Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-14
LOCAL. BILLS PASSED
District Business Taken Up in
the House.
CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE.
Proposed Pensioning Of Police In
spectors.
SELLING LIQUOR TO MINORS
Several Other Measures Favorably
Acted Upon This After
noon. g.

District Of Columbia business was the
order Of the day in the House late this
afternoon. The first bill to be called up
by Mr.. Taylor Of Ohio, in charge OF the
measures, was 8. 1854, to incorporate the
national child labor committee.
Mr.. Tayler explained that the bill was
prepared bv a committee of citizens Of DIFF
ferent states, representing 1880 members
of an organization which aims to ameltorate
the evils Of child labor. The committee
desires a charter from Congress. as the
Listrict charter law interferes with the in
corporation of the committee locally.
Mr. Carrot of Tennessee sad he would
raise the question of consideration against
the bill, not because of opposition to the Dill
ITSELF but because he was opposed to the
method of Incorporation proposed by the
measure. He said that If a special form OF
incorporation Is desired for charitable or
elsemosynary purposes, not covehed by the
District law, the District Commissioners
should bring in an amendment to the law:
He said the pending bill was. in fact. the
Incorporation of a lobby to influence legis-
latiOn.
sideration the ayes were A and the nays
10, and the bill was taken up and passed.
Pension of Police Inspectors.
Tn, next bill called up was House reso-
luton 23201, to amend the police law of the
District by making police inspectors bene.
ficiaries of the pension law. The point OF
order was made by Mr.. Mann that the bill
ought to be on the union calendar because
it involves charge on the treasury.
Mr.. Taylor held that the police pension
fund is created by contributions from the
officers and the bill would not be a charge
on the trea sury.
The bill was then passed as reported from
the committee.
1855, prohibiting the dispensing of liquor
to minors by unlicensed persons. After
some explanatory debate the bill was
passed.
Sale of Provisions.
The next bill called up was Senate 657S.
which provides that no person shall offer
for sale any provisions or produce for a
weight or measure greater than the actual
or true weight thereof, and that all prod
ucts shall be weighed by scales or meas
ured in balances duly tested by the sealer
or assistant sealer of weights and meas
ureS.
Berries when offered for sale in original
package or baskets containing standard
measure may be sold In the package with
out having been first tested and sealed, but
the package shall not be refiied. poultry
and vegetables usually sold by the head
or bunch may be offered for sale in other
manner than by weight or measure, but
where persons who SO desire poultry shall
be weighed. .....-,.. ..-,-..-.
Other Measures Passed.
A bill was passed authorizing the Com
missioners to abandon Alexander place, and
that portion of Poplar street in the sub
division known as Lincoln, the area so
abandoned to revert to the present owner.
The Joint resolution providing -Jr an ex-
tension of time for completing the High
way bridge across the Potomac was passed.
The time is extended to June 80 next.
The bill authorizing the extension OF West
Adams street was called up, and a motion
was made that the House insist upon Its
amendment to the Senate bill This was
agreed to, and Mr.. Babcock, Mr.. 3. w.
Smith and Mr.. Simms were appointed
confereeS.