National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-19
DISTRICT MATrERs1N CONGRESS.
Profits Organizations and Individ-
uals Seeking Relief.

New pOstOthce Hill-Strcet Railway
Profits Organizations and Individ-
uaIs Seeking Relief.
Representative wilkins, of Ohio, yesterday
introduced n bill providing for the purchase
of a site by the Secretary Of the Treasury for
the erection Of u building for the Washington
city postoflce. in which the Secretary ofthe
Treasury is directed to enter into negotiations
with james l.. Barbour, AMI any other parties
interested for the purchase Of the square upon
which,tho present city postonco stands, for
the erection Of public building to be used for
the Washington city postollicc, and also for the
officers of the government of the District of
Columbia. The amount to be expended for
the purchase of the square is s50O.OOO and no
portion of It Is to be paid until tho Attorney
General is satisfied that the United States can
secure a valid title to said square.
FOR DESTITUTE CofoRED PEOPLE.
A petition was yesterday presented In the
House BY Representative Randall for the relief
OF the District of Columbia. The petition,
which is signed by NJ. s. Pomeroy, the prcsi
dent; Lucy :. Doolilte treasurer; Helen A.
Cook secrptaryi a. NJ. Puryis, l.. q. Dale, and
Louisa s. Swim, the bonrc Of managers asks
for an appropriation of $500 to provide for the
heating and furnishing of the new addition to
the building which VIII enable the managers
TO accommodate moro applicants. The an
nual appropriation Of $1,000 is also requested
The annual report shows that the cost per
capita OF the inmates Is about 500 per nnnlim
number of inmates on Jan. / was lob, and
twenty-nine children were found homes with
worthy people
THE W. c. a. SEEKING RELIEF.
A petition for relief from the woman's
Christian Association of the District of Column
bia was presented In the House by Nc. Ran.
dali, asking for the usual appropriation OF
$1,000, which, supplemented by contributions,
Will enable the managers to prosecute the work
for another year. Tho petition Is signed by
Mrs II. ii, Strong, presidents w. $. PomcrOy,
vice presidents +. NJ Farless. secretary. The
annual report shows that the church colec-
tons amounted TO s2l1. n, making the total re-
&c pts s., 6g7.2 and the expenditures nu equal
amount. A report OF the woman's exchange,
which Is said to be prosperlng, is also In.
cluded.
THE METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY.
The statement Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, In response to Mr. Van
Wyck's resolution, was submitted TO the Senate
yesterday, together with reports of annual re.
celpts and expenditures since 1879. President
Pearson suggested that the present officers Of
the company are not responsible for the remis.
sions occurring prior, to their accession to tho
control. The Omitted capital stock Of the com.
pany is stated to be 100000. The capital
stock paid In 1879 was SI2l go: dividends first
six months, SO $50; second six months, $685.
first six months, SIS 1885, second Six months
sci l1i number of passengers carried, 3,5T7, 7lS;
lSl, capital stock paid in, $4,000; dividends
first four months, S2l ,OT0; second four months,
s20,iTS third four months, sS39L75; number OF
passengers carried, 3,7SS,7ll number of miles
travelled, 1924 7ii; 1852, capital stock paid IN,
Si30O20; dividends first quarter, S17 $50 Is; sec.
ond quarter 50, 3Ss75; third quarter Sij, ib2 50;
fourth quarter $685. number OF passengers
carried, i,OsO,l2s; total length of road,
- 1927 900 miles 1883, capital stock paid in,
ond quarter $1,000 20; third quarter, sis, 1G6 Is;
fourth quarter, sg,75S.75; number, of passen:
gers carried 4,l26, sos; 1881, capital stock paid
In $3.50, $50; dividends first six months s25 800;
second six months. $50 s27.25; number OF pas.
sengers carried, i,7Si,279; 1885, capital stock
paid IN, si9O4lg dividends first quarter,
quarter, si4l76.25; fourth quarter, $40, 2Ol 25;
number of passengers carried, 5269,97S. The
last report Is sworn to by Mr.. Pearson.
TO FILTER DISTRICT WATER.
Senator Butler yesterday submitted resolu
| ton instructing the District commissioners tC
ASCERTAIN the practicabllity of providing tho
water works with flltering or other appliances
for cleaning and purifying tho water aud u
| report the result
ISRAEL KENDALL, JR.s, DEATH.
Senator Blair announced the death of Israe
| Kimball, jr., clerk to the committee on educa'
| ton. and asked that his widow be voted one
years pay. The motion went over under OBJ
| lection.
EIGHT HOURS FOR DISTRICT LABoRERs.
| Representative Cole yesterday introduced 4
bill fixing eight hours a days work for gov
| eminent laborers and another prohibiting the
employment OF convict labor
EXEMPTINo THE CoRCoRAN INSTITUTIONS.
Senator Harris yesterday introduced bills OK
empting the property of Louise Home and thu
Corcoran art gallery; all taxes assessed agains
the latter since 1869 to be remtted.
TO SIMPLIFY CRIMINAL PLEADING,
Representative Hammond yesterday intro
duced a bill to simplify the pleading and pre-
ceedings in the criminal cases In the courts @
the United States and the District of Columbia
The bill makes It sufficient that indictment an
information charge the crime In substantial
the language of the law, so that the nature Q
the ofense may be clearly understood. III in
dictments for murder II Is not necessary TO do
scribe the manner and means OF death. /
every indictment OF stealing II Is made lawfu
to add count for receiving stolen property
and the Jury may return n verdict on eithe
CHARGE and where the indictment Is agains
more than one person the jury may find all Q
any of the indicted persons guilty.
FOR PRIVATE RELIEF.
Representative Morgan yesterday introduce
bill for the relief of Henry l.. Hawkins. {
this city providing for the payment to him O
sl75 as settlement ofhis bounty claim agains
| the government.
Senator Pike, from the Senate District com
mittee, yesterday reported favorably the bill
for the relief of Robert Straughn, of this city.
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