Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
A Number Of Propositions Considered by
the Senate COMMITTEES.
Time to Be Extended for COmplet TIM
RaflrOad-Other Bills.

The Senate District committee held
meeting today and considered number of
propositions for District legislation. The
only measure finally acted on was the
resolution providing that the time within
which the Maryland and Washington Rail
way Company is required to complete and
put in operation its railway in the District
of Columbia under the provisions of an act
of Congress approved March 2. 1895. to
wit, the I'd day of March, 1896, be and the
same is hereby extended for the term OF
one year from said last-named date
This was authorized to be reported favor
ably.
The bill authorizing the district attorney
and assistant district attorneys to ADMIN
lister oaths was discussed at some length,
and met with considerable opposition from
members of the committee. Inc matte.
was referred to Messrs Fauikner ana
corporate the Scottish Rites Association OF
the District of Columbia was referred to
Mr.. Hansbrough for consideration.
To License Billiard Tables.
The bill to license billiard tables met with
considerable opposition. The question was
raised whether the liquor law OF the DIS
trict did not sufficiently cover the ease'
and the opinion was expressed that the
restriction was too strict which excluded
from billiard rooms, bowling Alleys
persons under twenty-one years oio. -
was thought that there could De no at ~.
mont for excluding from exercise OF thie
sort Youths under that age. Inc OIL was
referred to Messrs. .Wetmore ana bacoh
for consideration.
Memorial Bridge at Arlington.
Mr.. Vest reported to the Senate yester-
dav from the committee on commerce MT.
Erve.s hill to provide for the construction
Of a memorial bridge across the fotoil'ac
to Arlington The bill was amended by .he
committee by striking out the proVfsioi,
reciting the limit of cost OF the pri'se anu tha
for commencing the constructor Vi .iie
bridge The bill, reported proNides'
That the Secretary of War Is herenN au
thorized and directed to nave constructed
a memorial bridge from the most con-
usnient noint of the naval observatory
grounds or adjacent thereto, across inc
Potomac river to the most convenient POM
of the Arlington estate properly, sunJee'
to such regulations as he snail prescripe.
That the sum of $1Os.0O0, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, Is hereby APP
rropriated out Of any money In the treas
nnrnose of makinnlfhe necessary surveys,
soundines and borings on the line or the
proposed bridge and for securing designs
and estimates of cost OF said briege, wniGh
shall be used exclusively for 1oot passeh,
gers and vehicles, and prohioitei TO al
tramways, whether propelled 10y steam,
electric, cable horse or other power.
To Remove the Navy Yard.
Mr.. Coffin of Maryland has introduced
the following bill in the House: That the
Secretary of the Navy he instructed to
estimate the cost of removing the navy
yard at Washington from its present IN.
convenient and unhealthy site on the snort
channel of the Eastern branch OF the 70
tomac river to the deep-water site at the
arsenal grounds. Also to estimate the cost
l1aa r;,c no
to estimate the cost of reclafming the ma
larial Eastern branch flats, and also 10
estimate the proper value or the land thus
reclaimed to the United States government
The bill, which approprates $l0,eoo Tor
the work, was referred to the committee on
naval affairs.
For the Free Library.
Senator Mcmillan has introduced in the
Senate the petition from the Federation OF
Labor of the District of Columbia, publish
ed in Wednesdays Star, urging the passage
of the bill for the public circulating library
in this city.
The National University.
Mr.. Gallinger introduced bill in the
Senate today to incorporate the National
University The incorporates named in
the bill are Arthur Macarthur. Richard H.
Alvey, G.. C. Cole, w. B. Webb Eugene
Carusi H. o. C1aughton, Thomas Wilson,
NJ c. Emery, John Good, Charles Lyman,
John P. Winter, H. H. Barker and w. 7.
Whittemore.
To Go to the Convention.
Mr. Geo. W. Boyd of the Pennsylvania
railroad has written to Mr.. F. G. Dunnell.
chairman Of the standing committee Of
correspondence proffering the courtesies of
his road to the corps of Washington corre-
spondents to attend the national conven-
lions at Chicago and ST. Louis next sum-
mer. Mr.. Boyd states that a special train
of Pullman sleepers, with dining car at
tached, will be placed at the service Of
the active members of the corps in at
tendance upon the convention.
Examined the lexington r. r..
The members of the House District COM
mittee were today driven over the route Of
the lexington Railway Company, in order
to have explained to them the provisions
of the bill for the extension Of this road,