Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
Congress Has Considered Much Legislation
of Importance to District and the
Welfare of National Gov
eminent Employees.

clety, winch IS TO preserve the history
OF the American seamen.
To authorize change in the location OF
14th street northeast between Otis and
Varnum streets.
To repeal an act granting certain land
bordering the Anacostia river to Sidney
Bieber
To give the District Commissioners au-
thority to regulate the operation and
equipment of the Metropolitan Coach
Company 06th street herdic line). and to
provide for transfers between that line
and the lines Of the Capital Traction and
Washington Railway and Electric Com
panies
To eliminate the part OF North Dakota
avenue between Sd street and Georgia
avenue from the permanent system OF
highways plan.
Directing the Commissioners to place
the name of Annie M. Matthews, mother
Of Hugh c. Matthews, late a private on
the police force, on the police pension
roll at $25 per month.
Bills Passed by Senate.
Bills which the Senate passed during
the year and which are Enacted upon
by the House include:
To exempt second hand booksellers from
the license laws affecting secondhand
dealers Of all kinds.
For the extension Of Kenyon and 18th
streets.
For the extension of Newton place
northwest.
For the removal of snow and ice from
sidewalks.
Changing the name Of Fort place north
east to Irving street.
Extension OF LIST street northeast.
Extension of Minnesota avenue south
east.
Amending the harbor regulations.
Allowing the payment of arrearaSes OF
taxes at reduced rate.
Eixip0 re0nla tiOnS for diSinterment or
bodies in abandoned cemeteries.
Better registration of births.
Licensing of guides.
Extension Of Buchanan street.
Widening Of 18th street northwest.
Providing a new system of designating
land in the surveyors office.
Authorizing new highway plan between
Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Park
Prohibiting abandonment of lnflrm or
aged parents.
Extension Of New Hampshire avenue In
a straight line.
Extension Of Grant street and Deane
avenue northeast.
Authorizing new highway plan between
14th street and Rock Creek Park.
Prohibiting exhibition of indecent pic
lures in motion picture theaters.
Providing payment OF remainder OF
Northern Liberty market claims.
Establishing a public utilities commits
sion.
recurring universal transfers in the
District.
Authorizing new highway plan Ior
Barry farm.
Establishing new regulations for the
practice of dentistry.
Extension of Spring road northwest.
To make up deficiencies in the police
and fireman's pension fund.
Providing for home for feeble-minded
children.
To better regulate the liquor traffic in
the District
,efo Of ctr inoc in no H.
east to connect East Capitol and 10th and
H street lines.
Fixing a penalty for the failure to re-
turn library property.
street.
Relating to notaries public. removing
certain limitations on their practice be-
fore government departments.
Allowing laying Of gas main in Con-
duit road.
Authorizing abandonment of part of
North Dakota avenue.
Bills Passed by House.
Bills which the House has passed and
which the Senate has not acted upon in
clude:
To give the District of Columbia a right
of appeal to the United States Supreme
Court in patent cases.
To regulate the flying Of fire balloons
or fire parachutes.
To regulate the assignment of wages
salaries and earnings in the District
To amend the pharmacy act as to sale
of hair dressing preparations.
To provide for an investigation of the
collection and disposal of garbage and
other refuse in the District.
For the relief of Spencer Roberts,
policeman.
Declaring the carrying concealed about
the person any pistol, bowie knife, dirk
or clasp knife or razor. blackjack, dag
ger. sword. cane, slung shot. brass or
other metal knuckle in the District a fell
ony.
To regulate the practice of osteopathy
in the District.
To amend the act for widening Bennine
road.
To provide new regulations for licensed
drivers of vehicles for hire
To provide for the proper deed of con-
veyance to real estate in the District
when the United States contributes to it's
purchase or condemnation.