Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-17
STEAM RAILROAD ROUTES.
Important Acsisa Of The senate Districs
COn0aittees


TER WHOLE NATTER rxDsrNNRIy PosrroNRp AFTER
vorE Or THE connfrRg 10 LET TIE BALTIMORE
AND PoTohAc DEPOT REMAIN N ms PRESENT LocA-
TON.
The Senate District committee, at their regular
meeting to-day, after disposing OF several pending
matters. took up the important question OF decn-
ing steam railroad routes After q running debate
In regard to the present location OF the Baltimore
and Potomac passenger depot vote was taken
upon proposition to removeit TheQuestion was
simply as TO the propriety OF permitting the
uepot to remain where n now Re, and It was de-
cided 10 favor Of the present site as permanency
by vote OF f1ve TO four. The minority vote was
cast by Senators Ingalls,, Spooner, Vance, and Har-
MS, two republicans and two democrats Al the
time the vote was taken senators Vance and
spooner were temporarily absent at another COM
votes were recorded
NO DETERMINATION As TO THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
DEPOT
Senator Vance then moved to permit the Balti-
more and Ohio to reach the southern portion OF
the city and to erect passenger station In the
mall opposite TO or adjoining the Baltimore and
fotomac station. That was defeated BY the same
vote OF nve 10 four and then IL was voted that as
me Baltimore ard Potomac is 70 retain It's present
depot the Baltimore and Ohio shall remain
ther debate and ' efforts '' 70 reacn
u
yote OF 10 aEiecided 70 remit the entire subject
OF steam railroad routes to the future.
VOTE ON THE PROPOSITION 10 POSTPONE.
This proposition TO postpone the whole question
to some more convenient season was carried by
the following vote:
Harris, Daniel, and Faulkner.
Nays-Messrs ingalls,, Spooner, and Vance.
Then the question arose as TO the length Of the
poStponement; whether IL meant 70 lay the whole
subject over for the present session OF Congress
70 take IL up at some day, not long in the future.
Inc prevalent va opinion was that the subject VIII
Ders hoio that IL may come up again soon.
DEAD FOR TIE SESSION.
One OF the leading members OF the committee
said TO STAR reporter: "My opinion is that the
whole question OF steam railroad legislation is
dead for the remainder OF this session. CandIdly,
] do not believe any further attempt Will be made
thing"
WHAT CHAIRMAN INGALLS, SAYS
Chairman ingalls,, OF the committee, when Ques-
toned by The STAR reporter on This point, replied
that the action OF the committee was not nnal by
any means; that 1t only left the question In abey-
ance Tor tue present, land, he added, 'it may be
taken up at the very next meeting"
voice and vote in favor OF doins something toward
meeting the demands OF citizens Tor iellef he Is
not rrady TO give up the ngnt. The declared
opinion OF tue majority OF the Committee was that
the steam railroad subject Will not again be raised
during the present session OF Congress and In Jnis
opinion at least Que OF the nelnbers who voted
with the minority concurS. This member had
abandoned ali hope OF any action.
GONE TO SEE PRIZE FIGHT.-A telephone mes
sage was received at police headquarters about 8
O'Clock stating That parry OF ABOUT 2O0 persons
had just started for kaiOrama Heights 70 witness
q prlZe light.
RANGE OF THE THERMuMETER-The following
were The readings at Ine oisnal ofice to-day: a.
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