Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-15
THE DISTRICT ~ CoNGRESS.
The COMMISSIONER Csli On Charms an
Ingalls,.
TREY rRGE rHs PASSAGE 90 TIVE nuL roR .rFnrSu-
MINI or FoUR roItcE MAGISTRATES AND AUTHOR
zrNG A JUkN FOR THE rOiicE COURT

rHkN CRGE THg PASSAGE OF TAt Will FOR Arf1fS1-
NE>r or RoUK rOIIcE ssGrsTRArss AND AUTHOR.
zISG JrKY FOR rHE roiicE COURT
THE District Commissioners called upon senator
Ingalls, chairman Of the senate District commit
tee, to-day. ana requested him 20 procure early
action on the bin 10 allow the Police court jury
ana 10 create four magistrates ana the bill 70 au
thorize the tunneling OF ROCK creek
The members OF the District bar are divided in
opinion as 20 what Is proper legislation In regard
10 the Police Court. some OF them advocate tho
btu 10 create eight magistrates-i0ur Tor civil aud
four FOR criminal juriSdCtion--and 60 abolish tho
Police Court But the District Commissioners,
Judges Miller ana Montgomery, and the district
attorney and Others urge the ~ whicA author
lies the President. by and Win the advice and
consent ~ the senate. 10 appoint four persons
learned In the law as police magistrates. 10 hold
ONCE Tor six years, at a salary uf 5000 pet an-
mum each, PAYABLE monthly. by the commission
crS. as salaries ~ other District officers paid
Inc bill further provides that the Commission
ers shall. n their discretion. assign the magis-
trHes Tor duty among the different police
precincts II the District, VITA :uu power change
tAe assignments as OFTEN as they deem ~ adyts-
able. For Incompetence. habi'ual drunkenness,
corruption IN oface ~ any other willful m-cou-
duct. the facts having bcen found ~ the District
supreme court. the President may Re-
move nom Office any magistrate The magis-
trates a!e given original and exclusive jurisdiction
OF al ohenseS against the laws snd ordinances IN
force, except oneu~rs AGAINST the SUNDAY ana IL
cense laws, and u an oicnses against The United
STATES "a thc CLASS ul grade hiuMu a. lFliA tl-
lenses, which may Roe proceeded against summa-
MY m any tribunal legally constituted Tor that
purpose, without trial 10y jury All lines. peusl-
ties. iurietureS ana costs involved 10y the maet--
rates must be paid over weekly O. the District
collector. Any parry dcemiug himself aAguey,i
10y tde Judgment 81 ans 81 the magistrates may
appeal 10 the Police count. All cases of appeal
aud caus : oi which the Police Court has Juri,dlc-
tion shah be tried 10y the judge ana jury q
twelve persons, which shan he selected under tile
existing law Tor selecting JurrN
THIS OH was proposed by J udSe Miller with the
asN,si1nc' 81 Judge MoHtgumrry ana the L. = d.
trlCI attorney. ana the Commissioners believe lC
meets the requirements ~ the case. som DAYS
ago Judge Miller made a statement 10 the District
committee - owing TIE n"DS,tA - prompt legl>-
laiOn IN regard 10 Ills curt. To that time ~ "a
tried Lao cases, IN every uue OF which lurs could
have been demanded. but only one defendant
made the demand senator lnEtlls Nl,litd the
Police court ana made thprauEA cA amin az N q
rs machiu, ~ ana me- Huis. aud q O, Likely Tint
some cary action Nil he taken 90 relieve thctuuft
~ IT, present embarrassing Cuu1luUn.
FAVORABLE REPORT two runs ~ rHF HoUsE
COMMITTEE.
The House District committee held shorf meet.
ING to-day and authorized favorable reports upon
two bills one permits the baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Go. 10 lay side tracks leading % square
1923. between l,th and 18th ana NJ ana stree-S
southeast. The other merely corrsct~ au error ia
the law passed, regulating sales fnr IaNa~ which,
! 10y wrong date. made the advertisement OF tho
sale appear amer the sale.