National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-14
DISTRICT INTERESTS.
The "star's" InsnIt 10 tho Peorie-BilIs
Touching District MATTERS.

The Stdrsnys that "the District of Columbia Com
mittee Of the House have an auundersandingthRt on
oil the matters touching the improvement Of the
city they will not as a rule consult any outside
parties other than the Commissioners oftho Dis
trict IL this is So II cuts the people Of the District
of from the only chance they have ever had Of
righting their wrongs before Congress since Gem
raj Chipman was delegate and could be heard
In their behalf on the floor OF the House. The
Star further Insults the people by saying. "rhe ex-
periencc Of Chairman Neal and his Jealous In
terest in District affairs has been snh thnt he now
knows the barnnce aud docs not desire to further
them.n
It is well.known fact that the civil Commits
sioners rs at present constituted do not represen
the. people oflhis District
Mr.. Joyccs bill to prohibit the manufacture, i'm
portation, and sale Of intoxicating liquors as n
beverage In the District Of Columbia, provides that
no person shall he allowed TO manufacture, i'm
D, St sye oae OK uspSse o
in the District Of Columbia. Druggists alone are
to be allowed TO sell alcoholic liquors, and only for
medicinal and scientific purposes, and under great
restrictions and subject to severe penalties
Mr.. Pages resolution making the anniversary Of
the discovery OF America legal holiday in the
District OF Columbia in the preamble recitcs that
whereas Christopher Columbus discovered Amer
lea oil the 18th day Of october, ammo Domin 1872;
and whereas Il Is fitting that this event should be
cOmmemorated by appropriate recognition of It's
| anniversary; therefore, the 12th day of October
shall he q holiday in this District.
inc Dlll Introduced u! benhlnr AluflCn lOT tne
| relefof Christian Rupert, William r. Mnttingly,
aud Christian Heurich, trustees, of the District OF
| Cotumbia provides that the District Commissions =
| crs refund to them 81 900, so much thereof MS
| was enormously collected from them as taxes on
certain land In the county OF Washington, assessed
| in the names OF Juan PlZlini and u. =. Hickey,
owing TO an error Of the tax clerk with interest
from the date of such erroneous collection to tho
date Of the settlement Of their claim at the rate o
| 9 per ccntum per annum.
Owing to the incemency Of the weather. all OF
| the members of the House Committee on the Dis
| trlct OF Columbia did not make the proposed in
| specton to-day Of the Potomac fats. Major
| Twlning, however, was on hand With the tug boat
aud Mcssrs Hellmau, Klotz, aud Barr, of the com
| mttee, and Or. Leonard, All invited party. They
sailed to Georgetown aud returned. The full com
| mittee will make tho proposed inspection some
| day next week. Next Monday the committee will
take up the bill for the reclamation of the Potomac
Flats, and will continue It's consideration until the
| matter is disposed OF. The committee Is OF the
| unanimous opinion that the Improvement should
be provided for at the present session of Congress
Chairman Neal says its importance Is paramount
to every interest OF the District and he feels
WINGED that If the committee fame proper bill
| that an appropriation for the improvement viii
pass both Houses Of Congress without much oppo'
sition.
Mr.. Peirces bill providing for the construction
| OF the Washington and Georgetown Steam Rail
way Is the same as the one introduced in the Sen
| ate by Mr. German, synopsis of which was pub
/ lished In THE REPUBLICAN December %.