Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-27

street to the south building line of A
street south, and returning over the same
route to the point OF beginning. Also be-
ginning at the eastern, end of the Navy
Yard bridge, easterly along Monroe and
Harrison streets and Good Hope road,
and from Good Hope road to the District
line, over such route as the District Com
missioners shall approve, and returning
over the same route to the point of be-
ginning: Provided, That within the city
of Washington a double-track railway shall
be constructed: Provided further, That the
line of said railway company shall be com
menced within three months and completed
within two years from date of the pas
sage of this act, with the exception men,
toned in section four of this act"
Sec. 2. That the motive power to be used
on the lines IN this act specified shall be
the underground electric system within the
city of Washington and the overhead troll
ley system outside the city of Washington
For crossing the Navy Yard bridge the
said company may, in the discretion of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
use either horse power or the underground
electric system to propel its cars; and the
said company shall have the privilege of
carrying an electric current across the said
Navy Yard bridge in such manner as the
said Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia shall prescribe.
Sec. 3. That the Capital Railway Com
pany, the Metropolitan Railroad Company
and the Capital Traction Company are
hereby required to issue free transfers at
the point Of intersection Of their respect
I've INES, so tRat Tor the payment OF one
fare a passenger on either road shall have
the privilege of riding over the lines of
both.
Sec. 4. That the portion Of the company's
route from Congress or Fencote Heights
to Shepherds Landing shall be completed
within four years from the date of the
passage Of this act; that Congress reserves
the right to alter, amend or repeal this act
Necessity of Hallway Facilities.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee explained to
the House the necessity of affordng street
railway facilities to Anacostia. which thirty
ing town, he said, is now almost devoid of
such accommodation.
Mr. Hepburn of Iowa raised the point that
there is no Capital Railway Company or a
charter for one. He said this is attempt
to revive a forfeited charter. The original
charter required the read to be commenced
within year, and that Year expired
March > last. He believed that portion
of the District to be served by this pro-
posed road should be accommodated, but
time limit should be made for the compile
ton OF the road, ard some guarantee given
the people that they will get the road.
4 COmprOmise PasscA the Bill.
Mr. Hepburn wanted the bill amended SO
that the road would continue up Sth street
from the navy yard, and not up 11th street.
He would compromise his objections how
posed by the bill should be retained if re-
quirement is made to complete the road
within one year.
Mr.. Richardson agreed to this, and then
MIR. Hepburn secured an amendment that
the road TO Shepherds Landing shall be
completed within Two years.
The bill was then passed. 1t has hereto
fore passed the Senate, and the amend
ments will now be adjusted in a conference
committee, after which the bill will go to
the President for his signature to become IA
law.
announced that he had no further business
to present.
To Enter the District.
Mr. Babcock has introduced a bill in the
House, by request, authorizing the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company
to enter the District.
The Impeachment of Wills.
Mr. Rabcock has Introduced bill in the
House, by request, providing that from and
after the passage of this act no caveat or
other proceeding impeaching the validity
of any paper writing hereafter admitted to
probate in the District of Columbia as
last will and testament, either as to real
or personal estate, shall be deemed valid
or be entertained by any court of law or
equity in said District unless such caveat
shall be filed or such proceeding begun in
the court of competent Jurisdiction in said
District within six calendar months from
ard after such paper writing shall have
been admitted to probate. In every case
where any infant or lunatc may be inter-
ested in the probate of any paper writing
pfopounded as last will and testament
the court, before proceeding to the pro-
bate thereof, shall. in addition to the
rotlce or notices required by existing law,
appoint some fit ard disinterested person
Guardian nd
swer in behalf of such infant or lunatic
within such time as the court may desig-
nate. All laws and parts of laws incon-
sstent with the provisions of this act are
1eI ealed.
To Accept the Won Essen Beauest.
AIr. Babcock has introduced a bill in the
House, by request, authorizing the District
Commissioners to accept the bequest of
$12,O5I.2i, bequeathed by the Will of the
late Peter Won Essen to the late corpora
ton of Georgetown for the use of the free
white sc hools of that town, and which sum
has been decreed to be turned over to the
Commissioners, as the successors of the
corporation, by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, in equity cause num-
hered 523S; and that the Commissioners
be required to expend the funds for the use
of the white public schools of that portion
of the District formerly included within
the limits of the city of Georgetown
may be most beneficial for the schools.
Alien Ownership of Lands.
Mr.. Babcock has introduced bill in the
House amending the act of 1887 relating 10
alien ownership of property in the terri
tories by striking out Its application to
the District OF Columbia.
The Analostan Island Purchase.
Since the action of the District commit
tee of the Senate last Friday in decid-
ing to report favorably an amendment
to the District appropriation recommend
ing the purchase OF Anal0stan Island at a
price not to exceed $4,000, it has been dis
covered that the price named is not suffi-
cient to cover the mortgages already eX-
listing on the island and that if the gov
ernment is to secure control Of this prop
erty by legislative action it will be neces-
sary to raise the limit of price to 100000
or thereabouts. In consequence of this dis
covery Senator Gallinger today moved that
the amendment, which had been referred
to the committee on appropriations, be re-
committed to the District committee for
further consideration.
1t is uncertain just what will be done
now with this proposition in view of the
error in calculation which set the price too
low a the outset. The action of the COM