The Evening critic., 1882-01-13
our Interests In Congress.

Senator ingalls, bill to incorporate the
Board of Charities of the District of Co
lumbia names as incorpoators j. II. G..
Coffin, jesse b. Wilson, Mrs. James Gil
fillan, George II. b. White, Mrs. Thomas
Il. Morgan, Bernard Jcnney, Henry A..
Willard, Henry Adler John c. Parker,
William Mckee Dunn, Thomas L. Wagga-
man, and Mills Dean.
Senator Groomes bill to authorize the
Washington & Atlantic Railroad Company
to extend railroad into and within the
District of Columbia defines its route as
follows beginning at a point on the
northeastern boundary-line of the District
of Columbia; thence to a point near the
mouth of Piney Branch of Rock Creek, by
route north Of and avoiding the Soldiers
Home and any property of the United
States thence, by way of Rock Creek, with
the necessary tunnels, to the Potomac
River; thence, by the way Of Water street,
in Georgetown, to point near the north
eastern terminus Of the Acqueduct Bridge;
thence along the Potomac River to the
northwestern boundary-line of the District
of Columbia; and also to construct branch
railroad from APPOINT on said railroad near
the mouth of said Rock Creek TO the foot
of Seventeenth street, by route along or
south of the right bank Of the Chesapeake
Il Ohio Canal: Prouided, That said Wash
ington & Atlantic Railroad Company shall
construct that part of said railroad along
Rock Creek, in the valley thereof, or with
proper tunnels, and shall pass west of p
street bridge by means of tunnel of said
Z street bridge.
The House Committee on the District of
Columbia yesterday failed to get quorum,
and no business was transacted. The COM
mittee has accepted the invitation of Major
Twining to inspect the river front. The
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day, a tug starting from the Sixth street
wharf. Chairman Neal desires it to be
stated that the committee will not take
notice of anonymous communications. This
he desires made known because one was re-
ceived yesterday morning and was thrown
in the fire. In 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
an increase in the water supply and the re-
clamation Of the Potomac flats. Further,
he added, the District Committee is disposed
to be liberal toward the District, and
should be. He wanted to see Washington
the handsomest city in the world.
Senator ingalls, yesterday introduced a
BILL at the request of the District Com
missione1s, to amend the District appro-
priations act for the fiscal year 1892 1t
amends the law passed last year authoriz.
ing the District Commissioners to sell
certain property and to purchase lots and
erect new station.houses. The part Of the
law authorizing the sale is amended by add
ing the words "and convey" This amend
ment was regarded as necessary TO enable
the Commissioners to give perfect title to
the property. The part in relation to the
building of new police stations is amended
by the insertion of the words, cor more, -
to make it read "two or more station
houses" This increases the number of
station-houses authorized to be erected
Referred to the District Committee.
Senator Aldrich yesterday introduced a
bill providing that the District Commits
sOners are hereby directed to refund to
Christian Rupert, William f. Mattingly,
and Christian Heurich, trustees, Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, 81 900, or so much thereof
as was enormously collected from them a;
taxes on certain land in the county oi
Washington assessed in the names of Juan
Pizzine and L. p. Hickey, owing to an
error of the tax clerk, with interest from
the date of such erroneous collection. Re
ferred to the District Committee.