Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-06
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Three Bills Favored by the
District Committee.
DATES FOR HEARINGS FIXED
Bill to Punish kidnapping, to Parole
Juvenile Female Offenders and to
Authorize Railway Extension.

The Campbell kidnapping bill, the bill
to parole juvenile female offenders and
the bill to authorize extensions Of the
City and Suburban Railway Company
were favorably reported to the House
today by the committee on the District
Of Columbia
An adverse report was made by the
committee on the bill introduced By
Representative Carlin OF Virginia au-
thorixlng the District Commissioners
to place the name OF Annie NJ. Mat
thews on the pension roll Of the police
and firemen's pension fund at $25 a
month
Dates for hearings were fixed as fol-
lows:
Thursday, April lon tho Wiley bill,
providing for universal transfers in the
District of Columbia.
Friday, April Son the Godfrey bill, to
prohibit the Washington Gas Light Com
pany from increasing its outstanding in
debtedness.
Tuesday, April 12-On the Smith bill, to
confer on the District Commissioners the
powers of public service corporation
Thursday, April lion the inheritance
tax bill.
To Punish kidnapping.
The Campbell kidnapping bill provides
that whoever unlawfully and forcibly or
fraudulently carries of or decoys out Of
the District any person. or arrests or i'm
prisons any person with the intention of
having such person carried out Of the
District, or whoever arrests, detains. inn
prisons. or conceals any person within the
District of Columbia, shall be imprisoned
for not less than one nor more than seven
years. or fined not exceeding $1,000, or
both.
THAT whoever leads, carries or entices
away a child under the age of sixteen
years, with the intent unlawfulIy to de-
tain or conceal such child so led. taken or
enticed away. or whoever arrests, detafns,
imprfsons or conceals such child within
the District of Columbia. shall be fmpris-
oned for not more than twenty years or
fined not exceeding 81 600, or BOTH
Parole Of Girl Offenders.
The Juvenile offenders parole bill.
also favorably reported. provides that
every female Juvenile offender who is
now or may hereafter be committed to
the Reform School for Girls Of the Dig
tricT of Columbia. and who has by her
conduct given sufficient evidence that she
has reformed. may be released on parole
as hereinafter provided.
That II 1t shall appear to the satisfac-
ton OF the board of trustees Of said
school that there is reasonable proba bill
tty that any girl detained in the said
school will. IL conditionally released re-
main at liberty without violating the
laws then said board OF trustees may.
In its discretion. parole such girl under
such conditions and regulations as the
said board OF trustees may deem proper
Provided, that the parole of all such jul
venile offenders committed by courts
other than those of the District Of Co.
lumbia shall be subject to the approval
OF the Attorney General of the United
States"
This bill has passed the Senate and no
difficulty in getting it through the House
is anticipated.
Railway Extension.
The bill for the extension Of the city
and suburban railway company has been
fully explained in The Star.