Evening star., 1898-02-11
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Favorable Reports Authorized by Senate
Committee.
Proposed Amendments to the District
Biil-Mensures Approved by
the Commissioners.

The Senate committee the District OF
Columbia held meeting this morning and
authorized favorable reports number
of local measures. There were present
Senators Mcmillan, chairman; Proctor
Pritchard, Baker. Wetmore. Faulkner
Martin aud kenney and Mr.. Charles w.
Moore.
Favorable reports were authorized on
the following bills:
Senate 19l0-Conferring on the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia jursdic-
ton to take proof CT the execution of wills
affecting real estate and for other pur-
poses.
Senate 21GS-Relating to an act to punish
the carrying selling of deadly or danger
Gus weapons within the District cf Co.
lurlbia.
Senate ;5:.i5-Authorizing the Baltimore
and Potomac RailrC ad Company to estab-
lish a cab service.
Senate 3oS5-Providing for the appoint
ment of a disbursing officer by the Com
mlssiorers of the District of Columbia.
The committee referred Senate bill 3472-
to incorporate the Masonic nemole Asso-
citation of the District Of Coumoia-to
senators Faulkner and HansDrough, with
authority to make favorable report upon
1t with such minor changes as they deemed
necessary.
Favorable reports were authorized On the
following proposed amendments TO the Dis
NV VI SoiuHlDld appropriation Dlll.
TO secure information regarding methods
OF hltration that would prove pra actcabe
1or nlterlng the water of the Potomac river;
appropriating $1,000 to enable the register
OF Wills to compare certain documents,
&c; for improving 22d and 24th streets in
Langdon. d. c.. appropriating 5000 for
the free public library of the District of
Columola providing for resumption CT
work on the Washington aqueduct tunnel,
and for the improvement of Benning read
Amendments to the District Bill.
In the Senate today Mr. Bacon gave no.
tice of an amendment he would propose TO
the District of Columbia appropriation bin
appropriating $225,Og0 to pay the awards
OF the condemnation fer land taken for the
extension of Connecticut avenue from
FLORIDA avenue to Waterside drive the
same TO be charged wholly to the revenues
OF the District of Columbia. In giving no.
tice of this amendment Mr. Bacon said
Il offered this amendment by request,
rot being familiar with the matters con-
tanned IN 1t, and l make that statement
from the fact that 1t represents a very
large appropriation. l am not committed
to the support of the amendment which
has been sent to me by citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia" !"
Mr.. Penrose also gave notice of an
amendment which he proposes making to
the District appropriation bill, appropriate
ing SJo,UOO toward the construction of a
steel bridge across Rock creek on the line
OF Massachusetts avenue extended the to-
tai cost of said bridge, when completed not
to exceed S129,2O4. 1t is provided that no
money shall be expended under this appro-
priatfon until all the land necessary for
the approaches or otherwise needed in the
construction of the bridge and not now
owned by the United States shall have been
donated to the United States, free of all
expense
Bills Approved by Commissioners.
Mr.. Mcmillan introduced in the Senate
lating to Police Court fines in the District
of Columbia and for the protection of sub
surface pipes, cables, wires and other like
constructions in the District of Columbia
from danger by eectrolysis and for other
purposes.
Proposed Railway Cab Service.
Mr.. Mcmillan of the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia today made a
report on Senate bill $685. authorizing the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
to establish a cab service, etc. III making
this report Mr.. Mcmillan says:
THE cab service at both the railroad sta
tions is disgrace to the capital city. For
sanitary reasons the majority of the
riages should be condemned. The rates
charged are exorbitant in cases where per-
sons are not familiar with the cab reguIa-
tions and the city and the service is poor
almost beyond belief. Within short time
the railroad companies have undertaken to
cab service at comparatively small
pense."
The report quotes the rates charged by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at its
23d street station, in New York city, and
the committee recommends that the bill
be amended to confine the company
to the New York schedule of charges. By
this schedule eleven blocks of the city are
charged for one mile. The Commits
sioners recommend the passage of this bill.
To Report on Charities.
The joint select committee on charitable
and reformatory institutions in the District
of Columbia held a meeting yesterday af-
ternoon, at which a subcommittee consist
ing of Senators Mcmillan and Martin and
Representative Pitney appointed to
prepare report to be submitted to the full
| committee in the near future.
CancelinE Arrears of Taxes.
Mr.. Kyle today gave notice of amend
| nent he would propose in the Senate to the
| District of Columbia appropriation bill pro-
viding that all arrears of taxes, fines and
penalties shall be remitted and Cancelled
| on the payment of the principal taxes in
| full. with interest at the rate of per cent
on or before July l, 1898.