The morning times., 1896-01-19
Fol i El Sl!l' L ElRR|A6f Law
Commissioners Make a Choice
Of the Two House Bills.
POINTS THAT 1T COVERS
Ministers WIN Ask for Hearing
Before the Measure IL Passed.
Street Hallway Men Heard On Pend
ing Minor Matters
. From the District Building.

One of the two House hills before Con
TrCSs 10 amend sections TO to T23 of the
law relating to marriages in the District
has been given preference by the Com
missioncrs over the other, they having
recommended the adoption or hiil 2655.
In their letter addressed yesterday 10
Hon. j. W. Babcock, chairman Of the Dis
trict Committee, the Commissioners call
attention Ia the fact that the bill was
transmirc'! TO Congress by them arter II
had first received the Endorsement of chief
Justice Bingham, of the District supreme
Court.
The Commissioners also forward a second
letter from Judge Bingham, in which he
gives at greater Irngin IMAM before ms
reasons for prcfcrring hill 26h5, i'll part as
follows.
The law already authorizes and requires
ministers of the gospel Ia make return 10
the board of health of the several matters
contained in sections go ana III OF
House bill 27si, which are not contained
III the other hhl, NJ. $3.50
The provisions Of No. PISA require the
clerk 10 ascertain the names. age. color,
condition. whether married previously or
not. and whether or not the parties are
related. and, II 50, 10 what degree.
JUSTICE BINGHAM'S VIEWS.
says the clcr. OIgnt not 10 perform tnIs
duty. and that 1t i duplication u his
labor.
The parties" h. says, are both before
The minister to bc ,atcChIScd, while rarely
more than one, and frequently neither or
the parties desiring TO Dr married. Is before
he clerk when the liccns. Is applied Tor.
thus rendering IL often impossible for him
10 obtain the required information. This
the q the DaTIIps and
he clerk without any corresponding pubic
benefit
Bili No. 2Isi WAS presented 10 Congress
at the request of the ministers of the city.
and they VIII doIblle>s Ice represented bcf -
the Congressional committee III any debate
mat may lran>pirc over the merits Of the
TWO propositions. They decline to bc made
responsible for the asC"riaimucnt OF pruh-
able irpediments to q marriage they may
De called upon - perform.
The examination OF The candidates, 10y
the minister, As proposed III the CpnmiS sion
crS' bill, is 1" bc done by prupnundinE Ger
tain intcTT"gaturirs contained in a blank
furnished for the purpose and the Officiating
Clcrgymnn'S rrtUrnsImny H.. made nv mail
under Cn""r al a penalty envelope supplied
with n" blank.
STREET RAILWAY EXTEN IONS.
resilient Philips of the Metropolitan
representing the Columbia Railway Com
pany. had Il conference late Yesterday
afternoon with Commissioners Trlpcsdell
and Powell in reference to the various bills
nov before Congress authorizing the CX-
tensions nf Ihe street railroads OF the
District and particularly with reference
10 the desired extension Of the Columbia
81 points west nf Fifteenth street.
Their" was nu d,Giniic proposition hcfure
the conference and nothing Cuuciidod. but B
It j. probable = general hearing VIII ne !
given Iatcr, when HIl the interested roads /
viii be represented:
This viii nccur. If at all. during the com
ing week, prior Ia the submission OF the |
Commissioners r.rort upon the bills now !
before them.
Favorable action Is recommended hy the Z
Commissioners upon House resolution NJ /
53. entitled "a lumt resolution to orm- /
pile aud publish the laws relating to str.rt /
railway frauChiScs III the District \ !
compilation Of the street railway laws III |
printed form, the Commissioners say. would /
he OF great value for official use. A similar !
bill WAS passed by tie last Congress. hut I
failed {" receive the executive approval. |
The papers submitted from the invcStiga- /
iinu recently made in the cas-" OF Foreman (
Walsh uG No. 8 engine company pf the /,
fire dppa rtmcnt have Eccn read by Fre>i- /
dent Ross pf the Board of Commissioners, /
aud will probably br submitted tomorrow /,
for the formal action Of the board upon the !
findings. Commissioner Ross declined TO !
state what had been recommended by the !
trial board untE Ntc case can b. heard by |
his colleagues.