Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-15
The District in Congress.

District Commissioners.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
On the District OF Columbia to-day directed Mr..
klotz to favorably report the bill to the House
authorizing the Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows of the District of Colum-
bia to negotiate a loan not to exceed the sum of
600, at rate of interest not exceeding per
centum per annum, and to secure the payment
thereof by mortgage or deed of trust on GER
tain grounds in the city of Washington, des1g
mated on the plat of said city as lot number
eleven, and part Of lot number ten, in square
457, together with the buildings thereon, known
as odd Fellows Hall, the proceeds to be applied
to the liquidation of an existing debt on said
property, in accordance with regulations here
tofore prescribed by the said Grand Lodge, for
the management thereof: Provided, That the
or deed of trust authorized by this act shall not
be held accountable for the due application or
non-application of the proceeds OF said loan."
The committee also directed Chairman Hun
ton to appoint a special subcommittee OF five
members to take into consideration the recon-
mendatton contained in the Presidents message
to Congress with reference to the reclamation
Of the Potomac flats.
A letter was directed to be written to the Dis
trict commissioners requesting them to reply
to the resolution Of Mr.. Neal heretofore printed
In The STAR with reference to the amount paid
by the street railroad companies for improve
ments, and whether or no our ex-District Com
missioner was not stockholder in one of the
companies.
THE DRAWBACK LAW.
Senator Harris, chairman OF the Senate Dis
trict committee, to-day submitted a Joint reso-
luton to extend the drawback" law as follows:
ResOFred. ETC., That the provisions of the first
section of an act entitled 'An act fixing the rate
OF interest upon arrearageS Of general taxes
and assessments for special improvements now
due to the District Of Columbia; and for re-
vision of assessments for special improvements
and for other purposes" approved June 9th,
1879, be, and the same are hereby, extended SO
as to apply to all general taxes in arrears on the
lst of July, 1879, and to all special assessments
due the District OF Columbia, and which may be
paid on or before the 1st of July, 1850.
DENTISTRY IN THE DISTRICT.
Senator Vance, OF the Senate District conf
mittee, to-day introduced bill to regulate den
tistry in the District and 'for the protection
OF the people OF the District" The bill makes it
unlawful for any person to practice dentistry in
dental college, duly and legally Incorporated,
Or certificate from the Washington Dental
Society; but the provisions shall not apply to
April 1st, 1881; but no person SHALL after the
passage of the act, begin the practice here,
except under the act Any person violating the
law is made guilty OF misdemeanor and sub
ject to fine Of not less than $50 nor more than
$500, and in default Imprisonment from 80
to 80 days. The act does not prohibit physi-
clans ind surgeons from extracting teeth.
The Washington City Dental Society Shall i'm
on the passage of the act, and at its
annual meeting in December each year, appoint
five members to constitute board of eXami-
ners, and they shall examine all persons desr-
ing to practice dentistry and to those qualified
they shall give certificate to that effect; but
regular diploma shall be pftntG .facie evidence
OF competency. A majority OF the board shall
be required to make an examination and sign a
eertlrcate, The names OF the board must be
published for two weeks after each appoint
ment of new board. A fee OF S. shall be
charged each applicant for examination, the
proceeds to pay the expenses OF the act, but the
members OF the board receive no compensation
for their services. The act goes into effect upon
its passage.
QUEEN BEES BY MAIL.-Upon the statement
OF the Beekeepers' Association, the Post Office
department to-day reconsidered its order, that
queen bees be excluded from the mails. Queen
bees Will be admitted through the mails with
their necessary attendants. This will continue,
however, only so long as no person is injured in
handling the bees.
THE FREEDMAN'S BANK INVESTIGATION was
continued by the Senate special committee to-
day. Ex-Gov. Henry d. Cook and Lewis Gle
p rqss Of bank were
has elapsed since the transactions in
question, but few facts were ELECTED.
They VIII appear before the committee
again and meanwhile are to refresh their menu
cries. During to-days session several state
ments personal as between the commissioners
were made, Mr.. Leopold dissenting from the
other commissioners as to the distribution and
relative amounts OF their labors. The commit
tee adjourned to Saturday.
THE COMMITTEE on ways and means had a
long discussion to-day on the various funding
schemes for the bonds maturing in 1881, but
reached no conclusion.
THE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE of the House
will continue the Interstate commerce hearing
for week yet. Vice President Blanchard, of
the Erie railroad, made another argument
against the Reagan bill to-day.
The INVESTIGATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
House committee on agrf-
culture to-day appointed the following sub
to conduct an investigation into the
administration of the affairs Of the Department
OF Agriculture:-MeSsrs. LIE Fevre, chairman,
Hatch, Anderson, MCGOWAN and DtbrelL The
sub committee will go to work at once, and
Chairman LIE Fevre says the investigation shall
be thorough.
GONE TO VACCNATE THE UTRs.-It has not
been decided when a conference viii be held
with the Ute Indians. It has, however, been
decided to yaccinate them.