Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-26

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DISTRICT In CONGRESS-
A Good Deal OF Business Transacted by tn.
Senate Committee Today.
| Six Senator's put in an appearance this morn
ing at the regular meeting of the Senate
District committee. They were Senators
Mcmillan (chairman), Higgins, Hansbrough
Perkins, Harris and Barbour. Senator
Faulkner, who rarely misses a meeting, is in,
disposed. Business commenced at ii o'clock
| and for the succeeding sixty minutes matter,
OF local interest occupied the committees un.
divided attention.
THE oNE-MILE LIQUOR LIMIT.
Careful consideration was given the bill IL
amend the act which prohibits the granting OF
| liquor licenses within one mile Of the Soldiers
Home. This measure had in it q proviso
which prevented the application Of the
| law south of Florida avenue. An adverse re-
port was unanimously authorized and Mr..
Hansbrough will present it to the Senate.
| There was not a single member Of the commit
tee who this morning favored the idea Of alb
breviating the usefulness of the present statute
| everybody was outspoken against 1t.
ADVERSE REPORTS.
District Commissioners to make police reguls-
tions for the government OF the District was
ordered to be adversely reported because the
subject is covered by the joint resolution on
theatrical licenses, which was yesterday signed
by the President.
Adverse report was also ordered on the bill
to incorporate the Georgetown, Arlington and
posed to give the company the privilege of
laying tracks and operating their cars over the
Aqueduct Understanding the committee
will not hear of.
Senator Hansbroughs bill for the removal
of snow and ice from the sidewalks cross
informally and was sent to the District Com
missioners for consideration and report
THE CENTRAL STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.
There may ultimately be favorable report
on the bill to incorporate the Washington
Central Street Railway Company. but the bill
will be such a little thing when that comes to
pass that those who gave it original
shape will wonder what struck it. In the first
place the committee ia pretty thoroughly of
opinion that there is no public demand
for new street railroads west Of
the Capitol, and that conclusion seems to
wipe out the greater portion of the proposed
road at one wipe, rs it were. Then the COM
mittee will not permit the company to lay q
foot of track on Maryland avenue east; and
lastly it will refuse to allow the use
Of horses as motors Senators Mcmillan
and Harris, the subcommittee on the bill, will
be in the committee room at II o clock tomor-
row to talk matters over with representatives
of the company. If the company desires to run
cars over an eastern route that evades Mary
land avenue and comes to an end somewhere
near the Baltimore and Ohio depot it can prob
ably get avorable report Ifit will not do
this then the committee proposes to find out
whether there is business enough to justify the
extension OF one Of the established roads.
THE ANAcosTIA EXTENSION.
This afternoon the subcommittee on the bill
authorizing the extension of the Anacostia
company's tracks held meeting for the pur-
pose of amending the bill. The committee be-
iieves there should not be any new tracks and the
measure, when reported, will authorize the
Anacostia folks to run cars up 9th street to G
or the Metropolitan tracks, from 9th and
G streets to 18th and q Oh the Eek
ington tracks, down 18th to Z and along
4 to 9th on the Belt company's iron. Several
of the prominent business houses in the vicin-
ity OF llth and F streets have petitioned for the
passage Of the bill.
ALL-NIGHT STREET CAR SERVICE.
Tomorrow morning at about II o'clock the
subcommittee on the all-night street car serv-
ice bill will give hearing to parties interested.
The Washington and Georgetown, the Metro
politan and the Columbia companies will
be represented. There is no mention Of the
Columbia company in the bill. but it has &C.
Cured to some members OF the committee
that the Columbia company should run Cars at
hours which would accommodate the hundreds
OF people who'labor in the government print
ing Office at night
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN FENCE.
A move is about to be made which is ex-
pected to result in the tearing down of the high
fence that now surrounds the Botanical Gar
denA Several Senators and Representatives
have expressed themselves as disguised
with the unesthetic combination Of dirty
brick and rusty iron now inclosing one of the
city's most attractive beauty spots. One of
the statesmen was at the Senate District COM
mittee room this afternoon making inquiry as
to the necessary steps.
To STAR reporter Senator Mcmillan said
that wherever fences had been removed from
around reservations an improvement had been
effected. Nothing looked better around fine
park than plain stone coping. He iavors the
speedy removal Of the present unsightly fence.
Action on the Baltimore and Ohio improve
ment bill il delayed just now by the sickness Of
Senator Faulkner.
SITE FOB SUPREME coU1T BUILDING.
The Senate committee ON public buildings
and grounds authorized favorable report on
the bill to purchase squares TAG. TAT and 72S, to
be used as site for the supreme Court Of the
United States. The property 10 located be-
tween LIST and I'd, b and East Capitol streets
northeast
A favorable report was authorized on the
bill appropriating s500, 900 for the erection Of
an additional fre-proof building for the Ma
Aonal Museum, also favorable report on the
bill appropriating ga, 900 for the erection Of .
statue r. Columbus to be erected In the circle
at the western entrance Of the Capitol grounds
on Pennsylyania avenue.
70 PuxnH FAISB swxAlxo.
Al the request Of the District CounisGica-
en- Mr.. MoNnlAa introduced . resolution 70
pun,ah false swearing by Witnesses before the
police and fre department Trial kearda
1hs Hsnste committee on military h4atrs
favorably reported the BIN authorfxing the
6ecset.rl q Was 70 issas ordinance stoves 70
Howard Univsrsity.