The morning times., 1895-12-06
DISTRICT BILLS POUR IN
Public Printer Unable to Keep
Up with the Rush.
COMMISSIONERS HUSTLING
They Are Amend Ing and Fixing Up
the Left Over Acts of the Last
Congress-Gossip on the Vacancies
I'm the Senate District Committee.
Number Introduced YESTERDAY.

District bills are pouring into the Senate.
1t keeps members of the District Committee
| busy presenting them.
In the District Committees room only
five OF the bills have been received and filed.
It's the fault OF the printer that more are
not in.
He is away behind in his work. More
bills OF local interest have gone into the
Public Printers hand this Congress than
ever before i'll the first three or four days.
Senator Harris chairman Of the commit
tee, took copies OF all the bills that failed
| TO pass last Congress and sent them TO the
Commissioners. These gentlemen are
amending them as they see fit and send
ing them back. on their arrival one OF
the District Committee members presents
them.
There is a good deal of gossip going as
TO who will be chosen TO fill the two vacan-
cies on the committee. 1t is generally ex-
pected that Virginia willwant herrepresent-
| alton ON this committee, Senator Hunton,
| a member OF the last Senate having been ON
it.
II Senator Daniel is placed on the com
| mittee 1t Will require great deal of chang
ing around. That is if the Democrats
| remain IN power. Senator Martin OF
| Kansas was on the committee. too and the
| West will wants its representation, If an
| extra Democratic Senator from that sec
| ton can be found.
| A large number of local bills were intro
duced in the Senate yesterday.
NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
Senator Faulkner introduced a bill pro-
vidiDg for municipal building and court
| house in the District. 1t was referred to
| the District Committee.
The bill provides that there shall be
| constructed fireproof building, for the
| accommodation OF The municipal offices and
| courts of the District of Columbia, 10 be
| erected on or near the part of public
| reservation No. 8, commonly known as
| judiciary Square, upon which the city hall
is now situated. ana such additional por-
| uoD OF said reservation adjacent thereto
| as in their judgment may be necessary
| for such purpose.
The construction of the building shall
not cost more than two million five hundred
| thousand dollars, one-half of which shall
| be chargeable to the revenues of the Dis
| trict of Columbia and the other half pa yable
out of any money in the Treasury of the
| United States not otherwise appropriated.
One hundred thousand dollars are TO be
appropriated for the commencement of the
| work, including the removal of the present
| building, or SO much thereof as may be
obligations authorized.
REGISTER OF COPYRIGHT
Senator Morrill, introduced a bill TO pro-
vide for the register uf copyright
1t provides that from this date all duties
| relating TO the record of copyrights here
| tofure imposed by law upon the Librarian
OF Congress shall be performed by an
| officer, Ia be designated as Register of
| Copyrights, appointed by the President and
| confirmed by the Senate, who shall perform
| said duties under direction of the Libra
| rian of Congress.
He shall receive n compensation of $1,000
per year, and shall bave an assistant at
| $4,000.
The register must deliver daily, or as
often as tue Secretary OF the Treasury may
| designate. all moneys received by him.
Mr.. Faulkner introduced bill relating
| to the acknowledgment of instruments af
| fecting real estate within the District.
| He also presented bill to prevent fra udu-
| lent devices in the District. 1t was intro
| duced last Congress.
Senator Faulkner also introduced an old
bill, authorizing the construction of build
| ing for the accommodation of the United
| States Patent Office.
NEW TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
Senator German introduced bill to per-
| NIT the Standard Telephone Company of
Washington and Baltimore to operate tele-
phone and telegraph plants here
| 1t provides that the District Commits
sioners be authorized tn permit the Stand
ard to erect all the necessary poles and
| wires to give a telephone service. 1t
must lay underground wires in the streets
and avenues, but may string them on poles
In the alleys. The restrictions of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Company apply in
this case.
II provides that the rates to be charged
shall not at any time be more than $50 per
year for residences nor SIS for business
houses. and such additional sum for serv-
ices outside city limits as the Commission
ers may approve. and that the various de.
partments OF the District must not be
charged more than SIS per telephone per
year.
Some Congressmen believe in nineteenth
| century ideas of women. Among them is
| Representative McRac OF Arkansas. who
| has introduced u bill III relation 10 the sep
arate estates of married women in the Dis.
| trict of Columbia.
It provides that all the real and pers onal
| property of any married woman in the Dis
| trict. acquired either before or after mar
| riage. shall remain her own separate prop
| erty nS long as She desires She can he