Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-10

telephone instrument in any government
Office in the District Of Columbia, and if any
telephone company shall refuse to accept such
compensation it shall be prohibited from run
nlng Its wires over any government reserva-
tion or along any street or alley bordering on
such reservation.
resolution calling on the heads Of the vari-
Gus executive departments for information as
partments and the annual rental paid for each
instrument
On motion Of Mr.. Baker CNY.) bill was
passed increasing to 800 a month the pension
granted to Gen Horace Boughton.
The floor was then accorded to the committee
on the District Of Columbia. The subsequent
proceedings are reported below.
District Day.
All hail the District days in the House! They
are few and far between, but when they do
come something is generally done.
Today the House of Representatives becam
not legislative body for the United States,
but a legislature for the District of Columbia
The District committee were entitled to the
entire day.
THE BILL FOB CONDITIONAL REDUCTION OF SEN.
FENCES PASSED.
The first bill called up by the chairman of
the committee, Mr.. Grout, was the bill provid-
ing for the reduction of sentences for good be-
havior in the Jail and work house of the Dis
trict. The Senate bill on this subject was
taken up and the House bill laid on the table,
The bill provides for reduction of the SEN
tence OF five days for each month for good be-
naylor; The bill is accompanied by a report
from the committee containing a recommended
ton for its passage. The bill was passed with
out discussion.
THE CHRIST CHURCH BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Grout then called up the bill vesting in
the vestry Of Christ church all right and title to
certain lands in the District. This bill vests in
the vestry OF Christ church all right and title
to square south of square 1892 in Washington
This bill has formal amendment to the one
passed by the Senate, merely describing the
property more accurately. It adds after the
words Christ church, Washington parish" the
addition, otherwise called the vestry of WASH
lngtOn parish"
The report from the committee strongly rec
commended the passage Of the bill, stating that
1T Is the opinion Of eminent authorities that the
United States has no right title TO this square.
Ihe report says: IAN abstract Of title of the
real estate title insurance company of the
District Of Columbia show that the said vestry
Is entitled to the relief sought being the ulti-
mate grantee of the original proprietors,
Walker and Young. We report that the United
States in 1900 were paid for their title to this
square by the aforesaid settlement with the
original prOprietors and that the sald vestry is
entitled to the relief sought, and We therefore
recommend the passage of the bill"
Mr.. Cannon wanted to know why, il the
United States had no title to this land and the
church had. 1t was necessary to cucumber the
statute books with the bill
Mr.. Grout explained that it was merely to
clear the title.
The bill was passed without further discus
sion.
THE TAX ARREARAGEs BILL PASSED.
The next bill taken up was the one specify
ing the rate OF interest to be charged on ar
rearages Of taxes. The committee offered sew
eral amendments which were agreed to.
The bill as amended by the committee pro-
vldes: That the rate of interest to be collected
OF any person owing arrearages of general taxes
prior to- July l, 1888, or assessments for
special improvements, including the laying
OF water mains, now due to and the liens
for which are held by the District Of Columbia,
shall be per centum per annum in lieu of the
rate and penalties now fixed by law, and of all
accrued costs. Provided, That this provision
shall only apply to taxes and assessments paid
on or before the 30th day of April, 1880.
The bill was then passed.
THE ANACosTIA RAILROAD BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Grout then called up the bill amending
the Anacostia railroad charter.
MIR. Atkinson moved to substitute the Senate
bill on the same subject, which was agreed to.
The bill allows the road to use its tracks
from the intersection of its tracks on N street
south with l1th street east along 11th street to
its tracks on G street south. The committee
amend the bill by clause repeating the au-
thority already granted the company to lay
its tracks on 9Th street, which was agreed to-
The report says: "The object Of the bill is
to provide better street-car facilities for the
people of southeast Washington, now wholly
unprovided, and q more direct route to the
Congressional cemetery for the people of Ana
costa, the government hospital for the insane, |
no n han ocv-ln md 9TH IL TO-
wolves the extension of the line on llth street
southeast-a wide street-for distance of four
squares to the company's line on G street south
east"
The bill as amended was passed without dis
cussion.
SALES OF PROPERTY FOR OVERDUE TAXES.
Mr.. Grout then called up the bill prescribing
the times for sale and notices of sales of prop
erty in the District of Columbia for overdue
taxes.
This is the bill which was drawn up by the |
Commissioners, and simply provides that the |
time OF sale and notice of sale shall |
be in the spring instead of the fall, |
the time now fixed by law. The |
Commissioners say that in January and Feb |
ruary there is more time to properly prepare
lists for tax sales, an important matter, as any
error In advertising the propesty invalidates |
the sale. |
The committee offered some unimportant |
which were agreed to, and the |
bill was then passed.
THE LEXINGTON AND SOLDIERS HOME RAILROAD.
The lexington and Soldiers Home railroad |
charter, or rather amendment to the charter, |
was the next bill on the list This bill author.
ICES the company to extend its tracks and |
run its cars through the following named |
streets: Beginning at the intersection of |
New York avenue and 9Th street northwest, |
south along 5th street northwest to G street |
northwest, and thence west along G street /
northwest to the east line Of 18th street north
west and, also, beginning at the present terminus
OF its cemetery branch on the east side of Lin |
coin avenue, and thence northerly along Lincoln |
avenue to point opposite the entrance to |
Glenwood cemetery and, also, beginning at the |
intersection of New York avenue and North |
Capitol street, thence north along said |
street to the south boundaries Of the |
grounds Of the Soldiers Home; provided, |
that il electric wires cables are used to pro-
pei its cars over said streets from New York /
avenue and 5th to 18th streets north west the |
same shall be placed under ground. The COM
pany, however, il authorized to use overhead |
wires on its North Capitol street branch and |
also to increase its capital stock $l75 600 for |
the purpose Of extending and equipping its |
line ss provided.
THE REPORT ON TIE Bill. |
The report from the District committee on
this bill is Of considerable length. 1t contains
the report of the Commissioners on the bill, in |