Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
Those to Come Up Week After
Congress ASSEMBLIES.
THOSE ON The HOUSE CALENDAR
Many Important Measures All Ready
for Action.
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

| 'ioAi VI pitis iSidtiuS " ttt biStil't VI W.
lumbia. No doubt Chairman Babcock. or.
committee. Will claim the day, as there are
| several bills now on the calendar which can
| be put upon their passage.
| The bills which have already been re-
| ported to the House and are on the calendar
| are as follows:
| Now on the House Calendar.
Senate bill 1754-To acquire by condem-
| nation land and water rights at the Great
| Falls of the Potomac
| House bill 103S1-To amend the law pro-
| Viding tor the police fund and the fireman 5
! relief fund of the District of Columbia
House bill S3NITo regulate the sale of
| poisons In the District of Columbia.
Senate bill 4117-To authorize the of
| typewriting machines for the recording of
| deeds and other instruments of writing In
| the office of recorder Of deeds.
| Senate bill 3941--To regulate the inspec.
! ton of flour in the District of Columbia.
| Before the Committee.
| Prior 10 the District day, however, there
| will be a regular meeting day of the COM
| mittee on the District of Columbia Wednes-
day, and 1t will be possible to act upon
other District bills aud get them on the
| House calendar in readiness for Monday II
desired. The bills now pending before the
| committee are as follows:
II. X. 393-To provide tract or property
indexes in the office of the recorder of
| deeds for the District of Columbia.
H. r. 483-For the relief of holders Of GER
| tain District of Columbia tax sale certif-
! Gates, and for other purposes.
Fl. X. 1OGG-To repeal all provisions of the
| law for the payment by the United States
| of one-half of the appropriations for the
| District of Columbia.
| II. r. 1O7o-To further protect the first
| day of the week as a day of rest in the
| District of Columbia.
| IT To 70 Ua
| ton Cooling Company, and grant thereto
| the right to lay pipes for distribution of
materials for refrigeratins purposes.
| FL. r. DISTRIBUTING all partnerships do
| ing business in the District OF Columbia to
record with the recorder of deeds of said
| District the full name of each member COM
| prsing the firm, etc.
| II. r. 1SSS-To incorporate the Columbian
| Telephone Company.
| H. r. 2064-To incorporate the National
| Grand Lodge of the Order of the Sons of
! Hermann.
| II. r. 22S1-To regulate the practice of
| pharmacy in the District of Columbia.
H. r. 2399-To provide for municipal
| building and court house in the District of
| Columbia.
H. R. 24s6-To provide for widening Of
| Aqueduct bridge and laying thereon a sin
gle track for street railway use.
| II. r. 25!6-To incorporate the Woman $
| National Health Protective Association.
| H. r. 3o04-For the relief of Ester a.
| keyser.
H. r. 3O05-For the relief of the estate of
| William B. Todd. deceased.
H r. 55S3-To restore medical freedom to
| the people of the District of Columbia
| H. K. :s51S-To regulate the service and fix
| the hours service for persons employed
as policemen and officers IN the District OF
| Columbia.
| H. R. 3s19--To establish a system Of sin
| gle tax in the District of Columbia and pro-
viding for revenue for same.
| III. X. 3S64-TO authorize the Falls Church
and Potomac Railway Company of Virginia
| to extend its line into and within the Dis
| trict of Columbia, and for other purposes.
| II. K. 44S.For the relief of Mary AL
| marolia. Aylett Z. Hoffman and VIM. F.
| Hoffman.
| II. r. 459S-To secure adequate compensa-
| ton for the right to construct, use ex-
| tend and operate street railroads in the
| District of Columbia.
| H. r. 4759-For the Incorporation of an
| association for the mutual benefit of its
| members.
H. R. 5147-To incorporate the Washing
! ton and Annapolis Railway Company.
H. r. 51S5-For the incorporation of an
| association for the mutual benefit of its
members.
H. r. 5sss-Creating a commission for the
| condemnation of insanitary buildings in the
District of Columbia, and for other pur-
| poses.
H. r. 5S9O-To amend an act entitled IAN
act relating to tax sales and taxes in the
District of Columbia"
H. r. 5376-To regulate the manufacture
! and sale of paper boxes in the District of
Columbia.
H. R. 5977-To reduce telephone rates in
| the District of Columbia.
H. r. casio provide for the disposition
| of assessment certificates of the District of
| Columbia, and for ether purposes.
H. r. 62S-To incorporate the Wesley
Heights Railway Company of the District
| of Columbia.
H. R. 6360-To regulate the disposal of
products of government green houses and
grounds in the District of Columbia
H. r. 6437-For the relief of John j. Ship
man.
H. r. 6455-To authorize the United States
| Electric Lighting Company and the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company to extend
| their conduits in the city of Washington
DC, and for other purposes
H. r. 6539-To incorporate the Columbian
| Heat and Power Company and grant here
to the right to lay pipes for the proper DIS
tribution thereof.
H. r. 5026-To redeem outstanding Ger
tifcates issued by the board of audit and
the board of public works in the District
or Columbia.
Fl r. 5349-To amend an act entitled "Ar
act to provide for the settlement of all out
standing claims against the District of Co
| lumbia, and comforting jurisdiction en- the
Court of Claims to hear the same. and fer
other purposes approved June 49, 1880
H. r. 6S23-To regulate the pay of as
sistant engineer officers to the Engineer
Commissioner of the District of Columbia
H. r. TO22-To authorize the Ay-ension
westward of the Columbia railway.
H. r. 7023-Relative to the paymen. Of
claims for material and labor furnished Coz
District of Columbia buildings
H. r. 70S6-To amend an act entitlea AN
act for the regulation of the practice of
dentistry in the District of Columbia frd
for tle protection of the people from en-
| piricism in relation thereto" approved .'une
| 6, 1892.
H. R. 7115-To quit claim all interest IF
| the United States Of America In and 10
| original lot t. square lib. in the city of
Washington. d. c., to VIM. II. DIX.
H. r. 7132-To amend section 50 of II e
! Revised Statutes of the United States re-
| lating to the District of Columbia
H. r. 1870 authorize the Auacostia
| and Potomac River Railroad COMPANY.
District of Columbia, to change its motive
power. and for other purposes
H. r. 72o9-To provide for completing the
system of sewage disposal and orotecri N
against floods in the District of COLUMBIA.
and for other purposes
FL. r. I336-To authorize the establish
| ment of state exhibition buildings in Rock
Creek Park in the District of Columbia
H. r. T40S-For the relief of the Old Do
mlnion Granite Company.
III. r. IIO1-To establish in the District of