National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-11
DISTRICT DAY.

What Was Done in the senate and House
Yesterday EffeCting tlie Material In.
terests OF Washington.
Yesterday was District of Columbia day in
the house Of representatives. The first bill
offered was by Congressman Shelly, of Ala
bama, Of the districts committee. 1t was for
the establishment and maintenance of tho
Washingto nlnebriato.asy and appropriates
$1,000 for that purpose. This idea was ad-
vanced by several district moralists, and
has met with much encouragement both in
aud out of congress.
A bill to incorporate the North Capitol
and Glenwood Street railway was next intro
duced by Mr. Robertson. Nessrs. Joseph
Kelly, w. Frank Renshaw, John Campbell,
Patrick Campbell, and Patrick b. OConnell
were mentioned rs the incorporators of tho
company. Tho bill fixing tho standard time
in the district was called up by Mr.. Barbour,
chairman of the district committee. 1t
reckons the time in the District of Columbia
at the seventy-hfth meridian. Mr.. Barbour
stated that much confusion resulted from the
fact that two times are in operation in the
district. The bill was passed.
The Carroll estate claim was then called up
by MI Wilson. 1t provides that the devisees
under the will of the late Daniel Carroll, of
Duddington, deceased their heirs or assigns,
according to the rules of practice and pro-
ceedings in said court, against the District of
Columbia, to recover such damages, if any, as
they have sustained by reason of the change
of grade and the regarding of tho streets
around square No. 736 in the city of WASH
ington; and the said court, if it shall appear
that said claim for damages has not hereto
fore been presented or prosecuted before any
board Of audit established by the provisions
of the act Of congress approved
June 20, 1874. is hereby author
lied to hear and determine tho said suit; and
in ascertaining the damages sustained by the
plaintiffs, the court is directed to take into
consideration the advantages, If any, to the
said square numbered 736, resulting from
tho change of grade and regarding aforesaid.
1t shall be the duty of the attorney for the
district to defend the said suit, and each party
shall have the right to appeal for final de-
cision in such case to the supreme court of
the United States according to the existing
rules of practice in said court.
SEC 2 That it shall be the duty of the
secretary of the treasury, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to pay to the said plaintiffs such sum as the
court of claims may adjudge to be due them,
or any or either of them one-half of which
sum shall be chargeable to the revenue de-
rived from taxation within the District of
| Columbia.
After the consideration Of the above bill,
| tue nOur pelnp ldLc, Iue mousse
| In the senate Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill
| r. dorlpre that the farms, aSses1"o"ts for
| special improvements" and special improve
ment taxes" in the acts of June 10, 1873, and
of June 2S, 1879, were intended to embrace
| and include all assessments levied for
| special improvements upon property subse-
| quent TO. the date of the organic act OF Feb.
| u, 1871, whether assessed by order of Mayor
| Emery or the hoard of public works; and
| authorizing and directing the commissioners
| to issue drawback certificates in accordance
| with the provisions of said acts to such as are
entitled Hereunder, and have not received
| the benefits of the corrections thereby
! intended to be made. Referred to the
! district committee.
The following bills arc ready and will be
| introduced by the district committee on the
next district day" to incorporate the
Mutual Fire Insurance company of the Dis
triCt of Columbia; to incorporate the Luther
| statue association to erect and maintain q
monument or statue in memory of Martin
Luther in the District Of Column
bia, the incorporatorators to be-:
John G.. Morris and Gustavus A. Dobler, of
Maryland; Arnold j. ID. Wedemyer, Charles
A. Schioren and Augustus Kountze, of New
York John w. Dobler, of New Jersey I;
Daniel NJ. Fox of Pennsylvania, and George
Ryneal, jr., and John q. Butler, of the District
Of Columbia.
BY Mr.. Findlay, relating to acknowledge
ments of conveyances Of land in the District
of Columbia by Mr.. Buckner for the relief
OF Melissa q. Polar, on account of certificates
stolen from her, numbered 1854 and 1864.
There are several other bills affecting dstrc I
matters in course of preparation which will
probably come up on the next district day."