Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
LOCAL BILLS TAKEN UP
DISTRICT MEASURES CONSID-
Erred BY THE HOUSE.

Although this was District day. the
House. sitting as the board of aldermen
of this community. was not able to take
up local business until after O'clock
owing TO Il personal row between Repre-
sentative Mann of Illinois and Represent
ative Sulzer OF New York. which resulted
in distilinE several gallons OF words
After the circus Mr.. Sulzer had a. fearful
crouch and objected to everything posi-
bile. finally managing to get a quorum
call Of the House.
At 2:3O the first action on a local meas
Ure was taken. when House bill 1243S. ex-
tending the time limit for the completion
of the line of the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company. was
passed with an amendment extending the
time twelve months instead Of eighteen
months.
The bill as passed contains a provision
for penalizing the company in the sum of
$1,000 II the company fails to construct
and have in operation at least one mile
OF track IN addition to that now in opera
lon within the twelve months in question.
BY unanimous vote the House passed
House bill 1920. amending the metropoli-
tan police act by adding a section pro-
viding that whenever any member OF the
fire. department of the District, ''in the
actual discharge of his duty shall become
SO disabled by sickness or injury as to
require medical or surgical services or
treatment other than such as can be rem
dered by the board of police and fire sur
geons the expense of such services or
treatment may be paid from the firemen' 8
pension fund
This bill further provides that no such
expenses shall be paid except upon the
recommendation OF the chief engineer OF
the fire department approved by the Com
missioners and accompanied by a certid-
cate from a member OF the board of fire
surgeons setting forth the nature and
cause of the disa bility which rendered the
treatment necessary.
The House then passed H. r. 1921.
amending the license law with respect to
the licenses of drivers of passenger We
hicles for hire. by imposing an annual
license tax of 81. The bill further pro-
vides for keeping in the police department
a record of the names OF all drivers. their
annual license number and ANY record
that may be necessary concerning the
conduct of drivers OF public vehicles that
may be required in connection with good
public vehicle service"
II. r. 1I3U5. 10 regulate the esta blish-
ment and maintenance of asylums in the
District was then passed after Represent
ative Olcott of New York had made an
explanation of its provisions This bill
has been published in The Star
The House then took up Senate bill so
fathered in the House by Represent alive
, Olc"tt of New York. 10 provide for the
regist ration of all cases of tuberculosis
for free examinations of tuberculosis
patients and for prevention of the spread
OF that disease in the District. Such
constitutional hair-splitters as Mann of
Illinois and Crumpacker Of Indiana then
began an involved debate on the powe,
of Congress TO delegate authority to Dis
trict officials upon the question whether
the bill had adequately made provision
for such delegation of power
The bill was under considerat ton wher
The Stars report closed.