National Republican., 1886-01-20
THE DIsrRIor IN coNeREss,
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Tho House Committee to Report tho
Potomac Flats Bii-To Prohibit Pool
Selling.
The House District committee met yesterday
morning with a full attendance. The sub
committees were not prepared TO report, and
the bill passed by the Senate, authorizing the
Attorney General to institute suit to settle the
question Of the governments title 10 the Poto.
mac flats, was ordered to be favorably re.
ported. The chairman was also authorized to
report favorably tho Senate bilf'thanging the
name Of Uniontown to Anacosia. discus
sion of the bills now before the committee
took place, and some new bills were referred
TO the subcommiitpos, aud the committee cd.
iouTncd until next Tuesday, at which time the
subcommittuus Will report
BILL To STOP rooL GAMBLING.
Representative Sessions has introduced a bill
TO prohibit pool selling I'm this District which
provides that II will be unlawful for persons to
sell or purchase pool tickets of any kind on any
horse race, boat race, prize fight, or any game
of fchanCc or election contest. The pennity for
violation Is a flno of not less than 500 or more
than $500.
TO RAY SUSPENDED SALARIES.
A bill has been Introduced in the House au.
thorizing the payment of salaries Of the officials
md employees of the court of Alabama claims
recently suspended by Comptroller Durham.
the rEAcE CONVENTION.
Representative Pcttibono has introduced n
bill providing for an international peace con
| vention 10 be heidin this city In october, 1881
| for the purpose of agreeing upon gradual dis
armament TO be begun In 1892.
REAL ESTATE SUCCESSION.
Senator Pike has introduced n bill provid.
| ing that all grants, devises, and other convey
arces Of lands tonernents, OF heredltaments %
two more persons the District, excepting the
case of trustees, shall be construed to be ten1n-
| cics in common and not Joint tcnancies, unless
| q contrary Intention is expressed In the instru
| mcnt Of conveyance; that no words of inherit
| ancC, or equivalent words, shall hereafter bo
| vey an estate in fec, simple;. end all grants,
| ConYeyanccs, aud dcYiscs of lands, Nc,, without
words of Limitation or conditions, shall be con.
| strucd to be in fec simple, unless contrary
| intention appears from the instrument. that
| every last will and testament hereafter exc.
| cutcd in due form of law shall pass all real
estate in the District which the tustntor had at
the time of his death; and all wills heretofore
executed, in which the intention appears to
| pass all real estate which the testator might
| he construed IN accord with such inteution,
provided that the persons claiming title to such
| real estate under such viii shall have been In
| possession for ten years, 1t also requires the
| register of wills to keep record of all wills
| filed and admitted to probate, and testified
| transcripts thereof shall be prlma facle cyl.
| dCnce In courts of the contents of such Wills
II also requires the clerk of the District supreme
| court to keep an attachment docket indexcd
| alphabetically. Referred TO the District com.
| lnittcc.
THE WATER sUPPLY.
The chief of engineers yesterday transmitted
| TO the House n report from Mai. Lydeckcr
urging an immediate appropriation of $500
for carrying on the work of increasing the
water supply of the District OF Columbia.