Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-20


POSITION TO THE BILL RECENTLY PASSED By THE
HOUSE.
meeting Of business men was held at Shea's
hall last evening to take action in reference to the
clause In ehe police bill recently passed by the
House. removing the license tax on commercial
agents In the District. Among those present were
James ;. Barbour. Peter +. Bacon, W. NJ. Gait, d.
Browning. A. Saks. !. Saks. j. H. Magruder, p H.
Hill. c. Baum. s. $ Bacon, Gus. LanSburgh. Julius
Lansburgh, j. Baumgarten. j. b. Kendall, n. d.
Shea, j. MuelheiSen. X. GOldSchmldt. +. +. May,
Theodore r. Meyer. John Miller, James Mckee, s.
BenslIger. Livingston Young. MessrS Baker, Iuo.
man, Hoffman, Hill, of Hill & Duyall, Downs and
NeGabie.
Mr. Barbour was chosen chairman, and Peter Fl.
NJ Barbour read letters from Chris Abner and
VIM. = Henderson & Co., expressing their interest
III the object OF the meeting.
LICENSE BILL
Gen. Bacon submitted for the consideration OF
the meeting the clause In the license bill prepared
me-cial agents or sample merchants, and providing
Tor a license tax upon such agents Of 500 pei
anDum.
Mr. Magruder suggested that the proposed license
law would compel Mr.. Barbour or any other mer-
chant here TO pay license 10 solicit ORDERS In add
tion 10 the personal tax and other tax.
Sir Browning thought that the bill should be
modified so as not 10 affect those merchants OF the
city who paid personal tax equal In amount To
DEFECTS IN THE LAW
Mr. A. SakS said that the law would not hold In
the courts If it was not made applicable to every
one alike. He thought that IL would be difficult to
get all the merchants here to agree. Their inter-
tstS were diverse that before they would agree
upon ANYTHING this Congress would adjourn ana a
good many others. He spoke OF members OF Con-
gress who, though they had the license system at
home. did not want il here. He thought they ought
not 10 ask too much. They should have q nominal
not get law that would let one man living here
send man around for nothing, and require man
In Baltimore to pay 800. He spoke also OF the laws
In The District which said to man that II he had
nerve enough TO carry s10O, 600 worth of stock he
would have TO pay q 500 year, but If he kept his
goods outside the District in Maryland he could
trade in the District for nothing.
Mr. Hill thought 1t important to have some II
cenSe law which could and would be enforced.
ALLEGED CLERKS
Mr. Browning objected TO the license bill because
under 1t commission broker could employ ten so
called clerks and all could trade under one license
He thought the law should be so amended as to
prescribe how many clerks n man should have.
Nj. Hill argued that the law as proposed would
permit no Subterfuge, Sucl as allowing man rep
resenting some outside firm TO do business under
the license OF dealer here. although 1t would per-
mt commission merchant To have legitimate
clerk or employe. He thought the law proposed,
which reduced the license tax and at the time
increased the penalty for violating the law, would
be more generally observed.
COMMITTEE.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Browning 1t was decided to
appoint committee of seven to agree upon q
measure representing the views of the business
men concerned, and TO present 1t to the District
Commissioners
Mr.. Barbour suggested that, il possible, this COM
nlttee should frame bill which would relieve the
resident merchant OF the additional license tax.
he following gentlemen were appointed as the
committee: MessrS. +. +. Bacon, Gus Lansburgh,
+. +. May, TheO F. Meyer, p. H. Hill, l. Saks and j.
Muelheloen.
TELEPHONE COMPLAINT.
Mr.. Browning said he had been informed that the
Chesapeake and Ohio Telephone Co. had arranged
connection between Baltimore and various little
towns in Maryland, ignoring Washington. Messrs
Browning and Shea were appointed committee to
inquire into this matter
TIE COMMITTEE BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS
The committee OF seven held a meeting this
morning at Shea'S hail, ON Pennsylvania avenue
and agreed TO a proposition to reduce the license
tax OF commercial agents to $780, and tr impose the
same tax on all who sell by sample The commit
Tee called upon the District Commissioners to sub
init this proposition to them, but were requested
oy the commissioners to present to the sub-cOm
inittee OF the House before whom the license bill Is
now In waiting. The committee then proceeded to
the Capitol.
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News Briefs.
TIE American Lacrosse team played their first
match game with the Cheshire team. Of ROckferry
England, yesterday. and won by goals to1.
In the sofJ!slOye flight in Philadelphia last night
between Nike Cicary and Sheriff, 1.-THE Prussian,'