Evening star., 1911-08-22
DISTRICT GOT LITTLE
Three Laws in Session of Four
Months and a Half.
SENATE MOST LIBERAL
Gave More Time and Attention to
Capital Than House.
PASSED THIRTY-ONE MEASURES
Loan Shark and Straus Laboratory
Bills Among Number-List of
Sighted Legislation.

The sum total of legislation for the Dis
trict of Columbia during the session of
Congress just closed has been the enact
ment of three laws. and the appropriation
of $500 in deficiency appropriation act.
Yet Congress was in SESSION. from April
until today, four months ami half, a
longer period than the regular short ses-
sion of a Congress. During much of
the time. either the Senate or House has
merely marked time, one waiting for the
other. But though much important legis-
lation for the District was pending, Con-
gress failed to act
The Senate, however, was far more
liberal in the amount of time and atten-
tion given District matters than was the
House. In the Senate thirty-one bills
were passed and sent to the House for
consideration, without that body taking
action upon them, among them the loan
shark bill and the Nathan Straus lab
oratory bill.
The acts relating to the District Of Co.
lumbia, cf the session just closed, were
as follows:
An act to authorize the extension and
widening of Colorado avenue northwest,
from Longfellow street to 18th street,
through lot No. 800. square 2,71S.
An act to define and classify health.
accident and death benefit companies and
associations. operating in the District,
and to amend section 653 of the Dis
trict code.
An act to place the name of Mrs An
ME NJ. Matthews on the pension roll of
the police and firemen's pension fund of
the District.
Four Bills on Senate Calendar.
When Congress adjourned, there were
four District bills on the Senate calendar
awaiting action of that body, one the
Johnston Sunday rest bill, and another
a bill to provide for the support and
maintenance of illegitimate children.
The two remaining bills have to do with
the title OF government to land in the
District of Columbia.
There were sixty-six Senate bills and
four House bills on the calendar of the
Senate District Committee. which have
been In most part referred to subcom-
The bills passed by the Senate and
which are still awaiting action by the
House are:
To authorize the District Commission
ers to prevent the exhibition of indecent
ment in the District.
To regulate the height of buildings in
the District.
To amend the law relating to annual
statements of insurance companies.
To authorize the surveyor of the Dis
tr1ct to adopt system of designating
land in the District in force in the Of
Ace Of the assessor of the District
To provide for guides In the District
and defining their duties.
To amend the act relating to registra-
tion of births in the District.
To receive arrearages of taxes due to
the District to July /, 1908, at g per cent
interest in lieu of penalties and costs.
OF public property from the workhouse
and the reformatory of the District.
To amend the law relating to harbor
regulations.
To provide for plans and specifications
for two high schools in the District.
To provide for the removal Of snow and
ice from the sidewalks in the District
To authorize the acceptance by the
United States OF the gift of the Nathan
Straus pasteurized milk laboratory for
the purpose of investigating the rela-
tive value of pasteurized and raw milk
for infant feeding.
To amend an act relating to booksellers.
To acquire land along the course of
Rock creek for the purpose of preventing
the pollution and obstruction of the creek
and of connecting Potomac with the
Geological Park and Rock Creek Park,
and providing a new location for the
United States botanic Garden.
To confer upon the Commissioners au-
thority to regulate the operation of vehi
cles of the Metropolitan Coach Company.
To provide for the erection OF statue
to Thomas Jefferson in Washington.
To regulate the business of loaning
money.
Street Bills Passed.
The following bills passed by the Senate
relate to street extensions and improve
ments:
To authorize changes in the plan for
the permanent system of highways for
that portion of the District lying west
Of 14th street, south of Taylor street.
east of Rock Creek Park and north of
Newton street northwest.
To authorize the extension OF Grant
street northeast and Deane avenue north
west from Minnesota avenue to 5eth
street.
To authorize a new highway plan for
that portion of the District lying between
Van Burep street on the north, Georgia
avenue on the east, Nicholson street on
the south and Rock Creek Park on the
west.
To relieve and exempt lot No. 53 in
Ann S. Parker's subdivision of lots in
square No. 40 of the city of Washington
To widen 18th street northwest at Piney
branch.
To widen and extend Minnesota avenue
southeast. from it's present terminus near
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. to the
Sheriff road.
To change the name of Fort place, from
II to 18th streets northeast, to Irving
street.
TO confirm the name of Commodore
Barney Circle for the circle located at
the eastern end Of pennsylvania avenue
southeast.
To authorize the extention OF Lamont
street northwest es
To amend an act for the extension of
Newton place northwest.
To provide for the extension Of Kenyon
street from 18th street to Mount Pleasant
street. and for the extension Of 17th
street from Kenyon street to Irving
street.
To authorize the extension OF Under
wood street northwest
To authorize the Secretary Of War
to convey the outstanding title of the
United states to lots 3 and 4, square
No. 1903, in the city Of Washington.
TO direct the Secretary of War to
convey the outstanding legal title to
sublots Nos. 81. 80 and 33 of original
lot No. 8, square No. so, for the relief
square 721, with regard to the assess
ment and payment Of damages on ac-
count Of changes of grade due to con-
sfruction OF the Union station.
The Senate also passed Senate joint
resolution providing for the erection
Of statue OF Alexander Hamilton in
Washingto The House joint resolu-
ton authorising the American Red
Cross to erect temporary structures
in the Potomac Park was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
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