Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-28

name OF the German Protestant orphan Asylum,
Mr. Neal called up the bill to incor-
porate the Garfield Memorial Hospital. He ex-
pliined that the only purpose OF the bill was TO
make the corporation perpetual, and he dwelt
upon the necessity OF establishing another hospital
in the District o. Columbia.
After some discussion. Mr.. Wilson offered an
amendment providing that whenever the corpora
tion shall apply to Congress for aid, any appro-
prlatl0n made Tor that purpose shall operate as
PENDING action the bill and amendment were re-
committed to the committee on the District of
Columbia, with instructions to that committee TO
report an amendment to the general tncorpora-
tlon law OF the District OF Columbia, by means of
Wnlch the hospital can be Incorporated and be
can be Incorporated for a longer period than
twenty years.
THE FOLLOWING BILL WITH REFERENCE TO UNPAID
TAXES
and special assessments was passed: That the
rate of interest TO be collected of any person owing
arrearages of general taxes prior to July 1880.
or assessments for special improvements now due
TO and the liens Tor which held by the District
or Columbia, shall be SIX per cent per annum, in
lieu OF the rate and penalties now fixed by law;
PROVIDED, That this provision shall apply only To
taxes and assessments paid on or before the 1st OF
Sec. 2. That it is the meaning and intent of Gan
act to provide for the revision and correction of
assessments for special improvements in the Dis
trfct OF Columbia. and for other purposes ap-
proved June 10, 1873, and OF the third section OF
IAN act fixing the rate OF interest arrearages
provements now due to the District OF Columbia,
ana Tor Il revision or assessments for special i'm
June q, 1879, that the Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia revise and correct all assess
ments for special improvements completed subse-
quent TO February 2 1871 and to issue In each and
every case where the assessment is ascerta1ned to
De excessive, to the party who paid the same a
drawback certificate for the amount of such ex
cess, which certificate shall be received for gene
raj taxes due prior to July /, 1877, and for all as
sesSments for special Improvements, and that the
SAID commissioners Shall issue to the holder of
each certificate OF assessment, reduced in said re-
VISION. a drawback certificate for said reduction of
principal and interest which certificate shall be
received for all assessments for special improve
mentS.
Sec. g. That in cascs where the Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia, or their predecessors
In office, have Cancelled or do cancel the assess
ment for special improvements levied by the cor
pOraton OF Washington and enormously assessed
against property exempt under existing law,
SAID commissioners are authorized and directed TO
redeem the outst nding certificates of assessment
drawback certificates In amount corresponding
with principal and accrued interest, which GER
tlflateS shall be receivable for assessments of
special improvements.
The bill to allow the District Commissioners to
sell certain lots OF ground, the proceeds Of which
are to be used for the erection OF new police station
houses and an engine house in Georgetown tas
quoted in yesterdays starr, was passed.
The bill TO amend the act to incorporate the
Masonic Mutual Relief association OF the District
was passed. 1t provides for the formation OF an
additional class after the present class shall have
rea ched memberhip OF ,S(0.
Capitol Notes.
The Senate committee on military affairs this
morning agreed to recommend the passage OF a
bill to Increase the permanent annual appropria-
eral states and territories TO s6oO,OO0
The subcommittee OF the House committee on
against Dbble, second district OF South Carolina
mas agreed TO make a report to the full committee
in favor OF seating Mackey.
The Subcommittee OF the judiciary committee
OF the House will soon report to the Iul committee
national bankrupt bill embOdying the main fea-
ture OF the Lowell bill.
the hearing OF public arguments for and against
the Reagan interstate commerce bill. The COM
of it at an early day.
THE FUNERAL EXPENSES OF THE LATE PRESIDENT
Gen. Ben LeFevre, member OF the committee
to audit the expenses OF the Garfield funeral de-
nfes that the original bills have, as has been re-
ported, been destroyed. The committee still have
them. III they are called for there Will be some
strange disclosures in the matter OF funeral ex-
penSeS.
OPPOSITION TO A NOMINATION..
The Senate finance committee this morning took
up the nomination OF Henry S. Pierce to be col
lector of internal revenue for the 18th district OF
New York, vice Burt Van Horn. to be removed
Con siderable opposition was developed, and the
went over without action.
MExIcANAND INDIAN WAR PENSIONS.
The Speaker laid before the House yesterday a
from the Secretary OF the Interior
stating that the commssioner.of pensions esti-
mates that SCI, $50 4S0 will be required to nav the
Mexican war pensions, and s28, .Gl, ,63a to pay the
pensioners OF the Indian wars-an aggregate of
$93, ,5S2, liz
THE NATIONAL RAILWAY BILL.
The national railway bill introduced In the
House yesterday is the same that was introduced
In the Senate a few days ago by Senator Frye,
with the exception that Col Robert G. Ingersoll
and J. Hale Sypher are added to the list OF incor-
pOratorS.