Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23

ACTED uPoS-THE LICENSE BILL AND SOME
| RAILROAD MEASURES.
The chances for District legislation grows
smaller and smaller each day. As things are
nova District bill is slipped through now and
then by unanimous consent but these bills are
in most cases those which have alreany passed
one body and to which there is no objec-
ton. Monday by rights should be
District day, but there is about as
much chance Of the District getting the day as
there is Of the sun failing to rise on that day.
In fact, the House has already passed an order
providing for the consideration Of the Raum
resolution on Monday, which will consume the
entire day.
WILL MAKE TIoHT FOB TINE
Mr.. Heard, however, with characteristic en-
ergy, proposes to make fight for some time on
Monday. He will ask the House, in view Of
the loss of time, that the committee be
given an hour Monday morning.
The District committee Is reasonably sure
Of obtaining another hour before adjournment
when the committee is reached in the call
tain the only possibilities for further
District legislation in the House
except as has been stated when
unobjected to bills can be passed by unani-
nous consent. The bills which the committee
will try to pass In the short time which Is be-
fore them will depend largely on the measures
which can be pushed through by unanimous
consent.
SOME MEASURES TO BE BROUGHT UP.
Such bills as the ones chartering the Episco-
pal Cathedral fund and the Art Association will
probably be called up. In the short time it
would of course be suicide to attempt to
pass anything to which there is Seri-
Gus opposition, and for this reason
the Norfolk and Western bill will
and the Pennsylvsnia railroad will score Q point
for the time being. Possibly an attempt will
be made to pass Senator Hunton's bill amend
ing the license law.
THE LICENSE BILL.
This bill is Of the utmost importance to the
District, and the members Of the District COM
mittee, or, at least, most of them, realize the
importance Of passing 1t before the
close Of the session. II IL realized, how
ever, that the liquor men have probably
secured q few members to oppose the measure
sttion would answer all purposes. The liquor
men have something OF a lobby at work,
the first object being to obtain the passage Of
the Meredith license bill, and failing in that to
at least prevent action on the Hunton bill.
TWO BILLS IN coNPERKScE.
Two bills of great interest are now in confer
enoe, the E;u chartering the Warrington and
Great Falls railroad and the one chartering the
Maryland and Warrington road.
The former road is one Of the most important
Congress has acted on for some time. as the
road when built WI open . tremendous terri
tory now devoid Of railroad facilities. The
cost Of building the proposed road viii be very
great, although il is believed the company would
gain in the end.
I'm u
agreement substantially with the Senate amend
ments. with amendments added allowing the
road 10 pave the canal road with either granite
blocks or vitriisd bricks. and also allowing the
bonds to be raised as the work progresses.
SOME OF ITS PROVISIONS.
This bill as it will come from the conference
committee will provide in part as follows:
For a single or double track railway and all
necessary sidings, stations, switches, turn-outs
and other devices, and to operate the same
by electricity through and along the following
ginning at point to be located by the Commits
sioners Of the District of Columbia west
of the north end of the Aqueduct
bridge, and running thence west over
the canal road on an elevated railway Of
iron columns and beams, with wood cross-ties
and guards, to be built SO not to inter-
fere with the use Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal and SO as to preserve
to the public the full use Of the canal road.
The said company shall submit the plans of
said elevated railway to the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia for their approval. and
no work shall be done on said railway by
said company before such approval in
writing. In respect of everything That
may pertain to the strength Of the
structure and to the safety and convenience Of
the public the construction and operating
Of said elevated railway shall at all
times be subject to the control and approval
of the said Commissioners, and the said
company shal make good to the District
of Columbia all damages done by it or by its
contracting agents to the canal road and other
roads belonging to the District of Columbia, and
shall also make good to the District Of Columbia
ali the costs of inspection Of the company work
by the authorized agents of the said District.
In respect Of everything that may pertain to the
safety Of the United States water mains in the
Canal road, the plans, the construc-
waited railway shall be subject to the
control and approval Of the Secretary Of War.
For the safety Of travel on said canal road,
and before commencing to run its cars on
said elevated railway, and subject to the
INSPECTION ., and ID. HRprGv ., Of c the Com
said company shall, at its own expense, con-
struct q substantial masonry wall between said
canal road and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal throughout the entire
distance on said road occupied Dy said
elevated railway; and the said company
also at its own expense and within the same
time and subject to the same approval and &C
ceptance, ahan pave the said portion of said
road with granite blocks or vitrifed bricks in
the best manner. From the Canal road the
route Of said railway is to run westerly
along the top Of the bluff on the north side Of
the Canal road, and outside and south Of the
southern boundary Of the land Of the
Washington aqueduct pertaining to the
distributing reservoir, to point on
said boundary not more than coo feet
from the western boundary Of said land,
thence across said land, but at no point less
than 200 feet from the outer crest of the
dam Of said reservoir to said western
boundary; thence westwardly on a route exte-
rior to and on the south side Of the
land Of the United States pertaing to the Con-
duit road to the land Of the said aqueduct per-
tanning to the receiving reservoir, thence
through said land to q point on the
land Of said aqueduct near the westerly
foot Of Dalecarlia Hill, thence westwardly
on q route exterior to and on the south side Of
the land Of the United States pertaining to the
Conduit road to Cabin John creek with
the privilege Of crossing the Conduit road
between the receiving reservoir and said
creek, once and no more; returning thence
along the same line, by return tracks to the
place Of beginning, with the privilege Of con-
structing branch line, with Q single or double
track. from the Conduit road lands