Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-03
MEASURES TO COME Up.

The most important measures which will
come before the District committees this ses-
sion will be the bills defining the routes of the
Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore and Poto-
mac railroads within the city limits. The bills
relating to this matter which are now before
the committee are not the ones which the COM
mittee will be called to pass judgment upon, as
both roads have been changed, as heretofore
published in The STAR and new measures will
have to be prepared.
Another bill, which is Of equal importance
and over which there is likely to be considerable
of fight. is that providing plan for the ex-
tension Of the streets and avenues Of the city.
The bill is now in conference and will be called
up in the early days of the session. The plan
agreed upon by the conferees, who are Messrs.
Harris. Mcmillan and Perkins, on the part of
the Senate, and Messrs. Hemphill Heard and
Post on the part Of the House, has already ap-
peared in the columns of The STAR.
An effort will be made to obtain some legis-
lation to amend the laws relating to land titles
in the District as they are now in q very I'M
satisfactory state, and il is sincerely hoped that
Senator Hansbrough's bill providing penalty
for those who do not clean their pavements Of
snow and ice will be favorably acted upon be-
fore the callers make their rounds on New
Years day.
Among the bills which have passed the Senate
and are now in the House are those to prevent
eclectic medical society; to regulate the prac-
tice Of medicine in the District; to enlarge the
privileges OF married women in refer
ence to business matters; for the erection
OF flower market; to incorporate the Masonic
Relief ASSOCIATION; for the sale Of the George
town engine house property: to regulate
licenses and provide a penalty for those who
carry on business without them, and the bill
making Saturday half holiday for banks
and brokers. The fate of these bills depends
entirely upon the amount of time which the
House will afford to District bills. 1t is ex-
pected that among the new bills to come before
Congress will be one providing for the arching
OF Rock creek within the present city limits.
THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The first meeting of the Senate committee
will be held next Friday morning. December g.
There are at present on the calendar Of the
Senate District committee ifty-eight bills and
three Senate resolutions. Among the more i'm
portant of these are the following:
To establish hospital and home for inc
briates and dipsomaniacs in the District.
To provide building site for the national
conservatory Of music of America.
To incorporate the Washington and Benning
Street Railway Company.
To establish an insurance bureau for the pro-
tecticn Of public interests in the District of
Columbia.
To authorize the extension of the line Of the
Columbia railway.
To establish free public and departmental
library and reading room.
To incorporate the Washington Central Street
Railway Company.
Bill to authorize the construction of q bridge
over the Anacostia river.
To incorporate the Washington Electric Com
pany.
For the removal Of snow and ice from the
sidewalks, crosswalks and cutters.
To incorporate the East and West Washing
on Troc inn Pail CON
To incorporate the Union Passenger railway.
To authorize the establishment of an acad-
envy and gallery Of art.
To incorporate the Washington and George
town Terminal Railway Company.
Providing that no electric light or telephone
company shall maintain overhead wires in the
District Of Columbia.
To amend the act incorporating the Bright
wood Railroad Company.
To amend the act Incorporating the Sandy
Spring Narrow Gauge Railway Company.
To incorporate the Protestant Episcopal
Cathedral foundation.
To incorporate the Washington, Deanwood
and Benning Railway Company.
To provide for the regulation Of the equip
ment and operation of street railroad lines in
the District of Columbia.
TIE COURT OF APPEALS BILL.
The committee of the District bar having in
charge the matter of legislation respecting the
formation of District court of appeals propose
to take immediate action in the matter. At the
present time there are two bills pending before
Congress which provide for increasing the
working capacity of the District courts. One
has passed the Senate and is now before the
House Judiciary committee. The other. the
House bill, has been favorably reported to that
body, receiving the unanimous Endorsement Of
the Judiciary committee.
At the earliest practicable moment sthe COM
mittee of the Bar Association will have n con-
ference with Judge Culberson of the House
judiciary committee, and will urge that the de-
sired legislation be enacted aSsoon as possible
1t is thought that the House Judiciary commit
tee will report the Senate bill TO the House
slightly amended. that it will thus be promptly
passed by that body, and that in the conference
which will follow speedy agreement between
the two houses will be the result