Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Favorable Reports on the Snow and Ice
Amendments.
Also the Dill to Prevent Dumping
Garbage in the River-Other
Local Measures.

The House District committee today IA
vorably reported the Commissioners bill
amending the law relating to the removal
of snow and ice from the sidewalks.
Carriage in the River.
A favorable report was also made on a
Eill introduced yesterday afternoon at the
request of the Commissioners, to prevent
the dumping of fish, decayed fruit and
vegetables or offal Of any kind into the
river at the wharves.
Capital TrnctfOn's Extension.
A hearing was ordered for tomorrow at
10 o'clock on the bill to grant the Capital
Traction Company extension of it's lines to
G. street and ODD street northwest.
The Farmers Market Bill.
House bill G262, the farmers market bill,
VIII be taken up by the committee at its
next meeting for final action.
To Accept the Won Essen Request.
Senator Mcmillan today introduced a bill
authorizing the District Commissioners to
accept the bequest of sl.2oI.24 bequeathed
by the will of the late Peter Won Essen to
the late corporation of Georgetown for the
use of the free white schools of that town,
and to expcnd the fund in their discretion
for the benefit of the schools in that sec
ton.
The Kenesaw Avenue Objection.
A committee, consisting of C. S. Bundy,
General Tyner, NJ. F.. o'Donoghue and J.
Edgar Smith, representing the residents
along kenesaw avenue, took the House
District committee this afternoon to drive
over that thoroughfare in order to show to
the committee their objections to the oc
curancy of keneSaw avenue by street
railroad.
4 ReyOIutiOnnry Pension,
The House committee en- pensions has
orde red a favorable report an bill grant
ing a pension of sl2 month TO Jane
Christian Maryc of Alexandria, the daugh-
ter of a revolutionary soldier.
House Conferees.
The House today ordered a conference on
the Capital railway BIZ, and Messrs. Bah
cock, Curtis and Richardson We're ap
pointed as conferees ON the part of the
House to meet the Senate corferees and
adjust the differences existing between the
two bodies on the bill.
A conference was also ordered on the bill
regulating marriages in the District, and
Messrs. Curtis, Odel and Cobb OF Mis-
souri, were appointed as conferees.
knights of Labor Intlorse 1t.
Senator Lodge today presented to the
Senate a letter from S. A. Clements sec
retary of District Assembly GG, Knights of
Labor, of this city, nfora,ing him that the
Legislative committee OF shat organiZa ton
has indorsed the bill ESTABLISHING addi-
tional regulations conceEning lnmig:r +!on
to this country, Senate 2141, introduced
by Mr.. Lodge. u
The Senate Generous.
The Senate was in a generous mood yes
terGay afternoon, and voted allowances 10
Marguerite Strickland. daughter OF the late
executive clerk OF the Senate; Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, mother of James Taylor, late a
Senate laborer, and Clara Yeargn, widow
of John w. Yeargin. late Senate laborer,
each getting sum equal to oHe-haif year S
pay.
A resolution was also passed directing the
sergean t-at-arms to employ c. F. Lynch as
a messenger at S1,IiU year This is the
man who recently fell while putting up the
flag over the Senate wing of the Capitol.
He is now lying at the point of death, but
If he should recover he will probably be
paralyZed from the waist down.
Two Dist trfct Bills.
The Senate yesterday afternoon agreed to
non-concur in the amendments of the House
to the bill to regulate marriages in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and also the bill to
amend the charter Of the Capital Railway
Company. Conferences were ordered the
managers on the part Of the Senate beins,
appointed as follows: On the marriage bill,
Senator'S Faulkner, Mcmillan and Gallinger;
on the railway bill, Senators Mcmillan,
Faulkner and Proctor