Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22
DISTRICT TN CONGRESS.
The Bin Incorporating the Great Pals
Electric Railway Company.


The Bin Incorporating the Great Fails
Electric Railway Company.
Senator Mcmillan from the Senate District
committee reported today, with amendments,
the House bill incorporating the Washington
and Great Falls Electric Railway Com
pany. The Senate bill for the
same purpose was indefinitely postponed.
One Of the amendments to the House bill rec
commended by the Senate committee provides
that for the safety of travel on the
Canal road and before commencing to run
its cars on the elevated railway the
company shall construct q substantial masonry
wall between the Canal road and the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal throughout the entire distance
1r ,sd r':d The 0''spsS by must s
pave said portion Of the road
With granite blocks in the best manner. Another
amendment provides that there shall never be
lun more than one double track on or over
the Canal road. And all acts or
surface Of the Canal road for laying railway
tracks are declared repealed. A third i'm
portant amendment is that subscribers to the
stock Of the company shall pay in so per
cent Of their subscriptions at the time of sub
scribing, and no subscription shall be valid I'M
less so per cent is so paid in.
TO IMPROVE THE CAPITOL VENTILATION.
Senator Vest today offered the following
amendment to the sundry civil bill: "For i'm
proving the ventilation of the Senate chamber
and of Senate committee rooms; improving the
drainage of the central portion of the Capitol
and Of the north and south wings and making
Improvements and addition to the kitchen
Of the Senate restaurant, $91, 496. 06,
said amount to be expended under the
direction Of the architect of the Capitol in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifications
adopted by Col. Geo. E. Warning, jr., and DR..
John 8: Billings IS set forth by the reports
made by them under the Senate resolution
Of April IL, 1892, ordering an investigation and
report by the committee on public buildings
and grounds Of the sanitary condition of the
Senate chamber and other parts Of the
Capitol"
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Other bills Of local interest passed by the
Senate today were the House bill confirming
the title to real estate in the subdivision of
square 206 and the Senate bill which
provides that any officer Of the navy
retired after completing forty years Of service
or having attained the age Of sixty two shall re-
ceive the rank and pay Of commodore if he shall
have served creditably term of four years as
chief Of one Of the Navy Department bureaus
One Of the District bills reached on the cal
enoar was tne measure Wnlcn proposes TO ex-
tend North Capitol street to the Soldiers
Home. This. upon the suggestion of Senator
Vest, went over without prejudice.
COMPENSATION OF JAIL EMPLOYEES.
Among the calendar bills passed by the
Senate today was the one fixing the salary and
compensation Of the warden and employees Of
the United States Jail Of the District BY the
provisions Of this measure the warden will re-
ceive 1880 per annum and the deputy
warden, d, 400 per annum. Other employees will
be paid as follows: Three captains of the guard
at $50 per month; fifteen guards at $s5 month /;
clerk, $50 per month; physician, 81 900 per an
mum; three matrons, $S5 per month each; en-
gineer, 800 per month; two assistant engineers,
$50 per month; cook, $50 per month; driver
for jail van, $50 per month.