Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-19
Citizens Railroad Association.

DISCUSSION OF THE TERRITORIAL QUESTION
ETC,
The usual weekly meeting Of this Association
was held last evening in the Aldermen's cham
Der, City Hall, Mr.. j. r. Elvans presiding; MIR.
Il. c. Connolly, Secretary.
u. Z. Connolly, DIR. j. Ii. SnOdgrass, ii. \.
Easily and Benedict Milburna committee to as
certain what had been done by the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad Company toward COM
pletipg the road to this city. and, if necessary
to visit Governor Bowie of Maryland and get the
facts in the matter. The Chairman was subse-
quently added to the committee.
After suggestion by the Chair as to the pro-
priety OF inquiring into the truth falsity Of
the rumOrs prevalent i'm the city of the selling
out of the National junction railroad to tb,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the powers of the
committee were enlarged to the extent Of making
that inquiry.
Messrs. Connolly, Slater, Mcknight, Beall
and Brown, were appointed committee to
make arrangements for the meeting of the City
Councils in joint session, next Tuesday evening"
to listen to distinguished speakers.
DIR. j. II. SnOdgrass, speaking about the small
attendance at the meetings of late, remarked
that men who were never interested in other
projects were absent. Take the Worlds Fair
fer instance. At the first meeting for the con-
sideratiOn of that project resolution was rushed
through appointing a committee to take the
matter into consideration, and adjourned that
meeting SO summarily that debate was cut off
entirely by the very men who are now trying to
get Territorial Government for the District.
None of those men were here. Oh! no. He had
not the slightest doubt that men who would al
tempt to sell the elective franchise of the people
OF this District would readily barter away a rail-
road charter.
discussion, instead Of the use of such harsh
words. The gentlemen whom Dr ). referred
to were gentlemen Of wealth and standing, and
1t was as much their right to stay away as il
was Of those present to come here and stay away
from the meetings those other gentlemen were
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who advocated territorial government were hos
tile to the interests OF the District. but the
change they preferred was an anti-deluvian ar
T range population Of 10000 could GER
Mr.. B. Milburn here called the speaker to or
der as not speaking to the subject; and in sup
port of his point of order, he would say that tor
fifteen years he had noticed q growing desire
among the citizens of the District for q change
Of government. Really, to-day, nine-tenths of
the men of thought and influence were in
for change; and as to the charge that
the men who advocated a change had axes
to grind, it was the reverse, as the majority of
them would accept no office, municipal or other
wise; while the principal and most violent oppo-
nents of the measure were men who were cling
ing with deathlike tenacity to some petty little
| Office or miserable Corporation pittance. But
| into railroad meeting.
Mr.. Connolly then made a few remarks, ad-
yocating the adoption Of some definite project
for consideration by the association, as he knew
| men would not leave their comfortable homes
on winter nights to indulge in vague discussion.
Many had attended previous meetings, who
would not come again till some definite plan of
action was settled on. He knew then that thew
| would have full meetings, and he would gladly
| welc0me all who had the railroad interests OF
| the District at heart. Adjourned.
TIE BRONZE Doors AT THE CAPIroL.-Nr.
| Clarke, architect in charge of the Capitol yes
terday sent to the House, i'm answer to the reso-
luton recently passed by that body, q statement
| in regard to the removal Of the bronze doors in
which he says they are too large for the eastern
| front Of the south wing. They could be used at
| the central entrance OF the old building to the
| rotunda, or the doorway from the Congressional
library to the west p0rtic0. He Recommends
| that they be removed from their present irlap-
propriate position, and the selection Of the place
where they shall be put mp again be left to the
decision Of the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds.
CHARGE OF DEFRAUDiNG THE GovERNNryr.
This afternoon Edward Conway, arrested BY
Bailiff Sprague, ON q warrant Issued by Mr.. j.
D. johnson, u. 3. Commissioners, ON the charge
OF defrauding the Government, IL hsyinga hear
ing before Commissioner J0hus0l-Mr. l.. q
Hine appearing for the defence, and Mr.. b. G.
Loyeioy for the prosecution. The specific charge
Is that he obtained from the Depot Quartermas-
ter,s ONCE transportation cerctficates to take
him TO his home, and sold them 10 other parties
who had no right to them.
A s-s
THE THIRD LECTURE of the scientific course by
Prof. Hawkins Ii 70 Be this evening In the First
Congregational Church, instead Of Lincoln Hau.
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MAYOR BOWEN is much better to-day, aud is