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business Of storage; to authorize reassess-
lnents for improvements and general taxes.
Separation of Church ana State.

business OF SCOFdHes " h0lHOF1Zo reaSSeSS-
lnents for improvements and general taxes.
Separation Of Church ana State.
Senator Lodge today presented a reso-
luton of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
of Salem, Mass, asking that Congress ap-
ply the principles Of the entire separation
sof church and state in the matter of ap-
propriations for the support Of District
charities ard for the education of the
Indians.
Want Rapid Transit.
Petitions were presented in the Senate
today by Senator Gallinger from citizens
of the District living along the line of the
Belt and lexington lines of street railways,
asking that those roads be compelled to
abandon horse power and to establish a
rapid transit system without delay.
The National Untversity Dill.
Senator Gall;nger today had the bill in
cooperating the National University Of the
United States transferred from the Dis
trict committee to the select committee
having that subject specially in charge.
A Home for Destitute Women.
The bills disposed of at Fridays meeting
Of the District committee We're reported
with appropriate recommendations to the
Senate today. Senator Call had the bill
providing for the establishment Of home
1OF destitute women pidceu OIL the calendar,
although the COMMITTEES had reported ad-
versely upon the bill and recommended its
indefinite postponement
A Guardian for Pensioners.
Senator Gallinger today introduced bill
providing for the appointment Of a COM
mittee cr guardian Tor pensioners in certain
cases in the District. It provides that any
judge of the District of Columbia Supreme
Court, upon the filing of a petition alleging
that a United States pensioner residing in
the District Is squandering his pension
money in drinking or by vicious habits Of
life, and after service of a copy Of the petit
ton upon the pensioner, may, upon satis-
factory evidence, appoint committee or
guardian, and thereafter all payments on
account of pensions due to the pensioner
shall be made to the guardian, who shall
expend the money under the direction of
the court. 1t Is further provided that the
petition may be fled without making any
deposit for costs, and when appointed the
guardian shall pay the accrd ded COSTS which
shall In no case exceed the marshars fees
The bill was referred to the committee Oh
pensions.
Against Garbage Cremntories.
Representative Coffin Of MarylaGd pre-
sented in the House today petitions from
the South Washington Citizens Association
protesting against the location of garbage
crematory anywhere within the city limits
also asking for a suihedeat appropriation
to build an arch over the James Creek sew
er south of the Capital; also protesting
against the proposed change of route of the
Capital Railroad Comrany that Will carry
that road across the Anacostia bridge and
insisting upon ,he original plan. which con-
templated bridge across the Eastern
branch at the foot of South Capitol street
The Racing Bill.
Senator Mcmillan. from the committee on
the District Of Columbia. today reported
favorahly the bill permitting and resula.i ting
the organization Of corporations for horse
racing purposes In the District of Colun,-
bia: The bill permits one OF more meetings
each year, ana authorizes ;fotting, running
ana steeple-chase meetings. 1t also per-
m.ts the corporation, the owEers Of horses
or others who are not participants in the
race, to offer cr ccn:iibate toward purses
or stakes. but no pefsoa other than the
owners OF horses contesting IN the race is
to have any pecuniary interest in the stake.
The time for the meetings is restricted to
the period from April to November 80, and
none are to be allowed except between sun
rise and sunset.