The Washington critic., 1888-04-11
THE CITIZENS, COMMITTEE.
CONTRARY TO Expectation "a Quiet Dusi
NOS Meeilnr Held.

AOnNlNIA 10 AsNHtNhnNhUn ~ EuANA
ness Meeting Held.
The Citizens Representative Com
mittce met last night with Mr.. Reginald
Fcndall in the chair and Mr.. Lawrence
Gardner as secretary.
The following executive committee
was appointed by the Chair to take
charge Of President Fendalrs address (thc
bill to improve the present form of Dis.
trict Governmont and present it to
Congress: Mills Dean, Lawrence Gardner,
John Il. Herrell Noble d. Larner,
George W. Dyer w. G. Dodge, John
Leitch, T. J. Luttrell, w. A. Wornley.
Charles Pelham submitted report on
1.-THE incorporation of trust companies in
the District of Columbia The report
stated that n general bill II. H. 1851 has
been introduced into the present Congress
to amend Chapter 1S Revised Statutes u.
S., so as to authorize the formation of
trust companies. IT was claimed that
there is no actual public necessity for the
creation of these companies with increased
towers. Also that the committee cx-
press their disapproval Of all bills vcsting
in corporations the power TO act as trus-
tees. The report was. adopted.
Judge Pelham reported bill for the re.
vocation of the clause in the police laws
requiring appointees on the police force
TO have honorable discharges from the
army or navy. The bill was adopted.
He also reported a bill to be presented
to Congress amending the laws in relation
to conveyances and devises of real estate,
which was adopted.
The bill to regulate the fees of the Re-
corder and Register of Wills went over for
consideration at the next meeting.
\ r. Al fN.... 81 fNa.s
reported that the District Committee had
taken the committees schedule TO a con-
siderable extent to the exclusion of the
Commissioners. lie said the greatest
point gained was the securing Of q specific
appropriation for each street. and thus
leaving no discretion with the Commits
missioners rs TO whether they would i'm.
prove the exact streets in the schedule.
Mr. g. Il. Church Of the Committee on
Steam Railroads reported a bill providing
for the tunnelling ofCupitol Hill, at Third
street cast. The bill provides for sunken
tracks as far as Il street northeast where
the tunnel will begin, and continue to
North Carolina avenue southeast. The
road will then go along this avenue TO Il
street. Il street to Virginia avenue, and
parallel on Virginia avenue with the Il.
and j. tracks.
When Mr.. Church finished reading his
| bill and asked thatit be printed, Mr.. Wei.
| Ter said ne objected because he did not
want TO see the money of the association
squandered. He said the bill sounded to
| him as If il had been prepared by B. and
q. engineer. at is all insult to this com
mittec," said Mr.. Weller. He moved To
| lay it on the table, but his motion was
lost and the bill ordered printed.
A Suppressed Communication.
There was nothing said at the meeting
last night concerning the resignation o
delegates and alternates, although it il
claimed that the following paper was sen
to the Representative COMMITTEES:
TO he President Of he Citizens Reptesentattg
Committee Of one Hundred:
| sir; The Committee of One Hundred wa
formed for the purpose of assisting the Com
niissiorers of the Distric. OF Columbia TO gov
crn us wisely and well. Its constitution. a
well as the official utterances of its recog
nlzed leaders, attest this fact, Its functions
are purely advisory, It's declarations; !, thu, tn
Of the local public. Its usefulness, until
lately, promised TO be great and benifcent
i bid fair to be power for god. But 30 Q
its 100 members succeeded March 20, 1888
by unparliamentary methods in adopting
! proposal TO change the form Of government
| In this District, a measure foreign TO the pur
pose for which the committee was organized
As representative delegates and alternate
TO the Committee Of One Hundred, we make
through you, TO that committee, this our earn
est and solemn protest against the propose,
bill and against the Irregularities by whic
| Its passage was secured, and by which th
| confidence of the community was abused
and we do hereby withdraw ourselves from
all further connection with a body whose use
fulness and power for good have been so un
fortunately destroyed by an active minorit
| of Its membership. Our designations as sue
delegates and alternates will be forwarded I
the several citizens associations whic
elected MS at the same time that this protes
and notice of withdrawal is sent to you,
| Very respectfully,
| o. Y. THOMPSON, Il. FRANCIS RIGGs,
ANDREW ARcimR, GEORGE II. b. WHITE.
| CHARIEs ii. PARRER, w. s. THOMPSON,
DR. II. B. DONALDSON, r. W. PILLING,
| i. N. DwYER, ALIEN. PORTER MonsE,
| HENRY l.. RosE, JoHN NJ. SIMS
| Gro. FcNScIs DAMeox WILLIAM II GIfpIry