The Washington times., 1894-07-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Senate Committee Report, Favorably oI
the Trunk Sewer Bill.

Senate Committee Reports Fayorably on
the Trunk Sewer Bill.
The lexington and Soldiers Home Rail-
road Company's charter was up for consider
alton by the Senate District Committee yester-
day, and bill to amend 1t was reported by
Senator Mcmillan. The amendments provide
that the company shall be authorized to con-
struct single track on Louisiana avenue,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, then go on
Sixth street across Pennsylvania avenue to
the Baltimore and Potomac station, thence
west on the tracks Of the Anacostia railway to
Ninth street, thence north on the tracks Of
the Metropolitan Company to D street, thence
tracks join the route OF the company. This
provision is made SO as to avoid switching on
the street, which is considered highly OBJ
jectionable BY means OF this loop passen-
gers will be brought to the Baltimore and
Potomac station.
One of the most important bills under dis
cussion bv the Senate District Committee yes
terday was that known in the Senate as the
trunk sewer extension bill and in the House
as the bond issue bill. Senator Proctor, who
had been in consultation with the District
Commissioners, advised that the bill be favor
ably reported. He upheld the principle of tbs
'.organic act" creating the District govern
sumes one-half OF the expenses OF the District.
The House committee ignored this principle,
but the Senate committee by its action yester-
day recognizes the obligations OF the general
government IN the premises.
The report OF the committee says in part:
1.-The general principles of the bill have
been discussed SO fully in the duplicate bill
submitted in the House, that this committee
adopts as its own the House report, except so
much OF it as charges the whole cost against
the revenues of the District. This committee
holds that the United States in the organic
act assumed to bear one-half of the expenses
OF the District. and that this stipulation was
intended to be. and should be, final settle
ment OF the financial relations between the
government and the District.
THAT settlement was a Just one to the
United States; it has stood for sixteen years.
therefore the faith of the government is, in
the opinion OF the committee, pledged to its
continuance"
The committee reported favorably on bill
introduced by Mr.. Harris. on June "a, amend
ing the marriage laws. The bill was in the
nature OF substitute for the bill brought in
by Mr.. Harris. 1t prescribes the form of Ii
cense and requires the officiating clergyman
to make return to the clerk within thirty
days.
Senator Faulkner was authorized to favor
ably report House bill 7006, giving the Wash
inSton. aieAdndfih anu MOUNT vernon HALL
road the privilege to extend its tracks into
the District of Columbia.
Favorable reports were also authorized as
follows: By Mr.. Faulkner, on Senate bill 1887,
in relation to the separate property of mar
ried women in the District; House bill Sill,
to authorize the adoption OF children in the
District; Senate bill 2O93, to provide for the
appointment Of a public administrator By
Mr.. Hunton, Senate bill 211s. authorizing the
sale of the title of the United States To a tract
Of land in Montgomery county, Nd. to Will
liam II. and George Bobinger; by Mr.. Proc
tor. Senate bill 1860. to authorize the Great
Falls Power Company to sell electricity for
lights and power purposes in the District,
with amendments.