Evening star., 1896-02-07
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Measures in Congress Referring to
Needs of the District.
Site FOR A CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL
Analostan Island Suggested 10 the
Senate Committee.
OTHER MATTERS CONSIDERED

There a meeting of the Senate COM
mttee on the District of Columbia at 1O:45
this morning, when considerable business
was transacted. Messrs. Mcmillan, chair
man: Hansbrough, Pritchard, Wetmore
Harris, Faulkner, Gibson. Smith. Martin
and Bacon were present the absentees be-
ing Messrs- Gallinger, Proctor and Baker.
Mrs. Stewart, wife of Senator Stewart,
and Mrs. Gordon, daughter-in-law of Sena-
tor Gordon, had requested of the committee
hearing in favor of locating contagious
disease hospital on Analostan Island. They
appeared before the committee and spoke
earnestly in favor of this plan. A few days
ago Senator Stewart introduced a resolu-
tion in the Senate, which has been referred
to the District Commissioners fo- their
opinion and recommendation, this resolu-
ton providing that a hospital for conta-
gious diseases be located on Analostan Is
land. Mrs Stewart stated that Analostan
Island comprises eighty-three acres above
hgh-water mark, which are free from all
danger of floods. She said that access to
the island would be easy, in view of the
fact that a memorial bridge is to be built
across the river. and this bridge, they
claimed, could be constructed as to per-
NIT the easy transportation of patients TO
and from the island. The ladies had got
the opinions of d number of physicians and
health experts on the necessity Of a con-
tagiouS disease hospital for Washington
city, and they said that many persons were
interested in having this hospital construct
ed as soon as possible.
Gas Hearing to BE Given.
In view of the request of the East Wash
ington Citizens Association for a hearing
on the bill to il corporate the National
Capital Gas Light, Heat and Power Com
pany of the District of Columbia, intro
duced in the Senate by Mr.. Kyle and re-
ferred to the District Commissioners for
report, the committee decided to grant a
hearing of one hour on this subject. The
hearing will probably be held at . o'clock
On next Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Faulkner was authorized to report
favorably to the Senate Mr.. Harris bill
TO amend an act entitled an act to punish
false swearing before trial boards of the
metropolitan police force and fire depart
ment of the District of Columbia and for
other purposes"
Mr.. Mcmillan was authorized to report
favorahly Mr.. Burrows bill for the relief
OF Kate Winter.
Mr.. Bacon was authorized to report ia
vorably Senate bill 800, introduced by Mr.
Mcmillan. to amend section of an act
entitled IAN act 10 provide for the appoint
ment of sealer and assistant sealer of
weights and measures in the District of
Columbia" This bill has been amended,
but the amendments are not material
In the case of Senate bill 1232 to license
billiard tables and for other purposes the
committee authorized the substitution of
House bill 5t9O on this same subject in
place of the Senate bill, which will be re-
ported favorably to the Senate.
Mr.. Hansbrcugh was authorized to report
without amendment House bill 23CO to in
corporate the Supreme Council of the as;d
degree of Scottish Rite Masonry for the
southern jurisdiction of the United States.
To Regulate Marriages.
Mr.. Faulkner has recast his bill ito reg
ulate marriages IN the District of Column
hia' by striking out section 6, which deals
with the property rights of married wo-
men. 1t was thought best in order that
the bill should be free from criticism to
strike out this section and to conne the
legislation proposed in the bill solely to
the subject of marriages, the question of
property rights to be embodied in a bill to
be introduced at some other time. In this
form the bill " ill be reported favorably to
the Senate by Mr.. Faulkner.
To Have the White Lot.
The Senate today passed House resoiu-
ton 49, authorizing the committee of
1885, of which W. Fl. H. Smith is CHAIR
man, having charge in the city of Washing
ton, ID. c., of the arrangements for the
fifteenth international Christian Endeavor
convention, permits for the temporary use
during July, 1896. of the White Lot, for the
purpose Oh SrectlnS three great tents plat
forms, seatings, etc, seating 10000 persons
each, together with such portions of the
Monument Grounds said committee may
require.
The above resolution passed the House
of Representatives January 81.
The Recorder of Deeds Office.
A bill to regulate appointments and pro-
motions in the municipal government of the
District of Columbia and in the offices of
was introduced in the Senate today by Mr.
Lodge. and referred to the committee on the
District of Columbia. 1t provides that. after
three months from the passage of the bill,
all appointments to the service referred to
shall be by competitive examination, as re-
United States.
Sale of Certain Lands.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced in the Senate
today bill authorizing the sale of the
title of the United States to certain lands
ir. the District of Columbia to Margaret
Shrgrue, Caroline LochboehIer and John
r. Scott.
To Pension Mrs. GibbOn.
Mr.. Hawley Intro duced a bill in the Sen
ate today to pension Fanny NJ. Gibbon
widow of Major General John Gibbon
United States army, at the rate of $1OO per
month.
To Practice Medicine.
Mr.. Babcock has submitted to the House
a report on the bill to regulate the prac-
tice of medicine and surgery in the Dis
tr1ct, which was ordered reported by the
committee last Wednesday. The report
says that the committee finds that in con-
sequence of the enactment of medical prac-
uce laws In forty-three states and terri
tories the District has become a rendezvous
Tor those who. from lack of proper cualifi-
cations. are forbidden III nearly all states
and territories. and that a uniform grade
OF Qualification for medical practice will
elevate the standard of medical education
The report says there are five medical
schools without uniform standard of cur
riculum or qualification for the degree of
doctor of medicine. There are also three
medical societies. each authorized to H.
cense men to practice medicine in the Dis
trict upon the presentation of such di-
ploma as the applicant may offer.
Under the law five men can obtain a
charter authorizing them to confer the
= degree of doctor of medicine to any person
and a representative of one such institu-
tion admitted to the committee that it
had no building or provisions Of any kind
70 teach medicine in any of it's branches
The report strongly urges the passage Of
the bill