The evening times., 1896-06-12
Only a Few Members Disturbed
the Houses Quiet.
DISTRICT eAR-FEnDER BILL
Introduced at the Very Last Moment
by Mr.. Rlctnrdson-The Powers
Given the Com mmissiOners-TheS Sub
way Commissions Investigation.
Committee Clerks Active.

proximated, if IT did not attain, the climax
OF passivity.
The uoor OF the House was practically
deserted. \ couple OF employees ieisurely
went from desk 10 desk with u big bunch
of keys in order To make sure that all We're
properly locked. Occasionally party Of
tourists would step inside one Of the doors
| and curious!y inspect the scene of departed
splendor. The electric fans in the TWO cor
| ners or the chamber lonsomely whirred
away, and the sound thereof resembled
falling rain oil the glass roof overhead.
The floor itself bore a general atter-a-
| fight appearance. The treble-priced car
| pet was covered with bills ana scraps of
paper, and everything looked ripe for a
| general housecleaning.
Two belated fnemDerS sat at their desks.
arranging their private papers ready for
| removal one, Mr.. Richardson, is not in
| terested in the st. Louis convention. being
| of tue opposite Political faith. but expects
| TO close up Ills business here within few
days and quietly go to his home in Ten
nessec. Mr.. Crowtier, of the Committee on
| Enrolled Bills. was also engaged in pre-
pairing for final departure. These two gen
tlemen looked lonesome, and probably Teit
more so.
| Eacn OF tic committee rooms was Il scene
OF great activity. The clerks were stirring
| around III their shirtsleeyes, tieing up
bundles OF books and papers, and strait.t-
eniDg things out ready for a long period of
rest and silence Some Of the moie fortu-
nate employees lad already completed their
iabors, and were bidding gcod-b bye.
THE SUBWAY COMMISSION.
Chairman Babcock. OF tie District ON
mittee, has gone to st Louis TO Ike Il hand
III PresideDt-making. Tie general under
! standing is that the subway commission
| VIII wait until August tefore getting to-
! gethcr and beginning the work Of investi-
! gaton.
While no place hus been considered,
| ii is expected that the committee will
visit Boston and New York and inspect the
subway systems now being operated in
those cities. II is tie intention OF the COM
mittee TO bunch their work. and when it
is begun push it cccmpletion.
An unusually large number of bills We're
introduced for "A last session day. one of
them, prepared by Mr.. Terry. is calculated
to throw up barrier against the too
free importation of the luscious and fra
grant cigarette. The bill provides that
| all cigarettes transported into any State
or Territory, or remaining there
id for use, consumption sale, or storage
therein, shall, upon arrival in such State
or Territory, he subject TO the operation
I
| Territory, enacted in the exercise OF its
police powers, to the same extent and
in the same manner as though such cigar
cites had been produced in such State or
Territory, and shall not he exempt there
from by reason OF being introduced therein
In original packages or otherwise.
Among the very last grist OF bills to be
dropped into the hopper was one which Mr..
Richardson Introduced by REQUEST re :
lIsp nj fat fan.
operated by cable or electricity within
the District of Columbia
The bill provide that 1.-The Commiss; en-
ers of the District be authorized and di-
rected to require each street railway com
pany or corporation which may be now or
hereafter operated by cable or electric
power within tie District to prepare its
tracks and ruadbed in sucI, manner as may
be necessary 10 facilitate the use OF safety
Tenders upon the cars OF such q mpanirs or
corporations, and 10 equip such cars with
the best att;iiDabe Tenders for the protec-
ton and preservation of life and limb.
'..Said tenders shall be of sufficient
capacity and proper form to sustain, noid
and retain, and carry any person struck by
said fender or car until the car can be
stopped, and the front part thereof shall be
made OF such soft material that it will
give with the impact of tie body OF Ter
son in which il may come in contact
said tenders shall be at least five
feet wide, and the front thereof shall
not be more than four inches from the
ground or center of tracks, or rails of
tracks, when the car to which said fender
is attachedis empty or when it is running
and oscilating. Said Tenders must be
so constructed as to protect the tracks
equally as well on.curves as on tangents
and shall not be attached to any car In
such manner as TO extend into the street
at curves in the tracks.
''If any of the said companies or CORPORA
tions shall neglect for six months, ;ftsi
, having been directed in writing by said
Commissioners, to prepare their tracks and
: roadbed and equip the cars operated by
t them as required by this act to the salts
faction OF the said Commission
ers, such company or corporation
shall, from and after the expiration
of six months from the date of said notice
pay n fine of S5 per day for each car oper
ated by them to which n fender should nave
been attached. The said fines shall be col
lectedin tile same manner as other fines du,
the District of Columbia. and when col
lected shall be paid into the treasury of tht
said District.
THE Commissioners of the District O
Columbia shall, Immediately after the pas
sage of this act, proceed to investigate an,
determine upon the most effectuai feHde
or tenders to meet the requirements of thi
act, and to this end shall have power Il
send for persons and papers, subpoena wit
nesses, examine experts, and compel rail
way corporations who use cars propelled b.
electricity, cable OF steam, and officers an,
managers thereof, to permit tenders to b.
attached to and used on said cars for th
purpose OF public experiment to aid sal
Commissioners in their investigation a
1eren authorized.
Nothing contained in this act shall oper
ate to relieve any street railway conipap-
from liability for accidents on it's lines.
Is tile day wore along an occasiona
member, who looked like he had jus, ell
ioyed the first good, satsfyin sleep FOR
week, dropped listlessly into the hail. re
mained few minutes, and again droppe,
out
Gen. Wheeler, with his Quickness OF mo
ton, and seeming superfluity Of energy
!, was going hitIer and tlither in the docu
ment room, segregatiDga supply ofbills an,
resolutions to be utilized in some unkDow
way.
I Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin. with the ute
badness of his head intensified by tn
absence OF comparison, essayed to eIea
his desk OF rubbish, changed his mind, an
fled to a scene of greater companionshr
Mr. Owen. of Kentucky. who actively pal
ticipated in the closing filibustering of til
session. cheerfully performed his last sem
official acts. and will soon leave for til
Ashland district to begin another excitin
and perhaps bloody campaign for supren
3cy over Col. Breckinridge. who will max
another effort to re-enter national politic
:: Let your boy kick stone wa
till he's tired. It won't hui