The Washington herald., 1911-05-23
BOTH HOUSES PASS
DISTRICT BILLS
Twelve Acted Upon in Senate
and One in House.
LOCAL CALENDAR Is CLEARED
measures Before the Senate Have
Been FavorabIy Considered in
PREVIOUS Sessions-Retail Grocers
ASK Sunday Rest Bill-Eight
Hours of Labor for Women.

The calendars of both the House and
Senate Were swept clean of District OF
Columbia bills yesterday. Regarding the
former body, this did not mean a great
deal, for it had but one District measure
on its calendar In the Senate, however.
twelve District bills. reported favorabiy
from the committee heretofore, were
considered and passed, as follows:
Authorizing the surveyor Of the District to adopt
the system Of designating land in force in the
Oftcc OK tbs assesSo,.
To receive arrearages of taxes due the District
to July l. 1905. at per cent per annum. IN lien
of penalties and oosts
Authorizing the SeCretarJ Of War to convey the
outstanding title Of the United States to lots
and 1, square l03.
To except dealers in secondhand books from
liability for license sccInd-h hand dealers.
To -'irect the Secretary OF War 10 convey the
outstanding legal title If the United States sub
lots 81. g. and 30, Of lG. square So
70 amend the birth registration provide
better birth registration.
To p-p:ide for th extension Of KENYON street
from Seventeenth street 10 Mount Pleasant street.
and for the extJlsiCn Of Seventeenth street from
Kenyon street TO living street.
To widen Sixteenth street northwest. at Piney
Branch read.
To confirm the name of Barney Circle.
To amend Tor the extension Of Newton
place Northwest.
For the relief of Ida \. Chew with regard to
assessment ana Payment OF damages on account Oi
changes q grade due 10 construction Of the Union
Station.
To proride for guides in the District and defining
then dutics
street Indefinitely lostr sed account Of
the introduction Of rey7>cd measure for that pur-
pose
One Bill Passes House.
1t was the regular District day in the
House yesterday, but the one bill on the
calendar was soon disposed Of This was
the bill providing for the widening OF
Colorado avenue northwest from Long
fellow street to Sixteenth street. and OF
Kennedy street northwest through lot
No. so, square 271S. The estimated cost
of the land necessary TO widen these
streets is $l7,:3>. The measure provides
that the total cost. together with the eX-
lenses Of the condemnation proceedings.
shall be assessed a 5 benefits on the sur
rounding and abuttlns property.
Retail GrOcers Want sunday Rest.
The retail grocers OF the District Of
Columbia have decided to take advan-
tage of what sentiment there is in Con-
gress favorable TO the establishment Of
a legal day of rest in Washington. \
bill has been prepared for introduction
in the House this week which will make
II unlawful TO sell or purchase meats,
vegetables and other foodstufs on Sun
day in the District of Columbia.
committee Of SroCers visited the
Capitol Yesterday and conferred with
Chairman johnson of the District Com
n2ittee on the subject. Representative
Johnson was nonGommittal as to his
opinion OF such measure, and on the
ground that individual measures should
have their the HDnSe he de-
clined TO introduce it. He suggested that
the SroCers place the bill in the hands
Of a Congressman who would be willing
to urge its passage
Assessments for Opening Alleys.
Representative Henry George, jr, a
member OF the District Committee of
the House, introduced his first bill yes
terday. 1t related to the method OF as
sessing benefits for the opening. exten-
sion. widening. or Strengthening of al
leys and minor streets in the District.
Such action. the bill provided. should
be by a jury, which body should assess
as benefits accruing from changes an
amount equal to the DANA geS a S aascer-
tanned: s. per day is included in the
damages as the pay of the marshal; also
So a day for each OF the jurors. 1t is
stipula ted that in fixing the amount of
benefits to be assessed. the jury shall
consider the situation and topographic
conditions Of the property affected.
Eight Hours Day for Women.
a bill 10 regulate the employment of
women in the District of Columbia was
introduced yesterday by Representative
Victor L. Berger, the Socialist member
of Congress. The measure proposes
that women shall not work in any mer-
camille or manufacturing establishment
more than eight hours in any one day.
more than forty-eiGht hours in any one
week, or more than six days in one
week. Women are not to be employed
before in the morning nor after 10 in
the evening.
1t is the hope of Representative Ber-
ger that Congress will pass the bill and
that IT will become model for the
States in regulating the sweatshops of
the country.
Provision is made for the appoint
ment of two inspectors a salaries of
$1,000, who will be authorized to enter
any place of business at any time and
make report on any violation of the
act.
Abandonment of Parents.
Senator Pomerene yesterday intro
duced a bill placing a penalty on the
abandonment in the District of Column
bia of destitute. aged or infirm parents
by their sons or daughters. term in
Jail or in the workhouse, lasting not
less than three months. according to
the terms of the bill will be imposed
upon persons who do not live up TO
their parental obligations.
DR.. Ashmore Dead.
Schenectady. n. Y. May 22.-Dr. Sid
AG1, q
Latin at Union College for the past
thirty years. died to-day at his home
on College Hill.