Evening star., 1896-01-28
M'MILLAN'S INQUIRY
Commissioners Asked to Explain a
Police Regulation.
FAVORABLE ACTION ON LIBRARY BILL
To incorporate the Convention OF
the P. E. Church.
OTHER DISTRICT MEASURES

Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of the Senate
committee on the District of Colum bia,
has written to the Commissioners regarding
the action of the police in causing drivers
Of teams on the avenue to walk their
horses over the 7th and 9th street car
tracks. In this letter Mr. Mcmillan asks
to be furnished with a copy of the order
under which the police are acting. He says
his experience is that the order referred to
Is in the interest Of danger rather than
safety, especially since the cars are caused
to stop before crossing the avenue at the
streets named.
Speaking to a Star reporter today, Mr.
Mcmillan said:
AS the cars stop at the avenue, 1 can
not see any good purpose in having drivers
rein their horses up at 7th and 9th streets.
find that pair of skittish horses are very
apt to get unruly If refined up and then
started off again at these points. 1t seems
to ME that the quicker team can be got
ten over the tracks the better 1t is. and l
90 not see what is accomplished by having
the horses walked over the tracks,"
1t is understood that both Senator Lodge
and Senator Wolcott have had their car
street crossing of the cable line while on
their way to the Capitol. They did not
relish the interference, and have also en-
tered protests against what they regard as
useless municipal regulation.
Church Convention Incorporation.
Mr.. Coffin Of Maryland has introduced a
bill in the House to incorporate the con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the District of Columbia. Rev. John H.
Elicit, Rev. Arthur S. Jones and their as
soc:ate members of the recent primary con-
vention are the inccrporat tors The corpor-
alton is invested with the usual powers
and 1t Is required that the act shall be
accepted by resolution of the convention Of
this diocese at its next annual meeting
ana the certificate Of acceptance filed with
the recorder of deeds for the District.
The Free Library Bill.
The subcommittee in charge of Mr.. Nc
Aillan's bill to establish and provide for the
maintenance CT free public library and
reading room in the District of Columbia
has decided to report the measure favor
ably, without amendment, to the full COM
mittee On the District of Columbia Friday,
hen it is likely the bill will be disc ussed
and acted on, SO that it may be placed be-
fore the Senate for final action by that
body.
Reporter of Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa mas introduced a
bill In the House providing that the re-
porter Of the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia shall receive as compen-
sation for his services an annual salary
OF one thousand five hundred dollars, one
half of which shall be paid from the rev
enues OF the District of Columbia and that
SO much of tne act of July 30, 1894 as pro-
Vides that the reporter of that court shall
serve without compensation be repealed.
Bridge Across the Eastern Branch.
MIR. Hooker of New York has introduced a
bill in the House to construct a free bridge
across the Eastern branch at the foot of
Massachusetts avenue extended The Sec
retary OF war is directed 20 nave made as
soon as practicable a plan, survey and
estimate of the cost of constructing such a
bridge, which bridge shall be of such
strength and dimensions as to accom-
modate the ordinary traffic which passes
ever an ordinary highway, and also the
tracks and traffic of any street railway
or railways employing horses or electric
or mechanlcai motors (not steam opera ted
motors) Tor the propulsion of it's cars,
which may hereafter be granted the right
to cross such bridge by the authorities
vested with such power, together with the
necessary approaches to such bridge and
TO Iepor. thereon to the Congress of the
United States on the first Monday of De-
cember, 1896. The sum of $1,000 is apnro
prlated for such plan, survey and estimate
ana such contingencies as are necessarily
in illSnient tnereto. such sum Of money to be
Immediately available upon the passage
OF this act: Provided, that the sum which
may be expended under this act shall he
treated and regarded as part of the gen
erai expenses OF the District of Columbia,
and the United States shall be credited with
the amount which it may pay under this
act Tor the construction of such bridge unon
us hfty per centum of the expenses of the
District of Columbia. '-ie
A Homeopathic Medical Coue.c.
Mr.. Babcock by request, has introduced
a bill in the House to establish the Wash
frgton Homeopathic Medical College The
1ncorporators named in the bill are: Zal-
mon mon hichards, Charles T. Yoder, Oscar c.
Hatton. William W. Wright. Stenhen n
Goff, John c. Parker, Charles T. LINDSAY
Frank Fl. Williams, G. Howard KennarS
Robert B. Johnstone, James T. HensIev and
Richard Foster. N
The college is endowed with all the prjvi,-
eyes OF other medical colleges. The mo-
fessorships to be established shall be ten
in number, namely. Anatomy, physiology
and hygiene, chemistry and toxicoiogy, in
stitutes of homeopathy and practice of
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. ma
terra medica and therapeutics, surgery
forensic medicine, principles and practice
OF dentistry and prosthetic dentistry and
metallurgy.
The collegiate degrees to be conferred
therein are as follows, namely: Doctor of
medicine, doctor of homeopathic medicine
master of homeopathics and doctor of dem
tai surgery.
similar bill was introduced in the SEN
ate by Mr.. Mcmillan today.
DR.. Frank H. Williams, dean of the
Washington Homeopathic Medical College
in his request for the introduction of the
above bill, states, in addressing the Senate
committee on the District Of Columbia:
There is now a bill in your possession
regarding medical colleges in the District
of Columbia, and while we do not fear its
provisions, it might, in consideration of
the antagorism of the Washington Homeo-
pathic Medical College to our Homeo-
pathic College here, give US some trouble
and also to our students. At any rate, we
would request the dignity Of a congress
sional charter. The reason of the an
tagonism of the society is the interest a
number Of its members have in the Bal
timore College. Our predecessor here, The
National Homeopathic Medical College did
do some crooked things, but We have now
reorganized with new name, a new
board of trustees and a practically new
faculty, and we shall conduct a college
second to none in the country.
Personal Mention.
Maj. Gen. Ruger, commanding the De-
partment CT the East, who has been in this
city for several days on business connected
with the military establishment, returned
to New York last evening.