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

passed
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr..PHELPS, from the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported bill making appropriations for the naval
vice for the year ending 30h june 1866 which read
twice and committed.
Mr.. HOUSTON, from the same committee, reported o
bill making appropriations for Notifications and other
works of defence and for repairs Of barracks and quar-
ters, for the year ending june 1856 which read
twice and committed.
Mr.. FULLER, from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury
issue register to the schooner Sarah = which read
three times and passed
FRENCH sPoLIATIoN BILL.
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia. gave notice that on the 10th
day Of january he would make an effort to take up in
committee the French spoiation bill.
BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The 10TH goth, and 2lst days Of the present month
having been set aside for the consideration Of business
appertainng to the District Of Columbia
The SPEAKER called for reports from the committee
having in charge the interests Of the District.
Mr. HAMILTON from the Committee on the District
of Columbia, reported bill to amend the charter Of
Georgetown in the District Of Columbia, and bill to dis
charge the Indebtedness Of the penitenary the Dis
trict Of Coumba which severaly read twice and
committed
On motion Of Mr. H., from the same committee
to inform the House whether in hisjudgmen any
by Congress necessary for the organization Of
the hospital for the insane Of the army and navy and of the
District Of Columbia portion Of which is nearly
pleed and, in he deems it needu to report to the
House such plan Of organization ID he may think will best
promote the benevolent objects Of the institution.
Mr.. DAVIS, Of Indiana, from the committee re-
ported bill to incorporate the ST. Josephs Male Orphan
Asylum in the District of Columbus which read
and committed.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole on
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CHAIR and proceeded to consider such bills the calen
dar as relate to the District Of Columbia.
The committee then proceeded to consider the bill to
amend entitled An act to establish an auxiliary
watch for the protection public and private property
the city Of Washington" approved August 49, 1912.
The bill provides that each Of the auxiliary watch shall
receive annual compensation Of $500, commencing
with the present fiscal year. and repeats all relative
to the pay of the guard
The bill laid aside to be reported to the House.
The committee then took up the bill granting certain
additional powers to the Corporation of Washington
1t makes lawful for the Corporation provide for
the election by the inhabitants of the city of any all
officers elective under the existing charter pro-
vdes for the punishment Of any person who may wfuy
disturb the commissioners Of elections while in the dis
charge of their duty, any voter while at going to-
returning from the pss to votes empowers the Corpora
ton to any Streets the carriage footways
thereof to be paved graded otherwise improved and
to have drains and constructed extends the urs
dicon of the Corporation the whole of the
bridges and abuments which now, or hereafter may
be- constructed from the city the Eastern Branch
grants the Corporation the power to cause alleys to
be opened and to extend change close those already
laid out subject the proviso concerning damages to in
dvduas contained in the 9th section of the of May
10th, 1920 incorporating the inhabitants Of the city of
Washington authorizes the establishment Of police and
municipal courts of houses of refuge of efficient po
lice, and Of FIRE department.
Mr. GIDDINGS moved to amend the bill by inserting
therein the following amendment Provided, no person
shall be imprisoned unless charged with crime offence
He called the attention of gentlemen to this amend
ment, which had been often defeated but which he
trusted the committee was now prepared to adopt It's
object to prevent the imprisonment of any person
unless charged with crime or offence, and to deal ont
equal justice to oil men found within this District The
question which came home to every man, and
needed be enforced by argument as it was one of
those sef-evden truths which addressed themselves to
the understanding Of every individual.
Mr.. HAMILTON asked vote on the amendment when
the question was taken and it rejected: Ayes So,
noes not counted.
The bill was then laid aside to be reported to the
House.
The committee then proceeded to consider the bill au
horizng the Washington Gas Light Company increase
the capital stock of said company 600, when it
laid aside to be reported to the House.
The next bill in order-the bill to incorporate the
and Georgetown Railway Company, in the
District of Columba--was passed over informally.
The bill to incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of the District of Columbia then considered
IL declares Ulysses Ward, Thomas Blagden F. Howard,
.
Mathew g. Emery, their present and future associates,
body polite and corporate under the and style Of
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the District Of
Columbia, and grants them the necessary powers in
sure property, Sc.
The bill was amended to confne the operations Of
he company to the District of Columbia when il laid
lside to be reported to the House.
Senate bill to suppress the circulation of small notes
currency in the District Of Columbia was next taken
lp prohibits the circulation of notes under the de-
nomination Of five dollars The Committee on the Dis
riot Of Columbia had reported amendment the BILL
extending its provisions to prohibit the issue Of all
notes over and above the value Of five dollars redeem
lble in specie.
Mr.. McMULLEN doubted the policy of passing the bill
It this particular tme when great of spe
ne had been drawn from this country to demands
Europe Hehad been charged by certain Of the citi
ems OF Washington who were most extensively engaged
business here to present remonstrance against the
passage OF this bill, which he asked to have read
The remonstrance read and bore the signatures OF
;. w. Latham and others.
long debate ensued, when the bill was amended so
s to prohibit the issue Of any note below the denomi
laon Of i've dollars and Of oil notes Of and above that
amount not rcdeemable in specie
On motion that the committee rise no quorum voted,
shen the roll was called and the absences reported to
he House.
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