The morning times., 1896-01-17
BOND BILL MEETS DELAY
Short Session Of the Suhcom-
mittee TO Consider Il.
MR.. WORTHINGTON PRESENT
He Has but Little to Say and the
Matter Goes Over-SemtOr Martin
Is Following The Times Exposure
with Much Interest-ActiOn to BE
Delayed.

The Times fight against the bond bill is
| beginning TO tell.
The District Commissioners realize that
the bond bill is in danger. They are not
SO sure OF its passage now.
But they haven't given up the battle by
| any means. They are in the front ranks
| yet, though slightly disfigured. The front
ranks, though, are weakening and general
| rout is not an unexpected ending of the
| struggle. When the end does come 1t will
be tougher than the breaking up of hard
| winter
SHORT SESSION.
The subcommittee of the District Com
| mittee on this measure held very short
! Session yesterday afternoon.
Senator Proctor, the chairman, was
| suddenly called out of the city Wednesday
night aud was forced To notify the Com :
| missioners of his absence. Senators Gal
linger aud Martin were present, however,
and were ready TO hear anything that was
said.
But IN order TO even matters up, the
| chairman of the committee being gone,
only one of the Commissioners put in an
appearance. He was Mr.. Truesdell aud was
accompanied by Mr.. Worthington.
Themeeting was called together promptly
enough aud nearly as promptly dismissed.
Mr.. Worthington talked only about ten
minutes on some legal points and then
promised to send i'll written statement
backed by authorities. Mr.. Truesdell had
nothing of Importance To say so The com
mittee adjourned.
On the table around which the committee
gathered was a Times of the tn inst, and
staring Mr.. Worthington III the face, was a
head line, stabbed in the House of Its
Friends The subcommittee was evil
dentiy prepared.
After the Aeeting adjourned Senator
Gallinger esca ped from the Senate in time
to avoid being called TO the chair by the
president pro TEN, Mr.. Faulkner. His
prophetic soul warned him.
But Senator Martin was braving the speech
of the senior Senator from Kansas and had
no objection in talking about the meeting
and the measure.
SENATOR MARTINS VIEWS.
Il see The Times has something to say
about this measure" said the Senator.
Yes, and about a number of other meas
ures for the benefit of the people" was
suggested.
"Yes, l know. But at present we are
interested in this street extension measure.
The meeting this afternoon was short
one and Mr.. Worthington had only few
legal points to present. He has promised
us more in writing
''On this street extension we want more
information We desire the people to
tell us what they want. We Will not act
hastily. Senator Proctor was familiar
with the bill in the last Congress and has
rather taken the matter in hand. But l
see there are a heap or objections, and we
must go slow.
lit is the same way with the market
house question. l am not going to make
report from my subcommittee until i
have thoroughly posted myself on the sub
1ect. l am going through the pile OF papers
on the subject next week, and then I'mgoing
down to the market-house and examine for
myself
So it will be some time yet before the
subcommittee reports the bond bill to the
District Committee.