Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-15
PASSED BY THE SENATE
Action on Union Railway
Station Bill.
VOTE WAS 45 TO "a
A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS DE-
FEATED.
Mr. Clark's Motion to Recommit Lost
by 43 to 23-Apparently
Party Question.
WAS 45 TO "a

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the Senate today Immediately after the
conclusion of the routine morning business.
The unanimous agreement by which the
bill was taken up today provided for vote
on the bill and amendments and excluded
any debate on it.
The first motion was made by Mr.. Clark
of Montana, for the recommitment of the
bill to the committee the District of CO.
Iumbia for it's further consideration and
report. This motion was defeated by
vote of 43 to %. In recording his vote Mr..
Spooner of Wisconsin remarked In connec-
ton with his announcement of his pair
that the question seemed to be a party
question. Only democrats voted for the
motion, though several democrats voted
against it.
Mr. Bacon of Georgia then moved to strike
out all that part of the bill providing for
the payment of DANA ges. which was de-
featod by vote of 43 to II.
Mr. Mallory of Florida then moved to
strike out that portion of the paragraph IN
relation to damages which provides that
in determining the damages the jury snail
take into consideration any benefits that
may have accrued by reason of the loca-
ton of the station in proximity to the
property alleged to have been damaged.
This amendment also was lost by vote
of As to IA.
Proportionate Share of Cost.
The next amendment offered was by Mr..
Hansbrough, as follows: provided, That
the payments by the United States govern
ment and the District of Columbia to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the elm
inatfon of grade crossings shall not eX-
ceed 40 per cent of the total cost of such
work such cost to be ascertained by the
Secretary of War, who shall report to Con-
greSS in detail
Mr.. Hansbrough's motion was lost by a
vote of As to IA.
Mr. Hansbrough also moved an amend
ment to that part of the bill relating to the
removal of tracks from the mall. making y
apply also to the removal of tracks from
portion of Garfield Park, which was de-
feated
Hansbrough Proposition Beaten.
Mr. Hansbrough's proposition for the
District government TO build the station
was defeated by 81 TO 4, only Senators
Hansbrough. Hertfeld, Patterson and Tur-
ner voting for it.
The Bill Passed.
The final vote on the bill was then taken,
every amendment having been voted down.
1t was passed by vote of 45 to "A. AS the
bill was to be voted on Mr.. Frye, in the
chair stated that all committee amend
ments had previously beel adopted. One of
these amendments embodied Mr.. Patter-
sons plan of providing that other roads be
allowed to use the union station by paying
a pro rata share in the expense involved i'll
such use. The amendment follows
Entrance to the Station.
Sec. 13. That any railroad company now
CT hereafter lawfully existing and author
lied to extend a line of railroad, and hay
ing in fact extended such line, or secured
the right by agreement to operate over the
lines of any other then-eXisting railroad, to
a point of connection with the tracks of
said terminal company, shall have the right
to the joint use of said station and terminal
upon terms substantially as favorable as
those which may then be accorded to any
other railroad company using the said sta
ton and terminal; and if the parties be un-
able TO agree upon such terms, then the
same shall be prescribed BY the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
Sec. IA. That Congress reserves the right
to alter, amend or repeal this act.
The Vote on the Bill.
The vote on the final passage of the bill
In detail follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Beveridge,
Burnham Burrows. Burton. Clapp, Clark
of Wyoming Cockrell Cullom Deboe, De-
pew. Dietrich, Dillingham; Dolliver, Elkins,
Foraker Frye Gallinger, Gamble Hale,
Hanna Hoar, Jones of Nevada, Kearn,
Kttredge. Lodge Martin, Mason, Millard.
Mitchell, Nelson, Penrose, Perkins. Plat
of Connecticut. Platt of New York, Proctor,
Quarles Scott, Simon, Spooner, Stewart,
Warren and WetmOre+5.
Nays-Bacon, Bailey Bate, Berry. Car
mack. Clark of Montana. Clay. Culberson,
Daniel, Dubois, Hansbrough, Harris. Heit
field McLaurin of Mississippi, Mallory,
Patterson Pettus. Rawlins. Simmons. Tai
iaferro, Teller, Tilman, Turner and Vest
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