The morning times., 1895-12-11

| Work for the Senate District Committee
| is piliDg up IN all sid.s.v Yesterday pile
Of Dewly printed bills was stacked on the
| clerks desk, and its height was alarming.
| Whenever the committee is ready for
| work it will find material ready. 1t is
scarcely expected, though, that any work
will be done until after the holidays.
Senator Harris said yesterday that he
| would not call meeting OF the committee
| until after the two vacancies on it were
filled. He thought this might be done
| some time this week. Either he or Sem
ator Mcmillan would be at the head OF il.
| He did not agree TO the published state
ments that the Republicans were going to
| organize the Senate. He thought that
matter was not settled yet by large ma
| jority.
In the Senate yesterday some important
| matters were introduced and among them
was one bill by Senator Faulkner. --
His bill WAS to amend the charter of
the lexington & Soldiers Home Railway
| Company.
1t authorizes the company to lay double
| tracks and switches over the following
IT'S NEW RoUTE.
beginning at the junction OF Fourteenth
and q streets northwest, running along
| Fourteenth 10 II, thence along II northwest
| wardly to Connecticut avenue. thence NORTH
westwardly along Connecticut avenue TO
| i anu
north along Seventeenth street to Florida
avenue: thence north along, Seventeenth
| street as the said street may hereafter be
| extended to Park avenue: hence northwest
wardly on Lowell street. .to Nineteenth
| street 10 its junction with Kenyon street.
Also beginning at the intersection af North
| Capitol street and Michlgap avenue TO
| Bunker Hin road, thebce along Bunker Hill
road TO its junction with Fourth street
| northeast, extended so as to connect with
| the line now running to BrookIand.
Also beginning at the present terminus
| Of said road at the jupetlnn OF Fifteenth
| aud ID streets northeast, running north on
Fifteenth street TO Maryland Ayepue; thence
| along Maryland avenue to Bfauersburg road;
, thence along Biadcnsbar, road to tue bound
ary between the District and tue State OF
Maryland.
IL is provided that the Bladensburg rad
must be widened to sixty feet and that the
necessary condemnation proceedings may
be instituted.
NO OVERHEAD WIRES.
1t also provides that work shall begin
In ninety days and completed within
eighteen months on as many avenues and
streets as are now opened and within one
| year after the other streets are opened.
1t provides that overhead wires shah
| not be used II electricity is the motive
| power. and prohibits the use of horses.
| 1t provides further that IL any of the
streets are used by other railroad compa-
MES, both companies may use the lines upon
| fair and reasona BILE terms. and the supreme
| court of The District shall settle any trouble
on this point.
1t provides that the fare charged shall
| not exceed o cents from any point to ter
minus of main or branch lines, but six tick
/ cts for 20 cents must be sold within the Dis
| trict. The company may issue stock or is
sue bonds for such amou mt as may be neces-
sary to build the road.
1t provides also that the Commissioners
must arrange the grade, and also provides
for other mechanical changes in street work
| that may be necessary.
ANOTHER MUSEUM BUILDING.
Senator Morrill, also introduced a bill
for an additional flreproof building for the
! National Museum. 1t provides that the
building shall be 800 feet square, with two
stories and basement, and shall be
| erected in the Smithsonian Park in har-
moDy with the present building, on the
southwestern portion OF the grounds.
Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
is appropriated: and the building must
have a ROADWAY of not less than fifty feet
width between IL and the Smithsonian In
stitution. Its north front must be on q line
with the south front of the Agricultural
Department and of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
the bill also provides that the building
must be erected by contract. the award
going to the lowest bidder.
Senator Palmer introduced bill grant.
ing an increase of pension to Marion Nc
Kibben. wido " of David Is. Mcklbben. late
colonel OF the 5Sth Pennsylvania Infantry.
to $50 per month.