Evening star., 1880-01-26
The District in Congress.

IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT COM
M1TTEE TODAY.
The House committee ON the District OF Co
lunbia to-day. by vote Of yeas to nays
agreed to adopt the Neal personal tax bill TO be
incorporated in the municipal code instead OF
the license bill presented by the citizens. Those
who voted for the Neal bill were Messrs Hen.
kle, Sanford, Neal, Heilman, Aldrich, Sem.
mons and Hazelton. Those who voted for the
citizens bill were MesSrs. Hunton (chairman)
HlotZ and Miller.
The committee also agreed to offerthe follow.
Ing In the House: Resolved the Senate con-
curring), That the health ordinances for the
District OF Columbia as revised, amended and
adopted November 10, 1915, together with tht
regulations governing vital statistics, sale Of
.unWholesome food. inspection Of marine pro
ducts, inspection OF streets and preservation Of
the spread of infectious and contagious disease;
passed by said board be, and the same are
hereby, legaliZed."
A delegation. consisting of Mary J. Wilkinson
Belva A. Lockwood, Mary E. Mcpherson, Mary
A. Allen, Charlotte Smith, Harriet L. DolSen
Mary c. Stewart and others, were heard IL
favor OF the framing of bill to establish with
In the District OF Columbia reformatory fnSti-
tuition for girls.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
A bill was introduced in the House to-day by
MI. Aldrich, of New Jersey, providing that the
government Of the Howard university shall be
vested in board Of Is trustees, one of whom
shall be president; two shall be members of the
Senate for their Senatorial term; four members
OF the House OF Representatives, to be appointed
by the Speaker; six to be elected by the exist
ing board OF trustees.
DISTRICT BILLS In THE SENATE.
A bill was reported to the Senate from the
District committee to-day authorizing the Com
missioners to appoint an inspector of plumbing
The proposed inspector VIII have Jurisdiction
only over the plumbing OF houses built after
his appointment; he will not have authority to
interfere with work already done.
Senator Harris to-day introduced a bill to e-
gallZe the health ordinances OF the District, as
revised amended, and adopted by the late board
OF health, Nov. 18th, 1915, together with rpgula.
tions governing vital statistics, the sale OF un-
Wholesome food, inspection of marine products
and Of streets, and prevention OF the Spread OF
infectious diseases.
Senator Hereford, to-day, introduced bill to
authorize the District Commissioners to erect a
market house on square 446, in Washington
CITY. InlS square was purchased from w. W.
CorcoTan for market purposes and fronts on
ttn, extending from TO streets.
TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Townshend, OF Ill.
introduced bill, which was referred to the Dis
uict committee, to create board OF assessment
and taxation for the District 1t provides for a
division OF the District by the Commissioners
and every five years thereafter; in each, one
real estate owner Is to be appointed, to be
known as beard of assessment and taxation,
whose duty it shall be to make an assessment OF
the yalt,e OF all the real estate and the improve
mentS thereon liable to taxation. They shall,
before the 1St OF July 1880, determine in what
manner that property other than real estate shall
be taxed. and may impose tax on trades, occupa-
tions and corporations by license or otherwise.
and tax on personal property not exempted
by law. Each member of the board is TO make
the assessment in the respective district TO
which he is appointed.
THE GAsLIGHT QUESTION.
The special House subcommittee of the Dis
trict committee TO investigate the Washington
Gaslight Company was appointed this afternoon
and consists OF Messrs. Aldrich, Neal, iIazelton
and Miller.