Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-22
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Railroad Problem Considered by
Senate District Committee.

The Railroad Problem Considered by the
Senate District Committee.
Tho Senate District committee met this
morning and gave fair share of its time to a
general discussion of that portion of the local
railroad problem in which the Balti.
more and Ohio Company and East
Washington are most interested. There was
nothing specific before the committee. SO the
conversation took a wide range. As a result OF
the discussion there is broad understanding
to the effect that the 'loop" plan will be salts
factory to the Senate. Some features
OF the railroads proposition did not meet
with favor, but an agreement on these points
of difference will be easily reached. One of the
things the committee will insist upon will be
the proper bridging of North Capitol and H
| streets and Massachusetts, avenue. These three
bridges are to be of solid masonry as wide
as the street and with the same surface
as the highway of which they are
to be portions. Then the company had not
intended bridging several minor streets, and
this was not satisfactory to the Senators who
have the city's interests at heart. They will
not assent to any plan that promises less than
the total abolition of ali grade crossings and the
bridging of every street. They will not insist
that the spans across the smaller streets be as
wide or as elaborate as the three mentioned.
but they will do their utmost to
secure uninterrupted and safe thoroughfares.
The "Farwelr' bill. was referred to the
subcommittee on steam railroads and that Or
ganization will have meeting early next
week. Consultation will de had with the Bal
timore and Ohio authorities and every endeavor
will be made to formulate measure in which
the interests both of the public and the COM
pany will be fairly treated.
STREET RAILWAYS.
Street railways also occupied some of the
committees time and attention. The fact that
some Of the companies purposely neglected the
making of annual reports to Congress
was dealt with at length and with
Mcmillan should call upon all the erring cor
porations for statements which shall cover the
ground since they last reported These re-
ports will have to be in due form. The George
town and Tenleytown road made a report
to Congress some days ago, but it
give the names Of stockholders and the number
Of shares held by each. Senator Mcmillan will
request the company to complete its report at
the earliest possible date.
Favorable report was made from subcommit-
tee by Senator Gallinger on the bill to regulate
the practice Of dentistry in the District. There
were several minor amendments, some of them
abridging the proposed powers of the board of
examination provided for in the measure.
A HOSPITAL FOR INEBRIATEs.
When the formal session was at an end the
committee gave u hearing to Mr.. J. Truesdell,
who urged the passage Of Senator Nor
rills bill to establish hospital and
home for inebriates and dipsomaniacs. Mr..
Truesde! told the story of his experience
with the bichloride OF gold treatment at the
Kelly Institute Mt Dwight ILL., He illustrated
his address with photographs of prominent
men who had been reclaimed by the Keely
| treatment. He advocated the establishment OF
such hospital the bill called for and
requested the committee to communicate with
the authorities at Dwight as to- the best
methods of managing such an institution.
The Senators present at the meeting were
Messrs. Nc MILAN (chairman), Higgins, CALM
ger, Hansbrough, Vance, Faulkner and Bar.
bour.