The evening times., 1896-12-10
NO COMMISSION ON RACING
Decision Of the Congressional Com
mittee on District Matters.
House District Committee Meets
Saturday Morning to Prepare
Legislation for Monday.

A meeting Of the House District Commit
tee has been called for Saturday next at
1890 a. m. The session will, OF course,
be executive.
good attendance OF members Is hoped
for, though very little attention has been
paid by them to District matters, and sew
eral members were not present at the open
ing of Congress.
The business made ready for the House
by the committee for the last District day
was broken in upon i'll the middle OF IT,
Several measures that had been favorably
reported and which 1t was expected could
be passed in a few moments without dis
cussion, were left high md dry TO await
tue reassembling OF Congress.
Next Monday is District day again, and
it is expected that the saturday session
will take up the matters ON this unfinished
calendar, and, where an agreement mas
been Reached, will authorize the presenta-
ton OF them for immediate passage 1t
is probable several things Will be dis
posed OF ut once
Among the bills are bills for regulating
the practice of veterinary medicine In the
District: to establish "A racing commission,
to accept the betIuest OF Peter Van Essen
for the white schools OF Georeetown, TO
pay certain claims against the District
by drawback certificates; authorizing the
employment of day labor in the construc
ton of certain municipal buildings and
works in the District; for the relief or
farmers, gardeners, and truckmen selling
produce oil their ow IL raising in Washington
markets
The bill for a racing commission is prac
tically dead Racing has gone on salts
factorily without the legislation asked
for and the o wners Of the Benning track
find that the present law allows all that
they want.
A bill providing that the general govern
ment shall not pay half the appropriations
OF the District is on the calendar, but il is
with an unfavorable report from the com
mittee.
There are on the calendar in addition to
the measures here mentioned. quite num-
Der OF private bills.
The rrsI meeting for the session OF the
Senate District Committee will be held
TOMORROW. Notices were sent out today.
In the Senate Mr.. Nelson presented the
petition of Mary S Isaminger. which was
referred TO the Committee on the District
OF Columbia She owns lot No. AZ in square
No. 35s. The lot has a frontage of -
feet upon Union court, II is also a corner
lot She asks, since she has to pay double
amounts for taxes on street improvements,
that a bili lie passed enabling the Com.
nssioners To grant "A permit to erect two
two-story buildings thereon
Mr.. Gorman introduced the bill incOrpo-
rating the Washington * Gettysburg rail
way 1t was introduced in the House on
Monday by Mr.. Wellington.
Mr.. Allen introduced bill authorizing
the Judges Of the District courts to appoint
stenusraphers, reporters, and fix the du-
tions and compensation thereof.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill, providing
for the organizing naval reserve in the
District OF Columbia. The bill provides
that the organization is to be known as
the naval reserve battalion Of the National
Guard Of the District OF Columbia
The officers are to consist Of one com
mandcr and 4 staff TO consist of one ex-
ecutiye officer, with the rank Of lieute nant
commander. one ddiutant. one paymaSter
and one sergeant. each with the rank OF
lieutenant. and the following petty Of
ficers- one master-at-arms. one yOcna II,
one apothecary and one chief bugler.
Each company is to consist OF one lieuten-
ant one junior lieutenant. two enSigns and
not less than two nor more than 81 X crews,
each crew to consist OF not exceeding six
teen petty officers md men. The bill fur
ther provides for the proper discipline,
cloe{ling, etc, of the new orga nizatiOn.