Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-05
To RENAME STREETS
Bill Favored by Senate Dis
trict Committee.
THE MEETING TODAY
PROPOSED REGULATIONS oR
ELECTRIC WIRING.
Sale of Dairy Products In the District
Many Matters Sent to
subcommittee.


The Senate committee on the District Of
Columbia today held meeting. Senator
Gallinger authorized to report favor
ably House bill 1924. TO authorize the Com
missioners to rename streets avenues and
alleys outside of the city of Washington.
The committee also authorized a favor
able report on Senate bill 3, to regulate
electric wiring in the District of Columbia.
This bill has been the subject of great
deal Of careful revision on the part of the
committee and is changed in many respects
from the form In which It came to the
committee from the Commissioners. Is
provides conditions under which persons
shall be licensed to do electric wiring and
gives the Commissioners considerable au-
thority In appointing board to pass upon
the qualifications of persons to do electric
wiring. which board has general supervision
over the methods of wiring to be pursued
In the District of Columbia.
Sale of Dairy Products.
The committee also considered the bill to
regulate the sale of dairy products in the
District of Columbia. The committee de-
cided to permit the bill to lie over for a
week. and in the meantime all members of
the committee will examine the bill care
fully. In its present form the bill provides
for the trial of all persons violating the
milk laws of the District within the District
court and authorizes the bringing here of
such persons from neighboring states. Mem
hers of the committee are In doubt whether
such extradition proceedings should be
authorized. and that Is of the points to
be decided at the next meeting. The COM
mittee also decided to reduce the fine to be
imposed for violating the milk law from
$500 to S100.
Referred to subcommittee.
The committee referred bills to subcom-,
mittees for reports at the next meeting aSj
follows:
House bill 9293. for condemnation Of IN
sanitary buildings, to Senator Stewart,
Mallory and German.
House bill 1869, requiring the Commits
soners to take bonds from all persons
making contracts with the District Of Coz
lumbia, to Senator Martin.
House bill 2ST1, to incorporate the Mu-
tual Investment Fire Insurance Company
I'm the District, to Senators Dillingham;.
Foraker and Martin.
Senate bill 1894, for the extension of 23d
street from S to California avenue, to Sem
ators Hansbrough, Gamble and Dubois.
Senate bill 2132, for the extension of the
City and Suburban railway lines TO the
union station, and Senate 1858 for the ex-
tension of the Capital Traction railway
lines to the union station; Senate 3o99, re-
the District and 3343, authorizing the An
acostia Surrattsville and Brandywine Rail-
way Company to extend its lines In the
District of Columbia, to Senator'S Galiin-
ger, Hansbrough and Martin
House bill AT, to prevent the docking or
horses, to Senators Dillingham;, Foraker
and Martin
Senate bin 1885, to prevent the spread of
contagious diseases, and Senate 1917, to
proyide for registration of nurses, TO Sem
ators Gallinger and Foster.
ers to establish building lines, to senators
Scott Gamble and Dubois.
Local Affairs in the Senate.
Senator Fairbanks today asked that the
reference of the bin by Senator Penrose TO
form a public park of the triangle bounded
by government reservations on vermont
avenue, 18th and Q streets be changed
from the committee on public buildings
and grounds to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Senator Proctor today introduced bill
to amend the District code in relation TO
marriages, so as to authorize marriages IN
the District of Columbia according to the
custom of the Society of Friends or Quak-
ers. BY this amendment 1t is PROVIDED tllal
marriages of members of any church or
religious authority which does not by it's
custom require the Intervention or MIN
lister for the celebration of marriages may
be solemnized in the manner prescribed ana
in such cases to be issued and returns TO
be made by a person appointed by sucn
church or religious society for that pur-
pose"
The Secretary of the Treasury has trans
mitted to the Senate letter from the Sec
retary of the Interior submitting esti-
mate for $1,000 to provide additional fire
escapes for Howard University and to inn
prove the condition of the buildings and
provide against danger by fire and panic
there.
Local Bills in the House.
Representative Rider of New York intro
duced in the House today bill to provide
for free lectures to the people In the Dis
trict of Columbia. The measure approprf-
ates 5000 to be spent under the direction
of the board of education of the District,
for holding lectures TO the people in the
public school buildings or such halls as
the board may select
Representative Powers of Massachusetts,
a member of the House District commit
tee. introduced a bill appropriating $780,
venience stations and two public bath
buildings in this city. 1t is provided that
the baths shall each have pools at least
fifty feet square.
Representative Bartlett of Georgia intro
duced a bill appropriating Sl,250 to enable
the Secretary of State to have the great
seal of the United States recut from the
original model, in order that both the OBJ
verse and reverse sides may be available
for use on papers requiring the seal.