Evening star., 1898-04-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS,
Bills of Local Interest Reported to
the Senate.

In the Senate today report was made
from the conferees on the bin to authorize
the Washington and Glen Echo Railroad
Company to obtain right of way and con-
struct tracks into the District of Columbia
doD feet The Senate conferees agreed to
the amendments of the House, and the con-
ferees of the Senate and House agreed to
nave paragraph inserted in the bill Civ
ing the Commissioners power to make and
to enforce all reasonable and usual regu-
lations for the operation and maintenance
of that portion of the lines in the District
of Columbia.
Mr. Mcmillan made favorable report
with an amendment from the committee en-
the District of Columbia on Senate bill
29lG, relating to the Washington, Woodside
and Forest Glen Railway and Power Com
pany of Montgomery county, Md The bill
is amended to provide that nothing in the
bill shall operate to relieve the Brightwood
Railway Company of any of its charter
ofliSationS limitations ETC., ali of which
stall remain in full force and effect and
shall be binding in all respects upon any
company operating cars upon the route Of
said Brightwood Railway Company. This
amendment was recommended by the Com
missicners as the Washington, Woodside
and Forest Glen Railway and Power Com
, rany is at present running cars over the
tracks of the Brightwood Railroad Com
psny according to an amicable arrange
ment between the two companies. The pur-
pose of the bill is to provide a method TO
adjust any disputes that may occur in re-
gard to the companies.
Redeeming Outstanding Certificates.
Mr.. Mcmillan made an adverse report on
Senate bill 2I99, to redeem outstanding
certificates issued by the board of audit
and the board of public works of the Dis
trict of Columbia The adverse report was
made on the recommendation of the COM
missioners, who believed it unwise to enact
a general law for the redemption of
comparatively few certificates, and sug-
gested ttat legislation, if undertaken,
should be specific.
Selling Burial Sites.
Mr.. Mcmillan also made an adverse re-
port from the committee on House bill
4101, granting the right to sell burial sites
in parts of certain streets in Washington
city to the vestry of Washington parish for
the benefit of the Congressional cemetery.
The accompanying report says:
AT no distant day the lands proposed to
be occupied for cemetery purposes must
become streets of the city of Washington.
Manifesty it would be absurd to give away
property which in time must be recovered.
at considerable expense both of money and
delay. Secondly. lot owners in the Con-
SfeSSiOudl Ceiuctcty piOteSt SUCH
action as being calculated to deprive them
of certain rights and privileges which they
regarded as part consideration when they
purchased burial sites.
Thirdly, it has been the policy OF Con-
gress to put a stop to additional burials
within the city OF Washington. That por-
tion of the city in the neighborhood of the
Congressional cemetery Is now suffering
from the unhealthful influences of the Ana
costa flats, and the health of the city de-
man6s that no additional menace to the
health of that section be authorized by
Congress-.
'eThe committee on the District of Colum-
bia has also authorized favorable reports
on House bill 1868, to permit certain parties
to intervene in the equity cause of the
United States against Morris and others;
Senate bill 1927, for the relief of the heirs
of Charles NJ. Skippon, and House bill S912,
to amend section of 'an act to incor-
porate the convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the diocese of Wash
ingtOn.'