Evening star., 1897-02-08
DIS TRTCT IN CONGRESS
Quite Gathering of Physicians at the SEN
ate Committee Room.
Interested in Sanitary and Medical
Bil1s-Acts That Are to BE
Reported Favorably.

There was a considerable gathering Of
physicians in the room of the Senate COM
mittee on the District of Columbia this af
ternoor to discuss before the subcommit
tee having charge of medical bills several
measures that have passed the House of
Representatives and are now before that
committee relating to sanitary matters in
the District of Columbia. These bills are
for the regulation of cemeteries and the
disposal of dead bodies, to prevent the
spread IF contagious diseases, to regulate
privies and for the regulation Of pharma-
cies in the District Of Columbia.
There were present representing the
Medical Society of the District of Colum-
bia Drs. w. W. johnson. w. c. Wood
ward, S. c. Busey, c. G. Stone, u. T. Sow
ers and G. l.. Magruder. DR.. L. w. Glaze
brook represented the coroner's office, and
was prepared to speak on the question of
embalmng bodies before certificates OF
death had been furnished by physicians.
DR.. George Macdonald represented the Ec-
lectic Medical Society, and appeared to op
pose an amendment of the pharmacy bill,
which, he claims. discriminates against
members of his society. Mr.. Joe Barnard,
attorney. and E. s. Hutchinson appeared
to oppose the same amendments In behalf
of Mrs. Hutchinson'S pharmacy. DIR. q.
W. N. Custis appeared in behalf of the
Homeopathic Medical Society of the Dis
trict.
Monument mt WnshingtOn's Birth
Place.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
today a communication from the Secretary
of State inclosing q letter from Brigadier
Genera Wilson reporting the completion of
the work of building monument On the
site of the birthplace of Washington at
Wakefield, Va. Gen. Wilson reports that
this work Is now finished, and that there
was expended on the monument i-self the
sum of $12,051. The monument Is of light
Vermont granite, fifty-one feet high and
twelve feet square at the base. The shaft
is made Of a single piece of granite forty
feet and four inches high, and weighs
tEirty-five tons. The monument is the de-
sign of William j. Crawford There was
also expended about $12.OO in building a
wharf at Wakefield / $50 feet long and
twenty feet wide
Where AIr. Lincoln Died.
The Vice President also laid before the
Senate a letter from the Secretary of War
inclosing letter from the Memorial Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia, the
letter recommending that house No. 5l6
10th street northwest. in which Abraham
Lincoln died, be placed under the control
Of the Memorial Association. and that the
sum of 5000 be appropriated for the care
and maintenance of the building, and for
the appointment of custodian. The COM
miInication from the Memorial Association
is signed by Chief Justice Melville w. Full
ler. president; Teunis S. Hamlin vice presi-
dent; L. Il. Letter and S. H. Kauffmann
and Gardiner G. Hubbard, the last two be-
Ing the executive committee. Secretary
Lamont recommends that the recommen-
dations of the Memorial Association be
complied with by Congress- 1t is stated
that if this is done the collection in the
Lincoln mousse Will be retained in the build
ing. which will be open to the publ, free
of charge.
To Open the Library Evenings
Mr.. Mcmillan presented to the Senate to-
day petition from members of the East
Washington Citizens Associate in favor
Of opening the Library of Congress even
lnSs. Ii IS recommended that the library
De opcred from am. to 10 pm SUNDAYS
ard legal holidays excepted
To Complete the Tunnel.
Mr.. Mcmillan also made a favorable re-
port from the committee on the District of
Columbia on an amendment 20 the District
of Columbia appropriation bill proposed to
be made by him providing for the compile
oon or the Washington aquaduct tunnel
as published In The Star. He also reported
an an amendment m to the same biz appropriate
ing $1,000 for grading and grayeliny o2d
and 24th streets, Langdon.
Favorable Reports.
The House District committee has favor
aoly reported the bill compelling street
railway companies in the District to re-
move their abandoned tracks
favorable report has also been made
on the bill to incorporate the Washington
ana gettysburg Railway Company.
Also favorable report on Mr. McCor-
mlcks bill to regulate sale of poisons in the
District 49,
Also favorable report on the Senate
resolution to amend the act to authorize
the reassessment of water main taxes
Also favorable report on the resolution
10 suspend the act of 1895 relating to the
settlement of outstanding claims against
me District This Is the act designed to be
repealed by the amendment recentIv adont-
ed to the District appropriation bill