Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-25

The committee ON library has agreed unani-
mously TO report favorably to the House the
library bill as it passed the Senate last year and
Mr.. Singleton has prepared his report, which
ne will submit to the House when the commit
tee Is called. The bill provides for the erection
of frcp proof building for the library. to be To-
Gated east of the Capitol, either between B
street north and East Capitol street and LIST
e.
ID streets east.
District In Congress.
BILL TO REGULATE INSURANCE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, introduced
bill to regulate insurance in the District of
Columbia. It provides that no company here
after organized or Incorporated within the Dis
trict shall transact the business of insurance in
any OF Its branches unless the whole capital be
not less than $l00, 900, actually and good faith
companies which issue to their members poll
Giles OF certificates agreeing to pay benefits or
sessments upon members No other capital
than such assessments shall be required of
them. A majority of the directors or trustees
of such insurance companies shall reside within
the District. The Commissioners shall ascer-
tain and determine such facts ard shall issue,
upon evidence satisfactory to them, authority
to do business. Every insurance company
doing business in the District shall transmit to
the Commissioners, within sixty days Of the
the preyons ysss sscept that srstsn compa
niles shall transmit theirs prior to the first of the
following July, and such statements shall give
all particulars required by blanks fur.
nished by the Commissioners: and the Com
missiOners may require at any time statements
and Information from insurance companies or
Commissioners1 may see IT. and ali such sta sne
ments shall be sworn to. No company having
neglected to file its statement shall do business
tion such neglect shall be subject to 500 fine
for every day it continues. Every fire insur-
ance company to entitle itself to written auth
ority to do business in the District shall have
assets equal to its liabilities, including . re-
insurance reserve liability equal to fifty per
cent of premiums received upon one years
risks and an amount prOportiOned to the unex-
pired time upon all other fire risks. Every COM
have assets equal to its liabilities, including a
reinsurance reserve liability equal to the total
premiums charged upon all unexpired risks.
gani.ed upon the assessment plan, shall have
assets equal to its liabilities, including re-
serve liability computed upon the basis of the
American table Of mortality, at four and one
half per centum interest.
Before issuing written authority to do bust.
ness the Commissioners shall satisfy them
selves that the company has complied with the
law and they may at any time revoke that au-
thOrity If satisfied company has fallen below
the legal requirements Nocompany ,domest tic or
foreign, shall do business in the District until IL
shall have duly constituted some proper person
domiciled in the District its agent and attorney
monses, writs and processes issuing out of any
court having jurisdiction. The evidence of
such appointment shall be satisfactory to the
Commissioners. A penalty of 500 tor every
Offense in violation of this law is prescribed.
The act is to take effect from its passage. Re
ferred to the District committee
PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Wilson, of Mary.
land. introduced bill providing that the
owners, or trustees Of hotels, factories, thea
tiers, tenement houses, seminaries, colleges,
academies, hospitals and buildings generally
for public amusement or assemblages fifty feet
1t all 40
with iron fire escapes and combined stand
pipes and ladders or either of these appliances
as may be approved by the h building in
ment; also, that the halls and stairways
of such buildings shall be properly lighted
at night, and at the head OF each fight Of stairs
shall be kept during the night; also one or more
alarm gongs, capable of being heard throughout
shall be posted conspicuousiy through the build,
ing notices giving directions tor the use of applf
| ances for escape from fire. The location OF such
appliances shall be determined by the building
Inspector and fire chief, who may give certif-
Gates that the law has been complied with.
Every person who, after thirty days notice,
required shall be liable to fine Of
not exceeding 500, and the building
inspector and fire chief shall cause such appli.
ances to be constructed and that the cost shall
be charged as q lien against the property. In
case OF fire occurring in any building of the
kind or height specified, which Is not provided
all damages for loss OF life and property suffer-
ed. All acts inconsistent with this are re-
pealed. Referred to the District committee.
Capitol Topics.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
The House committee on labor to-day ap
pointed Messrs. Grain, Lawler and Buchanan q
subcommittee to draft bill amending the
eight hour law so as TO provide that eight hours
shall constitute a days work for men employed
by contractors on government work. Members
nj he labor rnmiffa0 that result al
the conference between the subcommittee OF
agriculture and labor a bill will be reported by
sioner of Agriculture a cabinet officer, and pro
viding that the department shall be known as
the Department of Agriculture and Labor.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL.
the Senate this afternoon proceeded to the
consideration of the electoral count bill, and
Mr.. Morgan took the floor.
THE HENDRICKS EULoGIEs.
To-morrow's session of the Senate will be de-
voted to eulogistic speeches upon the late Vice
President Hendricks. Immediately after the
reading of the journal Senator VOORHEES, will
He will be followed by Senators Hampton, sher.
man, Salisbury, Evarts, Ransom, SpoOner,
Vest and Harrison, in the order named. The
| the Senate, and men of both parties who knew
the late Vice President intimately in public
and private life.
up his resolution, submitted some days ago.
providing that the leases Of the bath houses
and hot springs at Hot Springs. Ark, be not
renewed until Congress shall decide whether
further legislation thereto be necessary, on
which an extended debate ensued. The matter
went over till tomorrow.
| NOTES.
! The members of the civil service commission
will go before the House committee on civil ser
vice on Wednesday at IL o'clock.
Changes i'm the Offices.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
| Thomas D. Fister, of Pennsylvania, to be chic
clerk of the supervising architects Office, vice
H. G. Jacobs, resigned. Mr. Fister will assume
the duties of that office on the first OF February
The following fOurth-class pOstmasters were
| to-day appointed in Maryland John o. Hale
Black Rock, Baltimore county; Jas. NJ Miller
Walkersville, Frederick county, and VIM. HI
| Buck, Woodfeld, Montgomery county. In Vir
ginia: S. d. Simmons, Lick Run, BOtetourt
county; T. 1. Kent, Parksley, Aeeomac county
| and j. B. Southland, Upright, Essex county.
FOrd's Opera House Leased.
MANAGER HARRIS TO TAKE POSSESSION AT
ONCE.
Ford's opera house, which, as stated in TIL
STAR has been vacated by Manager Ford WA