Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-10
SIMS ANTI BETTIhG BILL
FAVORABLY REPORTED BY SEN
ATE COMMITTEE.
Only Minor Amendments Made.
Two Sunday Bills Considered.
Takoma Springs Ice Co.

The House bill for the widening of
| Benning road. with the Sims amendment
attached prohibiting gambling al the local
race track. was ordered favorabIy report
ed to the Senate by the committee on the
District of Columbia at its regular meet
ing this morning. No change whatever
was made by the committee in the anti
gambling amendment. but there were sew
eral minor amendments adopted relating
| entirely to the widening of the road.
| The action of the committee was not
| entirely unanimous. but which senators
voted against the bill are not known.
Senator Martin of Virginia. who has been
| counted among those who might oppose
| the measure i'm committee. was not pres
ent at the meeting. owing to absence
| from the city. Mr.. Martin was not pres
ent at the meeting. owing to absence from
! the city. Mr.. Martin was not present at
the meeting of the subcommittee which
| acted favorab1y on the measure and re-
ported it this morning to the full COM
mittee.
| Senator Carter of Montana chairman of
| the subcommittee on streets and avenues.
| which considered the bill was instructed
| to make the report to the Senate and
will be in charge of the bill on the floor.
| 1t could rot be learned this morning def
| lnltely whether or not effort will be
| made to gain immediate consideration for
the measure when ii is reported Monday.
| The amendments to the bill are of a
minor character. One provides that the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
| pany shall remove its tracks to the center
| of the road whenever the Commissioners
shall deem it necessary and another
merely corrects the language of the House
| bill with reference to the appropriation OF
the money necessary for the widening of
the road according to an opinion rem
" ctric
The committee upon investigation came
TO the conclusion that no amendment is
necessary to protect the rights of the peo
pie with reference to the property over
which the tracks of the railway run.
| There exists provision Of law requiring
the railway company to rededicate to the
people this strip of land whenever the
road shall be widened to 30 feet or more.
ITO feet.
Sunday Bills.
The committee referred two bills intro
duced by Senator Johnston of Alabama.
providing for the closing of certain bust
ness places in the District on Sunday.
commonly known as the Sunday closing
BILL to subcommittee consisting of
Senator's Johnston and Gamble of South
Dakota. This subcommittee will hold
hearing at pm. Wednesday next for
the advocates and opponents of the meas
ures. A. Fl. Lewis of Plainie!d NJ j..
representing the American Sabbath Tract
Society. is expected to appear against the
bill. and among those who will advocate
it Is P. B. Sands of this city. representing
the grocers and provision merchants of
the District
The District committee has received
large number of petitions for and against
Sunday closing BILL but by far the
greater number oppose the passage of the
measure. One of the two bills introduced
by Senator Johnston is Stricter in it's pro-
visions than the other. The one which
was introduced on the 18th of January
provides that lit shall be unlawful for
any person in the District to sell or offer
for sale or keep open any place of bust
ness for the sale or delivery of any
other provisions on Sunday. except that
from June 1 to October l meats sold prior
to Sunday may be delivered at any time
before 10 o'clock of the morning of that
day; provided that nothing in this act
shall prevent the sale of fruit at fruit
stands and the regular business of restau-
rants and hotels.
The bill which was introduced by Mr..
Johnston April is intended as substi-
tute, and provides that it shall be un-
lawful for any person or corporation in
the District of Columbia to labor at any
trade or calling, or employ or cause to be
employed his apprentice or servant in any
labor or business. except in household
ity. and except also public service corpo-
rations in the necessary supplying of
service to the people of the District
1t is further provided in section OF
this bill that 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to engage in fishing. hunting.
horse racing. or other public sports, exer-
cses or shows, or in any theatrical. eques-
trian circus or other performance for
pay: provided that the provisions of this
act shall not be construed so to pro-
bibit the performance of works of neces-
sty on the first day of the week. SO per-
formed as not to interfere with the repose
and religious liberty of the community.
or to the sale and delivery of articles or
food at any time before 10 o'clock in the
morning or to the sale of meats or milk,
fruits, ice soda and mineral waters.
cigars. drugs, or to the car
rying on of business of the boOtblack or
barber shops before 10 O'Clock in the
morning of the said day. or to the opera
ton of street cars or public conveyances
or to the conduct of livery stables"
Takoma Springs Ice Company.
A favora BILE report was ordered on a. bill
introduced by the late Senator Whyte of
Maryland authorizing the Takoma
Springs Ice Company to lay pipe line
under certain streets and roads in the
District and to erect and maintain build
ings necessary to the operation of its
business in the District.
Hyattsville Happenings.