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DUCT. bridge to Fort Myer and ltriington4
make that trip aaif Tney a have ia e to pass asS
oy these disgraceful places and are sub
worst kind of language
They have no benefit of police projections
The ladies Of the District frequently are
in parties that make' bicycle tours to Ar
ifnston and Fort Myer.. and they are apt
to find themselves In unpleasant positions
after they reach the Virginia shore. where
they are liable to be fnsulted. 1t Is rather
strange that a place SO near the city of
washington is unsafe for our children to
visit The roads leading from this city to
Fort Myer and Arlington should be as
fine as any in the District Of Columbia. All
that territory between the Chain bridge
and the Aqueduct 10 extremely beautiful.
and the drives there could be kept in splen-
did condition with very little additional
expense. and they would be resorted to
by many people from the District"
Senator Sherman Approves. a..
Senator Sherman heartily approves OF the
project to again include. within the District
limits the territory that was formerly a
part Of the seat of government. When a
Star reporter asked Senator Sherman his
views on this matter Mr.. Sherman at once
replied that he had long been of the opin-
ION that the government never should have
ceded back that territory to the state of
virginia. and that he had doubted its con-
stitut:ons1ity. Mr.. Sherman referring to
the Constitution read from the following
section:
Congress is authorized to exercise ex-
elusive jurisdiction In all cases whatsoever
IN such District, not exceeding ten miles
square as made by cession of the particu-
lar site ana acceptance by Congress to be-
come the Seat of government of the United
States, ETC..
mo authority was granted to Congress-"
salo MI Sherman, Ito occupy some other
of Vol, htp R~r.,1
by the Constitution. In my judgment Con-
s1ess mad no power to recede to the states
any any portion OF the district set aside for the
seat OF government of the United States
But even il they had the power of cession
they would have the same power to recede
from the cessicn and restore to the Dis
trict OF Columbia its former boundary, not
TO exceed ten miles square.
Il do not think the state of Virginia
Wculd object to such action as it would
certainly promote her interests by bring
ir.g about large development of that re-
g1on of her state"
Mr. Sherman was of the opinion that a
tiil should be introduced in Congress at
once revoking the law which ceded back to
virginia tnat portion of the District of CO.
lcmD1a south Of the Potomac river AS
chairman of the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia for long time. Mr..
sherman naturally paid much attention 10
iGcai aHalrs here, and 1t was in this way
that he was called upon to look carefully
INTO the question of the limits of the Dis
tIicl VI COiumD1d.
senator Harris Views
Mr. Harris, chairman of the Senate com
m1ttee previous to the late reorganization
OF that body by the republicans. speakins
TO Star reporter as to the propriety of
making the limits of the District of Column
Ola extend over the territory they formerly
included, said: If
All things takep unto consideration, I
think 1t is the proper thing to do"
When asked If be thought of recedinx- to
tne state OF Virginia aRportion of this terri
Tory was unconstitutional Mr. Harris re-
pied that he had not; looked closely into
INA. question, but he, was under the i'm
preston that very probably a constitu-
uonal question was Involved in it,
o. To Forfeit the Charter.
Mr.. Morgan INTRODUCED bill in the Sem
ate today to amend section / of an act an
proved June 10. 1Ss6, relating to the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home railway, pro-
vidfng: q II iiiti-si s-.s-''-
THAT in default Of the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company and the
Belt Railway Company to construct and to
put INTO full operation upon all their lines
IN tit city OF. Washington tine, underground
eieetrle system, aa rreqnirebIby tsection:I of
the act of June 10. 1Sh5 chapter 395 all acts
or parts of acts chartering or extending
said roads respectively, be and the same
The failure of these companies to give
any indication to the public that they pro-
pose to carry out the provisions of the acts
OF Congress granting extension of their
lines is creating considerable hostility to-
ward the lads In Congress. A number of
Senators and members feel that the action
OF Congress has to considerable extent
been ignored by these roads. and there is
not much belief that the terms Of the act
extending these roads will be complied
with. Many members and Senator's are de-
termined that Washington shall have a.
street railway service worthy of the city,
and that If the acts of Congress are not
complied with severe penalty will be
placed upon the roads failure to comply
with these acts.
COlOred Peoples Home.
The Senate committee on education and
labor today made a favorable report On
Senator Thurston's bill to appropriate
100000 for the construction of a home for
infirm colored people in Washington
A Three-Cent Fare.
Mr.. Pettigrew introduced a bill in the
Senate today providing for a 3-cent fare
on the railways Of the District of Column
bia. The bin provides that after the 1st CT
July. 1897 all the street railways of the
District of Columbia shall charge not more
than cents for each passenger and shall
sell ten tickets for not more than 25 GEMS
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PUSHING H. CLAY EVANS.