The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

The action of the Senate District Com
mittee on the Anacostia Railroad has
stirred up the street railway men.
The Times last Saturday outlined the
action of the committee and the outline
was correct. Theone horse car must go and
in two years an underground electric
road must be running. If this is not
the case fine of 500 is TO be imposed
for each day the line so runs without the
new IN olive power.
Further action can be expected on several
other lines in the city. The committee
has the situation on the Belt Line before
them. Ii is more than probable that some
thing viii be done here i'll few days.
The line wants TO vacate certain streets
and it is probable This permission will be
given But the question OF underground
electricity for this road is what is bothering
the committee. There is but little doubt
that an electric road down Eleventh street
would not pay and this is causing the halt
COMPRESSED AIR.
The lexington and Soldiers Home Rail
way people are anxious To have some
thing done. They are asking extensions,
but daily petitions are flowing in against
granting these extensions. The commit
tee now is deluged with names. All these
petitions protest against granting these
extensions. They also pray the committee
TO force This line To use "A modern motor
power.
The road has promised the committee
TO use a new and modern motive power.
Ii is compressed air. They claim that their
new clrsarc being constructed now aud that
they VIII be ready Within sixty days. They
have told the committee thatthis new power
is a great success wherever il has been tried.
In the meantime the line hopes that all its
requests will he granted. But the com
mittce is Inclined 10 have all these gentle
men wait the sixty days.
A representative OF tie company was at
the Senate District Committee room yeSter-
day afternoon. II was suggested 10 him
that the company should not expect any
action on their requests until they bad
shown that their new cars would run all
right.
They have been a great success in the
cities where they are being used now, y
he said. FurtheTt than this he would not go.
DOLLAR GAS BILL.
The dollar gas bill passed by the House
Monday was referred TO the Senate Dis
trict Committee yesterday. This hin will
he acted on by the committee al its meet
ing Friday. II Will be substituted for the
measure introduced in the Senate. There
is but little doubt OF its passage. Senators
have pretty wen made up their minds on
il. There was TO have been gas hearing
before the committee yesterday, but it
was postponed. The hearing would not
affect the dollar gas bill. There is Il
determination to pass that bill. II might
affect chartert 10 a new company.
Mr.. Hoar introduced in the Sen
ate yesterday a bin, drawn by Mr..
Birney, United States Attorney for the
District, and forwarded TO him by Attorney
General Harmon, regulating certain prose
cutions in the District OF Columbia.
The bill relieves the attorney for the
United States from prosecuting certain
cases which should be looked after by the
attorney for the District Commissioners.
The cases in which the prosecutions are TO
be conducted by the District Commissioners
are:
The acts regulating the practice OF
pharmacy, IcyyinE a tax upon dogs, for
protection from fire and safety OF lives
in the District, regulating insurance, regu-
lating practice or dentistry, appointing
a sealer and assistant sealcrof weights and
measures. and for the removal OF snow and
ice from the sidewalks.