The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-16
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Anti-CiGarette Bill Ordered to b,
Favorably Reported.

The Anti-Cigarette Bill Ordered to be
Favorably Reported.
There was meeting of the House Dis
trict Committee to-day, at which favor
able reports. without amendment, were
ordered upon two bills.
One of them is the bill introduced by
General Grout providing for a commission
TO prepare municipal code for the Dis
trict OF Columbia. 1t vests in the SUI
preme Court of the District authority to
appoint three competent persons, residents
OF the District, as commissioners to pre-
pare as soon as possible code Of munich
pal laws and ordinances for that District.
Their report, If approved BY, the judges, is
to be by them transmitted to Congress
for its action. The commissioners are to
be paid $500 each and have power to en-
ploy clerk, who shall receive 5000. For
all OF the expenses connected with the
work of the commissioners the sum of
II 700 is appropriated.
The other bin ordered favorably reported
provides that no person in the District of
Columbia shall sell, give or furnish any
cigar, cigarette or tobacco in any of Its
forms, to any minor under 10 years of
age. Violators of this provision of the
bill are to be fined not less than 81, nor
more than $40, or be imprisoned for not
less than five, nor more than twenty days.
The second section of the bill provides
that no minor under 16 years of age shall
smoke or in any way use any cigar, ciga-
rette or tobacco in any form in any street,
avenue, alley or other public place or re.
sort within the District of Columbia, and
each and every violation of the section is
10 be punished by fine Of not less than
81 nor more than IS.
The committee also gave consideration
TO the bill authorizing the Washington
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change its route, but no action was taken
upon IL.
The Senate District Committee met this
morning. There were present Chairman
ingalls, and Messrs. Spooner, Mcmillan,
Higgins, Harris, Vance, Faulkner and
Barbour.
The Senate bill legaliaing the action of
the Commissioners in granting permits to
extend buildings beyond the building
line, which was introduced ON May 2,
1880, by Mr.. ingalls,, by request, and re-
ported ON June o with substitute, and
Iecommitted to the District Committee
June Z, was again reported TO the Senate
with the same substitute by Mr.. Spooner.
The title il amended TO read as follows:
"A bill ratifying the action of the Com
missioners of the District OF Columbia and
granting permits TO extend buildings be-
yond the building line and regulating the
granting of such permits hereafter
The substitute provides:
"That the action Of the Commissioners OF
the District of Columbia in heretofore
granting permits for the extension of any
building or buildings or any part or parts
thereof, in the city of Washington, in the
District of Columbia, beyond the building
line and upon the streets and avenues OF
said city, is hereby ratified, without preju-
dice however, TO the legal rights of the
Government in the event of the destruc-
ton by fire or otherwise of any such
structure. And hereafter no such permit
shall be granted except upon special appli-
cation and with the concurrence of all OF
raid Commissioners and the approval OF
the Secretary of War;
This bill is the outgrowth of the conten-
ton over the bay window to Mrs, Coles
house ON Massachusetts avenue.
The House bill 10 improve the car
service ON Fourteenth street extended, re-
ported favorably without amendment on
January by Mr., Barbour, was ordered tc
be recommtted.
The Senate bill to authorize the Wash
ington and Western Railroad Company OF
Virginia to extend its line into the Dis
tTiCt was amended and ordered 10 be re
ported by Mr. Barbour.
The Senate bill granting the right OF
way 10 the Metropolitan Southern Rail
road Company through the property Of