Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-30

OOO, the centre stone pier u, 900, and the
abutments and filling up Of the ap-
proaches COSTS, 300 making the total cost
Of the bridge $35, 600. With the excep-
tion Of t8 500 which the Levy Court
expended for putting up the centre pier,
Messrs. Ogle & Barrett had offered TO do
for el5, 900 what cost $26, 800.
When Mr.. Townsend and the other
four gentlemen connected with him on
the bond found that they were TO pay
$l8,0 600 instead of $4,000 AZ originally
intended Mr.. Townsend went around
amongst his friends asking them to as
which they had obligated themselves
to make, assuring them that the
amount subscribed would be paid back
~ soon as the Levy Court REIN bursed
them tor the money advanced. The
following are the names of the sub
scribers and amount subscribed by
those whom Mr.. Townsend could call
to his memory without reference to
his subs cription book:
George q. Lobdell, 81, 800 Joshua T.
Heald, 81, 900. Zadock Townsend, 81, 900;
William McCaulley, $1,000; James
Goodman, 81, 900 Wilmington Rolling
Mill Company 81 900 James II. Beggs,
500 Sykes, Kelly & Co., 800 James
Bennett, 500; Philip X. Clark, $50 !;
James Hurst. $50; Joseph H. Gould,
$50; Richard jackson, $50 Lucas
Alrich, S25. Several other parties sub
scribed from S6 up 10 500, whose names
Mr.. Townsend could not call to memory,
and the balance, about 81, 1000 he sub
scribed himself TO make up one of the
payments.
Mr. Townsend said bill in favor
OF the payment of the claim has passed
either the House or the Senate every
time 1t was presented, and he is very
confident that it will pass both Houses
at the present session, and become a
law, Notwithstanding the opposition of
the Levy Court. 1t will pass he says
because it is a just claim ; because it
was only money loaned TO the Levy
Court tor the time being, and it will
pass because of the gr owing sentiment
in favor Of it-eight-tenths of the
people of Wilmington he was conf
dent now being In favor Of allowing
the claim.
Congress.
In the u. S. Senate ON Thursday, Mr..
PeLdleton presided. having been des.
ignated for the purpose by the President
Of the Senate, under the rules. Mr..
Harrison, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported ad versely the
bill "tp facilitate promotions through
out the army by retiring from active
service on their own application officers
who served In the war OF the rebellion. "
At the request of Mr.. CulloIn, the bill
was placed on the calendar. Mr.. Miller,
from the Committee on Commerce, re-.
ported favorably n billifor the protection
and improvement of New York harbor.
A resolution was agreed to adopting
the order of exercises prepared by the
| Washington Monument Commission for
the dedication of the Monument, and
charging the officers of the Senate with
The duty Of carrying out the programme.
| The Senate went into executive session
and nearly six hours afterwards, when
The doors were re.opened, adjourned.
In the House the program for the dedi.
cation of the Washington Monument
was agreed to. Mr.. Clay, Of Kentucky
introduced the concurrent resolution
which was objected to on Wednesday
relating to the assem- bling of the two
Houses for the purpose of counting the
Electoral votes, and it was agreed to-
Mr.. Kean. of New Jersey, reported d
bill to change the name of the Manu-.
facturers National Bank of New York
to the "Manufacturers' National Bank
of Brooklyn, New York" Mr.. Deuster
of Wisconsin, from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported bill to pre-
vent and punish the prosecution under
the protection OF the United States OF
fraudulent claims against foreign
| IGovernments
| Mr. Kelley, OF PeDna., from the Ways
and Means Committee, reported against
the resolution providing for the free
admission of articles from foreign
coun tries, to be placed on exhibition
at the World Exhibition of Arts, etc.,
of the colored race, to be held in Chi.
caeo in 1885. Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia,
from the Committee on the Judiciary,
repor tee resolution instructing the
Comm ittee on Appropriations to in.
clude in Sundry Civil bill items appro.
priating 10000 to pay Hallett xii
bourne an account OF a judgment re-
ceived against j. G. Thompson, paying
Thompson $2650, and paying Shella-
barger and Wilson $1,000 for professional
services. Ordered TO be printed and
recommitted. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union, and Mr.. Hewitt
tried to secure action on the bill to
carry into effect the treaty with Mexico.
The House, by vote Of 104 yeas to 147
nays, refused to consider this bill. The
River and Harbor bill was then taken
up in committee. Pending it's con-
sideration the House adjourned.