The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-12

ment that when the Union Station Dill
came in there would be chance 20 vote
for universal transfers.
.Wheng" demanded Clark, James, ana
Shackleford. In one voice.
Next District Day." responded MT
Babcock
Here Mr. Shackleford started lively
round of applause by declaring his be-
/ lief that no charters should be grspted,
! but that the government should itseH
build the street car lines. The amend =
nent was put 70 vote and carried, 20 to
I S..
! Mr. Madden again moved his amend
ment for universal transfers.
The Point of UnconstitutiOnaIity.
Il make the point Of order against
/ that declared Mr. Babcock, ION the
ground that II is not germane, and II is
unconstitutional because you cannot
make these roads carry passengers with
out pay"
/ At this the House laughed ieeringly, but
the Chair sustained the point so far as
objection was made on the ground Of the
amendment not being germane.
! A clause was then put on, without OBJ
I lection from the friends OF the bill. max
4 ing II a punishable offense 10 violate the
terms of the charter or the regulations
O. the Commissioners as 20 schedule or
/ accommodations with a fine from $50 10
$50
When Mr.. Madden asked who 1t was
( that sought the franchise, Mr.. Greene
replied that 1t was not the Capital Trac-
ton Company, but Baltimore capitalists
man named Williams being the leading
stockholder.
/ The bin as amended was passed by the
! Committee Of the Whole. and the Wash
lington Spa and Gretta charter taken up
An hour was spent. mainly by Mr. Mudd
who represents the district through which
the road comes TO Washington. pleading
/ against the Accent fare and the eight
ltickets-fOr-a- quarter clause. Mr.. Shackle
ford moved an amendment 10 that effect
but Mr.. Sims. of Tennessee, who haC
made the report In favor OF the bill. Op
posed IL vigorously He said il would xii
the bill, that capitalists would not pu
money into it, and the farmers could no
put up the capital themselves 20 built
the line. He urged that If Congress an.
time wanted 10 reduce the fare II had th'
power to do so.
Mr.. Babcock tried 10 paste on an amend
mcnt extending the charter of the Ana
thrown out on d point OF order.
The committee then rose and reporte,
10 the House. The Aqueduct bin wa
first put on its passage. Mr.. Fitzgerai,
moved to Tecommit, and Mr.. Babcoel
thought best TO save the bill by askin,
that il go over. The Washington Spa AM
Gretta bill was then put on its passag
land passed. Calling UP the Baltimore am
Washington transit bill. Mr.. BabcOcl
called attention to the fact that the fare
had not been reduced In the other bill
and 20 do SO in this one would put IN
House on record in a manner that in
vited the charge Of unfairness. The vot
stood, yeas 81, nays 81. and the amend
ment reducing the fares was lost. Tn
point Of no quorum was made, and Nj
Babcock moved 10 adjourn
. Il was expected the anti-,ipping bill
would be called up, and Representative
/ Murphy. its author. was prepared wit
. a speech fun Of statistics and letter
, supporting the measure. The general In
terest in the street railway question
{ however. made Il impossible to reac
] Mr. Murphy's bill.