Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-30
DISTRICT IN SENATE
Local Measures in the North Wing of
the Capitol.
ON CALENDAR ANDIN COMMITTEE ROOM
Fourteen Bills Passed by the.
House.
THOSE FAVORABLY REPORTED

When Congress meets Monday the senate
| committee on the District Of Columbia will
| have an abundance of work before IL. About
| seNenty-nvc bills relating to the Disiric; OF
| Columbia are now pending before the Sem
| ate, being either on the calendar OF IN,
! Senate or the Senate District committee,
Fourteen of these measures have passed the
| House OF Representatives and have favors-
| bic committee reports in the Senate: eleven
| OF them are bills originating in the Senalu
| which have been favorably reported by the
committee, the balance Of them being bills
which were originally introduced in the
Senate and are now on the calendar OF IN.
| District Committee
| Measures Passed by the House
| Measures that have passed the House and
| are now before the Senate are:
An act to amend the criminal laws 81 The
District of Columbia.
| To regulate taxes upon street railroads
| within the District of Columbia
To incorporate the Washington and Uni
| Columbia
| To regulate the construction of harb-I
| wire fences in the District of Columbia
| To authorize the reassessnent of water
| main taxes in the District of Columbia.
| a tf
| the public peace and protection Of property
| in the District of Columbia
| helanng TO negotiable instruments in the
| District of Columbia.
To authorize the Washington and Col
| tysburg Railroad Company of Maryland Il,
| extend its road into the District of Column
| bia-
For the protection OF game in the District
| of Columbia.
| To control wharf properties and public
| spaces in the District of Columbia
| a. Ch oil. L.,
| To provide for the establishment of build
| ing lines on certain streets
| For the punishment OF seduction in the
| District OF Columbia.
| House Bills Before Senate co,,u,,,
Bits have passed the House and are now
| before the Senate committee on the Dis
| trict Of Columbia to quiet land titles: TO
| regulate steam engineering and the insp,c-
| ton of stationary steam engines and boil
| ers and TO amend the charter OF The Dis
trict Suburban Railway COMPANY.
| senate Bills on the Calendar
| senate bills on the Senate calendar with
| favorable committee reports are.
To prohibit the reproduction in the Dis
| trict of Columbia and territories by kinet-
| oscope or kindred devices of pugilistic en-
| counters.
| For the prevention OF cruelty TO animals
in the District of Columbia
Relating to the names of streets in the
| District Of Columbia
| Authorizing the Commissioners to grant
| permits To the Batcheller Pneumatic Tube
| company of the District of Columbia
| 10 readJust the boundary of the National
geological Park and preserve its seclusion
| between Park road, Cincinnati street and
| Connecticut avenue.
| For the payment of claims for material
| and labor furnished for District OF Column
! hia buildings.
To provide for municipal building.
To widen 18th street
| To regulate insurance in the Distri I of
Columbia.
The Metropolitan and Capital Traction
railway bills are also pending before the
Senate, having been passed by the House.
| Before the senate Committee.
There are also a considerable number q
bills still on the calendar of the Senate
committee on the District Of Columbia 10
be acted upon at some later time Among
/ these bills are the following which orig
mated in the Senate:
For the formation Of cooperative bust
ness corporations.
To further protect the first day of ;he
week a day Of rest.
Authorizing the employment Of day labor
in the construction Of municipal buildings
and works in the District of Columbia
To elevate the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
way tracks.
10 1urther regulate the sale OF milk.
For the prevention OF smoke in the Dis
t-ict of Columbia.
To provide for settling outstanding claims
against the District of Columbia.
For the appointment of "a collector of
nnes in the Police Court.
For the prevention of bastardy
For the construction of a memorial bridge
across the Potomac.
To authorize the Falls Church and Po-
tomac Railway Company of Virginia to
extend its lines into the District Of Column
bia.
For the Incorporation of an association
for the mutual benefit of its members.
To authorize the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company to change ats mo-
tive power
For the relief Of the Brightwood Railway
Company.
Authorizing a special election to be held
by the citizens of the District OF Columbia
to determine whether the present mum ,iuaI
government shall continue or whether
there shall be established in its place a rep
resentatiye form of government.
Creating commission for the cond emma
ton of insanitary buildings.
To incorporate the Wesley Heights Rail
way Company.
For the regulation of the practice of dem
tistry.
license taxes to the District of Columbia.
To regulate the pay of assistant engineer
officers TO the Engineer Commissioner.
To amend the act providing for the open
For bridge over the Anacostia river Ola
a line with LIST street southwest.
To regulate the sale OF intoxicating
liquors.
For bridge across the Anacostia river
on a line with Massachusetts avenue
tended.
To punish the impersonation of weigh
masters.
To create a permanent board for the
opening of streets, etc.
For the establishment of an inehriate
asylum.
To establish a board of charities for the
District of Columbia
To provide for the payment of Northern
Liberty Market House claims against the
District of Columbia by drawback certiii-
Gates.
To regulate the practice of veterinary
medicine and surgery.
To authorize the Automatic Telephone
Exchange Company Qimited) to construct,
operate and maintain a telephone exchange
In the District of Columbia
WOMAN SUFFRAGE DEFEATED.
Initiative and Referendum ameud-