Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
LOCAL BILLS PENDING
MATTERS TO COME BEFORE SEN.
ATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
First Meeting Of the Present Session
win Be Held Tomorrow
Morning.

The Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia will hold its first meeting Of the
present session Of Congress tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. At that time Sena-
tor Gallinger will call before his committee
the general business as shown by the COM
mittee calendar and an effort will be made
to do something toward outlining the plan
Of work for the coming session.
There is a considerable amount of Dis
trict business which has been partly COM
pleted and which it is hoped to bring to a
conclusion during the coming session. The
larger part of the measures in which the
District is located will be embodied in the
District of Columbia appropriation bill, but
there are still many separate bills within
the Jurisdiction of the District committee
alone that remain to be acted upon.
On the Senate Calendar.
A number of measures that have been re-
ported by the committee are still on the
Senate calendar. Among these are the bills
to incorporate the Mutual Investment Fire
Insurance Company Of the District; to pro-
vide for the payment of certain claims
against the District of Columbia; to au-
thOriZe the extension of the Great Falls
and Old Dominion railroad into the District
to prevent cruelty to animals; to regulate
also bills of local interest reported from
other committees to provide for the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of build
ing to be used for the departments. of State.
Justice and Commerce and Labor; to pre-
vent the adulteration, misbranding and
imitation of foods, ETC.; to prohibit the in
PRODUCTION into any state, territory or the
District from any other portion of the coun-
try any misbranded salmon fish.
The three-department- bill is under the
care of Senator Fairbanks, having come
from his committee on public buildings ana
grounds. The adulterated food bill is under
the care of Senator Hepburn, who made an
attempt in the Senate today to get it up,
and will continue to fight for it's considera-
alton until some definite action is taken.
On the COMMITTEES Calendar.
The Senate committee on the District IF
Columbia, however, has on its calendar Il
number Of bills that are regarded as OF
first Importance. Among these is the bill
to amend the smoke law and to do away
with insanltary buildings within the Dis
trict. The insanitary- building bill is still in
the hands of subcommittee OF which MI.
Stewart is the chairman, and 1t is not now
known exactly when It can be reported t.
the full committee for its action. Among
the bills that have already passed the
House of Representatives and are on tho
Senate District comrnittee's calendar, III
addition to the bill for thescondemnation OF
insanitary buildings andsf the abatement
Of nuisances are measures in relation t.
the establishment, Of building lines In the
District, in relation TO bonds on contracts
with the District government, requiring
certain places of business to be closed OIL
Sunday, for the extension OF I street, for
the relief of holders and owners OF certain
District of Columbia special tax script. I'd
incorporate the American Cross OF Honor
within the District, authorizing the sale OF
Chesapeake and Ohio canal bonds belong
;,,rr <, III OF q n
extension of School street southwark to
KeneSaw avenue.