National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-07
THE DISTRICT IN coNenEss.
a Flood of Bills of Local Interest In
trOdupcd.

A Flood of Bills of Local Interest In
troduccd.
The rush tf bills in the Hors vest ,rday con.
tinued all day, and among them were the fol.
lowing Of Interest to the District
MR.. nAnBouRs OFFERING.
Repre- sentative Barbour introduced several
District bills, including one to amend the act
incorporating the National Safe Deposit Com
pnny; also to pay for work done, labor per.
formed, and materials furnished to the use OF
the Districts also, the bill proyldng.for the con.
struction ola bridge across the Potomac river
at the Three Sisters, near Georgetown, which
provides for the appropriation Of Sl200 Oh for
the construction Of said bridge, $4,000 being
madeiayailable for surveys also, a bill fog the
relief of L. c.. Kittle, George w. CASTELAR, Chas
q. Evans G. u. Smith, and owen Edgar, which
provides for the payment to them of certain
amounts due them as employees OF the bureau
porate the Norlh Washing Cable Railway Com.
pany, which is the same bill offered In the
Senate by Mr.. Ingalls,
THE MECHANICS LIEN LAW.
Representative Dibble introduced a bill to
amend the law concerning mechanlcs liens
in the District, the same bill introduced by
Representative Barbour last year.
LOTTERIES IN THE DISTRICT.
Representative Pottlbono, of Tennessee, In.
troduced n bill to punish the selling and adyer-
provides that any persons violating the provl-
sions of the act shall be prosecuted therefor In
the police court, and, Il found guilty, shall be
be imprisoned in jail for not more than one
year or less than one month.
WAR CLAIM-CIIURcH EXEMPTION.
Representative Ermentrout, OF Pennsylvania,
introduced bill for the relief of A. II. Herr, of
the District, providing for the payment TO him
of si7, 2SS 90, The amount due for the use and
occupation Of the island Of virginious, in JET.
ierson, county, w. Va, known as Hers
He also introduced one for the relief of st.
Marks Episcopal Church. exempting from
taxation lots and IL In square 7SS.
ExEMrTING THE Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDING.
Representative Atkinson, of Pennsylvania
introduced bill for the exemption of property
ut No 400 New York avenue, occupied by the
Young Mems Chrlstian Association, from
July !, 1884.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
Representative Dbble, of South Carolina, in.
troduced bill granting the streets confning
the limits of the property occupied by and
known as Congressional Cemetery to the
vestry Of Washington parish, which includes
| parts of Seventeenth. Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
and Twentieth streets east, and q, II, aud
| Water streets south. The bill provides for the
release by the United States of this property to
the yestry, which Is empowered to divide the
several Streets into parts for sale, the proceeds
| of which are to go for the improvement and
| advancement of the cemetery, on condition
ana tombs Of the section Occupied by senators
members OF Congress, and other government
officials.
CONSOLIDATING THE GARDENS.
Representative lie Fevre introduced bill
providing for the consolidation of the gardeni
| In this city under one head. II appropriate
| $4,000 for the transfer OF any plants and build
ings from the botanical gardens or monumental
gardens to the grounds Of thG department OF o.
placed. The gardens are then TO be under thu
supervision Of q competent superintendent, a
a salary of $500 per year, and the commits
sioner OF agriculture Is to control.
THE ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL.
Representative Tucker of Virginia, intro
duced q bill for the relief OF the Albemarl
and Chesapeake Canal Company. providing
for the payment of S3,700.20 to settle all pend
Ing claims.
INCREASE FOR THE PRINTERS
Representative Foran introduced bill pro
yiding that the wages of printers employed II
the government printing office be restored
the rate paid up to 1871
THE, Observation-Disclosures.
Representative James offered bill provid
ing that the residents of each state and terri
tory may, within the other states and terrific
ries and within the District OF Columbia
goods goods and S merchandise by sample, catalogue nc
card price list. description, or other repre-
sentatlon without payment of any license o
mercantile tax.
| SOME WAR CLAlMS.
Representative Mcmillan, of Tennessee, In
troduced a bill for the allowance of certai
claims under the act of July 4, 1864, for qual
termaster and commissary supplies taken fc
| or furnished to the army, and among the q
lowances are those Of Sarah King, widow
william King, and John Mcclure, both
Washington county, Md.
ON THE SENATE SIDE.
Senator Van wyck submitted the followiu
,nasni,,o1 III oI Tho ,,ro.i1opt oe tI,o Matr,
politan Railway Company in the District {
Columbia be, and hereby Is, directed to flu
nish the Senate a sworn statement OF tn
amount of its capital stock, the amount {
its bonded and floating Indebtedness, tn
amount of its gross and net earnings, Oh
amount of its operating expenses, and tn
80, 1873; also why said railway company ma
not made the annual report required by tn
act of 1864 Incorporating that company"
Mr.. salisbury inquired II IL was not an III
usual thing to call upon corporation for
statement OF Its business affairs.
Mr.. Van wyck said II had been usual to n
quirc such u statement as he asked. The resi-
luton went over under the rules.
THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Senator Congers bill regulating admission
to the industrial school provides that who
infants are surrendered to the school II sha
be final, and the supreme court Of this Distrl'
may designate the institution as legal guardia
| of the child. The same senator introduced
bill TO regulate the admission to the Industrii
Home school of this District, similar in pr
vision to the other.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
District Commissioners Webb aud Edmond
held quite Il lengthy conference with the Sc
ate committee yesterday afternoon upon Di
trict affairs, and especially upon the measur
proposed to regulate steam railways In the Dl
| tTiCt.- The commissioners were also shown Il
complaint book, which has quite q number
entries. Another conference will shortly
held relative to the code of new laws.
Commissioner Webb stated that they he
presented a police bill to the committee +
TO them. The bill goes into details about lay
that are found to be necessary for better poli'
regulation.
FORMERLY physicians confounded rheum
tism with govt; but they are now known to
distinct diseases Rheumatism attacks eve
age govt only adults. But whether you m,
have to cope with the one or the other. Salv
| tlnn Oil will be found annually eflicacionS.