The evening times., 1896-12-17
DISTRICT IN THE HOUSE.
Metropolitan Extension Passed With


District day in the House began with
the passa Ee of the resolutions authorizing
the Secretary of War to grant permits for
stands To view the inaugural parade and
the like on the public grounds, and author
iZng the Comm sSioners to give permits
to the steam railways TO extend their tracks
to accommodate inaugural traffic.
Mr.. Babcock asked unanimous consent for
consideration of bill to authorize the
Secretary OF War and the Secretary OF the
Navy to lend to Louis ID. Wine, chairman
of the inaugural committee on decoration,
all flags, ensgns, signal numbers, etc,
not in use for decorations at the inauglra-
ton. Mr.. Wine or his successor is to give
$50 ,0e0 bond against loss, and to return
the flags, etc, by March s. Without
opposition, the bill was passed.
The bill Oh. 9647) for the extension of
the Metropolitan Street Railway from Con-
necticut avenue and Boundary along Co
lmubia road to Eighteenth street, about
1,2OO feet, with the privilege to issue adj
ditional stock to cover cost OF extension
and to take up S25O,OOO of certificates of
Indebtedness put out to pay for the Lin
coin Park loop and other extensions, was
called up.
Mr.. Baker of New Hampshire objected to
the issue of more stock as proposed. He
said that the stock was selling every day,
and purchasers would lose by the move.
Mr. Babeock said the stockholders would
have an opportunity to protect themselves.
Mr.. Baker offered an amendment making
the issue Of bonds instead ofstock, md after
some debate Mr.. Babcock accepted it, re-
marking that it seemed to him this would
give the holders of certificates about 81
for 81.
Upon a division the amendment was
bill was passed.
In the discussion Mr.. Steele of Indiana.
interposed an objection, under the i'm
preston that the road under discussion
was the Capitol Traction Company. Mr.
Richardson called his attention to the
factthat he was talking about the Washing
ton and Georgetown road.
well, they are the same" said MIR.
Steele, 1.-THE Georgetown and the Metro
politan.'
Il do not so understand it, said Mr.
Richardson; II understand that they are
business rivals
Il am otherwise informed said Mr..
Steele.
IF the gentleman has authoritative in
formation that these companies are iden-
teal in interests the community would like
to have it, said Mr.. Richardson.
Mr.. Steele said his information W as wholly
verbal.
The bills regarding the Van Essen be-
quest to the Georgetown schools, ani the
employment of day labor on public works
in the discretion of the Commissioners, were
recommitted to the District Committee.
Mr.. Babcock, in the House, then called
up the resolution to extend the time for
rapid transit equipment Of the lexington
and Belt Line roads
Mr.. Hepburn opened a vigorous opposi-
ton. This company, he said, had failed
TO comply with its obligations. 1t had been
required to do one thing and another and
had failed to comply.
Last summer when the matter was dis
cussed the company promised that in ninety
days they would begin o put en- air motors.
They then said they had a contract with a
company in this country to supply air mo-
tors.
Now they come with story of the
burning of factory in Germany, which
hadinterrupted them. As q matter of fact,
Shere was no such motor in the United
States except in the most experimental
stage. There were Misrepresentation all