Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
.SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Action of Senate at Last
Nights Session.
STREET RAILROAD TRACKS
Mr.. Gallinger's Amendment Adopted,
but Withdrawn.
THE PRESIDENTS EXPENSES
Mr.. McLaurin Makes So Much objec-
ton That It Was Passed

The Senate held a night session last
evening in order to dispose of the sundry
civil appropriation bill and to promote an
early adjournment
Senator Gallinger secured the adoption
of an amendment permitting the street
railroad companies of this city to lay tenn
porary. tracks to the new union station.
Mr.. Hansbrough said he supposed that
this amendment was to take the place of
the pending bill for the extension Of tracks
to the new station Mr.. GalIinger said IL
the amendment should be adopted the street
railroad bill would not be passed at this
session. He said 1t would be abandoned
for this session because even If the Senate
should pass the bill he did not think it
could be passed by the House at this late
day.
Amendment Agreed To.
The amendment was agreed to as fol-
lows:
THE Washington Railway and Electric
Company, the Capital Traction Company,
the City and Suburban Railway of Wash
ington, and the Anacostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company, are hereby au-
thorfzed to construct temporary surface
tracks on the union station plaza and along
such streets as may be designated by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
to connect with existing tracks at the inter-
section of c street and Delaware avenue
or North Capitol street, and at 1st and e
streets northwest, and to operate cars on
Such temporary surface tracks by overhead
trolley pending the construction of the per-
manent underground electric system for
which so far as union station changes and
extensions are concerned, there is no au-
thority in law: Provided. That the Temporal
ry tracks. poles and other appurtenances
necessary to the operation of the overhead
trolley lines herein authorized shall be re-
t,,ap, f1lx,
completion of the permanent tracks here
inbefore referred to.
Mr.. Hansbrough's Substitute.
Later Mr. Hansbrough offered a substi-
tute for the Gallinger amendment. as
follows:
That the existing street railway COM
panies In the District of Columbia, under
rules and regulations to be prescribed by
the Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbla, be, and they are hereby, authorised
to lay temporary tracks to and from the
new union station, connecting with their
permanent tracks, and to operate their
cars over such temporary tracks by over
head electrical trolley power until such
time as the said street railway companies
or any OF them, shall receive authority
from Congress to extend their existing
lines to and In front of the said union
station and put in permanent conduits for
the purpose of operating their system or
systems by the underground trolley.
the Hansbrough amendment will come up
In the Senate, the Gallinger amendment
having been adopted in the committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Mallory gave notice of an amend
ment providing that the existing transfer
arrangements between the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and other mas
senger transportation corporations shall not
De terminated except by authority of
Congress.
Ia 10 wiz
getting complicated and that he would
have to make a point of order against the
amendment when 1t reaches the Senate
VIII save the senator the trouble of
doing that" said Mr.. Gallinger, 'if 1 can
have the privilege of withdrawing the
amendment that l offered; and then the
travelling public can walk In Washington
after the union station Is completed"
Mr.. Gallinger added that he would make
the point of order against all other amend
ments relating to that matter.
In addition to the committee amendments
providing aids to navigation, Senator Mel
son offered an amendment appropria ting
Sl2o,Oo0 for light and fog signal station at
Hinchinbrook entrance to Prince William
sound Alaska, which was adopted
Presidents Travelling Expenses.
The reading Of the bill proceeded smooth
ly and all of the committee amendments
were agreed to until the one appropriating
$4,000 to pay the travelling expenses of the
President was reached. Senator McI4aurin
asked IL the amendment had been consid-
cred by any committee and whether there
is any law to authorize the payment of the
Presidents travelling expenses. In reply
Senator Hale said the amendment was con-
sdered and ordered reported by the COM
mtttee on appropriations.
ut is new legislation and I make point
of order against it, said Mr.. McLaurin. II
do not think there is any law authorizing
it, and If adopted 1t will put new law on
the statute books
.The com rnittea adonted IL renliad ME-