The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-02
s1ANDAIOUs AFFAIR.

We take from the Congressional Rec-
ord the following extracts from the de-
hata in the House Of Representatives on
Wednesday last, when the perennial ana
pcstiferous question whether General Ma
hone shall be permitted 10 force his !ot
in Washington on the Government at
most exaggerated price, was before the
House:
MIR. English, of New Jersey. win the
gentleman allow me to ask him a ques-
ton?
Mr.. Abbott: Certainly.
Mr.. English, of New Jersey: There
have been some ugly rumors going around.
and | ask the gentleman for some in
formation, which, perhaps, he can al
ford me. | want to ask him if he
thinks if this house were to appro-
pirate from 800 900 to s25 900 to defray GER
tain notes made by William Malone to
senators. whether the Senate would look
with a less favorable eye upon the pur-
chase of the Malone site?
Mr.. Abbott: That is a question that
| would not undertake to answer. ]
would not cast any reelection upon any
gentleman belonging to the other end of
the Capitol and | would not undertake
to answer the gentleman's question.
But | will say, in connection with the
gentlemans question, that l have a state
ment here from the records of this dis
trict, showing that there is a deed of
trust resting on this property to the
amount of 100000. Now It may be. though
l would not declare. that there would
be some motive in the madness of this
House. If it should select this lot for
the site for Government printing office.
Mr. Cox: In whose favor is that deed
of trust?
Mr. Abbott: 1t is in favor of Creswel
and Pearsall. trustees.
Mr.. Cox: Can the gentleman tell me
whom they represent?
Mr. Abbott: The Citizens National
Bank, of this city.
Mr.. Hudson: What is the amount of
the deed of trust?
Mr. Abbott: Sixty thousand dollars.
In the course of remarks by Mr.. Swan
son. of Virginia. he said:
Gentlemen. talk about the Senate not
having rejected the proposition which we
sent them last year! | say this House
owes II to its own dignity to spurn any
such suggestion as is made here. that
we must accept from the Senate the
Malone lot or nothing. Now, gentle
men, ] hope that this House will stand up
when the Senate plants its foot on that
have nothing whatever in the shape of a
new site as long as we have a building
which is ample for all our purposes, and
can be put in condition for the sum 7
have named. If the Senate sees fit to
adhere TO the declaration that we shall
have nothing, except this Malone lot
MIR. Hepburn: If the gentleman from
Virginia will allow an interruption, | have
heard that stateme IT made by a number
of persons, and IL seems TO be a very i'm
portant item in the basis of the gentle
mans argument. WIN the gentleman tell
the House, now. how authoritatively that
statement comes? From whom does il
come? How has the Senate indicated
that we shall have that site or nothing?
I merely ask the question for informa-
tion.
Mr.. Swanson: will tell the gentle
man. / will state that it comes\ not
from the people who oppose the Malone
lot. but the people who have come here
and tr!ed to force the House. or those
members OF the House who are opposed
to II. 10 accept that site or none.
Mr. Hepburn: But from whom does
the statement come?
Mr. Swanson: Did not the gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Berry, state that we
had 10 accept that or nothing? Did not
the gentleman from Massachusetts CMr
Morse) say cit was evident that IL was
the Mahone site or nothing? Have not
other gentlemen in the House, when they
declared that dangers overshadowed the
employees of the printing department ow-
ing 10 the present condition of the build
ing, claimed that 1t was the duty of the
House 10 accept that proposition OF the
Senate, or there would be a practical
failure OF all of these efforts?
Mr.. Milliken: Will the gentleman from
Virginia allow me word just there?
Mr.. Swanson: Certainly.
Mr.. Milliken: desire TO say that
that proposition was put to members of
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. OF the House, ard that Mr.
Morrill, and MIR. Vest, who. are on the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds. Of the Senate and opposed TO
the Malone site told me that that propo-
sition was made to them.
Now we have this case disclosed by
the Record. This lot Is burdened by a
mortgage for 10000 which. we have seen