Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-25
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Many Measures of Local Interest Intro
duced in Both Houses.
The BOnrd of Trade Sewerage Bill-A
New Government BuiIding-
AnacOstia Railway.

Mr. Mcmillan today laid before the Sem
ate the bill to provide for a system of
sewerage in the District of Columbia
which has been approved by the board of
trade and the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia
Trfbutarfes of the Potomac
The Vice President laid before the SEN
ate today a voluninous communication
from the director of the geological survey
regarding the tributaries of the Potomac
river. The communication is in response to
Senate resolution, which had for its pur-
pose an investigation of the character Of
water entering the Potomac
To Acquire Great Falls.
Mr.. Curtis of Iowa has introduced a bill
in the House. by request, providing for The
acquisition by the United States of the
land and water rights at the Great Falls
Of the Potomac. The property is to be OBJ
tained by purchase or condemnation.
Writs of Attachment.
Representative Rixey of Virginia has in
troduced a bill in the House, by request,
amending the law relating to the issue of
writs Of attachment and garnishment in
the District
The bill provides: Writs of attachment
and garnishment shall be issued by the
clerk without any authority or warrant
from any judge or justice whenever the
plaintiff, his agent, or attorney, shall file
in the clerks office, whether at the COM
mencement or during the pending of the
suit, an affidavit, supported by the testi-
mony OF one or more witnesses, showing
the grounds upon which he bases his affi-
davtt, and also setting forth that the
plaintiff has just right to recover
against the defendant what he claims in
his declaration; and also stating either,
first, that the defendant is a nonresident
of the District second hat
fendant evades the service of ordinary
process by concealing himself, or by with
drawing from the District temporarily; or,
third, that he has removed or is about to
remove some of his property from the Dis
trict, so as to defeat just demands against
him; or, fourth, that he is about to con-
vert his property or a part thereof into
money for the purpose of placing it be-
yond the reach of his creditor creditors;
or, fifth, has property or rights in action
which he conceals; or, sixth. that he frau
dulently or criminally contracted the
debt, or incurred the obligation for which
suit is about to be or has been brought
He shall also file his the plaintiff 81 un-
dertaking, with sufficient surety. to be ap-
proved by the clerk, to make good all costs
and damages which the defendant may sus-
tain by reason of the wrongful suing out
OF the attachment; but no such under
taking shall be required when the ground
of such attachment is that the defendant
is nonresident of the District, and the
marshal of the District has returned upon
a first and second summons issued against
the defendant in such suit Not to be
found And the real or personal property
which may be levied upon by virtue of the
writ Of attachment herein provided for
shall include any interest of the defendant,
either vested or not vested. and all equities
of redemption existing in favor Of the de-
fendant, or to which he or she may be en-
titled, notwithstanding such real or per-
scnal property may be subject to mortgages
or deeds of trust executed by such de-
fendant."
A New Government Building.
Mr.. Young of Pennsylvania introduced
bill in the House today authorizing the
purchase of property on B street between
1st and I'd northwest, in square 574, con-
tanning 124, ,263 square feet, at a price not
exceeding S2.s5 per square foot.
There shall be erected on this property,
at a cost not exceeding 100000, a govern
ment building to be used by the census
office, Indian office, civil service commits
sion, bureau of archives and other gov
ernment bureaus.
AnacOstfa Railway Motive Power.
Mr.. Curtis of New York introduced a bill
in the House today by request authorizing
the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad
Company to change the motive power on
its main line in the city to the underground
electric system. The overhead trolley is
to be used in Anacostia, east of the Navy
Yard bridge.