Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-17


,.-,,.d mar ~ duestIou should be submitted
10 tho people, aud he hoped they would be-
accorded tic poor privilege Of voting on the
i fHS WSodN "a, q Pa inquired Whether i
was not a fact that this land was held In trust,
and that Il could not be diverted from the use
to which y was proposed to put II, Of erecting
o market-housc upon H. ...
Mr. Van Wyck admitted that such was the
fact hut he cOniended that the bill set apart
one hundred feet Of the land on which hotel
and stores were TO be erected. This, he con-
tended, wonld be forfeiture Of the trust
This was dlyorting the land from the original
purpose Of the grant. rf.. 4.
his remarks, fad a map Of the locality, and a
picture Of the market-hOuse brought In, and
requested two employees Of the House TO hold
II up. .....
The employees failed to do this az quickly
a. Mr.. Van Wyck desired, when he yelled out,
Two men can hold that up II they want TO,
but the fact Ia there seems 10 be conspiracy
10 have this bill passed" The frame was
finally held up to the eatisfaeti9n Of Mr.. Van
Wyck, and he then argued again against the
bin, and hoped Il would not pass, a. II gave
too much power TO the few, and allowed them
10 domlneer over the whole community.
Mr. Logan then took the floor 10 defend the
bill Washington, Inc said, had frequently at
tempted 10 erect q building for itsclf, and had
always failed, and the Bill only proposed to
put the matter IN the hands OF gentlemen who
would erect building. After the bill had
been introduced, he said, Mayor Bowen had
proposed certain amendments, which were ac'
cepted, In order 10 make II satisfactory TO him.
After these amendments were agreed TO, the
Mayor favored the bin and hoped II would
pass But he subsequently changed his Views,
and In spite Of the amendments began 10 OPP
pose the bill with all the power he could com,
mand. Both Houses passed the BILL and Y
then went 20 committee Of conference. IL
that committee Mr.. Van Wyck, at the sug
gestlon Of somebody, prepared certain othei
amendments, which were agreed 70, and thu
conference committeewa then again Informed
that the bill o. amended met Mayor Bowoni
approval.
Of the committee desired that the bill should
be acceptable to the Mayor and corporation
authorities. Tho committee had even agreed
| TO an amendment offered by Mr.. Van Wyck tina
the corpontors should meet In the interior
| Department, a. u was supposed that thu
would throw an additional guard around III,
matter. After all this was done, the Othe
members Of the committee were much sur
| priced to End that Mr.. Van Wyck still re
fused 10 slgn the report. The only amend
/ ment suggested by Mr.. Van Wyck which tn
i conferences committee refused 20 agree TO wa
that the Secretary Ot the interior should b!
law be made TO preside at the frst meeting o
the cOrporators. The committee did not thinl
Il was proper 10 compel 4 Cabinet officer h
preside at q meeting Of this kind.
Mr.. Van Wyck. Nor would you allow a
amendment b be offered that any Of the OH
GERS Of tho Government should preside.
Mr.. Logan said Of course they did not, be
cause they did not consider II proper that an
officer OF the Government should preside q
| M Iogan tLcn exnlained tho ,y,,ands Tim