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LOCAL BILLS PASSED What Congress Has Done for the District This Session. IMPORTANT LEGISLATION ENACTED House Measures Awaiting Sena- torial Action. ———— WORK OF REPRESENTATIVES a ee ‘The American people declare with pride that they have the most beautiful capital in the world, and as the years pass by their claim is placed more and more beyond question. Every year Congress is called upon to consider the needs of the District of Co- lumbia and to specify in what way the revenues should be expended with the greatest justice to all sections of the com- a view to making it an ideal place for the workshops of the government, to perfect sanitary conditions, to provide enience for living that comes the domain of a municipality and to the city as beautiful as the nation is So it is that the close of every session of | Congress marks an epoch in the progress of Wa on. Many great and pressing needs of the city which must sooner or later be supplied are annually presented and urged by the board of trade, by citi- zens’ associations, by various societies and individu and, although Congress fre- Ss to respond reluctantly, yet nse finally comes. During the »w drawing to a close provision m made for many extremely im- improvements in the District, and given the best evidence that’ con- gressmen are becoming more and more he character of their responsibili- the legislators for the people here, who, having no voice in their election, yet must look to them for everything they might get through a loca! legislature. It has been fortunate for the District that senators and representatives now serving on the committees having charge of District matters take as great a personal interest In them as ff their home had al- ways been and always would be here. The chairmen and other members of these com- mitiees are among the busiest men in Con- gress, yet they have given liberally of their time in the consideration of the affairs of the capital. of Senator McMillan, chairman enate committee on the District of has always had the care of ex- ve interests in Michigan, and the same siness judgment which made his life a ss has been brought to bear in his alings with the affairs of the District. of the most important improve- have this year been secured for rict have been the direct result of the his insistence that they should be made. Mr. in thi is work has had the as- { Mr. Charies Moore of Michigan, clerk of his committee, has kept amiliar with every detail of the MeMi Amending the Highway Act. Perhaps the most important local Iegisia- 2, 1898. By the making of any more bdivisions 1s prevented, and at the ime property owners are in a much Detter position than they were under the cid law. The law as arrended leaves in the first section of the highway map the mis- ions which skirt the city exactly ey are, while the balance of the Dis- trict can be subdivided only in conformity with the general plan for highway exten- sion as laid down on the maps which have been adopted. Congress will y2ar by year provide for opening and widening streets through these misfit subdivisions by spe- cific appropriations for the purchase of the necessary land and eventually the entire District will doubtless be as beautifully laid out for improvement as was the city of Washington by L’Enfant. The board of trac jeavored to secure the passage of @ bill to complate the work of street exten- sion throvgh the instrvmentality of one act of Congress, but the more restricted meas- ure was finally deemed more practicable at this session of Congress. Aqueduct Tunnel and Reservoir. Another extremely important improve- ment provided for is the completion of the gton aqueduct tunnel and the How- rsity reservoir, which have been since the scandals in relation to the faulty construction of the aqueduct tunn2] caused a stoppage of the work on it. This addition to the water supply system of the District of Columbia is greatly needed in gome parts of the city, and when the tun- reservoir ar3 completed the cause Qf much complaint will cease to exist. By @ provis placed in the District of Co- lumbia appropriation bill nearly $600,000 is ailable for this purpose, and the n be resumed under the chief of en- nd completed in accordance with ans of the board of experts which eu adopted. A Step Toward Filtration. Not only is this very important increase of the water supply of the city provided the same bill takes an initial step ne construction of a syst2m of Giltration of the entire water supply of the ict of Columbia. Thousands of filters w in use in houses here In order that ob and palatable water may be obtained, but the great m: of the people are Qbliged to drink, to cook with and to bathe im a fluid that a large part of the year holds wantity of Poto- iver mud, if not more dangerous step to be taken toward correct- 3 evil is to determine upon the most feasible method for filtering all the water that to the city. For this purpose $3,000 has been appropriated, and the chief of engineers ts directed to submit a pian of Bitration to Congress, which wiil probably be done next winter. Free Public Library. Congress has also placed the free public Itbrary, which has so long been need @ firm foundation by appropriating $4, for its maintenance during the coming Year. An appropriation for this purpose has been sought for several years, but, agithough its need has been apparent, It ‘has formerly been defeated, and the city Ras presented the strange spectacle of a ing center of learning and i of great universities without a pal circulating library. Training School Build; e educational system of the District of Columbia will be greatly advanced by the provision Congress has made for secur- ing & commodious manual training school building for the first eight divisions of the Public schools. For the purchase of a site purpose, snd to begin construc- vu0 was appropriated, he site and building being fixed , and authority is givep the Com- qmissioners to contract for the construction Of the butiding. Manual training has been demonstrated to be a most important fea- ture of the public schools, and it is likely that within a few years Washington will bave a manual training system in opera- tion that will rival any such system in the éountry. Kindergarten instruction has also been ‘ovided for by an appropriation of $12,000. Boch instruction has long been advocated for the pubile schools of Washington. By these appropriations the District of Columbia makes a desirable advance along Unes of approved methods of popular edu- cation. Extending the Sewerage System, A complete sewerage system for the Dis- trict of Columbia is a universally acknowl- edged need. While Congress has failed to Provide for installing a complete system, it has provided for continuing the work of extending the sewers, both in the suburbs and in the city, and has taken a step In advance by appropriating $25,000 for the purchase of land and preparing plans for the construction of a sewage pumping sta- tion, under the a ved project for sew- je disposal in District of Columbia. Bane been shown time ani again that the piecemeal pian of consiruct fom ‘of sewers at the rate money has been appropriated in the past weuld not give the city, with its present population, an adequate sewerage system for fifty years, and at the end of that time the city would bave grcwn to such that it would be as badly off as it is now. A com- plete sewer system is one of the things it is hoped the next session of Congress will provide. Reduced Telephone Rates. Perhaps no phase of legislation during the present ‘Session of Congress has been of greater popular interest than the provision of the District of Columbia appropriation bil) which provides for a lowering of t2le- phone rates in the District of Columbia. This provision follows: “That from and after the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for any person or any telephone company doing business in the District of Columbia to charge or re- ceive more than $0 psr annum for the use of a telephone on a separate wire; $40 for each telephone, there being not more than two on a wire; $30 for each tel2phone, there being not mere than three on a wire, and $25 for each telephone, there being four or more on the same wire.” The main question regarding this legisla- tion is in respect to the way the provision will be carried out. Street Sweeping. During the coming year a test will be made to show the relative value of machine and hand work under contract and hand work by the municipality in doing the work of street cleaning. Of the appropriation for street sweeping $15,000 is to be used for hand work in street sweeping without con- tract, and the accounts showing the ex- penditure of this money are to be so kept as to show the per capita cost of hand sweeping by day labor and under contract. The superintendent of street sweeping be- lieves he can pay men $1.25 a day instead of $1, which is the rate given by contract- ors, and save money for the District in the sweeping of streets. The result of this ex- periment will be of great interest to labor- ing people here, as it may result in the Dis- trict eventually doing all its street swe=p- ing by day's labor. Preservation of Fish and Game. Sportsmen will be especially interested in that provision of the District of Columbia appropriation bill which gives $500 for the enforcement of the game and fish laws of the District of Columbia, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioners. Great difficulty has been experienced in carrying out any game law in the past, but with the assistance the Commissioners will be able to give with this additional small appropriation it is thought greater Success will be achieved in the future. Hespital for Miner Contagions Dis- eases. Washington has long felt the need of hospitals where minor contagious diseases could be treated, but the great prejudice people have entertained against having such hospitals located near their homes has made it impossible, until lately, to secure a location for them. Now Congress has ap- propriated $25,000 to construct such a build- ing on the grounds of the Providence Hos- pital and a like amount for one on the grounds of Garfield Memorial Hospital. In each case $5,000 is appropriated for furnish- ing and equipping the buildings and an ex- tra $1,000 is allowed for grading the grounds at the Garfield Hospital. Each of, the hospitais is allowed $2,000 for the year’s maintenance of these buildings, and it is provided that these hospitals shall receive at any time such patients suffering from minor contagious diseases as may be sent to them by the Commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia, at the request of the health officer. The Naval Battalion. The session of Congress now drawing to a close has also placed the naval! battalion of the District of Columbia on a footing with other battalions throughout the coun- try. The naval battalion of the District has been organized for about two years, but the action of Congress will give it facilities for advancement which it has not enjoyed in the past. Local Railway Bills. Several important railroad bilis have been passed, which promise a great improvement in the railway facilities of the District. Among these are the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, the Belt, Columbia, Washington and Glen Echo, Capital rail- way and the East Washington Heights Traction railway bills. The Eckington and Soldiers’ Home rail- way bill requires that company to equip all its lines within the city limits with the underground electric system within one year. The Columbia railway bill authorizes that company to extend its line eastward- ly from 15th and H streets northeast to Benning, thence by the race course and other roads to the eastern corner of the District. The Washington and Glen Echo Railroad Company has been allowed to build its tracks 600 feet within the District of Columbia, and the Capital Railway Com- pany has been granted authority to use a trolley for crossing the Anacostia bridge instead of horse power, which it has used heretofore. The East Washington Heights Traction Railway Company's bill gives that company authority to build a road from the westcrn approach to the Pennsylvania avenue bridge across the Anacostia river on a trestle to be built by the company and along several routes east of the river. Con- gress has also passed a bi!!! to compel street railway companies to :@aove abandoned tracks; also the bill incorporating the Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railroad and Power Company of Mont- gomery county, Md., and the act to vest in the Commissioners the control of street parking in the District of Columbia, the latter being in the hands of the President. The Anacostia Flats. A public resolution passed by Congress directs the Secretary of War to prepare a Project for the improvement of the Ana- costia river and the reclamation of its flats from the line of the District to the mouth of the river. The danger to health from the flats of the Anacostia has been pointed out time and again by the medical associa- ton of the District of Columbia, the board of trade and other organizations. The su- perintendent of the government hospital for the insane has made frequent complaint about these flats, showing that their pres- ence -has an important bearing upon the health of the people in the great institution under his charge. Congress at its next ses- sion can hardly fail to make some provision for beginning the work of their reclama- tion. It has also been shewn that the value of the land owned by the government to be reclaimed will more than equal the cost of the improvement and will form a splendid public park, which is greatly need- ed in the eastern section of the District. Miscellaneous Acts. There were passed also a number of mis- cellaneous bills. Acts were passed punish- ing the carrying of concealed weapons, regulating the disposal of certain refuse, for the regulation of cemeteries and the disposal of dead bodies, relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, to prevent the adul- teration of candy in the District of Colum- bia and to regulate plumbing and gasft- ting. Other bills and resolutions that have been passed by Congress are for the fol- lowing purposes: To confer cn the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia jurisdiction to take proof of the execution of wills affecting real estate. Authorizing the Commissioners to accept the bequest of the late Peter von Essen for the us2 of the public white schools of Georgetown and distribute it among the heirs of the deceased. ‘Yo prescribe regulations for tax sales and in relation to taxes in the District of Co- lumbia. To extend the charter of the Franklin In- surance Company of the city of Weshing- ton. To supplement the act incorporating Co- iumbian University. ‘To require certain writs to be directed to and executed by the marshal of the Dis- trict of Columbia. To incorporate the Florence Crittenton Mission. ‘To incorporate the Masonic Temple As- scelation. “ To protect fish in the District of Colum- bia, and for the maintenance of a perma- —_ spawning ground in the Potomac ver. ‘To give permission for the erection of a mcnument in the District of Columbia of the lates Albert Pike. To ——— National Reunion Monu- Ment Association to erect a monument in Gers, sailors and marines Sf" the our 3, the war of te uthorize the . al Commissioners District of Columbia to locate ae ‘@ cab sery- wi A number of bills are on the Senate, Hcuse and committee calendars relating to local affairs. Measures Passed by the House. Measures that have passed the House and are now before the Senate are: An act to amend the criminal laws of the District of Columbia. To regulate taxes upon street railroads within the District of Columbia. ara To incorporate the Washington and Uni- versity Railroad Company of the District of Columbia. “> ‘To regulate the construction of barbed wire fences in the District of Columbia. To authorize the reassessment of water- main taxes in the District of Columbia. To amend an act for the preservation of the public peace and protection of property in the District ef Columbia. Relating to negotiable instruments in the District of Columbia. To authorize the Washington, and Get- tysburg Railroad Company of Maryland to extend its road into the District of Colum- For the protection of game in the Dis- trict of Columbia. To control wharf properties and public spaces in the District of Columbia, To extinguish alley in sjurac 465. To provide for the establishment of build- ing lines on certain streets. For the punishment of seduction in the District of Columbia. Senate Bills on the Calendar. Senate bilis on the Senate calendar with favorable committee reports are: To prohibit the reproduction in the Dis- trict of Columbia and territories by kinet- oscope or kindred devices of pugilistic en- counters. For the prevention of cruelty to animals in the District of Columbia. Relating to the names of streets in the District of Columbia. Authorizing the Commissioners to grant permits to the Batcheller Pneumatic Tute Company of the District of Columbia. To readjust the boundary of the National Zoological Park and preserve iis seclusion between Park road, Cincinnati street and Connecticut avenue. For the payment of claims for material and labor furnished for District of Colum- bla buildings. To provide for a municipal building. To widen 19th street. To regulete insurance in the District of Columbia. The Metropolitan and Capital Traction railway bills are also pending before the Senate, having been passed by the House. Before the Senate Committee. There are also a considerable number of tills still on the calendar of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia to be acted upon at some later time. Among these bills are the following, which orig- inated in the Senate: For the formation of co-operative busi- ness corporations. To further protect the first day of the week as a day of rest. Authorizing the employment of day labor in the construction of municipal buildings and works in the District of Columbia. To elevate the Baltimore and Ohio rail- way tracks. To further regulate the sale of milk. For the prevention of smoke in the Dis- trict of Columbia. To provide for settling outstanding claims against the District of Columbia. For the appointment of a collector of fines in the Police Court. For the prevention of bastardy. For the construction of a memorial bridge across the Potomac. Secures the Falls Church and Po- tomac Railway Company of Virginia to extend its lines into the District of Colum- bia. For the incorporation of an association for the mutual benefit of its members. To authorize the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company to change its mo- tive power. For the relief of the Brightwood Railway Company. Authorizing a special election to be held by the citizens of the District of Columbia to determine whether the present munici- pal government shall continue or whether there shall be established tn its place a representative form of government. Creating a commission for the condemna- tion of insanitary buildings. To incorporate the Wesley Heights Rail- way Company. For the regulation of the practice of den- tistry. To relieve non-residents who have paid license taxes to the District of Columbia. To regulate the pay of assistant engineer officers to the Engineer Commissioner. To amend the act providing for the open- irg of alleys. For a bridge over the Anacostia river on a line with Ist street southwest. To regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors. For a bridge across the Anacostia river on a line with Massachusetts avenue ex- tended. To punish the impersonation of weigh- masters. To create a permanent board for the opening of streets. etc. For the establishment of an inebriate asylum. To establish a board of charities for the District of Columbia. To provide for the payment of Northern Liberty Market House claims against the District of Columbia by drawback certifi- cates. - ZR To regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery. To authorize the Automatic Telephone Exchange Company (limited) to construct, operate and maintain a telephone exchange in the District of Columbia. House Bills Before Senate Committee. Bills have passed the House and are now before the Senate committee on the Dis- trict of Columbia to quiet land titles; to regulate steam engineering and the inspec- tion of stationary steam engines and boil- ers and to amend the charter of the Dis- trict Suburban Railway Company. WORK OF THE HOUSE. Grenier Number of Local Bills Passed ‘Than Ever Before. Sixty-seven bills have been reported to and passed through the House at this ses- sion of Congress. That is a record which has never been equaled by the District committee in any previous Congress. There are two Dilis still pending on the cal- endar of the House, increasing the number acted upon by the committee to sixty-nine. Many of these bills are of utmost impor- tance to the capital of the United States. Men who have assisted in the preparation of this legislation will have cause in future years to be profid of their part in the work. Chairman Babcock was fortunate at the beginning of this Congress in securing a hard-working and conscientious committee, whose efforts have been harmonious and incessant. Proposed measure of and he and his co! , at the request of citizens, have given consi to proj~ Posed bills. Mr. Babcock menifested rare skill and tact in ing oman for the committee's in House. It is one bill and a lambia the for other pu: H.R. 4101 the right to sell burial sites in certain streets in Washington city of Wi f= g the appointment nittee of five mem- . Re a ments in the Dis Colum! i. R. 5526—Auth the Secretary of the Interior to convey’a certain loz in the District of Columbia to John H. Gause and others. H. R. 5880—To vest in the Commissioners of the District of Columbia control of street parking im said District. H. R. 5883—Te authorize the reassessment of water main tuxes in the District of Co- ia, and for other purposes. a ae 5885—To' amend. section five of an act, entitled “An ‘to punish the carry- ing or selling of ‘or dangerous weap- ons within the District of-Columbia, and for other purposes,” oved Juiy 13, 1892. H. R. 6887—For thé prevention of smoke in the District of Columbia, and for other urposes. oa 6148—To amend the charter of the Bckington and Soldiers’. Home Railway Company of. the District of Columbia, the Maryland and Ws ton Railway Com- pany and the Belt Railway Company, and for other 5 161 the protection of fishin freshing, so invigorating TpOses. H.R. 6161—For the District of Columbia, for the main- tenance of a permanent spawning ground in the Potomac river in said District, and for other purposes. 8. 1681—Authorizing and directing the Sec- retary of the Interior to quit-claim and release unto Francis’ Hall and Juriah Hall and their heirs and assigns all the right, title and interest of the United States in and to the east 20 feet front by full depth of 100 feet of lot 2, in square 49%, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, as laid down on the original plan or plat of said city. H. R. 6859—To quiet land titles in the District of Columbia. H. R. 6460—For ‘the relief of Galen C. . 6542—For. the relief of Eldred G. Davis. and satisfies the thirst but from 40 cents to $4.50 a day. Greene. the bays is Done there is nothing so palatable and re- ful, as a cold, sparkling glass of HIRES Rootheer. The thought- ful wife has a supply cooled for the husband when he comes in tiréd and warm; for the chil- dren when they are thirsty and overheated; for callers who drop in for a sociable chat—for herself when she is wearied with the duties of her home. A package makes 5 gallons. s@- Write to THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO., Wor and health- Sold everywhere. Beware of imitations. HIRES Rootbeer | is the most beneficial beverage you can possibly drink in hot weather, Composed of the very wired by nature, when the temperature is too high or the vitality too 1 low, ens and revives you. A temperance drink PHILADELPHIA, and ask how a boy can make 11 oS properties , it not only tickles the palate for temperance people. 8. _2323—Supplemental to the act of Feb- ruary 9, 1821, incorporating the Columbian College in the District of Columbia and the amendatory thereof. H, R. 6954—To regulate plumbing and gas fitting in the District of Columbia. H. Res. 136—For the reliet of farmers, gardeners and truckmen selling produce of their own raising on the sout! ide of B street between 7th and 18th streets, in the city of Washington, District of Columbia. H. R. 7541—To require certain writs to be directed to and executed by the mar- shai of the District of Columbia. 8S. Jt. Res. 91—Authorizing the public printer to use certain government telegraph poles. H. R. 8063—To amend “An act for the preservation of the public peace and pro- tection of property in the District of Co- lumbia,” approved July 29, 1892. H. R. 8064—-To amend the criminal laws of the District of Columbia. H. R. 8421—To regulate taxes upon street railroads in the District of Columbia. S. 1865—To extend the charter of the Franklin Insurance Company of the city of Washington. 2 H. R. 8541—To define the rights of the Grand Lodge of the Order of the Sons of Hermann. H. R. 2281—To regulate the practice of pharmacy in the District of Columbia. R. 2309—To provide for a municipal building and court house in the District of Columbia. H. R. 2486—To provide for widening of Aqueduct bridge and laying thereon a sin- gle track for street railway use. 2596—To incorporate the Woman's Health Protective Association. 3u04—For the relief of Ester A. National H. R. Keyser. z H. R. 3005—For the relief of the estate of Wm. B. Todd, deceased. H. R. 3383—To restore medical freedom to the people of the District of Columbia. H. R. 3518—To regulate the service and fix the hours or service for persons em- ployed as policemen and officers in the Dis- trict of Columbia. R. 3819—To establish a system of sin- gle tax in the District of Columbia and providing for revenue for same. H. R. 3864—To authorize the Falls Church end Potomac Railway Company of Virginia to extend its line into and within the Dis- trict of Columbia, and for other purposes. purchasers of the Belt railway, and for H. R. 4489—For the relief of Mary Al- other purposes. fc marolia, Aylett T. Holtzman and Wm. F. H. R. 8602—For the nelief of Charlotte J. Holtzman. Gottwals from the, operation of the act restricting the ownfrship of real estate in the territories and ‘the District of Colum- bia to American citizens, H. R. $356—Authorizing and requiring cer- tain extensions to be made to the lines of the Capital Traction Company in the Dis- trict of Columbia. ~ = 8. 3472—To incorporate the Masonic Tem- ple Association of the District of Colum- ia. G2 H. R. 8972—To amend:section 2 of an act entitled “An act 49 ineorporate the Pro- testant Episcopal Church of the. diocese of Washington.” Poa H. R. 9068—To authorize the Commission- ers of the District,of Columbia to extin- guish alley in square 445. x H. R. 0294-To regulate the gonstruction of barb wire fences in the Digtrict of Co- lumbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 9205—To. authorize the extension eastwardly of the Columbia railway. . R. 9206—To incorporate the Washing- ton and University Railway Company of the District of Columbia. S. 771—To incorporate the National Flor- ence Crittenton Mission. 8. 914—To compel street railway com- panies in the District of Columbia to re- move abandone@ tracks, and for other pur- Poses. H. Res. 189—Authorizing the Commisston- ers of the District of Columbia to locate a cab service, and for other purposes. 8. Res. 28—Muking an appropriation for the improvement of the Anacostia river and the reclamation of its flats. H. R. 9414—For the relief of Matilda Akerblon Molin. H. R. 9417—To amend the charter of the District of Columbia Suburban Railway Company. H. R. 9128—To authorize the Washington and Gettysburg Railway Company of Mary- land to extend its line of road into and within the District of Columbia. . R. 9693—To regulate steam engineer- ing and the inspection of stationary steam engines and bollers in the District of Co- lumbia. H. R. 9856—For the relief of Anna Merkel. 8. 1910—Conferring on the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia jurisdiction to take proof of the execution of wills affect- ing real estate, and for other purposes. H. R. 10106—To provide for the establish- ment of building lines on certain strets in the District of Columbia, and for other pur- poses. H. R. 10200—To repeal an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1898, entitled “An act to provide a permanent system of highways in that part of the District of Columbia ly- ing outside of cities,” and for other pur- Poses, extension H. R. 45°8—To secure adequate compensa- tion for the right to construct, use or ex- tend and operate street railroads in the District of Columbia. H. R. 4759—For the incorporation of an association for the mutual benefit of its members. H. R. 5147—To incorporate the Washing- ton and Annapolis Railway Company. H. R. 5185—For the incorporation of an association for the mutual benefit of its members. H. R. 5888—Creating a commission for the condemnation of insanitary buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 5890—To amend an act entitled “An act relating to tax’ sales and taxes in tue District of Columbia.” H. R. 5976—To regulate the manufacture and sale of paper boxes im the District of Columbia. H. R. 5977—To reduce telephone rates in the District of Columbia. H. R. 6248—To provide for the disposition of assessment certificates of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 6263—To incorporate the Wesley Heights Railway Company of the District of Columbia. . R. 6360—-To regulate the disposal of products of government greenhouses and grounds in the District of Columbia. ~ H. R. 6437—For the relief of John J. Ship- man. H. R. 645—To authorize the United States Electric Lighting Company and the Potomac Electric Power Company to ex- tend their conduits in the city of Washing- ton, D. C., and for other purposes. H. R. 6533—To incorporate the Columbian Heat and Power Company and grant there- to the right to lay pipes for the proper dis- tribution thereof. H. R. 5026—-To redeem outstanding cer- tificates issued by the board of audit and the board of public works in the District of Columbia. H. R. &849-To amend an act, entitled, “An act to provide for the settlement of all outstanding claims against the District of Columbia, and conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear the same, and for other purposes,” approved June 16, 1880. H. R. 6823—To regulate the pay of as- sistant engineer officers to the Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. H. H. 7022—To authorize the extension westward of the Columbia railway. H. R. 7023—Relative to the payment of claims for material and labor furnished for District of Columbia buildings. H. R. 7086—To amend an act, entitled, “An act for the regulation of the practice ¥, dentistry. in the District of Columbia d for the protection of the people from impiricism_ in relation thereto,” approved June 6, 1892. . H. R. 7115—To quit claim all interest of the United States of America in and to original lot 4, square 1113, in the city of Washington, D. C., to Wm. H. Dix. H. R. 7132—To amend section 782 of the Revised Statutes of United States, relating to the District of Columbia.~ H. R. 7199—To authorize the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company, District of Columbia, to change its motive power and for other purposes. H. R. 7259—To provide for completing the system of sewage disposal and protection against floods in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. H. R. 7336—To authorize the establish- ment of state exhibition buildings in Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia. H. R. 7408-For the relief of the Old Dominion Granite Company. H. R. 7701—To establish in the District of H. R. 10222—To ‘authorize the of the Metropolitan railroad. H. R. 10278—Imposing a license tax upon Proprietors of merry-go-rounds or other mechanical devices, operated or exhibited for purposes of public amusement or gain, and for other purposes, in the District of Columbia. H. R. 10280—To require the Brightwood Railway Company to abandon its overhead trolley on Kenyon street between 7th and 14th streets. H. R. 10293—To. incorporate ths East Washington Heights Traction Railway Company in the District of Columbia. a te Sere to soe contol ot Wharf property and certain public spaces in the District of Columbia. , H. R. 10341—To ficorporate the National Congress of Mothers. H. R. 10474—For the extension of 11th street northwest. H. R. 10867—To change the name of the Capital Rallway Company. 8. 2916—Relating"™” the Washington, foodside and Forsst7Glen Railway and ae Company @# Montgomery county, oud Columbia a national training school for 8. 8144—For the xpliefof Finetta Nalle. Season aes 8. 4756—For the Fpliet ot Michael - | H. R. 7753—To amend the act of July 14, Nuity, Br 8. 4571_To extend 8. €24—To authorige fhe Glen ‘Echo Railwa; cs aad cf way and istrict of Coli H. R. 7810—To regulate the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery in the District of Columbia. le Island avyenus. Washington and y to obtain a northwest, it wii streets in the adjacent block called “Wallach place” and “Caroline street,” etc.” H. R. 7847—To waive ang release all claims of the United States by way of es- cheat to the real estate in the Di of his sons, Charles W. vanaugh and Wil- liam Kavanaugh, died seized. eel certain cases to acquire title to lands in the District of Columbia. H. R. 8626—To punish the impersonation of weighmasters in the District of Colum- bia, and for other purposes. H. R. 8655—To create a permanent board for the opening of streets, ete. H. R. 8711—For the relief of Francisco Perna. H. R. 8816—For the relief of the heirs of Minnie Friederick. H. R. 8867—To regulate the sale of in- toxicating liquors in the District of Colum- bia. H. R. 8883—To regulate insurance in the District of Columbia and for other pur- poses. H. R. §897—To vest title to certain prop- J Leopold Luchs. . 9035—For the relief of Mary 8. Townsend. H. R. 9155—For the prevention of bas- tardy in the District of Columbia and for other purposes. H. R. 9211—To incorporate the Washing- ton, Annapolis and Chesapeake Railway Company. 5. $1s—To authorize the completion of the Washington aqueduct tunnel and for other purposes. 44—Authorizing the Commissioners erty in H. R. 8. Res. of the District of Columbia to alter, amend or repeal certain health ordinances. H. R. 9429-To authorize the acquisition of certain real estate for the purpose of a site for a hospital for the treatment of con- tagious diseases. H. R. 9556—Supplemental to the act of 1892, chapter 244, approved June 27, 1892, entitled “An act to authorize the Southern Maryland Railroad Company to extend a railroad into and within the District of Columbia. H. Res. 225—For the suspension of the col- lection of certain taxes in the District of Columbia. H. R. 9760—To redeem outstanding cer- tificates issued by the board of public works of the District-of Columbia held by W. D. Williams. 2 H. R. 9784—To incorporate a Provident Ti sean tion in the city of Washington, H. R. 9785—To amend the charter of the Brightwood Railway Company of the Dis- trict of Columbia, giving better railroad facilities to the citizens of Takoma Park and vicinity. H. R. 9i93—For the relief of Harriet A. Maxwell, now Mrs. James B. Ferguson. H. R. 9514—To abolish the office of jus- tice of the peace within and for the Dis- trict of Columbia and for other purposes. H. R. 988l—Authorizing the attorney for the District of Columbia and his assistants to administer oaths and affirmations. H. R. 997—Authorizing sale of the title of the United States in lot 1, square 111%, in the city of Washington, H. R. 10103—Relative to the payment of claims for material and labor furnished for District of Columbia buildings. H. R, 10149—To authorize the construc- ticn of a bridge across the Anacostia or Eastern branch of the Potomac river, on a line with Massachusetts avenue’ ex- tended. H. R. 10168—To authorize the Commis- sioners of the District of Columbia to ap- point additional privates. H.R. 10183—To provide for the payment of Northern Liberty Market House claims against the District of Columbia by draw- back certificates. S. 12i7—For the relief of certain holders of District of Columbia tax sale certifi- cates, and for other purposes. H. R. 10238—For the relief of Emmart, Dunbar & Co., on account of work done by said firm for the District of Columbia. H. R. 10340—To authorize the extension of the 9th etreet line of the Metropolitan railroad. H.R. 10850—To provide for the payment of Northern Liberty aMrket House claims against the District of Columbia by draw- back certificates. H. R.-10363—To amend section 5 of an act approved July 22, 1892, entitled, “An act to provide for the opening of alleys in the District of Columbia.” H. R. 10381—To amend the law providing for the police fund and fireman's relief fund in the District of Columbia. H. R- 10395—To authorize the construc- tion of a bridge across the Anacostia or Eastern branch of the Potomac river on a line with Ist street southwest. H. R. 10430—To regulate the height of residences in the city of Washington. H. BR. 10527—To receive arrearages of taxes due the District of Columbia to July 1, 1898, at 6 per centum interest per an- num, in lieu of penalties and costs. H. R. 10549—To regulate the sale of in- toxicating lquors in the District of Colum- H. R. 10559—For the extension of 17th street northwest. H. R. 1058i—To reguiate the appointment of justices of the peace within and for the District of Columbia. H. R. 10672—To amend section 6 of the act of Congress entitled “An act authoriz- ing the establishment of a public park in the District of Columbia,” tember 27, 1890. H. R. 10687—Discha: the co. lon appointed to select lan for the Rock Creek Park from the duty of assessing all bag tee lating thi }. 3941—-Regulating the tion of flor in the strict of ae = HH. R.°10752—To create a territory of the District of Columbia to ‘grant rial ent to | LEITER BORROWS MILLIONS. He Will Probably Need $7,000,000 for His Son's Debts. Levi Z. Leiter has completed negotiations with the Northwestern Mutual Life In- surance Company for a loan of $3,000,000 for ten years et 4 per cent. The security consists of a number of the most juablo pieces of business property in Chicago. In completing the details of the loan Leiter informed the agents of the Nor Western that he would probably require further advances of about $3,500,000 or $4,000,000. money obtained by Mr. Leiter will go toward the liquidation of the debt in- curred by son, Joseph Leiter, in wheat speculation. The share of Joseph Leiter in the im: 3 a of his fath be nearly, not enti consumed his speculation. Mr. Leiter's notics he would probably require between that 1000 000 and $7,009,000 in loans on his property 1s taken to indicate extent of Joseph Leiter's losses he is compelled to bear, being the excess cf the sum of losses in ihe deal above Joceph Leiter's private for- tune, which wes variosly estimated at from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 before he began his career on the Chicago board of trade, over a year ago. ——__+e-+___ HAVE NOT REACHED DEWEX. Reinforcements Were Not at Cavite me 27. Admiral Dewey loses no opportunity to keep the Navy Department informed’ of the State of affairs at Manila. A dispatch came from him last night dated Cavite, June 27, reporting that conditions remain practically unchanged, but not recording the arrival of his reinforcements. For one thing, it can be stated that Admiral Dewey has been particular to avoid committing his government to eny particular line of fection respecting the future of the Philip- pines or to do anything that would em- barrass Gen. Merritt in framing a policy to meet the needs of the case when he at- rives. He has made no offi Szes to the insurgent leader, although he has not hesitated to openly praise his good politics end his accomplishments. —_—————_--—______ THE NATIONAL BANKS. A Year of Growth and Expansion ef Bustness. Mr. Dawes, the controller of the cure rency, has made the following statement regarding the general condition of national banks at the close of the fiscal year: “The past year has been one of growth and expansion in the business of the na- tional banks of the country, as reports of their present condition, compared with for- mer reports, clearly indicate. The individ- ual deposits of the banks, which on July 23, 1897, were $1,770,480, reached on May 5, 1898, the sum of $1,909,808,488, and the five statements called for during the past year show that the rate of gain was quite uniform. The decla not stop this gain, ion of war did the increase between y 5 of this year being and the individual deposits of the national banks of the United States now stand_at the highest point in the his- tory of the system. “The expansion in loans since May 14, 1897, has been $173,728,265. “The concurrent expansion in the loans and individual deposits of our banking sys- tem is the best possible evidence of grow- ing confidence in the business and banking world. Increasing deposits with contract- ing loans, or decreasing deposits with in- creasing loans, are conditions which may exist without being considered as necessari- ly indicating prosperous conditions, but the conjunction of a steady increase in loans with a steady increase in deposits ts almost without exception the evidence of marked increase in the activity of profitable bust+ ness exchanges of tke country and its gene eral prosperity.” i ee ey GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS, A Gain Over the Previous Year of About $57,000,000. The comparative statcment of the govern« ment receipts and expenditures shows that the totel receipts for the month of June Were $33,509,313 and the disbursements $47,- 852,281. The recelpts from the several sources of revenue are given as follows: Customs, $15,555,729; miscellanzous, $2,270,« 218; internal revenue, $16,683,365, This shows a loss of about $7,000,000 in the cus= toms and a gain of over $4,000,000 from in- ternal revenue. The expenditures during June include over the previous fiscal Year of about $57,400,000,

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