The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
FATE 0FTHE N.& w. BILL
THE FINAL FTGHT VIII OCCUR ~
THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
Mr.. Meredith Makes Strong Plea for the
Passage of the Measure-sehe,ne OF
the Opponents.

and Western Railroad bill was considered
by the House in Committee Of the Whole.
the objection to it's consideration in the
House proper being made by Mr.. Atkin-
son. of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Meredith Dem, Va) earnestly ad-
vocated ns passage. The public prints
had charged that the objection to the
measure had come from a certain corpo-
ration. He did not wish to impugn the
motives Of any man, but he believed that
gentlemen who were opposed TO II were
mistaken, and he desired to make the
test whether this corporation, which had
its agents and lobbyists hanging around
the House had power 10 prevent the Nor
folk and Western from having power 20
enter into the city of Georgetown. The
people of Virginia did not want TO be at
the mercy Of the Pennsylvania road.
They had been there tand he knew whereof
OF what he spoke) that it was the most
grasping corporation that he had ever
heard Of.
Mr.. Enochs Rep., ohio also supported
| the measure, which ne cOntended contain
ed nothing that was not fair. II merely
gave the Norfolk and western railroad
the right to get into the District, ana the
| east were interested in having this right
| conferred upon If.
MIR. Atkinson in opposing the bill said
| that he had no objection to the adinls-
| sion Of the Norfolk and Western or any
| other road. into the District. lie nan no
| purpose Of throwing any obstacle in the
way Of any railroad. Any one who had
| read the newspapers Of the city knew that
! there was a determined movement look
| ing TO the abolishment OF grade crOSsliiss'
| No more grade crossings should be per
mitted IN the District. 1t was said that
| grade crossings were crossings or mufuer'
| Would Congress authorize four or llNe
| more Of such crossings?
! Mr. Meredith inquired as TO the cross
ings Of the Pennsylvania railroad. were
| not those crossings grade crossings
MIR. Atkinson replied that when the
| Pennsvlvania railroad came into the Dls,
trict the attention Of the people had no
been attracted to the danger or srade
| crossings. II had now been so attracted
Grade crossings had been tolerated theh
| they would not be tolerated now.
There is a strong suspicion on me par'
| of the Democratic Senators that the Ala
| rich amendment to the Mcpherson sllFei
| purchase suspension resolution, or Whlci
| MIR. AIdrich gave notice to-day was
| carefully planned trap. At any rate tnsS
| decided
| Daniel objected to Mr.. Aldrich's reques
that il be voted upon tomorrow at
O'Clock. his purpose being 70 sive h'
| marty friends an opportunity TO scan th'
| amendment very closely.
| Mr.. Adrich says that his purpose was
TO give the Democratic Senator'S Il chance
| 10 show that they meant what they sai'
on the floor in debate. He is not disap
| pointed in falling TO secure an agreenen
FOR vote upon the amendment ana leei
| that he has served his purpose from
partv point Of view in sowing discor'
| among the Democratic Senators. AS NJ
was observed to be I'm consultation VIII
Mr. Allison and other leading Republi
can Senators before he made MS move
II is assumed that his piece Of strateg'
! met with the approval Of his party col
leagues. At any rate, the Democrau
Senators regarded the amendment am
request as a party move.
| lie civil service commission may %
Obliged TO take its turn on the congres
sional rack. In the House this mornin'
Mr. Bynum, Of Indiana. offered for r.
fererce a resolution directing the civl
| service commission 10 furnish names o
| all spIointees reinstated IN the classlhe'
service Of the Government since Marth
1889; the cause Of their separation iron
| the service, the States 10 when they Wrf
| charged at the time OF their separation
| md the States TO which they were cred
tied upon their reinstatement.
Mr.. Bynum briefly expl aimed the III
tert Of this resolution by saying that
number Of employees under the classlhe
service had been discharged for caus
| and hsd been reinstated. This was gains
the rules. which distinctly prov ina
such employees dismissed from the Govern
ment service for misdemeancr should no
| be reinstated.
The House Committee on Banking an
| Currency today, hy decisive N''e' push
ed the Andrew Banking ana hui
lion Purchase Repeal bill, to5e'ht
with the Catel amendment 10
t,o coinoce Of silver bullio
now IN the Treasury through the commit
Tee and ordered its report 10 the House
This was done in pursuance Of the plan q
the opponeats OF the Sherman silver ia'
70 get a repeal bill on the calendar
the earliest possible moment I'm order I
y~orl, ONT practical legislation at IN
eeseiop if POSSIBLE. All propositions II
voiviug delay were voted down. Aho'ne
| significant feature Of the meeting "lS ina
q motion by Mr.. Cox, OF tennessee
co.,.,, ont the state bank plank in IN
NN,bon thc committee took up the pi
saturday Mr.. Cox offered as a snDsl
into for the entire bill a bill TO repe'
The Sherman act, provided that the Du
lion now In the Treasury be coined III
silver dollars and carried into the tIea'
my as coin assets, and that the reg
toDaor onality Of the notes issued IN pul
cbosa ~ the bullion be preserved; tha
the bland Allison act or 1878 DE IcslNe
and restored. and that the tax OF ~ p'
cent. on State Bank circulation De rePe@
ed. 80. to-day -
co, v,itbdrew the substitute and olIert
~, or,endment repeating the tax on S1a'
hantr circulation as an AMENDED scCuo
80 tho hill This was voted down py
90 He then offered an amendment tl'
circulation to the extent OF the par N"i
| az the bonds deposited by the baiM9
,re,od 10 such institutions, that tne u
-, circulation be repealed, ana tndt u
law recurring FIVE per cent Ie'e'
also he repealed. so that the Dohus Nou
receive their circulation clear ol any
, nerso. and that when so recelVeu 'ne =
terest on the bonds deposite" - -. 81
s,,ch circulation TO the extent OF t"e q
ot,1a,ion shall cease while the same
. S~ire used by the banks. This was
| feated. ,,. ,,cf,,sd a
e,.~,,',rt Free Coinage bill. This W.
! ,,oted down. Mr.. Townsend also NOV
~ The committee permit those WI
-. I'm favor Of free coinage TO be hea
,'Nfora the committee. and that the Se
so.ary of the Treasury, the Director
,bo Mint and others be asked 20 Spps'
,rha majority evidently were opposeu
( All delay. and the motion was ueie"'
by TO L. -. ,Aa,, aaoDt
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