Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-22
RiddIehergcr Again.

10 the Senate yesterday Mr. RiddlrtHs
furnished the galleries some ua, h-okeae:
ly by intervals of suspense when lie Ecs.
disappear into the cloak room seuas
German and tie city of Baltimore weIaai
Senator's first victims but before be a
through he had raped every man 90 i''
knuckles on whom his fancy fell Nh G@
man was opposed to granting the Ws.lf'
ton Cable Electric Railway charter ona
terms of the bill He believed I.f|
the franchise could well have iea
sold. He offered an amendmeni 70 III
the company fonr per cent. on 10 rs
earnings the first two years of lis e1is'sf
and thereafter ten per cent oil IL gs
earnings.
Mr.. Riddlebcrger ssid that he "couirH
ways recognize the Chesapeake and VI
Canal when be saw it,
He had bsen shutting his e}os yo'o1a'@
and out OF charity to she macy thing: ga5
on here. This amendment meant he h@'
Creek Railway, and it was nothing bl.
effort to stihs the present road There
DO doubt about the es,ab!i-hmen; Of an al
trio road, bat the fight was IS 20 @ao '''-
be its president.
Here Mr.. German smiied oh. 'a
said Mr.. RddIeberger, you ne. tnlt'
smile and"- The rest OF MIR Rta'''' {
er's quotation was lost
Then be said the l0per ct. tax Wa DE !.
to repulse the Investment OF capi.ai'oD
interests OF Baltimore, which be deaol,,.
with the mysterious epithet Of tte -
store Of the Capital" Mr.. Gormsn sc''
the danger shat this bIl would cei'''
candidate for President The chai'D'l
the executive committee Of the de@ssaSs
national committee mad 10 be pushed
ward to defeat The bill Mr. Riiie'e'
declared that this WA deep scoali
Baltimore to make the car ital Of the " ",
nation an outlying subnib; 10 r. aucs ="
ington 10 province Of BsliImofr'
word. Mr.. Riddleberger told the s'p'
that Baltimore was trJ ing to he W
and wag Washington like . lille !'-
proposition 10 sci! the franchise a. '.'
appropriately cane from Baltimore w
To sell road at auction might oecon, IA
tioneers. it Gid net become -eoaior - -
just such representatives a. The -, ~
from Mary land that made man w.
whether he wa4 representative % w.
stitueDts.
Here Err. German leaned c1mi ~
back in HE chair, aud Mr. Rdi' so l'..
nally wound up with the deep l1f.'.
Mr. German "aati better ds9ei9p D'~'
he would develop him IN
Everybody looked a. Mr.. Gorms' ~
awaiting reply. Mr German ioO'slj ~
Riddleberger for an Instant, then 1uI1' =,
in his chair and .aid With Al air 0i s'-f
chalsuce, "Let's vote" NJ
Mr.. Riddleberger dissppesrod ''' H. ~
ments aud then turned 10 ags'h D-,,s5
Morrill,. who has been in the senate 81 Ief
years that nc did not like % speah ,5,.
crank, but he was suffering iT9m I'd ~
and dignity, and that he sesmed 70 20 ~
sacrilege when any Senator 90 n.
amendment 10 any biz reporter -
committee Mr. Biddis Ds5gef 4a>
Foreign Relations Committee. H' .ri
for Senator Salisbury, Of Dei%"a' n, w
sharp rap from Senator hefhf' ~ ,r-i.5
son made touching declaT non ~ it,5s1
triyed to twi.t the entire on ~. eo.p
that the democrats were li"a' ,ss isi
man's friends, and the replD4cil oa "
corporations Mr. Ri1diepeissi io+i.s
pherson very heavily, telling IN. A.. mol 90
that his absurd comments SelS an
or yeracity, but to lack OF mo- ip,fT
he continued, telling some ,e.! ~
things. and furnishing ger ei-i r,.i. ~"
at last, to end the fun, Senator - 4eas
recommit the entire bill, WING"