The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-19
JOHANNA. IT IS ELESEN O'CLOCK,


orally he was in fayer OF the psnsfng biIi,
but he was stfenaeusly opposed 70 that
part OF the bill grantiag vast privileges 20
the Pennsylvania Company upoa the pub
lie parks Of the city. which are. he said
as much the property os all the people Of
the United States as OF the people OF the
Distriet-of Columbia. Mr. GToHt made a
stirring plea foE the preservation and in
tegTity of the public parks IA tAe District.
Mr.. Groui maintained that the bill granted
to the railroad company fourteen acres Of
he Mall practically in fee. MF. MGdd de-
MED this. out Mr. Greut Insisted that the
grant once made couIG never be recalled.
He insisted that the policy Of Congress
had for years been aisainss giving up the
public parks even fof ground for public
buildings. and yet IL wss proposed 70 sur
render it 10, and permit il 10 be despcfied
by, corporation
Mr.. GIout said he vas 1ot o. E9ssd 10
railroads He knew Aosg .aucs TIE world
owes to them But 4sh0sgat t was a
reasonable thing for The railroad company
to remove to . point south OF the Mall.
Debate was then closed on the Lacey and
Richardson amendments. but debate on the
Cowherd amendment continued.
Mr. Williams of Mississippi supported
the proposition to require the railroad
company to remove from the Mall # the
grant were made. it could Reyer be re-
called. Congress, he said had expended
millions Of dollars to bea1tify the National
Capital and now It was proposed to give
away two or three million dollars 10 ..ug
lify'' the National Capital.
Mr. Richardson's amendment was lost
Mr. Lacey's ameRdme IT. IN the opinion OF
the chairman. was lost and on q division
the vote was ayes a. nays 20 sSr. Lacey s
amendment was therefore lest Il was
then agreed that debate on the Cowherd
amendment be closed at O'clock.
Mr. Hepburn then addressed the cem-
mittee or the subject CT the title Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to the
part OF the MAI ii alreads occupies
Mt. Newlands spoke IN support Of Mr..
-Cewherd's amendment
At / o'clock The aReadmens was report
sd and the question being put the Chair
ruled that the noes habit and B division he
ing demanded the vote stsad nays T6
suit WIS ayes SO. nays 81 The amendment
was disagreed to- Among the Republicans
who voted for the amendzn entsweFe: Grout,
GiIlett of Massachusetts Hit Jgshmsn,
Jones OF Washington. and Henry OF Con-
necticut Among the Democrats voting
against the amenameat were. Messrs.
Cummings. CLAYTON of New York, Green of
Pennsylvania. Norten CT Ohio. 0tey. and
Rixey
Mr.. cowherd then osfereds two amend
gnents. The first provides tast neither a
freight station. warehouse, nor tracks 9TH
er than for the passenger station shall be
nut on the Mall. The Ezasndment was
agreed to.
The second amendment provides that
hereafter should another railroad COM
pany seek to enter the cityFof Washing
ton, it might enter through the land
granted to the Pennsylvania Company
upon terms to be prescribed sby Congress
The amenlment wsz loss an q division,
the vote being ayes 40 noes 56- The
amendment was disagreed IA
Mr. Newlands offered an Amendment
that the station shah eos& not less than
s.. SOC, eco. that the plans shall be approved
by the District Commissioners, and that
the elevated tracks Shall be of orna-
mental design. This amendment was
agreed TO.
Mr.. Newlapds also offered an amend
ment that the BaitimoTe ard Potomac
station should trent ers Pennsylvania
Avenue and tnae The company should
have the right to condemn the property
IN the square between Sixth and Sew
enth Streets. B Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue The amendnsent was defeated
on a divIsIon-syes &C. nees z6.