Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-16
The District i'm Congress.

Senate bill for the punishment OF Tram IS In
the District of Columbia. 1t provides that any
person going from place to place in the District
begging and asking or subsisting upon charity.
ali idle, vicious or dsorderly persons without
any fixed or regular lawful occupation or means
of support, all common beggars or pilfererS
shall be taken and deemed to 0e tramps, ana
upon conviction shall be punished by imprison,
ment not exceeding twelve months. Sectlon
provides that any tramp who shall enter any
dwelling without the consent of the owner, or
who shall kindle any fire in any street alley,
avenue or road. or on any lot in said District, or
shall be found carrying any fire-arm or dam
gerous weapon, or shall threaten injury TO per-
son or property, shall be punished by imprlSon
ment at hard labor not exceeding two years.
Section three provides that any tramp who shall
w1Hfully or maliciouSly do any injury to any
imprisoned at hard labor from one to three
years. Section provides that any act of beg
gary or vagrancy by any person not a resident
OF the District shall be evidence that the person
is tramp within the meaning of the law.
Section 5 provides that minors under II
years old, convicted under this law, may be
committed to one OF the charitable, educational,
industrial or reformatory institutions and kept
until discharged by the District Commissioners
or bound out, OF until their parents or friends
give security for the future good conduct OF the
prisoners. Section makes the duty of the
police to arrest persons described in this act
The act does not apply to females or blind per-
sons who shall be found by the court TO be
worthy objects of charity. Section s. Profes-
fessional thieves and pickpocketS found in the
District shall be liable to arrest and punishment
as traInpS. This is the law now in force In
New Hampshire.
BILL FOR PROTECTION OF CREDITORS.
Senator Beck yesterday presented in the Senate
a memorial from residents of the District for
the passage Of law whereby parties In whose
favor judgments and DEGREES have been or may
be rendered in the courts of the District and
the executions therefor are or shall be returned
in substance no property found may institute
an action for discovery and attachment OF any
money, chooses in action, debts due or to be
come due, legal or equitable interests, and all
other property to which the defendant is en-
titled, and for s'lbjecting the same to the salts
faction OF said judgments" The desire OF the
petitioners Is stated to be to obtain a law that
win enable the District courts to enforce the
collection of judgments rendered against de-
PENDANTS, who are able but who refuse to pay
their honest debts The memorial is signed by
many OF the leading business men and firms OF
the District, and the copy OF bill, such as
is wanted, accompanied 1t.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER FRONT.
1t now looks as If the House District commit
tee will not get a bill through at the present
session to improve the river front. Gen. Hunton,
who is chairman Of the committee, is in favor
Of the passage OF the bill introduced by himself
to appoint a commission to go to work at once
Mr.. Aldrich. of Rhode Island. however. is in
favor of first ascertaining the cost to the United
States of securing the riparian rights necessary
for the improvement, and the total cost of the
entire work.
Mr.. KLINGLE AND MR.. A. WATSON.
Mr.. Aldrich yesterday presented in the House
the memorials Of j. P. Klngle and A. Watson.
The first suggests number of interrogatories
for answer by the District Commissioners touch
ing street Improvements, and the latter desires
information concerning the sewerage system.
DISTRICT CLAIMS.
In the House yesterday afternoon Mr. Hill, Of
Ohio, introduced bill permitting citizens of the
United States to file claims against the District
of Columbia, with the clerks of the Senate and
House committees on the District, during the
recess Of Congress. The bill provides for filing
Of claims until the first Monday in December,
1880, of the following class and undes the follow
ing conditions First unsettled claims for dam
ages to real property by reason of improvements
or repairs by the late board of public works;
second, claims for payments on special assess
ments levied in violation of the (organtc) act of
February q, 1871; third, claims of Stall-nOlderS
in the Northern Liberty market, whose property
was destroyed by the summary demolition OF
the market building, and the claims of the
widows Of such as were Stall-hOlders and lost
their lives in endeavoring to save their personal
property in said building at the time of such
demolition. The clerks are to be allowed an
fled and arranged in alphabetical order before
January l, 1881, all claims filed with them under
this act. Section embraces the following
sweeping clause "All claims herein embraced
and presented as in this joint resolution pro-
vided shall be and hereby are forever barred
from presentation before any tribunal what
ever"
NORTHERN WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
Mr.. Klotz introduced in the House bill to
incorporate the Northern Washington Railway
company, which was referred to the District
committee. The corporators named are John
Saul, Archibald White, A. T. Whiting, B. D.
CARPENTER, C. G. Thorn, c. G. Stone and P. H.
Folsom. The proposed route Is from Boundary
street out 7th street to the District line, with
the right to terminate the route at Brightwood.
The fare is limited to cents to the Rock creek
road and 10 cents for the entire distance. The
capital stock Of the company is to be not less
$50 each. Bonds bearing interest may be issued
to an amount equal to the amount Of stock
subscribed and actually paid for.
PROPOSED NEW LAW FOR DISTRICT COURTS.
The Senate to-day passed a bill which enacts
"That any justice OF the Supreme Court Of the
District OF Columbia holding term of the Cir
cult Court for said District, (whenever the con-
dition OF the business in such Circuit Court and
in the Criminal Court, in the opinion of the
general term of said Supreme Court, may rem
der it proper and expedient so to do), may hold
sittingS for the trial OF such criminal cases de-
pending in the Criminal Court as the Justice
presiding therein may assign for that purpose,
and may employ the petit juries drawn for such
Circuit Court for such trials; and such sittings
may may be held during the regular sessions Of the
the term OF such Circuit Court; and the bust
ness done at such sittings shall be recorded in
the minutes Of the Criminal Court. Sec. 2.
That section $751; of chapter "a, of The Revised
Statutes of the District Of Columbia be- and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: 1t shall be good cause of principal chal-
lenge to any person called to serve as tales.
man on apetit jury at any term Of the Criminal
OF Circuit Courts Of the District OF Columbia,
that he has served as such Juror in the trial of a
cause in either of said courts at any time within
one year next before his being so called and
challenged. And whenever paper, on which
Is written the name Of any person, shall be
drawn from the jury-box, ana such person by
reason of being challenged, or for any other
for or at which he shall have been so
District Of Columbia Nnless otherwise ordered
by the justice presiding in the court for
which such name was drawn) shall replace
up in the manner prescribed by section S53 of
said chapter, subject to be drawn again from
said jury-box with the other papers therein"
Sec. is the usual repeating clause.
Political Notes.
Hon. Edward Mcpherson has arrived In Wash
tngton, and has to-day taken charge of the
rooms OF the republican congressional commit
tee as its secretary.
The Chicago Tribune says it will require the
best men and strongest efforts of the republi-
can party to beat T1lden next fall.
The Richmond State protests against the re-
nomination of TYlden hocauSa hp !. did NOT he vo