Evening star., 1902-04-18
Bill Brought Up in the Senate
This Afternoon.
AMENDMENTS OFFERED
CONSIDERATION OF THE MEAS
URE OBJECTED TO.
Senator Mcmillan Will Call It Up
Early Next Week-Text as
1t Now Stands.

senator Mcmillan this afternoon called
up Senate bill 4s2-. to provide for union
railroad station in the District of Columbia.
and endeavored to have the Senate con-
slider the measure. Senator Jones of Ar
kansas promptly objected to a considera-
tion of the bill. saying that he had heard
1t discussed among senators, but he and
some others had not had sufficient Oppor-
tUnity to inform themselves concerning it.
He thought it should go over for several
days, in order that they might look 1t over.
Senator Mcmillan had asked that the bill
be read and he insisted on his motion to
that effect. His motion prevailed after an
understanding that the bill should not be
considered today. After the reading of the
bill Senator Mcmillan proposed several
committee amendments, which he asked to
be inserted in the bill in a reprint to be
made the bill not to lose it's place on the
calendar
one of these amendments provides that
instead of two rOadways forty feet wide
each running parallel to the sides of the
station only one roadway be provided on
the west of the station. Two roadways
have been considered as unnecessary for
the purposes of the station, and this
amendment gets rid of the roadway pro-
yided in the bill east of the station.
and T13 in the area that may be acquired
and occupied by the company for a freight
delivery yard and terminal. The legislation
already enacted provides that these squares
may be acquired by the Baltimore and Ohio
company. and in order to prevent any ques-
tion arising the same provision is inserted
in the pending bill
Acquisition of Land.
Another amendment offered by Mr.. Nc
MILAN provides that ,the words that the
tight to institute condemnation proceedings
as authorized in this section (Section 81
shall cease and expire two years after the
date of approval of this act In lieu of
this phraseology the following is inserted:
That any property owner whose land Is
included within such location shall have
the right within two years to begin pro-
ceedings to compel the appropriation OF
said land by said company and the pay
nent of damages in the same manner as
II the proceedings had been instituted by
the company under the provisions of this
act"
This change was made in order to prevent
legal complications in acquiring the land
which it was thought might arise under
the provision formerly in the bill.
In the twelfth section of the bill the Com
rrissioners are authorized and directed to
lay out on the plaza provided for In this
act and on the streets extending thereto,
and to authorize the use of such extensions
of street railway lines as may be neces-
Sary to accommodate puDIC ITdlllC To anu
from said union station. The words and
to authorize the use Of are stricken out
by an amendment offered by Mr.. Mcmillan.
Mr.. Mcmillan then asked that the bill
be printed with these amendments, which
gave rise to a discussion on the part OF
Senator Jones of Arkansas, who took the
suggestion as meaning some action on the
bill. The explanation showed that there
was no such intention and that It was mere
ly In order to get the amendments in their
proper places in the bill that the sugges-
tiOn was made. Mr.. Mcmillan then gave
notice that next Tuesday or Wednesday
morning he would call up his bill for con-
sIderation by the Senate.
Senator Patterson of Colorado offered an
amendment, which has not been accepted
by the Senate. ommittee on the District of
Columbia, providing that other railroad
companies that may come into Washington
may be allowed to use the tracks and ter
minal facilities connected with the new
union station on such terms as may be
agreed upon. and in the failure of an
agreement the terms to be settled by the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
The Patterson Amendment.
Senator Pattersons amendment which he
proposes at the end of section 0, is in full
as follows:
And any railroad company whose tracks
may or shall connect with or intersect the
tracks of any of the companies hereinbefore
named shall have the right to move its
nected with or intersected, and to use the
main passenger station and terminal here
inbefOre provided for, upon such terms as
may be agreed upon between such railroad
company and the companies owning such
tracks, station or terminal, and in case of
failure on the part of any of such compa-
MES TO agree about such use, either as to
terms, accommodate tions. schedules or other
wise, the matters in dispute shall be sub
mitted to the Supreme Court of the District
OF Columbia, In equity term. for its deter
mination upon the petition of either party
TO the controversy, and Jurisdiction to hear
and consider such disputes and to finally
adJudicate the same according to PRINCIPLES
of equity and the right to enforce it's or
derS or DEGREES in such respect is hereby
conferred upon said Supreme Court"
This concluded the discussion on the bill,
which, including all amendments that have
been offered by the District committee and
not including the amendment offered by
Mr.. Patterson of Colorado, is in full, as
follows:
Text of the Measure
That the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company, or the terminal company pro-
vided for in section ten of the act Of Com
gress approved February u. 1901, entitled
IAN act to provide for eliminating certain
grade crossings of railroads in the District
OF Columbia, to require and authorize the
construction OF new terminals and tracks
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
other purposes be, and each of them is
hereby, empowered and authorized to To-
cate, construct, maintain and operate a
double track railroad, commencing at
point on the railroad of said Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company at or near the
crossing Of I'd street southwest, at the ele-
walton Of said railroad provided for in the
said act of Congress relating to the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Company ap-
proved February IL 1901 thence curying
toward the north, crossing over Virginia
avenue with a clearance of fifteen feet
above the present curb thereof crossing
over 1st street southwest and Delaware
avenue southwest, at a point about forty
feet north of the north house line of E
street, with clearance of not less than
sixteen feet then curving to the north
ward, crossing over Canal street and South
Capitol street with clearance of not less
than fourteen feet above the curbs thereof:
thence passing under the intersection of d