Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-30
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Measures of Local Interest Before the
Committees
Legislators to Visit the Center Market
Street Railroad Charters.

Senator Martin, chairman of the sub
committee to which was referred the SEN
ate resolution in regard to the order of the
Commissioners affecting the allotment OF
spaces about the Center Market to small
farmers, will, on Saturday morning, visit
the Center Market in company with Sena-
tors Proctor and Gallinger, in order to
make a personal inspection of the premises
before taking action regarding the Com
miSSioners' order. They will probably go
to the market at about $50 o'clock, so that
they may witness the farmers selling their
wares and determine whether or not they
should be removed from the sidewalks
about the market house. Until this visit is
made the subcommittee will make no report
to the full committee.
Daughters of the American RevOlu-
tiOn.
The House today passed the bill to in
corporate the National Society of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
limiting, by amendment, the Incorporation
to the District of Columbia. The following
are named as the incorporators: Mrs. John
w. Foster Of Indiana, Mrs. VIM. D. Cabell
of Virginia, Mrs. Henry V. Boynton of Ohio,
o. Saint Clair of Maryland, Mrs. A. Leo
Knott of Maryland, Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
Of New York, Mrs. G. Brown Goode of
Washington, Mary Desha of Kentucky, Mrs.
Alexander of Washington, Rosa Wright
Smith Of Washington, Mrs. Hugh Eagan of
Georgia, Mrs. John Risley Putnam of New
York. Mrs. George H. Shields of Missouri,
Ellen Hardin Walworth of New York, Mrs.
Marshall Macdonald of Virginia, Eugenia
Washington Of Virginia, Mrs. a. Howard
Clarke of Massachusetts,, Clara Barton of
Washington, Mary S. Lockwood of Wash
ington, Mrs. Teunis S. Hamlin of Washing
ten, Mrs Arthur Z. Clarke of New Hamp-
shire, Mrs: Henry Blounk of Indiana. Mrs.
Randolph De B. Keim of Connecticut Louise
Ward McAllister of New York Mrs Frank
Stuart Osborne of illinois, Marie Devereux
of Washington, Mrs. Joshua Wilbour of
Rhode Island, Mrs w. w. Shipper of New
Jersey, Mrs. n. B. Hogg of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Clifton r. Breckinridge of Arkansas,
Mrs. Adolphus S. Hubbard of California,
Mrs. Charles E. Putnam of Iowa, Mrs
SIMON b. Buckner of Kentucky, Mrs. Sam'l
Eliot Of Massachusetts,, Mrs. William Writ
Henry of Virginia, and Elizabeth Blair Lee
of Maryland.
To Sell Street Railway Franchises.
Mr.. Williams of Mississippi has reintro-
duced in the House his bill requiring that
hereafter in all applications for street rail-
way franchises in the District the fran
chise shall be sold to the highest bidder.
To Sell Aqueduct Land.
Mr.. Turner Of Virginia has introduced a
bill in the House authorizing the Secretary
Caroline LochbJchler certain tracts of land
on the Washington aQueduct, heretofore
deemed to have been their own, but found
by recent survey to be within the reserva-
ton of the United States.
What East Washington Wants.
In the Senate today Mr.. Mcmillan pre-
sented memorial from the East Washing
ton Citizens Association praying that Cor
gress see that The Anacostia flats be
reclaimed and that the Metropolitan Rail-
way Company be empowered to extend its
tracks along East Capitol street to 18th
street.
The Repair Shop Resolution.
Mr.. Kyle did not succeed in having his
resolution ordering an investigation of al
legged abuses in the mail bags repair shop
taken up today. The resolution retains its
place ON the calendar, however, and will
be discussed before the Senate at an early
day.
Taxes Due the District.
The Commissioners have responded to
the resolution of the Senate requesting a
statement regarding the taxes of the Dis
trict of Columbia They say: "On January
l, 1896, the balance due the District on
account realty tax was 1851, ,46o.SS and on
personal tax, $303, ,93627, covering the pc
riod from 1877 10 1875. both years inclu-
sive. We collect in interest and penalties
from 0,G00 to 100000 annually. Two
thirds of this amount would be lost If but
per cent is charged, and part of this loss
would include the amount paid by the Dis
trict for advertisement"