National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-05
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Meeting OF the House Committee -BiiIs
introduced.


The House District committee held its
meeting yesterday and authorized an ad-
verse report ON the McComas police bill
regulating the service Of process by the
police court. The subcommittee on the
free bridge are not ready to report, but
win hear the Virginia delegation to-day.
The bill to pay Thomas p. Morgan, of
this city, s., s48 as unpaid balance OF con-
tract on Norfolk harbor was passed by the
Senate yesterday.
Nothing has been done by the Senate
committee on appropriations with the Dis
trict appropriation bill beyond hearing the
recommendations Of the commissioners and
others. The subcommittee have not even
gone through the bill, and 1t will probably
be several days before they take 1t up.
A bill has been introduced In the Senate
providing that 81 900 of the unexpended
balance Of the appropriation made by Con-
gress to defray the expenses growing out
of the illness and death Of the late President
j. A. Garfield be paid to Daniel s. Lamb,
M. D., for making the autopsy OF the late
President at Elberon, N. j. Referred TO
the claims committee.
Mr.. Barbour has introduced In the House
a bill asking to have $25, 900 placed in the
hands of the United States treasurer as a @
| per cent. misunderstanding fund, the interest
Of whlchis TO be annually paid in lieu of
taxes to the treasurer Of Alexandria county.
| The United States government In 1864 pur-
! chased the Arlington estate Of 100 acres,
| and Immediately the property ceased to
contribute TO the taxes OF the county OF
Alexandria. Moreover 1t stocked the estate
with colored freedmen, many OF whom be-
comepaupers, and after 1868 were thrown
by the United States government entirely
| on the county for support. The county
| feels aggrieved, and Mr.. Barbour has intro
duced this bill TO relieve the tax payers.
Representative Wilson has introduced a
bill to incorporate the Potomac and Chesa-
| peake Steam Navigation Company "for the
purpose of navigating by steam vessels,
| both seagoing and otherwise, the Potomac
river, Chesapeake bay, and ali waters there
with connected, with power to run outside
lines from Washington or elsewhere on
waters above named to New York or other
| points accessible by ocean routes" The
names OF the incorporators are Moncure
Robinson, Charles Chauncey, and Charles
Q. Savage. The capital OF the company is
to be 500, 900 In 300 shares, which may be
increased TO $500, 900. The bill gives the
company power to issue bonds to an amount
equal TO the capital.
Among the bills introduced in the House
were-a bill TO reorganlze tho District
militia TO facilitates the service Of sum
monses In the District, and authorizing the
treasury officials to audit claims OF work
men against the board OF public works.
Mr.. Miller, Of Texas, has introduced O
bill in the House for the incorporation OF q
branch OF mechanical instruction In the
schools OF tho District OF Columbia, aud
for the establishment of an agricultural
college connected with the District public
schools.
| In the Senate Mr. Jones, of Arkansas ha;
introduced bill to pay to Marian f.
Haynie, widow Of II. II. Haynie, 5000 fol
services rendered by her late husband. II
was appointed pilot In the navy, aud II
1868 he was promoted to acting master and
pilot. He continued In service during the
war, but he did not receive the one months
extra pay allowed to naval officers Of hi
day for each years pay. The pill is tC
allow Haynie's widow the extra pay. Re
ferred TO the naval committee.