Evening star., 1896-12-24
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Another Protest Against the Passage of the
Morse Liquor Bill.
The Metropolitan Railway Extension
AdvOcatetl-Other Measures Of
Local Interest.

The windisch Muhlhauser Brewing Com
pany of Cincinnati, Ohio, has written a
letter to Senator Brice. which has been re-
ferred to the Senate committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, strongly disappearing of
House bill 1888, for the regulation of the
liquor traffic in the District of Columbia.
I'VE have seen in the papers," the letter
says. that House bill 1855. for the regula-
tlon of the liquor traffic in the District of
Columbia, was rushed through the House
without opportunity having been given to
parties interested therein or affected there
by to state their objections. We beg leave
II request that you use your influence in
the Senate or with the honorable members
of the same for the defeat of said bill in
that body. The measure emanates- from
the Anti-saloon League, and its enactment
would not only be the forerunner for pro-
hsbition laws all over the country, but its
effect would be highly detrimental to sew
efal Industries legalized by the United
States government and contributing a very
large amount to its financial support. The
bill is a sample of the same narrow spirit
which, wherever 1t could become dominant,
works for prohibitory legislation, and has
wrought havoc to state treasures and
proved highly injurious to a great number
of people engaged in honest labor for the
support of their families
The Metropolitan Extension.
Mr.. Victor Kaufman, who lives at 22o0
Wyoming avenue, has written Mr.. McAIn-
Ian, chairman Of the Senate committee en-
the District of Columbia, strongly indors-
irg the bill which has passed the House
of Representatives, giving the Metropoi-
tan railroad authority to extend lis tracks
along Columbia road to 18th street. Mir.
Kaufman says:
THE extension of the road along the
route proposed would be an unmxed bless
Jig TO large and growing section of the
town, and, SO far as i have been able to
learn, rot a single objection has been raised
against this proposition by any one who
would be Immediately affected by it. On
the contrary, l am sure that every one
is highly in favor of the extension of the
read
Mr.. Kaufman says the only objection
low existing 10 Washington Heights as a
place OF residence is the long walk that
one must take to reach the head of the
car line He says that that section of the
city is a most beautiful one, is rapidly
growing and that within a few days he
counted no less than thirty houses under
course OF erection and nearly completed IN
that section of the heights north of Florida
avenue and west of Connecticut avenue or
Columbia road. He says that this rapid
growth would doubtlessly be experienced
aiCnS the whole section north of Floriia
avenue as far north as Rock creek were
thai territory supplied with proper railrold
facilities.
Wants Hearing.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
through o.. T. Crosby. fits president has re-
QGested Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of The
Senate committee on the District of CoIum-
bia, to allow him hearing on the CUES
ton of electric lighting in the District in
case the District committee of the Senate
should give consideration to that subject
Temporary Electric Wires.
Mr. NJ. 1. Weller has left with the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia a
draft of joint resolution which he has
requested to have introduced in the Senate
Immediately after the holidays. authorizing
the Commissioners Of the District of Co.
lrn1bia to grant temporary permits for the
stringing of electric wires TO the pension
office and any other point or points which
may be necessary for the purposes of the
Inauguration. These overhead wires are
to be taken down within ten days after the
Inauguration.