Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-11
DISTRICT in CONGRESS.
Several Measures of Local Interest
Acted on by the Senate Committee.

The Senate committee on the District held its
regular meeting this morning. The session was
attended by Messrs. ingalls,, Riddleberger,
Chace, Spooner Farwell Faulkner and Vance,
Senator Faulkner was authorized to make a
favorable report on the Senate bill to amend
the act giving the approval and sanction of
Congress to the route and termini of the Ana
costa and Potomac River railroad.
The committee considered at length Senate
bill 1852, to incorporate the Homestead savings
bank of the District of Columbia, and the va
rious sections of the measure were carefully
considered. A number OF suggestions were
made, and the bill finally committed to
Senator Faulkner, with a request that he
amend it in certain particulars and report it to
the committee at the next meeting.
Senate bill 3643, for the relief of the Building
and Mutual Loan association of the District,
was then taken up. Certain portions of the
bill were not satisfactory to the committee, and
after lengthy debate the measure was referred
to Senator Farwell for amendment.
THE WASHINGTON AND WESTERN MARYLAND
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Senator Spooner was instructed to report
favorably House bill 9418, to incorporate the
Washington and Western Maryland railroad
company. The bill as originally drafted fixed
as one Of the roads termini the west bank of
Rock creek, Georgetown, thence westerly
along X, or Water street, to the Aqueduct
bridge. This was an interference with the
privileges granted the Georgetown barge,
dock, elevator and railroad company, SO on
the petition of the officers of the barge COM
pany the bill was recommitted to the COM
mittee, and the committee to-day agreed to
strike out those lines of the bill which inter-
fered with the barge companys right of way
and to make the Washington and the Western
Maryland railroad have its Washington termi-
nus at some point west OF the Aqueduct bridge.
MOUNT VERNON AVENUE.
Senator Riddleberger made an argument in
favor of his bill to provide for a survey by the
War department of a national road from the
Aqueduct bridge to Mount Vernon. He urged
that such a highway was a national necessity,
for now the only way in which the tomb of
Washington could conveniently be reached was
by steamer on the Potomac. The committee
at once conceded the justice of the bill. and it
was agreed to authorize Senator Riddleberger
to make a favorable report on it with recon-
mendation that the appropriation of $40, 900
which 1T carries be incorporated in the sundry
civil bill.
The committee continued in session until
after the Senate had convened, at IL o'clock
and would have remained in session until IL
but for the fact that the Senate lacked quorum
HEARINGS ON THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate subcommittee on District appro-
priations was in session this morning and gave
hearings to number of delegations who are
interested in the bill. Mrs. Russell and Mrs
Wilkinson appeared. with a number of others,
on behalf of the Young Womsn's Christian
home. Pleas were made by others for the
Founding hospital. The raising of school
teachers salaries was also advocated by couple
of teachers. County improvements were urged
by MIR: Geo. Truesdell and Mr.. McLachian.
The bill will not be reported until afler the
tariff matter in the Senate has beeh dis
posed of,