Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-02
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Bills Favorably Acted on by the House
Committee.
A Street Railway Hearing 10 BE Had
Next Frlday-Other Mat
ters Considered.

The House District committee held q
meeting today and reported favorably sew.
eral bills. One of the important bills thus
reported was H. 1870, relating to negotiable
instruments in the District Of Columbia
This was the bill introduced by Judge Jen.
kins of Wisconsin and designed to make
the law Of the District relating to negoti.
able instruments conform to the English
law and the statutes Of many of the states
The bill is voluminous document and
covers every possible contingency relating
to the negotiation of business paper. as
well as defining and establishing terms In
connection Herewith.
Power of the Police Court.
The committee also. reported favorably
Judge Jenkins bill providing that the Po.
lice Court Of the District shall have the
power to issue executions on all forfeited
recognizances upon motion Of the proper
prosecuting officers, and hereafter all
writs Of fieri facias, or other writs of exc.
cutfon on judgments, tssued by the Police
Court of the District Of Columbia, shall be
directed to and executed by the marshal OF
the District of Columbia. and saIl laws and
parts of laws inconsistent herewith are re.
pealed.
A favorable report was made on the bill
to transfer the property of the late Pom
K. Sob of the Corean legation to the
Corean consul general, in trust for the
heirs of the deceased.
House bill 400. to prevent the adultera-
tion of candy, and House bill 1855, relating
to the possession Of dangerous weapons
were favorably reported
A favorable report was madn on s. 2S23
changing the incorporation CT the Colum-
bian College.
Street Nomenclature.
Gbo;
Eaittee, consisting Of Messrs. Mudd, Shan
ron and Cowherd, to meet subcommittee
from the Senate in the room of the joint
committee on the library next Friday at II
o'clock to consider the bill proposing
changes in the names of streets.
The subcommittee on railways will hold
a meeting next Friday morning to discuss
the question OF proposed additional taxa
ton OF street railways in the District
Amendments to the Local Bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan today gave notice in the
Serate Of an amendment he proposes max
ing to the District appropriation bill pro-
viding as follows: For grading and regu-
lating Kenesaw avenue and Park road
from 10Th street extended to Klingle Ford
road, continuing improvements. $4,000.
To Establish Cab Service. ..
Mr.. Mcmillan today introduced in the
Senate bill authorizing the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company to estab-
lish cab service. 1t is similar 10 the
measure introduced in the House by Mr..
Odell, and gives the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company the exclusive
right to stand cabs, carriages and other
vehicles for the conveyance of passengers
in front of the station at the corner of 9Th
and B streets and for q distance Of 100
foot not nP tl,ac CT fo,, q x-x.
Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company.
The annual report of the Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company Of Maryland
was laid before the Senate today. 1t states
that the company has issued $4,000 in 5
per cent first mortgage gold bonds dated
August e. 1897, for constr Iuction purposes,
and that 1900 shares of the capital stock
are outstanding.