The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-22
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STATUS OF LOCAL BILLS
District Measures That Are Pend
ing in Congress
Hfany Matters A6ecting the Interests
of the Citizens OF Washington Re
main Enacted on by the Commit
tees OF Reference-ThOse which
Have Passed the House or Senate.

a large number OF District bills. left
over from last session, are pending in
Congress. Some have received aairma-
| tive action by the branch of Congress IN
which they were introduced; some that
were simultaneously introduced in the
House and Senate have been passed bv
either the House or the Senate, some
! have merely been reported back from
| committee, and by far the greatest num-
| Der sleep in the committees to which
| they were referred directly after intro
| duction. A vast majority CT these have
not even been considered by the comm t
| tee Of reference. OF course. nearly al
the bills relating to the District of Co.
| lumbia may be found in either the Dis
trict Committee Of the House or the
! Senate, but some, mainly relating TO the
| proposed erection OF statues CT monu-
ments and the purchase or selection of
sites therefor, now rest with the Com
mittee on Library of the two HOUSES
Some are with the Committees on An
! propriations
Following is statement of the bills
which remain with the committees 20
which they were referred immediatefy
upon their introduction:
House bill 1852, introduced BY III.
Morgan Of Ohio, to provide for restoring
| to national Jurisdiction a part of that
| portion OF the original District Of Co
t iumbia which lies south Of the Potomac
river for founding a city to be called
the city OF Lincoln. and for estabIisaIn-
| az institution of learning 10 be Known as
I = n ton
versity
House bill 1922, by NJ. Clark of Mis-
souri,, TO create a Territory of the Dis
| trlct OF Columbia, by the name of The
| territory Of Columbia, and to grant I. r
fltorial Government to the same.
House bill 1928, by Mr- Mesick. 70 reg
ulitte fares on the street ears in The 5Ity
| Oh washington, and for other purposes.
House bill 9056, by Mr. Levy, to pro-
tect the city Of Washington against
| fTeshets
House bill s349. by Mr.. jenkins to es-
saelish q commission for the formation
| OF uniform laws N the District Il Co
| Iumbia
Senate resolution 50, BY Mr. Mcmillan
providing for the purchase of historical
manuscripts relative to the District Of
Senate bill 81. by Mr. GalIinger. and SEN
ate bill 2esS. by Mr.. Mcmillan. for the fur
ther prevention of cruelty TO animals in the
District OF Columbia
Senate bin 27s1, by Mr. ProSsor. and
House bill 7s4S, by Mr.. Grout. authorizing
| the Commissioners OF tie District cf Co
] lurns Ella 10 permit the BocAeIIer Pneumatic
( Tube Company to construct 4 paeursatf.
tuba between the Government Printing O.
fee and the Capitol.
Senate bill 4TI9. BY 5Ir D-zIlei. and House
Dill 1862. by Hr. Swanson, granting 10 The
RzfA 4
IUmbia
House bill 1889 by 3Ir- Jenkins. to se-
ulate the practice Of bartering in the Dis
trict CT Columbia
Senate bin 215S. by Mr. Mcmillan. and
House bill 1881, by Mr.. jenkins. to amend
an act for the protection of birds. preser-
Es1ien Of game, and fer the prevention Of
Us sale during certain closed seasons"
senate bill 3l5I, by Mr. Mcmillan. to
! amend an act for the protection OF FISH in
| the District Of Columbia and for the main
tenence OF permanent spawning ground
IN the Potomac River in said District.
Senate bill S51, by Mr.. Mcmillan, and
House bill 1886. by Mr. Jenkins. to redeem
certain outstanding certificates of the
| Board Of Auditors Of the District of Co.
lumbia.
House bill 1886, by Mr.. Fitzgerald
fAass.), TO place children in the care or
ans in private families
Senate bill 1856. by Mr. Mcmillan. to es-
tablish board Of plumbing in the District
of Columbia
House bill 1886. by Mr.. White. and Sen
ate bill 351S. by Mr. Wellington. pronibIt-
ing bone or fertilizing factories 70 be op-
Grated in the District of Columbia
House bill S407, by Mr. Gardner. for the
relief OF the owners Of certain property in
Brookland
Senate bill 126. by Mr.. Mcmillan. and
House bill 1928, by Mr. Babcock. TO provide
for the compulsory suppoft Of children by
parents in The District OF Columbia
| Senate bill ia, by Mr.. Mcmillan. regu-
| Iating the exemption OF church and school
property in the District of Columbia and
for other purposes
Senate bill 3425, by Mr. Mcmillan and
House bin 27eS. by Mr.. Mudd, to incorpor-
ate the Columbia Telephone Company.
House bill 11179. by Mr. Jenkins. to ere
| ate permanent commission for condem-
nation proceedings in the District of Co
| lumbia.
/ Senate bill III, by Mr Mcmillan. to eg-
| tab1ish a municipal court for the District
of Columbia and to abolish the Offices OF
justices OF the peace and constable.
Senate bill 2010, by Mr. Mcmillan. to
amend section II of the act approved
| March 3, 1877, regulating the taxation CT
! COE pOIGt4VES II the OlSIFlCE OF
| Senate bill 2s0S, by Mr.. EIkins and
| House bill 1866. by NJ. Jenkins, for an in
| crease OF the salaries Of the justices Of
the courts of the District of Columbia.
Senate bill 1864, by Mr.. Mcmillan. to
| regulate the transportation of prisoners,
and to provide a separate court for chill
dren.
/ Senate bill 1857, by Mr. Pritchard to
| establish court Of probate and divorce
/ in the District of Columbia
Senate bill 1888 by Mr. Pritehard, re-
| Iating ito the disposal of dead bodies in
| the District
| House bill 5291, by Mr. Denny, to vail
| date deeds OF married women in the Dis
trict
Senate bill 34f4. by Mr. Thurston, and
House bill 1888, by Mr.. Cummings. author
| izing the Dewey Hotel Company to con-
| struct and maintain an electric conduit
| on Stanton alley
| House bill 1880, by Mr. Richardson. to
amend the charter Of the District of Co
luu1bia Suburban Railway Company.
House bill $50, by Mr. PearTe, to incor-
porate the District Patrol and Alarm
Company of the District Of Columbia
| Senate bill 267S. By Mr.. Mcmillan, and
House bill 1912, by Mr. Mudd. to incor-
porate the East Washington and Benniag
Railway Company of the District OF Co
lumbia
Senate bill 300s. by Mr. Chandler; 3169,
by Mr.. Hansbrough, and 4447. ey Mr..
Mcmillan, and House bill 1924, by Mr..
jenkins, to regulate electric wiring IN the
District of Columbia.
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