Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-07
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Gossip as to the Composition of the
District Committee.
Who Is LIKELY TO Be CHAIRMAN.
The Trolley Question Discussed by
Some of the Members.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE

If the House Committee on the District
of Columbia, when organized for this ses-
sion of Congress, should include all those
who were members Of the committee dur
Ing the last session who have been re-
elected there would be three vacancies to
fill. These vacancies are occasioned by the
non-return of members to this Congress.
The most important vacancy Of course is
In the chairmanship. Mr.. John ]. Hemphill
Of South Carolina, who sat at the head of
the District committee during the last Con-
gress is not a member of the Fifty-third
Congress- owing to an uprising of the
Farmers Alliance in his district. The man
next in order to him upon the committee is
Mr.. John T. Heard of Missouri. long time
a member of the District committee and
reelected to the Fifty-third Congress.
The other two vacancies are occasioned
Of Pennsylvania. and Mr Samuel T. Busey
Of Illinois. The former members OF the
committee who were returned to this Con-
John T. Heard Of Missouri. James d.
Richardson Of Tennessee. Harry Welles
ssma 5o SSoss of C% l.
ginia, Cornelius A. Cadmus of New Jer-
Philip s. Post It Of % Illinois, " wiliiam ' s. coggs
well of Massachusetts, and James ]. Bel
den of New York.
There is one man in this group who is a
pronounced advocate of the trolley. and
favors its adoption in this city. Mr.. Tom L.
Johnson OF Ohio. He will be recalled as
the man who urged the single-tax idea for
application i'm the District. and he was out
spoken In his advocacy Of the trolley in
the last Congress.
Gossip as to the Chairmanship.
The most reliable gossip about the chair
manship Of the District committee indicates
that there is a contest for the place be-
tween Mr. Richardson of Tennessee and
Mr. Heard of Missouri Both of these men
nave had long service on the committee
fairs Mr. Richardson was chairman of
the printing committee in the last Congress
and also in the fiftieth Congress. He is
said to be making a good fight for the Dis
poets.
There are said to be a great many appli-
cations for place on the District committee
from the older members who have come TO
value the Importance of the committees
work and who are interested in Washing
tons progress.
1t is understood that Representative
Cooper OF Indiana would like to be a men,
two terms which he has served in Con-
gress he has become deeply interested in
District affairs and the progress Of the
city.
Opposed to the Trolley.
II am unalterably opposed to the trolley
system for this city," said Mr.. Cooper to
star reporter this morning. ''and
would not favor giving the trolley the.
study of railroad systems for cities in this
country and in England and / do not
thing for the crowded thoroughfares of
large communities.
II think the one fare plan should obtain
on Washington street railways. zoo One
fare should be sufficient to take a passen-
ger on all the different lines of the CITY,
This plan is working in Indianapolis to the
attnAr tR<a 1. =
believe to the satisfaction Of the street car
companies themselves.
II favor the extension of streets AMI the
Improvement or the city In all practicable
ways. Washington has a great future, and
l want to see Its future materialized as fast
as possible"
The Norfolk and Western Bin.
Representative Meredith OF Virginia will
probably be member of the District com
mittee. He was on the floor of the House
this morning, and talked with a Star re-
porter upon probable District legislation at
this session.
.'Of course while I am interested in every
thing that concerns the citizens of Wash
mgton." said he. las the interests Of the
city and of my constituents are in a great
measure allied. there are some matters Of
legislation In which am particularly con-
eerned One Of these is the entry Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad into Wash
ington. The bill providing for this which
failed to get through at the last session will
be brought up early and pushed constantly
The bill authorizing the Mount Vernon
to give the residents Of the Virginia side
of the river quick access to the city should
be passed and earnest efforts in that di-
ing of the river will he a great boon to
the residents Of all that section Of the
%om5 YsS yg be OF the Potomac and
When asked his sentiments upon the
trolley question in its applca ton to Wash
upon this matter will be governed by the
sentiments of the citizens. He would con-
suit their feelings in the matter.
Won't Talk Trolley.
Representative Richardson of Tennessee
declined to talk trolley at this time. He
said there seems to be an impression abroad
that the trolley question will come before
the District committee for action and he
did not care to express an opinion before
hand. Representative Coggswell of Massa-
chusetts also declined to talk trolley
One of the best friends the District has In
Congress is Gen. Henderson of Iowa. who is
committee. He said today that he thought
there would be District legislation at this
session: Gen. Henderson said he had not
given the trolley subject much thought and
would prefer not to express an opinion.
Itwas rumored at the Capitol today that
the liquor dealers of this city will make an
sessions liquor law repealed. 1t is said
that they are dissatisfied with the law, and.
instead Of undertaking to amend it. would
chances OF getting substitute to suit
them.
The senate Committee.
Senator Harris of Tennessee, who is now
chairman of the Senate District committee.
said to a Star reporter today that he sup
posed that the usual meeting day of that
committee would be Friday. 1t had been
for the last twenty years He thought that
he might call the committee together on
next Friday, but he was not certain. as
he did not intend to call a meeting until
there was some business in the shape of
bills or resolutions introduced for the COM
mittee to act upon. He could not say that
he was aware of any action that was con-
templated by the committee at this extra
session. or had he any information that any
members of the Senate had prepared bills
affecting the District. which they intended
to introduce. He could not, he said. antici-
pate any action which the committee would
take.
a Bolivian Centennial.