Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-01
Representatives .Berti." Adams.


ton was had on the measure. however. a.
that time. Mr.. Adams rentroduced the bill
at this session. and again made a speech
before the committee In its favor. He Of
fered in support OF the measure the fact
that President Roosevelt. in a message to
Congress last year. had urged the passage
o. such law for the District, and, furt her,
that the three District Commissioners and
the chief of the metropolitan police force
all favored the bal. Mr.. Adams also sub
mitted statistics to the committee showing
the number of cases of wife-beating in the
city in several years past and tine manner
in which the offenders were punished.
Reported Without Recommendation.
The committee has been for the past few
weeks considering the measure. and today
decided to report it without recommended
ton" The bill Will go On the House calen-
dar and will be called up by Representative
Adams District day. This action was
taken to mean that the committee consid-
cred that the Endorsement of the President,
the Commissioners and the superintendent
of police gave the measure sufficient weight
to entitle 1t to place on the House cllen-
dar and to give the members Of the House
a chance to vote on II.
Considerable surprise was expressed
around the Capitol at the action of the
committee. but il was generally accepted
that the recommendations behind the bill
a good many quarters the action OF the
committee was commended, the statement
being made that 1t was well for the whole
House to sit down good and hard prop
osition of this k Ed. From what developed
today there seems TO be q decided senti-
ment against the enactment of such legis-
lation but Just exactly what status the
measure will have and how many iTlends III
has made will not be known until ii Is called
upon the floor and the members given "A
chance to take a whack at II.
The committee in addition TO reporting the
whippng-post bill returned favorable re-.
ports on the pharmacy and poisons bill ana
the bill to restore the name OF California
street TO portion of I street. Hearings
were also granted TO engineers from the nj
tration plant on the proposition TO provide
a system of preliminary style of hltfatlon
to the water supply and to representatives
of the Pennsylvania railroad who wished TO
protest against that road being forced 10
pay for the further maintenance ~ the
Long bridge for period OF twelve months.
Proposed Plant for Sedimentation.
The District committee of the House at
it's regular meeting today, gave hearing
on the bill introduced by Representative
Wiley of New Jersey 70 provide for the
further publication of the Washington
water supply. Mr.. Wiley's bill calls at
tention to the fact that the slow sand mira
ton system was adopted upon the report
OF board of engineers consisting OF
Messrs Rudolph Herring, Geo w. Fuller
and Allen Hazen. who further recommend
ed the construction of plant for the pre-
Iiminary sedimentation of Potomac water
before being treated by the filtration sys-
tenn. and says that the purest system OF
filters is incapable of producing clear water
and of giving the greatest bacterial effi-
cheney during certain seasons of the year,
when the water contains large quantities
of suspended matter. In view OF this fact,
the measure authorizes the chief OF engi-
neers of the army to construct plant for
the occas sional chemical treatment OF the
water.
Preliminary Treatment Necessary.
Allen Hazen. member OF the board of
engineers OF the filtration system. was
heard by the committee. He told the n,em-
bers that experience in the operation OF the
filtration plant had given additional proof
that a preliminary treatment OF the water
supply was necessary before the filter beds
got in their work. Sulphate of ammonia.
he said, was considered as particularly
adapted for use IN this preliminary treat
ment.
Mr.. Hazen stated. In reply to questions
by members OF the committee, that sub