Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
Docket Prepared Of the House Dis
trict Committee.
MEASURES OF LOCAL INTEREST
subcommittee Yet to Be Ap-
pointed.
WHAT THEY WILL TAKE UP

Inc oocket OF the House committee on
the District of Columbia has been prepared,
and the bills which were introduced at the
last session have been assorted and are
ready to be turEeG over to the clerk one
week from next Monday, when Congress
assemblies.
The first step upon the organization Of
the committee will be the appointment OF
subcommittee and reference of the bills
to them. The new clerk of the committee,
Mr.. Barney, will come from Wisconsin
with Chairman Babcock, probably a week
before the assembling of Congress-
The District committee of the House as
appointed by Speaker Reed at the close of
the extra session, and announced in The
Star at that time, is composed of the fol-
lowing representatives: Joseph W. Bah
cock. Wisconsin; Alfred c. Harrler, Penn
sylvania; George NJ. Curtis, Iowa: Richard
c. Shannon, New York; Benjamin b. Odell
1r., New York; Sidney f. Mudd, Maryland:
George q. White, Illinois; John J. jenkins,
Wisconsin; Charles F. Sprague, Massachu-
setts; James d. Richardson, Tennessee;
Adolph Meyer, Louisiana: Asbury c. Lati-
mer, South Carolina; William H. KING,
Utah; Mason s. Peters, Kansas; William
s. Cowherd, Missouri
Introduced in the House.
The following bills have been introduced
ana await the committee 9 acl1On.
H. r. 393-To provide tract or property
indexes in the office of the recorder of
deeds.
candy.
H. r. 4S2-To authorize the Washington
and Glen Echo Railway Company to lay
tracks 600 feet within the District.
H. R. 4S3-For the relief of holders of
certain tax-sale certificates.
H. r. R1-To confirm title to lots 13 and
IA. square $50.
H. R. 1O6o-To repeal all provisions of
States of one-half of the appropriations
for the District.
H. R. 1O75-To further protect the first
II. R. ie4sCTo incorporate Isg es the the Wash
ington Cooling Company and grant the
rights to lay pipes.
H. R: 1646-Authorizing the acceptance
of the bequest of the late Peter Won Essen
H. r. 164S-Requring the record of mem
berS OF firms and partnerships.
H. r. 1Ss3-To incorporate the Columbia
Telephone Company.
H. R 2O6+-Eo,, incorporate the National
Grange Lodge of the Order of the Sons of
Hermann.
H. R. 22s1-ro regulate the practice of
pharmacy
H. r. 22s3-1n relation to taxes and tax
sales.
H. R. 23O9-Relative to the title of real
H. R. 2309-To provide for a municinal
building and court house.
H. r. 24S6 to widen the Aqueduct bridge
and lay thereon a sirgle track for street
railway use.
H. R. 2524. for the preservation of game
and prevention of it's sale during certain
closed seasons.
H. R. 2525. for the protection of fish and
maintenance of spawning ground in the
Potomac river.
II. r. 1927, for the construction of a me-
mortal bridge across the Potomac river
from Washington to Arlington and Fort
Myer. e.
II. r. 1886, to incorporate the Women's
National Health Protective Association.
HI. X. 2913 and 1915, to amend the char
ter of the Capital Traction Company
H. r. 1904, for the relief of Esther A.
Keyser.
H. R. 3O05, for the relief of the estate of
William B. Todd, deceased.
H. r. 1888, to restore medical freedom to
the people of the District of Columbia.
H. r. 351S, to regulate the service and fix
the hours of service for policemen.
H. r. 1864, to incorporate the Washing
ton and University Railroad Company.
H. r. 3S19 to establish the system Of SIN
gle tax in the District
H. r. 1865, relating to the equity suit of
Morris and others in the District.
H. R. 1864, to authorize the Falls Church
and Potomac Railway Company to extend
its line into the District.
H. r. 1870. to pay the final Judgments un-
der the highway act.
Passed by the Senate.
Also the following bills which passed the
Senate last session and were referred to the
District committee.
s. 467, for the regulation of cemeteries.
s. 46S, authorizing the acceptance Of the
estate of Peter Won Essen.
s. 1858. to regulate the disposal of refuse.
s. AL, relating to the adulteration of
foods.