Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09
Sharp Discussion Over Sub
jeCt in Committee.
PERMANENT TRACKAGE BILL
Cannot Pass the House Without
Such an Amendment.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Chairman Smith of House District
day-Meeting Monday.

Sharp discussion OF the Madden bill FOL
universal transfers in the District of Co
lumbia marked the initial meeting of the
House District committee this morning
The members had come together merely
10 shake hands. receive their committee
assignments and outline in a general way
the committee work of the session. but
suggestion by Chairman Smith that the
bill authorizing the local street railwa y
companies TO extend their tracks to the
new Union station be first conside red
and favorably reported. unhampered BY
any amendments whatever, precipitated
the liveliest kind of a discussion. A num-
ber of members insisted that they would
oppose the permanent trackage bill unless
IL contained a universal transfers amend
ment along the lines of the Madden bill,
and finally Representative Sims of Ten
nessee. author of the measure permit
ting the railroads to reach the Union
station. arose and stated that he. too.
demanded the inclusion of the universal
transfers clause.
Finally things got SO warm and there
seemed so little chance of anything like har
mony being restored through continued dis
cussion of the subject it was decided to
hold a special meeting next Monday when
the committee will confer with Repre-
sentative Madden, author of the original
universal transfers bill: President Dun
lop of the Capital Traction Company. and
Vice President Harries of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company, and
endeavor to reach a settlement of the
matter at issue.
No Trackage Bill Without Transfers
Representative Madden and other friends
and advocates of the universal transfers
proposition insist that it will be worse
than useless for the District committee to
bring in a permanent trackage extension
bill that does not include the universal
transfer provision. They claim that any
such bill will have absolutely no show
of passage by the House. and that any
bill thai does contain such a provision
will go through with flying colors- They
say. too. that should any trackage bill.
without the transfer provision. get
through the \House-and this is just for
the purpose of argument-that Senator
Hansborough and his friends in the Sen
ate would give ut quietus there.
As stated In THE Star recently. senti-
ment favoring the passage of an act COM
peiling local traction companies to give
transfers at all intersecting track points
within the District of Columbia has de-
EslopSd amazingly since last session. not
only yoas -concernsi the general membership
of the fIoNSe, but in the ranks of the Dis
1rict ESEShitted as well. The several
membefS who favored tne proposition at
todayIs injecting stated their position with
out e9uiv4 4cation. The meeting next Mon
day MilLbFobably determine the commit
tees pasi4on on the matter. Friends of
Ethe- Universal transfer plan insist that the
tcommittee must take its stand irrespec-
hive of the reported pending consolidation
of the Capjkaf Traction Company and the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
Parry
PREVIOUS to the little ruction of this
mosning Chairman Smith of the District
coaPittee made announcement of the
subcbmmittee ASSIGNMENTS. Representa-
rIve&Campbell of Kansas is named as
chairman of the judiciary committee,
Representative Taylor of Ohio heads the
ways and means committee, Representa-
tive Olcott OF New York is at the head
of%<ducation, labor and charities; Chair
mand Smith heads that on street rail-
ways streets and avenues. Representa-
tive J.HaWpton Moore of Pennsylvania is
railways ~and Representative Kahn OF
California is chairman of that on incorpo-
raIions in the District of Columbia.
Subcommittee.
The assignment list follows:
Judiciary-Mr. Campbell. chairman; Mr..
O,cott. Mr.. McGavin. Mr.. Nye. Mr..
ShackIeford. Mr.. johnson. Mr. Brodhead
Ways and means-Mr. Taylor. chairman;
Nh McGavin, Mr.. Coudrey. Mr.. McMil-
Ian Mr. Meyer. Mr.. Shackleford.
Education. labor and charities-Mr OIL
cott chairman; Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Kahn,
Mr. Coudrey, Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Aiken
Street railways, streets and avenues
Mr. Smith chairman; Mr.. Campbell, Mr..
or. Mr.. Murphy.
Steam railways-Mr. Moore. chairman:
Mr.. Foster. Mr.. Nye, Mr.. Cary, Mr.. Sims,
Mr.. Murphy.
Mr.. Moore. Mr.. Cary, Mr.. Aiken. Mr..
Brodhead