The evening times., 1896-04-06
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Petitions From Citizens Present.
ed to Secure Legislation.
FARMERS AND THE MARKET
Another Hearing Given Upon the
ci-Discussed QuestlOn-Prest-
dent Ordway Severely Censured
Two Members of the Committee.
Bills for Relief of individuals.

In the Senate today Mr.. Mcmillan in
troduccd bill for the relief of Kate Winter.
II provides that the taxes against square
T39 be rcmitted.
Mr.. Pritchard presented n petition from
citizens OF North Carolina, pray ying for the
passage of The bill 10 provide for the Ma
:ional Memo rial Home for aged and in
firm colorcd people.
Nit. Mcmillan also introduced Il petition
from the Northeast Washington Associa-
ton asking the passage of legislation COM
pelling the Washington Gasiight Company
to publish list of names OF persons who
have deposited money with said company
for tue purpose OF securing the payment
OF gas bills. The petition claims that the
company has thousands OF dollars belong
ing to people who are dead or moved away.
FAVOR THE MEASURE.
The District Committee of the Senate is
i'm receipt of report $ from the Commissioners
recommending favorable action on the
measure requiring bills OF sale. condi-
tional saies mortgages, or deeds OF trust
of cbatteis In the District. and the bill to con
firm the title to lots Is and IA in square
$50 in this city. and transmitting Il report
for adverse action on the bill for the re-
lief OF Esther A. Keyscr.
Mr. Hoar presented the petition OF Rev.
Hugh Johnston. pastor Metropolitan NJ. L.
Church, pra ying for the enactment of the
.aw prohibiting gambling. The petition
was passed at a meeting OF the church on
April /, 1896. There was but one dissent
.ng vote, a nd the voter was a visitor.
TALKED ABOUT THE MARKET.
10 f4p
ing gave hearing on the two bills pro-
posing to establish farmers market. The
committee room was more than filled with
farmers form the adjoining counties of
Virginia and Maryland. IN addition 10 rep
resentatives of the existing narkct com
pany.
Chairman BabCock decided that the time
should he evenly divided between the two
bills. Il. q Curtis, one OF the incorpo-
raturs mentioned in bill l-O2 spoke 81 favor
of that measure. He said that it was de-
sired to have a market exclusively for far
mers. He denied that he acted i'll the
interest OF the present company. He Is a
trucker and worked only for that class OF
producers.
Referring to bill 6262, Mr.. Curtis said
the farmers could erect the buildings and
maintain them for half what it would
cost the District to perform the same
work.
GEN Brney attorney for the Center
Market. spoke in favor of certain clauses
of bill 2O2. in which the interests Of that
organization are identical with those of
The farmers He opposed municipal control
of markets.
Gen. Rirney said the Center Market
since August. 1879. had paid to the DIS
trict government in taxes, water reht
and franchise S39T .35S. while the stock
holders had received in dividends but SIS
400 The stock OF the market. he SAID
now worth 81 so shareinstead OF So
F. s Hill appeared as spokesman for
fifteen or twenty farmers present lie
said they sold nothing but their own
uroduce and advocated lin 6262-
Mr. Miller a director in the state Agrl-
cultural Experiment College. spoke briefly
IN favor or the latter bill Mr. Farquhar
of FairTaX comfy also spoke for the same
Fx-attorney for the District HazictnD,
speakiny. a he said, for themarkel company
and the Comm iSSionerS, requested that an
other hearing be given in order that addi-
tiunal statements may be made to the Com
nissionrrs but Chairman Babcock stated
that it will be impossible TO grant the re
quest.
John A. Baker made n few closing re-
marks, declaring the Center Market Com
pany to be n monopoly, not treating the
farmers with fairness.
After the adjournment of the committee
Gov. Ordway applied some rather severe
langun ge to Messrs. Miller and Baker. but
no serious results followed.