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land embraced in such zoological park shall be held as condemned for public uses, 
subject to the payment of just compensation, to be determined by the said commis- 
sion and approved by the President of the United States, provided that such com- 
pensation be accepted by the owner or owners of the several parcels of land. 
That if the said commission shall be unable to purchase any portion of the land so 
selected and condemned within thirty days after such condemnation, by agreement 
with the respective owners, at the price approved by the President of the United 
States, it shall, at the expiration of such period of thirty days, make application to 
the supreme court of the District of Columbia, by petition, at a general or special 
term, for an assessment of the value of such land, and said petition shall contain a 
particular description of the property selected and condemned, with the name of the 
owner or owners thereof, and his, her, or their residences, as far as the same can be 
ascertained, together with a copy of the recorded map of the park; and the said court 
is hereby authorized and required, upon such application, without delay, to notify 
the owners and occupants of the land and to ascertain and assess the value of the 
land so selected’ and condemned by appointing three commissioners to appraise the 
value or values thereof, and to return the appraisement to the court; and when the 
values of such land are thus ascertained, and the President shall deem the same 
reasonable, said values shall be paid to the owner or owners, and the United States 
shall be deemed to have a valid title to said lands. 
That the said commission is hereby authorized to call upon the Superintendent of 
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, or the Director of the Geological Survey, to make 
such surveys as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section; 
and the said officers are hereby authorized and required to make such surveys under 
the direction of said commission. 
The President pro tempore, (Mr. J. J. Incauts). The question is 
on agreeing to the amendment proposed by the Senator from Ver- 
mont [Mr. Edmunds]. 
Mr. Grorce F. Hoar. I raise the question of the relevancy of the 
amendment to the bill to which it is proposed. 
Mr. J. S. Morr. [hope the Senator from Massachusetts will allow 
this amendment to go on the bill. 
Mr. Epmunps. I trust the Chair will pass on the question of order. 
Mr. Morritz. It is a matter of very great importance, involving 
the question as to whether we shall preserve the animals that pecul- 
iarly belong to this continent 
Mr. Hoar. I rise to a question of order. I call the attention of the 
Chair to the third clause of Rule XVI. 
The Prestpent pro tempore. The Chair is familiar with the rule, 
but supposed there would be no objection to the Senator from Vermont 
[Mr. Morrill] proceeding. If the Senator from Massachusetts desires 
to prevent debate 
Mr. J. C. Spooner. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from 
Vermont [ Mr. Morrill] may be allowed to proceed. 
Mr. Hoar. Let the Chair submit the question for unanimous con- 
sent that the debate may proceed. 
Mr. Epmunps. I hope the Chair will rule on the question of order. 
The PresipENT pro tempore. The point of order is well taken. 
