Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-03

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Row-rHE SENTIMENT GENERALLY FAVORABLE
| TO THE PASSAGE OF SOME BILL-HARMoNY AS
| TO SITE, ETC, HOPED FOR.
| The House has given Tuesday and Wednes-
| day of this week up to the use of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds and just
| now is a good time for citizens of Washington
to pray for that new city post office. The COM
| mittee. it is understood. have framed resolu-
| ton which gives Mr.. Mliken's bill for a new
| post office the honor Of being the first meas
| ure called up by them. In that case early
Tuesday morning will mark the commence
ment OF the Legislation of the Fifty-frst Con-
gress on this important topic.
MIR. MILLIKEN's BILL
The bill reported and to be called up BY the
committee was introduced by Mr.. Milliken of
Maine, the chairman of the committee. who is
most enthusiastic about the probabilities of its
passage in the House and of its being agreed to
by the Senate. The same bill was introduced
Ill the Senate by Senator Pettigrew
The bill provides that square $50 bounded
by PENNSYLVANIA avenue on the north, G street
on the south, 9th street on the east and the
building OF the Washington safe deposit COM
pany ON the west. be purchased at cost not
exceeding S275,0OO. The land is to be bought
at private sale If possible and if not the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury is empowered to obtain
the ground by condemnation. The cost of in
curry and assessment is to be paid by the
United States and other costs which may arise
are to be charged or taxed as the Supreme
Court of the District shall decide Whenever
the title TO the several parcels of real estate
shall be ready for delivery and shall be certi-
fed to by the Attorney General, or whenever
the fair value Is reached by condemnation. the
treasurer OF the United States is authorized to
pay the purchase money. The bill then appro-
PIRATES $500, 600 for the building.
The members of the committee have no
doubt about the passage of this bill.
THE SENATE FAvoRs GENERAL BILL
Some members of the House, however, are of
the opinion that the site is hardly up to the
mark and that general bill, as the one intro
duced by Senator Sawyer in the Senate and by
Mr.. Bingham III the House, which provides for
a commission, to consist of the Postmaster
General, Secretary of the Interior and the At
tOrney General, who shall select and purchase
or condemn a site, would be better. This latter
bill or some measure framed on similar lines
WILL 1t is thought, receive the support of the
Senate. which Iii the past las been uniformly
opposed to the 9th street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue site. 1t is feared that If each branch
puts through a different bill and the matter
passes INTO the hands of IA conference committee
that Washington might as well say good by to
any relief this session.
WHAT CHAIRMAN CIRCUIT SAYS
mittee on the District of Columbia, expressed
the general sentiments of the House when he
said to a STAR reporter: II have not really
examined into the different measures proposed
for the relief OF Washington in this direction
anu cannot express an opinion as to which |
consider preferable, but you can say this from
me and make it as strong as possible: l con-
slider the city post Office disgrace to the
nation and when the matter comes up shall
do all in nv power to aid the passage of a
measure which will afford relief"
MR.. PETTIGREw AND HIS BILL.
MIR. Pettigrew, who i'll the Senate fathers the
bill placing the building at 9th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. means to push he bill in
that body with all his power. Il intro duced
the bill after consulting number of citizens of
Washington at MIR. Millikens request" said
the South Dakota statesman. land shall do
what can to get it passed. l think the citi-
Gems of Washington generally favor the site.
1t Is central and the building, when finished
would be larger than the New York post office
have not found out as yet how the committee
on public buildings and grounds stand on the
matter"
WHAT OTHER SENATOR'S SAY.
Senator Stanford, chairman of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds, said:
I'VE have given some time to the post Office
question, but we have reached no other con-
ciusion than the one that we need post office
and need it badly. The committee has not
selected any site yet, but l think something
will be done very SOON"
Senator Morrill,, who has worked without
cessation for not only new post Office build
ing. but for a great many other needed depart
mental structures here, was somewhat aversc
to saying anything just at present. Il am one
OF subcommittee on the proposed Washing
ton post Office" said he. land / have ideas
which intend advancing when that commit
tee meets. No one can doubt the necessity
which exists for such building and l eau be
depended upon to render all possible assist
ance."
THE ROUTE TO BUFFALo-The best route to
Buffalo ls by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Passengers taking the vestibuled limited leav-
ing Washington daily at ago pm, make con-
nectlOn at Philadelphia with LehiSh Valley
train carrying Pullman sleeper, arriving at
Bnffllo next morning at lllL-4lrh