Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-08

perhaps the railroad company had been
secured on by a resolution introduced the
other day by Senator Butler ordering COM
panies to erect just such structure. He
said he had seen the building and would
characterize IL as being very convenient
and extremely ugly.
tickets can just as well be given to pas
sengers ON the cars az on the street. This
IL done IN the herdics at the top Of Capitol
hill Stations are not necessary. he said,
because the cars run SO quickly that there
- no need OF waiting.
The Pride of Character.
Those Of U.s." said Senator Butler. who
have no pride Of charactsr-'
"Ohi don't begin that old story about
Dg1de Of characterr' interrupted Senator
Hll impetsently.
Mr.. Butler explained that he had merely
rvfsrrsd to Nr. Hals's carriage Is one Of
the reasons why Senator Hill does not see
the necessity for these sheds.
The arrangements made on the herdics
for the delivery Of transfer tickets are not
perfect. The herdics and street cars sell
dom make connections and people frequent
~ are obliged to wait for several minutes
In the rain. He coutended that the shed Of
the treasury building when finished would
be an ornament instead of an eyesore.
Authority of Law.
Senator Chandler explained to Mr. voor-
hees how 1t happened that Hancock Circle
was occupied by the railroad company He
read from the sundry civil bill of 1892, In
which there occurred a paragraph trans
ferrfng Hancock Circle to the corner Of
18th street extended and Morris street, and
granting the railroad company privilege Of
laying tracks through the old circle. He
thought that the shelter was a great COM
FORT 70 the people and that II the iron shed
should be found to be inappropriate for In
convenience or unsightiy. the railroad COM
pany should be compelled to hire q building
for this purpose.
He said that Congress should find .
method OF regulating these matters without
Senators being continually obliged to bring
In such resolutions as the present one.
The Commissioners Defended.
Senator Faulkner took the floor to defend
the Commissioners and to ask that the
resolution be referred to the District COM
mittee, which has the same subject now IN
der consideration. This structure" said he
rs erected under the authority of the DIS
trtct Commissioners. who have exercised q
wide discretion in the selection Of the place
where they have located It.
The transfer station was originally To-
Gated on the opposite corner. and at times
the crowd collected there almost blocked
the ordinary foot traffic"
He went on to explain that the transfer
ring could not be done in the cars because
tne caDle cars must make Schedule time and
cannot make perfect connections
Mr.. Hoar took occasion to complain that
the cars and herdics Of this city are far
from clean. They are 50 dirty and foul at
times that It Is almost impossible for me to
ride N them. much less to take lady into
them The street cars in my city are al
ways clean. and they might be so here II
the Commissioners would only insist
upon it."
AS no one made the motion to refer the
resolution to the District Committee Sena-
tor Piatts objection operated to postpone
Its consideration until tomorrow