The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-29
PASSED BY THE House
The District Code Bill Goes Through
at a Night Session.
only Forty-one Minutes Required TO
Dfsposc of It-Thc Various Amcnd-
ments Adopted - Attendance of
Members Limited to Twelve
Leave Granted 10 Print Speeches.


and containing approximately 1850
words, was, with about fifty amendments
passed by the House of Representative
last night in forty-one minutes. Thi
was the quickest work of the session TIL
reading of the bill was dispensed with
the amendments were adopted in gross
OF the twelve members who appeared il
the House during the consideration of tn
code, six asked leave to extend thei
remarks in the Record" That was al
they said.
Representative Babcock, Chairman o
the House Committee on the District o
Columbia, obtained recognition at Az
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and called III
the bill Incorporating the National Whit,
Cross Society. The text of the bill bein,
read Mr.. Bailey of Texas gained tn,
floor in opposition to the proposed act
He said that although the bill provided
for the Incorporation OF the Society il
the District, ii authorized the society t.
project itself into the several States.
Now it might want to do acts of char
ity and mercy in Maryland" said Mr..
Bailey.
Mr. Mudd-We would not object.
MIR. Bailey-Yes. Maryland is willing to
take all she can get.
Mr.. Mudd with considerable heaD-
Maryland does not call for charity SO Of
ten as does the State of Texas.
Mr. Bailey-I am sorry Maryland sends
to Congress gentlemen who make in the
course of argument offensive statements.
Mr.. Mudd-The gentleman from Texas
said that Maryland was willing to take
all she could get
Mr.. Bailey-I did not say that in bad
temper.
Mr.. Mudd-I did not make the statement
In anger. l simply submitted that Texas
is more frequently an applicant for charity
thon Maryland.
After this colloquy Mr.. Bailey continued
TO address the House in opposition TO ;he
White Cross bill, but firally finding that
the very provision against which bis OBJ
lection was made he'd been stricken out
IN committee, he withdrew bis objection,
and the bill was passed without division.
Mr.. Babcock moved to non-concur in
the Senate amendments to the bi Is re-
curing the Metropolitan Railway COM
pany to extend its lines on Sixteenth
Street; authorizing the Columbia Railway
Company to extend its lines east of
Thirteenth Street; and TO incorporate the
Frederick Douglass Memorial Association.
Mr. Babcock asked for a conference, aud
this order was made.
The Bill Taken Up.
After considerable difficulty Mr. Bah
cock obtained unanimous consent that the
bill to establish code of laws for the
District of Columbia should be made the
continuing order until disposed OF, though
It should at any time give way to confer
snce reports and should not conflict with
special orders. 1t was decided that the
bill should be considered in evening ses-
sions. After recess of three hours the
House reconvened nj O'Clock, with Rep
fesentative Capron, Speaker pro tenn. in
the chair. The members of the House
present were Messrs. Babcock, jenkins,
GuGd, Cushman, and Henry of Mississippi.
Mr.. Jenkins was recognized and moved
the third reading of the bill. When the
clerk had concluded the first page Mr..
Jenkins asked unanimous consent that tie
further reading be dispensed with and that
the House proceed to the consideration of
the amendments recommended by the COM
mittee. There being Nc objection, the
order was made Mr.. Mudd suggested
that the amendments should be considered
under the five-minute rule.
The Police Court.
Committee amendment No. i, under The
head of the Police Court, was agreed to
without dissent. II follows:
That every person charged with an
offence triable in the Police Court of the |
District of Columbia may give security |
for his appearance for trial or for furthcs |
hearing either by giving bond to the sat |
isfaction OF the court or by depositing |
money as collateral security with the APP
propriate officer at the said Police Court |
or the stationkeeper of the police precinct
within which such person may be appre-
hended And whenever any sum OF money
shall be deposited as collateral security
as hereby provided it shall remain in con-
temptation OF law, the property OF the |
person depositing it until duly forfeited by
the court; and when forfeited il shall be,
In contemplation OF law. the property of
the United States of America or of the
District OF Columbia, according as the
charge against the person depositing it is !,
Instituted on behalf of the said United !
States or the said District; and every per-
son receiving any sum of money deposited
as hereby provided shall be deemed in law
tne agent OF the person depositing the
same OF of the United States or the said
District. as the case may be, for all Jur-
poses OF properly preserving and account
Ing Tor such money. And all fines payable
and paid under judgment of the said Police
court shall. upon their payment, immedi-
ateIy become, in contemplation of law, the
Of the United States or the said
District, according to the charge upon
which such fine may be adiudged; and the
person receiving any such fine shall be
deemed in law the agent of the said United
States or the said District as aforesaid, as
the case may be; and any person, being
an agent as hereinbefore contemplated and
defined, who shall wrongfully convert to
his own use any money received by him as
hereinbefore provided shall be deemed
guilty Of embezzlement, and upon convic- |
ion thereof be punished by a fine not ex-
,eeding 5000 or by Imprisonment not ex-
,eeding five years, or both:
Provided That nothing herein contained
hall affect the ultimate rights under ex-
sting law of the Washington Humane So
iety, or the policemen's fund (by what
,ver name the same may be called or
or the firemen's relief fund. of
he District of Columbia, in or to any fines
r forfeitures paid and collected in the said
Police Court
Other amendments agreed to follows:
Section 50 of sub-chapter I-"Fines to
'e paid to the clerk of Police Court-AIl ;
Ines. penalties. costs, and forfeitures i'm