Evening star., 1897-03-22
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Senator Gallinger Reintroduces the Anti
Vivisection Bill.
Other Measures of Local Interest Are
Also Again Brought Forward
For Action.

Mr.. Gallinger today reintroduced in the
Senate the Humane Society bill unanl-
mously reported by the Senate committee
| on the District of Columbia in the last
| Congress 10 prevent cruel vivisection in the
District of Columbia This bill, which has
| the Endorsement of the American Humane
Association, and the support of many of
| the leading citizens of Washington, pro-
h.bits vivsecton of vertebrate animals
without anaesthetics, excepting incubation
experiments, tests of drugs or medicines,
and during TIE process of recovery from
tests of surgical procedure; all experiments
in the public schools and exhibitions to
the general public being prohibited abso-
lutely- 1t requires eXperimentors, unless
| they are officers Of the United States or of
the District of Columbia,to pricure a license
from the Commissioners of the District, who
| may require reports from their licensees.
The President of the United States Is 10
appoint four inspectors to serve without
compensation anu to inspect all places
where experiments on living vertebrate
animals are carried on in the District Of
Columbia and report to him from time to
time the results of their observations.
which shall be made public. Senator Gal
linger in his report the bill in the last
Congress said: Probably no bill was ever
presented to Congress which received the
Endorsement of SO distinguished a list of
men ard women as this one.
other Local Bills.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. Mar
tin reintroduced a bill which was before
the last Congress appropriating $5O,090 for
the Potomac Steamship Company, to pay
that company expenses of the salvage of
the steamer Excelsior, which was sunk in
the Potomac in 1882.
Mr. Martin in behalf of Mr.. Daniel of
Virginia introduced bill granting a quit
claim on the part of the United States
IF Ia To lot nd i in
square $50. of this city, to Thomas Yates,
present owner of the equitable title in said
lots.
Mr. Chandler introduced a bill aporo-
priating $1,000 for the purchase of por-
ton of the correspondence and manu-
scripts formerly belonging to President
James Monroe and now known the
Gouverneur collection. The collection is
now in the possession of Mrs. NJ Gouver-
neur of this city. Mr. Chandler also in
troduced bill appropriatng S2n,OO for the
erection in this city of a monument in
memory of Matthew Fontaine Maury of
Virginia The monument to Commodore
Maury is to be located one of the pub
lie reservations in this city.
Mr.. Gallinger introduced bill in the
Senate for the relief of Sophie kosack for
injuries sustained and as reward for
her bravery in assisting the imperiled at
the Ford's Theater disaster. The bill ap-
propriates $4,000, to be paid to Mrs. Kosack
The Conservatory of Music.
Mr.. Roach offered in the Senate this af-
ternoon bill Ito promote the purposes of
the National Conservatory of Music OF
America" 1t recited the fact that by the
provisions of the act of Congress of March
3, 1891. the National Conservatory of Mu-
sic of America was constituted body poll
tic and corporate, and empowered to found,
establish and maintain a national conserva-
tory of music within the District of Co
lCmbia, for the education of citizens of the
United States, and such other persons as
the trustees may deem proper, in all
branches of music"
The bill then appropriates $4,000 .for
the use and benefit of the National
Conservatory of Music of America, to
be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of the Interior, after the adop-
tion by him of plan having for it's object
the diffusion of musical knowledge and the
education of citizens of the United States,
and others, in the various branches of
music"