Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
IN SENATE.

Mr.. CHASE, from the Committee on Patents and the
Patent Office submitted adverse report the
rial Of Adophus Allen asking extension Of his patent
Mr. JONES, Il iowa. from the Committee on Pensions,
to wAS .as House biz y
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, from the Committed on Public
Lands, to which referred the bill to aid in the
strucon Of certain railroads in the State Of Missouri BY
grant Of portion Of the public lands reported 1t back
with an amendment and recommended its passage.
Mr.. SLIDELL introduced bill for the relief Of A. G.
Penn; which referred
TELEGRAPH TO THE PACIFIC.
On motion by Mr.. WELLER, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the first special ORDER being the bill
authorize the construction Of line Of telegraph
the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocean.
Mr. WELLER asked the unanimous consent of the Sc
nate to make amendment which was granted and the
bill read third time and the question: q Shall
the bill pass 2? it was decided in the Affirmative
follows:
YEAS-Messrs Allen, Badger Benjamin, Chase Dodge Of
ton, Jones Of Iowa. of Tennessee, Rockwell Rusk
Shields Stuart, Sumner, Wade, and Weller-20.
NAYS-Messrs Adams, Atchison, Bsyard, Bright Brown,
Butler, Clay, Cooper Dawson, Evans, Fitzpatrick Hunter
johnson, Mason Pratt Sebastian Shde Thompson Of Ken
lucky, and Williams-l9.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
On motion BY Mr. RUsK, the Senate proceeded con-
slider the bill authorizing the extension Of the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad into the District Of Columbia
SON.
Mr.. BRIGHT said he would sustain the bill as
amended because it put to rest the contest which had
long existed between the two Cities by embracing
position which he conceived could fail to prove accept
able all parties He therefore withdrew all the obec
tons which had been heretofore made by him, and ex
pressed his willingness to accept the bill it came from
the Senator from Virginia, (Mr. MAsoS.)
Mr.. MASON repudiated the authorship of the amend
ment and said it made in accordance with the views
Of the Senator from Indiana BRIaHr And although
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Journal still he not In fact Indeed, he desired to
clear his skirts of the whole matter What the effect
would be he was not prepared to say. He thought i
would do harm, and certainly could effect no good
without further legislation the part Of the Virginia
Legislature. t a
Mr.. BROWN suggested an amendment excepting Penn
agreed to ; and the bill was passed in the following
shape: %
"That the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company,
incorporated by the Legislature of Virginia the twenty
seventh of February, eighteen hundred and to
railroad Alexandria, in the State Of Virginia.
the city Of Washng in the District Of Columbia be and
hereby authorized extend their road from any point
the Virginia side Of the Potomac river which said road may
be constructed above the aqueduct Of the Aexanda
canal into the District Of Columbia connecting with the Bal
moro and Washington Railroad Depot by tho most
nicnt and practicable route routes passing through and
along such streets avenues except Pennsylvania avenue
Washington and Georgetown the corporate authorities
thereof may subject to certain prov
sions hereinafter expressed.
"Sec q Aad DC tAer enacted That the Alexandria and
struet bridge river above west
Of the aqueduct Of the Alexandria Canal Company Procdd
Said bridge shall only be built over the piers of the
aqueduct with the Of the Aexandra Canal Company
And proridd further In constructing said bridge and cross
ing the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal said bridge and railroad
shall be not nure obstuct the
navigation of the Chesapeake and Ohio Cana And prordd
further, That this act shall not prevent Congress from Civ
ing like privileges 70 any other railroad company or any other
person.
Soc 5. And be IL further enacted That the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company hereby authorized to
establish depots in the cities Of Washington and Georgetown
at such points the corporate authorities thereof
spectvey approve and TO lay their track tracks such
point points within said cities through and along such
streets and avenues except Pennsyvania avenue, Of said
Cities may DO respectively approved of by the corporate
authorities Of said Cities and TO make all necessary urnouts
the said railroad company being such terms cond
ons restrictions and taxation and to such rules and regu
laons relative to the construction repairs and workng
their road Vhin the cities Of Washington and Georgetown
the corporate authorities Of said cities may from time to
time respectively prescribe far may lay within their
resp ctve limits Provided No higher rate Of taxation shall
be imposed upon said railroad company than d prescribed BY