Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-24
DISTRICT LEGISLATION.
Measures Considered at the Meetings Of
the District Committees Today.

The House District committee held . long
session today. Two bills were taken up and
discussed aud with q slight change in one
favorable reports were decided upon both.
The first will be reported as soon as possible
by DR.. Atkinson.
THE GEORGETOWN AND TESLEYTowN ROAD.
1t is the bill amending the charter Of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown railway company.
The bill as originally introduced this session
was to amend the charter by allowing the road
10 run along and in High street, George
town. TO the Tenleytown road, instead or
compelling the company to place It's tracks
completely outside the road. The committee
fully acknowledge the claims Of the company
and by their amended bill allow the tracks to
run 'aiong and in. but outside the improved
limits of the road"
THE CHRIST CHURCH PROPERTY.
The committee decided to report favorably
the bill vesting in the vestry Of Christ church
all right and title to square south of square
1892 in the city.
TO MEET FRIDAYS.
Much time was taken up this morning in
discussion of the days OF meeting for the COM
mittee. So many members are on other COM
| mittees that it is a difficult matter to arrange
| IL was decided this morning. however. to meet
TOT the present permanently on Fridays and at
other times when needed
STREETS AND RAILROADS
The most active subcommittee just at present
is that on streets and railroads, composed of
Messrs. Atkinson, Post, Heard and Compton
This subcommittee have held a number Of
meetings. have sent several bills
10 the Commissioners for advice.
and, as mentioned today, had one
! reported from the full committee Two bills
halx -
| the commissioners today. One being the bill
charterIng the Georgetown and Arlington rail-
| road and the other the bill amending the
charter OF the Anacostia and Potomac railroad
The Senate District Committee.
The Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia held its regular weekly meeting this
morning, there being present Senator Ingalls,
(chairman) and Senators Mcmillan, Harris,
Faulkner and Barbour.
GEN. BUFFERS PROPOSITION
Attention was paid to the petition of Gen.
Benjamin F. Butler praying that concrete
might be laid ON the streets south and west Of
the executive mansion and the State, War and
Navy building. The proposition was discussed
and it was finally concluded to lay the matter
before the appropriations committee.
EXTENSION OF STREETS AND AVENUES
The bill to extend the streets and avenues of
the city was taken up and its consideration was
emphasized by the letter of the District Com
missioners, in which the great importance of
the measure was set FORTH The bill was placed
| IN the hands of a subcommittee composed of
| Senators Harris, Mcmillan and Faulkner.
TO SHORTEN PRISONERS TERMS.
Senator Ingalls, bill to shorten terms of i'm
prisoament in the District jail and workhouse
\ five days in each month on account of GOOD
behavior was amended by striking out
the clause which prohibited the author
| tiles from putting workhouse prisoners
| to labor on the streets. Ii was argued that the
chain gang was the only real punishment in the
| workhouse sentence and il was decided to con-
| tinUe ii. With this amendment the bill will be
| favorably reported to the Senate.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF DEEDS
Senator Harris was instructed to report
fayorably the amended bill validating Gcknowl-
edgments taken before United States commits
sioners appointed by the circuit courts of the
United States or by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia of deeds recorded in said
district.
| THE PROPOSED ISEBRIATEs HOME.
The bill providing for the establishment Of a
hospital and home for inebriates and dipso-
maniacs was discussed, and after the measure
had been gone over carefully ii was decided to
ask the District Commissioners what they
| thought OF the idea and whether there was any
real necessity for such an institution.