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other court of the District of Columbia, shall receive one-half of any 
fine which may be imposed and paid for such violation, and prosecution 
shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia. 
Sec. 10. That all acts now in force in the District of Columbia 
inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same are hereby, 
repealed. 
(Stat., XXX, 1012.) 
PURCHASE OF BOOKS TO BE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR. 
March 15, 1898. 
Legislative, executive, and judicial act for 1899. 
That hereafter law books, books of reference, and periodicals for 
use of any executive department, or other Government establishment 
not under an executive department, at the seat of government, shall 
not be purchased or paid for from any appropriation made for con- 
tingent expenses or for any specific or general purpose unless such 
purchase is authorized and payment therefor specifically provided in 
the law granting the appropriation. 
(Stat., XXX, 316.) 
QUARTERLY REPORTS OF CONDITION OF BUSINESS. 
March 15, 1898. 
Legislative, executive, and judicial act for 1899. 
Hereafter it shall be the duty of the head of each executive depart- 
ment, or other Government establishment at the seat of government, 
not under an executive department, to make at the expiration of each 
quarter of the fiscal year a written report to the President as to the 
condition of the public business in his executive department or Goy- 
ernment establishment, and whether any branch thereof is in arrears. 
(Stat., XXX, 317.) 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK-——-EXCHANGE OF LANDS. 
January 27, 1898—House. 
Mr. Amos J. Cummrnes introduced bill (H. 7347) authorizing the 
acquisition of certain lands in Woodley Park, for an addition to the 
Zoological Park in exchange for the interest of the United States in 
certain land north of W street between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets 
west, and south of block 2 of the subdivision called Meridian Hill. 
Referred to Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. 
January 31, 1898—Senate. 
Mr. James McMiL3an introduced 8. 3485. (Same as H. 7347.) 
Referred to Committee on District of Columbia. 
March 16, 1898—Senate. 
Mr. Grorce P. Wermore, from Committee on the District of 
Columbia, submitted report (S. 687) on S. 3485: 
The Committee on the District of Columbia, to whom was referred 
