The evening times., 1896-04-01
MlDE BITTER PROTEST
Mr.. Frank Madigan's Charges
Before the Excise Board.
SOME SUFFERED INJUSTICE
He Claims That the Rich and Power
ful Had Much to Do With the Out
cOne-rhe Case of His Two Gil
ents-Others Matters of Importance
In the Dist rict.

| else board, under which some twenty es-
| tablishments, for which license had been
| refused, were closed at IL O'Clock last
| night, was the basis for a very spirited
| protest from Mr.. Frank Madigan and others
| this morning.
Mr.. Madigan, who represents a large in
terest involved. was the principal spokes-
man and his charge before the board was
that injustice had been done his clientaGe;
that the board had departed from its de-
carcd purpose of IA year ago i'll refusing
license to reputable places; that there had
been decisions rendered against saloons
upon outside Influences, and that the state
ments OF the rich and influential had been
permitted to weigh against the record
which the law prescribcs as the basis of the
boards judgment.
Il make the charge" said Mr.. Madigan,
that some n..n have suffered injustice at
the hands of this board, and in ma king IL
wish to sta that know what am talking
about.
I'm the case OF NJ. j. Cook. at the corner
of Twenty seventh and X streets, and OF
W. II. Quackcnbush. No. 1894 N street. this
injustice is especially manifest, but there
are other similar cases. Either of these II en-
has as good a record as can bc shown in
favor OF any saloon keeper in town.
WHAT HE CHARGED.
Neither had tue rich and The powerful
to come here ana argue for hisrctention in
defercnce TO the expressed wish or the
board not 10 be bothered with personal
interviews but both are entitled to iiccuse
under the ID " and your own regulations.
Others took another course. They mad
influence brought in here TO which the
board listened, aud while they succeeded
Cook and Quackcnbush are rejected. An
a
been, but the Influence turned the scale"
Admitting that the board has option in
the matteT--a power which, he said. is lot
conferred even upon the Supreme Court
OF the United StatcS-Mr. Madiean sug-
gcSted that the members should not cX-
ercise IL arbitrarily to the dptriment or
individuals. aud he reminded him that when
they were first inducted into office they
had announced that proprietors who com-
Piled with the law would have no diff
Guilty in procuring license. He called at
tentiUn TO the fact, also. that believing the
board would treat all alike he had not
asked yesterday for special consideration,
bur 10 his surprise he discovered this morn
ing that four exceptions had been made in
behalf of those for whom outside in
nucnce had been eNcrted.
This. and much more, said Mr. MaGig1n.
and he added that he had no disposition TO
but was moved to say what he had by a
sense of the njustiCe done his friends. and
had nothing to take back.
Aside from reminding Mr.. Nadigan that
he had said too much. and that If the board
felt disposed to take umbrage at what had
passed ample cause had been given, Capt.
Johnson and Judge Morseii. the only MEM
bcrs present. gave no evidence OF irrita-
ton. They protested that they Tad shown
no favoritisn whatever.
The absence Of Col. Bates. who Is inds-
posed. prevented further considerations or
the cases, but upon his appearance in the
office there will Ice some action II ken upon
Mr.. MadiEau's request.
COLUMBIA SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
The District Commissioners are opposed
to the revival OF the charter OF the Co
lumba Suburban Railway Company. and
have 50 advised Congress. This company
was Incorporated 10y act of Congress. ap-
proved July D, 1892. The charter con
tanned the provision that the construction
of the line should be commenced within six |
months, ard completed within two years |
from the passage of the act, in default of |
which the iucorpora ton should he Tor
fcitci. The work was begun. the Com
missioncrS assert. in December, s92, and |
was ended with some incoEside5lblc grad |
ng for two squares on Twelfth street, in |
BrCokliud.
The Commis sluners are OF the opinion that |
the public interests can be better served by |
extensions of existing street railways, eSpe- |
cally in view of the fact that such an ar |
W ould enable PASSENGERS TO come |
from the suburbs into the heart OF the city |
without cha angling cars and for one fare.
The board refers to its recommendation |
for the granting to the Columbia Company |
of the right to extend its line over the Bla !
densburG road, and say that certain other |
routes in the region north of the Badens-
burg road will be granted to the lexington
aud Soldiers Home Company, already opcr-
ating a line to Broukland.
The Commissioners issued an order today,
in accordance with an opinion OF Attorney |
Thomas, directing that permit be issued
to the Pot omac Light and Power Company
to string two wires on its poles un Canal
road, between the Chain bridge and Con-
tlut road.
Fireman J. f. Davis was by order of
the Commissioners today transferred from
the temporary to the permanent roll, his
term having expired.
McSsrs. NJ j. Brown and John Quinn, |
the South Washington Citizens
called on President Ross this
to register a complaint against tile
Crcmatory. They said that the
udors arising from the plant are frightfully
appa rent at times. and cited as the latest
instance the exhalations of the stack last
evening during the progress OF the bowEnS
game at the rooms o: the Washington Atii-
lctic Club between that organization and
the Carroll Institute team. 1t was great
rawi,acG. they said. to the pleasure of the
occasion.
President Ross promised to personally |
investigate the matter. and will probably !
make a visit to the establishment