Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-24

TIE SUNDAY ICE BILL PASSED
District business was continued in the House
yesterday after The Stars report closed. The
bill for the extension of streets brought oat
further discussion and was still further
amended. Mr.. Hemphill offered an amendment
providing that one-half instead of one-ihird Of
the damages be assessed on the benefited
property. Mr.. Walker wanted all the damages
placed on the property benefited.
Mr.. Cobb offered an amendment in regard 10
the money for the improvements. which read:
That the amount awarded by said court
damages for each highway or reservation or
part thereof condemned and established under
this act shall be charged wholly upon the land.
or upon the land and to the District Of Column
bia in such proportion the court shall deter
mine, and the amount charged against said Dis
trict shall be paid exclusively from the revenues
thereof"
The discussion as to assessing benefits was
further extended. and then Mr. Cobb's amend
ment was adopted.
Mr.. Blount offered an amendment which was
adopted, providing that the Cnited States
should not hereafter be liable for any expense
IN connection with any streets reservations OF
circles or other improvements outside OF the
cities OF Washington and Georgetown.
Mr.. Hemphiil proposed paragraph proyid-
ing that if Congress took no action within six
Months after the court had made an award the
proceedings in the case should be void.
Mr.. BUCHANAN DEFENDS THE DISTRICT.
In formal amendment Mr. Buchanan Of
New Jersey. said: l know a great deal Is said
about the great liberality of the general govern
ment toward the people of the District. but
there is a tremendously big story 10 be told on
the other side. In the first place the people of
the District gave hve-seyenths Of the ground
the government owns TODAY. In the ne Kt place
they are not represented upon this door ard
the representatives upon this floor come from
Interests which are antagonistic. in some de-
gree TO the interests of the people OF the District
want TO give YOU one illustration with which
You are personally familiar. ] called attention
TO 1t at the time. The appropriations made for
the boring of the so-called tunnel in the upper
portion of the CITY this year on the approprie-
ton bill is cut down TO a degree below the
amount that will be raised by taxation. In
stead OF renting that amount of taxes 10 the
people Of this District. the government. in VIC
lstion of ite pledges, in violation of good faith.
coollv pockets that money. The Law under
which that tunnel WAS bored provided that the
people of this District should have an oppor-
tunitv to pay their share by instsllments and
by that action this year We DENY them that
privilege and coolly put that money In our
pocket. There is nothing right. honorable or
fair about il. That is IA single instance. can
not tell the story in five minutes; it would take
too long.
The bill was then passed
The bill providing for semi-annual statements
by foreign corporations doing business In The
District WAS passed without debate. as was the
joint resolution relating TO the Memorial Asso-
citation.
OVERHEAD WIRES DISCUSSED.
The bill prohibiting the Use OF one-horse cars
after January /. 1898, brought out lengthy
debate. Mr.. Compton had an amendment
added providing that the act should not apply TO
roads outside the city. and Mr. McMillin
brought up the old trolley system question by
suggesting that general legislation should be
adopted allowing overhead wires in
fered cn amendment providing that
any road could Use overhead wics outside of
the boundary streets of the city. Mr.. Heard
thought the amendment out of place. Mr..
Washington thought the amendment was a step
toward rapid transit. Mr.. Henderson thought
! the matter should be considered rs a separate
measure and remarked that the plan
of overhead wires had been condemned in all
| populous cities. Mr.. Washington took excep-
| ton to this remark and said that the trolley
| system was in operation and doing good service
at the present time in almost every city of this
country of any size except Washington and
New York. and the only reason il was no. in
operation in the District today was because Of
| the opposition not by the people OF the District
so much as by the members OF another branch
| Of the legislative power that has control Of the
legislative affairs of this District without being
amenable to the people of the District.
MIR. HENDERSON on LOOSE LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa). speaking of T, cent
legislation, said: knowing. as do. that it has
been the steadily maintained policy Of the com
mittees on the District of Columbia and the
81. L. Al
| away with these unsightly lines Of overhead
wires, l was surprised to find that amend
| nent had been adopted authorizing a railroad
| company here to use them: and now the amend
ment of the gentleman from Tennessee seeks to
permit the continuation Of this system on SUBJ
urban lines.
But 1 am protesting now against such SEEM
ingly harmless amendments being thrust on to
| these bills without consideration, which. as we
have seen in the past, in one instance at least
has given extraordinary power to a corporation
organized for another purpose. i am opposed
to the adoption OF amendments Of this charac
ter. seemingly innocent in themselves but which
have not received the consideration or sanction
of a committee of this House. l would be glad
before any such action is taken that the PROPOSE
ton should be considered, as suggested by the
gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. McNIillin). by
some committee, and if it be deemed the proper
policy that outside of the boundary the over
head-wire system shall obtain let ii come back
and be deliberately and carefully matured by
the District committee. We will then have had
ample consideration of a subject in which a
great many Of the people in the District are
vitality interested
But. as We have just seen, this little amend
ment which was carried almost unanimously OF
which / only learned within few minutes.
which antagonizes the general policy that was
inaugurated some two or three years ago. would
give TO the F street line privileges and powers
that have been denied by the positive enact
ment of Congress"
A vote was taken on the amendment result
ing-ayes II, noes Is. The bill was then or
dered to be engrossed and read third time and
laid aside.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
The billt regulate the sale of ice on Sunday,
combining its delivery 10 between the hours of 2
and in the morning and and 6 in the even
ing, was next passed without debate.
The bills to repeal the SOS tax assessed upon
produce dealers in Washington, regulating the
practice Of dentistry in the Distric. and
protecting the people from empiricism and TO
authorize the Glen Echo Railroad Company TO
cross the Washington aqueduct were passed
without discussion.
THE ROCK CREEK PARK
A memorial signed by the Representatives of
the Shoemaker and Truesdell holdings in Rock
Creek Park has been presented TO Congress