The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-06
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Action Taken on the Bill Making Ap-
preparations for the District.

The Senate yesterday passed the Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriation bill. All
of the committee amendments we're
adopted, with a few minor additions pro-
posed by individual Senators.
Mr.. Allison said that he did not deem
it wise to appropriate money for Sixteenth
Street extended. as a deal was under way
whereby the thor0ughfare would be Wild
, ened and paved next year
Mr. Jones of Arkansas said that the sec
tions of the city which paid the most taxes
received the smallest appropriations. He
said that other streets were to be paved
and he offered an amendment providing
for the Improvement of that portion of the
District living between Rock Greek and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Tie amend
ment was passed over.
Mr. Gallinger objected to the amendment
permitting the stringing of overhead wires
In the Rock Greek and BTightwood dis
| tricts. He said there should be no more
| overhead wires in or around the city.
Mr.. Allison said that as the law stood
| today the people in these sections were
deprived of the use of incandescent lights.
| MIR. Allen said that the Government had
| no more right to light the section of the
District outside the corporate limits of
! the city and inside the District line, than
it had to light the Mississippi Valley. He
argued that the real estate ring" in
/ Washington was so strong that it got into
every District of Columbia appropriation
| bill.
MIR Clay argued that the amendment
was general legislat tion,' and raised a
point of order against it. Mr.. Gallinger
, agreed in this.
! Mr.. Jones then called for a quorum
/ Mr. McCcmas spoke against the amend
ments. ana said further erection of poles
and the stringing of wires should be stop
! ped in the District of Columbia. He was
! satisfied the amendments would act as a
| repeal of existing law.
The president of the Senate decided that
the amendments were out of order.
Mr. Allison said he regretted that the
j people who live east OF Rock Creek have
not the same opportunity TO secure cleo
! tric lights that the people west of Rock
Greek have.
When the provision authorizing the
Commissioners to build school buildings by
day labor and by purchasing material in
the open market in case of bids for such
work are excessive was reached. Mr.. Pet
| tigrew asked why the provision was put
| in the bill. Mr. Allison said in the past
bids for constructing school buildings had
| been excessive, and that that provision
| was put in in order to prevent a combina-
tion among the contractors.
Mr.. PCttfgrew said he considered it a
dangerous authority 10 give the Commits
| sioners. as he was afraid its exercise
would lead to abuse and scandal. He said
he thought the provision would be subject
to an objection as being new legislation,
I but he would not make a point of order
against it.
BY o'clock all the amendments to the
| bill had been disposed of and the bill
| was passed.
Mr. Chandler offered a resolution,
which went over till today. directing the
Secretary of the Navy to transmit a list
of recommendations for promotion of
naval officers made January IS. 1899, by
the naval board of which Rear Admiral
Sicard was president.
The Senate bill to authorize the Louis
| vile and Nashville Railroad Company TO
construct bridge across the Choctawhat-
chic River at Geneva, Ala, was passed.
! The Military Academy Appropriation
| bill was taken up. AS passed by the
House, it appropriated 500, 151; as re-
ported from the Senate committee, it ap-
propriates s773.6 The most importnt
| amendment is that relating to hazing. 1t
is in these words, and was agreed to
. without l.-.4-7IlEe
"a-5-as# r--tner. t. he superin-