The morning times., 1896-04-28

House bill 54SS, to provide for the in
corporation aud regulation OF medical col
leges In the district, the meas having
passed both houses of Congress aud in due
course reaching the President for his sig
nature.
Under the provisions of the bill it is made
unla wful for any medical or dental college
| claiming authority to confer degrees in
| either profession, aud not Incorporated by
special act of Congress, to conduct It's
| business in the District unless such college
| shall be registered by the Commissioners
and by them granted a written permit to
| commence or continue busine SIS.
The Commissioners are also authorized
| and required to make such re gulatious con-
cerning the form of application, the evi-
| dcnce TO be adduced in support OF 1t, and
: the method of taking such evidence.
The duties prescribed for the officers OF
| colleges dental and me dical, not incorpC-
rated by special a ct OF Congress, aud now
| doing business in the District, is 10 apply
| for such certificate and registration within
| thirty days alter the passage OF the act,
| and no such college hereafter sought TO be
| opened in the District shall commence busi-
ness without first obtaining such registra-
| ton and permit.
TIE PENALTY fltON iDED'
| Failure to comply with this act shall be
| deemed n misdcmeanor, and the offender,
| upon conviction in the police court. shall
| be fined not less than So nor more than
| $3.50, and In default of payment shall be
| imprisoned In the District Jail not less
| than thirty nor more than ninety days.
| In cases where it shall be deemed TO be
| necessary, the Commissioners shall have
authority, and they are required to file
| In the supreme court Of the District, Dill
! in equity against the proper parties. pray
ing an injunction against the opening or
continuing of any college not registered
| and without permit.
President Phillips, of the Metropolitan
| Railway Company, with his attorneys,
| Messrs. a. S. Worthington and Nathaniel
| Wilson, had conference with the CommiS-
| sionerS yesterday afternoon in reference
| to the continuance or the construction ol
| the underground system on the east and
west line of that road, and the effect had
upon the progress by the proceedings in
the case of the Georgetown and Tenleytown
! Company, which sought to introduces curve
| at Thtrty-second and streets to connect
with the Metropolitan line.
President Crosby, of the Tenleytown Com
pany made application TO the Commits
sioners for permit TO make the connec'
ton noted, detailing the reasons gixen
Phillips instituted proceedings in the su
preme court of the District for the issue OF
an injunction restraining the Commissioners
from granting the permit.
TRUCE OF A WEEK.
A truce was declared for a week, each
company agreeing not TO do any work
at the disputed point until further notice.
| Mr. Phillips obtained the impression that
his company was being interfered with
| by reason of the order of the Commissioners,
and an elaborate argument was made yes
| terday AFTERNOON to convince the board of
his right to proceed with his work
Ii tranSpired, however, that there are
no obst ructiOns in the way, and That he
can go right ahead with the Improvement.
The Teuleytown road will have to await
the decision of the courts, however, and
mean while the construction Of tie under
ground conduit OF the Metropolitan VIII
| be proceeded with, regardless OF the ap-
| plicatiou OF President Crosby for per-
nit.
The Commissioners yesterday submitted
10 Senator Teller, chairman of the Senate
Subcommittee on District Appropriations,
copies of communications received by them
from the Northeastern Citizens Suburban
of $4,000 for public school building
at Laugdon, which was omitted from the
bill in the House, the association urging
| III huppoIt vi LIZ GppSsl SSNSisli iioPShi iSii
considerations.
Among them are the facts, set forth in
detail, that as there are now but three
grades taughtin the presentrented quarters
children of the five other grades are Obliged
TO attend the city schools, paying car fare
at the rate of three cents per trip.
SITE ALREADY PROVIDED.
They also cite the fact that an acre o.
ground owned by the government, ad
yantageously located and supplied will
shade trees, and well OF good water ant
necessary outbuildingS, is available TO
the structure since the removal OF the col
ored children TO their new quarters a
Ivy City.
BY the construction of the building, it i
| alleged, residents of Avalon Heights
Langdon Park, winthrop Heights, Eas
Langdon and thickly settled contiguou
; territory will be provided with schoo
facilities. Fifty-three passenger train
pass at grade within 200 feet ofth presen
| location.
Itisciaimed thatseveralfa miles hav ebee
obliged 10 remove from Langdon on accoun
of the limited school facilities.
The communicat tion has also been sen
to the House committee.
The Commissioners so sent to the Senat
recommendation for an appropriation {
, $4,000 for the construction of a publ
school building at Congress Heights.
Two cases sent up from the police tria
board were passed upon and decided b
the Commissioners yesterday, as follow.
Z. L. Elliott was tried OH April on
| charge of intoxication, but the evidenc
was insufficient TO convict, and the cbarg
was dismissed.
E. B. Payne, tried and convicted Marc
IL for gross neglect of duty. was ordere
10 pay a fine of S25 in instalments.
sERGEANTS ARE CENSURED.
The sergeants of Elliott's precinct, th
/ Ninth, were also brought in for share {
5 blame, for failing to maintain prope
supervision of the force, particularly in tn
matter with which he was charged, an
the order is that they be reprimanded, q
e recommended by the chief OF police.
e The patronage at the Municipal Hotel
e is growing smaller by degrees and beaut
e fully less, as the rigors Of winter Civ
4 way to the spring breezes. Col. Cutler
e last report, for the week ending, the 25t
i instant. shows a total of but 90 guest
e and decrease of rs in the aggreg gate
meals furnished, as compared with Il
previous week.
The haDitues, or some of them, at leas
II are just a little more Indifferent to I'll
IL requirements of the proprieties than the
:. might have been when the doors of Il
n lodging-house shut out snow bank, an
+ number rated '.t1isorderly' increased
: eight persons, all OF whom were elected
q Col. Cutler says the greater proportit
+ of the transients are making their Wa
o to the summer resorts. Most of them al
" little lame, financially, and start ear
i to avoid the rush. The crowd is made
e largely of walters, a few BARRIERS, whi
a goodly proportion are all around pr
fessionals, who hope to reap large ha
vest of ducats when the summer boarde
=, and comfort seekers generally seek Il
~ seaside resorts and mountain retreats