The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-07
MONTE CARLO BILL is DEAD.
rgOST NIPS PROTECT OF TEN
BIRLOfN FINtNCIERS.
senator Tansbrough. Chairman or the
senate Public Lands Committee and
senator Dcpcw said THAT WIN kii II"
.uer Reading the Article IN THE sun"

V,suiNGroN. Feb. Gdeorge F. Cons-
dine and Edward Burke, men well known
d., tho Hotel Metropole and other places
- ike reputation in New York, viii not
have ,fo satisfaction OF setting up Monte
Zach, ru Nest Mountain at Hot Springs,
,,b The hfc Of their half born legislation
d.. .a..iro the privilege Of constructing a
railroad to 'he mountain top and erecting
tc,,,o Oh -orvatorics and other buildings
~ Indefinite purpose and character ended
f,,i,v With ilc story in THE SUN telling
,ho and what Considne and Burke were
mo riu ras-cd the House on Feb. ? u
uu oor ras- hc Senate. Senator Hans
t-oreh ai North Dakota, chairman OF the
sora,a Cof.nit'cc on PuElc Lands, to which
,b.tin was referred. said, after reading
Via, TIN St'E had to say.
r.s bin hasn't been considered by the
committee yet but. Of course. this exposure
will MI j.
Ropre-enta,ive Joseph Taylor Robinson
~, irs.7-a. who introduced the measure
,.+ng Con-idine end Burke railroad
:, mi NJ wsy through the Government
te.or,etion at Hot Springs. and the addi-
,ionrl night to establish an amusement
,a.o-t d, tho terminus Of the road on West
Mountain. was considerably surprised to-
day when he learned the character OF the
man ia whose behalf he acted, Mr. Rob
in,on appears to have thought that he was
doing grca, favor to the people OF Hot
SPRING. by providing means for al amuSe-
ment resort for them.
! really know little about the bill beyond
what appears on ia face, he said The
PEOPLE Of Hot Springs have long desired to
avail themselves of the advantages OF West
Mountain as a pleasure resort or park, but
TO do this the construction Of railroad IL
necessary. Previous efforts TO secure this
Improvement have all failed and the bill in
question repeats a similar night granted TO
other parties.
There can be nothing OF a Monte Carlo
under tie iii. Not a building can lie
erected. nor any form Of amusement
provided. except by the consent and APP
prevail of the Secretary Of the Interior.
It can hardly he expected that that Official
would put the Government into partnership
wiih gambling scheme
Representative John + lacey Of Iowa,
chairman Of the House Committee on Public
Lands, who reported the Considine' Burke
hlll was inclined 10 resent the assertion
that his committee had Endorsed measure
which would permit the establishment Of a
gambling resort at Hot Springs. He said
the talk about Monte Carlo there was all
bosh, and added this explanation:
Several people have obtained the con-
sent Of Congress- 10 build a railroad up
that hill. which ID eo9 feet high. with the
idea Of building pavilions and restaurants
and making it a resort. They have never
succeeded. Now come two other men. and
hey ask for the privilege, and the House
has granted it. If they think they will
conduct a gambling resort on that hill
they are doomed to q rude awakening.
SO far as the Government is concerned. II
has no objection to anybody building
railroad up the hill and building pavilions
and so on. Then II gambling Is attempted
the railroad will belong TO Uncle sam.
That's not bad plan, Is it?'
Did YOU know the character Of the men
10 whom this permission Ia granted1' Mr..
Lacey was asked.
NO, never heard Of them. and don't
care what their character is. That has
nothing 10 do with II. If they have the
money 20 build the railroad and carry ont
the provisions Of the bill they are welcome
10 Try. so far as the House is concerned.
Then If they try TO 60 further and turn the
resort into a Monte Carlo they will lose
everything they have put in So there IS
no danger that they will Try it.
When the Considine- Burke bill was in
troduced moro than a year ago it was re-
ferred to the Secretary Of the Interior for
examination. Secretary Hitchcock. under
date Of Jan. q, 1904, disapproved the bill on
the ground that privilege similar to that
p-Ircd f'nueififua MI Iltrka nod
granted to George W Baxter and others
On March 3 1904 Mr.. Hitchcock wrote
10 Chairman Lacey that Baxter had aban-
doned the project. In view of this situa-
hon Mr. Hitchcock withdrew his objec-
tons to the Considine- Burke measure on
condition that il should he amended in ac-
oordance with suggestions from tho In
terror Department.
One Of these suggestions was that a sec
non be inserted providing hat "the charac-
ter Of the means OF entertainments TO be
provided Tor the public on West Noun
IAN should he subject to the approval
81 the Secretary Of the Interior This and
me other suRgestions were adopted by
The House Committee on Public Lands.
and the bill as IL passed the House con
iained them.
senator Chauncev NJ Depsw read THE
SINS article about the Considine- Burke
bill with a great deal Of interest That
settles it, said he. the bill will never
lass now
There amt nothing in all this talk about
fatung Monte Carlo in Hot Springs
fald George Considne yesterday. Any
one that knows anything knows that the
hted States Government won't stand for
gambling. II | and my partner ran a
gambling house on that concession some
io.ks would say Roosevelt was standing in
Vth u.s. 1t amt right 10 say such things
ABOUT decent men.
Eddie Burke and I have great plans
Vhen we get that grant OF land. Our
ans are all made A we'll known arohi-
,,ec' Of this city has made plans for US
W intend 70 build hotel about the size of
we Manhattan Beach. and it will have all
improvements. The incline railroad we
expect 10 build will let people out at the
entrance Of the hotel. Then we are going
lo PIPE water up TO the hotel from the
flHngs We will nun first class place.
n, Nonf be a place for men altogether
We erect 20 make II place where ladies
can 70. too
IN the main dining room Of the hotel
w" aTe going to give first class vaude-
yl-e SHOW and in the gardens surround
lns me hotel we will always have a string
orchestra. Those plans don't bound as II
W. were going To start a Monte Carlo there