Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-20
DISTRICT IN coNoREss.
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DIsTRiCE IN C0N01E00.
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After long period o. hibsfnatiea NE wags
worksss' Political Alliance q Ne District Of
Columbis comes 10 NE front vttA ansAAAr -.
Today 10 eonefsaional haaraSurs
was on LEGAL topic and The document vas H.
troduced by Senator PETER. TIE bin provides
that from and after the Arst day 81 July nsxt
all improvemsnts % land IN Shs DISCREET in-
from taxation, but the land itoslf y 70 b ~
| sessed and taxed q ID full uarkss vslns. Tho
bill has bssn consigned 70 ths esnsts District
committee.
nEnovHa fHl TAX on Iaopuon p1ALnlI
The Senate this sfssynoon passed the Gal-
lingef bill 10 repeal the license tai Of CAS- per
annum nov imposed upon produce dealers il
the District markets.
TEE 1RcoapSn OF pIxps.
ITO provide for the support Of The ofscs Of
the register Of wills Of The District Of Colun-
bia, and for other purposes" d the title Of .
bill introduced to-day By Senator Mcmillan.
The measure sbolishes the fec schedule except
trying copies. The new fees are % be sums
equal to Per cent on every elo0 Of clear
value Of the estates, money, or securities men.
toned in the wills. There Y exemption from
mn: Zee :. to filled 70 shs father.
scendants Of the tsstatoy or for charitable or
religious purposes. The exemptions do NOT
apply whore the estate sxcssds In clear value
10000, aud no fee can be collected whom the
property u less than d, 900 Fee proceed. are
to be turned into the treasury and placed 70
the credit Of the District Of Columbia after the
recorders salary and the expenses Of his Office
have been paid
The House District committee, after weeks
rest, held long and somewhat lively meeting
today. There were present Messrs. Hemphill.
Heard, Cobb, johnson, Richardson, Meredith,
Cadmus, Harmer and Rusk.
STREET CAR SAcu.IrIEa
Street car legislation was the main topic on
which action was reached and the committee,
| accepting the opinion OF the House expressed
at the last District day, adopted Mr. Hesrd's
plan for the regulation Of facilities. Mr..
Heards bill III. r sl25) was tavoraby reported
This bill provides that all companies shall fle
| with the Commissioners a schedule, to be ap-
proved by the Commissioners, upon which the
cars shall be run. The Commissioners are to
| see to IL that the number and quality Of the
cars provided and the time for which they
are run will give ample and proper
| sioners have power TO alter the schedule when
ever in their Judgment the reasonable demands
OF the public service may require it. This act
| is to take effect in thirty days from its passage
and a fine Of elo0 per day for violation Il pro-
vided
no oNK-HoRsR Cara
The committee then went still further into
the railroad question and favorably reported
H. r. 1922, providing that after January 1,
| use one-horse cars within tho city limits A
fine Of S25 per car per day is provided for vio-
lation.
THE aI.ax ECHO aoAn.
Another railroad bill favorably reported was
Senate bill 1911 a. q substitute for House bill
1915 This Senate bill has been reported from
the Senate District committee, and authorizes
the Glen Echo railroad to cross tho Washing
ton aqueduct under certain we'll regulated re-
strictions.
FoREIGx CORPORATIONS DoIyo nUsIxkss HHnB.
0Branchins of from railroads the committee
favorably reported the bill requiring all for
eign corporations doing business in the District
to publish in at least two daily local papers
stock, assets, liabilities debts, deposits, dues,
&c.
THE SINGLE TAX BILk
Tho committee also discussed without action
Mr.. Johnson's well-knovn single tax bill.
which provides that all improvements to real
estate in the District shall be exempt from
taxation, and the deficit In the revenues caused
thereby shall be met by higher rate Of taxa
ton o. land, which shall DO assessed at its full
potential market value.
Mr.. oDoSNELL's CASE
Senators Mcmillan and Harris sat in iudg-
| ment yesterday afternoon for few minutes
only on the case OF John H. O'Donnell, nomi-
mated by the President as o Justice of the
peace. couple Of witnesses had been sum-
.moned by Richard Rockwell, who bad made
the charges against Mr.. O'Donnell, but the sub
committee did not care to hear their testimony.
The nomination will be reported favorsbly to
the full committee on Friday and from thence
| it viii be taken to the frat executive session
| for action by the Senate.
MAJ. MOORE on THs IIoExsI 8uL-
Chief Of POLICE Moore has make critical re-
port upon Senator McMillan's high license
bill The major makes numerous recommend
| tons as to minor changes in the bill, thinks
| licenses ought not to cost moro than $500. but
expresses himself a. being delighted with the
| prospect Of much needed legislation. The ro-
| port is now in the hands Of the District COM
| mittee.
| RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION TO BRioHrwooD.
| Resolutions adopted 10 mass meeting on
April II by citizens Of Brightwood avenue and
| Takoms Park relative to sundry defects in
street railroad transportation, all of which
were printed in TIE arA1 ut the time, have
been forwarded to Senator Mcmillan.
| GREAT rALLs ELECTRIC sAILwAY.
Chairman Mcmillan has received from the
| Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
Company a large bins print showing the plan
| Of the proposed elevated structure on which
the company 10 TO run ito ears from Foundry
Branch road to the Aqueduct bridge.
TIE SUBURBAN RAiLRoAn.
=. R. Mccormick. r B. Weeks and Joseph
Baum, o committee representing the Brook;snd
Citizens Association, asked BY lsttss to ab-
breviats to two years the psriod allowed the
suburban railway company in which 70 con-
struct its road The bill In question Just now
adorns q pigeon hole IN Clerk Moors's desk,
| and il the committee cAli the measure forth
from its hiding place for action tho desire Of
the committee aud those whom il represents
will probably be gratiHed