Evening star., 1900-06-06

Bills Still Remaining Upon the Calen


THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
Bills Still Remaining Upon the Calen-
dar.
The House committee on the District of
Columbia has had a busy session. Forty
bills were favorably reported by the COM
mittee and put upon their passage in the
House, only two failing of action in that
body Frequent hearings were given dur
ing the winter upon different subjects,
notably the question of cheaper telephone
rates and upon various street railway
projects. The new District code of laws
was considered carefully by the committee
and a great deal of time was spent upon it,
Chairman Babcock had good luck in Sc
curing days in the House for the consider
alton of the committees business and
every member of the committee has de-
voted time to the preparation of local legs-
lation. The committee this year was an
unusually strong one, including in its mem
bership men who were hard workers and
conscientiously devoted to the Districts in
terests.
The forty bills passed by the committee
are noted in the foregoing list of laws and
of bills now in the Senate.
The following bills reported by the House
committee are still on the calendar of the
House. awaiting action:
II. r. 5273-Requiring street cars to be
vestibuled in winter.
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division.
The following bills are still pending be-
fore the House District committees:
fl. r. 9IS-For the extension of LIE Droit
avenue and S street.
II. r. 1045-AuthoriZng the extension Of
Wyoming avenue.
II. r. 1046-For the extension of Kalora-
ma avenue.
II. r. 1l13-To restore medical freedom to
the District of Columbia.
II. r. 1714-To change the names of GER
tain streets.
H. r. 2544-To abolish the office of JUS
uce of the peace.
H. R. 254tFor the extension of New
Hampshire avenue.
H. r. 275S-For the relief of the estate
of VIM. B. Todd.
H. r. 3OS6-To redeem outstanding GER
tificates of the board of audit.
H. r. 3342-To open a street through
block 2o5 from 18th to 18th street north
west.
II. r. 3343-To regulate and fix hours of
service for policemen and firemen.
III. r: 4347-To provide for the education
of the blind.
II. r. 492l-Authorizing Falls Church and
Potomac Railway Company to enter the
District of Columbia.
II. r. 5041-F0r the extension of 18th
street TO WalbridGe subdivision.
H. r. 5G43-To transfer District records
to the custody of the War Department
II. r. 5U45-To amend the charters OF the
two gas companies of the District of Co.
lumba.
IL. 4. 52a1-To validate deeds
II. r. 5I77-To regulate fares upon street
ears.
H. r. 5492-For the extension of Bacon
street.
II. r. 55o1-For the extension of Vermont
avenue.
II. K. 5T1-Creating a permanent board
for the opening of streets.
Fl. r. 57S1-tor the extension of 5th street
northwest in Takoma Park.
ii. X. 51o7-To provide for the construc
ton of certain public Improvements.
II. X. 6266-tor the relief of holders of
certain tax sale certificates.
H. r. 6274-For the relief of Oliver Nc
Ilhenny.
II. X. 6293-For the relief of Lloyd EN-
inert.
II. f. 67773-For the extension of yelling
ton place
H. r. 7o75-To widen 18th street or Co.
lumbia avenue.
II. r. 7Ost-Reducng price of electricity
Ii. r. 7214Providing for the protection
of public school buildings.
II. X. 1222!To grant territorial form of
government IN the District.
II. r. 7330-To amend the charter of the
District of Columbia suburban railway.
II. II. 7342-To incorporate the East
Washington and Bennings Railway Com
pany.
H. r. 742S-Providing for compulsory sup
port of children by parents.
H. r. 75ol-For the extension of NJ street
northwest.
H r. 75O4-Relating to arrearages of
taxes.
H. r. 7569-Providing for changes of
grades of streets
H. r. 7G6s-To transfer certain records.
II. X. 1949-For the laying of a pneu-
matte tube between the government print
ing office and the Capitol.
H. r. so1I-For the opening of Lysles
street to the Grant road.
II. r. S2OO-For the removal of snow and
ice from sidewalks.
II. r. S2S9-For the conveyance of Ger
tain land to Louis Tillman, trustee.
H. K. S}05-Creating a commission to con-
denim insanitary buildings.
II. r. Res. 164-Eniarging the powers of
the United States Postal Printing Tele-
graph Company.
H. X. S4O7-For the relief of owners of
certain property in Brookland.
H. r. S4SS-To regulate wages for labor.
II. r. S5S7-To abolish the office of reg
lister of wills.
II. r. S5SS-For the extension of Sth street
northeast.
H. R. S629-To prevent damage by cleo
trolysis.
H. r. S696-Prohibiung bone or fertiliz1ng
factories to be operated:
H. X. S13O-For the relief of Kate Winter
H. r. S693-For the widening and extend
ing of Warder avenue.
H. r. SS75-To incorporate the District
Patrol and Alarm Company.
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