The daily critic., 1890-12-12
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.

MANY BILLS AFFECTING THE ctrY's IN
TEREsr CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE.
The Senate District Committee met
to-day. Present, Chairman Ingalls, and
Messrs. Farwell, Mcmillan, Higgins,
Harris, Vance and Faulkner, Messrs.
Spooner and Barbour being absent.
Routine business was transacted as
follows:
S. 4459, a bill TO authorize the exten-
sion Of Massachusetts avenue and the
construction Of a bridge across Rock
Creek on Massachusetts avenue eX
tended was postponed.
s. All, a bill 10 authorize the Wash
ington and Western Railroad Company
of Virginia to extend its line into aud
within the District of Columbia was re-
ferred TO Messrs. Mcmillan and Bar
bour as a sub committee.
In s. COS, bill to incorporate the
Georgetown and Arlington Railway
Company Of the District Of Columbia,
the subcommittee was discharged
from the further consideration Of the
bill, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Military Ahaits.
In :. 4540, bill 10 amend IAN act
TO provide for the Incorporation of
trust, loan, mortgage and certain other
corporations within the District Of Co.
lumbia," approved October I, 1890.
Messrs Higgins and Faulkner were
appointed a sub committee.
H. r. 1887 an act TO prohibit the
granting Of liquor licenses within one
mile Of the Soldiers Home, was re-
ferred to the District Commissioners.
Both the House bills and Senate 69i,
whose object Is 20 incorporate the Dis
irict of Columbia Suburban Railway
Company, were postponed.
II. II. OlOj was ordered amended aud
reported favorably by Mr. ingalls,. II
requires the street railways Of the Dis.
iriCt of Columbia TO make annual re
ports, and has already passed the
House. The amendment adds thi
omnibus itom 10 the matters the com
panies are required To report:
"All other Items OF cost Of consiruc
tlon, equipment, maintenance aud op
eraiiQnapf said roads"
Th6neck's now being cleared for ac.
iion, the real battle begun. II was
the turn Of the Atkinson bill. whose
fate hung 80 long In the House balance
last session.
IL must be borno In mind that the
Senate on September 23 last passed
bill Of its own with the same objects In
view. While the same In a general way
they differ somewhat In detail, the Sen.
ate bill being upon the whole the moro
favorable TO the railroad company. The
latter permits the road 10 extend It's
sidings, turnouts, etc, as far west as
Sixth street, while the former only per-
mits this as far west as Four and.a.half
street.
The other material differences be-
tween the two bills Is In the p. .-vlso re.
lating TO the Sixlh.street aetr1 The
House bill provides thai ~ .Sgapct OF
the location and relocatss- = acks.
sidipgs AMI stations OF - a re-
ferred 10 a commission of Tho an
expert Ia railroads, one civil e
and one a representative Of this
be appointed by the President.
commission 10 report at the opening -
the Fifty second Congress.
The Senate proviso Is that nothlIA
contained In this act. and no expo
tuTe that may be made Of said y
company hereunder. shall be
construed to give said company
right, legal or equitable not now p
sessed. 10 retain the passenger station
Of said company on Sixth street.
In both bills Congress reserves the
right to alter. amend, OF repeal the act.
As the matter now stands the Sen
ate's own bill is before 1t In the form OF
an amendment To the House bill. So
soon as the Senate shall adopt Tue
amendment a conference will be asked
and the matter settled Ia that way. The
fight is practically over and the road
has won.