Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-09
CONSIDERING IMPORTANT MEASURES.
The senate District Committee Mcdaniel
ferott Music Hall.

The senate Dfstrict Committee Meess-Met-
ferott Music Hall.
The railroad bills. the main object Of which
is to abolish grade crossings in the District.
the liquor question and the condition OF Metzs-
rott Han ss a safe place for public amuSeman;s
were the topics which engaged the attention
Of the Senate District committee AZ it's meet
ing this morning. the FIRST one that
has been held this session. With the exception
OF two members, all those who are In the city
were in attendance, those present being SEN
ators Mcmillan, Gallinger, Hansbrough, Per-
kins, Vance, Faulkner, Gibson and Hun;on. The
attendance OF Senator Vance was particularly
pleasing to the members Of the committee
each one OF whom congratulated him upon his
restoration 20 good health and assured him
that his absence had not been unnotioed This
IL the first meeting OF the committee
which Senator Vance has been able TO attend
Tor many months owing 20 the serious affection
Of his eyes He has again obtained full use Of
them.
TIE METzERorr Music HALL.
The attention Of the committee WIS first
called TO the complaints which had been made
concerning the alleged unsafe and dan
gerous condition Of Metzerott Music
HALL The means of exit we're said
to be criminally inadequate and prompt
action was advised. The members o: the COM
mittee expressed considerable surprise that
after the attention Of the District Commits
sloners had been especially called by
the senate committee 70 the unsafe con-
dition OF this building a. place Cor
public use they should now find tha; the Com
missioners had not only allowed the Metzerott
Hall 10 be constructed without proper safe
guards, but had given their sanction to its use.
The expressions of opinion regarding this action
DN the Commissioners. 20 say the very least,
were strong. After a long discussion i; de-
cided that committee OF three be appointed
to investigate the hall The committee con-
sisting of Senator Mcmillan as chairman
and Senators Faulkner and Gallinger will meet
at the Metzerott hall tomorrow morning at
1880 o'clock. Mr.. MetZerott and the District
Commissioners Will be notified to be present
THE RAILROAD BILLS
The Baltimore and Ohio bill. which is in
the hands of Senator Faulkner. will proba-
bly, be prepared for action b. the COM
mittee next week. Mr. Faulkner expects
1t 10 be ready at that time and the
plans will he submitted for examinatiou.by the
committee at the same time. II Is understood
mat the plans contemplate an expenditure
OF s2.OOO,0o0. solid structure or via
duct of masonry will be built upon which
the trains will enter the city. The present
station will be enlarged and placed on a level
with the street and the upper stories of the
building will be arranged as q hotel.
The plans of the Baltimore AID Potomac were
submitted and the bill which covers them was
forwarded to the Commissioners for their
opinion regarding il. Another copy Of the
measure was sent 10 the War Department in
order that the views of the Secretary of War
concerning the Long bridge might be obtained.
TIE LIQUOR LICENSE QUESTION.
1t was decided that the passage of the bill
providing $500 liquor license which is now
on the Senate calendar, should be urged.
Senator Faulkner announced that he will
make some amendments 10 the bill Furnishing
the unlawful appropriation of property in the
District with a view to so changing its wording
as to make it acceptable to the President.
TIE TRoLLEYs on THE LEXINGTON LINE.
The Commissioners returned 10 the COM
mittee this morning the bill introduced by
Senator Sherman 10 amend the charter Of the
lexington and Soldiers Home road.
SO as TO allow that company to
continue the OF the trolley
system until 1925, thus extending the time two
years. The Commissioners favor the amend
ment in the following words: They be-
lieve the extension OF time should be given.
ms II would seem necessary for them
TO adopt some good system to take the place OF
the present one in use. and believe that two
years is probably the shortest time necessary
for this to be accomplished"