Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-24

within the District Of Columbia shall be subject 70
1t provides also that it snail be lawful for the
Richmond and Danyliie Railroad Co. TO hold, use,
occupy, and convey any real estate heretofore pur
for corporate uses and purposes, and the city OF
washington shall be terminal point on said rail.
ROAD and entitled to all privileges and facilities Of
other terminal points thereon.
THE HOTEL RxPUBLIc COMPANY.
They authorized a favorable report on the bill 10
incorporate the Hotel Republic Co. OF the District
OF Columbia" The bill provides that Alfred Ii.
simpson, II. G. Utley, OF New York; David S.
Thompson, James EMERSON, n. l. Jefrfes OF Penn
sylvanla; John {. New, JOS. X. jackson, OF Indi-
ana; Geo. b. Williams Orren G. staples, and W.
NJ Dudley, OF Washington; Jas ID. Martin, OF the
District OF columbia, and their associates sue
cessors, and assigns be, and are hereby, created
body corporate under the name OF the Hotel Re-
public Co. OF the District Of columbia, with the
thereon building OF buildings for the purpose OF
public hotel, OF such style and character shall
comply with the building regulations OF the Dis
paIy shah not exceed $1,000, 600. nor less than
$4,000. An amendment was adopted pro.
va n that the bonded debt shall not exceed
"A subcommittee heard an argument In favor OF
the Samuel Strong claim.
THE NEW BUILDING FOR THE SIGNAL oFFIcR.
The House to-day agreed TO the senate amend
ments to the bill Tor the purchase Of the Furguson
pro Jerty for use as signal Office. The bill re-
qui es now only the signature Of the President TO
maze IL a law.
ROOMS RENTED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
In response TO q resol ution Of the Senate the
the District Commissioners to-day transmitted to
the Senate tabulated statement OF the NUN. OF
rooms rented for school purposes In the District the
rental &C. The total number OF rooms rented is
nfty-ninr, and the aggregate amount OF annual
rental Is 81 OJd The statement gives the assessed
value that is paid In rental, ana the number OF
pupils In some OF the schools. But some OF the
rooms are used for teaching Industrial, cooking,
ana Training purposes, the exact number Of pupils
Is not given.
Mr. hAGRuDERs CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
A petition filed by MIR. Magruder for an allow
ance or damages done to his property on 35th
street, West Washington by a change Of grade,
which leaves his property about 2,s feet below the
late established grade, was referred TO the Com
mlssiohers Tor their report and opinion.
THE LAFAYETTE SQUARE FENCE
Mr.. Cameron, from the committee on military
affairs, yesterday reported favorably to the senate
the bill providing that whenever the iron fence
now inclosing Lafayette Square is removed the
same snail be delivered to The Gettysburg Battle
Field Memorial Association, TO be used To nciose
copse Of historic interest. The bill. Is accompanied
by report advocating its passage, and stating
tnat the fence could be used for no nObler or
higher purpose.
TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY.
Mr. Platt, by request yesterday introduced in
the Senate a bill to change the name OF the Real
Estate Title Insurance Company OF the District TO
the Title Insurance and Trust Company OF the
trust company.
THE POTOMAC FLATS ITEM.
The House rivers and harbors committee con-
sidered the Potomac fats item In their bill for
short while yesterday, and then passed 1t over
until they could hear from the engineer.
FOR A NEW COURT IN WASHINGTON.
Mr. McCreary to-day made a unanimous re-
ga on To Ian oil trnS in
favor OF bill TO create a court TO set In Washing
ton to hear and adjudicate the private land claims
ID New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, grow
Ing out OF the Gaudelupe Hidalgo treaty.
In these territories and the state there
are about 13,5OO,OO0 acres OF lend TO which
the title Is cloudy the uncertainty 10 title In
terfereS Win the growth and development OF the
country, and various propositions for settlement
have been made during the past thirty years
This bill proposes that the court shall exist for
TOUR years, In which time TO make the settlement,
and provides that all claims must he fied within
Two years. The committee are unanimous In the
opinion that this will promptly settle the question
Capitol Topics.
WOMEN NOT RULED OUT.
The omnibus bill for the admission OF the four
territories OF Dakota, Washington, Montana, and
New Mexico, as reported to the House yesterday,
leaves the women OF Washington territory IN I'M
disputed OF their right TO vote with the
men upon the important subject OF a convention
TO prepare a state constitution.
PROTECTION OF FOOD FISHERIES.
The House committee on merchant marine and
fisheries had under consideration to-day the bill
for the protection OF food fish from the Menh aden
fisheries. After a long discussion majority voted
OF the bill Will be prepared by Mr.. Cummings, and
be signed by MI. Mcmillan and Mr.. Springer.
SUGAR TRUSTS TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Tha House committee on manufactures to-day
finally disposed OF the resolution authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to make an investiga-
New York. The seven members OF the committee
who were present unanimously decided to report
the resolution with Recommendation that II lie
on the table. Mr.. Breck1nridge, or Arkansas, was
authorized to draw up the report and will have 1t
ready for submission 70 the House this afternoon.
PENSION BILLS FAvORABLY ACTED ON.
The invalid pensions committee OF the House
ordered favorable report this morning on the bill
to pension Union ex-prisOners OF war who were
confined sixty days or more In Confederate prisons
and are suffer ng from disability which may
reasonably be traced TO their Imprisonment. The
pension Is TO be at the rates now provided by law
Tor Ike disability. The bill further grants a CON-
pensation OF 81 per day 10 exprisoners OF war tor
each day they were confined In prison. Favorable
reports were also ordered on the bills TO Increase
the pension for total DEAFNESS to $780, and 10 limit
the charges OF examining surgeons In pension
cases 10 81 for each case.
POSTAL CLERKS GRIEVANCES.
subcommittee OF the House committee on post
Offices to-day gave a hearing to a delegation OF
BcutiSulcu icpiOoOutfus ehC 4>aShoudA AooocidliOu
of Post-Ofice Clerks, who made arguments on the
bill introduced by Mr.. COX, OF New York, to pro-
vide for the classification OF all clerks
employed in f1rst-clasS post-of1ices, and TO
fix on permanent basis the salaries
of such clerks They CLAIM that under
the present system OF allowances, whereby the
postmaSterS are compelled TO reIrench from the
salaries OF the clerks 10 pay extra labor rendered
necessary by the increase In the volume OF mail
matter great trregularity and inequality In sala-
ries have resulted. They appeared, they said, as
the accredited representatives or clerks in thirty
one states In the Union, who have from year to
year submitted to a decrease in pay while strug-
CLING with an enormous Increase OF work, sus-
tanned only by the hope that they would finally
be placed on an equality with other Government
employees.
ORGANIZATION VI PosT-0FFICE INSPECTORS.
Mr. Dockery's bill to provide for the organization
OF the inspection force OF the Post-Of1 Depart
ment was unanimously reported from the CON-
mittee on post-ofices to-day. It gives the Post
master-General authority to appoint, classify and
assign to duty one chief pOSt-office In.
spector; as many mail depreciation inspectors
not exceeding "a, as he may deem necessary
twelve OF whom shall be assigned to duty as divi.
sion inspectors; as many pOst-oflce inspectors
to be assigned TO DUTY In connection with the
money order system, and as many, not exceeding
nve, as he may deem necessary to be assigned 70
duty in connection with the rree-delivery service
permanent appOinteeS" In the service are 70 hold
office years. subject to removal at the dtscre-
ton Of the General.
ADVERSE REPORT ON THE NKNBADEN FISHERIES BILL
After long discussion, In which Representatives
McAdoO and Phelps OF New Jersey. participated,
the House committee on merchant marine and fish.
cries to-day decided by majority vote to report