Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-23


entitled San act to increase the pay of the rank and e
Of the army and to encourage ensments approved Au
gust 1854, shall be construed to include all
listed men in the army Of the United States.
Mr. SHELTON objected to the bill, and it was there
fore not received.
RIGHTS OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.
On motion by Mr.. FULLER
Resoired That the Committee Commerce be instructed
whether any further legislation Is necessary Tor the
better defining the rights Of the citizens of the United States
in ships vessels and other properly purchased by them Of
citizens and subjects of foreign countries under certain cir
cumstances, and to report by bill or otherwise.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced in pursuance Of
notice, read twice. and appropriately referred:
By Mr. AIKEN: bill making further appropra-
| ton for deepening the bar of Charleston harbor.
BY Mr.. SEWARD: bill to appropriate money to re-
move distractions in the Savannah river and improve the
navigation thereof.
By Mr.. HUGHES: bill making an appropriation for
working steam dredge on Lake Champlain.
BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The following bills reported yesterday from the Com
mitee Of the Whole the Of the Union were read
the third time and passed:
A bill to amend act entitled " An act to establish
auxiliary watch for the protection Of public and pr
waite property in the city Of Washington, approved Au-
gust g. 1912.
A bill authorizing the Washington Gas Light Company
| to increase the capital stock of said company.
A bill granting certain additional powers to the Cor
poration Of Washington.
The amendment yesterday made in committee to the
bill to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of the District Of the operations Of
the company to the Dstrctwas then agreed to- and the
| bill read the third time and passed.
/ On motion Of MIR. HAMILTON, the House went into
COMMITTEES Of the Whole the state Of the Union, Mr.
Phelps, Of Missouri in the chair and resumed the
sderaon Of the bill of the Senate suppress the circu
ation OF small notes as currency in the District Of CO.
lumbia
i Mr. HAMILTON stated that be would oppose every
amendment offered to the BILL that it might pass in the
form in which 1t came from the Senate.
4 Several amendments offered aud discussed, but
agreed when the bill laid aside to be reported
On motion Of Mr.. HAMILTON, the bill for the con-
domination land sc. for the Washington aqueduc
passed over informally, when
The committee proceeded to consider the bill allowing
the Metropolitan Railroad to extend into the District Of
Columbia and for other purposes.
The bill was amended SO as to prohibit the said road
from passing through across Pennsylvania avenue
and the public squares reservations to
to Congress the right to change alter repeal the act
or any part thereof, at its pleasure; and
power the Corporate Authorities Of Washington and
Georgetown regulate the and speed which the
cars may pass within the respective limits Of the said
cities.
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to the
House.
The committee then proceeded consider the bill au-
thorzing the corporate authorities of Georgetown to
pose additional taxes and for other purposes.
II authorizes the Corporation of Georgetown to lay
special tax meet the engagement recently assumed
by said city in subscribing to the stock of the Metro
politan Railroad Company.
Mr.. FLORENCE moved to strike ont the first section
of the bill He opposed to this body giving counte-
to municipal subscriptions to the stock Of railroad
companies The consequences resulting from such sub
scrpons had brought great deal Of disaster upon diff
erent Cities and had increased very largely their debts
He instanced the of the city of Philadelphia.
II Mr.. HAMILTON and Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Ohio opposed
the motion. The latter gentleman declared that there
never appeal mofeuniversay made than that Of
the Corporation of Georgetown for the passage Of this
bill. The advantages to that town resulting from
nexon by railroad with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and with Fredercktown and Hagerstown were consider
ed by the citizens as important that he had never
heard dissenting voice upon the subject He should
for this BILL he should for all others having for
their object the promotion of the interests of Washington
and Georgetown with great pleasure The people Of this
District had representative upon this floor, and could
only appeal to Congress their exclusive legislators to
mete out that share Of legislation which necessary
for their prosperity.
Further debate ensued when the amendment Of Mr.
FLoREScE rejected and the bill laid aside to be
ported to the House
The committee then took up the bill to incorporate
insurance company in the city Of Washington.
It declares Silas II. HILL VIM. D. Todd James G. Ber
ret B. B. French, Benjamin Bea Lewis Johnson Wall
Lenox, George Parker Joseph Bryan Augustus Per-
ry, H. B. Sweeny, T. NJ Chubb, ]. c. Mcclure, and r.
S. Patterson, their associates and body po
lite and corporate by the and style Of the wash
ngton Insurance Company, for the purpose Of making
! insurance property.
Mr. LETCHER moved to strike out the enacting clause
Of the BILL 1t struck him very remarkable bill, and
granting very extraordinary powers to the
pany it proposed to incorporate There was almost
utter exemption Of every thing like restriction upon the
acts of the proposed company, and almost unlimited pr
vleges conferred upon it. The bill must have been
drawn up by some interested person.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Indiana explained that the bill had
been considered by the Committee the District
1 Of Columbia, and hence its unguarded provisions.
Mr. STANTON, of Tennessee, defended the bill when
\ Mr. LETCHER withdrew his motion, and the bill was
laid aside to be reported to the House. with the
mendation that it be referred to the Committee the
District of Columbia.
The bill to incorporate the Metropolitan Collegiate In
stitute Of Washington was passed over informally
And the committee proceeded to consider the bill ap-
propriang SlS6 for the liquidation of the penitentiary
Indebtedness.
Without debate it laid aside to be reported to the
/ House.
The committee then rose and reported its action the
House.
The question being on the amendments made in Com
mttee to the bill to suppress the circulation Of small notes
as currency in the District of Coumbia-
i Mr. HAMILTON expressed the hope that the amend
ments would be rejected and the bill passed as it
from the Senate.
The question was taken and the amendments were re-
ected when the bill read the third time and passed
The bill allowing the Metropolitan Railroad to extend
into the District of Columbia and for other purposes
then taken up, and motion Of Mr.. HAVEN amended
prohibit the railroad company from using any
Of the streets of Washington Georgetown without
the of the municipal authorities Of said cities
respectively.
The amendments made in committee we're then agreed
to, and the bill read the third time and passed
In accordance with the recommendation of the Com
mttee Of the Whole, the bill incorporate insurance
company in the city Of Washington referred to the
4 Committee the District of Columbia
The bill for the liquidation Of the penitcntiary indebt