Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-08
The Business Men AZ a the proros.a
New Lice. IN.

ne n Hess Msn ID the Proposed
A meeting Of T.rchants Of this city was
held last night 70 consider the license bill now
pehoins .efOre the House District commit
lee. nd prepare some notifications to sub
TT to the committee to-day. Mr.. James L.
, Barbour was called TO the chair, with MIR. T. T:
May secretary. The chair stated what had
| been done by delegation to the District COM
| miSSionerS yesterday, and that they had out
| short time for action. The bill was then taken
| up seriatim, and amendments made; "A CON- 31a
| District commissioners this morning lne gen
eral features throughout the bill OF FORFEITURE
of license where violation OF the law Is proven,
met with universal disfavOr. The opinion was
! almost unanimous that the penalty 1or VOCATION
| OF the license law should be me Only An
IafIpg TO retail liquor dealers. that instead or a
forfeiture of license, the fine be fixed at min
| imum OF $50 and maximum OF 500. Another
was In relation to hackmen. that failure TO
COst I'D a printed card OF rates OF charges In the
vehicles involved fine of so In each case. The
license for apotheearies was recomnendeu TO
turing over five barrels and not exceeding one
thousand barrels, $50; over that quantity and
not exceeding five thousand barrels, $3.50, and
over that quantity, $3.50; commercial agents.
$500 and no person but the agent himself named
in the license TO be protected by it; bill posters
increased from SO to $780, brokers from $50 to
500: gas companies TO be taxed One-eiyhth of
one per cent. on gross receipts, in lieu of a
license tax OF $1,000: pawnbrOker5 increased
per year; circuses from $500 to $500; lawyers,
physicians and undertakerS' licenses fixed al
S25 per annum; dealers In any kind of merchan-
disc, s. on every 81 900 Of capital invested. In
lieu OF SO license and 81 on each 1000 ca )ital
invested. These and other changes were agreed
upon TO be recommended to the House commit
tee On the District.
INTERVIEW WITH THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
The committee of merchants appointed last
night at the meeting TO consider the rates o.
licenses in the bill now pending before the
House District committee met at the Office OF
the District commissioners this morning at ten
O'Clock to lay before the Commissioners the re-
suit OF their action last night. Those present
were MessrS. j. l. Barbour, F. p. May w. $.
lloge, A. SakS, G. Holmes, III. Browning, VI. w
Gait, +. Hume, j. W. Drew, w. III. Clagett and
others. The committee pointed ont such amend
meEtS as they had made to the BILL most OF
which were acceded to by the District Commits
sioncrs. the only difference between them and
the commissioners being upon the licenses OF
liquor Dealers which the District Commission
erS thought should be increased, rather than
diminished; and OF commercial brokers, which
the commissioners advised should be more ex-
Pl1ctt. After general exchange of views IL was
decided that the merchants meet at the office of
MI. W. IL. Clagett at one O'Clock to-day and
prepare tie bill TO present to the House District
committee on Monday next, with the alterations
desired.
MEASURES FOR RELIEF OF THE PO0R-Tl1
executive committee OF the PrOvident Aid So
clety net last night at the Office OF MeSsrs
IL. IL. IL
ing. IN tie chair, and l.. $. Emery secretary
TIE char stated that the District Commission
ers had consented in view Of the prospect of
tie passage OF the funding bill before Congress
dnpToprlatlng money for the District Door TO
anticipate the appropriation to the extent OF
$500, which would be turned over to the Aid
society in day or two. Mr.. Bradley. the
treasurer, stated that some 500 had been re-
celVed since the last meeting, making nearly
SEQ In hand. Mr.. Pratt explained that this
g, 500 had been ANTICIPATED from the special an
nd =,
The SICK poor; that there was another amount
tsl5,0o0) intended for the whole year. This lat
Ter Is 4 the yearly appropriation, portion OF
which Is the market house poor fund. The sec
rotary read list OF articles. embracing food
clothing and fuel, which had been received from
me Young Mems Christian Association. The
tna1r stated That he had received package Of
Ga Clothing from the Labor Exchange which
ad been distributed. He stated that the re.
cent en- ertdinment given for the benefit OF the
POOR, would not probably net above S25, owing
to the i1c'emency OF the weather on the MIN
OF that affair. Mr.. Pratt stated that he mad
been notified that collection would be taken
up In the North Presbyterian church on sun
cay for the Aid Society. He ad-
Ctd that upon application to the WASH
gton Gas company for donation Of
exc, and could not therefore donate ANYTHING
ftr the poor. Mr. Fox inquired OF the chair if
ne hfd seen the criticism OF Hebrew rabbi
upon the language OF the recent call OF the Aid
society. The chair stated that he had: thai the
call should have been worded differently. Mr.
FOX sal that all knew very well that there was
10th1ng intended in that Call TO wound the SEN
Sl6lllIies OF any religious creed, much less the
Israeli s, who notably had been charitable in
this District lie hoped the secretary would be
dnected TO address note to this rabbi dis
claiming any thought OF offending Mr. Given
sad he thought ii better for the secretary or
Chairman TO make an explanation In person
Mr. Pl a I asked the chair if he thought - jD0
would be enough TO tide over to the lst OF
March. Mr.. Browning said IL was a very small
sum; Mr. Pratt said the appropriation of S5,nn0
for Till g up the old canal would afford employ
ment fJr many OF the able bodied poor VINO
could WJrk, and which would help out the Aid
society. The chair suggested that they try ana
get the consent OF the District Commissioners to
place men on this canal work Mr. Given
thought the members of the Aid Society had
CROUCH on their shoulders already. thai this
privilege OF recommending laborers TO the Com
lniSslOneTS might properly be assumed BY the
Labor Exchange. The secretary was insirj,cied
TO communicate with the Labor Exchange In
relation to this matter
collections to this date are as follows:-Up to
TINE OF last report, s., 995 "a. Since-Mount zion
NJ h. Church, $500; ROhrer, 81; DR.. F. Parser
Slo Rev: j: r.. Parton, $50; miscellaneous. 81;
$3,O1156. '>'