Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-02
Measures in Congress Affecting In
terests in the District.
TELEPHONE POLES In THE SUBURBS
Bill Introduced in the Senate by
Mr.. Mcmillan.
OTHER MATTERS ACTED ON

The recent decision of Justice Bingham
of the District Supreme Court has hal the
effect of preventing the @ tension of any
telegraph, telephone or electric lighting
lines by overhead wires in the suburban
sections OF the District, and all of the local
interests depending upon these structures
for their business have been greatly dis
tressed and have been impCrtuning Con-
Sress for relief ever since the dec. .siun IN
question was rendered. One Of the most
active of those seeking such legislation has
heea Mr. 5. N. Bryan, president of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co,
who has been urging the adoption at this
session Cf Congress or some measure
which would permit the erection of poles
and wires in the suburban districts.
Accordingly Senator Mcmillan today IN
roduced the following amendment to the
District appropriation bill:
And the Commissioners of said District
are hereby empowered to authorize the
erection and use Of telephone poles IN the
public streets, avenues and roadwayS Of
the District of Columbia outside OF the
city of Washington, and the I.ermits for
this purpose heretofore granted are hereby
ratEled: Provided, however That all tele-
phone poles erected shall he subject to
use by said District for the strinEing of
wires thereon to be used for fire alarm and
police purposes without any charge there
for to the said District, such pryilo ges as
may be granted hereunder to be revocable
at the will of Congress without compensa-
tion.'
the members of the District committee
this morning and il now goes to the COM
mittee on appropriate tions.
Insane Persons Real Estate.
Senator Mcmillan today introduced bill
conferrirg jurisdiction upon the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, or any
court in the District having general equity
jurisdi iction, TO decree a sale of real estate
in the District belonging TO insane per-
sons for purposes Of investment.
leave Money" i'm the G.. 4. o.
Public Printer Benedict has sent TO the
Vice President his reply TO the resolution
adopted by the Senate April ~ calling upon
him to furnish the Senate with state
ment of the amount Of leave money
claimed 10 be due TO employees of the gov
eminent printing oftlc0 for the fiscal year
ls!2-3. Mr.. Benedict says that upon ,N-
animation of the books there appears to the
credit of past employees and employees now
within the office force, for services per
formed during the fiscal years ls'2 and
1888, the sum of about $ISpW for leaves
of absence. There is also credited TO en-
ployes for the fiscal years 1SO and 1881
the of s12.bo for the same purpose.
He says he presumes these claims were
not liquidated for the reason that the leaves
earned were not granted by the proper
authority during the fiscal years, or by
accounting officers of the treasury.
Gone TO WISCONSIN.
Chairman Babcock of the House District
committee has gone to Wisconsin. He eX-
poets to return i'm time for the meeting Of
the committee next Wednesday morning,
and will meet the Senate end House SUBJ
committees on railroads in Philadelphia
Tuesday to attend the conference with the
Baltimore and Ohio officials.
Work by Duy Labor
Mr.. Mcmillan has introduced a bill author
izing Toe Ccmms sioners to have work done
by day labor 1t provides that the Commits
sioners may. in their discretion, cause TO be
erected by day labor instead of under con-
tract all buildings authorized To be con-
structed for the District of Columbia under
appropria tions made by Congress. and may
likewise cause TO be done by day labor such
other municipal works they may con-
sider in the public interest to DO in that
manner.