Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-04
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Discussing the Baisimsr~ and Ohio rr~eks
by the senate Cosnsnisse~


by the senate Committees
Baltimore and Ohio railroad matters Termed
the theme Of discussion in tho senate D,..
trict committee room this morning. On
the big table were three large maps.
used in times past to assist In making
plain the Chandler bill On one of these map.,
In big blue letters. was the inscription. n aud
o. r. r. lines as they now are;" on smother. .-B
and o. RR. lines iha, company want ,hsm."
and on the third, 'B and o. R.R lines 80 Co..
gress should permit"
Contrary 10 expectation Representatives 81
the company were not present Dr.. Gailsudet
was there, though. and after free
discussion was assured by Senators Faulk-
ner and Mcmillan that there should
be no raiirosd trespass on the property Of tho
Columbian Institute for the Deaf and Dumb.
the rights OF the government IN that valuable
property are 70 be fGlly protected.
Ihe subcommittee has looked over tho
various bills IN which provision has been made
ior new routes and are Just now of opinion
mat the best and generally most satisfactory
measure is the one which Repfesensarve
Grout reported from the House District con-
mittee in the last Congress.
THE 'IooP" rEorosrriox
This bin (H. r. 1896 makes moro sntisfac-
tory provision for bridging streets than s,v
other OF the measures. but IL nav be materially
amended before the senate committee is called
upon 10 adoptit Up 90 this time senators
have not opposed the loop" proposition
BY means of which trains would come in and
depart without having 10 be locally made up
but n II by no means improbable that som<
such opposition will develop IN the near future.
IL viii spring from fairly we'll defined opinion
that the loop u constructed. would occupy
more territory than any railroad company has
a right to occupy in the heart of big city.
The disposition Is 10 be liberal IN ala dealings with
the company. and the committees plan, when
eompiete, VIII include all the trackage fhcii-
ties necessary, but there 10 growing
sentiment In opposition TO any proposition
which looks to the condemnation of sir
squares aud the closing of two streets
At present none Of the members Of the com
mittee have anything 20 say about the matter.
but ne soon NJ consultation has been had with
the Baltimore and Ohio authorities q report
wll be forthcoming
PRoBARuIrIEs
Tomorrows session Of the full committee
~ili be busy one, and 1t may be of even moro
than ordinary interest Considerable time
viii probably be devoted 10 the Brichtvood
Street Railway Compauv's report and IL
may be that some definite line Of action will
result There Is more than a little sentiment
IN the committee favorable 10 compel
ing delinquent aud semi-deliuquent cor
poranons to 'hsh or cut bal"
Should the report ON buildings and
building exits (printed in yesterdays srAn)
reach the committee in time. that is TO receive
lts share OF attention. An effort will be made
to compel the owners of public buildings 10
| adopt unsuitable and unsafe exits 60 the re-
quirements OF these DAYS. when human life has
n more or less real value
THIRTY DAYS LEAVE.
Senator Carey, from the committee on edu-
cation and labor. today reported favorsbly the
bill to annually allow thirty days leave Of
absence to employees of the bureau Of eugrav-
ing and printing