The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-09
THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Favorable Reports Ordered on Matter
of Local Interest.

of Local Interest.
In the Senate in the morning hour the
Senate bill to incorporate the Washing ton
and Arlington Railroad Company of the
District of Columbia was, on motion of
Mr.. Daniel, taken from the calendar. The
amendment to 1t heretofore offered by
Mr.. German ALLOWING the use of the
bridge for steam railroads) was withdrawn
by Mr.. German, with the statement that
there was some objection to authorizing
the use of the bridge for anything but
street railway cars.
Various amendments recommended by
the District Committee, including some
suggested by Mr.. Edmunds, were offered
by Mr.. Daniel and agreed to Except as to
one of the latter, which proposed to OK
Clude the use of cable power). The bill
was then passed.
The Senate also passed House bill to
authorize the Treasurer of the United
States to receive and keep on deposit the
funds for the Soldiers Home in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Mr.. Ingalls, reported back to the Senate
fayorably without amendments the Senate
bill to define the route of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad in the District.
The Senate District Committee met to-
day. There were present Chairman In
gals and Mcssrs. Mcmillan, Harris,
Faulkner, Higgins and Barbour.
Mr. Harris was directed to report TO the
Senate fayprably II. r. ISL, which
passed the House December y, 1893. TO pro-
VIDE the Assessor of the District Of Column
bia with plots Of subdivisions outside the
cities of Washington and Georgetown,
s. 1850, to prohibit the sale of tobacco
to, or its use by, minors under III years of
age in the District of Columbia, was
amended by striking out section ., which
read:
Sec. 2. That no minor under 16 years of
age shall smoke or in any way use any
cigar cigarette or tobacco in any form in
any street, avenue, alley or any other
public place or resort within the District
Of Columbia, and each and every viola
lation Of this section shall be punishable
by fine of not less than 50 nor more
than IS.
The bill, as amended, was favorably re-
ported to the Senate. 1t now provides
that hereafter no person in the District of
Columbia shall sell, give or furnish any
cigar, cigarette, or tobacco in any of its
forms to any minor under l6years of age;
and for each and every violation Of this
section the offender shall, on conviction,
be fined not less than 80, nor more than
$40, or be imprisoned for not less than
five days, nor more than twenty days,
S. $50, to provide for for the purchase
Of Il site and erection OF buildings for the
Girls Reform School of the District of
Columbia, was amended to provide that
Cne-half the money required-the bill
names $50, 000-shall be paid out of the
revenues of the District. II was then
fayorably reported,
The Senate joint resolution introduced
by Mr.. Barbour last Tuesday to authorize
the Secretary of War to make q survey,
plans and estimate oftho cost of construct
ing bridge across the Eastern branch
nf fhn Dttptpnn ar thn foot nf Apnth lilni-
tol street was referred to the Secretary of
the Navy and the District Commissioners
TO ascertain their views as 10 its cost
feasibility and adyisability.
The bill to improve the ear service on
Fourteenth street extended, which passed
the House on December s, 1890, was re-
ported favorably to the Senate by Mr..
Faulkner. II provides that sixty days
after the approval OF the act the Wash.
ington and Georgetown Railway Company
shall run each alternate ear on Fourteenth
street on continuous trip TO the end of its
line ON Fourteenth street extended. a
PENALTY of $500 Il day Is denounced against
the neglect or refusal of the company to
run its cars Us provided in the act.
The bill to authorize the Washington
and Western Railroad Company of Nir-
ginia IN extend its line into the District,
the bill to amend "An act to provide for
the incorporation Of trust, loan, mortgage
anu ttTtdil tIHcl 'liImIsllbUs Mltnll lnt
District Of Columbia" approved October
/, 1850 and the bill to prohibit the grant
ing of liquor licenses within one mile of
the Soldiers Home were discussed, but no
Iciion was taken on eithor of them.
There was meeting Of the House Dis
trict Committee to-day. \ favorable re.
port was ordered upon the bill 10 Umeal
he charter of the Rock Creek Railroad
Company, authorizing that corporation u
purchase connecting lines in Maryland
and to issue bonds thereon, bu, With an
amendment that there shall be no such is
sue until the stock is fully purchased AMI
paid for,
Favorable reports were ordered as fol-
lows;
On the bill TO incorporate the National
Conservatory of Music without amand-
mont; ON the bill authorizing the Com
missoneIs to open alleys, with an amend
mout to the effect that nothing in The
ill shall effect litigation; on the bill to