The times., 1898-06-15
THREE DISTRICT BILLS
The Senate Opposes of Impor.
tant LEGAL Legislation.
NEW STREET RAILROAD
Provision Made for Payment of the
BehrinE Sea A0arsi-Mr. Lodges
Unanimously After Senators Pasco
and Chandler Bury the Hatchct.

Three District bills were called up in
the Senate yesterday by Mr. Gallinger and
passed. Prominent among them was
House bin 10 regulate plumbing and gas
fitting in the District of Columbia. The
bill, which has already passed the House.
provides for the appointment of a plumb
ing board, to c5e composed of two master
plumbers. one journeyman pluul5er and
the employees Of the District having
knowledge of plumbing. gasftting and
sanitary work, whose compensation shall
be 500 year each. II is made the duty
OF this board to actin an advisory ca
pacity TO the Board of Commissioners ana
TO examine all applicants for license as
master plumbers or gasfitters or report
such as are found to be entitled to a H.
cense- 1t is required that ali applicants
for licenses as master plumbers must be
twenty-one years of age. and the fee re-
quired is So Various provisions for the
enforcement of the law and punishment O.
its violations are set out in the bill.
The bil which has heretofore passed the
House, to incorporate the East Washing
ton Heights Traction Railroad Company.
was also passed This road begins at
the circle at the western approach TO the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. across the
Eastern Branch Of the Potimac. TO and
through various portions of AnacostIa.
The usual provisions found in street rail-
road charters are inserted. among other
things il being provided that the road
shall be commenced within one year and
completed within two years from the pass
age OF the act. Authority is given to use
the overhead trolley. but Il is required
that II must be what is known as the dou-
bic trolley.
The Senate also passed House bill e.eO
for the relief of Galen g Green, of the
District OF Columbia The bin authorizes
Mr. Green to close Cuyier Street in
Green's subdivision.
Provision was made for the prompt
payment Of the Behring Sea award. The
money was appropriated for this purpose
In the sundry civil bill, but that bill is
tied up in conference. The debt under
the treaty. must be paid on the 18th
OF this month and If left to the sundry
civil bill the money cannot become avail
aple by that date. The House passed a
JOINT resolution appropriating the money
independently and the Senate concurred
IN 1t after brief statement by Mr.. Alli-
son.
The bin authorizing the President 70
nominate Lieut. Commander r. NJ. G..
Brown. now on the retired list. to be n
commander on the retired list was nass-
CO. IL was through the skill and genius
OF Lieut. Brown during the hurricane nj
Apla in March, 1889. that the Trenton was
saving from going on a reef and the $50
men aboard from being drowned. He put
| the crew OF 800 seamen in the rigging
thereby forming a living sail and thus
guided the ship TO harbor when sails
could not resist the storm.
Tne Lodge resolution for an investiga
ton as to the disposition of the money
paid TO the Book Concern of the Metho
dis Church South. after further com
ments on the debate OF the previous day.
was passed
Mr.. Pasco said there seemed to be a
| desire 10 put him in a false position. and
| he characterized Senator Chambers ra-
| marks as a vicious attempt in that dirac-
/ ton. lie declared that the remarks of
that gentleman were lacking in truth.
| and concluded by saying he had used
all possible diligence at the time of the
! passage of the claim to put the Senate In
possession Of the exact situation.
Mr.. Chandler replied in rather a hu-
morous strain, saying that he had not
intended in his previous remarks to deal
! in an unkindly spirit with any senator
| who voted for or advocated the claim in
| question. Nothing could have been
| further from my thoughts than TO have
said anything unkind or disrespectfui
about the senator from Florida (AIr. Pas
| COZ. | felt that the assurances given TO
| the Senate did not enter into this oues-
| ton, but / thought the Senate ought to
| induce the Methodist Book Concern to sue
| and If possible recover this money from
| Mr.. Stahlnlan. did not go so far as to
| say that this money ought to be returned
to the United States Treasury. 1 was
not aware that the senator from Florida
| was so sensitive, or that any senator was
| sensitive on the subjecz-''
Mr.. Chandler then said he had been un-
| fortunate in the word he had used TO
characterize the connection of the senator
| from Florida with the case. He had called
him the agent of the Book Concern. 81
| have found he word should have used"
he continued. THE word agent Offend
ed him. / should have said medium He
then read several dictionary definitions
of the word medium which caused con-
siderable amusement.
In conclusion he said he really wished
for peace and harmony.
Mr.. Pasco said he was glad the senator
had laughed himself out of the false
charges which ne had made, and he was
also glad that he had withdrawn them.
Mr.. Chandler-"I did so at the senator's
demands. He admits that-he helped to de-
4
and l simply meant that he had been the
medium of communication
Mr.. Morgan stated that he thought that
il was useless to go into this question un-
less il was the earnest desire on the part
Of the Senate to put stop to the practice
OF lobbying altogether and meant to set
a precedent by this case. He objected Sc
riously 70 having this particular case pick
cd out with apparently the desire only of
casting calumny and ridicule on a great
religious organization. Mr.. Morgan cited
the case OF John Roach, and said that
80 per cent of the $3SS, 900 allowed to him
was known to have been paid to a Wash
ington claim attorney named Mckay. and
there were many other cases. he declared
that had occurred and were occurring
which ought to receive attention He
concluded by saying that he should vote