Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-01

For the first time during the present session
the Senate district committee has DIVIDED upon
party lines. Heretofore the differences Of
opinion were purely personal in their ma
ture. but today o subject came MP for
discussion which called for decided
division. The committee was holding It's
regular weekly meeting. and there were pres
ent Senators Mcmillan (chsirmsn). higgins,
Gallinger, Hansbrough, Perkins. Harris. Vance,
Barbour aud Gibson. More important, locally.
than any other measure discussed. wAs senator
McMillsns bill making an appropriation
for the expenses Of the Grand Army
encampment, which is TO be held in this
for an appropriation Of SlO0. 900. As soon 90
II was called up the opposition developed with
extraordinary rapidity. Senator Harris at
once took the position that such proposition
was unconstitutional in every sense, and In
this be was supported by Senators Vance, Bar
bour and Gibson.
1t had been believed that Senators barbour
and Gibson would have favored the ball. hut
they went with Senator Harris from the start
1he republicans finally agreed that $4,000
would be sufficient. SO they voted solidly in
favor OF the amended bill. In addition TO re-
ducing the amount IL was provided that part
of the $4,000 should be available until the
sum OF etc. 600 should have been raised by
must be expended before the appropriation 10
touched. Senator Perkins has been auth orired
" report the bill
HOUSES IN ALLsYs.
Consideration given the HOUSE sct 70
prevent the building of houses along certain
alleys In opposition to the measure sppe&red
Mr.. T. b. Hay and others. The ccumisee
heard what MIR. Hay had to say and
then authorized Senator Vance 70
make q favorable report on the bll
| as soon as he and Senator Faulkner could
! agree as TO the width OF alleys over which the
blll should have jurisdiction. The con- mittee,
however, AS solialy in favor OF preventing Tie
erection OF buildings In alleys OF q lcss width
than lofty feet
STEAM ENGINEERS LICENSES.
That bill which proposes to regulate the
licensing of steam engineers in the District is
| to be returned to the committee for further
discussion Since it was reported the committee
has received petitlonrrom numerous in dental
/ hrms protesting against tie Passage of the
measure. In the debate which took place this
morning reference made the statement
Ia the memorial as TO the general competency
OF firenen left in charge during the absence OF
engineers. Senator Mcmillan called attent-
ton to an incident Of which he had
| IN Michigan had left has engine
in charge of a perfectly competent fireman.
| Six people, including the perfectly competent
fireman, were killed, and the other damage
amounted TO $4,000.
Az ADVERSE REPORT.
Adverse report was ordered on the bill 10 in
corporate the Church orphanage Association
OF ST. Johns parish. This was done because the
people who thought they wanted the bill have
| discovered that they do not There have been
some differences OF opinion among the pro-
posed incorporates and for that reason the
Gordian knot was cut
FAVORABLE REPORTS.
Favorable reports we're ordered on the bill
| to authorize the Glen Echo Railroad Company
! to cross the Washington squeduct; the
bill TO authorize the Commissioners 10 make
regulations for the control Of bridges
within the District; the bills TO provide for the
rebuilding of bridges across Rock creek at
street and h street; the House act amending
the act incorporating the National Union In
! surance Company, and the House act 10 amend
the charter Of the Rock Greek Railway Com
| pany.
Senator Gsllinger gave notice that in al
human probability he would on Friday next
report bill TO regulate the practice Of medt-
cine in the District.