National Republican., 1883-02-10
prsrrrcr BILLS IN CONGRESS.
Bills TINT will be Presscd-Bills Awaiting
tho scnntc's Action, and Bills that Will
not be Reached.

Bills thnt win be Presscd-Bills Awaiting
tho scnnte's Action, and Bills that will
not be Reached.
Monday next will be district day in the
house. OF course the committee ON the Dis
trict of Columbia does not expect to get
through many ,more bills this session, and
there is somo doubt as to whether tho ma
iority will not ask to suspend the rules and
take the day from this committee. 1t is moro
than likely that such n proposition would not
be opposed with much force on the floor of
the house. There are few bills pending
which will be pressed if opportunity presents
tho bill granting charter TO a new gas
company, two bills for trust companies in
Washington, and the bill to punish detectives
acting without tho proper authority, bond, sc.
The bills on the calendar of the committee
of the whole on the state of the union which
relate to the district are
A bill making an appropriation for the purchase
of ground and the erection thereon iu the city Of
Washington, Of a building to be used as hall of
a bill to place tho customs district Of Alcxan.
dria on the same list with Georgetown, d. c., and
Cherry stone Va, and other districts Of that class.
A bill to redeem all the outstanding certificates
Of Indebtedness issued under the acts Of the late
legislative assembly Of the District Of Columbia,
approved August 10, 1871 and May 30 1878, respect
lively, which not held by the treasurer Of the
United States as eX-oilcio sinking iund commits
sionor Of the District Of Columbia, aud for other
Abfl providing for an improved system for in
dexing the land records of the District of Column
bia.
a bill to provide for the collection Of arrears Of
general taxes in the District of Columbia, and To
| incrcase the security for the redemption OF the
per cent. certificates Issued under the net OF the
| legislative assembly of the District of Columbia,
| approved May 20, 1873 and for other purposes.
On tho house calendar the following dis
trict bills:
A bill to establish n municipal code for the Dis.
| trlct of Columbia. Special order.
A bill authorizing the execution of bills Of snlc
aud mortgages of personal property in the District
OfColumbln.
A bill limiting the number Of licensed liquor
saloons in the District of Columbia.
First under tho head of special orders on
the calendar is the following:
| ResoUed, That there shall be evening sessions Of
| this house on Tuesday and Thursday If euch week,
commencing on Thursday. the sixteenth instant,
| to be devoted tO the consideration of the I'LL to
establish municipal code for the District of Co.
| lumbia, ana shall continue until the cOnsdorn-
| ton of said bill is concluded.
Tho bill to punish tho selling and advertis-
| ing of lottery tickets in the District Of Column
bia is on the speakers table.
1t is probable that none Of these will be
reached this session.
Tho senate committee on District of CO.
lumbia will press for consideration tho house
bills providing for assessment and collection
of taxes, for licenses in tho district, aud the
bill for changing the location of railway de.
pots and tracks within the district. Tho dis
trict bills on the senate calendar are:
TO provide for closing an alleyway in square 75l
in Washington:
Concerning the land records of tho District of
| Columbia
10 amend an act regulating the justices of the
peace in the District ol Columua
| To provide u building for the use of the National
association for the relief OF district cOlored women
| in the District of Columbia;
| To amend the law relating to bonds of eXeCu-
| tors In the District of Columbia;
| To declare the true intent and meaning of the
act to provide for the settlement OF claims against
| the District of Columbia:
To punish larceny from the person in the Dis
trict of Columbia;
10 confer upon the senior associate justice o
the supreme court of the District of Columbia the
powers of the chief justice of said court during
his absence or inability relative to the cxlraditon
| of iugitiVcs from justice.