Evening star., 1898-01-04
Local Measures to Come Before the
House.
IMPORTANT BILLS THAT FAILED
Action Taken at the Extra Ses-
sion.
THE NEW SUB COMMITTEES

Next MONDAY will be District day in the
House, and Chairman Babcock Of the conf
mite on the District of Columbia hopes
to have several bills on the House cal
endar for consideration. The committee
will hold meeting Wednesday, If quorum
of its members reach Washington by that
time. and If not, meetings will be held later
in the week.
Chairman Babcock has received reports
from the District Commissioners upon
about twenty bills. and they have been
distributed among the various subcommit-
tees. The work of the committee This
week will be the consideration of meas
ures which have been acted upon by the
committee at previous sessions or which
passed the Senate at the extra session OF
Congress last spring. There are num-
Der of such bills, and some of the mem
bers of the committee are familiar with
them, and data concerning them Is at hand,
it will be possible to report some of them
speedily to the House and have them On
the calendar for action next Monday.
Among the important bills passed by the
House at the last regular session, but
which failed of enactment, and which may
be considered by the committee early this
session. are the following:
To prevent the spread of contagious dis
cases.
For the regulation of cemeteries and the
disposal of dead bodies.
Authorizing the Commissioners to charge
fee for the issuance of transcripts from
the records of the health depart .nea-.
To amend section of the act to define
Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court OF the
District.
To compel street railway companies 10
remove abandoned tracks.
A bill relating to the adulteration of
drugs.
For the relief of the holders Of certain
tax sale certificates.
The following bills were reported from
the House committee at the last regular
session. but failed to reach consideration
In the House before adjournment. Some of
these measures may be acted upon by the
committee this week and placed upon the
calendar:
A bill! to regulate the practice of veteri-
nary medicine in the District.
A bill to incorporate National Grand
Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Herman.
A bill providing that all judgments in
civil causes in the District of Columbia
shall bear interest.
bill to incorporate the East Washing ton
Heights Traction Railway Company of the
District of Columbia.
A bill authorizing the District Commits
sioners to accept the bequest of the late
Peter Won Essen.
A bill to regulate the practice Of phar-
macy in the District of Columbia.
1he following bills were acted uDOa by
the Senate District committee at the extra
session. and their report will furnish tho
basis of action by the House committee at
an early date this session:
A bill amending the law in relation to
taxes and tax sales in the District Of CO.
lumbia.
A bill to regulate the use Of the public
parks and improve reservations in the Dis
trict, under the charge of the chief of en-
gineers of the army.
a bill for the further prevention of
cruelty to animals i'll the District of Co
lumbia.
The subcommittee of the House District
committee. to which bills will be referred
in their order. are follows:
Judiciary-Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Shannon, Mr..
Sprague, Mr.. Richardson, Mr.. King
Ways and means-Mr. Curtis, Mr. OdeII,
Mr.: jenkins, Mr.. Meyer. Mr.. Cowherd
Education, labor and charities-Mr Shan
non. MIR. White, Mr.. Sprasue, Mr. Cow
herd, Mr.. Peters.
Street railways, streets and avenues-Mr.
Babcock Mr.. Harmer. MIR. Curtis, Mr..
Odell, Mr.. Richardson, Mr.. Latimer, Mr..
King.
Steam railways-Mr Harmer, Mr.. Bah
cock Mr.. Mudd. Mr.. Meyer. Mr. Latimer.
lncorporations-Mr Mudd. Mr.. Odell, Mr..
Shannon, Mr.. White. Mr.. Peters.