The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-22
Union STATION BILL
ATTACKED TN SENATE
District Mere Annex to Rail-
road, Mr.. Patterson Says.
WANTS EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL
Speaks IN Favor CT His Amendment to
Permit Use of Tracks to Other Lines
Than the Two Now Meationei-Minor
Amendments Passed.

That the District CT Columbia becomes a
mere annex" to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road by the terms Of the new union rail
way station bill vas the opinion express
ed in the Senate today by Mr. Patterson
Of CoIora5o. lis remarks we're made in
support Ct his proposed amendment to
permit any railway crossing the lines of
the Pennsylvania or Baltimore and Ohio
Railroads equal facilities fer coming into
the city.
The Senate teok Up the bill after the
routine morning business. in accordance
with a tacit agreement secured by Mr
Mcmillan a few days ago. A number of
minor committee amendments heretofore
described in The Times we're adopted
without objection.
Senator Mcmillan, in calling attention
TO the fact that the bill had been laid
aside last week by request of Senator
Jones Of Arkansas. stated that Mr. Jones
had since tcld him that after reading the
bill carefully he withdrew his objection
to il and is low favorable to It, Mr.
Jones was not in the Senate today.
The report Of the committee on the bill
was then read, on request of Mr. Gull
berson-
MI Patterso1's Views.
Mr- Patterson then eTersd his amend
ment providing that any railways whose
! tracks cross those of the Baltimore and
! Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads shall
! have the right to use the union tracks to
+ come into the Capital City, and also the
right to use the Union Station
Mr. Patterson said in defense of his
amendment that several Of his constitu-
ents are interested in the Chesapeake
( Beach Railroad. and also in the resort.
/ He said that they have expended several
millions Of dollars for the purpose of
/ giving the people OF Washington a nearby
salt water resort.
He said that the company has found it
impossible TO get into the city, and is
practically a railroad IN the air with
a terminus three miles out OF the city.
He said that the enterprise is losing
money, and is practically valueless for
/ this reason.
MT. Patterson went on TO say that from
I his examination Of the Bill its provisions
are TO give the Pennsylvania a practical
! monopoly on all the railway facilities OF
/ the Capita City.
/ He said it made the District of Columbia
I a mere arnex 10 the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and that his amendment aimed
merely tO break the monopoly The bill
gives more to the Pennsylvania Railroad,
he declared. than any other road was
ever given by any municipality in the
world
Scandals IN Franchise Giving
Mr.. Patterson said that the great scan
Gals Of the last century were those be
tween = municipalities and the street
and steam railways He alluded to a
newspaper story published the other day
in which the statement was made that
vast sums OF money had changed hands
in St Louis between the street railways
and the L4nicipaI council
Mr.. Tillman suggested to him that Mr.
John Wanamaker two years ago offered
10 give 600 in cash for a street rail-
way franchise, which had been given. to
a Philadelphia company for nothing.
Mr. Patterson declared that Congress
should build the union station and the
elevated and depressed tracks itself. and
force thc railways TO pay a rental for
them II this were not done he said that
the District and the United States Gov
tIhIHeHt ShJuid pay no more Lnan IalF
proportioaate amount Of the expense of
eliminating grade crossings. He asserted
that the bill purposes much more than
this
Mr.. Patterson closed by reiterating his
assertion that his amendment should be
adopted TO prevent the granting Ct per-
petual monopoly
The bill was then laid aside and the
Philippine civil government bill taken up
Mr.. Rawlirs attacked the measure in a
scathiRg manner. saying the time had
come for revelations which could ard
should be made.