Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-24
DISTRICT LEGISLATION
The Metropolitan Railway Bill as IT
Finally Passed.
Tho Race Track Pool Selling Bill De-
fsated-The Water Main Assess
ment Bill Passed.

terday afternoon gave the Metropolitan
Railway Company a chance of saving
$147,OO0 and interest. A motion to compel
the railway company to pay to the city this
amount, claimed to be due the city, before
granting the road any further privileges,
was defeated on a yea and nay vote of lib
nays and 100 yeas. Those who voted for
the proposition to compel the company to
settle with the city by the payment Of the
full amount claimed without further
litigation were: Aiken, Anderson, Bailey,
Baker Kan.). Baker On. HI. Barnes
Bartholdt Barwig, Bell Crexas). Berry,
Boatner, Branch, Breckenridge KyD,
Bretz. Broderick, Bryan, Bum, Bynum,
Cabaniss. Cannon (CaL), Coffeen. Coombs,
Cooper CTexas), Davey, Davis, De Almond,
De Forest benson, Dinsmore, Donovan,
Dunn. Durborow. English N.J). Enloe
| Epes, Fyan, Geary, Goldzier, Grady, Hager,
Hainer, Hammond. Hare. Harris, HIT Hop
kins Qll), Hopkins Pa.), Houk, Hudson,
Hunter, Ikirt, Johnson (N.DD, KEN, Kill
gore, Kribbs, Kyle, Lane, Latimer, Lawson
Layton, Lefever Lester, Lucas, Maddox
Mallory. Marvin (N.YD. McAleer, McCul-
loch. McDearmon, McGann, McKeighan,
McMillin. McRae, Mercer, Moses. Neill
ONeill Mo.). Paschal. Payne. Pearson,
Pendleton (Texas). Pendleton CIV. Val.
Pigott Quigg. Reilly. Richards Ohio).
Richardson Aiich.), Richie, RobertsonLa).
Russell Comm, Russell (Ga), Savers. Sipe.
Somers, Stallings, Storer, Strait Talbert Is.
c., Tate, Terry, Turner (Ga). Turner (Va-),
Updegraff, Warner, Weadock, Whiting.
Williams Qll) Williams CMiss), Woomer.
Those who voted to give the case, barring
the pleas Of the statute of limitation
and lack Of notice. new trial
in court were Abbott Alexander, Avery.
~
Black (Gal Blair. Breckinridge (Ark.),
Brookshire. Bundy, Cadmus, Cald-
well. Caminetti. Campbell. Cannon QllD.
Caruth, Catchings. Causey. Clark Mol,
Compton, Conn, Cooper F'la.), Cooper
Wis), Covert. Cox, Grain. Curtis Kan.),
Curtis On. ~, Dolliver, Doolittle. Dunphy,
Ellis Ky). Ellis (Ore.). Erdman, Everett.
Funk, Gardner, Gear, Geissenhainer. Gillett
CMassD, Gresham, Circuit, Harmer. }iaugen,
Hayes. Heard, Hermann. Hooker CMiss.l D.
Hulick, Hutchinson, Iziar. Johnson Qnd.l,
Jones. Kiefer. Lapham. Livingston. Loud.
Loudenslager. Mcguire, Mahon. Marsh,
Martin Qnd), Mccall, McCreary (kyD,
McDannold, Mcdowell, McRaig, McNagny.
Meredith. Milliken; Money. MONTGOMERY.
Northway. o'Neil tMass.}. Page. Patterson.
Paynter, Perkins. Pickler. Post. Randall,
Reed Reyburn, Richardson CTenn). Rob-
bins, Scranton, Shell. Sperry. Stephenson,
Stone, w. A.. Stone (kyD, Strong, Sweet.
Taylor Crenn), Tracey, Tucker. Tyler, Van
Voorhis(O Ohio. Walker, Washington, Waugh.
Viewer, Wheeler (Ala-), Wilson Ohio, VIII
son (Wash.). Wise, Wright Mass).
The Stars report closed yesterday after
noon as the roll call on this motion COM
menced. When the motion was lost Mr..
| Williams OF Mississippi moved to recommit
the bill, with Instructions TO report a bill
offering railroad franchises for sale, which
was ruled out on point OF order.
Other Amendments.
Mr.. Hepburn offered an amendment, per-
| ha of he of ne
politan Company's line by other roads. I'M
der the direction of the Commissioners or
the court, which was agreed to, with a
further amendment applying the same pro-
vision to other roads now operating or
hereafter to be operated in the District.
Mr.. Washington offered an amendment
taxing the company 500 per year for every
horse car operated on the line IL the COM
pany fails to change the motive power
within the required time. This amendment
was lost-ayes, IS, noes, 81. The bill as
amended was then passed. The full text Of
ii is as follows:
Full Text of the Bill.
That the Metropolitan Railroad Company,
incorporated under the act of Congress ap-
proved the first day of July ammo domini
1854, be, and the same is hereby, author
lied, empowered and required to equip and
operate the lines of their cars upon and
along all the streets and avenues of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown,
within the District of Columbia, where the
lines of their read, or any part thereof are
now laid and operated and as hereinafter
provided, with an underground electric sys-
TEN for propulsion of such cars: Provided
that the change to an underground system
shall be completed within one year after
the date of the approval of this act. Pro-
Videi there shall be completed extension
thereof on East Capitol street, from 9th
street east to 18th street east around both
sides of Lincoln square, and in default of
such completion all acts parts of acts
charterins or extending the said road are
hereby repealed.
Sec. . That the said company is hereby
authorized and empowered to issue its
bonds, secured by mortgage on its fran
chises and other property, to such amount
as may be necessary TO pay the cost of the
work to be done and of the materials re-
quired and the expenses incident to the
change to be made, as provided in this act,
but not in excess OF such cost and said
bonds shall not be sold or disposed of at less
than their face or par value.
Sec. 3. That a transcript of the record
of the case of the District of Columbia
against the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany of the District of Columbia, at law
No 22I5S, in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, together with the orig
inal papers and record entries therein. duly
certified, SHALL by appropriate orders duly
entered of record, be transferred and de-
livered to the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which said Court of APP
thority and jurisdiction to hear and deter
! mine said without a Jury upon the
pleas and issues and proofs therein other
/ than the pleas and issues relating to the
statute of limita tons a plea of failure
of notice to said company of any act re-
Quired of it, and to determine from and
upon said record and pleadings and proofs
therein contained and such other proof in
the course of said hearing as said court
may determine to be necessary in order to
dispose of the case upon it's merits what,
If any. Indebtedness is due to the District
of Columbia from the said railroad COM
pany in respect of the cause of action stat
ed in the declarations filed in said case as
Stunning that due and proper notice may be
given to said company of all acts required
: in the premises, and to enter Judgment
: against said company in favor of the Dis
trict of Columbia for any sum sums of
money that said Court of Appeals shall
find due from said company in respect OF
! said cause of action, for the amount OF
which said Judgment execution may issue
, out of said court, and said judgment shall
Immediately become lien upon all the
property of said company, to be enforced
, in the manner now provided by law for the
! enforcement of other liens, and shall be
paid within ninety days from the date
, thereof Provided that unless said company
> shall file in said Court of Appeals its con-
sent in writing to the aforesaid transfer OF
0 the said case, and also a waiver of all its
of no n.