The evening times., 1896-04-01
THREE RAILROAD BILLS.
Mr.. Bahcock introduces These
Measures as Amended.
OVERHEAD TROLLEY LINE
COlum bia Given Authority to Use
One-ExtensiOns of belt Company
and Those Of the EckingtOn-Mr.
Proctor Presents Petitions In the
Senate.

| Mr.. Rbcock has introduced in the House
three street railroad extension bills, which
have been reniodeled to meet obicc, ions
| urged against them.
One OF them authorizes the Columbia line
| to operate an overhead trolley sys..m
| from Fifteenth ana ii streets northeast out
| the Bladensburg road. Provision is also
made for the consolidation OF the Metro
politan and Columbia roads, the new cor
| poration to be known as the Metropolitan
| Electric Traction Company.
Another permits the Belt Railway Com
pany to make certain extensions and re-
movals. IA have been repeatedly set forth.
The third allows the lexington and
| Soldiers Home road to make some exteI-
sons in new territory, as heretofore in
dicated.
HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The House District Committee directed
that favorable report be made on the
bill giving the Falls Church and Potomac
Electric Railway the right to cross the
river ON ferry. and extend their iineS
to Center Market, without amendment
Also the bill allowing the Pintsci Com
pressing Company to lay pipes to the de-
pots, with an amendment striking out the
provision imposing tax OF per cent on
gross receipts.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock to those iu-
terested in the establishment Of Farmers
Market, at which time President Ordway Of
the Center Market will present Il statement
OF receipts and dividends.
Those interested in the bill 10 establish
racing commission here Will he given a
hearing before a subcommittee Friday
morning at 1890 O'Clock.
The House today concurred in the Senate
amendment to the bill giving title to Mar
garct ShruGrue. Caroline Lochboehler and
John X. Scott for lands now occupied by
them and which encroach upon the grounds
OF the Washington aque,iuct. The bill now
goes TO the President for his signature.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate Mr.. Procto presented petit
ton from Tie Young Men Christian Associa-
ton, asking for the amendment or re lection
OF the racing commission bill. The petit
tion states that the menibe RS of the associa-
ton are informed that the bills 1866
would permit OF promote direct or indirect
gambling. The petition WAS referred to the
District Committee.
To the sane committee also went an
other petition asking for improved equip
nient of the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railway.
Mr. Baker offered a bill. S. 2699. author
izing the Secretary of the Interior to
convey lot 10, square 1041, to John II.
and Charles L. Ganse. These gentlemen
have had poSsessi and paid taxes for more
than twenty years in the belief that they
owned it. 1t was recently found that
the title was in the United States under a
judgment.
Mr.. Baker also offered an amendment
to the District appropriation bill providing
S2,o36.61 10 pay Esther A. Keyser a re-
fund OF taxes on lot 3. square S73. bought
by her father, william Il. Todd at tax
sale. An error OF the tax collector lest her
the property under q recent deois (AsOf the
courts Also an amendment is Included in
the same paper authorizing drawback
for the estate of the late william Il. Todd
on excessive special assessments on lots
1, 2, 3, and 4, in square 1910.