The Washington herald., 1907-02-26

to emphasize the need Of the ahti-smoke
law lie told how he had striven to get
what the people OF the District wanted
in street railway legislation but there
had been ali kinds OF difficulty TO over
come ia committee, and the good PROPOSE
lions somehow had all been defeated. Mr..
Sims worked himself up into a large
amount Of red-faced eloquence over the
terrible smoke nuisance. which over
Whelalingly, 20 his mind, beclOuded the
robberies being perpetrsted on the people
of the District by the street railways.
Mr. James interrupted 20 say that the
people Of Washington would gladly en-
dure the smoke II they could have uni
versal transfers or Scent fares.
Again the Charge OF Bad Faith,
mr. Sullivan, of Massachusetts. ven
tured 10 observe that Mr.. Sims was over
looking the fact that the chairman Of the
District Committee had confessed TO the
House that nc had been guilty of bad
faith. He demanded that the House hold
night sessions to consider the whole ques-
ton of street railway matters.
Mr.. Sims said that the situation had
grown strenuous since the agitation for
legislation began. The railways had be-
come fearfully busy
why" said he. men are against us
who never were against Us before
The viva voce vote on the question
whether the bill as amended by the COM
mittee should be passed and sent TO con-
ference indicated that the opposition was
In the majority. Babcock asked for yeas
and nays. and the roll-call showed So for
to l55 against and the bill was dead.
One OF the interesting things noted was
the fact that half an hour later, when
the House was considering the Baltimore
and Washington Transit Companys bill,
the Speaker ruled that the House was
acting not under the assumption that it
was suspension dsv. bat District day.
On this bill Mr. James succeeded In put
ting his amendment for Accent fares, with
eight tickets for a quarter, by vote Of
IS TO 43, and the bill was passed, the pre-
diction being freely made that the road
would never be built. The line proposed
is 20 connect the road named, now con
Meeting with the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. with the Capital
Traction OF Fourteenth street extended.
other Bills Passed.
Apparently Tor the purpose Of trying
again TO pass the Union Station bill. Mr..
DdpFoCh Introduced Iilt int4pNilib ltSviu-
ton later IN the day:
Resolved, That in future consideration
Of the bill S. 56lf7 authorizing changes in
certain street railway tracks within the
District Of Columbia. and for other pur-
poses the rule relating to suspension OF
the rules CRuIe 29, be, and hereby is,
modified so that the vote shall be by
majority instead Of by tRO-thTds vote -
The House passed the following Dis
trict bills: II. r. $3.50, providing pro-
motion for certain members OF the Metro
poIitan police; II. R. 1924. amending the
fire-cscape law sc as 10 except buildings
used solely for Office purposes: Senate
s993. creating Barnaby road; Senate SOS,
extending Park place; Senate 1856, pro-
viding FOR better registration Of births In
the District.
The miscegenation bill. II. r. 2i539. and
the ant-tipping bill, H. r $500. were
killed. The latter was not debated. but on
the vote a very loud chorus Of nays was
heard The bin TO transfer the Washing
ton aqueduct from the engineer depart
ment OF the army TO the District Commits
sioners was called Up, but withdrawn by
Mr. Babcock without any action being
taken.