Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23
c HAIR MAN BABCOCK
The Policy Of the House District Com
mittee.
For the Interests of the Capital-Bills
and the District Conn
missioners.

The House District committee will hold
its first meeting next Thursday morning,
Chairman Rabcock having announced his
intention to call session for that day.
II have no particular policy in view,
said Mr.. Babe cock to a Star reporter today,
Except that which might be defined il,
the statement that I realize We are to leg
islate for the capital of seventy millions of
people, and that we should leSislate for the
future well as for the present. l have
no especial bills in mind whose passage l
propose to further over any other leSisla-
ton, and am not intent upon any special
iiLe of action. The business of the COM
mittee will progress in business-like way,
1 take it, and Cue weight and consideration
will be given to all propositions coming be-
fore us. There are eight members of
the committee, several of them being new
to Congress, and do not know their posi-
tion toward local measures.
In the last Congress Mr. Babcock voted
for dollar gas, and was a strong supporter
of that bill.
Mr.. BabcCck has appointed Mr.. George
Il. Cleme ntsOn of Lancaster as his clerk.
MIR. Clementson is a young lawyer, a son
Of Judge Clementson, and is said to be a
bright and energetic man. He is the au-
thor O. book on bicycle law, which is be-
coming a standard authority. Mr.. Glenn
eEtson will arrive in the city some time
this week.
The committee will have plenty of busi-
ness befcre it when it meets. The follow
ing bills nave been introduced this session
Bills Ready for the Committee.
TO permit the Home Telephone Company
to install a telephone and telegraph plant
in the District of Columbia.
To redeem outstanding certificates issued
by the board of audit and the board cf
public works.
10 ioh act
To regulate the telephone service in the
District.
To arIend the incorporation of the Dis
trict of Columbia Suburban Railway Com
pany.
To incorporate the postgraduate school
of medicine.
To relieve James Linskey from the alien
ownership act.
To amend the incorporation of the Wash
ington and Marlboro Electric Railway Co
To permit the Standard Telephone Com
pany of Washington and Baltimore to OPP
crate a telephone and telegraph plant.
To amend the charter of the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway Company.
To refund Everett Wroe excess of tax
payments.
To issue a tax drawback certificate to the
estate of w. B. Todd.
To provide for the care and cure of inebri-
ates.
Defining the qualifications of inspectors
OF plumbing
10 eStaDllSh the farmers wholesale mar
ket.
FOrG's Thcater Disaster.
Senator Faulkner and Representative
Updegraff, a committee of the commits
sion on the Fords Theater disaster, are
at work on their report on the claims that
have come before the commission on the
part of victims of the disaster. 1t is
thought that the committee will have
n 4 he
mission shortly after the holidays.
At the commissioners Request.
At the request of the District Commits
sioners Mr.. Babcock today introduced in
the House the following bills, all of which
have heretofore been offered in the Senate
and reported at length in The Star:
To regulate the practice of medicine and
surgery.
To secure uniformity in the names of
minor streets.
To compile and publish laws relating to
street railway franchises.
To provide for the appointment of a pub
lie administrator.
To amend the act relating to trials be-
fore the police and fire boards.
To ane end the marriage license law.
To incorporate medical colleges.
To provide penalties for charter viola
tions.
Mr.. Babccck also introduced Senator
Faulkner : Dill FOR municipal building
and court house, which was referred to the
District committee. and the Commissioners
bill to regulate the practice of veterinary
medicine.
Mr.. Abbott of Texas introduced a bill fix
ing the rental price of telephones in this
city at so per year for residences and SO
per year for business houses.
Mr.. Babcock introduced Senator Morrill, s
bill relating to the testimony of physicians, s,
Senator Proctor's trunk sewer bill and his
permanent highway bill; also the Commits
sioners bill to license pool and billiard ta-
bles.