The times., 1897-12-16

Extra Session and Sent To the
District Commttee-Prompt Ac-
ton Probable on a Number Of
These Measures.
A large number of bills referring to Dis
tnct matters was sent to the Commissioners
from the House District Committee yes
terday They ere mostly bills that were
introduced during the extra session and
referred to Mr. Babcuck's 5 committee. It
is the rule that every such bill shall be
submitted to the Commissioners for their
recomn endations or suggestions.
ceived yesterday aud which probably viii
| Among the more interesting Of those re
receive the prompt action Of the Commits
sioneTs are bills;
To regulate the practice Of pharmacy in
the District OF Columbia.
In relation to taxes and tax sales; two
bills
In relation to the title of real estate.
To proyiue for municipal building and
courthouse.
| To provide for widening the Aqueduct
Bridge and laying thereon a single track
! for street railway use
| For the preservation Of game, and for
the prevention Of its sale during certain
| closed seasons.
Fer the maintenance Of d permanent
spawning ground III the Potomac River.
To provide for the construction Of
| memorial bridge across the Potomac River
from We Shingtou TO Fort Myer.
To prevent she adulteration OF candy.
To authorize the Washington and Glen
Echo Railw ay Company 10 obtain a righG
Of way and construct tracks into the Dis
tricU 600 feet.
For the relIer of the holders OF certain
District Of Columbia taX-Sale certificates
To confirm the title TO lots 13 and 4 in
square 959, IN the District of Columbia.
To further protect the first day Of he
week as a day Of rest.
Authorizing the Commissioners to accept
! the bequcst Of the late Peter Won Essen
foI the Use Of the public white schools
! OF Georgetown.
| To incorporate the Washington Cooling
/ Con p8n-, and grant thereto the right or
! OF way to lay pipes for distribution Cf
materials ror Tefngerating purposes.
Tc incorporate the Columbia Telephone
! Company,
To authorize the extension eastw lr.ily
! OF the Columbia Railway.
To secure adequate Compensation for The
| right To construct, use or extend ana op-
eratc street railroads.
To authorize the extension of the Metro
/ politan Railway.
To provide the payment Of final judg
! ments OF the supreme court OF the District
OF Columbia under the highway extension
act.
To change the names of the Iettered
streets.
To amend the charter Of the Capital
| Traction Company; two bills.
To incorporate the Women's National
| Health Protective Association.
To restore medical freedom 20 the people
! OF the District of Columbia.
| To regulate the service and fix the hours
| OF service fol policemen.
To incorporate the Washington and Uni
! versity Kuiuoad Company.
| To establish tie system OF single tax In
| the Diatrict OF Columbia.
To authorize the FAILS Church and Po-
! tomac Railroad Company Of Virginia 10
| extend into the District Of Columbia.
The bills IN relation to tax sales are in
tended To amend the present law, which,
the Commissioners say in their annu1l p
port, il loose ana inadequate for the col
lection Of taxes.
| The bill FOR the new municipal building
| and courthouse was introduced by Mr.
| Young OF PENNSYLVANIA. Il provides for
/ the construction OF the building in Judiciary
| Square, where the present courthouse is
and on any additional ground that may be
necessary, at a cost Of not more than
| 81, 100000.
The Sunday bill provides that no bust
ness shall be done in tie District On that
day, except by newsdealers, drug ,tures
| and undertakers. No baseball or any
other kind OF playing sports, pastimes or
| diversions, shall be allowed. No bul.iing
! operations or other construction shall lie
| allowed" Il is provided that lit shall BE
/ sufficient defense to a prosecution for
/ LABOR on he first day OF the week that the
| defendant uniformly keeps another DAY
! Of the week as day Of rest.
The Columbia telephone hill, introduced
| last March by Mr.. Hepburn, viii Toe reuani-
| bercd as the bill authorizing Commissioner
of Patents Butterwortb. John j. Langhsrn.
John 4. Baker, TalImadge \ Lambert.
W. q. Wascamau, and others, 10 build and
| operate a telephone line in opposition to
the Potomac Company. The bill Provides
that it shall be unlawful FOR the new tine
to charge more than $50 a year for
| telephone. Another of the provisions is
that two additional ducts for the District
OF Columbia shall be reserved in every
subway constructed, ami that the District
OF Columbia shall be authorized to pur-
| chase the entire system for subyl-s
at any time IL wishes.
The bill 10 secure adequate compensa-
tiOn FOR the rights of the street railyya vs.
provides for the sale of new franchises
! to the highest bidder. Ii also provides
for free transfers and for the right OF
! Congress 10 reduce the 5-cent rate on
street railways il it desires to.
The h,l relating 20 tie Ca pital Traction
| RailWay provides that there shall be
! authorized several extensions to its al
| ready existing lines, among them one
/ to run from the end OF the Fourteenth
| street line out Park street to Seventeenth
and one from Seventeenth street, at the
State, War and Navy Building, out q
street 10 Tw enty-siNth. and up that street
| TO Pennsylvania avenue.
/ he hil relating to the names OF the