Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS
Conference Report Under Consideration in
the House.
Concurrence in the senate Provision
for Connecticut Avenue Bridge
Over Rock Creek.

When consideration of the conference re-
port on the District appropriation bill was
resumed in the House of Representatives
today, Mr.. Livingston of Georgia took the
floor to urge concurrence in the Senate
amendment relating to the bridge across
Rock creek at Connecticut avenue.
Mr.. Mahany Of New York asked Mr.. Liv-
ingston IL he was sure the residents of the
District wanted this bridge.
Mr.. Livingston said the Commissioners,
who rule the District, had reported in favor
of it,
Mr.. Newlands Of Nevada, was recognized
to explain the situation as to the proposed
bridge. He reviewed the history of the
opening of Connecticut avenue extended, at
private cost. He said the pending PROPOSE
ton is to build the bridge about half a
mile down Rock creek, so as to bring 1t
| in line with Connecticut avenue.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri said The situa-
ton as disclosed to the House is that there
is now bridge within half a mile, which
cost the government nothing. The bridge
proposed will cost s20O,00o Furthermore.
1t will cost $4,000 to condemn land be-
tween Florida avenue and the proposed
bridge Mr.. Dockery said this was purely
q speculative undertaking. Congress, he
said, was acting as town council for the
District and ought to give "a fair deal be
while there is a surplus of District reve-
rue Congress should Use the money to
give the citizens more water before pro-
viding for extensions of the city.
Mr.. Grout said this bridge is only ques-
tion of time. He thought the House might
as well agree to the amendment and begin
the work on both the Connecticut avenue
and Massachusetts avenue bridges. 1t was,
he said, tactly, and, in fact, expressly,
agreed in conference a year ago that these
bridges should be built.
Mr.. Babcock said he concurred in what
Mr.. Grout had said. He thought the bridge
ought to be begun now.
Amendment Concurred In.
By a vote of 80 to Al the motion of Ny.
Livingston to concur in the Senate amend
ment was adopted. The Senate amendment
carries $4,000 for foundation for the
bridge.
The Massachusetts Avenue Bridge.
The question then Gevolved upon the
Senate amendment appropriating s2o,0D to-
ward the construction of the MasSacnu-
sets avenue bridge. Mr.. Mahany opposed
the amendment. He recalled the vote
which was cast against the amendment
when the bill was under consideration in
the House early in the session.
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa favored the con-
structien of the bridge. He said it afford
ed communication betw cen the city ana
University.
Mr.. Olmstead of Pennsylvania said, in
advocacy of the bridge, that Congress is
sitting the city council and should con-
slider the proposition as a town council en-
gagged upon any great public work. He
thought it was a shame that the bridge had
not been built long ago.
Mr.. King of Utah opposed the amend
ment He held that it involved an unneces-
sary expenditure of money.
BY d vote of IS to ~, motion was car
ried to concur in the Senate amendment
to authorize the commencement of the
bridge, but the point OF no quorum was
raised. 1t was finally agreed that yea
and nay vote should be taken on the
amendment next week
EulOgies on Senator Harris.
Consideration of the conference report
was not concluded and at 2 o'clock. pursu-
ant to special Older, the session was given
to eulogies upon the late Senator Isham c.
Harris of Tennessee.