The morning times., 1897-02-21
The DISTRICT In CONGRESS
A Majority Report for the East
Washington Railway Bill.
The Measure Providing for the Con-
version of Kidwell Flats Into
Park Fayorably Reported.

The report of the House District Com
mittee ON the East Washington Heights
Railway bill, Senate 2S40, made yester-
day, shows division in the committee
MA joTity favor its passage with certain
comnittee amendments. They assert that
the incorporators are of good repute and
financial standing, and they are satisfied
the road Will be built promptly Col
Archibald Bliss is at the head of the enter
prise
The committee accepts as guarantee or
good faith the fact that the company has
already spent 500, 900 on Improvements.
The line. it is asserted, does not parallel
any existing street railway; it must issue
free transfers ~ thc Capital Traction and
Metropolitan lines, and Will accommodate
the villa ges of Twining, Good Hope and
Garfield.
The only important amendment is to per-
NIT the Washington and Marlboro line TO
use the East Washin gton tracks and bridge
between PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Fifteenth
street east and Pennsylvania avenue and
Railroad avenue east. under proper restrie-
tions.
The dissenting report is by Representa-
tiveS Abbott, Richardson, Harmer, Rusk,
and Wellington. They point out that the
bill allows a private corporation TO build
a bridge across the Eastern Branch, con-
trary to a settled and wise policy. Also
the Commissioners oppose it, and give as
reasons that they doubt the advisability OF
building another bridge below Bennins,
and that the territory is already served by
the AnacostIa road and the Capitol and the
Marlboro roads are already chartered 10 90
into that territory.
To grant this franchise, they state,
would authorize bridge which would re-
| tard the reclaiming OF the flats and prove
| To be national calamity
| The report Of the same committee on s.
| 1907 to convert into 4 park the grounds
| commonly known as the kidwell flats, lying
! southwest of the city, on the river front,
| between the foot of Seventeenth street
! and Georgetown, makes no comment but
| asks the passage without amendment.
| No appropriation is made.
The bin, S 2649, to quit claim TO
| Frances and Uriah Hall certain real es-
| tate in this city, was favorably reported TO
the House today 1t has already passed the
Senate, and will probably go through at
| this session.
Senator Faulkner today introduced an
| amendment to the DISTRICT appropriation
bin appropriating $4,000 for paving the
north half of b street, between Ninth
| and Tenth streets northwest
Senator GaIlinger introduced an amend
| ment to the same bill to allow any legally
| licensed physician in the city TO attend
| private patients where they occupy pay
rooms in any of the public hospitals
Mr. Gallinger reported fayorably House
bill regulating the sale OF poison in the Dis
triCt.
Senator Mitchell presented petitiOnfrOu
citizens of Wisconsin praying for the pas
sage of the age OF consent bill; also fol
the Morse bill To prevent the sale OF liquor
in the Capitol building
The Senate Committee on the District %
Columbia this afternoon gave hearing L
a nunber of gentlemen, who are intereste,
in the extension of Connecticut avenue. Sen
ator Stewart, Congressman Newlands ant
Mr.. c. B. Glover spoke in favor of maxim:
the extension in straight line W II
Moses and others opposed this, and suG
gested making improvementsin deflecte