Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-20

MANY MEASURES TAKEN UP, CONSIDERED AND
ACTED UPON - THE METROPOLITAN STREET
RAILWAY MOTOR PowER-xo OVERHEAD
WIRES TO BE ALLOWED YEAn oIvkx FoR
THE CHANCE.
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n"nuiui Vi hhes OF the Sahey cropped
"here senator Barbour was accustomed to lean
on the committee table was the only visible
remembrance in the Senate District committee
room when the hoard 81 olao-,nor .ss.v,h,o5
this morninp accord;n, 90 v..l,v c-,,,o,,,
There was NO asrtlv d-ar,.d .,,a;r No e., g.
invoke the nresence % r,,,.n.ho,r- ,rs, =
little bpncb ~ s;,nr,o a.. h..,,.,.,, "a
fragrant For on;,o Low ,;n,o -
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erence ns;d =, a. a snerS wa ln,ornal Ns-
ovor,, - - y, ~. ~ A T ueao sll.ian meno
cornn,o on. al, VI WV, MI S 1oinins M Tue
Whn,, az. dnu Sell si ,eu euIosy.
:; 49,: . iu"i ""e '"Aeh up nere were
~ suen IespesuNe places SENATOR McMhian
BE anu De T''m "oieo.,; nsn'oISugh
In alu IauiAher. ines setuea
do.t :, W WON ~ one anu WIN sooo
,.e o -. "IPea h.ne plis On me comnn'-
'ee os,enaar. Two weeks ago mere were
sS mine measures on the program; sooas
'A0'e "ie ou' niE'
THE MErRoPoL an RAILWAY.
The most important zion taken was fore
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of the time in which the Metronoiitan stree.
Railway Company is compelled to change
its motive power from horse to mechan-
ical. The House resolution gives the COM
pany twelve months extension, and In
that the Senate committee concurs
but as to the overhead-wire proposition and the
mo seat no fare proviso the Senate committee
disagree most emphatically.
NO OVERHEAD wrRrs.
Overbeod w;res x;r, M, he re-m;,,aa ,o ANN.
in at any nr;ce and tho nosea, No fore ;a.. nra,-
tica,,v annl;ed uou,a :, wa. h.,;avoa ssr,n,,s,v
discormoaa ,ho .ar-rs;,n ,,,hEo Thora
was some debate as to the equipment Of the
Metropolitan road, one or two OF the Senators
being of opinion that il was far from creditable
either to the corporation or the city, 30
the resolution was further amended by
!ne addlaon OF q clause which may
ter cars sI,hdpnni, ,ha Sa, ,,ha,, "a o =,
motor Is imneratiSe has been nostnoned for one
wear fine comnanv ia reon;red To mt on the neu
storape battery cars ma ranidlv AZ thev can he
made ready for use
Adverse report WAS ordered on the hills which
made the offices OF recorder Of deeds and reois-
ter of wills salar;ed nos;t;ons ;nstaad ~ Zoe
places. This was done because the Iegisiation
proposed in the two bills exists in the District
sppropriation bill
DoAiAh SIZE.
linen adverse report was ordered on the Car
isle bill granting the right to sell burial sites
in parts of certain streets TO the yestry of WASH
ington parish for the benefit Of the
Consresslonai cemetery: The committee was
Iaw would ' rssu,. ;n bra.oh ., ,o;ts am ,,a
part of the Government. The United States
?,
but the sum which might be realized would
not cut any figure in the treasury.
,-vn.,n
Inc Dis'ric' commissioners mao mace an ad-
verse report on the bill ITO extend the time for
and all previous wears and for the remission of
the penalty" and the committee unanimously
indorsed the action of the Commissioners.
AGAINST CHANGING THE GRADES.
Adverse report was also ordered on the bill
to provide for a change of grades and the open-
ing Of streets in that mart of the Dis
trict living outside of the city bounded
by 10th street extended, 18th street
extended, Florida avenue and Columbia road.
1t was Thought best to shelve all such piecemeal
nronositions The general street extension hin
viii include them all
Favorable report was ordered or the bill to
amend the act incorporating the Masonic Relief
Association OF this city.
mi, Inc Dill f0r the relief OF Mrs. Lettia :.
Sn3.' WE nne an aaseIse repo . Mus niaue
toe saw M reason Wbv the dac;s;on Of the iower
conrt sbonld he reversed
to EXTEND THE TRACKS.
There was no division OF opinion as to the
desirability Of pushing through the Mcmillan
hill which seeks 70 have the wasbipgton and
Georoetown Comnanv extend ;ts tracts from
Stc nresent western terminal 10 the northern
end of the Aaueduct bridge Georgetown peo-
pie and large number Of suburban residents
are daily peha0mng the committee to make
'nls eA.ens as . ice tsm' $3.50, ne u.;,
nouSe ae. .eS uiasi.E u1Soslis . IN punulns anu
o'I .sa sso s- ~ ny n;..;a. ; Vas ,
~. AZ VIC e.Hs' AZ. - ahe VII Iequoss
wa. no Lhu ;s,; -. WIG measure
"ouiu n'AA' ~ oAisuns 1--WE.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Senator Proctors bill relating to the con-
domination of land in the vicinity Of Great Falls
needed for the increasing Of the water supply
OF the city-was placed In the hands OF Senators
Wolcott and Faulkner. Both Senators are
lawyers OF renown and they are going
to inquire into the right OF Congress to legis-
late as to the acquisition OF property In Mary
land and Virginia. The committee il not by