun within twelve
rators named In the bill are MesSrs. John y. Cor
don, joseph A. jameson, Hugh ScCulloch, VIM.
A. WALLACE II. NJ. Hutchinson, George, X Chase
Noah L. Jonries, John A. J. Crcsswell, and A. r.
Davis. The substitute was ordered printed and
rcconmittcd to the committee.
District Commissioners Dent and Morgan, City
Postmaster Anger and Chief Clerk Howe, Of the
Post ONCE Department. appeared before the
House Committee, on Public Buildings aud
Grounds yesterday In advocacy Cf the erection Of
a building to accommodate the city p0 Office and
the other District offices, at q cost not TO exceed
81, 100000
Bills were passed in the House yesterday as fol.
lows: Senate till authorizing the supreme court
of the District Of Columbia u appbini two addl-
tional criers. To punish more clcctually house
breaking In the District Of Columbia. More eff.
fecunly TO suppress gaming in the Di trict OF
Columbia. To provide Tor the suspension of the
collection of special ssmcnts In the District of
Columbia until the Improvements which said as
sessmcnts were made TO pay for are all mlly COM
pletcd Authorizing the court of 81 inns to ascer-
tain the amount Of damages sustained by Annie
G. Carroll aud Maria G. Fitzhugh by the regarding
of streets. Accepting the offer of DR.. II. d. Cogs
well, Of San Francisco, 10 donate to the govern.
mcnt M ornamental drinking fountain to be
erected in Washington ID. G. To authorize the
establishment OF free public highway In the
District Of Columbia Authorizing the changing
of nlleywnys in the city Of Washington. TO re-
fund the assessments made under the ndmins.ra-
ton of NJ. q. Emery while mnyOrof Washington,
Bills were passed authorizing the W shinetou and
Atlantic and Washington CITY aud Point Lookout
Railroad Companies TO extend their roads into
tile District of T., lumbiu