Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-21
A BOARD OF CHARITIES
Bill Reported F1vorably by House
District Committee.
The PROVESI1NS OF TIE MBhS0RE
Extent Of the Supervision and
Powers Of the Body.
9TH Err FAVORABLE REPORTS

The House District committee at its
meeting this morning formally reported
the bill to establish a board of charities in
the District. The committee slightly
amended the bill Oh. r. 1868, and as
amended and reported it reads as follows
That there shall be established in the
District of Columbia a board of charities
to consist of five members, residents of the
said District. who shall be appointed by the
President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, each
for a term of three years, but in such man.
ner that the terms of not more than two
of them shall expire in any one or the same
year. The members of the said board shall
serve with put compensation. During his
term of office no member shall serve as
trustee or other administrati.e officer OF
any institution subject to the visitation OF
the said board. The board shall elect a
president and vice president from among
its own members and may appoint such
other officers. inspectors and clerks as 1t
may deem proper, and fix the number, du-
ties and compensation of such other Off
GERS, Inspectors and clerks, subject to ap-
preparations by Congress.
Extent of Supervision.
The said board of charities shall visit, in
over all institutions. societies or associa-
tons of a charitable, eleemosynary, cor
regional or reformatory character which
are supported in whole or in part by ap-
propriations of Congress, made for the cal 9
or treatment of residents of the District OF
Columbia; and no payment shall be made
TO any such charitable. eleemosynary, cor
regional or reformatory institution for any
resident of the District of Columbia who is
not received and maintained therein pur-
suant to he rules established by such
board of charities, except in the case of
persons committed by the courts, or aban-
doned infants needing immediate care. The
said board of charities shall be provided
with suitable rooms in the building occu-
pied by Other departments of the govern
ment of the District of Columbia: Regular
meetings of the said board shall be held at
least once each month, and more often II
required.
The said board shall make such rules and
orders for the regulation OF Its proceedings
as may be deemed necessary. The officers
in charge of all institutions subject to the
supervision of the board of charities shall
furnish said board, on request, such infor-
nation and statistics as may be desired,
and to secure accuracy, uniformity and
completeness of such statistics the board
may prescribe such forms of report and
registration as may be deemed to be essen
tial: and all plans for new institutions
shall, before the adoption of the same be
submitted to said board for suggestion and
criticism. The Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia may at any time order an
by the board, or a committee
of its members. of the nagement of any
penal, charitable or reformatory institution
in the District of Columbia, and said board
or any authorized committee of its men,
bers when making such investigation shall
have power to send for persons and papers
and to administer oaths and affirmations,
and the report of such investigation, with
the testimony, shall be made to the Com
missioners. All accounts and expenditures
of said board shall be certified as may be
required by the Commissioners and paid
as other accounts against the District of
Columbia.
To Make Annual Reports.
The said board shall make an annual re-
port to Congress. through the Commission
ers Of the District of Columbia, giving
full and complete account of all matters
placed under the supervision of the board,
all expenses in detail, and all officers and
agents employed, with a report Of the sec
rotary, showing the actual condition of all
institutions and agencies under the super
vision of the board, the character and econ
omy of administration thereof, and the
amount and sources of their public and
private income. The said report shall also
include recommendations for the economi-
cal and efficient administration of the char
tiles and reformatories of the District of
Columbia, The said board shall prepare
and include with its annual report such
estimates of future appropriation as will,
in the judgment of majority of it's mem
bers, best promote the effective, harmoni-
Gus and economical management of the af-
fairs under its supervision. and such estf-
mates submitted shall be included in the
regular annual Book of Estimates No
member or employee of said board shall be
either directly or Indirectly interested in
any contract for building, repairing or fur
vi hIy ont
the board is authorized to investigate and
supervise. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with the provisions of mis- section
are hereby repealed.
Other Favorable Reports.
The committee also authorized a favor
able report on substitute, to be perfected
by Mr.. Mudd, for the bin to incorporate the
Frederick Douglass Memorial Association.
Favorable reports were ordered on the
following bills:
H. r. 4J9, to relieve Christian Dengler
from the operations of the alien ownership
act.
H. r. 1850. to relieve Francis Coperna
from the operations of the alien ownership
act
H. r. 1892 to quit claim lot 4, square
lib, to William H. Dix, upon terms to be
agreed upon with the Secretary of the In
terror.
Also a favorable report on H. r. S466,
providing that section of the act of Feb
ruary -, 1898, entitled AN act in relation
to taxes and tax sales in the District of
Columbia be amended by striking out all
after the word sale in line eight of said
section.
The words to be stricken out are as fol-
lows: Together with any tax or ASSESS
ment which the holder Of said certificate
shall have paid between the days of sale
and redemption. with interest on the same
at the rate of 10 per centum per annurn''
Tax Collector Davis appeared before the
committee and explained that this clause
operated only to the advantage of money
lenders who take up tax titles on specula-
ton. and that it causes the tax department
a great deal of trouble.
The committee took action In regard to
telephones, which is set forth in another
column.
Favor Cars stopping on Far Side
Owen p. Keller and a number OF other