Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-23
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Favorable Action Taken by the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Several Measures of Local Iuterex,
to BE Reported for
Passage.

The Senate committee on the District of
Columbia today ordered favorable reports
on number of bills that were on its cal
endar.
Senate bill 3190, 10 amend the act of Feb
ruary %, $685. in relation to taxes and tax
sales in the District. was favorably acted
on 1t provides that section four of the
above act be amended by striking out a
part of 1t. Section four provides that the
owner or authorized agent of the owner of
any property sold aforesaid, or any other
person having an interest therein at the
time of sale. may redeem the same from
such sale at any time within two years
after the last day of sale by paying to the
collector of taxes for the use of the pur-
chaser, his heirs and assigns the sum mem
TONED In the certificate of sale therefor
with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per
centum per annum after the date of such
certlhcate of sale and also the following
which the amendment proposes striking
out: Together with any tax or assessment
which the holder of said certificate shall
nave pald between the days of sale and re-
uemptlon, with interest on the same at the
rate Oh 1o per centum per annum.'
Change of Name
House bill 7737, to change the name of
the Potomac Insurance Company of George
town, which was passed by the House Feb
III,
changing the name of that company to The
Potomac Insurance Company of the District
of Columbia The act is amended so that
instead OF the company having twelve di-
rectors 1t shall have mot less than twelve
directors and the act is amended by the
following provision:
Each stockhoider shall be entitled TO
vote in person, or by agent or proxy ap-
pointed under his hand and seal, attested
oy one witness, at all stockholders meet
lngs, and shall have one vote for each
share recorded in his name on the books
OF the company
The limitation of tlepolicies by the words
mot exceeding $4,000 in any one policy"
Is stricken out, and the board of directors
are given power to increase the capital
stock of the company at any time not in
excess of 81, 100000
The resolution which passed the House
feoruary u 1900. to amend an act to ex-
tend Rhode Island avenue. approved Feb
ruary 10, 1899, was favorably acted on 1t
provides that no appeal by any interested
party from any decision of the Supreme
court OF the District of Columbia confirm
ing said assessment or assessments shall
delay or prevent the payment of said
AWARDS In respect TO the property con-
demned''
Aliens and Real Estate.
House bill 5139 for the relief of Joseph
Bacigaluppi from the provisions of the act
to restrict the ownership of real estate in
'iiS eeiiitoiies 10 American Citizens was
acted on favorably, with an amendment.
which gives the same relief to Christiana
Dengler, John A. Nargis, Francesca Perna
and Margaretha Riehl, for whom similar
Senate bills We're pending before the com
mittee, and including as an amendment
senate bill 127, which provides that the
property in the District of Columbia known
as lot numbered II, in block numbered II
South Brookland, be- and the same is here
by, released from all claim of the United
states arising under the provisions of the
act approved March B, 1887, from the fact
OF It's acquisition and possession by Smith
Lee prior to his declaration of intention to
become citizen of the United States"
To Extend Sth Street Northeast.
A bill providing for the extension of sth
street northeast CWest Railroad avenue
Brooklan0 was introduced in the Senate
today by Mr. Mcmillan. 1t provides for
the extension of Sth street northeast
through the east side of the grounds of
the Catholic University of America. as
SHOWN by the permanent system of high
ways OF March, 1898, with a width Of |
gu ninety 1eet, so that Michigan avenue at
Brookland will be connected in direct
manner with the Riggs road as now local
ea IN the District of Columbia One-haIf
Oh the amount awarded as damages is 10
oe assessed against the land on each side |
of the street to be opened through the |
grounds of the Catholic University and
aLso on any land which will be benefited by |
the extension.
The Senate today passed a Senate hill
authorizing the health officer of the Dis
-rlct to issue permit for the removal Of |
ne remains of the late Brigadier General /
=. o. e Ord from Oak Hill cemetery TO |
lie haelonai cemetery at Arlington.