Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-20
DISTRICT OSCILLATION.
BILLS Of Local Inseress which Passed
or Failed I'm Congress.

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During the long session Of Congress Just closed
matters OF District interest have been quite well
cared for. Twenty-six measures relating to local
matters became laws, as follows: To extend time
for payment OF arrears OF taxes; to make
Decoration Day legal holiday; to close
alleys In square 1872; to incorporate
the Georgetown Barge, Dock and Elevator and
Railroad Company; to incorporate the Brightwood
Railway Company; to amend section 6S5 OF the
District revised statues relating to writs OF sum-
mons; to complete contract Of sale OF certain
lands to Job Barnard; to authorize the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad TO extend O side track into
square 10o; to change location of certain alleys;
10 incorporate the lexington ana Soldiers Home
Railway Co. To refer the case OF Samuel Strong
against the District TO board Of arbitration. TO
incorporate the Reform School for Girls. Relating
10 tne record OF wills in the District Relating to
the subdivision OF land. To allow the German
Lutheran congregation TO sell part OF its ceme-
relating to certain real estate. Authortzing the
Richmond ana Danville road to lay tracks in GER
tain squares OF the city. Fixing the time OF sale
TO amend the charter Of the CAPITOL North o.
ana south washington Railroad. To prevent the
sale OF adulterated food in the Districk Of Column
ola. 10 authorize the construction OF q bridge
across Rock Creek at Woodley Lane road To IN
corporate the Georgetown and Tenleytown Rail-
ing in the cities OF Washington and Georgetown.
TO change the route and termini of the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad. To incorporate Rock
institution or the Association OF the House OF
Mercy, and providing for the appointment Of police
OF THE BILLS WHICH FAILED
TO pass the following are more important:
Defining routes OF steam railways; to incorpo-
rate the washington and Sandy Spring railway;
TO validate acknOw ledgment OF wills; to Abolish
the Pohce Court; prescribing jury trial by Police
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to cOnf1ne 1nebr!ateS in the Insane Asylum;
bills TO incorporate several safe deposit companies;
to incorporate the Suburban Railway Co.; TO in
corporate the Washington Cable Electric Railway
Co.; relief or st. Vincent's orphan Asylum; to pro-
tect young girls and punish rape; 10 Increase the
sane asylumns; to Incorporate the Washington
and western Maryland Railroad. Besides THESE
there are numerous private bills yet pending in one
manly claims lOr compensation or damages, were
Indefinitely postponed during the session. VI
course, many OF the measures yet pending may be
passed at The next session OF Congress.
STEAM RAILROAD ROUTES.
The question OF regulating the routes OF steam
railroads in the District, which was SO much agi-
tated early In the session, was made special or
der In the Senate for June &c, but 1t was never
reached. Several bills were introduced and more
or less debated. Finally, senator Faulkner intro
duced Uiil which IL was understood the Baltimore
ana Ohio was willing TO accept just before the
ST. Louis convention the matter was made q Spe-
c1al order and there IL stuck.
Senator SpoonerS bill TO regulate the price OF gas
Is on the Senate calendar where 1t has been Tor
many months.
The nil TO provide for high license, after being
ordered reported, was returned TO the Senate COM
mittee and there ii remains. II Is scarcely prob
able mat the committee as now organized Will
take any action toward establishing hign license.
AS Congress neglected 10 provide salaries for the
police matrons, The act authorizing their appoint
ment Is imperative.
THE CABLE ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
The bin to charter the Cable Electric Railway
Co., with routes covering all portions OF the city,
passed the Senate, but the ncorpOrators preferred
to let 1t rest in the House
UNTIL THE NEXT SESSION,
on the theory that by that time, perhaps, some
satisfactory method of operating by electricity
Will have been discovered. AS the next session
Will be the short one there will not likely be
much District legislation, but the Commissioners
may be able to get the bill TO increase the police
force and possibly that TO tunnel Rock Creek and
the one to create Rock Creek park through as
politics Will not influence Congress so much 10
behalf OF economy, perhaps as at the session Just
closed.