Evening star., 1897-01-22
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Many Local Measures to Be Reported Favor
ably to the Senate.
Among Them the Bill to Extend the
to Give Rapid Transit.


chairman; Gallinger. Proctor. Baker, Wet
more, Faulkner, Martin and Bacon.
Potomac Park.
Senate bill 1907, declaring the Potomac
fats a public park. was ordered to be re-
ported favorably by Mr.. Wetmore. with an
amendment making the name Of the park
Potomac" instead of ''Riverside.'' In ac-
oordance with a recommendation Of the
Commissioners.
House bill 1910, to cure the title to GER
tain real estate in the District of Columbia,
was favorably considered, and will be re-
ported to the Senate by Mr.. Faulkner
This bill cures a technical cloud on the
title of property located at the corner Of
11th and streets southeast, and owned by
George w. Watson, an ex-Cnfon soldier
who lately resigned his position as chief
clerk Of the navy yard, on account OF ILL
ness brought the effect of wounds
received in the army. The cloud to the
title of the property, which has been the
home of Mr.. Watson for over quarter OF
a century, dates back over seventy-fve
years.
Eastern Branch Bridge.
A favorable report was also ordered on
House bill sO1O. to authorize survey for
construction Of a bridge across the Eastern
branch of the Potomac river in line with
Massachusetts avenue extended, eastward.
Mr. Mcmillan will report the measure.
Mr.. Mcmillan will also make favorable
report from the committee on House bill
910 to authorize the Washington and
Glen Echo Railroad Company to obtain
right of way and construct tracks into the
District of Columbia 600 feet.
The Tax Sale Bill.
House bill S499, in relation to tax sales in
the District of Columbia, was also favor
ably considered. and will be reported to
the Senate by Mr.. Mcmillan. This bill pro-
vices for the sale of property over two
years in arrears of taxes under conditions
which will protect the interests Of the Dis
trict to a much greater extent than now is
the case. This bill has been approved by
the Commissioners, and was framed upon
recommendation Of the collector of taxes.
To Extend the Time.
The committee also instructed the chair
man, Mr.. Mcmillan. to make favorable
report On bill to amend the charters of
the lexington and Soldiers Home and Belt
railway companies, extending the time in
which those companies are to introduce
rapid transit on their lines. The form in
which this measure will be reported is yet
to be decided en- by Mr.. Mcmillan, but the
matter will probably be placed before the
Senate by him on Monday.
Morse Liquor Bill.
Messrs Bacon and Mcmillan were named
additional members of the subcommittee
to consider the Morse liquor bill, the other
members of the subcommittee being Massrs.
Proctor and Faulkner. There will be no
more hearings on this bill. and the sub
committee will probably report it to the
Senate in 9. few days with amendments that
will not affect its general purpose.
To Accept the Won Essen Bequest.
The committee decided to have Senate
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by Mr.. Gallinger. recommitted to the COM
mittee for further consideration. This bill
s to authorize the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia to accept the bequest
of the late Peter Won Essen for the use
OF the public white schools Of that portion
of the District known as Georgetown. This
action was taken upon statements made
by the heirs of the late Peter Won Essen.
who claim the estate to be disposed of by
the bill, and which new amounts to about
$4,000. The beQuest was made at time
when there was no public fund with which
to maintain the school system of George
town. and the conditions having changed
the heirs claim that the money involved
and now held in bank should be returned to
them.
New Printing Office Site.
The House committee on public buildings
and grounds spent an hour today in ex-
ecutive session considering the question
of site for a new government printing
office No conclusion was reached and the
committee decided to visit a number of the
proposed sites this afternoon.
Justices Court.
Mr. Woodman Of Illinois has introduced
a bill in the House CHR. 1O,0a3) providing
that every case before a justice of the
peace in the District of Columbia for the
collection of debt shall be commenced by
summons, in which the justice shall specify
$~Iv1 Iar y,I ht-1 k,.~II
be between the hours Of o'clock in the
morning and o'clock in the afternoon. for
the trial, not less than five nor more than
fifteen days from the date of such sum-
mons, at which time and place the defend
ant Is to appear. Every summons shall be
served at least three days before the time
of trial mentioned therein by reading the
same to the defendant.
The Age of Consent.
The House committee on judiciary today
considered the bill raising the age Of con-
sent in the District. 1t was recommitted
to subcommittee consisting OF Messrs.
Broderick. Brown and Bailey, who will give
il further consideration.
To Restrict yivi.ectfon.
Senator GalIinger today submitted to the
Senate letters from various distinguished
men throughout the country In favor of
the bill for restricting vivisecticn in the
District OF Columbia. Among the signers
of these letters were Bishop George r.
Seymour Of Illinois, Martin L. D'Voge Of
the University of Michigan, George Gates
president of the Iowa College: w. P. john
son of Geneva College. Beaver Falls
Pa, and g. Burnham of the Hamilton
Theological Seminary Of Hamilton, N. Y
District Appropriations.
The subcommittee Of the House commit
tee on appropriations. having charge Of
the District appropriation bill, today took
up the item Of appropriations relating to
the board. Of children's guardians. In this
connection Mr. and Mrs. Sturgess came
before the subcommittee to lodge a COM
plant against the board. They said that
child which had been indentured to
them by tine board had subsequently been
kidraped by an agent of the board. This
matter, which is now in the courts and is
familiar to readers of The Star. was de-
tailed to the committee and some time
was spent In hearing It,
Pollution Of the Potomac.
A joint resolution was introduced in the
Senate today by the District of Columbia
committee providing for the establishment
Of commission TO investigate the sources
of contamination Of the Potomac river and