Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-07

DISTRICT LEGISLATION.
A List Of Bills which Passed and those
which Failed to Pass, with q State.
ment of their Position ut the Time Of
Adjournment.
Owing chiefly to the obstruction created by
the ulcompromising antagonism to the cable
railroad bill but few District measures got
through the House during the last session OF
Congress. There were a good many bills OF
local interest introduced In the two houses and
most of them were tied up at some stage of
progress short of passage.
PASSED THE SENATE, BUT FAILED IN THE
HOUSE.
The Senate passed and sent over to the House
number of District bills, OF which the follow
Ing are either in the House District committee
or on the House calendar: To erect statues to
CO!umous, Lafayette and Garfield, and to
qu1re removal OF naval statue at western en-
trance TO Capitol; for erection of hail OF records;
los % purchase Of square and extension OF post
once department building; to authorize board
OF Iorelgn missions OF Methodist Protestant
church to hold property; to enlarge the Execu-
i've mansion; 10 amend the police regulations;
feiaChg 10 bonds OF executors; relief of trustees
OF reform school; to exempt property OF Corcoran
Art gallery aud of Louise Home from taxation;
70 amend act Incorporating Prospect Hill cem-
eaeIy, 10 exempt property OF Young Mems
Chrlstlan association on New York avenue
rom taxation; to regulate insurance in the
Uistrlct; 10 regulate license tax on real estate
dealers and make IL Uniform; to regulate sales
for taxes; to amend charter OF Metropolitan
street Railroad company; to regulate the sale
Oi liquors; TO authorize the United States
treasurer to credit the District with certain
moneys instead OF investing them; Tor contine-
ment o1 lnebrlates in the insane asylum; for
better protection OF life and property in case of
hres TO authorize Commissioners TO make POI
ice regulations; to condemn land tor Rock
Creek park; TO appropriate $4,000 Tor a
bridge across the Eastern Branch; TO construe
act eAemptIng Howard university from taxa
lon; 70 reduce the license tax OF produce deal
erS; relating TO the foreclosure OF mortgages.
Ihere are, besides, several private bills, for
the relief OF Robert Straehan, Patrick Cook
ana one or two others not included in this list.
THE STREET RAILROAD BILLS.
The several bills to define the routes of steam
railroads in the District were not formally con-
sidered. Both the Senate and House commit
tees listened to delegations Of citizens ON the
subject, but the bills were never taken up 1Or
action. There We're hearings granted, also, on
The subject OF bills for cable and electric street
railway systems, but the senate cofnmittee did
not undertake " pass upon this question.
BILLS PENDING IN THE SENATE DISTRICT
COMMITTEE.
The following bills, exclusive OF those relating
TO railroads, are still pending with the Senate
District committee: For better security and
comfort in street car travel; to establish night
Schools to extend time for payment OF special
assessments; to regulate licenses; to amend
eTS ana duties of trustees OF industrial Home
scnooi; relating To devise OF real estate; TO abol
Ism tue Police Court and substitute eigat magis-
trates courts; TO regulate anu limit the lees of
recorder OF deeds and register OF wills: to regr-
late foreclosure OF mortgages; TO incorporate
Washington and Biadensburg railroad; to de-
nne acts OF Congress for relief OF real estate
owners; to create "a citizen school board; to lund
stochs, liens, &C.; to suppress the liquor traInc;
to protect young girls and punish rape; to
change the maine vi 10th street 10 Executive
ave. 10 incorporate the Equitable Gas COM pany;
10 prohibit the sale OI Intoxicating liquors; TO
protect hotel proprietors; to Incorporate the
National Light and Fuel company; TO incorpo-
rate trustees OF Young Womens Christian
home; to extend and widen streets and alleys
OF tue city lJhree bilis); Ior an additional term
OF the District Supreme Court; to enable eXecu-
tors and administrators of states and terri tories
TO cutter suits i'll the District; 10 sanction route
Of AnacoStla railroad; to reduce penalties on
delinquent taxes; to compile laws OF the Dis
trIc; 10 regulate the settlement OF claims against
the District, and also TO appoint board 10 ad-
commercial statesmen; to incorporate LheGeorge-
town and IenleyLown Railroad; to prescribe
Time OF safes for taxes; Tor relieI OF occupying
tenants; To provide Tor support OF widows, chli-
uren anu dependents; ~ amend license reg uia-
lions; TO pre- sent cOnLag ious diseases; 70 amend
laws relating 10 the Reform school; to protect
women and children IN the District; for better
protection oi children two bliis); TO authorize
Tue safe vi certain properly Ior the benefit of
the pubiic schools; to prohibit the sale Ot adul-
teraIed IOod.
HOUSE BILLS IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
To prohibit lottery advertisements; 70 incor-
porate trustees OF Young Womens Christian
Home; TO prohibit poOl-selling and book MAX
ing in the District
Ine House bills for the relief of st. Mark s
church and to prevent the sale of lottery tick cts
were iavoraoiy reported to the Senate.
ON THE SENATE CALENDAR.
The following Senate bifls were favorably re-
ported by the Senate committee, anu are on the
calendar: In relation TO trustees of the Reform
school; to permit the sale OF portion OF the
German Lutheran cemetery; TO incorporate the
WINDSOR hotel company; Tor the relief OF Ascen-
sion church.
ACTED ON ADVERSELY.
The Senate bills 10 extend the powers OF the
Washington and National Sale Deposit COM
panies were reported adversely, and subse-
quently recommitted, after which nothing was
Union Passenger Railway mpany; a bill To
Incorporate Potomac .ind Chesapeahe nayig;i-
ton company; Dill to hx interest arrearagcs
Q. taxes were reported adversely and indeti-
nltely postponed.
ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR
are the school board dill; the Eastern branch
bridge bill; the traction railway biis bills to ad
just the pay of government employees under
The eight hour law; to tiX compensation OF e,n-
pioyeS OF the government printing oliice: Tor a
commission 10 examine manuscripls in DOS
session oi the government and 10 maze recOm-
mendaLlons lor their Preservation; Ior con-
lies III Washington; tor a monument " Gen
Grant; tor statues OI AntnOny Wayne and Mm
PENN Tor leaves OF absence To navy yard en-
pioyes; IOr a monument to Liucoln; Tor an
equestrian statue GA Zachary Tayi ior; 10 author
lZe the treasurer to deposit Rather Lnan invest
Dlstt let funds; granting leaves OF absence to
employees OF the bureau OF engraving and print
ing; Tor an investigation OF tue sanitary conui-
tion, &C., OF ali government buildings i'll TINS
DiStfict 10 enaDlc foreign executors - sue and
be sued; TO regulate steam eugineer.n-; to sin
pity criminal proceedings; Tor additional
circuit judge; 10 amend Tie law in relerence to
executors bonds; 10 compel the erection OF
hrc ESCAPES, &C.; 10 regulate the insurance COM
panIes; " Change the lax on real estate agents.
~ render wand lax titles.
BILLS WHICH BECAME LAWS.
The only District bills OF general interest
which became laws were: To perfect the title
to the flats; TO construct a library building; to
change the name of UniOntowu to Anacostia:
TO convey alley IN square $50; to require in-
struction in public schools OF the effects OF in
toxicants and narcotics; TO purchase the AQue-
duct bridge or construct = new bridge at the
Three Sisters; to prevent the dissertation OF
gray es. The latter bill was vetoed by the
PRESIDENT.
ommissioner Webb Pays Tribute to
the Zeal of the District Com mi tteemem.
Commissioner Webb's attention being called
to the interviews with Senator Ingalls, ON Dis
trict interests, said TO a STAR reporter to-day:
81 unite with Senator Ingalls, in deprecatng
any attempt wherever made TO attribute to
Congress a want of interest in the affairs Of the
District. No Congress was ever more kindly
disposed towards the District than the present
and it is a matter Of congratulation that such q
spirit Of friendship seems to pervade all par
ties towards the advancement of the capital
city. Mr.. ingalls, is himself host, and he has