Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-20
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Favorable Report on the Register of Copy
rights Bill
The Bill to Amend the Marriage Laws
in the District Passes the Senate
-Otlrer Local Measures.

In the Senate today Mr. Wetmore made
favorable report from the committee on
the library of Mr.. Morrills bill to provide
for a register of copyrights. The bill is SO
amended as to give the register $1,000, in
stead of $1,000 per annum salary, and the
assistant register $1,S00. instead of $1,000.
Mr.. Wetn ore also reported favorably
from the Senate committee without amend
ment a joint resolution granting permission
for the erection of a monument in this city
to the memory of Samuel Hahnemann.
Mr.. Proctor introduced a bill in the Sen
ate this afternoon which authorizes the
Commissioners of the District to extend
De Sales street through squares 1S3 and 137.
FOR this purpose $4,000 is appropriated.
The Marriage Bill Passed.
The Senate this afternoon passed Senate
bill 1904. to regulate marriages in the Dis
trict of Columbia, with certain amendments.
Mr.. Hoar mover an amendment by which
judges of the courts or any justice of the
peace Of the District might perform a mar
riage ceremony, and provision was in
serted making such persons amenable to a
fine OF from SO to $500 for failing to comply
with the law regulating marriages. While
quired to give a bond of $500 the judges or
justices of the peace are not required to give
such bond.
Considerable discussion was aroused over
a proposition suggested by Mr. Hoar for the
protection of American women who might
marry foreigners. Mr.. Hoar suggested that
in cases where foreigners had married
American women and had not compiled with
the law of their own country, such mar
riages had been held void by the courts Of
foreign countries In order to protect Amer
lean women, he offered an amendment which
requires the clerk of the court before iSSu-
ing license to have either the minister
consul of the foreign country of which the
party applying for the license is a citizen
to certify that he has complied with the
laws of his country before entering into
such contract.
In this amended form the bill was passed.
Wall Around the Jail.
The Senate this afternoon passed bill
appropriating $4,000, one-half to be paid by
the District of Columbia. for the purpose Of
building wall around the District Jail.
Racing Commfssfon Bill Approved.
The District Commissioners have recon-
mended favorable action on Senate bill 1866
''for the Incorporation of associations for
| the improvement OF the breed of horses and
to regulate the same and to establish rae
ing commission.
Inadequate Police Protection.
Mr.. George s. Hobbs, auditor of the
Southern Railway Company, and who re-
sides on Columbia Heights, has written to
Mr. Mcmillan. chairman of the Senate
committee ON the District of Columbia. re-
gardng police protection in the neighbor-
hood of his residence. which. ne sss. is
totally inadequate. He says that his house,
2516 18th street. vas entered by burglars
on Sunday night.
I'm discussing the question Of police pro-
| lection Of this section with the sergeant"
Mr. Hobbs says, "he informed me that he
| is entirely powerless to watch the prop
| erty in that section as 1t should be watched
| on account Of the limited police force"