Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-22
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS
FAvoRABLY ON TAX BILL.
Several Bills Laid Over, Including
Sunday Closing and Destruction OF
Insanitary Houses Acts.

q The Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia today ordered favorable report
Pon House bill $500. without amendment
The bill is to amend the laws relating to
taxation in the District of Columbia
1t provides that beginning with July /,
1904 dealers in general merchandise shall
Apay to the collector of taxes IA per cent
ION the average stock In trade for the pre-
roedinc year. Also that 1t shall be unlaw-
tful for any person entering the Dlstriet
isIbseouent to June 80 each year. and es-
Publishing a place of business TOT the saie
Hof goods, etc. or engaged in the business
sof common carrier by vessels. etc, to con-
tauct such business until a sworn state
Fment of the value of the stock or vessels,
etc has been filed with the assessor, VINO
! Is to render them bin for the unexplred
portion of the year at the same rate as
, other personal taxes are levied rms snali
not appIy TO vessels assessed for taxation
elsewhere.
The assessor is to reassess such stock
whenever in his Judgment it has been I'M
dervalued
Provision as to Railroads.
/ The provision relating to street railroads
lis to be construed to mean that all street
railroad companies shall pay per cent per
fannum on their gross receipts within the
EDistrict. together with other taxes provided
by existing law.
All fidelity and bonding companies and
companies that deal in abstracts of titles
tor insure real estate titles shall pay IA per
cent Of their gross receipts in the District.
! Incorporated savings banks paying inter
est to depositors shall make reports TO the
tax appraisers on the amount of their
gross earnings. less the amount paid to de-
positors for the preceding year, and shall
pay 4 per cent per annum to the collector
of taxes on such showing of receipts.
Building, associations shall pay z per cent
per annum on gross earnings. Libraries
sschool books wearing apparel and family
PORTRAITS are exempted from personal as
tsessment. 8 -
No concern shall be licensed to sell in
toxicating liquors to any person under
ltwenty-one years of age.
Proprietors of bowling alleys shall pay
IAN annual tax of So for each alley.
A favorable report was authorized on
House bill 1892, to quit-claim lots 8, and
IS in square 9I9
An adverse report was ordered on Senate
sbill 3042, for the regulation of the price of
gas. '~ ..'.s '..-'st@
Bills Laid Over.
3 The Sunday-closing dill was laid over
til some future time, when more thorough
consideration can be given it than is posi-
bile so late in the present session.
The following measures have been laid
over until the next session:
Amendment to deficiency bill appropriate
ing s., 900 for a survey looking to the con-
struction of a new conduit.
House bill 1857, authorizing the sale of
Chesapeake and Ohio canal bonds belonging
to the District.
Bills for the destruction of insanitary
houses in the District
The bill to prevent the fraudulent sale of
merchandise in the District. which has been
reported to the Senate and is now on the
calendar. will be recommitted to the Dis
trict committee fer further consideration.
House bill 3947 and Senate bill 359S, to
relieve the holders of certain tax certif-
Gates in the District. have been referred to
Senator Gamble
House bill 1871 relating to the American
Cross of Honor, was referred to Senator
Mallory