Evening star., 1894-03-30
Liquor Bill.

doubt or confusion as to the meaning of the
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Liquor Bill.
House bill 374O, known the Babcock
| amendment to the liquor law, which was
reported two weeks ago and placed on the
calendar. was again discussed by the COM
mittee. After considerable debate Senator
Hansbrough was directed to report sub
stitute for the bill providing that bar room
| licenses may be issued for hotels existing
ON the Sd of March, 1S93 having thirty
guest chambers, and also to hotels that
may be established thereafter with not less
| than fifty rooms. Wholesale licenses may
be granted to proprietors of stores estab-
lished prior to March 3, 1893, or prior to
the erection of public or private schools or
places of divine worship within the i00-foot
| limit The substitute bill also provides an
amendment to section of the existing law
authorizing the Commissioners to appoint t
an assistant clerk to the excise board at
$1,000 a year: also amends section of the
existing law by striking out the word 20
and inserting 80 rooms, which constitutes
a hotel.
The substitute also amends section Is of
the existing law by providing that prosecu-
tion for violation of the law shall be on the
sworn testimony of ''one credible resident
instead of two reputable citizens" This
amendment was adopted to avoid frequent
| impossibilty of securing the testimony of
Two citizens as now prescribed by the law
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suspect that case deserves prosecution.
| Today's meeting of the committee was at
| tended by Senators Harris. Faulkner Glib
son, Hunton, Smith, Martin, Mcmillan and
Hansbrough.
ID. and o. Tracks.
After the regular meeting Senator FauIk-
ner was waited upon by a delegation of
three citizens, composed of President w. j.
Frizzell, Vice President Evan H. Tucker
and Mr.. W. o. Miller of the Northeast
Washington Association, who called TO urge
upon him action upon Senate bill eJd. pre-
scribing new and safer route for the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. which was intro
duced by Mr.. Sherman in August. This bill
prescribes that the two branches of the road
| shall be Joined outside of the city and out
SIDE or the government property at Kendall
| Green and shall then enter the city on 4
| four-track viaduct of masonry along Della
ware avenue to the present station near the
| Capitol. The delegation briefly presented
arguments to show the necessity for some
| change in the route and in the method of
running the trains, which at present speeded
| through the northeast section on street
| level, imperiling the lives of hundreds of
| citizens daily.
Company Has Agreed.
Mr.. Faulkner told the delegation that the
subcommittee having charge of the bill COM
posed of himself, Senator Mcmillan and Sem
ator Harris, had had the subject under ac-
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reached an agreement with the railroad au-
| thorities looking to the passage of this bill
or one of a similar nature. He added that
the company had no objection to Joining
the tracks and to running down Delaware
avenue on a viaduct. The hard times. he
| said, had operated to the disadvantage of
the road and had delayed somewhat the
| execution of the project aimed at in the lil.
| He thought that perhaps the time limit
mentioned in the bill for the accomplish
ment of the Improvement might prove
| rather short and 1t might be necessary to
| amend the bill by lengthening this period.
| The bill as drawn prescribes that the
changes shall be completed by the 1st of
Janary, 1897. 1t was the evident idea of the
| author of the bill that action would be taken
| the date of its passage and the completion
| of the new works. But the bill has been de-
| layed now so that at the most two years
and half would only be granted.
Mr.. Faulkner said that the committee on
the District of Columbia were heartily in
| favor of this project, and will probably
| insist that the viaduct be constructed in
the form of a series of arches. giving light
and air as well as access from one side of
| Delaware avenue to the other. The COM
mittee, he continued, would not now consent
to further delay on the company's plea of
| hard times.
Full Hearing.
Mr.. Tucker showed the Senator a profile
Senator said that the subcommittee had
already become familiar with the map and
added, that as soon as action has been
| taken by the House committee upon a SINH
| lar bill now pending there the Senate sub
committee will grant a full hearing to the
Northeast Association well as to the rep
| resentatves of the railroad company, in
order that the bill may be discussed by
| each side in the hearing of the Senator's
| Advantages Of Access.
| Representations had been made by those
| in favor of this bill to the friends of the
| project for a new government printing
| office to show that the improvement will
| bn of great service TO the government by
| making possible a regarding of North Cap
| itol street so that there can be direct COM
| municatiOn between the Capitol and the
| printing Office, whether the latter be To-
Gated on the base ball lot, the present site
or the Malone property. This is a highly
| important matter, at present North
| Capitol street is practically blockaded by
| the b. and O. tracks and communication
| by wagon with the printing office is to be
had only by a circuitous route. The off,
| GERS of the Northeast Association have
| communicated with Capt. Powell, the Dis
| trict Engineer Commissioner, on this sub
| ject ard he has assured them that the
| plan for a railroad Viaduct will leave
| plenty of room for q regarding of North