Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-13

Day " vote OF liz TO 45, struck the clause
the PoSt Office appropriation bill limiting the sal
araieS OF post masters to $4,000.
George Howard. ex-senator Thurman's personal
friend, has been removed from the Senate force by
Sergeant-at-Arms Canady.
Routes Of Steam Railroads i'm Wash.
ingtOn.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC
AND BALTIMORE AND OHIO ROADS HAVE HEARING
BEFORE THE SENATE DISTRICT COMMITTEE TODAY.
The hearing before the Senate District committee
on the bills defining the routes OF steam railroads
through the city was resumed this morning. Mr.
Scott, Tor the Baltimore and Potomac r. r.. Co.,
protested vigorously against the proposition to per-
init the Baltimore & Ohio railroad to use a part OF
the Baltimore & Potomac tracks on terms pre-
scrbed In the bill. He said that 1t proposed to
give The B. & o. OF three or four miles Of the
Tracks OF The b. & r between an expensive tunnel
ana an expensive bridge, without giving the b. d
r. any consideration for the great expense OF the
tunnel and the bridge. The B. & Z. had acquired
valuable location on the south side OF the Capitol
Dy an enormous expenditure, and 1t was neither
1alr nor just to give another road the benefits OF
Inat location upon terms not acceptable to the b.
I. company. He maintained that Congress had
no right TO make terms for this privilege 1t Was
Tor the b. & p. company to prescribe terms. He ad-
tan tai.ted m that II the B. company refused fair
terms for joint use OF the Long bridge. then Con-
greSs would have the right to interpose and pre-
scribe terms: but such fair terms had not been
fused MT. Scott protested against the provision
dividing the expense OF maint aiming the Joint tracks
equally between the B. r, b. q O., and Midland
TOauS. he
OPPOSED REMOVAL OF THE 9Th STREET DEPOT
and tracks, and said that even If such removal
were right and proper it would be unjust to require
the company to abandon its property and take the
chances OF suit before the Court of Claims for
compensation Ii, he said, the company was en-
tltled TO compensation for the depot building. it
was entitled TO compensation for all the property
there. He insisted that the company had COM
piled with all requirements in laying tracks and
e5d erecting & the sixth street property and it had
adverse circumstances, had built up fine property
made ma everything convenient and comfortable for
where 1t was years ago and just as it
was then, no Improvement having been made.
ne said there was not a single petition
from the people asking the removal OF the
b. P. depot. He read statistics showing that the
Increase Of freight business for Washington had
been fifty per cent yearly since the building OF the
road The B. & o. wanted TO share this patronage
The B. q p were willing to let the b. & O. cross
the Long bridge on reasonable terms, but the COM
to reap the advantages built up by the b. & p. He
said let the b. q q. go to the Long bridge on any
route that will not interfere with the b. &. p, and
ne would guarantee they would have no trouble In
getting terms to cross the bridge.
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING
AT THE 9TH STREET DEPOT.
Mr.. Scott submitted a table showing the number
of passengers that arrived at and departed .-om
the 9th street depot since the opening OF business
there in october 1874 1t is considerable local an
terest. and the figures are as follows:
~ Arrvals.!n 1874 1854 in 1875 4195a5: in 1876,
in 1877 ss6 $50; in 1878. 3l3 ss in 1879 sOe OIa
In 1880. 345 267; in 1881 4O53SO In 1882 4aO in
1888, 1929; total 3.443.3s52.
ID Departing par from Washlngton-In 1874, 11O,Oo5 in
1873, 4S Isl; In 1876, 2 in 1871 34911S: In 1873
s6si5; IN 1879 sss6.s in 1880. 3l5.6s1: In 1881,
s69sso; In 1882, 4as,s67; in 1889, 5Ol, ,4s7; total
Mr. GwINN SPEAKS IN BEHALF OF TEE B. o.
Mr. Gwtnn, attorney for the Baltimore & Ohio
company, spoke for that corporation He main
tanned that In granting privileges and franchises to
the B. & P. road Congress reserved the right to
make such changes alterations, etc, as might be
deemed necessary. 1t was not intended to give
the B. & p exclusive control. for all time of the
railroad privileges OF the south side OF the Capitol
He said the opposition admitted the right OF other
roads to cross the Long BRIDGE but raised obstacles
and objections to every route proposed to reach
that bridge; that the b. & o. could not fly to the
Long bridge and must, therefore, have some line
upon terra nrma TO get there.
Mr.. GwINN PROPOSED NEW ROUTE
as an amendment to the bill which he thought
might obv1ate some OF the objections of the B. and
p. His amendment brings the b. and O. road down
to square 6S3, and then extending through square
6S3. tunnelng through the lot owned by the United
States in said square. to Delaware avenue at or
near its Intersection with street north: thence
under Delaware avenue. under part OF square Csc,
under B street north, under the Capitol grounds
the western side OF the tunnel being less than 300
feet from line drawn across the eastern front OF
the Capitol building; under B street SOUTH under
the lots owned by the United States In square 636
under Delaware avenue south. raising the grade of
street south to the necessary extent, and coming
to the grade or Delaware avenue near d street
south; thence along Delaware avenue TO and across
ID street south; thence by suitable curve to +
street south, crossing Virginia avenue and the B.
and p railroad thence along street south, con-
Meeting its tracks at near the west end OF Mary
land avenue and at or the east end OF the VIA
duct known as the Long bridge. Also,
PROPOSING TO LOCATE THE B. AND O. DEPoTs
between 1st and 14th streets west in such squares
as the company may select He also proposed to
send both roads to the Court OF Claims for compen
saton. Mr.. Gwinn said that the extension OF the
B. & o. to the south would relieve that section OF
monopoly, and give 1t the advantages OF competi-
tfOnR He said the b. & O. would be willing to take
E street and run along 1t. AS to the matter OF
grades, he could give no information, but said all
this could be referred to the engineers and the in
formation would be submitted by them to the COM
mittee
Mr.. SCOTS CLOSING WORD FOR THE B. AND P ROAD
Mr. Scott said he wished the committee to re-
member that the B. and P. company are not asking
any affirmative legislation. 1t was simply asking
the protection OF its rights The committee ad-
1Ourned until tomorrow.
The LaSker Resolution Again.
DISCUSSION IN AND ACTION BY THE HOUSE COMMIT
TEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO-DAY.
The Lasker resolution was the subject OF discus
sion in the foreign affairs committee OF the House
to-day. Mr. Phelps opened the matter by Offering
resolution expressing 1t as the opinion OF the COM
mittee that since the action OF the Secretary OF
State had been OF such dignifed and proper char
acter and had placed this country in such favor
able position, 1t was unnecessary for the House to
take any further action in the matter.
This was very vigorously antagOniZed by Mr.
Eaton, who thought that the dignity OF the House
was In question and should be vindicated in man.
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