Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-08

| provide for the removal of the depot off the
| mall. Twenty minutes debate remained on
both sides on the motion, the previous question
having been ordered, and Mr.. Mudd took
| the floor for the purpose OF attempting
| to explain his recent remarks in regard to
| South Washington, in which he referred to that
| section as Murder Bay and Helfs Bottom and
said the city would be better off il the entire
| section should be entirely girdled with railroad
| tracks.
MR.. MUDD's EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Mudd said his remarks had been misun-
derstood and misconstrued. He referred to
the editorial in The STAR in which attention
| was called to Mr.. Mudds remarks. Mr.. Mudd
pleaded the greatest respect for the people
of South Washington. He had never meant to
say anything dsrespectful of that section. In
his use of the words Murder Bay" and
"Helrs Bottom" he probably had made
! a mistake and he did not wish to lay any claim
| which he had referred. MIR. Mudd said he had
an amendment to offer in the interests Of South
Washington.
ANXIOUS FOR FREIGHT FACILITIES.
Mr.. Oates took the floor and told how much
he wanted the bill to pass and how southern
freight had been delayed at Alexandria by the
lack of freight facilities in this city.
Mr.. oUISs's UNANSWERED QUESTION.
Mr.. Quinn asked if the gentleman knew Of
any city in the world outside Of this country
where railroads entered a city at grade. :
Mr.. Moore then took the floor. He said he
wished to withdraw his amendment, as he had
| a proposition which had been accepted by the
friends Of the bill and which he thought would
be satisfactory to all hands. He wished to
have this proposition read. which was done.
PROPOSED COMMISSION.
The amendment reads:
That the subject OF the location and reloca-
ton Of the tracks, sidings and stations Of the
Baltimore and Potomac and Baltimore and
Ohio Rrailroad Companies in the city of WASH
ington be referred to competent and i'm
partial commission, composed OF three
persons, one an expert in railroads,
one an engineer and one a representative
Of the city, to be appointed by the President
Said commission shall thoroughly and impair
TALLY investigate the subject and shall file n
report with accompanying BILL at the opening
Of the first session Of the Fifty-second Con-
gress.
Mr.. ANDERSON pENoUNcEs THE BILL.
Mr.. Anderson followed in q vigorous denun-
citation OF the bill. The country could not az
ford to pass any such bill as this. 1t wan an
outrage on the city and on the country and
showed the extent to which railroad would
go in its effort to grasp that which did not be-
long to it.
FAvoRIN0 Nh. MooREs PROPOSITION.
Mr.. ]. D. Taylor of Ohio thought the propo-
sition advanced by Mr. Moore was the most
satisfactory ending Of the controversy. A large
body of representative citizens were on both
sides of the question and a commission, he
thought, would be satisfactory to every one.
SLIGHTLY MODIFIED.
Mr.. Perkins wanted Mr.. Moore's amendment
modified so as to provide for the commission's
reporting at any time not later than the COM
mencement of the Fifty-second Congress.
MIR. Moore accepted the mendment.
Mr.. Morey went into personal explanation
of his change of base on the railroad question
Mr.. ATKINSON TAXES THE FLOOR.
Mr.. Atkinson then took the floor on the
original amendment providing for the removal
of the station. He said the motion to recon-
NIT was passed under amisapprehension, which
zens OF the District had arisen
as one man against the proposition. Mr.. At
kinson presented a petition which, he said,
contained IL 900 good names in opposition to
the moving of the station.
The motion to recommit was then put and
lost
THE RESOLUTION TO REcoMMrr LOST.
Mr.. Anderson made a point of no quorum.
count failed to show quorum and the ayes
and noes were ordered on the resolution to
recommit with instructions to report a
bill moving the station. The vote vas
in no way a test vote on the abstract question
OF the merits of the bill as many members
voted against the proposition on account Of
their opposition to the removal Of the
depot or in view of the understanding
which it was said had been reached by which
both sides were to agree TO the commission
plan brought forward by Mr.. Moore. On the
roll call the vote stood-ayes, AZ; noes, 118.
the Speaker counting quorum.
rHE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGAIN.
Mr.. Atkinson then moved that the House re-
solve itself into committee Of tho whole for
the consideration of District bills. On the vote
MIR. Anderson made the point OF no quorum.
The Speakers count disclosed only 1877 mem
bers present and the yeas and nays were
ordered.
The vote on the motion to go into committee
Of the whole resulted ayes ll6, noes So the
Speaker counting quorum.
Mr.. DunnelI was then called to the chair.
DEBATING THE BILL.
Mr.. Atkinson said he wished to call attention
to the status Of the bill Tho first section had
already been considered in committee of the
whole. He wished. therefore, to offer some
amendments to the second section.
Mr. Anderson made the point that the first
section was still open to amendment a. Mr.
Moore's amendment was to that section, be
therefore wanted to submit an amendment.
Mr.. Anderson therefore offered tho PROPOSE
ton printed above which Mr.. Moore had al
ready had read. referring the entire railroad
question to q commission.
Mr.. 9rosvenor made the point OF order that
the Baltimore and Ohio had nothing to do with
the matter.
Mr.. Atkinson then made the point Of order
that the first section Of the bill had been
passed and amendment could only be made to
the second section.
AR. DunnelI without allowing the question to
be argued, ruled that the first section had been
passed
The second section Of the bin was then read
| and the counmittee's amendments adopted
Mr.. Dunnell refusing to recognize call for d.
vision
Mr.. Atkinson offered an amendment 70 the
section combining the ground mentioned 70
east Of ~ strees and south Of Virginia and
Maryland avenueA
6IvRa OHyEns AND PuacaAms. amount
Of silver offered foe sale 70 the Treasury DE-
| partment today was sol.0oo onncss and the
amount purchased $4,000 ounces - foIlo~s:
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