The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-05
OUR RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
An IMPORTANT MEETING LAST NIGHT.
speech Of Congressman WeIksr.
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR WASHINGTON.
Remark, Of Ne. Clinton Lloyd and otbor,.


president (Matthew q. Emsry) In the chair
. and T. c. Connolly secretary.
4 The Chair announced that Hon. MSrtl
q welker, Of Ohio, member Of the House Dis
4 trict Committee, would address the meeting
4 MIR. Welker said he could but regret th
8 meeting was not better attended. 1t wa
: perhaps suggestive Of the apathy Of the clti
/ gems OF Washington on the extension o
! their railroad facilities. The Baltimore AM
: Ohio railroad was not only q great mo
: nopoly, but monopollEed the attention ant
= criticism Of the citizens Of the District o
d Columbia. Its managers had, no doubt, IL
I every instance studied their pecuniary In
4 terestA, and claimed all the advantages thell
road and Its branches could give them. How
\ then, were they TO b. blamed for holding &C
tenaciouSly to mo enterprise fostered
through more tLRn quarter Of century
IN the Nssterr States competitive lines were
buut wheheve' one road was found TO pay,
and citizens Of Washington should emulate
I, that eIamp.s, II tloy expected 10 prosper.
I The Baltimore : I'D Potomac road was under
I construction, and the business men OF
Washington had a good opportunity Of
showing their real by subscribing to its
stock. When that road was nnlAhed a COM
potlng line would exist and the very object
! desired attained. .a.'#
He referred to the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, which, when completed, would de-
yelop the grand resources Of Virginia, and
be OF incalculable benefit to Washington.
The Loutoun and Hampshiro railroad was
also another important road, aud he hoped
the people would manifest much interest In
Its construction. He urged them to be self
sustaining, and put forth their energies Id
the direction Of Improving aud beautifyiug
the city. He wanted 10 be plain with Tho
citizens, and warned them not TO expect too
much from Congress.
Tho people OF Washington seemed TO DO
divided on important subjects, and he al.
ludsd to the school question, the Grand
junction railroad and other Ipblsots In
| which unAnlmity was wanting. He thought
the last-named project was good ono. Il
| was the easiest way OF making these con-
nectlons, 90 important to the people. He
| promised to give his aid In urging the pas
sage Of bills looking to the increase OF rail-.
road facilities whenever they were before
Congress.
Speaking OF tho proposed international
Exhibition, he thought the same amount OF |
money required to carry on the exhibition,
II eTpended In constructing railroads, would |
be OF far greater benefit TO the capital. He |
hoped the Baltimore and Potomac railroad |
would be speedily constructed and the com.
petition begun between here and Baltimore |
at the earliest day. That would compel the |
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad 10 finish the |
Point Of Rocks railroad. What he could do |
would be cheerfully done TO give the people
here authority TO subscribe to railroads CEN
trelng In this city. While the House Of Rep
resentatlyeS had on all occasions been willing
10 grant TO. the citizens Of the District what
they asked for, the Senate stood on constltu-
tlonal reasons, and there was the trouble.
He recommended them TO make raid on the
Senators and gain their good will. Then the
work Of carrying out the projected improve
ments would be easy.
The remarks Of Judge welker were
heartily applaudedi and at the conclusion,
Mr.. 7. Q. Connolly offered the following;
which were unanimously adopted;
Received, That the thanks Of this association
! be, and arethereby, rendered to Hon. AR. Wei.
ker for his able and friendly address this eve
Re,oirtd, That selt-depepdeuoe is the prinel.
| pie 10 which the people Of this city desire to
attain to pCLmanent success and prosperity.
| Rstolusd, That the encouraging aid Of the
| people Of this city should forthwith be ex-
tended 10 all possible ways to the Potomae
| railroad to Baltimore.
Mr.. Clinton Lloyd said, in reference to the
| resolutions lust ado pied, he was not sure the
people Of Washington had tho right to SUBJ
scribe 10 the building Of railroads when they
had no chartered rights. Being located In a
small Territory, thoy could not extend their
enterprise beyond the District limits, and
were, therefore, subject to discriminating
legislation. Let Congress grant q charter
for railroad from here to anywhere, aud
he believed the people would build 1t.
What was wanted was a definite object sup
ported by law, and the citizens OF Washing
ton would prove their claim to enterprise.
Mr. John Il. Elyans suggested that Con-
gress had Cramped the citizens Of the District
by denying them tho privileges which were
enjoyed by citizens Of the country elsewhere.
Mr.. Welke. said the suggestion was a
good one. and he thought THAT Congress
would pass a general Incorporation act TO
enable the merchants 10 carry out any enter
prise thelT wisdom might put into operation.
Mr.. II. N. Easily spoke OneouragiDgiy OF
the future OF Washington, aud saih he had
faith In the entorprlsing spirit OF its mer-
chants. II had not enjoyed as many priv. |
leges as other cities, yet much had been |
accomplished with their scanty means.
Now he thought committee should be |
appointed 10 put into practical shape the |
proposition TO build a railroad, and moved
that committee be appointed.
AfteT some dlscusHlon on this proposition,
II was resolved to dOfer further eouGldera-
ton until the next session Of the Association,
and the meeting then adjourned.
Tue NATIONAL MEDIC IL AssoCIATIoN.-
The National Medical College held meet
Present DIR. Reyburu, Iregldeuti Dr.. Gray,
secretary Drs. Augusta, Mfa)n, Newman,
Patterson and Southworth.
A drRft Of q bill 10 charter the association
was submitted and adopted.
Section one provides that the charter mem
bers shall be Drs. Royburp, LOOMS, J.
Tabor johnson, Palmer, Strong, Puryis,
Bliss, Stearns, Newman, GlennAn, South
worth, Malcolm, Adams, MeKinn, Patterson,
Stephens, Bowen, Gray, Mason, Mead,
Tucker, Cox, Howe, Hunton and sawtelle.
They shall be known as the "Natlonal Med-
cal Association" with full rights and privi-
legeI as a body corporate.
Section two allows the association TO hold
property to an annual valuation not 10 ex-
coed $4,000.
The third section repeats the charter of
the Washington Medical Society, approved
July Z, 1888.
The fourth section makes Il unlawful for
any one to practice In the District who had
not obtained the degree Of doctor Of medl-
cine, and licensed by the National Medical
Association; for this license zach practitioner
shall pay the sum Of $40. Any one praC-
Llclng In violation Of this law shall DO liable
TO lne Of 800 for each offence.
The association then heard read the by
laws as proposed by tho committee, which
were considered SsridtiDa, aud, as perfected,
were adopted entire, Routine business OF no
special interest was then transacted, and the
meeting adjourned.
SABBATH SCHOOL EIHmITIoN.--The con-
cert and exhibition Of the Wesley chapel
Sunday school was largely attended last
evening. The singing was well executed,
aud the speaking good. The stage was
arranged, and In the centre there | !
vas q large Christmas tree, laden with good
hings, which were distributed to the little |
iOlks by old Santa Claus, who suddenly !
made his appearance among them. The
superintendent, Warren Choate, esq, man
ged the details with great skill, and the
passed OF nicely. The q
chool Is enjoying great prosperity, and the Z
arge audience last evening testified by their 4
rosenco their appreciation Of the labors Of
9th the superintendent and teachers 10
ehAlf their children. Q
THB CRAZY COLORRD WoMAE.-The 10. .
lne woman mentioned In our last issue as
aylug been at the House of Representa-
20 IN Monday aunaarpd hafnre tina GilW /