Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09
FIFTY BILLS ON CALENDAR
DISTRICT MATTERS NOW BE-
FORE HOUSE COMMITTEE.
First Meeting to Discuss Pending
Legislation Will Be Held
Tomorrow Morning.

| Fifty bills recommended for enact
nent by the Commissioners are now on
| the calendars Of the House District COM
mittee awaiting action at the hands of
that body. good many OF the meas
ures are before subcommittee Of the
| whole body and others can be handled at
| once by the full membership. 1t is i'm
| probable. however. that any action will
be taken on these measures. any or all of
! them. at the first meeting of the District
committee at half-past 10 o'clock to-
| morrow morning The committee at that
time vii merely get together and discuss
| in a general way plans for the short ses-
| sion. with possible committee action on
| one or two measures which are considered
/, sufficiently important to place before the
House by next Monday. District day.
| For the benefit of those interested in
one or more o. the measures before the
committee awaiting action, the list Is
printed below:
| Fl. r. 1854. appointment Of members Of
board of charities. before subcommittee
on education. labor and charities.
| H. r. 1875. amending the code re1a
tive to corporations, before judiciary SUBJ
| committee.
| H. r. 1875. transferring the jurisdic-
ton of the Washington aqueduct. action
!
| H. r. 1851. amending the code relative
/ 20 usurious interest, judiciary subcomnit-
| tee
! H. r. 1173s, donations for branch libra
| -ies.
/ H. R. 117GO. amending code for dsdica-
| ton Of lands OF infants. etc. be. ore
judiciary subcommittee.
| H. f. 1176o prohibiting the distribution
! Of circulars. ways and means subcommit-
H. r. 117G:. amending the code reia-
| tive to life insurance companies, before
judiciary subcommittee.
H. r. 11764. amending the act Nr
the preservation of peace. etc, ways and
nears subcommittee.
IL r. 11765. concerning issue of duplicate
oil '!n.t a. iie.p*!s,, los. o ceSfCyeu, De-
.ore judiciary sutcom mittee.
II. Il. 1176t. concerning appointments
| and promotions In the municipal govern
| ment of the District. in general flies.
| H. r. 1176s. inspection and sale of flour,
| ways and means subcommittee.
II. r. 1f769. making personal taxes in
| arrears personal claim, judiciary sub
committee.
II. r. 1177o providing uniform law of
warehouse receipts. Judiciary subcom-
H. r. 1177l, providing uniform law OF
! sales. Judiciary subcommittee
II. r. 11772. regulating the loaning bust
ness, Judiciary subcommittee.
| II. r. 11773. amending act relative to
y
H. r. 1l774. amending Revised Statutes
of the United States, section 1889 educa
ton. labor and charities subcommittee.
H. r. 11715, regulating the practice Of
embalming In the District, unfavorably
reported and tabled
II. R 1929. for better control Of mar
| ket. etc, unfavorably reported and Ia
bled.
H. r. 1882. to widen 10th street north
west at Piney branch, subcommittee on
street railways. streets and avenues.
III. r. 14775 opening minor street
through square SOL. same subcommittee.
II. r. 1915. opening minor street
through square S7S same subcommittee.
Fl. r. 14IU, opening minor street
| through square 1920. same subcommittee
Fl. r. 1908. regulating licenses. judi
ciary subcommittee.
II. r. 1885. amending the act relative
to revision and equalization of real estate
values. judiciary subcommittee.
II. X. 1867. amending code relative to
registration of deaths. Action expected at
this session.
II. R. 1864. amending act relative to
taxes and tax sales. Judiciary subcommit-
tee.
II. r. 2l7so amending appropriations
act for 1907.
| FL r. 1885,, amending the code. judi
| ciary subcommittee.
| H. r. 16OSs. to regulate the sale of milk
in the District. ways and means sub
| committee.
| X.
snow and Ice from sidewalks, Judiciary
subcommittee.
! H. r. 1871. removal of dirt, etc, from
sidewalks same subcommittee.
| H. r. 1129S. regulating The size of re-
| ceptacles OF farm and garden produce,
| ways and means subcommittee.
II. r. 1901, amending the plumbing and
gas act. judiciary subcommittee.
ii. r. 1141l, conferr!LS upon the Com
! missioners the powers of d public service
H. r. 1876. extension OF Massachusetts
avenue. street railways. streets and ave-
nues.
II. r. 1892. for acquiring land near
Connecticut avenue bridge, same sub
committee
II. r. 19os5 amending code relative to
building associations. judiciary subcom-
mittee.
II. r 1911 public school teachers re-
tre1nent fund education labor and
charities subcommittee.
II. r. 2O011. amending the code rela-
tive TO street railways. streets and ave-
nues.
H. r oo1sS, regulating hours OF Labor
on contracts. education. labor and chart
ties subcommittee.
H. r 201s9. limiting the period for
refundinS taxes. etc. enormously paiL.
judiciary subcommittee.
H. r. 203l3, making drunkenness
misdemean amor, Judiciary subcommittee.
H. r. aO59O for the removal OF Ger, ain
railroad sidinss. subcommittee on steam
railways.
IT, r. ..O43::;. practice of chiropratic.
ways and means subcommittee.
Fl. r. o0416 amending the act relative
TO abandonment OF wife and children.
judiciary.
H. p. .C6J3 amending the act widening
Biadensburg road, subcommittee on street
railways streets and avenues.
H. r. 2OS7S. testing electric meters
ways and means subcommittee.
IT, r. .lOi5 amending the act TO license
billiard and pool tables, judiciary subcom-
nittee.
H. j. resolution 1875. commission to pre-
pare CODE judiciary.
RELIEF OF THE DISTRESSED.