Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-25
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.


The House today non-concurred in the
Senate amendments to the dollar gas bill
Messrs. Babcock. Odell and Richardson
Were appointed conferees on the part Of
the House.
In the Us. Electric Comrnny'x Behalf
1t is seldom that a petition reaches the
Congress on such strictly local matter
as that which was presented today by
Senator Mcmillan from certain citizens Of
Great Pend. Pa, protesting against the
passage of bills granting privileges to any
rivals to the United States Electric Light
ing Company of this city. 1t was address,
ed to Senator Cameron by his cons tftuer;s
and was referred Ivy him to Mr.. Mcmillan,
chairman of The District committed who
presented it To-Day. 1t is as follows
We earnestly request you to vote and
use yo:lr influence to defeat any legislation
In favor of admitting any electric light
company IN any way outside or within the
District, especially against the Potomac
Heat and Power Company. The United
States Electric Light Company of Wash
1ngton, DC. have a fire plant and under
President Harriscn's administration cleo
trical experts were sent to the principal
cities of this country and Europe to ex-
anime electric underground conduitS by
this government, and in their report they
stated the conduts laid in Washington by
the United States Electric Light Company
were the best in existence.
We are financially and in other ways in
terested in the future of the United States
Electric Light Company, and some of us
have paid $lf2.50 share for this stock.
and now only Sis a share is bid. The
Commissioners of the District have used
their office and influence against the United
States Electric Light Company, for the
simple reason that the United States Flee
trio Light Company would not purchase
this Potomac electric plant for SO 900.
commissioner TrueSlell we understand
was a stakeholder in this Potomac Com
pany, but has since sold his interest. But
he still favors this company in preference
to the old one, for personal interest ONLY
The United States Electric Company has
been established in the District since 1882,
ard commenced to put in underground
conduits before compelled to by Congress.
and 1t was very expensive at that time. At
present the United States Electric Com
rany have about fifty miles of underground
conduits in the city. They have several
times voluntarily reduced the price of
lighting In the District. and have tried to
give the citizens value received We trust
you will give this important subject your
immediate attention, as delay may prove
fatal to our company. If you VIII, please.
grant this request we will try to return It
the first opportunity We have. Signed.
Walton Mckinney, c. Fl. Tuthill, Mrs. A.
II. Dubois, Henry Mckinney"
The petition was laid on the table, the
I'LL relating TO the Potomac Company hay
ing been reported favorabIy from the com
mittee.
New Motor Power Within the City.
Senator German today introduced joint
resolution similar to that offered In the
House early in April by Mr.. Rusk, author
izing the Eckirgton, Belt and Maryland
and Washington Railway Companies to
equip their respective lines within the city
limits with such pneumatic or other mod
ern motive pc wer as said railway compa-
Fies. respectively, may deem best" 1t is
conditioned that the motive power shall
first be approved by the Commissioners,
and that horses and overhead wires shall