Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-24
DISTRICT LEGISLATION
Meeting of House District
Committee.
DATES FOR HEARINGS SET
Favorable Action on Several Import
ant Bills.
THE GREENE SCHOOL BILL
Not Acted Upon-Mr. Morrell's Cor
resp6ndence With District
Attorney Baker.

The committee at it's morning session
cleaned up good deal of business. Next
Thursday, January 81, at 10 o'clock, was
fixed as the time for public hearing be-
fore the committee on the bills introduced
by Representatives Madden of Illinois and
Wiley of New Jersey, providing for uni
versal transfers; the Commissioners bill
for the regulation of street railways, and
the Madden bill to reduce the price of gas
to IS cents a thousand.
Thursday, February IA, at 1920 o'clock
was fixed as the time for a public hearing
on the bill introduced by Representative
Weber of Ohio for a dry town.
The committee authorized a favorable
report on a substitute for the bill intro
duced by Representative Charlie. B. Lands
of Indiana to extend School street to Co.
lumbia road, and connect School street
thus extended with 18th street. The substi-
tute provides merely for the extension of
School street to Irving street.
A favorable report was authorized on the
bill introduced by Representative Allen of
Maine for the extension of Albemarle street
from Wisconsin avenue to the Murdoch Mill
road, with the uniform width of ninety feet.
Favorable reports We're authorized on the
following bills:
Senate 717O to amend an act relating to
service on foreign corporations to pro-
vide that when a foreign corporation shall
transact business in the District without
having any place of business or resident
agents therein service upon any officer or
agent or employe of such corporation in the
District shall be effectual as to suits grow
ing out of contracts entered into or to be
performed in whole or in part in the Dis
trict of Columbia or growing out of any
tort committed in the District"
House bill 1884 introduced by Represent
ative Pearre by request and having to dc
with the regulation Of proceedings in the
House bill 1926 introduced by Represent
alive Allen of Maine and providing for the
widening of Mills avenue northeast from
Rhode Island avenue to oath street, the
widening to be wholly on the westerly side
of Mills avenue.
House bill 24746 introduced by Represent
ative Olcott of New York and authorizing
/ the board of education of the District to
maintain course of free evening lectures
House bill 24S41 introduced by Repre-
sentative Hull of Iowa and authorizing the
National Safe Deposit. Savings and Trust
Company to change it's name to the Ma
tional Savings and Trust Company.
Senate bill 1904 to incorporate the In
ternational Sunday School Association of
America.
Senate bill 6470 authorizing the Wash
ington Market Company. in connection
with the refrigeration Of produce stored
or sold at the Center market. to manu-
facture ice. at any suitable place within
At noon the committee adjourned until
1 O'Clock, a number Of other measures in
addition to the Greene school bill remain
ing Enacted upon at the time of adjourn
ment.
Mr.. Bakers Opinion.
Mr. Morrell thought it would be well, be-
fore the subcommittee undertook to con-
slider the Greene bill, to have a compre-
hensive opinion from United States District
Attorney Baker covering all details. SO,
on January H. Mr.. Morrell addressed the
following letter to Mr.. Baker:
January H. 1907.
Md Dear Mr.. Baker: 1 inclose herein a
copy Of the act No. 254, IAN act to fix
and regulate the salaries of teachers, school
officers and other employees. of the board of
education Of the District of Columbia
AS chairman Of the subcommittee of the
District committee to which this subject IL
referred, wish to ask II you will kindly
furnish me with your opinion as to whether
this act can be construed in such a Way
that some Of the teachers and employees Of
the board of education were 1egislated out
of office and others under the same act re-
tanned. I shall also be very grateful to you
for your opinion in reference to the dis
missal Of teachers without trial and any
other Information which you win be kind
enough to submit for our enlightenment
also inclose you copy of the bin In