Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-31

AD~As OnANOAA6A SAS
FRAMING DISTRICT LEGISLATION.
The Senate Committee and the Record
ership-Many Measures Considered.
When the Senate on Monday next goes into
executive session Senator Ingalls, will report
the nomination of Blanche K Bruce rs recorder
of deeds for the District of Columbia and move
that the nomination be confirmed. This much
was decided today by the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia at its regular weekly
meeting.
There was not at any time a word said
in opposition to Mr.. Bruce's receiving sena-
torial Endorsement No republican Senator
raised the point that Mr.. Bruce could possibly
be anything other than a citizen OF the Dis
trict and no democrat said things sarcastic
about the manner in which the President was
carrying out his "home-rule" policy. AL was
calm.
CITIZENS OUTSIDE.
Outside the committee room there was
good deal of motion. For the first time in the
history of the present Congress quite a number
of citizens, all apparently interested in local
ing corridors, or sat in the ce-cold semi-circular
inches scooped in the marble walls.
THE OFFICE OF RECORDER OF DEEDS.
The first bill taken up by the committee, OF
which every member was present before adj
,journment, was the one relating to the Office Of
recorder of deeds, which proposes TO reduce
the fees and make the position . salaried
one. On this the committee decided
to hear argument, SO Gen. II. ID.
Mussey was admitted. The generals
proposition was entirely new. He wanted the
recorder of deeds and the register Of wills to
be made simple clerical positions under the
direction OF the clerk of the Supreme Court of
the District The recorder and register were
nothing more than clerks anyhow.
Before the committee broadens its bill SO as
to include the register of wills, and before it
does anything in line with Gen. Mussey's idea,
1t will call upon Register Clagett to furnish it
with statement of receipts and expenditures.
Mr.. Henry johnson. chief clerk of the re-
corder's office, supplied a little information as
to the office expenses called for by the CON-
mlttee, and In the course OF his remarks said
that there was pressing necessity for an ap
preparation out of which to pay for copying
the records of the Office from the year 170s for
hundred years in this direction. The induces,
too, need copying.
ST. AIMS ORPHAN ASYLUM
More money for the orphans was the request
made by the sister superior of st. AIMS orphan
asylum. She said there we're 205 children in
Congress allowed was $4,000. Twenty or thirty
OF the youngsters drew their sustenance from
hired tounts, which cost from g, 400 to 81, 700
annually. Ten thousand dollars annually would
be but equitable.
Questions were put as to whether there was
any distinction in the receiving of infants be-
cause of color. The sister said they only took
black children, as a rule, when they were
brought there by the police or by some strong
friend OF the institution. If coiored children
were habltually received there would be but
few OF any other kind in the house, for there
were from ten to fifteen applications made
daily on behalf of waits of colored humanity.
There were but three colored children in the
asylum now. Finances were at low ebb and
the coal dealer had not been paid. The COM
mittee will call on the Commissioners for a
report.
OTHER BILLS CONSIDERED.
Senator Faulkner was authorized to report
adversely upon the bill to extend the ordinances
of the city to the rest of the District, and sim
liar action was ordered on Senator Blackburn's
race pools" amendment thereto. In place of
that bill was taken up Senator Faulkner's
measure entitled "a bill for the establishment
of certain laws or ordinances for the District of
Columbia" and on this favorable report was
ordered.
A favorable report was also ordered on the
bill to prevent fraudulent transactions on the
signees of goods. This bill was advocated by
Senator Faulkner and was heartily supported
generally. 1t makes il interesting for those
commission merchants who appropriate pro-
duce to their own use and fail to make returns
therefor to the consignor.
The bill to incorporate the King Theological
hall was amended by striking out the sections
which gave the proposed Incorporation a con-
nection with Howard university. Standing
alone the bill will be favorably reported. The
number OF trustees is increased to ten.
The bill 10 incorporate the Columbia Central
railway company was referred to Senator Hig-
gins as a subcommittee; the bills to regulate
the practice of medicine in the District were
handed over to Senator Mcmillan; the bill
changing the name Of the Columbia
title insurance company, to Senators Spooner
and Vance, and the bill providing for the ap-
pOintment Of a superintendent of charities to
the District Commissioners for report.
HEARINGS
N street, Georgetown, Kendall Green and
Mr.. George Z. Hamilton were all heard by the
committee. Georgetown and Kendall Green
want the proposed railroad for which bill has
been introduced NJ street protested by
memorial and Mr.. Hamilton talked against the
memorial and in favor of his brother incorpora-
tors. No action was taken on the bill.
The East Washington railroad bill was in
formally taken up, but before any positive con-
versation ensued thereon the committee ad-
journed.