Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-17
EVENING STAR,
FORTYFIRST CONGRESS.
The House Passes the Market Exov..
Bill.

ENAIE-After our report closed-fhe
Constitution was debated At length Inv Mass
Thurman, Ferry, Morton, Warner, and viii
Iams, and without further action the Senate AT
DIV =. M, went into executive session, and after
q snort time spent therein adjourned.
HOUSE-After our report closed Mr.
Schenck's motion that the bill TO reduce internal
taxes and for other purposes be recommitted
Win permission 70 report it back at any time,
in the House was agreed to.
THH TARIFF BILL.
MT. Schenck then offered a resolution that
when the House again resolve itself into Conn
mttee of the Whole on the tariff bill. il shall he
IN the power of the majority to order debate to
close on any whole subject or upon any portion
Mr.. Schenek then modified his resolution So
as 10 allow debate to be closed upon any one
section or subject OF the bill, but not upon the
whole bill or any part Of it beyond specified
The modified resolution was adopted.
THE MARKET HOUSE BILL.
MI Logan, (ill.,) from the committee of con-
ference on the dlsagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the bill TO erect market-house at
the corner Of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue, submitted the report which had pre-
yiously passed the Senate. Mr.. Logan Indicated
purpose TO call the previous question, as he
sand lie had no doubt all were satisfied with the
bill, and that il would pass.
Mr.. Van WICK said he was a member of the
conference committee, and had refused to sign
the report because, in his judgment, the bill was
not one that should pass the House.
Mr.. Farnsworth ayowed his opposition to a
general market-house bill; whether it was TO be
located in the city OF Washington or any place
else. de was opposed to general market-houses
Mr.. Van Wyck said bill was introduced and
passed the Senate for the erection of a market
house on Ohio avenue. 1t came to the House.
where it slept without action, and now the
proposition Is pending to give this land away for
a mere song, and for less money than 1t was
Mr.. Woodward Pa inquired whether il was
not a fact that this land was held in trust, and
that il could not be diverted from the use to
which It was proposed to put it, Of erecting a
MR. VAN WICK LOSSES HIS TEMPER.
Mr.. Van Wyck admitted that such was the
fact, but he contended that the bill set apart
one hundred feet of ths land on which q hotel
and stores were to be erected This, he con-
tended. would be forfeiture of the trust.
Mr. Van Wyck, in order to better illustrate
his remarks, had a map of the locality, and a
picture Of the market-house brought in, and
requested two employees OF the Hsuse to hold
1T up. The employees failed to do this as quickly
as MIR. Van wyck desired, when he yelled out
s'Two-men can hold that up if they want to- but
the TACT Is there seems to be conspiracy to
have this bill passed" The frame was finally
held up to The satisfaction OF Mr.. Van Wick
and he then argued again against the bill, and
hoped that it would not pass.
MR. LosAN DEPENDS THE BILL
Mr.. Logan then took the floor to defend the
bill Washington, he said, had frequently at
tempted to erect building for itself, and had
always failed, and the bin only proposed to put
the matter in the hands of gentlemen who
would erect q building. After the bill had been
introduced, he said, Mayer Bowen had proposed
certain amendments, which were accepted, in
order 70 make il satisfactory to him After these
amendments were agreed to, the Mayor favored
the bill and hopedit would pass. But he subse-
quently changed his views, and in spite of the
amendments began TO oppose the bill with all the
power he could command. Both Houses passed
the bill, and II then went to a committee Of con-
In hat nrr,s~f
the suggestion OF somebody, prepared certain
other amendments, which were agreed to- and
The conference committee was then again in
formed that the bill, as amended, met Mayor
BOwens approval. The amendments were ac-
cepted because all of the committee desired nat
The bill should be acceptable to the Mayor and
corporation authorities The committee had
even agreed to an amendment offered by Mr..
Van Wyck that the cOrpOrators should meet in
The Interior Department, as it was supposed
around the matter. After all this was done the
other members of the committee were much
surprised TO find that MIR. Van wyck still
ment suggested by Mr.. Van wyck which the
conference committee refused to agree TO was
that the Secretary OF the Interior should by law
De made to preside at the first meeting OF the
corporators. The committee did not think it
Was proper tn compel I;ahinet offic Ger preside
Mr.. Van Wyck. Nor would you allow an
amendment to be offered that any of the Off
Gers Of the Government should preside.
THE BILL Is PASSED.
Mr.. Logan said of course they did not
because they did not consider il proper that any
pfheer Of the Government should preside at
such meeting.
Mr. Logan then explained the guards that ad
been thrown around the bill, and showed that
the co poration of Washington was fully pro-
fected in all its interests. He contended that
We would never have a market-house if this
company was not allowed to build it, and
believed that the bill was satisfactory to the
majority OF the people of Washington.
conference han g.
yeas 9o, nays 81.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
MIR. Dawes then moved to go into q commit
tee OF the Whole on the naval appropriation
bill, and pending that motion he moved that the
House proceed with the appropriation bills
until they are disposed of; agreed to.
TIE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported q bill to enforce the
fifteenth amendment in all the States; and II
was passed without debate under a Suspension
ofthe rules, and by strict party vote-yeAs
121, nays "A.
Adjourned.