Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06
LOCAL LEGISLATION
How the District Fared Dur
ing the Session.
MEASURES EN- ACTED
MANY WERE OF CONSIDERABLE
IMPORTANCE.
List Of Those Which Became Laws
and Those Which Are Still
on the Calendar.
MEASURES ENACTED

| The District of Columbia has made &C.
| cided progress and development by reason
of legislation during the Congress that mas
| just come to an end. Appropriations nave
been kept down, but there have been sew
| eraI important items of expenditure ,nat
! have been allowed that will do much to
| advance local conditions.
| There have been many laws for better
| municipal government in the District. Per-
haps the most important among these laws
! that was passed by Congress, but which
| was not signed by the President, was that
| relating to the emission of smoke so that
| the present law, although it is claimed to
| be impossible of enforcement, because IL
cannot be complied with, must stand until
| Congress again meets.
Municipal Building.
| There was also an increase in the limit
| of cost of the municipal building from
s. coo 600 to 81, 500 600, which will permit Of
the construction of the building Of marble
| or granite.
| The District Of Columbia appropriation
bill as finally agreed upon appropriated
| s. 79S 297 g. being 81. 225.1 1928 less tan
| the appropriations for the current year.
! and $2757, S79.O3 less than the estimates
| submitted by the Commissioners.
| There was an increase in the limit OF cost
| of the Anacostia river bridge from s250,ouo
| to $315,001
| There was almost as large appropriations
for street improvements as usual. ana all
| the money that could reasonably be us9n
| toward completing the sewerage system
| was allowed.
| An eight-room school building for me
| fifth division. to cost 100000 and build
| ing for the thirteenth division, to cost 5ol,-
| 900, were appropriated for
| The Secretary of the Treasury WAS au-
| thorized to make advances to the District,
| but the committees having charge of the
| bill would not agree to any plan for divid-
| ing the extraordinary from the current ex-
! penses.
| The Senate committee completed bill
| for compulsory education in the District Of
Columbia, but it was not possible to enact a
| law covering that subject. In the next
| Congress it Is the purpose of the Senate
committee to take up this subject and to Sc
| cure action on bill at an early day, allow
ing ample time for its consideration and
| passage in the House side.
Senator Gallinger, Senator Allison and
| other senators on the committees on the
| District of Columbia and on appropriations
| have co-operated in the bringing about of
| much that has been of advantage to the
| District. Senator Gallinger, as chairman of
| the District committee, has given much
| painst taking care to the needs of the Dis
| trict He has been ably assisted by Mr..
| John H. Walker, whose thorough familiar
| ity with the details of legislation has been
| which he is the clerk.
| Representative Babcock has taken lead
ing part in the advocacy of much local leg
| islation. Mr.. Harry Wilder Barney, clerk
of the House District committee. has been
| an able and constant worker in the interest
| of the District
Laws Enacted.
The following laws relating to the District
| of Columbia have been enacted:
Appropriating $4,000 for clearing the Po-
| tomac river of ice.
For the construction of a private conduit
| across street northwest.
| Relating to the payment and disposition
| of pension money due to inmates of the
| Government Hospital for the Insane.
| To amend the District code in relation to
| the opening or widening of minor streets
| and alleys in the District.
| To designate parcels of land for the pur-
pose of assessment and taxation.
| Authorizing the closing of part of an
| alley in square 1873.
To change the lunacy proceedings in the
District where the Commissioners are the
| petitioners.
To amend the act eliminating grade
| crossings, allowing the modification OF
| plans with the approval of the Commits
| sioners and providing that 9th street south
| west shall be carried over the railroad
Permitting the Washington Market Com
| pany to lay conduit across 18th street
Authorizing the Commissioners to furnish
| Potomac water without charge to charit-
able institutions In the District.
To close and open an alley in square SOC.
| Amending an act of incorpora ton of CO.
| lumbar College
For the extension of Rittenhouse street
Amending the District code in relation
70 the transfer of property of non-resi-
| dent infant or lunatic.
Amending the District code in relation
| to the placing of explosives near build
| ings, etc.
To condemn land for the joining of Kalo-
| rama avenue and Prescott place
| For the extension of 10th street from
| Woodley road to Baltimore street
| To regulate the practice of medicine and
| surgery.
| To authorize the Union Trust & Storage
| Co 20 change it's name
| To authorize the Commissioners to enter
| into contract for the collection and disposal
| Of garbage, ashes &c.
| To incorporate the Mutual Investment
| Fire Insurance Company.
! To change the name of portion of 1871
| street.
manent system of highways
| To amend section 552 of the District re-
| lating to interpretations
| In relation to bonds on contracts with
| the District of Columbia.
| To amend the act regulating the height
| of buildings.
For the relief of certain holders and own
| ers of certain District special tax scrip
| Appropriating for fuel for the public
| schools.
| Resolutions Made Laws.
| Also the following public resolutions have
| been enacted into laws:
| Granting temporary occupancy of a part
| OF the government reservation in this city
| for the American railway appliance ex-
| hibtion.
| Appropriating 5000 for the removal of
| snow.
| Authorizing the use of vacant houses on
| the site Of the Senate office building by the
| national guard of the several states and
| territories on the occasion of the In
apguration.
On Senate Calendar.
| An effort was made to clear the Senate
! calendar Of all House bills that were there
| week before adjournment. Senator Gal
| linger secured unanimous consent to &C.
| cupy half an hour of the time OF the Sem
| ate in the passage of House bills on the
| calendar and all but three bills, which were
| objected to were passed The difficulty In
securing passage of any further bills In the
| House at this late day and the further
difficulty in securing time In the Senate
| caused several bills which had been IA
| vorably reported from the committee on
| the District of Columbia to die with fho