Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01

children, are working there daily In con-
forgotten when this matter Is discussed"
Speaking Of the different lots he said that
he had originally fayored the base ball site.
Il voted for It with great pleasure" he
went on. and I hafe often expressed sur
prise as to how It came to Be defeated.
Was there any deficit In the title. or what
was the cause of the failure to purchase the
There was no defect in the title" an
swered Mr.. Henderson. 1T was simply be-
cause the Malone lot had more friends"
THE Malone lot. 1t first" said Mr. Sher-
voted for it with the greatest pleasure"
THE Malone lot was competitor In
prospective at that time" was Mr.. Mander-
sons reply
Sherman. that I am familiar with the
sites, and that shall vote for the PROPOSE
ton now made by the committee 1t is
now placed upon the BILL and the matter
can now be concluded. If any other propo-
sition is made 1t will open a wide field for
controversy. II the amendment is agreed
to by the House We will have a certainty
that in a short time we shall have a public
building where the printing may be safely
done, and where the lives of our employees
Will not be constantly endangered"
Senator Henderson disputed Mr. Cal
fingers argument about saving in the mat
ter of freights and truckage. and then went
into the history of the inquiry into the
foundations of the base ball lot to demon
soil is as good as that under the library
building OH the top of the hill.
Mr.. Hale. also a member OF the appropri-
atoms committee. said that the reason for
the amendment to the bill was the growing
necessity for a good. large. convenient pub
lie building. He defended the Malone lot in
point of price and location. and he said that
II was the best place where the printing Of
flee could be located.
Malone Site Adopted.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Mander-
sens proposition to substitute the base ball
lot which was defeated-i3 to 81 The air.
native votes were cast by Senators Bate,
Berry. Gallery. Cockrell. Coke, Faulkner,
George. Hawley. Jarvis. Mills, Mitchell OF
Wisconsin, PETER and Roach
When Mr.. Gallingers amendment was pre-
scented as next in order Mr. Carey took the
door, and. in urging against it. advocated
the purchase OF his own choice the Carroll
site south of the Capitol lie went On to
show that this was cheap in comparison
with all other lots and gave the distances oil
the various sites from the Capitol as fol-
lows: The Carroll property, 800 feet the
present site 2,iCU feet; the Malone site
i.3bJ feet. the Johnson lot. $3.50 feet, and
The b. and o. depot site-the choice OF the
House committee on public buildings and
grounds-l,OO0 feet.
Mr.. Galllnger called attention to the fact
that the employees OF the printing office have
established their little homes in the vicinity
of the Office, and he thought this worthy OF
consideration. 1T will be d hardship he
said, TO remove the printing house az a
very great distance from the present site so
far as these people are concerned. The Sen
ator from ONO tells that IL we go on and
purchase the Alahc ne Let we shall soon have
a modern printing house constructed for the
Uses OF tie government. My observations
have not justified this conclusion. l have
month IN and month out. year in and year
out In riding up Pennsylvania avenue
watched tie progress OF tAe new post Office
building fer the city of Washington. 1t has
not coma seen, and the Lord only knows
When II ever VIII come TO give relief to the
people here"
Mr.. Hunton said that his own first choice
was fer a prn ting office IN the south side
of the aveI.ue. My Judgment is" he went
on, and my De ,ir. IS that every public
buli.ng to be estctei in the city should be
The land is c2esp there ana unless the gov
eraEIenJ !Oc3teSfts public buildings there
that portion Of The city VIII continue TO go
down. and the finest avenue in the weird
Will lie deStroyedS O
Rat. re deciafe&; lis views had not been
approved by nlapyJ,of Ills fellow Sen ators,
ana, .tlie' efcre, Is, ltfrTeen the various sites
ofeiSi. 3" p~eIsHrel the extension OF the
preSrAs site HE VJte WAS then tl!sen upon
the t5tnHnStr ai1enlTaeEt, which was de-
fea, "a 90 ~. tn. Affirmative votes were
cast " Senator's Bale, Blanchard Cockreil
Cox, Faulkner, 'HAli;ngpr. q 5rrnan II,.ntcn
Lin.>ay. Martin. Mitchell Cf Wisconsin
Pasco Peter. Was ami Walsh. There be-
in6 40 ffrth>r amendments offered the ques-
ton 'et ''-, f-s.l hfe5%i p.iun OF Lhe commit
tee's >'-'~r :l.eJt in favor OF the Malone
site ga i'' 80 -. ~ tHe. eg"bf aiul vote
thas t>' preceded IL Was not thought worth
VIII .c 'r cat' LHr TAG Yeas ana nays, AMI the
anne or. '-as adopted Without "a division