Evening star., 1897-02-02
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Proposition Made to Complete the Ole
Lydecker Tunnel.
A Proposed Amendment In tho An.
prOprfatfOn Bin-Other Local
Measures Of Interest.

In the Senate today Mr.. Mcmillan. chair
man of the committee on the District of
Columbia, made a move looking to the
completion of the Washington aqueduct
tunnel Mi. Mcmillan gave notice of an
amendment he proposes to offer in the
senate to the District appropriation bill. as
follows:
washington aqueduct tunnel: The Sec
retary OF War is hereby authorized and
directed to resume work on the Washington
aqueduct tunnel and its accessories and the
Howard University reservoir, authorized Inv
section two Of the act approved July Is
lSs2, entitled An act to increase the water
supply of the city of Washington. and for
other purposes and to prosecute and
eoinpiete the same: the work on the said
.uhhei ana accessories to be carried on
IN accordance with the plans of the board
VI experts as set forth in its report da ted
January IL, 1888, house document No 166
rnV -Iourth congress, first session, which
pians nave been approved by the chief of
engineers and the Secretary Of War. And
70 carry out the provisions of said act and
this paragraph, the balance remaining nm
eSpended from the appropriations made by
the said act of July 10, 1882, and by sub
sequent acts for said purpose amounting
10 $26G, ,oi8.3S is hereby reappropriated 10
De advanced out of the revenues of tine
AAieSd Ntotes, anu not subject the
uiuons OF the capital account created by
the act of July Is. 1882 and the sum of
$266, 54636 is also hereby appropr;ated out
OF the surplus general revenues of the Dis
tlic. - oL Columpia, said sums to be applied
10 such parts of the works and in such
order as TO time the Secretary of War
may deem necessary to promote as soon as
practicable the completion of the entire svs-
s1 sem OF sara works: Provided. That the
sums herein set apart and appropria ted
shaii be expended under the direction of
the Secretary Of War and the superyis,on
OF the chief of engineers, and the work
wise, as the Secretary of War may dae-,
best for the public interests
Guardians for Pensioners.
The House committee on nensions hoe
1aVorabiy reported the Senate bill proyi6
ing that any judge of the Supreme Cour,
OF the District of Columbia, upon the filing
OF petition alleging that a United States
pensioner residing in the said District is
squandering pension money in drinking or
py VICIOUS habits of life, and after service
OF copy of said petition on the pensioner
may, upon evidence satisfactory to him
appoint guardian for said pensioner. and
thereafter all payments on account of mem
sions due to said pensioner shall be made
TO SAID guardian, who shall expend .ho
same under the direction of the said court.
Provided, That the compensation of said
guardian shall be fixed by the court, not
" tACteO per centum OF the funds
trusted to his care
The petition may be filed in the court
without making any deposit for costs, and
That when appointed the guardian shall
pay tne accrued costs. which shall not in
any case exceed the fees of the marshal
Court of Appeals Decision.
The House committee on judiciary has re-
ported adversely on the Senate bill pro-
viding that the decision of the Court of
Of of
be final in all cases where the decision of a
circuit court of appeals of the United States
would have been final if the question in
volved in such decision had arisen in any
state.
Appropriation Bill Amendments.
Mr.. Mcmillan gave notice in the Senate
today of an amendment he proposes to
offer to the District of Columbia appropria-
tion bill, as follows:
Jail grounds, District of Columbia For
the erection, under the direction of the At
torney General, of brick or stone wall 10
incloSe the grounds upon which the Jail in
the District of Columbia now stands, in
cluding the purchase of material and the
employment of such skilled and other labor
as may be necessary for the purpose,
10000
Mr.. Perkins gave notice of an amend
ment he proposes TO offer 10 the same bill,
as follows:
For purchase of illustrative charts for
use in the advanced grade of schools, 20
be Immediately available, $1,000; the Sc
lection and distribution of same to be made
by the superintendent of public schools"
To Purchase AnalOstnn Island.
Mr.. Gallirger gave notice in the Senate to-
day of an amendment he proposes Offering
to the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, providing for the purchase of Analos-
tan Island, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, or falling to purchase the same
authority is given to acquire the prop
erty by condemnation. The amount to be
appropriated is not placed in the bill, which
is referred to the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. The purpose for which
the island is to be used is also not stated,
though the intention is to provide a site
for contagious disease hospital.
The Won Essen Bequest.
Mr.. Gallinger made favorable report in
the Senate today of Senate bill 1856 in an
amended form. The bill authorizes the
Commissioners to accept the bequest of the
late Peter Won Essen for the use of the
public white schools of Georgetown. The
bill is amended so that the funds referred
to, amounting to ST., ,031, will be paid to the
heirs of the said Peter Won Essen, share
and share alike, upon satisfactory proof
of such heirship.
metropolitan Railroad Report.
The annual report of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company was today laid before |
the SeLate by the Vice President. Passen-
ger receipts from various divisions of the |
company's lines for the fiscal year ended |
June 30, 1895. are as follows: Georgetown,
$146,O67.64; Connecticut avenue, S66, 1130S;
9th street, sol, ,S03.1S Accidents and judg-
ments cost the company $4.6S1.34. The to- |
tai receipts were $549, 67.35. and on June |
80. 1896, there were on hand $46627.34. |
The number of passengers carried was
8, 190. .54S For the six months ended De-
cember 81, 1896. the receipts of the COM
pany were $592, ,629.91, less 4S627.34, bal
ance on hand at the beginning of that
period. The funded debt of the company
on December 81. lS96 is stated as 81 EGG