Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-07
PERsoNAL.-Admiral English, Flag Lieuten-
ant Sargent and Lieutenant Tyler arrived in
New York yesterday by the Brazil mail steamer
The District In COnSresy.
MISCELLANEOUS BILLS INTRODUCED IN T

MISCELLANEOUS BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE
HOUSE.
Mr.. Libbey (ya.) introduced q bill in the House
yesterday to amend the mechanics lien law in
the District
Mr.. Barbour introduced several District bills,
including one to amend the act incorporating
the National Safe Deposit company; Also the
bill providing for the construction OF a bridge
across the Potomac river ut the Three Sisters.
near Georgetown, Which provides for the aL-
Precipitation of S22U,UUO for the construction o.
said bridge, $4,000 being made available for
Geo. w. Casiear, Chas q. Evans, Z. b. Smith
and Owen Edgar, which pro, ides for the pay
ment To them of certain amounts due them as
employees OF the bureau oil engraving and priLt-
ing; also, bill to incorporate the North WASH
ingtOn Cable Railway company. which is tie
same bill offered in the Senate by MIR. Ingalls,
Representative PettiDOne, OF Tennessee, in
troduced bill 10 punish the selling and adver-
Using of lottery tickets in the District. which
provides that any persons violating the provl-
sions of the act shall be prosecuted therefor In
the Police Court, and, II found guilty, shall be
fined not more than $1,000 or less than S1OU,
or be imprisoned in jain for not more than one
year or less than one month.
Representative Dibble, of South Carolina In
PRODUCED bill granting the streets combining
the limits OF the property occupied by and
known as Congressional cemetery to the vestry
OF Washington parish, which includes parts OF
18th, 18th, 10Th and 10th streets east, and G.
Ii and Water streets south. The bill provides
tor the release by the United States OF this prop
erty to the vestry, which is empowered to
divide the several streets into parts for SALE the
proceeds of which are TO go for the improve
ment and advancement OF the cemetery, Oh
condition that the parish keeps in repairs the
graves and tOmbs Oi the section occupied by
Senators, members of Congress and other gov
eminent officials.
MIR. Tiilman, of South Carolina, introduced a
bill In the House yesterday similar to that in-
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. ingalls, provid.
ing for the abolition of the District Police Court
and the establishment i'll its stead OF eight pre-
cinct magistrates.
MIR. Atkinson, Of Pennsylvania, introduced q
property of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion in this city from taxation.
Representative ErmantrOut, OF Pennsylvania,
to A. H. Herr Of this city, Sr tse us e
of Hers Island, w. Va, by the government
during the war.
INCARCERATION.
Representative Bennett, OF North Carolina, has
been investigating the question of intertnar-
rage of colored and white people, in connection
with his bill to prohibit such intermarriage in
this District He says there are prohibflory
clauses IN the constitutions OF twenty-seven OF
here, he thinks, as he remembers the number,
that he discovered an even hundred of such
mixed marriages in the District.
The VIRGINIA LEGIsLArURE.-The virginia
In Congress TO use their best efforts to secure =
repeal OF the internal revenue tax on tobacco
and liquors. A bill was introduced In the same
b.oy w MIR. Wingfeld proposing q scheme OF
civil service for the state.
KING HUMBERr's LETTERS BURNED.-The
letters OF kihg Victor Emnanuel OF Italy to the
Countess Miradore, his morganatic vile, were
sent TO King Humbert after the death OF the
OF the late king on the private aud public LIE
OF Italian and other European statesmen. King
Humbert ordered that al the letters be burned.
The directors Of the Baltimore Academy Of
Music have discharged samuel w. Fort from