The Washington herald., 1911-12-06
NO DISTRICT BILLS
IN SENATE HOPPER
Senator Gallinger Introduces
Several Petitions.
PROTEST AGAINST STABLES
East Washington Citizens ASsOcia-
tiOn Says stables for Street Clean
ing Department Have Practically
Ruined Residential SecttOn-PrO-
test Against Alley Paving.

Among 100 bills INTRODUCED in the Senate
Yesterday no District measure was 10
be found, though Senator Galllnger in
trOduced several petitions and memorials
relating to District interests and affairs.
The establishment of the new stables
for the street cleaning department OF
the District in Pennsylvania avenue
southeast called forth a strong protest
from the East Washington Citizens As
socia ton, through a resolution sent to
Senator Gallinger as chairman of the
Senate District Committee. The resO-
luton AYERS that the establishment of
the stables has practically ruined a
strictly residential neighborhood. 1t
protests also against the improvement
assessments which will be levied on prop
erty owners because of the paving of
the alleys in that square at an estimated
cost of S, 442. The resolution asks hear
ing for representatives of the associa-
tion before the House and Senate Dis
trict committees.
Wants Physical Valuation.
A resolution from the Takoma Park Cit
liens Association urges Congress to as
certain and determine the actual physi-
cal value of all street railway property
in the District of Columbia, to tbe end
that the government may act wisely
when later confronted with the question
of municipalizing the said railways"
petition was received from the
Georgetown Citizens Association de-
nouncing any proposed change in the
organic act of the District.
The Portsmouth On. h Board of Trade
presented a memorial containing num-
Der of signatures urging that the 5000
900 appropriated by Congress for Lin
coin memorial be expended in a boule-
ward between Washington and Gettys-
burg.
First Bill Day.
1t was the first bill day of the ses-
sion in TIE Senate and large number
of important bills and resolutions were
introduced. The first bill was offered by
Senator Poindexter, of Washington. and
it had for its object the repea, Of the act
creating the Commerce Court. Senator
Hepburn introduced a bill to repeal the
Canadian reciprocity act. Senator Pom
creme, of Ohio, offered a bill amending
the law relating TO making returns by
corporations under the corporation tax
law, to provide that instead of corpora
tions being required to make their re-
turn on a definite date, they shall be per-
mitted to select the most convenient date
make their returns at least once in each
fiscal year.
Campaign Contributions Bill.
Senator Culberson, of Texas. introduced
a bill to prevent corporations from con-
tributing to political campaigns and put
ting a limit on the amount that may be
contributed to any campaign. Senator
Kenyon introduced a bill amending both
sections Of the Sherman antitrust law
and providing penalties for violation of
criminal provisions of the law. His bill
declares the offense a misdemeanor, and
provides a penalty not exceeding one
year in prison for individual offenders
and a fine not exceeding 5000 against
corporate Offenders.
After the grist of bills and resolutions
had been introduced, the Senate. after
adopting resolutions on the death Of
Representative E. H. Madison, of Kansas,
and of Representative ]. P. Latta, of Ne
braska, adjourned out of respect for the
memory of the deceased Representatives.