The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IxErrTIrE oorNUgicArIoss.


The SPEAKER laid before the House papers from The
Treasury department, submitting aidionsi esuuses for
the erection nsrire hospiai 81 Nrw Orleans also
communication from the department submitting
pr u papers IN relation 10 the purchase Of ground
Of The BOstoa cusfou-house Whrh were referred 70
the Committee Of Nays ard Means and ordered TO be
printed
DISTRICT ooIrSE1A.
The SPEAKER stated that thu dag hsd been set apart
for the eonsdrEon Of basaess cOaectsd with the Dis
tricG q Columbia.
Mr. DIck o Pspnsylvanis from the Committee on the
DlstFlct o' Ctlumf Il, reported till authorize the
Ies n cOastrariiOn u the Metropolitan R,irosd
CompGoy and ~hin the District Of Columbia which
r-ad and committed
Mr GOODE of Yrgiuia from the Committee on the Dis
trt CoiuEBi rosia BIN eulAl gs The rights sad
privileges Of the AIexanGra Canal CompapJ aud give
ne sss NJ o. ne Inied SArs 70 TIE provsons OF an az
Of assembly Of Virginia passed Mach ls 1885 entitled
AAn Gc " Asno the charter Of the Aier.ndria Canal
Company" which as read three times and passed.
The oil Anthoriz the company 70 sa or lease the use
Of the the hne or the canal agricultural
chanical, and manufacturing purposes
Mr.. NEACHAA, frOn The committee reported q
6i 70 iDoOPOI=e the Columbia Library q Capitol Hl IN
the city Of Washington; which, Afirr beiHg slightly
amended n0ioH of Gr. JONES Of TrnBssoe read
teird time and passed
Mr. HARRIS u ylana from tbe same committee re
pOftrd G.l in plrAle The Washington nzOe Gas
"a ht CouPany Ehich, afsr beang ame3dsd, motion
Mr. jus kS " TenDssscr prevent The company
trOa Issang notes = circulate As Doasy, and ro'dlng
that tbe deDs Sud liabilities Of the corporation shall not
exsed toer capital stock, and that The siokhOid-rs sba
Be held rsspOnsiue for all dsbts couuAced read
third time and passed
On motion Of Mr. MEACHAN, Senate biz 70 provide FOR
the yu0c instrucon youths n primary schools ihrough
The county Of Washington in the Dslcg Of Colum-
GeorgetOsn, taken from the Speakers table and
under the operation Of be previous question, the bn
read three tunes and IAssed.
Mr. HARRIS, Of Maryland, from the Committee on the
Disrict ColantA rePOied bal PROVIDE for the
movxl of the southern portion u The Potomac bridge
winch Wa read aud committed
Mr. DODD, q New ork- from The same COMMITTEES, r.
ported senate the reid Of the Columbia Harmony
Scety Vf The city Of Washington which Was read three
uu-s ana passed
Also IRON rbe sane committee reported Senate b for
the relief 0f Arhasl Nssb; which laid upon the table
Aod Oroertd 20 be yrgnted-
Also. from TIE committee reported Senate bin 70
establish library fOr tbe young IN the District q Co
lumhta; whiCh, Ailer being amended, motion q Mr..
JUNES oi Itnueser prevent tbe corporation
isssing circulate money, and povrdaBg thar
deuts and ishiles ~ the corporation sasE srcred
tir capital stock and that stockholders rha Be he'd
responsole for al deOt contracted was read third time
nad fssssed
Mr. GO0DE, oT Virginia from the sune committees, re-
ported b 20 reimburse The c0rpOrs4iun % SeOrgeiOwn
In the District q Cal1nahA Of money advsnoed
wards The of The Lifs Fails tridgs; whth
rnad and comruittr6-
Also from n. committee reported hIi 70 pro-
rice icr tbs compistiou of ths Washington SqDe3uct
which read and committ-d.
Aiso from the ssDs oVniutss rsPurtsd bin tc srtend
the urlsdcflcr 81 be cUrraon u The city O. Nushing
ten ths lower Eastern Branch Nar, yard bTieEe
and rngu.is travel upsn the UPPER EsssTn Brsnch or
Beunugs bridge and for other purposes; whch was read
thrr- TIRES asd passed-
on mgtiOu q Mr. GU0DE, the COMMITTEES of fhs Whole
hzrged from hs nrhsr uouzasrnyion-of to bill
authSr1 The Crcnit q the District of Columbia
10 decree the sale q rial siat 70 orain aud zndsr
te- serauu = tbs previous qseJton The bt rohd
third t1me and pfs--d.
Mr. CUMBACK q Indiana from The COMMITTEES Gu the
Distinct q Uolsubia, reported senate b WITH amend
iDeHs, . rpUgrpolats tbe NasbnFion kutasi B4dIng
Association
Mr. CARLlLE, Of Virginia said that the bin orea,ed
and ~orking man, snd BE- thersf0rs moved 70 hay ths
whole sut9ect on The table.
Ine motion wAs Asgrsed to--yess lo9 nays Ca
M HARRIS irOm ne Commiuse ths District of Co
lnmois, rPOraed oint nsOluuon for the repair the
halls q The circuit " The District q Col1mia which
committed.
on uolon q Mr. BENNETT Of Mississippi tts Commit
ot me hole disrhArea from te further c0nsd
GRAFTON of bill uor ras a. iusuranoe COMPANY
10 tbs DistnCt " Uoiawbia.
After some dsscsssson the bin wss laid upon the "a
bls--ayss s., n0es not clunted.
Mr. CUMBACK - fhdi.ta fror the Committee Tor the
District q Coumbis reported bll to iBuororale zee
hatai Gas Ia h. Company n ne cty q Wzshisgon asd
Gror1stosD; @hseh conmtted
Ar. BEANkTE q NIsSsipPd, from The committee
rPortsa srn-ss 6ll repeal mouh ~ al sct p-sssd
h-re ~ 1858 rrovides the u aa artBory
In ihe clty ~ Washington.
Mr. PHEpS q ssguri moved 10 lay the BIN On the
tabls; ~bien uaouon sKrssd 70
M. AkACuAG, from the ronuitfee reported SEN
aie oil y incorporate toe xuaraisus of ne poOr.
M. PRlAGLk, 81 hsw fors, m0ssa 70 lsv the bin o.
fhe tetAe. whHrh rnrsfn~ "A