Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-26
Seven Local Measures Passed
by the House.
THE INDIAN0LA CASE
RESOLUTION ASKING FOR DOCU-
MENTS ADOPTED.
Acute Stage Reached in the Contest
Over the Statehood Bill in
the Senate.

Tn the House today Mr.. Loud (Cal) pre-
scented as a privileged report resolution
from the post office committee, which calls
upon the Postmaster General to transmit
to the House. If not Incompatible with the
public interests, all correspondence and
all documents in his possession concerning
the recent resignation of the postmaster at
Indianola. Miss.
Mr. Williams (Miss) asked Mr.. Loud to
yield to permit him to offer an amendment
to include the President as well as the
Postmaster General, in order that light
might be fully shed upon the matter.
Mr.. Loud declined to yield. saying that
the report of the committee was unanimous
Mr.. Swanson (Va), a minority member of
the post office committee, said his under
standing was that the resolution would
procure all the correspondence, except a
single personal letter to the President,
which II would not be compatible with the
public interests 10 publish, and that he had
therefore agreed to the resolution.
The resolution adopted.
The House then proceeded to the cOnSid-
Grafton of District of Columbia matters.
Seven District Measures.
Five House bills and two Senate bills con-
stituted the calendar of District business in
the House today. None of the measures
was of great Importance to the District
from legislative standpoint. They were
called up by Chairman Babcock, and dis
posed of in the following order:
Florence Crittenton Mission
House bill 1850. ITO amend an act en-
titled An act to incorporate the National
Florence Crittenton Mission The pur-
pose of the bill Is to give a permanent
character to this Institution. which was in
cOrporated In this city in 1898 for twenty
years. The bill has received the approval
of the District Commissioners An amend
ment. offered by Mr.. Pearre, striking out
the name of Wager Swayne from the num-
Der of incorporators and inserting in it's
place that of John Joy Edison, was agreed
to and the bill passed
Abatement of Nuisances.
House bill 1850 for the abatement of
nuisances by the District Commissioners.
being bill introduced by Mr.. Pearre at the
instance of the health officer, was next act
ed upon. The bill provides a method to ia
cilitate the reimbursement of such expenses
as the District may incur in the abatement
OF nuisances on private property by making
the same assessable as tax against the
property.
brief explanation of the bill was made
to the House by Mr.. Pearre at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Maddox (Ga.). The last
section of the bill provides an elaborate
system of notices to nonresident owners as
to nuisances. The existing law on the SUBJ
ject, MIR. Pearre said. was a legaiization of
old District ordinances. the legalization be-
ing made in 1880. The bill was passed
without opposition.
House bill 1879, to confirm the name of
Seward place for the space formed by the
intersection of G. street south and Pennsyl-
vania and North Carolina avenues was next
passed
To Cancel Assessment.
House bill 16O99, to cancel certain taxes
assessed against the Kali tract, was next
called up. Mr.. Babcock explained that in
the year 1899 the owners of the Kali tract
donated some 1900 feet of land for the
opening of S, Decatur and 22d streets north
Connecticut avenue and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. extended.
This land was worth not less than $50 900.
but, in spite of this large donation. the jury
which condemned the remainder of the land
necessary to perfect these streets through
the property of party who refused to do
nate a foot of ground assessed as benefits
$4,000 against the owners of the Kali tract.
The bill provides for the cancellation of
the assessments for benefits amounting to
$1i 900. The bill was passed.
Two Senate Bills.
Senate bill 1921, authorizing the Commits
sioners to extinguish a portion of an alley
ten feet wide lying in the rear of a portion
Of lot "a in Hanford and Heiston's subdi
vision. square No. 1s9. was next passed.
Senate bill 3243, to redeem certain out
standing certificates Of the board Of audit,
making a total of 81 014.56, was also passed.
The last measure passed was House bill
1871 to quitclaim all interest of the
United States to square 1131 to Sidney Bic
Der.
Mr.. Babcock Repudiates Quotation.
At the conclusion Of the District business
Mr.. Babcock took the floor on question Of
personal privilege. He said he had been
quoted In a morning paper as saying at a
banquet Saturday night that the financial
policy of the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was "niggardly." He disclaim-
ed the use of this language. and said that
he did not presume to criticise his col
leagues off the floor of the House.
Military Academy Bill Passed.
The Notifications appropriation bill was
reported.
At the conclusion of the District Of Co.
lumbla business the Military Academy ap-
preparation bill. carrying s6A,273, was
taken up.
The bill was read and passed In twenty
minutes. without an amendment or a word
OF debate.
Mr.. Overstreet Qnd.) submitted the report
upon the antitrust bill and asked and OBJ
tained consent for individual members Of
the Judiciary committee to file their per-
sonal views.
The House ordered 5000 copies of the ma
tority report
The consideration OF the Indian appropria-
tfon bill then was entered upon.
THE SENATE.
The contest over the omnibus statehood
bal reached an acute stage Immediately