Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-07
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
smPersant Action % the lasuse Cous-
0ittee To.Aav.

Ness-s Chandler, Wilson, and Thomson an
peared before the Hourse committee on the ms
trict to-day. and Mr.. Wilson made an argument
against the bill TO suppress the publication OF lot
tery advertisements In newspapers In Washington.
ne argued that the proposition was upconstitu.
uonai. ana that It's effect would be a discrimina A.
uon against the Washington journals but would
not prevent outside papers being sent into the
city carrying lottery advertisements The CON-
mittee then considered and decided 20 report
favoraoly the follow bills which later were re-
ported TO the House:
BRIDGE ACROSS ROCK cREKK
Authorizing and directing the District Commits
sioners to cause TO be constructed, across Rocs
Creek. on the woodley Lane road, a substantial
wooden or iron bridge, with necessary approaches:
ana appropriating the sum OF SIS, 600 the money
70 De available Immediately upon the passage Of
this act, for the construction OF the bridge and
approaches be maintained as a free bridge Tor
travel Halt the cost is 20 be borne By the Distrc
to-day.l
TEE FOOL PREVENTION BnI-
bill making II unlawful for any person or per-
sons, or association Of persons In the cities OF
washington and Georgetown, In the District OF
Columbia, 20 bet gamble, or make books and pools
on the result OF any trotting race or running
OF horses, or boat race, or race u any kind or on
any election or contest OF any kind ana providing
that any person or persons, or association OF per-
sons, violating the provisions OF this act shall be
fined not exceeding $500 nor less han 800, or be
imprisoned not more than ninety nor less than
thirty days or both at the discretion OF the court
BODIES FOR DISSECTION.
Also bill providing that any public officer or
officers, whether directors. trustees superinUend-
ents, wardens, Keepers, or managers, having law
full charge Of or control over, any hospii al prison.
almshouse, jail, morgue, or asylum within the Dis
tncs OF Columbia may, with the approval OF the
health officer OF said District deliver the duly
authorized agent OF any medical college col
leges in the said District OF Columbia the bodies
such deceased persons as are required 20 be buried
AT the public expense said bodies 10 be distributed
among the several colleges equitably. the num-
Der assigned 10 each being proportioned to that
OF Its students: Provided, that II the
deceased person, during his last Illness OF his
accord, requested 10 be buried; II within forty
eight hours after his death any person claiming
TO be, and satisfying the health officer that
he Is relative by blood or marriage, or friend
OF the deceased, asks TO have the body buried:
or traveller who suddenly died, the body
shall not be so delivered, but shall be buried.
Every person who shall have been duly authorized
by the faculty OF any medical college In the Dis
shall, before SO receiving them, give TO the health
officer OF the said District bond In the sum OF
$780, with surety satisfactory 10 said health
on1cer, and conditioned that each dead body shall
be used only for the promotion OF anatom-
trict OF Columbia and that after having
been SO used the remains thereof shall be
decently buried: and whoever shall use such body
or bodies for any purpose other than that afore-
said, or shall remove the same beyond the limits
OF the District OF Columbia, and whoever shall
sell or buy such bocy or bodies or In any trafic In
the Same, or who shall disturb or remove bodies
from graves In which they have been buried, shall
be deemed guilty OF o misdemeanor and shall, on
conviction, be Imprisoned for a term not less than
two nor more than three years, at hard labor, In
the jail OF said District