Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-08-06
Mr. COmptOn's Successful Fight.

We reprint below from tie Washington
OF the Baltimore Sun, de-
tailed accOunt OF tie great victory achieved
in the House of Etpr. 81 ssn,.tiyes by our
able representative, Hon. Barn Compton
on Monday, III securing the p. ssage of the
bil appropra lng 100000 iyr the con-
struction "l public buildirs at Annapo-
lis. Mr.. C"ILlt"n Is I.pid.y becoming
one Of tie INK ST iLnu,uriul lnemh.rs of the
House:
W.snIN,iruN. Aug. Representative Comp
ton today scored drcltitd victory IN the HOUSE.
10y securing the passage. oil The senate. bi | ap-
propriatlny Sl0U,6JJ for the construction of pub
lie building at Annapolis, Md, Notwithstanding
The determined opposition OF Me>>rs. Randall,
Holman, Soutcn, Reasnil, breckenridge of Ar
KANSAS, McAdoo and others ON the demOcratic ic
side of the ioase For several weeks Mr. Comp
ton has lahored TO get this bill before the House
for consideration ii having PASSED the senate in
the earlier part of the session. Several times il
has been called up in the House, only To be laid
aside becuu>e unanimous consent could not be
obtained. Today Mr.. Compton had "A brief inter
view with Speaker Carlisle, and few minutes
later the Representative from the NTH district
was standing ii the middle aisle the dc mo-
cratic .lie, claiming recognition OF the speaker,
who at once announced that the gen tlenIan from
Maryland Was recognized. The latter thereupon
asked unanimous conSe mt 10 go 10 the Speaker 5
table and take up SENATE bill 2ul, providing for
the erection OF u public building at Annapolis.
The bill was read at length after which the
Speaker asked If there WAS amy objection to the
consideration of the bill. Mr.. Compton asked
permission TO make statement in explanation
of the bill. Representative breckenridge, of Ar
kansas reserved the right To object after hearing
Mr.. Compton'S statement. Before Mr.. Compton
commenced Mr.. burrows o! Michigan, asked il
United States court was held at Annapolis.
Upon receiving negative answer he further
inquired the amount of the customs recep pts al
that port. Mr.. Compton replied that the customs
receipts were not large, somewhat III the neig
borhuOd OF SrI per annum. several gentleme n
We're their feet Mt once, protesting against the
passage OF the bill. on the ground that the judi
cIal and commercial business Of Annapolis
would not warrant the construction OF such All
eNpensive building. MIR Randall said he would
object to further consideration of the bill II an
hour was 10 he consume Il in its discuss on as he
was anxious 10 call up report from the confer
euce committee III charge OF the >undry civil
bill. Mr.. Compton insisted upon being heard in
support OF MS measure; ana The speaker sus-
tanned his demand for order MIR. Compton then
proceeded to explain the provisions Of the bill
which he said had passed the SENATE once before
and slumbered upon ;he Speakers table In the
House Until an adjournment Killed II. He re
peated that although no United States court was
held At Annapolis. and notw witnstauding the fact
that the customs receipts At that port were not
over S>4o per annum, IL WAS the capital of the
state OF Maryland. He referred 10 the fact that
the Naval Academy Was located there. and spoke
Of the large amount OF postal business transacted
there. The receipts OF the postofce, he said
were from S. go TO 5000 year in excess of the
expenses Of the office. He also referred 10 p-st'
Office rubheries which have occurred there be,
cause Of the in.eourily OF the present rostoffice
building. He further claimed that Annspoli,
WAS probably the only state capital without IA
public building. A. Mr.. Compton resumed hi,
seat there wSrc loud ci!es Of Vote! Vote" on
both sides of vhe House
/ The Arkansas breckenridge said he would in
S>it upon his right To object to the bill unless h.
could state why he Was opy.,~.d To IT, As h.
tY Il ysDNI IN han her " M Ia
protest further. ~ he was allowed to proceed
tie made the point that there was no United
states court held al Annapolis, and the custom
housr there received but about $40 la.t year
lie real a recommendation from the SecrriAr,
Of the Treasury for the abolition of Annapolis a.
port OF entry. He characterized the pending
hill as the weakest public building bili which
had been presented Ia tho House during tie pre-
sent session.
Mr. McAdoo Of New Jersey then moved Il
strike out slp1.yti and insert s-ossl stating that
the latter amount WAS ample for such "A tow r.
Annapolis. lie referred to Annapolis A. an old
time worn-oUt historical town. which = A. dest
. commercially the town of Alexandria, Va
He insisted that q SsifsD building Was gu.-
cnoughi for 1t. He subsequently, mo-lined his
sm"ndmeni ~ a. to appropriate ss,Ur in>ieae
OF sl1,bh.
( Mr.. Compton grew quite indignant a, the i'm
pulaitsns cast upon the capital of hts State hs
Me>srs. breckenridge aud McAdo, and rx press
~ his surprise that opposition should come frnu
such quarters. He spoke of The new rairuA.
which i about 10 enter Annapolis. Of the bank
ing business done their. and OF the increasing
tobacco and oyster trade carried ou To show tha
she town was not dead but grow ing all the time
He WAS surprised that the gentlemen who wers
bitter in iheir opposition Ia this bill shou ID
have voted for many less mrritoTtous bill
during the pT'-~.'ui session. Hon lph
Fucker objected Ia the city Of Alexandria b-lnt
drawn into the controversy. as IL hal nothing "a
do with the caSs', and he Also denied that IL va
dead Mr.. Hand. OF Missouri, moved tQ lay The
The question REQUIRED on Mr. MrAd,.5 anne nd
m>uI reducing the amount io $sls.. which VA,
defeated nf "a YES ~ he r
rsasIiHg IL the blll was ordered. but Mr.. ~n~d.n
ui fenn>y lYau!a made :he point tina; me- quorum
had voted. Mr.. Warner. uf ohio. called for ths
as - aud nays, which WAS ordered The thin
reading sustained 10y VOTE III IL Ia 81. Ot
tn" final yaS>aSe of the bill Mr.. >~uwsi~n wht
persisted ia bis efforts IL defeat the tail. aga q
RAISED the point of 'nn quorum Teller, ~ er,
ordered and the eil finally passed by . VOTE %
liz IL 81. II now. having received the apprIsA
uf the senate and Hnuse. gas to IN. Fr-siden
Tor his action. Mr.. Compton deserves consider
able cvcdil for the manner in which he eng inr~r
eI his bill through In IN. face uf - much OPP al
tloTa. aud his colleagues rendered him yR.uAbls
assistance In securing voters when the last cal
for a quorum WAS na,i". IL will not do fbr An
uapoits tn hurran Just vet, ~ the bill musi un
drrgo The scrutiny Of the President before 1t L.
comes o law.