FLFTY-FIRST CONGRESS, 1889-1891. ° 12938 
March 24, 1890—Housé. 
Mr. W. W. Grout called up. Not acted upon by Committee of 
Whole. 
April 26, 1890—House. 
Mr. J. C. Burrows reported with amendments and Mr. L. KE. Ark1n- 
son asked House to agree. Refused to pass. 
May 26, 1890—House. 
S. 4 passed amended. 
June 6, 1899—Senate. 
House amendments to $. 4 disagreed to and conferees appointed: 
Mr. I. G. Harris, Mr. S. J. McMinuan, and Mr. A. Hieerns. 
June 12, 1890—House. 
’ House insisted on amendments to 8. 4, and appointed conferees: 
Mr. W. W. Grout, Mr. L. E. Arxrnson, and Mr. J. J. Hempuiiy. 
June 17, 1890—Senate. 
Mr. J. J. INGALLS appointed as conferee in place of Mr. McMILuan, 
excused. : 
September 25, 1890—House. 
The statement of the House conferees was read, as follows: 
The managers on the part of the House submit the following explana- 
tion of the report of the committee of conference on Senate bill No. 4, 
authorizing the establishing of a public parkin the District of Columbia: 
The Senate conferees agreed to recede from the disagreement of the 
Senate to the amendments of the House and to report a substitute con- 
taining practically all the provisions of the bill as it passed the House. 
It became necessary to prepare a substitute because of the many 
verbal and other’amendments that had to be adopted to make the bill 
as amended by the House complete and congruous. 
The first amendment adopted by the House provided that the park 
south of Broad Branch road and Blagden Mill road should be not less 
than 1,200 feet in width, including the bed of the creek, ‘‘ of which not 
less than 300 feet should be on either side of said creek, nor less than 
* 600 feet on either side of said creek.” 
This was manifestly a mistake, and the committee of conference 
adopted as a substitute for this a provision that the width of that 
portion of the park should not be more than 1,200 feet nor less than 
600 feet, of which not less than 200 feet should be on either side of 
said creek. 
That makes the provision clear and carries out the intention of the 
House as the committee understood it. 
The second amendment relates to the commission. 
As the bill passed the House two commissions were provided for— 
one by section 2 of the original bill and one by the amendment offered 
by the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Payson; and the duties imposed 
