Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-12

District committee upon the recommendation of
the District Commissioners, authorizing the Com
miSSiOnerS to pay towards the work half OF any
surplus now at their disposal The bill being re-
ported to the House was passed. The only amend
pay four per cent interest On their half OF the sum
advanced, and that authorizing the commissioners
to pay on the work such surplus at the disposal OF
the commissioners
Other Bills.
BILL TO INCREASE THE WATER SUPPLY FUND.
The following bills were also passed: To amend
the act increasing the water supply OF the city of
Washington. The bill provides for the acquiring
by the United States OF the outstanding title to
such land and water rights as may be required for
the erection OF f1shWayS, and apprOpriateS 5000
BILL TO PROTECT FISH SPAWN.
To protect fish In the Potomac river in the Dis
trict of Columbia and to provide spawning ground
for shad and herring In that river. The bill was
passed with the clause giving portion Of the fine
TO the in1ormer stricken out. The amendment
was not agreed to. The bill prohibits for period
OF five years all fishing In the District waters OF the
Potomac except with hook and line, and provides
for such Oense fine OF from $40 to 500, together
with forfeiture OF tackle.
THE PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY.
Mr.. Cox introduced bill In the House today to
provides that one shall practice dentistry in
the District without proper diploma, under pen
atty OF a fine OF not more than $500, or more than
80 days imprisonment
The House again went into committee OF the
whole and took up the District police bill. The
blll which has been published in THE STAR, pro-
vides that no person shall be licensed to conduct
the business or a pawnbfoker or keep junk shop
or secondhand clothing store, until 1t be shown
that he she Is OF good repute, and has executed
bond TO the District OF Columbia with surety to
the satisfaction OF the District Commissioners in
licensed shall receive deposits before eleven
O'Clock a. M, or after nine O'Clock p. ~;
Of Ser copy of % the entries re to BE-
furnished to the Chief OF police at 2 O'Clock each
day, giving description OF pledges received. with
pledges shall be received or articles purchased from
q notorious thief minor or intoxicated person A
fine OF from $40 to s10O with an alternative of a
term OF not more than ninety days is fixed for q
violation OF the act The bill provides also TO clear
the city OF thieves, vagrants, &C., and provides
for the better enforcement Of the Sunday laws.
1t provides against the destruction OF public pr-
vaJe property by fine OF not less than s.. fine
OF not more than s25 is imposed upon any one ex-
tinguishing street lamp without authority. The
commissioners are given extended control over
bootblacks, newsboys, hackmen, hacks public vehi-
cles, &C. The commissioners are given discretion
to appoint policemen who have not been soldiers or
sailors. II also provides for the cleaning of the
streets Of snow and dogs.
it exposed to publication the poverty Of many re-
spectacle and proud persons who were forced to
pawn articles to get food
The committee, In reporting the bill, struck out
section Ia, amending the lottery act of 1873.
Mr. Brown Qnd.) attacked the committee for
striking out this section, and said that city OF
washington was the hOt-bed OF lottery fraud.
Capitol Topics.
MARSHAL sTROBACH's TERN OF OFFICE EXPIRED
Mr. Logan, from the judiciary committee, sub
mitted to the Senate Saturday the report on Mr.
Morgan's resolution In relation to the tenure OF
ONCE OF Paul StrObach, United States marshal in
Alabama Strobach was appointed to Ill out the
term OF osborne, who was removed. The commit
tee report that Strobach could only hold during the
ure expired with the end OF the Osborne term which
was on April 16, 1884