Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-15
The Districts Payment.

The Districts Payment.
IT agree with the senator from New
Hampshire said Mr.. Teller, that it is de-
sirable to have one station if you can. and
I am not averse to having a very handsome
station, with fine plaza in front Of it. l
have In my senatorial experience here
voted for everything that 1 thought would
beautify this city. But. if we are going into
the Identification of the city, which I am
not Directing to, 1 do object to one thing
l object that the District Of Columbia is to
pay one-half of it. Whenever we go step
beyond what is proper and necessary for
ordinary business and decent observance
of the architectural taste of the country,
that minute the United States should pay
the whole Of it.
."I object also to calling upon these rail-
road companies fof single dollar of con-
The senator told us last night that these
railroad companies are to put in several
million dollars that would not~beneft them
at all. If that is SO 1t u simply legislative
robbery upon our part to take it out of
them. They yield simply because they are
compelled to yield.
He thought the bill should go back to the
committee.
.If there is to be any generosity at ALL
added Mr. Teller, Il want to take it out of
the funds Of the United States treasury,
and not out of the District of Columbia.
We have got a lot of citizens here who
have no voice whatever in this matter. who
are not consulted about it and have moth
ing to say. OF course. while 1t may beau
small holding Of some man who has little
home here. Possibly to the business men
it may be of some advantage, but l do not
see very well how that can be the case"
Mr. Hansbrough said he was not sure the
railroad company would be obliged to build
the union station, as the bill only empoW-
cred and authorized it, and did not direct
1t to do it.
was but one meeting Of thirty minutes of
the committee on this bill He had at
tended more meetings and knew that much
time had been given to 1t.
I'm Justice to the senator from Georgia"
said Mr. Heitfeld, II desire to say that
there was but one meeting called upon the
bill, and that was called after an effort
had been made to report it without meet
ing Of the committee, and when l objected
a meeting was called in the afternoon, dur
ing the session of the Senate and within
the time reserved the right to oppose it if
I should see fit to do so, and two or three
other senator's as I understand, did the
same Thirty minutes is all the time the
committee ever gave to the BILL
Mr. Martin-"Those members Of the COM
mittee who did not give more than thirty
minutes to the consideration of the bill ne
Mr. Heitfed2"I desire to say that I at
tended every meeting of the committee of
which received notice, and if there were
meetings nefO OI winch 1 naQ no no
tice it was moi my fault that I was not
MI. Martin-'it Is impossible that my
memory can be- a. fault when 1 say that
this bill was c0{1sadered at many meetings
of the committeeAnSt at one meeting but
at many meetings
Senator Stewart said he had attended sew
eral meetings oil the bill.
Mr.. Clarks Rejoinder.
"In view of What has been stated as to
the consideration OF this question before
the committee desire to say that think
I attended all tho meetings Of the COM
mittee except two during this session of
!. Congress, said Mr.. Clark Of Montana
This question came up before the COM
mittee one day. when raised the point
about the proximity of the tunnel to the
Library building, when the chairman said
he would have the engineers present at the
next meeting, or probably 1t may have BEEN
a day or two after. when we were to meet
and consider with the engineers the Quese
tions regarding the tunnel.
II also raised the question one day with
tho chairman Of the committee about the
rights of tho property holders down there,
and inquired whether or not they had any
dlpieox3eu 70 sthe blil. The chairman stated
4irat taaey had had sakAt matter z6efore the
subcommittee for Waehs and that he knew
'AftsE that the eaeatien ssas considered,