The times., 1898-06-27
DISTRICT BUSINESS.
Important Matters Which VIII oc-
cupy the House Today.


cupy the House Today.
The first District business to come up
in the House today will be the bill for
the extension Of Eleventh Street north
west This bill comes over from the last
District day with favorable recommen-
dation from the Committee OF the Whole
and it will pass as amended
In considering the bill and discussing
the subject of extending streets, 1t was
made plain that the House will consent
to such legislation only on condition that
the whole question of appropriating mon
ey to pay the cost of condemnation shall
be held in revision by Congress
Mr.. Dockery and other influential mem
bers Of the House practically declared
during the recent debate that they would
raise the point of no quorum and thus
defeat all such legislation at this session
/ unless the matter of the appropriation of
the money was reserved for the full ac-
tion Of Congress. Mr.. Babcock accepted
/ the compromise and the bill to open
Eleventh Street carries but Sl,G00 of ap-
! preparation, merely a nominal sum. but
} sufficient to bind the legality of all pro-
/ ceedings under il.
! The Senate bill to extend Rhode Island
/ Avenue through the subdivided territory
I will probably be similarly amended The
1 estimated cost OF the extension is $Sl, ,44e,
the land to be condemned being valued al
/ 81 per square foot But the point made
I by the members who object TO making
these appropriations in advance is that
/ estimates frequently fall very far below
the actual cost of improvements.
The avowed motive Of the reformers in
/ connection with the legislation TO open
] crr fG -sfr,
! in Congress 10 ultimately reject all con-
1 demnation proceedings that may not
meet the approval of Congress.
The joint resolution for the relief of
truck farmers will be called up. 1t
authorizes the commissioners to lay off
and mark in convenient spaces the side
walk on the south side of B Street north
between Seventh and Thirteenth Streets
west and also on the north side of y
/ Street between Tenth and Twelfth
/ Streets west. which spaces with the
/ abutting fifteen feet of the car
riage way, which may be used for the
sale Of country produce.
4 These spaces are to be assigned only to
farmers, gardeners or truckmen selling
/ produce of their own raising.
No charge or license fee or assessment.
/ except ten cents for single teams or fif-
/ teen cents for double teams, for the oc-
! cupancy of such spaces shall be levied
/ or collected.
The bill TO regulate the sale of poi
sons in the District will be considered,
as viii also that TO acquire by condemna-
ton land and water rights at the Great
Falls Of the Potomac If time IS afforded.
The first bill provides that it shall be
unlawful for any person except a reg
! istered pharmacist to sell poisons and
then they must be labeled and sold under
certain restrictions.
The Great Falls bill passed the Senate
/ some weeks ago. The House Committee
| have reported Il substitute for the Sen
ate bill. 1t is in most material respects
/ practically the same as the Senate bill
/ i directs the Secretary of War to OBJ
tain title for the United States, by right
OF eminenL domain. TO lands upon each
side of the Potomac at Great Falls not
now owned by the Government. extend
ing from the dam to Difficult Run and
back from the river not more than half a
mHe together with the title TO Conus
Island and the other islands embraced in
the limit prescribed. including water and
/ other rights and privileges appertaining
TO said lands and islands
The rights OF the canal on the Mary
land side of the river are excepted from
the act.
1iae Secretary of War shall, within
three months, cause survey to be made
OF the land and the islands, and the At
torney General is directed to institute
the necessary legal proceedings 10 ac-
quire the right desired.
This Is subject that has been before
Congress for some years. The general
opinion is that the Government ought to
own all the rights and privileges of
1 Great Falls.
1t is quite likely that several confer
ence reports win be presented to the
House during today, but il IS not believed
they will seriously interfere with Dis
1 trict business.