Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-18
District I'm Congress.

PASSED IN THE SENATE TODAY.
The Senate again took up the calendar to-day
for the consideration of bills not objected 10 and
among other bills passed the following
Relating TO sales for taxes In the District Of
Columbia; Providing that hereafter sales OF
real estate after advertisement, for taxes or as
sessmen6 that have been or may be levied,
shall eutftle the purchaser, his heirs as
signs, II the property be not redeemed within
which shall vest a good and valid title and be
presumptive evidence in all controversies that
all requirements of the law governing the sale
are complied with.
THE BILL REGULATING THE SALE OF Dis
TITLED AND FKRMENTED LIQUORS
In the District. This hfl requires an annual
license OF $500 for the sale OF liquors in quantl-
ties not less than one piht and not to be drunk
rooms, in quantities less than one pint, to be
drunk on the premises, $500 annually. 1t shall
be the duty of the bar room proprietor TO de-
posit the $500 with his application, and also
the written permission of majority of the real
estate owners and residents on the side of the
square where the bar room Is 10 be located; the
bill prohibits the sale of liquors on Sundays, or
to minors and drunkards. The penalty for
opening bar room without first procuring
license is fixed At not more thon $500 fine, In
addition to the amount OF license: and for any
violation OF the act q fine OF not more than
$500 may be imposed. and the license may be
revoked The provision that the written per-
mission OF houSehoiders might be held good
until the Commissioners should require q new
one was stricken out by The coh,mitts.
LOTTERY ADvKRTIsEMENTs
The bill TO prohibit the publication Of lottery
advertisements in the District of Columbia or
any territory, under penalty of a fine of from
$50 to $500, or Imprisonment from six months
to five years or both, was passed in the Senate
to-day.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
The bill to authorize the U. s. Treasurer as
commissioner OF the District sinking fund, after
paying interest on the funded Indebtedness of
funds in District bonds, retain such funds ia
the Treasury and allow three per cent interest
thereon; also. to authorize him to allow three
per cent Interest on money retained from Dis
trict contractors In lieu OF investing the same
was passed.
THE SCNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL,
as reported by the committee, appropriates
$3S, O5O for the Army Medical museum build
Ing; %, 500 for Botanic garden: for public build
ings and grounds at Washington, S64 200; for
Capitol building. $4,000; for Capitol grounds,
x27 900; for Capitol terraces $3.50 Sixty
Thousand is given the Deaf Mute asylum,
$4,000 for expenses OF Executive mansion.
and S14, ZOO for grounds and light The fish
hospital, S62, 400; GARFIELD hospital, $500;
Soldiers home, S1,513,5 500; Insane hospital.
$4,000; Howard university, $25, 800: Ma
tional museum, $151 500; District reform
school. $4,000; Washington courthouse,
$4,000.
EXCURSION TO MARSHALL HALL.
The District commissioners have invited the
House District committee and the sub-con NIT
tee on the District appropriation bill to take q
sail down the river To Marshall Hall this eve
ming.