Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-21
DISTRICT ~ CONGRESS

AGAINST Mr.. NJ Nwoopys CLAIM.
Senator Villas reported adversely today from
the committee ON claims the hall aIloRius .hs
Court Of Claims To sdjudicatc the claim q
William 7. Dunwoody. SECRETARY Of the national
board Of health. Mr.. Dunwoody was ths ser-s.-
tarv Of the board from 1854 70 lsss. when 10
members received so per aiem Tor their
services. He did not obtain the full sum Aad
consequently asked the aid % Consre.
a,LLtRY ExIrs.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Mattisoa has written 20 Senator
Mcmillan. chairman Of the senate ni-,ric,
committee. cslliug his attention 20 What he con-
siders the dangerous CONDITION of th. EXIT from
the gallery OF the New National Ihoator Inc
letter inclosod diagram Of the gallery. shou-
ing ONLY two eNits. These. the letter states.
lead through short. narrow halls 90 corksrrsw
staircases. II would earnestly AL F." -ays Mr.
Mattison, that this matter be looked into for
there Is large audience In this gallery every
evening and panic would result Ia n terrible
loss Of life. The gallery should b. order.i
closed until adequate means OF escape are pro-
Nided. The communication wa- referred 10
the District Commissioner
THE PROTESTANT EFIsooPaL rorNparioS.
The bill to establish the Protestant Episcopai
Foundation OF the District of Columbia. whirh
passed the House on Monday. va. called up in
the Senate this morning by Mr.. Mcmillan. After
a brief discussion. in Witch Mr. Cockreh stated
his opposition to one OF the technical points 70
the incorporation As worded IN the bill. IA.
measure WIS passed. The ball nov goes ts the
President for his approval
WHERE IT ~ LOCATED. -
The site for the proposed caihe< e-fas-
lishment WIS selected by Bishop Paret ard Q
committee of citizens some months ago The
location IL = commanding one and j. % the
luncture OF the Moodloy and klingle roads. 40
Is proposed TO erect there when q
sufficient endowment has been 49,
will be clustered schools. In many respects
the enterprise. now contemplated. Will re-
femble the one established az Garden City by
the estate Of the late A. I. Stewart.
To EXTEND S7rH STREET.
Mr.. Hemphill introduced hiIl in the House
today providing that $1,000. or 90 much
thereof rs may be necessary. be appropriated
for the purpose Of condemniaR or purchasing
the ground needed 10 extend and orsn s7th
street, between Back street and renlev-
town road. at or near Schneider lane aud
that SlO 600 additional. OF so much thereof ..
may be necessary, be appropriated Co grade aud
Improve that street between i street and the
Tenleytown road
This bill WAS favorably reported by the SEN
ate District committee last session. The PER-
sons interested in 1t advance :he claim that the
electric railroad has made SD street danger
Gus highway. and that the proposed new street
would furnish new route from Tenleytown
to Georgetown. The following persons have
signed a petition asking for the legislation. Po-
tomac Stone Company. r. u. Guldsborough.
Charles q. Smith. Vice President James A
Bates. Charles q. smith A Son. D. ". Huide-
koper, John NJ Waters, j. A. Blundon, n. o..
Cooke, Geo. A Armes. A. I. Britton, {. J.
Bell, j. w. Thompson, WIN. n. Ma
nogue. Mills Dean, Jas. T.. Psdgeti. Ed-
win Forrest, J. &. Champion, Levin d
Frey, j. Ravens Richards. :. J. Pre-t,
Georgetown College. J. Hite Miller. C. II. Pick
ling. William A. Gordon, r. J. Clarke. 7. q.
Homiller, Geo. r. Aud. Louis W. Rit.slis. ".
/. Adler. seth Scheil. W. r. Gibbons, J. n
Freeman, Chas. J.. Martin. Peter Dill. q. Bux-
ham, Brooke b. Williams. Robi. j. Middleton.
A. NJ. Proctor, w. Baldwin. W.P Gilhcrf. Jas.
X Probey, r. A. CASTELAR,. Geo n. Lockhart. John
Marbury. jr.. Eugene A. Shekell. Geo W. King,
Jas. keliher, Edmund Lyddane. r. ". Morgan,
Spencer Watkins, X. NJ. sweeny. Msyhe~ T..
Curtis. Ira W. Hopkins. r. Dugan. Cbss. I.
Cropley, Chas. W. EdmonsiOn. Edgar T. Berry,
Horace Jarboe. W. I. Weaver. L. \. Frey. AC
Avery. Rein w. Darby. John T kelley,
A. Hanlon, jr., ]. II. larnall. 4. T. Lyddane.
;. Thomas Brown, Chss. Becker. b sui-heimer,
II. p. waddey, II. y. waddey. q. p. Hoskinson,
NJ. Greenbsum. w. II. Hunter. W. Nordlinger,
Henry j. Goodman. NJ c. Mitchell, ". Oct
finger, jr., A. b. Jackson, John p. Taylor,
Richard Powell. Jno. L. Wood, Jno. n. Lang,
Vim. II. Lang. James Marooger. Geo. q. Bote-
Ter. Charles b. Cropley, J. I. Weaver, J. Edw.
Libbey, per f. B. Libbey. A C. Frey.