The Washington herald., 1907-03-05
ATTENDS TO LOCAL DETAILS
Congress Enaots Much Legislation
of Minor Sort.
No Great Projects Authorized, but
1Iany Matters of Importance
Provided For.

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! The session Of Congress just CLOSED re-
suited in much legislation of a minor sort
/ for the District. Ninety-nine bills were
passed out Of possible go introduced
There were no large appropriations for
public prOjects-nO big buildings no
parks, no great engineering work. What
/ the Fifty-ninth Congress did for the Dis
trict in the last three months of its life
was more in the way of attending 10 little
details that in the aggregate amount TO
much.
/ First a good, strong general law has
! gone on the statute books in regard to
regulation Of certain public utilities-the
gas and electric light companies must
hereafter make complete sworn annual
statements Of their business, their stock
/ holders, and everything which goes TO
make up basis for future regulation in
/ the matter of prices for service rendered.
Besides the permanent law another was
passed making IL compulsory for these
/ corporations to report Tor the year 1906
/ These provisions Of law taken in connec-
/ existing machinery for compelling state
ments as to public utilities viii serve TO
pave the way to securing 75-cent gas In
J the first session of the Sixtieth Congress
Among the general acts the past ses-
/ sion are the following. which are Of gen
! eral interest:
/ To provide for the registration Of nurses
and prevention OF scarlet fever and other
minor contagious diseases.
/ To incorporate the national child labor
/ committee of the District of Columbia 20
promote the welfare of society in the en-
/ ployment OF children
/ Amending the District code in respect to
I awards for damages for street openings.
/ To relieve "a number of churches and
educational institutions from the payment
/ of special assessment taxes which the
! Court Of Appeals has held 10 be illegal
and void.
To prohibit the sale Of Intoxicating
liquors near the Government Hospital for
Insane and the Home for the Aged and
Innrm
To regulate the practice OF veterinary
medicine in the District Of Columbia.
! Authorizing the Commissioners TO de-
post with the Treasurer of the United
States receipts for fines in the Police
Court and from dog licenses TO meet the
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mems fund, and providing certain pen
siOns.
! To authorize the recorder OF deeds 10 re-
copy old records in his Office
For the better registration Of births in
the District.
/ Providing that when a foreign corpora
/ ton transacts business IN the District
without having any place Of business or
/ resident agent here, service upon any
I nj or or Of
poution shall be effectual as to suits
growing out Of contracts 10 be performed
/ IN whole or in part i'm the District
/ To amend the act for the appointment
/ Of q sealer and assistant sealer Of weights
and measures. providing for the manner
/ Of weighing produce.
/ TO regulate the keeping OF employment
! agencies in the District where fees are
charged for securing employment
/ TO regulate the practice Of pharmacy
and the sale of poisons in the District of
! Columbia.
Amending the code providing that
dairymen's bottles that are marked TO
/ indicate ownership shall not be sold ex-
1 cept under certain conditions.
Things That Were Lost.
Among the most important District
measures that failed were the follca ing:
For free lectures.
To remove dirt, gravel, sand, and other
distractions from the paved sidewalks
/ and alleys in the District of Columbia.
ana for other purposes.
/ To provide for registration Of cases Of
| tuberculosis.
To amend the law relating to interest
/ and usury.
/ Requiring certain places of business in
/ the District TO be closed on Sunday.
! To construct a road along the south
/ bank Of the Auacostia River.
To regulate the hours of service Of at
tendants and nurses at the Government
! Hospital for the Insane
To fix and regulate salaries of teachers,
( school officers, and other employees Of the
/ board of education.
! TO make uniform the law of sales in the
/ District Of Columbia.
To make uniform the law Of warehouse
! receipts
To amend the practice in suits for di-
vorce.
To regulate the inspection and sale Of
! flour.
For the removal Of snow and ice from
! the paved sidewalks
/ Regulating life insurance companies.
/ Granting thirty days leave of absence
with pay each year TO every member Of
the Metropolitan police
To provide for the Incorporation Of
banks in the District
/ To regulate the sale and production of
milk and cream in and for the District of
/ Columbia.
/ For the further publication of the Dis
] tTict OF Columbia water supply by the
/ coagUlation system.
To amend the code relative to assess
/ ment life insurance companies
/ Providing for the election Of two Dele
gates TO the House OF Representatives.
Transferring jurisdiction over Washing
ton aQueduct.
To authorize the board of visitors Of the
/ Government Hospital for the Insane to-
summon and examine witnesses under
oath
To investigate the administration of the
/ Mckinley Manual Training School and
make Investigation OF school affairs in the
/ District
FOR universal transfers over the street
railway lines
! Prohibiting intermaTriage Of Caucasians
with negroes and Mongolians.
/ Governing the maintenance Of stock
Yards. slaughterhouses, and packing
/ houses.