The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
MANY DISTRICT MEASURES
Large Number of Local Bills Intro
duced in the Senate.
Aqueduct Tunnel lind Free Library
Propositions Which Failed In
the Last Congress.

Quite large grist OF District of Co
lumbia bills were presented in the Senate
yesterday afternoon by Chairman McMil-
Ian, of the Senate District Committee.
The most important of the measures were
for the completion of the aqueduct tunnel
and appropriating $6,725 for the free
library. Both these propositions were
pending before the last Congress, but not
as independent measures. They failed as
items OF the collapsed appropriation bills
Other bills were as follows: To regulate
the use of the public parks and improved
reservations in the District of Columbia
under the charge of the chief of engineers
of the army; TO amend the act prohibiting
the Use OF one-horse cars in the District
so as not to apply to companies operating
outsed the city or throughits sparsely set
tied districts; raising the age of consent
to eighteen years; the bill authorizing tie
Washington and Glen Echo Railroad Com
pany to extend tracks into the District
of Columbia; to protect the first day of
the week as day of rest; to regulate tax
sales in the District, and to incorporate
the East Washington Heights Traction
Railroad Company.
n hC w DIONluCs lOI lHt incarceration
of the Washington Cooling Company, and
authorizes it To lay system of pipes, etc,
for conveying cooling fluids, subject to the
approval and direction of the Commissions
ers. The capital stock of the company is
fixed at half million dollars. It's incor-
porators are j. Nj. Field, L. w. Richie,
Hymen Powdermaker, Campbell Whitehead
and 7. C. Clark, all but the last named be-
ing residents of Washington.
Senator Stewart has introduced bill
TO provide for the formation of business
corporations in the District of Columbia
This bill permits five or more persons en-
gagged IN any business to file articles of in
corporation, stating the corpor alton IS name,
its purpose and terms. The bill is an elab-
crate statement of conditions under which
corporations can be formed and subjects
them to the general supervision of the Com
missioner of Labor.
Senator Martins bill authorizing the
Herndon and Aide Railroad to construct
q bridge at or near Great Falls provides
that this bridge may have single or double
tracks, and may be provided with CON
venences necessary for railroad traffic
1t also gives the railroad the right of way
across the land reservation Of the United
States near Great Falls.
The GalIinger bill, relative to the hours
of labor of policemen, establishes eight
hours as legal days workfor the members
of the police force, and provides that no
policeman shall be required to render more
than eight hours service except when
called on to testify in the courts If
called on to render additional services
they shall receive extra pay proportionately.
The Faulkner bill for municipal builtl-
ing and courthouse, contemplates the cree
ton of such structure IN judiciary square
The design aud plans of the building are
to be approved by the chief engineer of the
army, the Engineer Commissioner of the
District, and the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury.
Senator Wetmore has presented a bill |
authorizing the purchase of portrait
of Vice President Daniel d. Tompkins for
$4,000. This portrait was painted by Jar |
Wis in 1912, and is now the property Of |
Ray Tompkins Morgan, a basement of the |
Vice President.
Representative Bennett has introduced |
q bin providing for the organization of |
naval battalion in the District of Columbia |
This bill contemplates an addition Of four |
to the volunteer naval militia
The officers are a commander, lieutenant |
commander, chief engineer paymaster, sur
geon and assistant engineer. The general |
routine of duty and discipline of the pre-
posed naval battalion shall conform to |
the laws and usages of the Navy as far as
possible.