The morning times., 1896-05-07
TO EXTEND THE CITY LIMITS
Bill Providing for This introduced
in the Senate Yesterday.
Mr.. Mcmillan Wishes to Prevent the
Spread of Contagious Diseases
in the District.

Mr.. yle reported to the Senate yesterday
without amendment the bill TO establish
the National University, which was intro
duced February 2. The incorporators are
Arthur Macarthur, Richard Il. Alvey, Charles
c. Cole, William W. Webb, Eugene Carusi,
II. o. Claughton, Thomas Wilson, Matthew
G. Emery, John Goode, Charles Lyman,
John 7. Winter, Howard II. Barker and
William c. Whittemore The power is
given to confer diplomas and 10 do every
thing else usual in college corpora ton.
Mr.. Gibson introduced a bill. S. 3O75,
To incorporate the Washingto on, Burnt Mills
and Sandy Spring Railway Company. with
George ". .CissclL Charles Jacobsen, Edgar
p Berry, John II. Gheen, George W Harvey,
and James ). McIlhenny. of this city, and
a NJ Stabler, John Miller. ]. r. Ray, Albert
Gleason, r. G. Israel, N. W. Williams,
C o. b. Bryant, Francis Thomas, and
r. II. Miller, of Maryland, as incorpora tors.
The bill has been changed from the form
In which il passed the House. on February
l last so that the time OF beginning the
main line is extended year and the
organization OF The company TO sixty days
after the passage of the act.
Also the route is changed so as to run
adjacent 10 the Sargent road 10 Bunker
Hill road. 10 Twelfth street. Brookland,
to Dahlgren circle. TO Delaware avenue eX-
Baltimore and Ohio Metropolitan branch,
thatmay be approved by the Commissioners.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced Il billsS. 3012,
TO prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases in the District. II is the measure
recommended by the Commissioners as
suggested by Health Officer Woodward.
Contagious diseases are defined to include
Asatic cholera, yellow fever, typhoid
fever, smallpox, including variolod, leprosy,
the plague. glanders, diphtheria and
scarlet fever.
These bills were not referred TO the
District Committee.
Mr.. Gal'inger Offered an amendment to
the deficiency appropriation bill TO pay
Emmert. Dunbar X Co. S14,5IS fer work
in laying water mains twenty years ago.
Mr.. Davis introduced, by request. Il bill,
S. 30T3. to extend the limits of this city
to include the following: Beginning at
Florida avenue and Brent wood road. along
Brentwood road to Seventh street ex-
tended. north alCng Seventh to V street,
west on street tC WestScventh extended,
south along West Seventh 10 Florida
avenue and thence to Brent W cod read.
Mr. Cali presented a memorial from the
District Federation of Labor, signed by
President James +. McHugh aud Secre-
tary Arthur KeIp. asking that in making
future grants to corporations conditions
be imposed exacting justice to employees.
1t is asked that Mr.. Can oppose all
franchises for new lines for street rail-
ways or extensions Of present lines here,
unless the bin for such franchises require
that in constructing and operating, the
labor OF American citiZens only bc en-
ployed. and that the wages of motormen,
drivers. and conductors be fixed at
sum not less than So a day.
The paper concludes with recognition
of Mr.. Calls services TO organized labor,
and assures him that 'organlZed labor
recognizes in him .staunch champion Of
the right of labor to organize for their
mutual protection. and that his untiring
efforts to secure fer workingmen fair
wages have been particularly gratifying
20 organized labor. whose cause is pleaded
In Congress only by men who. like the
honorable Senator. have been impelled by
q sense of justice and fair play TO champion
the cause OF the unrepresented."