Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-27
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
Many Measures of Local Interest Considered
by the senate Committee.

"any measures OF Local Interest Considered
by the senate Committee.
Places Of public amusement and church build.
ings were discussed with a great deal of free
dom and at some length in the Senate Distric,
committee room this morning. II w~s the
regular meeting and there were present Chair
man Mcmillan and Senators Higgins, aallInger,
Hansbrough, Perkins and Harris. Most of the
session was taken up in talking about the new
building regulations and about the reg.
ulations' which might have been made.
but were not. Sentiment was practically
unanimous to the effect that not only
should the authorities prevent the erection
OF improperly constructed theaters or halls.
but should also undertake the work u rebuild
ing or altering such as at present exist In the
course of the debate Senator Gallinger said
he had in preparation a bill which If Il be-
came law would bring about all the neces-
sary changes, and make the theaters. halls aud
churches in this city nearly safe as they nos.
sibly can be. He said that the piincipsl
causes of death when such plnces were on
fire was from the smoke. which would kill in
from three to five minutes. Especial attention
was given by the committee to the Metzerot,
Hall matter and there was unanimous agree
ment that a hall capable of holding 200 poo
pie should not be built above the level of the
ADJUSTING SALARIES AT THE JAIL
Senator Perkins, who is the subcommittee on
the bill fixing the salary of the warden of the
United States Jail in this city and the number
and compensation of employees, has
been investigating with good deal
Of earnestness. He has adjusted
$500 for the warden, an increase of 800
He also provides increase in the salaries OF
employees and amends the conditions under
which they at present work
THE RIVER FRONT PRoPERrv.
The committee then took up the joint resolu-
ton which authorizes the chief of engineers &c
take possession of the river front property, and
1t was decided that the people who are opposed
to this seizure must file whatever protest they
may have by Tuesday next Senator
Faulkner was added to the subcommittee
on this resolution. so that the subcommittee
now consists of Senators Mcmillan, Wolcott and
Faulkner. Favorable report was ordered on
the Mcmillan joint resolution to authorize the
city postmaster to construct and maintain a
platform in the alley in square asa
The House act regulating the delivery and
sale of ice on Sundays was amended so as to
conform to the Senate bill, and was ordered to
be favorably reported.
Senator Hansbrough has been added to the
the regulation of the equipment and operation
of street railroad lines by the District Commits
sioners.
Joint resolution relating to the Memorial As
ISOLATION of the District of Columbia will be
farorably reported by Senator Perkins.
THE COLUMBIA SUBURBAN RAILWAY
Before the District committee commenced
its meeting this morning delega.
ton interested in the Columbia Sub.
urban railway bill conferred with Senator.
Mcmillan and Harris. The interested parties
have changed their plans completely within
the past twenty-four hours, and have arranged
SO that II their wishes are acceded to they will
be able to run cars almost exclusively over the
tracks Of other companies. The delegation told
the subcommittee that they wanted TO use the
Columbia railroad tracks from 18th street east
to 4th street west: the Belt line tracks from 4th
and Massachusetts, avenue to G street: the
tracks of the lexington extension on G. street
to 5th; the Metropolitan tracks from 5th and T
to Louisiana avenue. The company would
thus have to build one connecting square
of track from 5th and q streets TO 5th and I
and two squares from Louisiana avenue 10 9Th
street. where they proposed to locate their west.
ern terminus. The committee has the PROPOSE
ton under consideration, but expects to hear
from the other roads before making any repor
thereon.
POTOMAC wHARvEs.
The claim that the river front resolution wa
a surprise to the occupants of the river from
is not understood by the Senate District com
mittee, for the matter has been mentioned sew.
eral times in The STAR and other papers. The
resolution was based upon a decision of the
United States Supreme Court in he~cases OF
the Potomac Steamboat Company and Others
against the Upper Potomac Steamboat Com
pany and the Potomac Steamboat Com
,s,,-& Ill.
Company. In that decision il was held that
1.-The United States, as owners in fee of Water
street, were in the enjoyment of all the rights
which were attached to that property by this
compact and by this legislation, or which be-
longed or appertained to it bv virtue OF gen.
eral principles of law relating to riparian
rights. The decisive circumstance in
the present case is that the United States be-
came the riparian proprietor and succeeded to
all the riparian rights of Motley Young by be-
coming the owner in fee simple absolute of the
strip Of land that adjoined the river and inter-
vened between it and what remained to the
original proprietor, Motley Young, after that
no other or greater rights in Water street. or
in the land on which il was made out and event
uallv made than any other individual members
of the public"
WASHINGTON, FAIRFAX AND ALEXANDRIA CO.
There has been a brief consultation be-
tween Senator Mcmillan and representatives
of the Washington, Fairfax and Alexan-
dria Railroad Company. The company is
anxious to have its bill pushed through SO as
to Of once commence the work of construc-
ton. 1t was also argued in behalf Of extra haste
that the building of the road would open up
some valuable Virginia real estate. but this sort
of plea was not received with much favor by
the Senator. He wants to see commu-
nication with Arlington made easy
and cheap. and it will be especially pleasing if
the road Is in operation before the Grand Army
encampment takes place. but the Senator is not
going to over-exert himself for the benefit of
any individuals real estate.
Yesterday the conferees of the Senate and
House on the Glen Echo railroad bill met in the
Senate District committee room Lieut.. Col.
George Elliott of the engineer corps was present
by invitation. A satisfactory compromise was
expected.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. KNOX.
Senator Mitchell has introduced a bill
which authorizes and requires the Secretary
of the Interior to grant and convey to Carrie E.
T. Knox of the city and state of New York all
the rights, titles and interests of the United
States in lot 5, square LA of this city.
THE NEW YORK DELEGATES.
Fifty Will Vote for Harrison, Says One Of
the "Big Four"
One of the big four delegates-at-large from