Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-18
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Married Women 10 Own Property Absolutely
IN Their Own Right.

Married Women to Own Property Absolutely
IN Their Own Right.
In response to the request Of Emma NJ. Gil
lett Of this city Senator Mcmillan today intro
duced bill which ought to be Of considerable
interest 10 married women in the District
The bill proposes the amendment Of the mar
risd womanis act" 90 that sections IA and '29
shall read respectively - follows:
I'm tho District Of Columbia the right Of any
married woman to any property, personal or
real, belonging to her at the time Of marriage
or acquired during marriage by her trade. bust
ness, labor or services, carried on or performed
on her sole and separate account or in any
other way than by gift or conveyance from her
husband, shall be as absolute as il she were un-
married and shall not be subject to the disposal
OF Der husband nor be liable for his debts
ANY married woman may contract and sue
ana &c sued In her own name, and in matters
having relation to her sole and separate
property, or to her trade, business,
labor or services carried on or per-
account, In the same manner as If she we're
unmarried. and may make noses. drafts or
other negotiable or business paper or evil
denoes OF Indebtedness. and the same shall be
on IKE ehect and value in law as if made by al
unmarried woman"
IL, In the letter of request Miss Gillett saws:
ne interpretation o; the original act by tie
courts makes these amendments very
necessary. married woman cannot
give valid note for deferred
pas mehts In the purchase of real estate.
snu confeyances are much hampered BY this
decision. Again, q married woman cannot
carry on business except as her husbands
agent because she cannot contract to repien ish
ner STOCK and all the increase Is her hus-
0and anu liable for his debts. In case OF
stances which are constantly arising, the vito
cannon go into business on her own account
ana support herself and family because she
cannot get credit from dealers, who would
nave no legal recourse against her"
TIE LIQUOR LICENSE BILL.
Senator Mcmillan this afternoon introduced
the bill Regulating the sale of distilled and
fernented liquors in the District" which has
been fully described in Iaa S1An. Accompa-
nying the measure was letter from the lis
.rct commissioners, previously published, IN
which the bill 10 discussed and commended
TO PROTECT FISH IN THE POTOMAC.
Potomac herring and shad will be plentiful
enough il the Blackburn bill. favorably re-
ported today by Senator Stockbridgc. becomes
law. Tie bill provides that from and after date
OF passage OF this act. for period of ten years,
the provisions Of the net approved March 2,
1855, and entitled AN act to protect the fish
In The Potomac river in the District OF Colum-
bia ana to provide spawning ground Tor
shad and herring i'll the said Potomac
river, De. ana tie same are, continued
in force as follows: That i, shall not be lawful
70 fish with fyae net. POUND net, stake net weir,
hoatnet siil net. haG. seine. dip net any either
contrivance. stationary Or rohting, III the
waters OF tho Potomac rivor within the District
oil Columbia.
Section 2. That any person who shall offend
ne n net
shaA be deemed guilty VI a misdemeanor,
and upon sufficient proof thereof, in
the Ioilce Court or other court of the
District OF Columbia, shall be punished
DF me OF not less than $40 nor more than
Sl.U Tor each and every offense, and shall
torieit 20 the District his nets, boats
and ali other apparatus and appliances used
In violation of law. which sha.I be sold; and
the proceeds Of such sales. and ali fines eccru-
Ing under this act. shall be paid into the treas
ury; Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be construed to prohibit angling or fishing
with the outline or to prevent the United
States commissioner OF hsh and fisheries
or his agents from taking from said
waters OF the Potomac river IN tho District of
Columbia. In any manner desired, fish of any
KIND Tor scientific purposes or for the purposes
OF propagation.
Section 3. That II shall be unlawful to allow
any tar, oil, ammoniGcal liquor or other waste
products OF any gas works or of works Gu
gagged in using such products or any
waste product whatever of any mechanI-
cal, chemical, manufacturing or re-
inning establishment to flow into or be de-
posted In Lock creek or the Potomac river or
amy OF its tributaries within tho District of
Columbia or into any pipe or conduit
one guilty of violating this section shail
on conviction, as provided in section two of
this act, be fined not less than SO nor more
than slGO for each and every day during which
said violation shall continue, to be prosecuted
for and recovered as provided in the preceding
section.
MONUMENT TO ENLISTED MEN.
Mr. Vincent A. Taylor of Ohio introduced o
bill In the House today for the erection Of q
monument in Washington to commemorate the
services Of the enlisted soldiers, sailors and
marines who fell in the war Of the rebellion.
The bill provides for the formation OF q Joint
committee consisting of the Secretary of War.
Secretary Of the Navy. comusnder-in-chief of
the Grand Army, commgnder-in-chief Of the
Veterans Union and commander of the Army
md Navy Union. who shall erect in one of the
public squares OF Washington a suItable monu-
ment TO the memory Of the Union dead The
sum Of S1O0. is appropriated for the pur-
pose by the bill.
TO GIVE MIR. MILLER HIS MONEY.
Mr.. Kripps Pa.) introduced bill in the
House today to pay David Miller of this city
s622 found due him by the Court O: Claims for
supplies taken and the use of his farr, by the
United States troops in 1863.
LIoUon LICENSES IN THE COUNTY.
The provision in the liquor license bill pre-
pared by the District Commissioners and intro
duced by Mr.. Hempnill, as stated in The STAR
yesterday, that no license shall be granted to a
place within 1000 feet of another licensed
place applied only to the county, and not to
the area within the city limits.
THE LEXINGTON RAILROAD EXTENSION.
The Senate District subcommittee on the
street railroads did not intend to give hear
ing today on the lexington bill-the committee
was simply going to have a little meeting of
its own-but as TIE STAR had announced that