The morning times., 1896-06-06
DISTRICT BILLS PASSED
Thirty-fiVe Local Measures Have
NlW Bee me Laws.
ORIGINATED In THE SENATE
Great Record Made by the Committee
of the Upper House Having such
Matters IN Charge-TwO Hundred
Bills Referred to It-How They
Were Acted On.

The District OF Columbia has Jared very
well AT the handS or the Senate in the session
OF CongIess Just Closing
More work mas perhaps been done by the
District Committee than in any session OF
the past Two hundred bills were referred
to aud thiTty-iiye measures reported have
been passed In the Firy-thlHd Congress
with It's three sessions, but thlrty-three
OF Ioca! interest were paSsed of ali those
reported III eFi1ty-secondCO Congress when
Nj Mcmillan waSfirst made cbairua q, sixty
three local bills were passed.
The most important measure originating
iii the Senate which this COnsFeSshaSeudCt
into Jaw is the one cutting down theprCe
of gas in the District 10 81 10 per thousand
cubic feet for the next fiye years. For ten
years this matter has been agitated by the
people OF the District aud Congress will
miss az old Trend when 1t meets again.
Among the other important hills becoming
law are those regulating the practice of
medicine, marriages and the rights OF mar
ried women. The other local bills passed
are
BILLS PASSED
To amend an act entitled An actto pro-
vide permanent system OF highways"
To extend the time for making an assess
meut OF real estate in the District of CoIum-
ba
To punish false swearing before trial
boards
To publish street railway laws.
Tc incorporate the pest graduate school
of medicine in the District of Columbia. .
For the relief OF Kate Winter.
For the relief OF James Linsky.
Incorporating the Capital Railway Com
pany, approved May rs.
Sealer OF weights and measures bill.
To establish a free public library, ap-
proved June 3.
To extend the time for the construction
OF the Maryland and Washington Street
Railroad Company.
To incorporate the National University
approved May 20.
To incorporate Scottish Rite Masonry.
To incorporate the convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Increasing the Metropolitan police force
twenty-five men.
For the sale OF lands of Margaret Shu-
grue.
To regulate the business OF storage.
Providing for public administrator. ap-
proved May 20.
For the Incorporation of medical colleges
Relating TO the testimony of physicians:
became law without the Presidents sig
nature.
For the relief of Anton GIoetzner
For standards Tor dry measures. approved
May 20.
To regulate the sale of unclaimed freight
and baggage.
To provide flags for school houses
For reaSSessment OF water main taxes.
orrcassessmeutsf for local Improvements
To abolish days Of grace, etc.
To provide for the drainage of lots.
Requiring conditional sales TO be recorded.
Providing for Pintsch gas.
For the sale of lot ) square 113
Relating to Rene C. Baughman's pipe
lines.
Relating to Nicolai Bros pipe lines
Providing harbOr regulations.
Amending the act tincorporatingthe Wash
ington and Great Falls Railway.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The bills which follow We're indefinitely
postponed:
For the relief of holders of special as
sessment certificates.
To provide for the care of inebriates
Afterwards this action was reeonSidered
and the bill reCommibted.
For the relief of the heirs of John Crane
For the Homeopathic Medical College
For the sale OF liquor in clubs.
To Incorporate the East Washington
Heights Traction Railway Company
TO remit penalties on arrears of taxes
To Incorporate the Columbia subway
Company.
For sewage and water Filtration
For general pipe lines.
Many measures have passed the Sen
ate which are now in the House. They
are.
For the relief of the estate Of W. 3.
Tudd.
TO regulate the use of public parks.
To amend the children'S guardian act
To prohibit onc-bUrsc cars.
Regulating party walls.
For the Force school.
Regulating the employment OF labor on
municipal works.
Resolution as to title of lots in the city
Of Washington.
For relief OF farmers. etc.
The following measures have been IA
yorabiy reported:
To tcdeem public works certificates.
! Extension OF North Capitol. street.
For the relief OF Esther a. Keyser.
To acquire Great Falls water rights.
For relief OF Francis and Juriah Hall