Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Outlook for Measures of Dis
trict Interest.
BILLS FROM LAST SESSION
Some That Will Undoubtedly Have
Consideration.
CHAIRMAN GALLINGER HERE
Making a Preliminary Survey Of
Work That is Before the Senate
District Committee.
BILLS FROM LAST SESSION
CHAIRMAN GALLINGER HERE

Senator Gallinger. chairman Of the Sem
4 ate committee on the District of Columbia,
| was at the Capitol yesterday making q
preliminary survey of the work that 10
| before committees OF which he is a menu
| Der. Mr.. Gallinger. in addition TO his du-
| ties as chairman Of the District commit
| tee. will be the chairman of the SUBJ
committee in charge of the District appro-
| priation bill.
The larger part of the work of the Dis
| trict committee will be in completing the
| legislation begun in the first session of the
| present Congress. AS a rule the outlook
| for newly projected legislation in a short
| session of Congress is not good because OF
the pressure of business in both houses
During the last session a large number of
bill OF local Importance We're finally acted
upon and some of almost equal Importance
were allowed to go over TO the coming
session. 1t is this last class of measures
that will receive the chief attention of the
committee.
Street Car Extensions.
One Of the most important OF these bills
Is that to allow the street car companies to
extend their tracks to the new union sta
ton. This bill caused considerable contro-
versy In the last session because OF the
effort Of Senator Hansbrough and others
public utility corporations This was
stricken out by the Senate after being re-
ported from the District committee, and the
extent of the fight that will be made to at
will determine its fate.
large number of senators do not believe
that the extension of the tracks of the rail-
road companies to the new station should
be Joined with general taxation measure.
and they will fight strongly in order to
prevent it being done. In fact, rather than
have such amendments the bill will doubt
less be allowed to go over for the consid.
Grafton OF the next Congress.
The bill restricting child labor in tbs
District Is another important measure that
was at first referred to the District COM
mittee and then to the Senate committee on
labor The latter committee reported tho
bill to the Senate and an effort will be
made to pass it.
The Public School System.
The administration Of the public school
system that was provided by the last ses-
sion Of Congress may be a subject for dis
cussion in some form during the coming
winter. Members of the District committee.
in which that matter was cared for, have
taken q deep interest in It, but whether
they will feel justified in holding an in
vestigation or in adding to the legislation
Of the last session is yet to be seen. OF
all the acts of the new superintendent Of
the public schools his visit to the south at
this time has probably caused more surprise
than any other.
The failure of the 100000 filtration
plant to reduce the typhoid fever in the
District has been a great disappointment
to members OF the District committee, but
1t is not believed that any further plans
to remedy the defect, IL any defect in the
plant exists, can be determined during tho
coming session. The committee will inform
itself as to all the facts concerning the
spread of typhoid fever during the past
summer and that information may be the
basis for further action.
The proposition to extend Rock Creek
Park and to provide additional parks at
the head of 10th street and elsewhere 10
one that will be agitated early in the ses.
sion. and there is a hopeful feeling on the
part Of many senators that Congress will
agree to these improvements while the
land can be secured at price that Is not
prohbitive.
another bill that will be heard from IL
for the opening of connecting parkway
along Piney branch, between 10Th street
and Rock Creek Park.
Auditorium Company Incorporation.
The Senate bill to incorporate the WASH
ington Auditorium Company will again be
considered. The men promoting this project
for supplying the capital city with proper
place for holding inaugural balls, conven-
tons and other large gatherings of a pub
lie nature are still hopeful that Congress
will agree to remit the payment of taxes
on the proposed auditorium on the ground
tnaC II cannot De Hldue d INSTITUTE
ton, and will have to be built, in any
event, a public enterprise That is the
only subject of contention in relation to the
of the proposed company.
There will also be effort to get addi-
tonal legislation for the further prevention
of tuberculosis in the District. This SUBJ
ject has interested all the members of the
Senate committee, and Senator Gallnger
has been particularly anxious to advance
the cause Of sanitation in order to prevent
as far possible the further extension OF
the white plague.
Another matter of Importance relates to
the proper handling of poultry sold in this
city. An effort will be made to pass tho
Senate bill providing against the sale OF
undrawn poultry.
There are quite a large number of bills
for street extensions, and for the
purchase of additional land for small parks
that are before the committees, and liable
to be called up for consideration.
Senator Gallinger and Mr.. John II.
clerk of the District committee.
are both bus.ly engaged at this time in
going over the measures before the COM
mittee, and active session, far az
local legislation is concerned, is expected.