Evening star., 1896-12-22
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
No Meeting of the Senate Committee Held
This Afternoon.
The COckrelI Resolution Went Over
Until After the HoIidays-Other
Local Measures.

There was to have been a meeting of the
Senate committee on the District OF Co.
lumbia a 30 o'clock this afternoon to con-
slider the Cockrell resolution relating to
electric light subways in this District, this
resolution appearing in another coluinn of
The Star. Mr.. Gallinger notified the COM
mittee of his inability to attend the meet
ing because of pressing business which
kept him elsewhere, and although quorum
might have been secured no meeting was
held, because the subject was one which es-
pecially interested Mr.. Gallinser, and it
was desired when the committee considered
the Cockrell resolution that Mr.. Gallinger
should be present. This will postpone any
further committee action on the Cockreii
resolution until after the holidays.
Aerial Navigation.
A bill TO promote aerial navigation has
been introduced by Representative Baker
of New Hampshire, which proposes to
give s30,O00 to Prof. Langley Of the Smith
sonian Institution, s2o,U0 to James Seldom
Cowden of Virginia and $2o,o0o to the War
Department for conducting experiments.
To Advance Clerks Salaries.
Representative Wellington of Maryland
has introduced bill for the advancement
of salaries of government clerks receiving
$1,000 and less at the rate of 10 per cent
in five years until they reach Sl,Sn per
annum.
metropolitan Extension.
Thomas ]. d. Miller, who is a resident
and property owner on Washington
Heights, and George B. Welch of 20i1 Wy
oming avenue. have written to Senator Nc
MILAN, chairman of the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia. in favor of
the passage of the House bill granting an
extension of the line of the Metropolitan
railroad along Columbia road 10 18th street.
John W. Hayes, G. +. T., of the executive
board of the Knights of Labor, has written
to Senator Mcmillan requesting that no
legislation for the extension of the tracks
of the Metropolitan Railroad Company be
granted until the difficulties existing be-
tween that company and the knights of
Labor are settled Mr.. Hayes states that
full statement of these difficulties is now in
the course of preparation and will be sent
to him later.
Commu nication From the COmmis-
sioners.
Senator Mcmillan has received from the
District Commissioners communica tons,
previously published in The Star, relating
to the House bill regarding tax sales in the
District of Columbia, relating to the ele-
walton of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks within the city of Washington and
the controversy over the electric light con-
tracts for the District.
Estimates for the Public Library.
AIR. Theodore W. Noyes. MI Gardiner C.
Hubbard and Mr.. Weston Flint. trustees of
the public library, appeared before the
subcommittee or appropriations of the
House today in behalf of the item in the
Commissioners estimates for the main
tenance of the public library.
AnacOstfa Flats Reclamation.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr.. McMil-
Ian, chairman OF the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, introduced a resolution
which was adopted, ordering a reprint of
five hundred copies of a memorial present
ed to the Senate from the East Washington
Citizens Association on January H. The
memorial relates to the question of the
reclamation Of the Anacostia flats