Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-10
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Measures Offered in Congress That Affect
District People
A Railroad Extension Bill-Eckington
and Soldiers Home Com
pany.

| A bill to amend the charter of the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home Railway Com
pany Of the District of Columbia was in
troduced in the Senate today by Mr.. Faux
| ner. The bill authorizes the company to
lay down a single or double track railway,
with the necessary switches and turnouts.
in the city of Washington through and
along the following named streets and ave-
nues:
*Beginning at the junction of G and 18th
streets northwest, running thence north
| along 18th to H street northwest; thence
along H street westwardly to Connecticut
avenue. thence enthusiastically along
Connecticut avenue to I and 18th streets
northwest, thence north along 18th street
as the said street may hereafter be extend
ed by the courts of the District of Column
bia to Park avenue. thence northwestward-
ly on Lowell street to 10th street. thence
south on 18th street to its junction with
Kenyon street. Also beginning at the in
tersection of North Capitol street and
Michigan avenue, thence eastwardly on
Michigan avenue to Bunker Hill road.
thence along Bunker Hill road to its juno
ton with 4th street northeast extended, SO
as to connect with the line now running
to Brookland. Also beginning at the pres
ent terminus of said road at the junction OF
10th and d streets northeast, running north
on 18th street to Maryland avenue, thence
road, thence along Bladensburg road to the
boundary line between the District of CO.
lumbia and the state of Maryland; Pro-
vided, that the said Bladensburg road shall
be widened to 66 feet within the distances
to be occupied by the said railroad COM
pany as herein provided at the expense of
said railroad company"
Condemnation proceedings are provided
for provided the company could not
come to an agreement with owners of land
required for widening the road 1t is pro-
vtded that the work of extensions shall be
commenced within ninety days, and COM
pleted on so much of the said streets and
avenues mentioned above as Is now open
ed within eighteen months after the APP
prevail of the act authorizing the extern
slons, and the remaining portion within
one year after the streets named shall lie
opened. Overhead wires are not permitted
within the District of Columbia. The use
of forses as motive power is prohibited.
The company shall charge not exceeding
8 cents fare for one continuous ride from
any point on its lines to the terminus of its
main line or any of its branches. The COM
pany Is authorized to increase its capital
stock or to issue bonds for such amount as
MAY be necessary to pay the actual cost of
constructing and equipping the several ex-
tensions authorized. The assent of a ma
jcrity Of the stockholders is necessary to
authorize the issuance of stock or bonds of
the company. The company must sell six
tickets for 25 cents within the District of
Columbia.
AnOtner National museum bu1ldtn8.
Senator Morrill, today introduced in the
Senate bill to provide for the erection Of
an additional fre-proof building for the
rational museum. The bill is changed from
the measure introduced in the second ses-
sion OF the last Congress for the same pur-
pose. The building is to be 800 feet square,
with two stories and a basement to be erect
ed under the direction of the architect of
the Capitol. with the approval of the regents
| n h.a Srr,it
with the present National Museum building
and located on the southwestern portion of
the grounds of the Smithsonian Institution
For this purpose the bill appropriates $780,
coo, just one-half of the amount allowed
by the bill of the last Congress. The build
Ing is to be placed west of the Smithsonian
Institution. leaving roadway between it
and the latter of not less than fifty feet,
with its north front on line with the south
face of the Agricultural Department and of
the Smithsonian Institution, and construct
ed as far as practicable, by contract.
Gen. McKfbben's Widow.
Mr.. Palmer introduced in the Senate to-
DAY bill granting an increase of pension
to Marion McKibben, widow of Gen. David
B. McKfbben, to $50 per month.
Senate District Committee.
1t Is not likely there will be a meeting
of the Senate committee on the District
OF Columbia until the reorganization of
the senate Is erected. There will be no
meeting of the committee unless there is
some very urgent business for it to trans
act which is not probable In the interval
between the present and the time when
the Senate will be reorganized
1t is doubtful whether Senator Harris
Will remain chairman of the committee or
whether Mr.. Mcmillan. the senior republic
can member. will be given that honor
Politics do not enter the District commit
lee to any percepttble extent, as there are
no questions which could be decided by a
party vote. But the committee chairman
ship carries with it the right to the use of
the committee room, to the appointment
Of clerk and to other perquisites, besides
power to WELD great influence in the work
OF the committee. The committee has two
vacancies. Senators Hunton of Virginia
and Martin of Kansas, and If a democrat
and republican should be appointed 10
MI these places 1t would give the repub-
licans majority Of to 3, and would give
the craftsmanship to Mr.. Mcmillan if he de-
sires 1t.