Evening star., 1897-02-12
LOCAL M MEASURES
Many Bills Considered by the Senate
District Committee.
EXTENSION OF NORTH CAPITOL STREET
Resolution to Pay Inaugural Ex-
penses Passed.
A HALL OF REC O r D s

MILAN. chairman; Galinger, Hansbrough,
Faulkner. Gibson. Smith, Martin and Ba-
con. Favorable reports were ordered on
the following measures:
House bill 1O1Os, to regulate fraternal
societies: an amendment to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill providing for
the improvement of South Capitol street
from Livingston road to the District line;
Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Graceland Cemetery Association: the bill
for the regulation of the sale of poisons,
which has passed the House of Representa-
tives; bills to punish the impersonation of
the inspectors of the health office. &c, to
prevent the sale of adulterated drugs and
food. to authorize the Commissioners to
charge a fee for making transcripts from
the records of the health office for the
regulation of cemeteries. for the regulation
OF privies, and to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases in the District of CO.
lumbia; also the bill that passed the House
Of Representatives May %. 1896, confer
ring jurisdiction upon the Supreme Court
OF the District of Columbia, having gen.
eral equity Jurisdiction to decree the sale,
lease or surrender of any lease of real es-
tate in said District belonging to insane
persons for purposes of reinvestment, and
for other purposes.
kindergarten System.
In the Senate today Mr.. Mitchell of Wis
ccrsin presented a statement prepared by
the commissioner of education on the sub
ject of kindergartens, giving reasons why
the kindergarten system should become
part of the public school training of the
country. This statement was referred to
the committee on appropriations to be con-
sidered In connection with the District of
Columbia appropriation BILL which makes
provisions for kindergarten training.
Mr. Mcmillan in the Senate called mp
House bill 61l3. which passed the House
of Representatives on December IL. sc.
being "an act to extend North Capitol
street northward through the property of
Prospect Hill cemetery. providing for the
payment of land to be taken for such pur-
poses. etc This bill was passed with
out discussion, except a suggestion from
Mr. PETER that he hoped North Capitol
street. from c street northward. where
that thoroughfare is impossible in the
vicinity of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks, would be put in proper condi-
tion.
Mr.. Faulkner, from the committee or
the District of Columbia, reported House
bill 1872, for which he had been given
authority at the meeting of the committee
this morning. This bill provides for the
management of property belonging to in
sane persons, and was passed by the Sem
The Senate passed the joint resolution.
which passed the House of Representa-
uves on the 9th instant. providing as fol-
lows:
That the public printer be and is here
by authorized and directed to supply to
each newspaper correspondent whose name
appears in the Congressional Directory,
and who makes application therefor for his
personal use, and that of the paper
rapers he represents. one copy of the daily
Congressional Record, the same to be sent
to the Office address of each member of
the press, or elsewhere in the city Of Wash
ington. as he may direct"
Inaugural Expenses.
A Senate resolution. offered by Mr.. Sher-
man, providing for the payment of ex-
penses attending the inaugural ceremonies
on the part of the Senate was called up
and passed. 1t appropriates for this pur-
pose 5000. From the committee on the
District of Columbia today Mr.. Mcmillan
reported to the Senate favorably the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the District
of Columbia appropriation bill, which was
referred to the committee appropria-
t1ons: The power heretofore granted to
the commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia TO authorize the erection and use
OF telephone poles In the public alleys of
rhe city of Washington shall be construed
10 authorize the said Commissioners to
permit wires for telephone purposes 70 be
strung from poles In an alley in one square
70 poles In an alley In another square for
the purpose of making all necessary con-
necuoiis with existing telephone trunk
nnes or cable distributing poles In the
District of Columbia: Provided, that ali
mouse connections hereby permitted shall
De made from an overhead trunk line or
caoie pole located nearest the subscriber.
AND provided further, That nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to auth 1riza The
eFection OF any additional street pole or
Washington '' VI
Mr. Mcmillan also reported fayorah,v
iiolh lle committee on the District of Co
.Gtnoia .i a proposed amendment to the Dis
Ilct OF Columbia appropriation bill proyid-
ing that Park road, Park highway he
Nv ~esn hehssaw avenue and Klingle road
t oS eedlcated to the District of Columbia In
conformity with recorded plans of hiohwav "
extension, and for the purposes of carrvino
CUT this provision $4,000 is appropriated
= resolution adopted by the Mt Pleasan;
Citlzens' Association memoralizinx Con-
sress TO pass the above proposed amend
hent was submitted to the Senate The as
sociaticn recites the efforts that have been
made TO secure thorouxhfare along Iha
above route from the city TO the Zooiog,nai
FarA' ana petitions Congress to adopt tn.
amendment ~
Hall of Recorda
proposition was laid before the Senate
this afternoon looking to the erection of a
nan or records on the site of the pano-
rama building at the intersection of Ohio
avenue and 18th and streets northwest
PioPoSI1ioh came 20 the Senate
through the Treasury Department without
recommendation either for or against the
proposition. and is proposition made h,,
X. ii. Hood Mr.. Hood proposes 10 srac,
tof tue government on the above site a
hre-proof building, TO be used as a hail of
records and the site and building to cost
$1o"p He proposes to have the bu;ldin o
ready Tor occupa tion within ninety workinc
Gays from the date OF the contract Ts
states that the site he proposes to sell tho
.oferhment contains -. .+5s square feet of
Rround' which. with the panorama build-
his thereon. cost $4,000
lie says there are over 10 600 feet of narL
ing surrounding the Site and that the i'm .
proVements he proposes TO make to com
He says the contents of the main hnJ,d'
ans ne proposes to erect viii be about GAM
W. CUBIC feet. with capacity for safe sinr.
ase =. suhicieht material to realize an
amount OF. space in the departments ,ha,
VIII accommodate s2Q clerks. He saws tha;
enis Is one-haf OF the number emoloyed
building. "1'ies
Military and Naval Cadets
Mr., Frye introduced In the Senate by re-.
quest the following resolution.