Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-15
FAVORABLE ACTION
This Mornings Meeting Of
Senate District Committee.
CORP GRAFTON FEES
APPROVAL OF A NUMBER OF
HOUSE MEASURES.
Mr.. Carnegie's Donations for Library
Building-sunday Closing
Of Groceries.
CORPORATION FEES

The Senate committee on the District Of
Columbia met today and acted upon large
| number of bills of local interest. Senator
Gallinger, chairman, presided over the
meeting.
The following bills were ordered reported
favorably:
Senate 1858, to extend to aliens the same
rights and privileges concerning the acqui-
sition, holding, etc., of real estate in the
District of Columbia as are conferred upon
them in the territories.
Senate 4156. to establish public conven-
fence stations.
Fees From Corporations.
Senate 4S4s. to amend the District code
so that in addition to the fees required all
corporations hereafter incorporated in the
District shall pay to the recorder of deeds
at the time of the filing of the certificate Of
incorporation 40 cents. on each $1,000 Of
the amount of the capital stock of the cor
poratfon as set forth in its certificate It
is provided in this bill that the fee so paid
shall hot be less than S10. Annual reports
from such corporations are also required.
Senate $3.50, to amend the act to regu-
late the practice OF pharmacy and surgery
in the District so to provide that physi-
clans and surgeons properly licensed in
states may practice in the District with
out further examination, provided the laws
of such states accord to surgeons and physi-
Clans of the district the same rights with
in their own borders.
Senate 5474, providing that the tract of
land lying between 6ths 4th. Pomeroy and
eleven acres, be retr0ceded to Howard
University, provided the university shall
give to the United States a perpetual lease
at the nominal rental of 81 per annum to
,fc yrNAvr a oon iVO
executed the Secretary OF the Interior Is
to erect on this ground the new hospital
for freedmen provided by the sundry civil
bill of March 3, 1903
Senate 55O6, providing that the Secretary
of the Interior acquire by condemnation for
the purpose Of a government reservation
land included within the triangle between
10Th street extended. Mt Pleasant street
and Kenesaw avenue containing 2l,45O
square feet. The sum Of $40.0p0 TO pay for
this land is appropriated &
Senate 5J25 for the extension Of 23d street
from street to California. avenue with a
uniform width of fifty fee>A This is to be
done by condemnation proceedings
House Bills Favored.
House bill 5O67 to prevent the fraudulent
sale of merchandise. It provides that a
sale of any portion of a stock of mer-
chandise in the District. other than in the
ordinary course Of trade in the regular and
or a sale of an entire stock of merchan-
disc in the District will be presumed to be
fraudulent and void as against the bona
fine creditors of the seller unless the seller
and purchaser shall in at least five days,
instead of ten days as provided in the
House bill. make a full detailed inventory
Of the goods and unless the purchaser
shall in the same time make explicit In
quiry of the seller as to the names and
places of residence or business of all his
creditors and the amount owing each credl-
tor.
Also unless the purchaser shall in five
days before the sale notify each of the Sell
er's creultors of the cost price of the mer-
chandise to De sold and the price proposed
to be paid for it.
House 1O4l7, to prevent the docking of
horses in the District.
House 1878 to provide for the settlement
of certain outstanding checks drawn by the
disbursing officers of the District.
Donations for Libraries.
An unfavorable report was ordered on
House bill 14048, providing that the Com
missioners be authorized to accept from Mr..
Andrew Carnegi, such donations as he may
| / ne from time to time for the purpose of
erecting such library buildings in the Dis
| trIct as the Commissioners, and the library
| trustees may approve, also to accept con-
veyance of unincdmbered land deemed desir-
able by the Commissioners and trustees as
l sites Tor Sucn Dfdnch library Dull0luSS, etc.
Senate bill SAB, to create juvenile court
| in the District was referred to a subcom-
| mittee consisting of Senators Gamble and
Mallory.
| Senate bill 1908, for the relief of Hannah
| r. Widmayer and Edgar III. Bates on ac-
count of the destruction of the Northern
Liberty market house in 1872. was ordered
reported back to the Senate with the recon-
mendation that it be referred to the Court
of Claims.
Senate bill 5146 IN rerea1 the law desip-
| mating the grounds now occupied by the
United States naval museum of hygiene
| as site for the naval hospital and au-
| thorizing the Secretary of the Navy to
recommend to Congress some other site in
| the District for the hospital. was ordered
| laid on the table Indefinitely.
Closing Groceries on Sunday.
| House bill 11s1s, making 1t unlawful for
| any person in the District to. sell grocer
| les, meats or vegetables or other provisions
| on Sunday. was discussed briefly. The
vote on the bill was a, tie. So that no ac-
| ton was taken. II was agreed to allow
| the bill to go over until the next meeting
of the committee, when 1t will be dis
cussed at greater length
Mr.. Simon Wolf. in q letter to John F.
Schneider, denies the publish reports that
ne was heading movement to prevent the
passage of the BILL All that he has done
| was to write to Senator GallinG asking
| to be heard on behalf OF certain Jewish
butchers and grocery keepar4 who kept
| their places closed on Saturday on account
OF religion ard wished the privilege OF