Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-23
DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Legislation for the National Capital.
VARIOUS hEAsuREs OF LOCAL INTEREST AcrKu
uPoN-THE FIRST BILL PASSED rs ONE PROVIDING
FOR FIRE EsCAPIs ON LARGE BUuDNGs

FOR FIRE EsCAPEs ON LARGE BUILDINGS
The time In the House to-day was given ur, to
the consideration OF measures reported from the
District committee. The first bill called up BY
MI Hemphtl. the chairman OF the committee, was
TO empower the Commissioners OF the District Of
Columbia to make necessary regulations for the
erection OF standpipes and nre-escapes on all
nOtelS, theaters, asylumS hospitals, tenement
houses seminaries, colleges academies factories
manu1actorieS, halls or places or amusement In
the District OF Columbia The Commissioners are
empowered, upon the failure OF owners OF such
property % comply with the regulations after
thirty days notice, to cause the escapes and pipes
to be erected to charge the cost as an fndebt.
euneSS against the property The bill was passed.
THE BILL TO PUNISH DRUNKENNESS PASSED.
The next bill called up was that 10 punish
drunkenness IN the District. II provides fine,
no: to exceed $50 or 20 days Imprisonment, or
both hne and Imprisonment, in discretion OF the
judge, for any person convicted OF drunkenness in
any public street, alley highway In the District.
No such conytcts shall be put TO work on the
streets The bill was passed
MILITARY INSTRUCTOR OF THE HIGH SCHOOL
A bill was considered by the committee OF the
whole, and reported favorably TO the House, topay
H. Bates $500 for services military instructor
OF the Washington High school.
THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE SCHOOL BILL PAss.p.
Tle House then passed the DILL to regulate the
powers and duties OF the board OF trustees OF the In
dustral Home School of the District in respect TO
guardian or parent OF an infant Shall by an In
strurnent in writing duly signed, ,executedand ack-
OF Columbia or the clerk or the supreme Court OF
SAID District, surrender said infant to the custody
OF the board OF trustees OF the Industrial Home
school OF the District OF Columbia, the said under
taking shall be binding upon said parert guar
dian for the time named In said undertaking as
the time during which the said infant is to remain
In the custody OF the said board. Upon applica.
ton or consent OF the president OF the said board
OF managers Of the Industrial Home school OF the
District OF Columbia, the supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia may appoint the sad corpor-
atlon TO be the guardian OF the person OF any In
Iant Inmate OF SAID school, aud the said corpora
uon may take aud exercise said guardianship TO
the same extent and under the same obligations
and conditions as is now provided by law In the
case OF natural persons.
PERMIT TO SELL CEMETERY LAND.
The bill to permit the German Lutheran Trinity
congregation OF Washington, D. c., TO sell part
OF theil cemetery land was reported favorably
and passed by the House.
SIDE TRACK OF THE BALTIMORE AND PoToNAc RAIL
ROAD
A bill was passed authorizing the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Co. to extend side track from
the main line OF its track In the city OF Washing
ton, into square number 1925, between 18th and
18Th streets and aud streets southeast, under
such conditions and regulations as may be i'm.
posed by tn Commissioners OF the District Of
Columbia for the protection OF the public In the
use OF streets affected and otherwise.
TO EXTEND THE BELT RAILROAD TRACK.
A bill was passed TO authorize the Capitol North
Street and South Washington Railway Com
pany to extend its tracks and run its thereon
through and along the following street:
Beginning at l4th and streets southwest, cast
along street southwest to 10Th street southwest
to an Intersection with its line on said l2th
street. That section three OF the act entitled AN
act TO amend the charter or the Capitol, North y
street and South Washington Railway Company
approved o March ISL De- ana the same ;, Is
pieted and the cars run thereon within SIX months
| from the passage and approval of this act, the
authority herein granted shall be void
Mr.. Gay proposed an amendment requiring con-
ductors 10 be placed on these cars.
Mr.. Rowell stated that this was merely a
proposition to attach to the main line q little g
cent line, SO that there would be but one fare
The amendment was rejected
SALARIES AT ST. ELIZABETH.
The bill classifying the amendments OF the st.
Elizabeth Insane Asylum. fixing the salaries at
So, $50 and S45 respectively, was passed
A bill TO close alley In square 132, and bill to
pay interest on condemned ground for alley In
square 493, from 1870 at per cent, were passed.
MINOR BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill was passed directing the District
Commissioners to remove from the records Of the
District all evidence OF Indebtedness against lot G
and part OF lot f, IN square 226, In the city OF
Washington, so far as the said indebtedness re-
TO special assessment against said lots levied
In the year 1870 for special Improvements along
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, the owners OF
The said lots TO give bond in double The sum or the
loss ia consequence Of the operation or this act
A bill was passed TO reneve the church OF the
Ascension from taxes levied during the years
1S.3-7
The bill to incorporate the Washington and
Highland street railroad was then taken up I'm
committee OF the whole.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Bland, requiring
that conductor De placed on each car ana that
not less than horses be used to draw each car
was adopted.
Mr.. McAdoo offered an amendment providing
that passenger shall required 10 pay fare unless
| furnished with a seat THIS was temporarily
passed over.
Taylor Suit, william A. Gordon, l. G. Hine and
John +. Waggaman, and their associates and as
signs. It authorizes the laying OF single track
railway, with the necessary switches and turn
outs through and along the following road: Com
mencing al the Intersection OF Boundary, II street,
M.ryland avenue Fifteenth street and Benning
road: thence erslwardly over the Biadensburg road
to the District line with the right run public
carriages thereon, drawn by horse or other power
except steam, receiving rate or fare exceed
ing ten cents passenger Tor any distance on said
road: Frorided, That Whenever the foregoing
route may coincide with any other duly incor.
porated street railroad company in the District OF
Columbia, or connect portions or such route, but
one set OF tracks shall be used by both companies
which are hereby authorized and empowered
to use such tracks in common, upon such fair and
equitable terms as may be agreed upon by said
companies; and in the event the said companies
said companies may apply by petition TO the SUI
preme Court OF the District or Columbia, watch
shall provide for proper notice TO and hearing Of
all parties interested; ana shall have power TO de-
terintne the terms and conditions upon which and
the regulations under which the company hereby
Incorporated shall be enutled 50 to use ana enjoy
the track OF such other street railway COM
pany, and the amount and manner
OF compensation to be paid therefor
shall be liable to taxation as Is or may be provided
by law and their cars or vehicles be subject the
provisions or such laws as to license and fees
therefor. The said railway shall be laid ON the
Biadensourg road outside OF the Travelled track
OF said road. The capital stock OF said
company shall not he less than $4,000
nor more than $l00OO0 and the said stock
shall be divided into shares OF 500 each,
and shall be deemed personal property, transfer
able IN such manner as the bylaws OF SAID COM
pany may direct Unless the said corporators
shall commence work within three months
and complete their said railway to the
city limits within two years from and
after the passage OF this act then this act shall be
null and void, and no rights whatever shall be ac-
Quired under It. No person shall be prohibited the
right TO travel on any part OF said road, or be
tn n that Of being drunk disorderly, uncIesn,
cOntag10usly diseased, refusing 70 pay the legal
fare exacted or TO comply with the lawful general
regulations OF the company. Said company snail
make full reports or expenditures and earnings
annually to Congress.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT DISCUSSED
MI. Lynch offered an amendment providing that
whenever the net income OF the company shall ex.
ceed 10 per cent OF capital stock the excess shall
be divided equally between the company and the
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