Evening star., 1898-02-18
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Action Taken on Number of Measures by the
Senate Committee.
Proposed Amendments to the Local
Appropriation Bill-Improving
Suburban Streets.

Inc ser ATE cOmmlttee on tne DlStrlct cI
Columbia held meeting this morning.
Members of the committee present were
Senators Mcmillan, chairman; Gallinger.
Hansbrough. Pritchard, Baker. Wetmore,
Faulkner, Martin, Bacon, Stewart and
Kenney.
A favorable report was ordered on pro-
pc sed amendments to the District appro-
priation bill as follows:
By Mr.. Penrose-Appropriating $4,000 for
beginning work on the Massachusetts, ave-
nue. bridge.
By Mr.. McMillan-Appropriati $4,000
for grading and regulating Kenesaw ave-
nue. and Park road. from 10th street ex-
tended to Kingle Ford road, and $4,000
for paving Kenesaw avenue, from 18th to
14th streets northwest.
By Mr.. Foraker-Appropriating $4,000 fer
raving 10th street extended, from Florida
avenue to Morris street.
The two proposed amendments, notice CT
which was given ty Mr.. Penrose, appro-
priating $4,000 and $4,000, respectively,
fer making experiments with Welsbach
lights, were considered by the committee.
and it was decided to make no report on
these amendments. as provision for an ap-
preparation of $500 for experimenting with
these lights Is now included in the District
of Columbia appropriation bill. and 1t was
thought that the whole matter might be
considered by the appropriations committee
of the Senate when the bill comes before 1t.
The committee decided to make favor
able recommendations on the nominal
tons of Conrad H. Weiss of Anacostia, TO
be a justice of the peace, in place of Car
roll W. Smith, deceased, and Francis Car
roll Mattingly of this city, to be justice
of the peace, in place Of Charles s. Scott,
resigned
The invitation extended to the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia by
he nj.
ical Association of the District to attend a
meeting of that committee. when papers
would be read the water supply and
sewerage Of Washington city, and upon the
question Of the reclama ton of the Anacos-
tia flats, was placed before the committee.
Members present expressed their desire to
attend the meeting of the committee, and
requested that copies of the proceedings
of the committee be sent to them.
Senate bill 34S5. authorizing the acqulsi-
ton of certain lands in Woodley Park
for an addition to the Geological Park in
exchange for the interest of the United
States in certain land north of w street
between 18th and 10th streets was re.
ferred TO Senator Proctor for a report
to the full committee.
Senate bill 364I, for the protection Of
subsurface pipes, cables. wires and other
metallic constructions in the District of
Columbia from danger by electrolysis. was
referred to Senator Bacon as a subcom-
mittee, and Senate resolution "a, authoriZ-
ing the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia to alter, amend or repeal certain
health ordinances, was referred to Sem
ator Gallinge-, as a subcommittee.
A favorable report was ordered on Senate
resolution %, appropriating 600 for plans
for the improvement Of the Anacostia
river and the reclamation of its flats.
In the Senate.
In the Senate today Mr.. Faulkner, from
the committee on the District of Columbia,
made a favOrs BILE report on House bill
7541, which has passed the House of Rep
resentatives, and caused it to be substitut-
ed in place of Senate bill 2347.- He said
the two bills are Identical The bill is to
require certain writs to be executed by
the marshal of the District Of Columbia.
The SeEate today passed a joint resolu-
ton authorizing the erection on a govern
ment reservation in the District Of Colum-
bfa of monument to Union soldiers.
sailors and marines Of the war of the
by the National Union Monument Associa-
ton. The monument is to be erected on
such reservation as may be selected by
the Secretary Of War, said monument to
be subject to his approval
Mr.. Mitchell gave notice In the Senate
today of an amendment which he will
propose to the District Of Columbia ap-
pIopriation bill appropriating $4,000 to
establish and maintain three Mnderear.
tens in each of the eleven divisions Of the
public schools Of the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Mcmillan. chairman of the Senate
committee on the District OF Columbia,
today received a communication from w.
J. Hughes. secretary Of the North Capt.
tol and lexington Citizens Association,
calling attention to the omission in the
various lexington Railway Company bills
now pending before the Senate of a re.
quirement that the underground electric
system shall be installed on the North
Capitol street line at the same time it is
placed on the New York avenue line Mr.
10 ta tod hxrx
association to suggest that an amendment
be placed in the lexington Railway Com
pany's bill including the North Capitol
street branch in the plan Of improvement.