Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-23
ANOTHER SETBACK.

Au ooFOioo Foso Hno N%e"H -
House Saturday on an appropriation
for the memorial bridge. When Mr'
Cannon brought up the conference re-
port on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, Gen. Grosvenor, OF o nio, moved to
accept the Senate amendment, giving
800 900 toward the prof sct. This was
debated for sbout q half hour before
viva voce vot' was taken. There was
no division. IL is generally believed
the Senate will recede, and that any ap-
preparation for the memorial bridge is
Impossible at this session OF Congress,
Gen. GrosveDor ssid be had made the
motion 10 behalf OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic. He yielded to Mr.. Rixey
who explained that the matter had
been before Congress for fifteen years.
He reviewed briefly the efforts to Sc.
cure legislation. II had been adopted
time and again by the Senate and re-
commended 10 strong terms by all
secretaries OF war, beginning with Mr..
| Lamont.
Mr.. Steele, of Indiana, suggested that
1 Virginia should pay part OF the cost:
THAT has been suggested BEFORE"
| rejoined Mr.. r Key, shut the counter
suggestion was made before the House
committee on interstate commerce that
II Virginia paid part of the cost that
State should have some say about the
limit OF ooet, and about the manage
meut OF the structure. The members
of the committee plainly indicated they
/ Ia he
| Mr.. Rixey told how an appropriation
for building the bridge had passed the
House two years ago on rising vote,
but was defeated on Q roll-call-ll6 to
100. Mr.. Cannon bad then appealed to
the House to wait six months more.
Mr.. Rixey explained that the new high
way bridge and the Aqueduct Bridge
accommodated conRested travel. The
memorial bridge would accommodate
large amount OF travel in diferer t
direction. 1t would directly connect
the city OF Washington with the great
cemetery at Arlington,
Mr.. McRae said the bridge should be
authorized On q separsts bill, aud only
after careful consideration.
Mr.. Mann STACKED the proposition
vigorously. He asserted that IL was 10
the interest OF real estate scheme. II
was to be q "fsnoy BRIDGE" with q
roadway down to Mount Vernon, 30
that the properly ell along the road
would be benefited.
"Ihe gentleman 10 always discover
Jog a real estate speculation 10 legisls.
tion," asserted Gen. Grosvenor, but
he voted the ether day for that great
real estate speculation 10 the irrigation
bill"
Mr.. Robinson had insisted that the
bridge was for the benz fit OF the city OF
Washington, aud the city OF Washing
ton had too much already. Judge
Wsrnock said the fact that Washing
ton was to benefit from the bridge was
no argument against building 1t. The
bridge would be monument to
the great soldiers OF the republic In
whom the north and south were In
terested,
Gen. Hooker, advocated the con-
struction OF the bridge. He told OF the
memorial bridges over the Thames In
London, the London Bridge, the VIC
toria Bridge, and the Albert Bridge.
"Sentimentis sometimes seiZ I'd upon"
said Mr.. Cannon, "to promote sppro'
prlations that ought and ought net to be
made. Icsnie to Washington In Grants
second term. The papers then were
full of memorial bridge, and they are
fall OF 1t now, 1t Ia a sort OF round
robin for this project. | don't blame
the people for this. II lived here, |
should be for this memorial bridge"
| Mr.. Cannon reverted TO the new bridge
now In coLtsmplst on aud the new pier
for the Aqueduct bridge being author
ICED on the pending District bill. He said
the new highway bridge was authorized
a year ego, and now the cost was to be
increased to almost million. II be.
lieve that bridge ought to be moved up
to Seventeenth street aud built to Ar
llugton," argued Mr.. Cannon. II shall
urge that 10 conference"
Mr.. Rixey interposed that that would
be great inconvenience to the travel
bet ween Washington and Alexandria.
Mr.. Cannon said there were many
things the people OF the District Of
Columbia needed more than q me-
mortal bridge.
The vet, was then taken, and with
out division General Grosvener's motion
to recede and scceI I the Sensts amend.
meut was defeated. The House then
sent the bill back iIto conference for
adjustment OF the remaining differences.
Mr.. Cannon, Mr.. Hemenwsy, and Mr..
McRae were named as the House con-
ferees.