Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-18
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
An Amendment to the One Mile Liquor
Limit Act.


Senator Gibson of Maryland. today intro
| daced bill to amend the act which prohibit,
the granting of liquor licenses within one mile
of the Soldiers Home. The amendment pro.
vides that the act referred to shall not extend
to or arply TO any part OF the City of Washington
i'll the District of Columbia" This amendment
if it becomes law, will permit great many
liquor dealers on north 9Th stree. TO resume the
business which was cut of by the act which
Senator Gibson now desires to amend.
TRACES on THE AoUEDUcT BRIDGE.
Permission to temporarily lay railroad track.
on the AGueduct bridge is the object OF
a bill introduced today by Senator
Pettigrew. The bill il an amendment &c
the act Incorporating the Washington and
Arlington company and provides THAI pending
the building of the compauys bridge at the
Three Sisters and during the period of the q.
A. H. encampment the company is authorized
to lay and maintain Its track acros,
the AqUeduct bridge. 1t is also proposed e
amend the incorporation act by empowering
the company TO purchase any right or fran.
chise possessed by any other company.
TEE BOTANICAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Senator PETER. by request, introduced bill
to regulate the practice of medicine in the
District. The bill gives TO the botanical
school of medicine all the rights, privilege.
and protection now provided for allopaths and
homeopaths.
To AMEND RAILROAD CHARTER.
Mr.. Washington introduced a bill in the
House today to amend the act Of incorpora-
ton for the Washington and Western Mary
land railroad.
The amendment proposed provides that the
company may construct a bridge across the
river read and the canal about 2 900 feet cas-,
of the Chain bridge, and then to run tracks
along the northern line Of the canal to the Dis
trlct Of Columbia line.
Section u OF the act is repealed. and in place
of it provisions are made for purchase or con.
domination for depots, round house, &C., and
the time within which the road is to be com.
plcted is extended one year.
TO OPEN ALLEYS IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Hemphill. by request of the District OF
Columbia Commissioners, introduced in the
House today bill granting to the Distr ct Of
Columbia Commissioners the same powers re-
garding the opening and extension O.
alleys which formerly resided with the
mayor; and Il bill to amend the police regula-
tons act, so as to add the provision that the
Commissioners shall be empowered to make
apd enforce all such reasonable and
usual police regulations, in addition
to those already made under the act of 50, that
they may deem necessary. for the protection OF
tAc lives. Aliaibs nSaitl. comfort ana quiet
all persons and the protection of all property
within the Distric: of Columbia
INFORMATION WANTED FROM THE COMMISSIONERS
Senator Mcmillan today offered and the Sen
ate agreed to q resolution which calls upon the
District Commissioners TO report to the Senate,
first, whether the Brightwood Hallway
Company completed Its railway from Boundary
street to the boundary lire OF the
District Of Columbia within the time specified
i'll section of the charter for the completion
OF the same; secondly, whether 'cars OF the
best construction" are row used on said
road, and are run las often as the
public convenience may require" in
accordance with a table schedule fixed by
the company, copy of which shall be lisl Sled
with the Commissioners OF the District of Co.
lumbia and approved by them, las provided in
section ~ of the act of incorporation"
INSPECTING THE CAPITOL rLUMBISo.
Inspector of Plumbing Robinson, accom-
panied by an employe of the health office, was
at the Capitol today engaged in a preliminary
survey of the basement, which is alleged to be
in an unhealthy condition. The inspection Will
be continued tomorrow.