National Republican., 1886-12-11
DIsTRICTIN CONGRESS.

Senate District Committee Meets-Lo-
cal Matters in the sundry Civil Bill.
The Senate District committee held its
first meeting yesterday. The District com.
missioners were present, and the
explained recommendations made in
their annual report. The Senate commit
tee asked the commissioners many ques.
tions concerning the needs Of the District.
Senators Ingalls, and Davis were ap-
pointed q committee to investigate the
Georgetown Gas Light Company. One OF
the measures OF local interest pending In
the Senate District committee is the House
bill to prohibit bookmaklng, pool selling,
and all species of gambling in the District.
Senator Blackburn, Of the District COM
mittee, has the bill, and he is opposed to its
passage, because he is not willing to iniure
The National Jockey Club. He stated yes
terday that If the friends Of the bill would
accept an amendment exempting the Ivy
City course from its operation he would
not oppose its passage. He is willing to
let 1t pass In a shape that will prohibit
bookmaking aud pool selling In the Dis
trict, except at the Ivy City course at the
time Of its regular meetings. 1t is thought
that probably a compromise Of this kind
will be made.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
reported to the House just before adjourn
ment. The matters of interest to citizens
Of the District Of Columbia are: For build.
iDgs and grounds in Washington, $66,300;
$2,1O0 more than for the current year; capi-
tol building and grounds, $4,000, 900
less than for the current year; capitol
grounds, lighting, $4,000, $1,000 less than
for current year; capitol terraces, $l65,000,
$4,000 less than for current year and 1861
less than estimates; coast and geodetic sur
vey, 1896, ,09G, about $92,Sl2 less than for
the current year and nearly 100000 under
the estimates; deaf and dumb institution,
$4,000, $1,000 less than for the current
year.; destitute patients, Providence
Hospital, $1,000, $4,000 more than
for current year; engraving and
printing, $ss3,OOO, as nsked.lor in estimates;
ethuology, $4,000; expenses Of executive
mansion, S2i 500, $500 less than for the
current year, and over SO, COO under the es-
Inmates; lighting white house grounds, Sl4,-
OO0; signal service expenses, S1S7, l43, over
sc goo less than for current year. Nothing
is given for the signal service building, and
nothing for the army medical museum and
library. No appropriation is made for the
Washington aquGduct. For the Washing
ton court house 81 900 is given; for the
Washington monument. O.OOO; for prODa-
cation OF food fishes, S236,5l0 Freedmen's
Hospital ana Asylum, $50, T40; Garfield
Hospital, $500; geological survey, S467,-
200: homes for disabled volunteer soldiers,
S1,G50,55G, hospital for insane, $2l6,36S;
Howard University, $24 800.
Other items Of interest here are For In
terror Department building, $3.50; inter.
national exchanges, Smithsonian Institu-
tioD, $4,000; Department of Justice build
ing, $500; Department Of Justice miscel-
laneous expenses, $4,000; life saving Scr
vice, $0G1, 500; national museum, $l57, 800
naval observatory (S50,000 were appropri.
ated for this object In naval appropriation
for 1880; public printing, $2,095, 900; rec
ords Of the rebellion, $36, 900; repairs of fire
plugs and water pipes, $4,000.
Nothing is given for the reform school oi
the District OF Columbia.