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

which Mr.. Greene explained. Trouble
was invoked by an amendment from
IOnie James. Of Kentucky. calling fof
scent fares all over the District. Mr..
Babcock made the point Of order that
the amendment was not germone. but
Mr.. James persisted In hurting in an
argument against street railway greed
He said that with a system costing 81
ioWee0 the Capital Traction had mixed
lS1, 0aA. coo water. and were insisting 90
being forever paying dividends on the
amount
"Why. Mr.. Chairman" shouted Mr..
lJaues. they would take all the water out
OF the Potomac and put II into their
Capitalization II we would let 'em. 1t Is
time 10 regulate petit larceny in the Dis
trfct OF Columbia. We pass laws 10
regulate the railways OF the country;
why not begin right here and do some
thing for the laboring people OF this city?
It is time to stop this robbery II should
not be permitted here right under our
eyes. These roads originally cost TO
build see coo per mile. They are now
capitalized at over 100000 a mile, and
they are paying 6 per cent dividends on
that amount These roads can carry pas
sengers with Scent fares and make
money. Il is done IN other cities.
Mr. Mudd made the point Of order that
the amendment was not germane, and
. Mr.. Grosvenor, in the chair, decided
that the point was well taken.
Mr. james had plenty of battle in him.
however. and came up smiling with an
other amendment, cutting the scent fare
IN the bill 20 cents and requiring eight
J tickets TO be sold FOR - cents instead of
Z six. This was germane. all right, and II
seemed clear that there were votes
enough TO put Il ora the bill Mr.. Mann
pleaded that the amendment would XIII
the road, because il was suburban road
and could not stand it. He asked that If
. the amendment was 10 be put on any
where. il be put on a bin affecting the
- main lines in the city
If We want to make this fight said
he. lets fight the existing companies and
I mot an unborn child.
q Mr. James and several others insisted
that this amendment would force the
e main lines 90 come TO terms, as the bill
gave the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company the right 70 transfer It's
. passenEers over all the lines OF the Capt
d tai Traction COMPANY
THE biI is dead II you put that I'm.
n shouted Mir. Mann.
Mr Babcock was glad 10 have the au-
%
Illinois and reaffrmed his declaration.
Then. turning 20 Mr.. ShacklefOrd, of Mis-
10 souri,. who had been struggling 10 get into
@ the storm center. he said. You are a
r. member Of the District Committee. and
T. YOU know that We have a bill coming here
to let the roads into the Union Station
Your amendment viii be germane on that
bill
S This drew q storm Of jeers from the
j. friends OF the amendment. who did not
"a try 10 conceal their distrust Of the willy
chairman Of the District Committee. Mr.
Shackleford proceeded 20 let out the mos
= biting speech Of the day. he declare,
r. that while he was "a member % the com
IS mittee, he had small hopes that the com
j. mittee would report q bin that would do
N the people any good. He declared that j
!. was all a miserable fake of the Chairman
" % propose getting relief on the UnioI
Station bin.
Bitter Charges Made,
., What you want" denantIy SHOUTED
Mr.. Shackleford TO Mr. Babcock. is &
N smother the whole thing in committee
:. If you bring out a bill YOU viii FORTH
" yourself behind the Committee on Rules
w. We should use what little opportunit
:. we have. Are We for the people, or d
we intend TO let the corporations TO
=, them?"
II At this point, brandishing his index fin
D. ger M Babcock ran up in front Of hi
Is tormentors and shouted that they woul
D. have their chance on the Union Static
he BILL
't when do you intend 10 report tina
I bile" asked Mr.. James, sneeringly. -
n i O'Clock on the morning of the +th O
m March?'
- This had reference 20 Mr. Babcocli's Dc
A fance Of the instructions OF the House
nj the Fifty-seventh Congress. when he hel
the gas bill TO the end Of the session.
m Il don't think the street cars Of Wash
ington should be operated under Seer
=, fares" replied AIR. Babcock.
Champ Clark here succeeded in gettin
OF Mr. Babcock into the ring with him, an
r in a few sledge-hammer sentences told hil
Of that Scent fares We're sure 90 com
as There is one way if you want 20 hay
10 a vote on this thing said Mr.. Clarl
al land that is TO bring in here t0-morro
- morning e bill for 2-cent fares and set
~ rule from the Committee on Rules an
IL pass II. If you don't we viii do IT for yo
d. sooner OF later. We are going 20 do It,"
~ THAT would be a big job said NJ
ID, Babcock. referring TO the astounding ide
or to him of getting his committee TO brin
rs in Scent fare bill.
"a Hold on. there, I'm not done wit
70 YOU" commanded Clark. as BabcOC
turned away. The fact is. you make IA
District an experimental legislation ST
ton and try all sorts Of laws on it wht
= you should be legisIatiug it ahead OF OF
Is ct cities. Ii is now far behind. II W
20 are going TO do anything, do somethiI
nd with some sense in il. / tell you. To
Ia. Johnson, if he never did anything else
entitle him 10 it, deserves q mOnume
to as high as Washington's for beating tn
=. gang in Cleveland and giving that eli
' scent fares. And one thing turtle
IT. ] would never, il 1 could help It, give
charter 10 any corporation under q
he shining sun. They should be sold
he them Universal transfers for this eli
Zee ought TO be agreed to at once. The VIZ
40 the roads are managed here IS an infe
i, nal outrage. It IS a shame 10 have
travel around this town and run
Se against TWO different lines that take
We cents from you every little while for ri
ing two or three blocks. And while '
ed do not feel it so much. / tell you Il
gu workingmen and the clerks whose s.
is aries we talk about raising. do feel
very grievOusly. The average citiz
lot can't afford It. You can hold this prop
ny sltion out now on a point Of order b
Ter you can't do II forever. 1 serve mott
TT on you right here and now to that {
he feet"
is MI Babcock repeated his announC
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