Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-02

The Confsrsss ON the Appropriation nm %
Meet Saturday.


The Confsrsss ON thu Appropriasion nm 10
Meet Saturday.
The conference committee on the District
appropriation bill afterp slight burst of activ-
ty has again taken . rest and nothing further
will be attempted until next Saturday, when
another meeting viii be held. At the confer
ence which has taken place the only thing at
tempted was the general clearing away Of the
deb ris in the shape of minor amendments.
On Saturday it in expected the committee will
get down to actual results and preface at least
the foundation for an agreement on some Of the
moro important Senate amendments. The
House end of the committee will hold no fur
Their hearings on the bill. Jli +,
THE HOUSE colrMTTEE.
The House District Committee is somewhat
at a standstill 30 far as accomplishing anything.
The fact that the House meets at II o'clock
renders the meetings rather abbreviated, as the
committee can accomplish nothing except by
unanimous consent after that hour. This fact
cut short debate on the bill repeating the
Rock Creek Park act lately, and yesterday pre-
vented q vote on the Norfolk and Western bill.
This bill will be voted upon the first thing at
the meeting next Wednesday.
DIVORCE IN THE DISTRICT.
Representative Meredith has introduced a
bill Of interest to those who contemplate di-
vorce in the District. The measure provides
that the jurisdiction Of tho Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia in suits for divorce
she'll be confined to cases where both parties
were domiciled within the District of Columbia
when the action was commenced; where the
plaintiff was demiciled within the District of
Columbia whom the action was commenced and
the defendant was personally served with pro
cess within the District; where one Of the
parties was domiciled within the District when
the action was commenced and one or the other
of them actually resided within the District for
one year next preceding the commencement Of
the action.
WHO OPPOSED THE FLOWER MARKET BILL.
As stated in yesterdays STAR the Senate
passed its bill providing for the erection Of q
flower market and appropriating the sum of
$4,000 for that purpose. Senator Wolcott
championsd the bill and after some persistent
work secured 80 ayes TO ~ nays. Opposition
came from Senator Cockrell, who thought the
revenues Of the District were not equal to such
appropriations; from Senatar Voorhees,, who
thought the locality unfit; from Senators Haw-
ley and Vest, who wan. the public parks to be
kept sacred. and from Senator Faulkner, who
thought the entire proposition was wrong.
THE BRIT LINE RAILROAD.
After being materially amended the Senate
bill changing the name Of the Capitol, North o
Street and South Washington Railway Company
was yesterday passed by the Senate The
amending process was in accord with the rec
concentrations of the Senate District committee.
The extension from street to Dupont Circle
for which the company asked is refused. The
corporation will, il the measure passes the
House, be known officially as the Belt Railway
Company.
STREET RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
Invitations have been sent this aftern DON BY
the Senate District committee to all the street
railroad companies in the District re-
questing them to send Representatives
to subcommittee meeting to be held in
the Senate District committee room
on the 18th instant At that time the sub
committee will consider the BILL which pro-
poses to give to the District Commissioners
absolute control of the schedules upon which
the roads are run. Representatives of the
companies are requested to bring with them
specific information as to the present schedules
and all available information as to charters,
laws affecting the roads and a statement as to
the bonded or other indebtedness Of each cor
poration.
Mrs. Sergeant Kelly, known to fame as the
bard Of Shanty Hill, and who has been, as she
claims, nominated by an overwhelming majority
RS the proper bard to write the ode for the
opening Of the worlds fair, is in Washington
and endeavoring to interest statesmen in a bill
to grant her a special pension.