Evening star., 1896-03-24
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Proposed HONS and Workshop for Destitute
Cclored Children of Both Sexes.
More Petitions for Rapid Transit by
Citizens of Eckington-Other
Matters of Interest.

Senator Gallinger today, by request, intro
duced a bill to enable the Educational and
Relief Association of the District of Column
bia to erect a home, with workshops and
rooms, for the colored children of both
sexes. 1t appropriates $4,000 for this pur-
pose. The buildings are to be erected on
Good Hope HILL to be known as ''Home
for Destitute Colored Children of Both
Sexes and National Training School for
Colored Youths" The institution is to be
under the care Of the association subject
to such laws and regulations as may be
in force in the District for the government
of similar charitable associations. All of
the property of the association is forever to
be exempt from all taxes. The fund Is to
be paid on special vouchers, as needed in
the progress of the building, but no part
shall be paid until the association shall have
filed with the District Commissioners a
satisfactory proof of title to the land on
which the home is to be erected, and plan
of the structure has been approved by the
Engineer Commissioner. The bill was re-
ferred to the District committee.
More lexington Petitions.
Senator Mcmillan today presented an
other batch of petitions from citizens liv-
ing On the line Of the lexington railroad,
asking that the company be speedily COM
PEELED to adopt rapid transit. He also hand
ed in to the Senate a series of resolutions
recently adopted by the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association, to the
same effect. The resolutions contain the
following clause: Action this bill Is.
1889 should not be delayed because of rep
reservations made by the management of
said company of their purpose to equip the
line in the near future with compressed
air motors, such proposed equipment is
OILY an experiment to be tried by the own
ers of the system, to demonstrate, if pos
Slble, to the lexington company, and with
out expense to said company, the practical
bility of air motors for street car propul-
sion. The passage of the bill will in no
wise prevent or interfere with the pro-
posed experiment, ample time being given
under its provisions to determine upon a
satisfactory motive- power but it's enact
ment into law will insure to the patrons
OF the line something more definite and
certain in the way of a permanent and
modern equipment with an untried motive
power, with possible return to the made
quate service of the present III the event
that such air motor system proves i'm
practicable.'
The Letter Received.
The Commissioners letter relative to the
proposition to purchase Analostan Island
for hospital purposes, which has already
been published in The Star, has just been
received by Senator Mcmillan.
TO Redeem Board of Audit Certificates
Senator Mcmillan has received from the
Commissioners letter transmitting the re-
port of Auditor Petty on the bill ito re-
deem outstanding certificates issued by the
board Of audit and the board of public
works CT the District of Columbia" He
recommends action, with certain amend
ments.
For q Farmers' Market.
Representative Wellington was today
called upon by Messrs. r. B. Farquhar,
Robert H. Miller, Arthur Stabler and Chas
F. Brooks of Montgomery county, Md, and
F. S. Hill and Major Hines of Virginia, who
advocated the passage of the bill providing
a farmers market in this city.
Postmaster Wflletts Salary.
Mr.. Swanson of Virginia today endeavored
to secure unanimous consent in the House
for the consideration of the bill reclassify-
ing certain postmasters' salaries and in
creasing the salary of Postmaster Willet
OF this city to 5000 year. Mr.. Pickler of
South Dakota objected to consideration on
the ground that the bill did nothing for the
fourth-class postmasters.