Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
A DISTRICT pay
Local Legislation in the House
Today.
One BILL ONLY Was PASSED
Consideration of New Code of
Laws Postponed.
COMMITTEE MENDMENT
ONE BILL ONLY Was PAySEl
COMMITTEE ENTS

lhe attention OF House Tor a snort time
| today. Chairman Babcock returned to the
city Saturday night after having been re-
| nominated by acclamation, and took charge
OF the District business on the floor of the
House today.
The first bill called up was H. R. so67, to
| incorporate the National Society, United
States Daughters of 1912. The bill provides
as follows:
That Mrs. Flora Adams Darling of New
York, Mrs. William Garry Slade of New
York. Mrs. Louis w. Hall of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Edward Roby Of Illinois. Mrs. NJ. A.
Ludin of New York, Mrs. LIE Roy Sunder-
land Smith of New York, Miss Helen G.
Bailey of New Hampshire, Mrs. Alfred
Russell Of Michigan, Mrs. William Lee of
Massachusetts, Mrs. William Tod Helmuth
of New York, Mrs. Nelson V. Titus of
Masssa chusetts, their associates and sue
cessors, are hereby created a body polite
in the District of Columbia by the name of
the National Society of United States
Daughters of Eighteen Hundred and
Twelve for patriotic, historical, educational
and benevolent purposes, the objects Of
which are as follows: To perpetuate the
memory and spirit of the men and women
who were identified with the war Of 1872
by publication of memoirs of famous wo-
men Of the United States during that peri
cd, and the investigation, preservation and
publication Of authentic records of men in
tne military, naval and CIVIL service Of the
United States during the period; by making
the society one of the factors of education
al and patriotic progress, and by the promo
ton and erection Of a house or home where
the descendants of the jealous and brave
patriots who achieved American independ-
ence who have need of such a home may
be sheltered from the storms Of life.
The society is authorized to hold real
and personal estate, SO far only may be
necessary to its lawful ends, to an amount
not exceeding s2OO,G08, and may adopt a
constitution and make bylaws not incon-
sistent with law. and may adopt SEAL
The bill was passed without debate.
More Guards for WOrkhouse.
Mr. Babcock then called up a resolution
providing that the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia be directed to inform
the House whether or not it is in the inter-
est of humanity and the good of the service
to double the force of guards and watch
men at the male workhouse and thus re-
duce the number of hours of labor; and
further, to report what would be the cost
OF such action.
The report on the resolution says:
1.-The men report for duty at Z o'clock
am, and are at work all day, either in the
house or on the street. till pm. They are
on duty all night, or are compelled to stay
there all night, and the relief of five men,
who stay all night get up at a. and are
on watch constantly until $50 or 6 pm.
Then they may go home. and the next
H.
being off duty only ten hours, and that is
nearly all used for sleeping. The five po-
1cemen go home every night; they are on
duty only eight hours and receive $50
month and their board: the employees at the
workhouse receive so and S1.65 per day.
1t is suggested that four men take charge
of the prisoners at night when they are
turned in and the men who guard them
during the day be off duty until the next
morning, and the men who have charge of
them at night be off duty during the day.
The police get S75 and $50 month and have
a day off every week. The firemen get $50
a month with day Off and they do not
have to guard prisoners and go out in all
kinds of weather, and the police are not out
more than six hours at time
In letter dated March 90 1900, Com
missioner Wight stated that with the lin
tied force employed at the asylum, no bet
ter arrangement with regard to hours of
can well be made This, of course implies
that with an increase of force better ar
rangements can be made and indicates that
the present arrangements are not in har-
mony with the law.
Mr.. w. H. Stoutenburgh the intendant
closes a letter to Commissioner Ross As fol-
lows: With four additional men employed
1t would be possible to allow these guards
connected with the warehouses to be off
duty one-half the time
The object of the resolution Is prelim-
mary to allowing the four men, If the in
terest of humanity and the good of the ser
vice will be subserved and to get at the ac-
tual facts and the COST
The resolution was adopted.
The Code of Laws.
Mr.. Babcock then presented the new code
of laws for the District and the House en-
tered upon the consideration Of the bill en-
acting the code.
Mr.. Babcock asked unanimous consent to
dispense with the first reading of the bill
as he said it would take two days to read it.
tod TO
first reading
Mr.. Jenkins said he was very sorry that
Mr: Mudd objected, and both he and Mr.
Babcock labored with Mr. Mudd but with
out avail, and the clerk started to read the
80 printed pages, but Mr.. Mudd and Mr.
Babcock reached compromise by which
the first reading should be abandoned, pres
ent consideration suspended, and that next
thursday night, beginning at s o'clock a |
session should be held to consider the code
by sections.
This arrangement was satisfactory and It
was so agreed. This concluded the District
business for the day.
Amendments by House COMMITTEES.
The principal amendments made to the
code by the District committee are as fol-
lows:
THAT every person charged with an Of
Tense triable in the Police Court of the
District OF Columbia may give security for
his appearance for trial or for further hear
Ing either by giving bond to the satisfac- |
ton of the court or by depositing money as
collateral security with the appropriate off,
Ger at the Police Court or the station
keeper of the police precinct within which |
such person may be apprehended And
whenever any sum of money shall be de- |
posted as collateral security as hereby pro- |
vided 1t shall remain, in contemplation of |
law, the property of the person depositing |
1t until duly forfeited by the court; and |
when forfeited 1t shall be, in contempla-
ton Of law, the property of the United |
States of America or of the District of CO. |
lumbia, according the charge against |
the person deoositing 1t is Instituted on
behalf of the said United States or the said |
District; and every person receiving any
sum of money deposited as hereby provided
shall be deemed in law the agent of the |
person depositing the same or of the said |
United States or the said District as the |
case may be, for all purposes of properly |
preserving and accounting for such money,
And all fines payable and paid under judg-
ment of the Police Court shall, upon their |
payment, Immediately become, in contem-
platton Of law, the property of the United |
States or the District, according to the
charge upon which such fine may be
adjadged; and the person receiving any
such fine shall be deemed in law the agent l