Evening star., 1899-02-11
DISTRICT IN CONG RESS
Report on Proposed Distribution of Compiled
District Statutes
To Purchase a School Yard In Brook.
land and Clear the PotO-
mac of Ice.

The report on Senate resolution 231 for
the distribution of the compiled statutes
Of the District of Columbia, submitted to
the House by Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee,
includes a communication from Acting Sec
retary Ryan Of the Department of the In
terror as follows:
by the provisions OF an act of Congress
approved March 2, 1895 s(2s Stat. L., p. 759),
5000 copies of the Comaied Statutes of the
District of Columbia were delivered to the
Department of the Interior for distribution
to certain departments and officers of the
government and for sale at s3T5 per copy
Subsequently the price was reduced to s.. so
per copy, and a further distribution was
made by order of Congress to senators and
representatives. and to repositories of pub
lie documents. The entire distribution
however to date has amounted to only
], ,169 copies, leaving 1851 still undistribut ed
'At present there is no demand whatever
fer the work in the way of sale, nor, in my
Judgment, is there any probab bility that
more than a few additional copies will find
purchasers, so that unless some provision
is made for he further gratutous distribu-
ti0n of the volume those now on hand will
remain permanently Undistributed. Under
these circumstances it is suggested that the
distribution proposed in the ACCOMMODATING
joint resolution be made as the best dispo-
siticn practicable of the work.
Fer n School Yard in BroolsIaud.
Mr. Bingham, by request, has introduced
q bill in the House Oh. r. 120S3) providing
that for the purchase of lot II, in block IL
of the subdivision of Bro9kland, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and for the erection of
suitable fence about the same, the lot to
be used as a chool yard, the sum of 5000
or as much thereof as may be necessary, is
appropriated, one-half from any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
and one-half out of the revenues of the
District of Columbia.
Addition to St. Elizabeth Grounds.
Mr.. Catchings has introduced a bill in the
House (H. r. 12016) providing that $245, 600
be appropriated out of any money in the
United States treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated for the purchase of Wilson Park
in the District of Columbia, as an addition
to the grounds of St Elizabeth Asylum, to
be used for the insane soldiers and sailors
of the United States army and navy. The
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
make the purchase.
To Clear the Potomac of Ice.
Mr. Babcock has introduced in the House
a resolution blouse joint resolution 362)
providing that 5000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, payable from any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
and from the revenues of the District of
Columbia In equal parts, 10 be Immediately
available be appropriated to enable the
Commissioners of the District OF Columbia
to meet expenses that Kay be necessary
for the purpose of Gearing the Potomac
river of ice within the District of Columbia
Licenses for Entertainments.
Mr.. Mcmillan today introduced in the
Senate q bill, prepared by the Commission
ers to regulate licenses, for theaters and
other entertainments in the District.