Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-14

In the Senate this afternoon Mr. FarWen asked
Unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration
uf the bill TO authorize the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Co to acquire and use real estate for
railroad purposes In the District Of Columbia Oh
lection was made to the bill being considered
ana acted upon before action was
taken on the bill Tor removal Of the depot and
change OF the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
Raoroad Co; but the senate decided C21 to Id To
take It up for consideration.
10 RxHovI III. BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC pKPor
Mr.. Vance moved TO amend the bill By requiring
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad CO. to remove
its tracks and depot from the public grounds where
they are now located, and to locate them on the
lands 80 to he acquired He argued In favor Of the
amendment.
MI. Hawlsy opposed the whole bill. He CON-
plimented the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. as the
II not In the world, and as having Q model civl
service arrangement; but he regarded IL as
A NATIONAL MISFORTUNE
that It had been permitted to locate its track on
the magnificent Mall, and that 1t had been pre-
sehted without compensation with the most val
p nding bill proposed to sanction and perpetuate
tlis state Of things and also to permit another
railroad company 70 locate its track alongside He
hoped that, In the last emergency at least,
some limit would be placed on these railroad
companies, so that they might not extend their
macnineshops ana buildings down TO the Wash
magnificent property to the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company as q most extraordi-
nary thing, and felt obliged to vote against the
whole proposition.
Mr.. FARwEIL DEPENDS THE Bill.
Mr.. Farwen said that the question Of the
removal OF the 6th-street depot was not
involved In the bill at all 1t had
been considered before the District com.
mittee. but had not been agreed to Tho bill
did not touch or involve the question OF the reten-
ton or removal or the depot. II simply provided
that In order to enable the Baltimore ana Potomac
Co 70 traI ran It's freight business with some
may be condemned for its use south OF Maryland
and Virginia avenues. That was ali that the bill
to 60 upon the plot Of land which it owned at the
river near the Long bridge. He hoped that the
amendment would be voted down.
After remarks by Senators Riddleberger, Vance,
and Call the hour OF pm. arrived and the Senate
went Ito executive session on the fisheries treaty.
PROPOSED COMMISSION ON RAILROAD ROUTES.
In the Senate to-day, MI. Spooner Coy re-
quesp introduced a bill recommended by
the citizens committee or its executive
Of nine persons Consisting of the seerstay
War, who shall be chairman; the engineer In
charge OF public buildings and grounds, who shall
be secretary; the Engineer Commissioner OF the
District three civil engineers to be designated by
one the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Co., one
by the Baltimore and Ohio one BY the Richmond
Of the United States. IL shall be the
duty Of fu,t this commission to determine
Baltimore and Potomac and the Baltimore and
Ohio shall connect their tracks in a convenient
wa tns of the snS
cross streets or avenues at grade where
the same can be avoided. The Commission shall
before reaching any conclusion. The men appointed
TO represent the several railroads shall be paid by
these roads respectively, and the sum OF $4,000
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ONCE rent, &C. The bill, to
gether with letter from w. G. Dodge, chairman
OF the executive committee OF the Citizens Com
mite, recommending 1t, was referred to the Dis
trtct committee