Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-17
LEGISLATION FOR THE DISTRICT.


important Measures Pending Before
the House Dtstrics COMMUNICATIONS
Current Capitol Notes.
The subcommittee of the House District
committee have been working pretty steadily,
giving very careful consideration TO the various
District matters before them. Representative
Barbour, the chairman of the committee, intro
duced a resolution in the House yesterday,
which was referred to the committee rules,
asking that the second Monday in each month
for the remainder of the session be set aside
for the consideration OF District legislation.
This will probably he granted. There are quite
number of things OF considerable Importance,
besides many minor matters, the committee
hope to get through this session. 1t Is expected
that they will report favorably the school trus-
tee bill upon which they had a hearing yester-
day, as quite a large majority OF the committee
are known TO favor it. The mechanics
lien bill they expect TO pass. They want to get
through several bills from the judiciary SUBJ
committee-for a criminal CODE regulating
the conveyance OF real estate and a police mag
istrates bill. differing somewhat from the ono
introduced into the House. They expect To
evolve something out of the various bills asking
for street railroad charters i'm the District which
nave been referred TO them. They will not grant
charters to lines on any OF the avenues. nor on
streets in sections of the city where there are
good accommodations now, but they will prob
ably favor the construction OF line OF cable or
electric railroad in the north and northeast
ern part OF the city, where there is an
line now in existence. Another one of the
most important things the subcommittee Is
| now at work on and which they expect to put
through the House this session, Is a bill author
1zing the extension OF the streets northwest.
Members OF the subcommittee in charge of the
| bill say 1T is a thing that should be done at
once; that the experiences in other cities show
the trouble and expense attending delay. Sew
erai of them have had personal experience in
their own cities, and are heartily i'm favor of the
measure. They say that to allow streets To be
cut at random over the hills i'm the north
| Of the city will either spoil the appear
ance OF the city altogether or Will
later on cost an immense amount OF money.
Their idea is that streets in the extension of
| the city should be allowed except WI ere they
| conform with the streets now laid out, and all
new streets should be laid out under the super
vision of the Engineer Com missioner, with the
| approval of the whole Board OF Commissioners.
The topography of the country might he such
streets wind a little about the hills. but this
deviation from a straight line should be only by
the approval of the Commissioners.
THE BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE YES
| TERDAY
by Mr.. Hemphill, to amend the laws of the Dis
trct with relation to conveyances of real estate,
| and to substitute magistrates for the police
judge were substitutes for the various bills upon
these subjects before the committee, as approved
| by the bar association.
The bill relating to conveyances provides that
| no words OF inheritance or equivalent words
shall be required in any deed or will hereafter
| made TO convey or create an estate in fee sim
ple but every grant or devise Of land in the
District of Columbia hereafter made shall vest
4 In the grantee or deyiSee all the interest and
estate, legal or equitable, OF the grantor or de-
visor IN the premises granted or devised, unless
an Intent to pass less estate or interest Is eN-
pressed or necessarily implied. The
clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of
| Coiumb a shall keep an attachment docket, in
which, as well in the regular docket all
attachments against real estate hereafter issued,
| whether in cases heretofore or hereafter COM
menced, shall be entered, and the said clerk
shall also enter in such attachment docket, in
brief the description OF the property seized
| under such attachment The lien on any such
attachment shall take effect, as to purchasers
and creditors, without actual notice. only from
| the time OF the entry in The attachment docket
The magistrates bill provides for four civil
the annon 10 s ss
| magistrates mus have lived five years in the
d. e before their appointment, and their term
OF office is to be six years.
COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND.
bill to give $1,000 TO Mrs. Almira v.
| Brown, Of this city, as compensation for the
| loss of her husband a skilled laborer, who was
| killed in the Washington navy yard July %,
| 1861, by the explosion of ordnance, was intro
duced in the House yesterday by Mr.. Wilkins,
| of Ohio.
CITY POST OFFICE SITE.
Representatives Dibble, Cole, and Miliken, of
| the House public buildings and grounds COM
mittee, are the subcommittee appointed to
select site for a new city post office i'm WASH
ington. DIR. Cole told a STAR reporter that the
subcommittee had not yet selected a site; that
| they had not even looked at one. Messrs.
Dibble and Miliken are both out OF town, and
nothing will be done until next week. They
| will then go out to look up a suitable site.
PETITIONS OF KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Mr.. Blair to-day presented a petition in the
| Senate from the Knights OF Labor of Washing
| ton in favor Of the opening of Oklahoma To set
Element.
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a petition dated Nashua. \. H., March / 5, SS6
as follows: at is well known throughout the
country that there is great effort being made
in Congress to repeal or amend the present lien
law in force in the District OF Columbia. which
effort is in the interest OF real estate Spectators
and money-lenders and directly against the
workingmen." 1t then states that the knights
of Labor of Nashua ask the rejection of the bill
to amend the lien law of the District Referred
to the District committee.
THE GLOBE BUILDING.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Harris presented
| petition from Franklin Rives, of Washington,
asking that Congress purchase the Congress-
ional Globe building and grounds, situated on
Pennsylvania avenue, between Sd and Al,
eminent printing office in the publication of the
Congressional Record and tor other public print
| Ing also tor the storage of documents, etc. Re-
ferred TO the committee on printing.
PUNISHMENT OF RAPE.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Frye presented q
| tional society of Washington, in favor of the
bill for the protection of girls and the punish
ment of rape. Referred TO the District commit
tee.
REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM THE GOVERN
MENT PRINTING OFFICE.
The Senate to-day passed the House bill APP
propriating 81, 500 to enable the public printer
to continue In effect the joint resolution author
iziug the removal Of certain material from the
Government Printing Office.
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO RECLAIM FALLEN
WOMEN.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Ingalls, presented
petition from Mrs. S. NJ. Harvey, president and
other ladies of the association for works of
mercy in the District of Columbia, represent
ing that it was organized over two years ago
to reclaim fallen women and to lead them in
the paths of Christian lite: that a building was
purchased at u cost of $15, 500, upon which an
instalment OF So, 500 was paid; that the house
has been sustained entirely by voluntary con-
tributions, without any aid from Congress-;
that while the reformatory for boys is sup
ported at public expense, no provision is made
for unfortunate women: that this evil in
creasing and the association has not the
means TO aid all who call tor help. The Senate
of last Congress voted $4,000, but il was lost
by accident in the House. The petition asks
reasonable help from Congress for this ''noble
charity" Referred to the appropriations COM
mittee.