Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-16
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Meetings Of the Two Committees To-
Day-MIatters of Local Interest
MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Senator Harris called the Senate committee
on the District to order today ard roll call de-
veloped the presence of Senators Farwell
Vance. Faulkner and Barbour After awhile
Senator ingalls, entered and relieved Senator
Harris OF command. Senator Mcmillan got
there as soon as Chairman Ingalls, did.
Consideration was given Senator Faulkner
bill for the preservation of the public peace
and the protection of property in the District
The bill amended by increasing the
penalties. The fines provided will. if the
bill becomes law (and it was favor.
ably reported), be not more than the fol-
towing figures: DciGcing building. $50;
throwing stones i'll streets, avenues or alleys,
50: flying kites in highways or parks, $40;
loud and boiSterous, profane or obscene con-
duct, S25; enticing to prostitution, S25 if the
person being enticed is over age and $50 il
q minor; indecent exposure. S25; encouraging
or aiding i'll dog fight on highway.
IS; disturbing church service. 500
breaking shade trees or destroying shrubs or
flowers, $50; tieing horse to tree box, So
playing ball Oil highway, So. The speed at
which horses may be driven in the city was
raised from siA to eight miles an hour and the
speed outside boundary goes up from eight to
twelyes miles per hour.
Favorable reports were ordered on the bill to
release all church property in the District from,
arrears of taxation and on the bill to prevent
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MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
The House District committee held their reg
ular meeting this morning. The early hour OF
converting the House interrupted their work
and very little was accomplished The entire
time was spent On the bill which passed
the Senate last month providing that the ad-
illustrators of the estates of Michael Sinner
and George W. S. Eslin and the
assignee of Frank H. Finley be allowed
to take their claims for work
done and materials furnished in the
Improvement OF the streets in the District oil
Columbia to the Court of Claims and have
them adjudicated. The bill, however was
finally referred to the subcommittee ON Judi
ciary.
TO PUBLISH REPORTS OF STREET RAILROAD COM.
PANIEs
Senator Butler this afternoon introduced 9
bill requiring street railroad companies in the
District to make an annual report
to the District Commissioners setting
forth in detail the gross earnings. the
operating expenses, the amounts expended il
permanent improvements and the net earn
ings. The second section Of the bill requires
the Commissioners TO cause the substance Of
the reports to be published in one or more
newspapers published in the District
WATER RENTS.
Senator Harris today introduced a bill Il
provide that from and after June 80 next al
rents for water aud all taxes for water mains il
the District shall be collected by the coliecto,
of taxes on bills prepared i'll accordance witt
the existing law by the assessor of the District
BILL TO PAY wM. P. WOOD $4,000.
A bill appropriating $4,000 was today intro
duced by Senator Teller. the money to be pait
William p. Wood for services rendered tn,
) United States Treasury Department