Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-10

The Free Bridge Bin Passed.
To-day was devoted TO District business In
She House. The most important bill on the
calendar was the free bridge bill The other
bills were; To incorporate the Washington
Traction railway company; 10 amend the Law
relating TO the bonds Of executors In the District
OF Columbia; 20 prohibit bookmakipg OF any
KIND and pootselIing In the District OF Column.
S,a ISI aes Of TO punish the aa
Columbia, and for other purposes; TO incorpor-
ate the American College Tor tie llind adverse
o. St Pa,rick's church; Tor tie relief OF si.
Marks church. and TO incorporate the trus-
tees Of the Young Womens Christian Home.
THE FREE BRIDGE BILL
District business was taken up at 1910
O'Clock. The first bill called up WAS that 10
provide for a free bridge across the Potomac In
West Washington. The following report from
the committee was read:
made for the purchase OF the Aqueducl bridge,
ana converting the same into free bridge, pro
Vlded the owners vi the bridge are willing 60
sell. The second section provides for the build
Ing OF q bridge at the Three Sisters, IN case the
Aqued9ct bridge cannot be purchased In the
Senate bill provision Is made for a draw. Your
committee do not deem 1t necessary or desira-
BILE 10 have a draw placed in the bridge, aud
therefore propose to strike the provision on, OF
title TO a small piece OF land upon which part
OF the north abutment OF the bridge rests, Your
.he ion n .s
means make the acquisition OF the Aqueduct
bridge dependent alone upon the willingness Of
| the owneis To SELL With the following amend
| ment. the committee recommend the passage
OF the bill: In the first section strike out the
provision for a draw. In the second section
strike out the provision for y draw. Add the
following as section 3:
"sec. 5: That IL in the purchase OF the Aque-
Duct bridge under the nrst section, at any tine,
II shall be deemed necessary To obtain from the
chesapeake aud Ohio Canal company or its gran
tees any release or convey ance OF any portion OF
OF the Aqueduct bridge rests or right 10 cross the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal from the abutment
to Bridge street. or II good title cannot be pro-
the construction Of a bridge under the second
section, the same shall be acquired by the SEQ
rotary OF War by condemnation i'm the manner
provided by the act approved May eight,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, entitled
| tive, executive aud judicial expenses Of the
government for the year ending june thirrieth,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-three, and Tor
other purposes frOUided, That the condemna-
ton proceedings, IL any such proceedings are
necessary, shall not prevent the taking posses
sion, on ayment OF the purchase-money, OF the
Aqueduct bridge by the United States, and
opening the same 10 the public Tree bridge,
| II the same shall be acquired under the first
section: frOuided further, That the sum OF ten
| thousand dollars of the sum hereby appropri-
ated shall be available to meet the pay menls
be had"
THE BILL DISCUSSED.
Mr.. Rowell made a strong argument I'm favor
| of the bill. He favored the construction OF the
| bridge Oh the Aqueduct piers regardless OF the
question OF title, which was a very insisnincant
matter. He thou. lat the work "a very Important
one; one that the national government was
| bound To do. The bridge was a gateway 10 the
national capital 1t was the only way over
| which to reach the national cemetery. He dis
puted the proposition that the District should
pay for amy part Of the cost st.; Of the 6ridEe
of w ashinGton derived from the government
and held that they should pay Tor the bridge.
He made himself the target Tor many ques-
tions 10y members who championed the bin.
Mr.. Cannon tIli.l Thought the District should
pay half of the cost OF TIE bridge instead OF one
| Mr.. Rowell said that the gentlemen seemed
| to forget that Washington was the nations
| here. They forget that the country are not
| willing to allow the people of the District OF
Columbia to control the affairs of the city. They
| forget also that the government owns the great
| tract OF land-the national cemetery-to which
the bridge leads. The nation at large gets more
| good of the bridge than does the District.
Mr.. King, OF La, opposed the bill.
THE AMENDMENT To MAKE THE DISTRICT PAY
HALF THE COST.
The amendments of the committee were
| adopted, as was also amendment by Mr..
Reagan requiring the District to pay half the
cost of the bridge. An amendment requiring
Alexandria county, Va, 10 pay one-fourth OF
the cost Was defeated.
THE THREE SISTERS SITE.
When the second section OF the bill, which
directs that the Three Sisters site be adopted as
an ultimatum, was reached, Mr.. Wilson, OF
West Va, moved to strike the section out, and
explained that ne opposed that site because il
| was not the proper place for the bridge, but was
merely aa u1,,aun " pe uaea 70 S9eree the
Mr.. Henderson renewed the motion, and
MIR. Adams, OF ILL.,, opposed the second section.
Mr.. HemphiIl defended the bill as reported.
Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania, spoke in favor
| OF the retention Of the alternative clause.
The proposition 10 make Virginia pay one
quarter the cost OF the bridge was again sub
| mitted and was defeated.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Henderson's motion
to strike out the provision lor the Three Sisters
alternative, and the motion was defeated.
Mr.. Henderson then made the point of no
and the second section of the bill was allowed
to stand.
The third section, which provides for con-
domination, was then adopted.
THE . III PASSED AS AMENDED.
An amendment by Mr.. Wilson. of West Wiz.
ginia, repeating former acts, was adopted, and
the committee rose and reported the bill To the
House with u favorable recommendation. the
bill was passed as amended.
THE NEXT BILL
taken up was that to regulate bonds of execu-
tors i'm the District of Columbia.
The bill was passed without amendment.
MOy Jim's TribuiatiOns.
HIS STORE WINDOWS BROKEN AND HIMSELF
ARRESTED FOR DRAWING A PISTOL ON AN
OFFICER.
Early Sunday morning officers were attracted
! to Moy Jim's Chinese laundry or clothes store,
on the avenue, near 10Th street. by the blowing
of police whistles and other indications OF "A
row. The officers found q young white man
| surrounded by excited Celestials, who were
trying to drive or drag him TO the station
house In consequence OF dispute over a wash
bill. The officers arranged the dispute and let
the young white man 90. Some of the China
men Were not satisfied and wanted the white
man locked up. Moy Jim, who seemed TO be
the leader OF the gang, followed Officer Kenny
| across the avenue 10 the corner OF 18th and L
| streets. Jim was under the influence
OF liquor and carried one hand
under his blouse. He expostulated with
the officer for not locking the white man
up and threatened to report him. suddenly
Jim drew his hand from under his blouse and
presented in the officers face a bulldog
revolver. Officer Perry, who was not far away,
saw Jims movement, and quickly coming up
behind the angry Celestial, disarmed him. Jim
was arrested, but was later refused on collat-
eral.
In the Police Court this morning Moy Jim
was charged with assault and battery and car
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