Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-20
BILLS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Measures Reoently,Introduced in the House
q Representatives.
Proposed Home Rule for the District
- If
in Preside ttal Appointments
Hall Of Records.

droed in the House of Representatives be-
fore adjournment last week. A home
| rule" measure was offered by Delegate Cal
lahan Of Oklahoma. 1t provides that
hereafter no person shall be eligible to ap-
pointment by the President of the United
States to any Office for either of the terri
tories of Oklahoma, New Mexico or Ari-
iona, or for the District of Columbia, who
has not been bona fide citizen and actual
resident of the territory for which such
person may De appointed, or OF the District
Of Columbia, where the appointment is for
said District, for at least six consecutive
months next before the date of such ap-
poirtment."
Proposed Hall of Records.
Mr.. Lands introduced bill (by requesD
to provide for hall of records for the gov
eminent The bill authorizes the Secretary
OF the Treasury to acquire the real estate,
with the Improvements thereon, embraced
in square numbered 229, and which is bound
&c on the north by Ohio avenue, on the
east by 14th street, on the south by c
street and on the west by 18th street north
west. and containing A., 617 square feet of
ground. The sum of s44O,0OO is appropriat-
ed 10 pay for the same, and also for the
purpose OF providing for immediate u
hre proof building on the square for n hall
OF records. containing not less than 100000
CUBIC feet of storage space, the plan of
which Shall be approved by the Secretary
OF the treasury and the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury, for the preservation
ana storage OF papers, documents and other
records which have accumulated in the va
ficus departments and are needed only for
occasional USE The balance of the Squar
Shall be used for a suitable building for the
storage and distribution of books and other
publications issued by order of Congress
me secretary is authorized to acquire
the property by negotiation, so far as such
pr operty may be acquired and title thereto
secured at a price not above the fair rela-
1--WE value Of the same, or by condemnation
proceedings as provided in the act approv
60 June 20, 1880, to provide an eligible site
for city post office, with amendments
thereto approved August 80, 1880.
Relating to Negotiable Instruments
MIR. jenkins of Wisconsin, a member OF
the House District committee, introduced
Dill relating to negotiable instruments
"lth1n the District. The bill takes up fifty
one printed pages, contains 1870 sections
and deals in detail with all matters con-
nected with negotiable instruments. The
preface of the bill gets forth definitions of
terms, unless the context otherwise re-
quireS, as follows:
Acceptance means an acceptance COM
pieted by delivery or notification. Action
includes counterclaim and set-off. Bank
II cludes any person or association of per-
sors carrying on the business of banking,
whether Incorporated not. Bearer
means the person in possession of a bill or
note which Is payable to bearer "Rill"
means bill of exchange. and mote" means
negotiable promissory note.
Delivery means transfer of possession
actual or constructive. from one person to
another. Holder means the payee or in
dorsee or BIZ or note, who is in possession
OF 1t, or the bearer thereof. Endorse
ment means an Endorsement completed by
delivery. "Instrur,e Mt means negotiable
instrument. Tissue" means the first de-
livery of the instrument complete in FORM
to person who takes ii as a holder. Per
SON includes body of persons, whether
incorporated or not. Value" means vaIu-
able consideration. "Written' includes
printed, and writing. INCLUDES print
The person primarily liable on an in
strument is the person who by the terms
pay the e. All other parties are sec
ondarily" liz BILE. IN, determining what Is
a reasonable time or an ''unreasona BILE
time" regarc is to be had to the nature
of the instrument, the usage of trade or
business, if any, with respect to such in
strumentS, and the facts,of the particular
case
Where the day, or the last DAY, for doing
any act herein required or permitted to be
done falls on Sunday or on, a holiday. the
act may be done on the next succeeding
secular or business day. The provisions OF
this act do not apply to negotiable instru-
ments made and delivered prior to the pas
sage hereof. In any case not provided for
in this act the rules of the law merchant
shall govern.