Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-08

OF WATER RENTS APPROVED.
At the regular monthly meeting Of the Citi-
zens Committee Of One Hundred last night at
the Grand Army building DR.. Robert Reyburn
presided with E. B. Stocking as secretary.
Charles +. Hovey offered a resolution author
izing the appointment of a special subcom-
mlttee OF nine to memorialize Congress in be-
half of the passage of the citizens school bill
previously adopted by the committee. This
was agreed to and then came up the questions
OF the neutrality-suspicious. in Congress
and an improved form of government for the
District
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS.
Mr.. r. 7. Morsel focused the first by a
resolution which recited the helplessness of the
people Of the District either to relieve Con-
gress from the ever-increasing burden of petty
local legislation or to lay before Congress by
agents of their own choice their conditions and
needs. and which called for a special COM
mittee (to consist of one member from each
districD to report upon the desirability of
action on the part of the general committee
looking toward representation in Congress and
the electoral college.
There was no debate on the resolution and it
was adopted after Mr.. Morsell had Endorsed
Senator Biair's bill looking to the end sought
by the committee.
MENT FAVORED.
Mr.. ". G. Dodge then offered the following:
Resolved, that the Citizens Committee of One
Hundred hereby reafirm its approval and
adoption Of the memorial and bill heretofore
adopted for an improvement in the present
form Of government for the District of Column
bia whereby it is proposed to give to all Sec
tlons OF the District some voice in the manage
me- mt of the purely local affairs.
Resolved, That the executive committee
heretofore appointed to present and urge the
same before the proper committees of the two
houses OF Congress be, and the same is hereby,
continued and instructed to take all proper
steps to secure the passage of said bill.
Resolved That the president OF the Commit
tee OF One Hundred be, and hereby il, appointed
chairman OF said executive committee, and
that he IN connection with the surviving mein-
bers OF said executive committee are hereby
authorized TO fill existing vacancies and to add
to their number such additional members of
the Committee OF One Hundred in their dis
cretlon they may deem advisable.
In brief explanatory speech Mr. Dodge
made clear the meaning Of his resolutions, and
on being put they were adopted. Hardly had
the chairman made the announcement when
Philip Dwyer raised the point of mo quorum"
but he did 1t too late to affect Mr. Dodge's res
olutions
THE ABOLITION OF WATER RENTS
was brought forward by NJ. L Weller. He
asked for the appointment of a committee of
three to draft a bill for that purpose and pre-
sent it to Congress.
Mr. Dodge thought it was questionable policy
to introduce such bill just now. He favored
the measure. though,
Mr. Wellers motion was put to the meeting
and as nothing was said about the lack of
quorum the nineteen members present voted
aye and the business OF the committee was
temporarily suspended.
Mr.. Weller, DIR. Bettes and DR.. c. II. Adams
were appointed to constitute the anti-water
tax committee. They will formulate bill i'm
mediately.