Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-09
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION.
| The House COMMITTEES Expecss 20 Report
Several Bills I'm the Next Ten Daya

The House committee on appropriations ex-
poets to get the District OF Columbia and the
sundry civil appropriation bills into the House
within ten DAYS They believe that they will be
able to get all their bills through the House by
the 18th Of March.
sSLARrsp OFFICER.
Mr.. Compton (Md.) introduced a bill In the
House today by request making the recorder
Of deeds of the District salaried officer at
$500 per year and providing . deputy re-
corder at salary of g. 400 year.
The bill also authorizes the President to
nominate three additional associate justices Of
the District Supreme Court. with the same sal
airy and powers as the other associate justices
TO PAY Mr.. wEBsrER's CLAIM.
Mr.. Compton introduced in the House today
Thy requesD a bill appropristing 81, se4 TO pay
John Webster for material used in the con-
srruction Of the wall upon which rests the iron
fence around the Botanical Garden. Referred
TO the committee on the District of Columbia
aAsLIGHr AND rrEr COMPANY.
Mr.. Campbell of New York introduced . bill
in the House today to incorporate the
Metropolitan Gaslight and Fuel Company Of
the District of Columbia. The incorporators
named M the bill are John G. Slater. Geo. W.
Quintard. L. E. Roessle, L. n. Mckin-
ney, E. o. Roessle. Henry Brock
and Frederick B. Eard. The capital
stock shall not exceed S2.000.o0O The
affairs of the company shall be administered
by aboard OF seven directors, who shall have
power 10 dispose of bonds with the consent Of
two-thirds OF the stockholders. Nothing but
money OF property estimated in good faith to
be OF equivalent value shall be received in
payment for stock.
The gentle nea named as incorporators shall
form the first board of directors holding Office
a.aar in L., A..
company Is authorized 10 make and sell gas to
be made of coal oil. naphtha. tar. peat pitch,
or turpentine, TO be used for lighting and heat
ing the city and District. and TO lay mains
and pipes through streets and alleys
subject to regulations of the Commissioners.
Interference with the companys property is
prohibited. The act does not prevent any
other company from obtaining = charter by
Congress. and is liable 10 repeal
The stockholders are liable. jointly, severally
and individually. for all debts due employee
and until the whole amount OF capital stock
shall have been paid in the stockholders shall
be individually liable to the amount OF stock
held by them respectively.
TO REGULATE STEAM ESeISErRlyo.
The regulation of steam engineering in the
District is the object of the bill introduced by
Senator PETER at the request OF some unnamed
party. Provision is made for the organizing
OF board of examination, composed OF expe'
rienced men. Each member of the board is q
be paid 900 per ahnum and necessary ex-
penses. Penalties are provided for licensed
engineers who becon. intoxicated.
LOOMING INTO STREET RAILROADS.
Senator Mcmillan. chairman on the Senate
committee on the District bad conference
this afternoon with President PIersou
OF the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company and Mr Nathaniel WILSON
Senator Mcmillan is engaged in an cndcayor &c
secure all available Information about stree,
railroads Yesterday he had quite a lengthy
chat with President Hurt OF the Washington
and Georgetown Company.
NOTES
House bill authorizing the construction Of a
bridge across the Anacostia river was this after.
noon introduced in tie Senate by Senator Nc
MILAN. Ii was by request bill.
Senator Perkins to-day introduced a bill to
amend the actlncorporaling the National Union
Insurance Company.
Mr.. Hemphill introduced in the House late
yesterday afternoon the bill offered by Mr.. Nc
MILAN in the Senate, and reported in yester-
days STAR, providing for the construction of q
municipal building in Washington.