Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-13


| TO Anacostia road; thence southwester.y
| on Anacostia road to the Benning post office
Provided, That the route herein mentioned
shall be subject to the approval OF the Com
missioners Of the District Of Columbia. And
| provided further, That whenever permanent
system Of streets and highways shall have been
established and laid out in the district contigu-
| GUS to the route Of the lines herein indicated
| said company shall, when required by the
| CommissiC ners Of the District, cause such
changes to be made in the location Of its tricks
| a. said Commissioners shall require in order to
make the route Of said road conform to such
streets and highway system.
Any mechanical power except steam may be
used and cent fare Is established.
| Upon motion Of Mr.. Lind (Minn.) q section
was added giving Congress the right to amend
| or repeal the act.
The bill to change the name Of the Capitol,
North Street and South Washington Railway
| Company to the Belt Railway Company was
called up and passed without amendment
THE BOARD OF CHARITIES BILL
The bill to create board of charities for the
District was next called up. This bill has sew
or al times been published in full in The STAR
On motion Of Mr.. Meredith the bill was
amended by striking out the provision placing
| the reform school under the board of charities.
Mr.. Meredith thought that the reform school
should remain under the Jurisdiction OF the
Attorney General The bill was then passed.
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY BILL
| The bill to incorporate the American Uni
| versity was the next measure presented. This
| has also been published in The STAR The bill
was passed without division.
The Senate bill to incorporate the Electric
Medical Society OF the District was called up
and passed without debate.
The bill to incorporate the Washington,
Sandy Springs and Burnt Mills Railway Com
pany was then called up. This bill has fire.
quently been published at length in The STAR.
1t was passed without division.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE BILL
The next measure which Mr. Hemphiii pre-
sented was the Campbel-Meredith liquor bill,
a proposition to establish an excise board for
the District and fixing $3.50 as the Wholesale
license fee and $3.50 for the retail license.
On motion of Mr.. Picker amendment was
agreed to requiring the applicant for n liquor
license to state in his application that he has
never violated the liquor or gambling laws Of
the District
the applicant for liquor license to obtain the
signatures Of three-fourths OF the adjacent
property owners and residents instead of a
majority of them the bill provides.
The amendment was defeated.
Mr.. Picker offered amendment to strike
out the provision of the bill which renders it
unnecessary for an applicant to renew the
| signatures of the property owners and holders
at the beginning of each year. The amend
ment was defeated.
Mr.. Morse (Mass.l offered an amendment
providing that nothing in this act shall be
construed to repeal the mile limit law prohib
iting the selling of liquor within one mile of
the Soldiers Home. Upon the suggestion Of
Mr.. Dingley the amendment Temporarily
withdrawn to be offered later to the last section
of the bill.
THE LICENSES INCREASED.
r:
agreed to prohibiting the selling of liquor to
any person who is in the habit of becoming in
toxicated, if such persons wife, mother or
selling
Mr.. J. d. Taylor of Ohio offered an amend
ment increasing the wholesale license TO S3U0
and the retail license to $500
separate vote taken on the motion to
increase the Wholesale license to $500. and it
was defeated.
There a threat of flibustering. and as a
compromise amendment adopted in
creasing the Wholesale license to $3.50 and the
retail license to $500.
INAUGURATION PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
Mr.. Picker offered an amendment prohibit
ing the sale of liquors in the District during
the coming Inauguration, from midnight March
to midnight March 4.
The amendment was defeated.
IlChItT tLeU CUeTeu an amendment pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor in any building
owned or occupied by the government. He
seized the occasion to deliver a spirited speech
against the selling of liquors at the inaugural
ball. He said if there Is any such proposition
in sight he Will oppose it TO the end.
The amendment was defeated.
The MAXIMUM FINE.
motion offered by Mr.. Dingley on amend
ment was agreed to, fixing $500 AZ the maxi
G,,. To-
and fixing the fines for violation of the liquor
regulations at a minimum of $50 and maximum
OF $500.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Pickler was
agreed to providing that no license shall ever
after be issued to dealer who has been con-
victed Of violating the liquor regulations.
An amendment was also agreed to prohibit
ing minors under sixteen years of age from en-
tering saloons without the consent OF their
parents. An amendment also agreed to
providing imprisonment of not more than one
month for aiding and abettlng violation OF the
law.
Amendments were agreed to prohibiting the
sale OF liquors to minors and forbidding the en-
ployment of women to dispense liquors in
saloons.
MIR. Morse OF Massachusetts, offered his amend
ment preventing the sale Of liquors within one
mile of Soldiers Home. The amendment was
defeated.
THE ONE-MILE LIMIT LAW STANDS.
At the end of the bill Mr.. J. ID. Taylor of
Ohio secured the adoption Of an amendment
which continues in force the one-mile limit law.
The bill as amended was then adopted by the
House.
District Bills Passed by the Senate.
During the consideration of the bill on the
Senate calendar today a number of measures of
local interest were reached.
The bill to extend North Capitol street to
Soldiers Home went over until tomorrow at
the request OF Senator Blackburn. who stated
that MIR. Vest, who was absent, desired to be
present when the bill was considered.
The bill to incorporate the American Univer-
sity passed without objection.
A bill for the relief of the Potomac Steamboat
Company was passed..
A bill for the purchase of Temple farm at
Yorktown. Va, was objected to and went over
A bill for the relief Of the heirs Of d. Fulford
was passed.
A bill was passed appropriating to Joseph Red
fern aud Eliza ]. Redfern of the District Of Co
lumbia, out of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum or
%. 1913 40, this sum to be in full OF
all demands against tho United States for
injuries to and rent of buildings numbered
17l9 and 1921 G street northwest, in the city Of
Washington, District of Columbia. used by the
signal service Of the army of the United States
during the period from November /, 1871, to
december 81 1883.