Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16

With the adjournment OF Congress prob
ably only a week of. and after months
Of wrangling, the Senate and House con-
ferees on the Union station trackage bill
came to an agreement yesterday after
noon about o'clock. The Senate will
undoubtedly assent to the conference re-
port and. whether or not there are tracks
to the station within the ensuing year
depends now upon whether Representative
Sims Of Tennessee, the democratic con-
fierce OF the House. can prevent the pop
ular branch from adopting the report.
Mr. Sims, who is responsible for nearly
all OF the delay to date. refused to sign
the report yesterday. although the other
five conferees did 30.
Universal Transfers Dropped.
Universal transfers abandoned and regu-
lation by the interstate commerce COM
mission. instead of by the District Com
missioners-this is the important COM
promise that was reached. The universal
transfers section was strongly advocated
by the House conferees. and especially
by Mr.. Sims. but the Senate conferees
would have none of 1t. The settlement
Of the regulation question was compro-
mise suggested by the Senate conferees.
The Senate receded from It's trackage
plans for every place except the station
plaza This means the Senate conferees
agreed to have the new tracks laid on the
streets named by the House. and this In
cludes the crosstown line in the north
east AS for the plaza itself. the Senate
system Of tracks was assented to-.
And Mr.. Sims? That gentleman is
angrier than he has been for a long time.
which is saying great deal He refused
the provision eliminating the universal
transfers, and he is as determined as
he ever has been In his life to make the
House stand by him. 1t was conceded
House would do with the conference re-
port on account Of this feature Of it.
That body Is on record as having In
structed its conferees to stick by uni
versal transfers to the last ditch. and 1t
might take a notion to vote Mr.. Sims
way. whether the city gets any tracks in
tn. next twelve months or not.
The conference report was signed by
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
che irman Of the Senate District commit
Martin OF Virginia, Representative Smith
Of Michigan, chairman of the House
District committee. and Representative
Campbell OF Kansas.
Double Loop on Plaza
The bill as agreed upon yesterday pro-
vides that there shall be a double-track
loop upon the plaza in front OF the sta
ton and that tracks shall be laid by the
canital Traction Company from C street
and Delaware avenue northeast, along
Delaware avenue to the loop before the
station.
The City and Suburban railway Is au-
thorixed to extend its lines from New
Jersey avenue and G street northwest
eastwardly to and along Massachusetts
avenue, with such northly deviations as
NAV be necessary to connect with the
loop before Union station. and to junction
with existing tracks at I'd and D streets
thence to the northwest corner Of STAN
ton square, there to connect with the
present track Of the City and Suburban
company: also. by double tracks, on
North Capitol street soutnWardly from the
intersection of G street to Massachusetts,
avenue. to connect with the tracks OF the
City and Suburban railway.
Cross-Town Extension.
The Capital Traction Company is au
thorized to extend It's lines from Florida
avenue and 7th street northwest south
eastwardly along Florida avenue to its
intersection with 9Th street east. thence
southwardly along 9Th street to Pennsyl-
yania avenue, there to connect with ex-
listing tracks of the Capital Traction Com
pany
Also a double-track extension from the
tracks hereinbefore authorized to Florida
avenue enthusiastically along New Jer-
sey avenue to its intersection with Mas
sachusetts avenue and LIST street west,
thence along said Massachusetts avenue
enthusiastically to the said plaza, and
with such northerly deviation as may be
necessary to bring the tracks immediate
" in front of and adjacent to the main
entrance of the Union station. thence by
such route as may be determined by the
commissioners OF the District of Column
bIa to the corner of I'd and F streets
northeast: thence east on F street north
to Sth street east. to connect with the
tracks of the Capital Traction Com
pany.
Aisa q double-track extension OF its
lines from 7th and T streets northwest
along T street to Florida avenue. to con-