The evening times., 1896-03-17
farmers MD / HEARING
Afsamsnts Offered Regarding
the Market on B Street.
SOME CONFLICTING DATA
Applicants for Liquor Licenses Heard
by the Excise Board In Mitigation Of
Charges A gainst Them-Adverse Re
port ON the bill Incorporating the
National Homeopathic College.

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standing controversy between the District
authorities and the Washington Market
Company over the occupation of B street
for business purposes and with Ii COM
parison OF the merits Of the two bills now
before Congress-nunibered 1902 and 6262
AS affecting the farmers interests.
Gov. Ordway made an argument in favor
| Of bill No. zoe, but said in doing SO he was
not representing the Center Market Com
| pany. He declared he was speaking in the
interest of the farmers themselves. Incl
dentai!y. however, he said it would be an in
justice to the company to establish another
retail market within a square OF the Center
Market. whose owners are paying annually
| TO the District an aggregate of $4,000.
GOV. ORDwAY's ARGUMENT.
| Gov. Ordway said the Market Company
has no interest whatever in bili 12C2. and
MS interest extended only 80 far as he had
interest in the farmers. welfare.
| In reference to the bin and District revc-
! nues, he said:
| 1T is impossible to squeeze by Iegisla-
| ton better results from the goose that lays
| the golden egg.
| Gen. H.ney's plea was that bill 1909 was
superior to the other. Under that measure
| the ia rmers regulated the charges; under the
| other the charges were regulated for them.
| Under 1909 the farmers would control;
under 6262 they would not.
The main differences between the two
| bills, was shown to be that under 1902. the
| farmers would organize a market CON-
oany, and controIthc ground for an ann ual
| rentalof So, 900; under bill 6262, the Com
missioncrs would control, establish rates
and provide Accommodations.
The question of cost and construction
was also Up. and two estimates were sub
| mitted. one BY Gen. Birney, as made by an
architect at the Library building. the other
by the building inspector. Gen. Birneys
figure was Sill 900; The other $4,000.
Col. F. Snowden Hill pointed out some.
| hidden anacondls,'' as be termed them.
one OF which v 3 that but so per cent
)nly of the capital stock provided under
bill 1909 needs to be subscribed Another
hing was that bonds in unlimited amount
could be sold in the interests of the cor
poration.
The opponents of bill 1909 were much
more numerous than its friends at the
hearing. and the speakers for bill 6262
We're frequenuy applauded.
1t is believed that the Commissioners VIII
recommend favorable action on bill 6262.
HELD UP LICENSES.
There were fourteen applicants for whole
sale license before the excise board today
correspond to notice to show cause why their
applications should not be rejected. They
were principally grocers who take out the
liquor license and sell In pint quantities
TO their customers, and also sell beer by
the bottle.
The charges against these persons varied
from keeping open on Sunday to selling to
minors, nd the first evidence was obtained
last fan while the agents OF the board
were obtaining the samples OF liquors for
analysis. In one cas- a man was accused OF
selling to a child.
He explained that the father paid for the
beer and sent it home by the child. The
inspector said he was present, and that the
parent did not pay for it.
In another case the dealer was accused
Of selling beer to a colored man, and
hat the purchaser drank the liquor in
the store. The proprietor denied all knowl-
edge of any such transaction.
In still another instance the inspector re-
ported that a proprietor agreed to sell in
half-pint quantities. but did not because he
was out u uiu-piut DottIcs. 1njs was
deemed an irregularity, but Attorney Madi-
gan protested against such testimony.
He said it was not shown that the law
had been violated, only that the man had
agreed to sell; and he did not believe that
the board should consider the charge, nor
tolerate the procedure.
In most cases there were suspicious cir
cumstances alleged: in Others direct proof
Of violation, in addition to that reported
by the Inspector.
HOMEOPATHIC BILL RETURNED.
The Commissioners returned TO each
house of Congress today a copy of the bill
pending to Incorporate the Homeopathic
Medical College, with a recommendation
for adverse action
A copy of Health Officer Woodward's re-
port accompanies the bill, in which he
atkes strong ground against the measure,
line of his comment being the same as that
he has heretofore given and as published
in The Times. The Commissioners submit
it without argument. depending upon the
health officers objections.
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