Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-02
The District in Congress.

MRS. kENNEDIS CLAIM REJECTED.
Mr.. Jackson, from the Senate committee on
claims, to-day submitted an adverse report
upon the petition of Margaret Kennedy, execu.
trix of John Kennedy, deceased. Kennedy was
the occupant OF land in the District which the
military took possession of for pasturage. A
claim for $4,000 damages was put in, it being
alleged that kennedy's crops were spilled and
his dairy business injured. The committee re-
port that they have uniformly refused to allow
cessty, and they see no reason to depart from
that rule in this case. Report adopted.
FOR THE REFORMATION OF WOMEN.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced in the Senate day a
bill to amend the police regulations of the Dis
trict. 1t provides whenever any female under
the age of 81 years shall be found in any house
of ill repute soliciting vice upon the streets,
or elsewhere she may be arrested therefor and,
under the order of the Police Court of the Dis
herd and be there required to labor at some
suitable employment aud to receive instruction
and practical training; and for the support of
such females in that institution and in cOnsid-
Grafton OF the agreement of the institution to
receive such females, the sum of So, 600 is ap-
propriated to be paid to the Good Shepherd in
stitutiOn. Referred to the District committee.
THE SCHOOL BOARD BILL BEFORE THE HOUSE
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
A citizens committee, composed of Messrs.
Biscoe, Hovey and Fendall, had a hearing by
the House District committee this morning in
the interest of the District schools. They advo-
cate the passage of the bill introduced in the
Senate by Mr. ingalls,, to create a school board
for the District of Columbia, and to prescribe its
powers. The committee listened to what they
had to say in favor of the bill, and without
taking any action favorable to the bill, IL was
decided that one member of the committee
would introduce it into the House SO as to get
1t properly before the committee without wait
ing for the Senate to act.
THE CABLE RAILROAD PROJECT.
In behalf of the North Washington Cable
Street Railroad company, Joseph Paul and T..
w. Tyrer to-day had a hearing before the sub
committee on corporations of the House Dis
to call the attention OF the subcommittee to
the necessity of extending the streets of the
city north where they are already following a
crooked way. He exhibited a map OF the city
and the streets north OF Boundary, showing
how narrow and irregular some OF the street
extensions are, and said that the beauty of the
properly extended. To rectify this now, he
said, would not cost much, but within few
years, when improved property would have to
come immense.
THE TRACTION RAILWAY BILL.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, introduced
the bill to incorporate the Washington Traction
Railway company of the District. 1t is the
House by Mr.. Curtin, and which was published
in THE STAR.
Capitol Topics.
THE PROPOSED YELLOW FEVER COMMISSION.
The House committee on commerce had the
resolution authorizing commission to inves-
tigate yellow fever under consideration to-day,
but did not act upon it. The majority of the
committee is probably in favor OF the resolu-
ton, but minority proposes to send but one
man to study the question, instead OF sending
delegation.
HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments have been made
on the House force to-day: j. r. Metzger. as
sistant enrolling clerk; w. c. Fields, indexer
of private claims; George w. Fisher, laborer;
w. c. McCauley, laborer. and Don T. Halsey,
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CORRESPONDENTS WANT TO BE HEARD.
Several of the correspondents who tele-
graphed interviews with Surveyor General De
Incnt, Of Utah, have asked the Senate public
land committee for opportunity to present tes-
timony to the effect that their interviews were
authorized.
Mr. Reed, of Maine introduced a bill in the
House yesterday to amend the constitution SO
as to give women the right of suffrage
Mr. Hewitt introduced bill In the House
yesterday providing for hve permanent assist
ant astronomers at the naval observatory. The
three assistants at present employed are to be
retained and the remaining two are to be ap-
pG Repres s M lschs Of Connectcas has
introduced bill in the House providing for 15
days leave of absence with pay each year for
and printing, piece workers as we'll as the rest.
The naval affairs committee OF the House to-
az S bs tss IN
struction of a twenty-knot cruiser.
Mr.. Voorhees, today presented in the Senate
petition from Thomas g. Corbin, captain on
the naval retired list, asserting that he was
arbitrarily retired and praying for retirement
as q rear admiral. Referred to naval commit
tee.
The House committee on banking and cur.
rehcy to-day directed an adverse report to be
made on Representative 6eney's bill to make
shareholders In national banks Individually
liable for the debts OF the bank.