The evening times., 1895-12-16
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Capital Railway Company Seeks
to Be Incorporated.
AMENDMENT OF A CHARTER
The BrightwOOd COMPANY Wants to
Extend Its Tracks-SenatOr Harris
Bill Affecting MarriageS--Mr. Pef-
fer's Bin for Home for Infirm
COlored People.

The District took up some time In the. Sem
ate today. A haif-iozen Senators had mat
tiers OF interest to present.
Senator Peffer introduced a hill to pro-
vide home for aged and inrirn colored
people. 1t was the same int reduced By Mr.
Hull IN the House on December 8.
Senator WditLaii introduced d bill TO in
corporate the Capitol Railway COMPANY.
III provides that an act to incnnorate this
company, approved March ., 1895, be
changed tn permit the transfer ferry from
FIRST street or South Capitol street TO II
street to begin at the Navy Yard thence
across said bridge to Eleventh street
east. north on Eleventh street to East Can
1toi street, connecting with Metropolitan
street east, westward ON Virginia avenue
to Eighth street east. connecting with the
Capital Traction Company.
THE BRIGHTwOOD'S CHARTER.
Senator Proctor introduced a bin to
amend the charter or the Brivhtwood Rail-
way Company. 1t provides that the road
shall extend its tracks. beginning at the
intersection of Sixth and UmatiIla streets.
thence running northerly to Wabash street.
thence west along Wabash street to
Eighth street. and northerly on Eighth
street To the District line. II also author
lies the road to build "A branch line under
the direction OF the District Commission
crs- This il the same bin that passed both
houses last session. but the President iail-
cd to sign it.
Senator harris introduced bill Ia amend
the statutes in The District fn regard to- mar
riages. The amendment * the same pro-
posed by the District Commissioners and
approved by Chief Justice L. F. Bingham,
or the supreme court
The amendments require that the min
inter must make returns within ten days;
that the clerk should keep record book,
and provides a Eenalty IL the minister falls
to make the proper return.
Senator Proctor also Introduced by re-
quest an act for the retirement OF employees
IN the executive depat ttments of government.
IN the iassified service. II provides that
after July l. 1895. for the withholding from
The salary OF every employe in The ciassi-
fed service. whose salary is fixed by law,
per centum OF his or her moDthly pay to
De expended for the fol,wing p,Irpns4..-
That after July 1, 1897, any eTuDlove
VINO has served in the civil service thirty
years and Is sixtyfour years of axe shah
be placed on the retired list. and any such
ehp:oye who has served for twenty-five
years aud shall have become lpcapacitaietI
suaii ne placed ON the retired Iisr
II fnrtner Provides that every such clerk
piacei on the retired list shall Te naid In
monthly payments. sum equal to T5 ner-
centum of the salary he or she was re-
ceiving at the time of retirement. providing
dollars.
CONCERNING MEDICAL. COLLEGES.
Senator Harris also introduced a bin
making II unlawful for any medical college
TO confer the degree OF doctor of medicine
wh1ch Us not Incorporated by special act
ny the commissioners OF the District and
granted by them a written permit 10 com
iIlence OF continue business in said District
The bill was introduced in the last Con-
gress.
communication from Dr. Woodward
accompanied the bill. The letter showed
charter. University OF Georgetown. Colum-
b!an University and Howard University
The remaintng three colleges are incorn-
grated under sections OF the la W which give
any five persons the right to incorporate
such an institution of learning.
Senator Roach introduced . Joint rcso-
grant permits for the use of the White Lot
and part of the Monument grounds IT pro-
v!fies that permission Is granted 1.-THE
committee s,i,n {! OF go Of which W. H. H.
arrangements for the fifteenth inter
national Christian Endeavor Convention
ing July. 1895. of the white Lot" for
the erecting three or more great tents anl
fhe necessary Platforms, seatincs. and ca
pablo of seating about 10000 persons each.
1t also grants permission for such smaller
tents as may be necessary The commit
tee OF J6 must guarantee to make good
any injury.
senator Gallnger introduced a Joint reso-
luton granting permission for the cree
ton OF statue in honor of Samuel Hahnc-
mann The monument is to be located un-
OF the new Library building. the Joint COM
mittee on Library and the chairman OF the
monument committee. The sum of $4,000
is appropriated for the building of the
monument. The monument is to be pre-
sentcd by the American Institute of Home
opathy.
A joint resolution was today passed In
the House ratifying the use OF the appro-
priatiou for materials and miscellaneous
expenses for the Bureau of Engraving and
p Printing for the fiscal year 1896 for the
purchase Of articles provided for in the ap-
preparation for the miscellaneous expenses
of the Treasury Department..
letter from Secretary Carlisle to
Speaker Reed in connection with the resolu-
ton was submitted explainin that a de-
cision of the COMPTROLLER made 1t necessary
priations. but not increasing the account.