Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-05


AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
District I'm Congress.
STREETS AND AVENUES.
Mr.. Blackburn 10y reQuest) to-day introduced in
the Senate q bill 70 direct the Commissioners to
grade, lay sidewalks and curbing on any street,
upon the application OF the owners OF a
majority of the iineal feet fronting on such streets
a. intersections. He , also i,ntrsduced
in the House on January 80. TO extend the streets
and avenues OF the city. It directs that surveys
De made and the streets and avenues be extended
committee.
TRUST COMPANIES AND TIE STRONG CLAIM.
The subcommittee OF the District committee OF
the House, having these matters In charge, dts
cussed at some length to-day the proposition to In
corporate trust companies In the District and the
the District to arbitration. The latter will report
favorably to the whole committee. They have not
trust companies, but they win probably bring in
one bill covering the whole question.
PROTECTION OF HOTEL AND BoARDING-HoUsE Keepers.
Mr. Heard introduced bill in the House to-day
toprovide for the better protection Of
inn-Keepers, and keepers Of lodging-h ouses ana
boarding houses in the District. 1t provides that
shall provide a SAFE in the ONCE Of the
hotel or inn, or other convenient place
longing to guests and shall notify the guests
thereon by posting notice in a public and con-
spicuous place and the guests shall neglect 70
person apparently In charge the proprietor shall
not be liable for any loss by theIt or otherwise
any wSer s
appear that the loss was not through fault Of the
proprietor. He shall not be held liable for canes
Seen Separately o sSsrasasa himself
or servants Is Is provided that the proprietors
OF hotels innkeepers, &C, may sen baggage aban-
than six months; provided they give fifteen days
notice Of the sale In a newspaper, and attempt to
serve notice on the persons leaving the baggage.
1t Is made misdemeanor to derraud any person
out OF board and lodging in the District.
NEW DISTRICT BILLS IN THE HOUSE,.
Mr. LaffoOn introduced In the House to-day
bill to authorize the Standard Gas Machine CO. TO
construct works, &C., in the District. The bill
&C., through the city.
Mr.. Rowell introduced bill to provide for ap-
polntment OF police matrons to care for female
prisoners, lost children, &C in the District.
The bill providing that dentists In the District of
Columbia shall have certificate from a board OF
examiners before being permitted to practice was
introduced In the House to-day by MI. Cox.
Capitol Topics.
SENATOR INGALLS, INTENDED
noon and had so announced, but Senators Allison
and Hall, Of the appropriations committee, re-
Quested him to give way that they might pass the
urgency deficiency bill Senator Ingalls, will prob
ably speak Tomorrow
PUBLIC LAND BILLS.
Representative Turner's bill for the dis
posal Of the Fort Wallace Kan, military
reservation was taken up to-day by the House
committee on public lands, and received
lon
was reached, which proposes TO donate to the
southern Pacific Railroad Company about forty
acres OF the reserve now occupied by round
ton was made to this proposition, and
the bill was recOmmiJted TO Mr.. Turner
as subcommittee to strike out the donation
clause and insert another allowing the appraisal
and sale OF the land TO the railroad company. MIR.
Wheeler was instructed TO report favorably Dele
gate Cary'S bill granting $40 acres OF land to the
territory OF Wyoming Tor public uses.
THE TERRITORIES.
The House committee on territories to day
further considered the bill TO provide form OF ter
ritorial government for Alaska and Gov. Swineford
addressed the committee. The Senate committee
on territories considered the bill for the admission
OF Washington Territory, but did not reach the
point OF action.
COMMERCIAL UNION WITH CANADA.
In the House to-day, Mr.. Hitt OF Illinois, intro
duced joint resolution for the promotion OF
mercial union with Cahada, which was referred to
tHe committee on foreign aUalrS III provinces tlat
whenever 1t shall be duly certified to the Presi-
dent that the government or the dominion
OF Canada has declared desire TO es-
Jablish commercial union with the United
States having uniform revenue system, like in
ternal taxes TO b. collected, and like import
nGte, rber imposed rd on ,,s articles brought
no duties upon trade between the United
state and Canada, he shall appoint three commits
sioDerS to meet those who may be likewise deslg-
mated to represent the government OF Canada,
10 prepare plan for the assimilation OF the
Import duties and Internal revenue taxes OF the
two countries and an equitable division OF re-
celptS, In a commercial union; and said commits
sionerS shall report to the President, who shall
lay the report before Congress.
INTERNAL REVENUE AND TARIFF BILLS.
The democratic members OF the ways and means
committee have completed the internal revenue
bill and will submit it to the whole committee at
the meeting tomorrow, when the tarin bill will be
taken up for consideration. The reduction OF
internal revenue tax is understood to amount to
about $4,000, 900 ON tobacco and fruit DrandieS
Though this proposition goes before the commit
mittee as separate measure 1t Is likely that the
internal revenue and tariff Will be treated as one
bill
Mr.. Randall will make public his revenue bill
Tomorrow. This bill deals almost exclusively
with internal revenue taxes and licenses it Is
understood the reduction In customs being inSig.
nlflcant in amount
The House committee on elections has decided to
take up the Missouri case OF Frank VS.. Glover
March IL, and the California contest OF Lynch VS..
Nandever March 20.
Speaker Carlisle, who is In Wichita, Kansas at.
tending the bedside OF his sick is reported as
saying: 1.-The Mills tariff Is very conservative
measure, and ought TO be passed"
senator COckeil Is better but Is still confined to
hts bed.
Mr.. sherman, from the committee on federal
relations, reported back In the Senate to-day, the
house concurrent resolution, directing the Secre-
tary OF the Navy TO designate national vessel Of
war TO convey The remains of President Pace, OF
Venezuela, from the port or New York to the port
OF LaCiuayra, and II was passed.