Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-15
FoRTY-SECOND CONGRESS
This Afternoons Proceedings,
SATU RDAr, April Is.

| take action on this mater. '"N 00ne 10
| Mr.. Sawyer thought now was the time 70 con-
| with the bin which had passed yesterssy t~"H
MI. Conklng and other Senators obiecssd 20
tsking any action in the matter this week
Mr.. Osborn made
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
| interference 70 the charges made against him, N
connection with Florida railroad bond denyIuy
t5e state ments OF eN- member Hamilton OF Flor
| lda, which he said were inStigated hy perSor Al
malice. because he opposed that geutlsm.r-s
denomination for Congress
Pending action the motion 20 consider The
amnesty bill, the Senate went into eyscutivs
session and then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tn.
House reassembled AZ n a m in continuation
OF the session Of Friday, very few being present
and went on with the consideration OF the ae.-
cheney blll-the question being upon coucurring
IN the Senate amendment providing for tho re-
issue OF national bank notes a. amended in the
honSe betore tie recess. A demand for a ,ltyi-
siOn' MADE by Mr. Poland, (Nt.,) developed tho
fact that no quorum WAS present and the vots
upon concurrlng was temporarily passed over
MI: Cook (Ill.) offered an amendment 70 he
Senate amendment providing fer
hPARK IN TBR CITY or WASHINGTON
ElhClhg IDe control OF the work under the man.
ssement OF the Board OF Public Works with
the consent of the President and cammiftass -.
Public Buildings and Grounds of the Senate ana
House OF Representatives, and anthorizinS ~
sale OF ten lots, owned by the United States ~
MIR. Dawes Mass offered an smendma,,
providing that no more work shall be done I'M
| EXCAvATisa THE CANAL
unul ordered by Congress. ADOPTED
allow ~
TBR BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
10 cross the park and establish ts deeot on the
canal. ""' Ine
Mr.. Merrick Md called the attention Of Mr.
Cook TO the fact that the city WAS laic, ont IN
squares and lott; that ten s'lots - as The term
was used in the plat OF the city, would sci for
but comparatively trifiing sum, and suggested
that the paragraph be amended so As 10 reat
sufficient lots not exceeding ten squares :,
Dit. Coburn llndD urged that the eIpense of
public park in Washington should be paid as
IL was III other sities-by the people of the city
which was adopted, substituting the Commis,
sioner Of Public Grounds for the Board OF
pyolc works; he said that he had supported
House in the belief that il would be an imnroya
ment upon The former government of Washing
Ton, ana that the President would make his
appointments IN the interests OF the citizens
but he had been disappointed, and the Pres,
dent had appointed mere partisans exclusively.
IN. si[. farhsworth lilLl said the government
hac expended from fifteen 10 twenty millions to
erect The most beautiful building in the world
and now II stood surrounded by COW paths. hoo
Ha,hs: horse-stsbles, horse-csrs and depsfs.
That the Capitol of the greatest nation i'm the
world was thus surrounded wa
SHAME AND DISGRACE
10 ire AINtElCAf NATION. tie f3yOrrI rafraprGt-
Heht, ana would go as tar a. any man. but a. a
representative OF the people he protested th.t
these things had stood here long enough ami
,nst ~ va tline these things were swept away
the trash cleared OF, and the grounds encloseJ
Pnd placed IN proper trim. lie held thai rbis
should be done before they talk shout . nsrL
.or the people. They bad beautIfied the Carl
lol, painted and gilded IL inside, filed the
rooms with statues and works OF the hest
artists AZ great expense, and vet refused tbs
neesssaTy means TO make the grounds decent,
a when inf
the capitol, except by the rear, land il WAS
singular circumstance that the from, Of III
Satool was AZ me rear, nothing could be seen
houses tinkling their bells through the Canitoi
2rounos ON one side were horse stables ertar
slSe enough To supply aIi the gardens around
with manure. There were horse stables on III
grounds Themselves, where the officers nf tLa
Senate and House, the messengers and fold,nse
room employes kept their horses, and yet the
House gravely sat here with this stencil under
its nose and talked OF parks for the neople
MT. Beck (kyD opposed the amendment He
ssid that the Board OF Public Works had been
before the Committee on Appropriations, aud
he was satisfied that board would not be sst,sse5
with anything less han closing up all the streets
eaeept "a ana lith streets, which would cut of
tnat portion OF the city known az the leland
with its ten or fifteen thousand inhabitauts IN
close up the river front and DESTROY wist
commerce there was by the river. The
lots along the park would be sold for a
mere uide TO the men who were ur0ing ,ha
park, who could bold il till the opening OF the
POI increhSeu its Naiue hundred or thou
sand fold. Better far appropriate the money
for the park than allow this stecula,ion in a.
vance by the men now coming into power lie
S f;ng. the PARK would cost Eve and half mil
necessity for il. No benefit was TO he de~ixad
from II except by those who could drive throuSs
W., ~, , ineiI estriage ana four, while the peo-
Pie on the Island were injured bv IL.
MIR. Burdett Mo- opposed the sale of fo,. or |
the granting OF money. He thought il WAS
mum muhincent giIt II the Government gave he /
np0nlQ
prove IL.
Mr.. Swami tMd.l opposed Mr.. Diekey,s |
amehdment as granting special fsvors 10 one /
road at the expense of the Others.
Mr. Butler Mass explained
THE FLAH CONTEMPLATED BY eAsHrNGToN /
which, be said, was TO cluster the public build /
iugs around the White House and make a nsrt
OF All the low grounds between them and the 4
Capitol. he did not take the necessary stems
10 secure these grounds, as they were so low he
had no idea they would be built upon hut the
owners Of the ground east of the Capitol held
their lands so high that a man named Nan Ness
bought these grounds and gave away every
other lot, ana in this way il became built m |
OF course the original plan could not now be
carried out, butt was due not 10 the citizens of
sshinetop, but to the nation that these
been made the most beautiful in ths world aud
ITS surroundings should be such al would be a I
Pil9e 10 every American citizen who came here /
ana make the capital OF the nation appear cred
liable IN the eyes Of the foreigners who come |
here: As TO the railroad. he said no depot
sAouiu DC built under the ewes OF the Capitol I
until Congress had fixed the style of arcbi-
lecture. There was one now in full view OF the |
capitol which was an eye-sore. A depot WAS a |
public building, and could be made an orna-
ment TO the city.
MIR. Dawes Mass had been over the ground
and was willing TO support the Amendment
onered by Mr.. Cooke. He felt that there WAS
danger OF encroaehmente, and he would vote 20 !
put the ground into park when the govern |
ment could hold IL In its hands and improve IL
at some future time.
Mr.: Dsckeys railroad amendment was re-
lected, but subsequently offered by Mr.. May
marc Tenn with an additional proyiso. grant
ing the use Of the track and grounds upon
adopted.
Mr.. Coates' substitute, Is amended. was then
ADOPTED, and the question recurring upon con-
curing In the Senate amendment As amended,
II was rejected-ayee IL, noes 1I3.
The Senate amendment in relation 20 en- |
craving and printing national bank notes, was |
then n0n-concurred i'm. 1
aIThe New York ladies are wearing paniers
srger than ever. They do say that thew md
newspapers good substitute for the steel
springs.
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