The daily union., 1856-04-16

IN Military Asrs made adverse reports on the petitions
Of Danei de Moiyille and Thomas Sniithers.
Also from the committees, reported a bill Tor the
relief of the sreuss Of the late Lieut. Charles Jarvis OF
the United States armyj which was read twice and COM
mitted.
Hills INTRODUCED
Mr. WAsHBURNE Of Wisconsin in pursuance Of mo-
tice introduced bill 20 establish an additional ana os
trc ia tie State of Wisconsin, and bill authorizing the
erection OF post Office and United States court rooms IN
the city Of Madison State Of Wisconsin w'oh were sew
orally read twice and appropriately referred,
on motion 81 Mr.. BARCLAY, Of Pennsylvania
Bpsa That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Reads be- and they hereby Instructed 70 inquire into the
iees sal report % t6is House by bill or otherwise
DnFIcIKsoy BILL. gaH
IN motion Of Mr. PHELPS of Missouri the House then
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole ON the state
Al pf tAe Union (Mr NICHOLS, OF Ohio, In the chair and
after posponing for day the Indian appropriation bill
made the special order for to-day by resolution OF ihe
House resumed the consideration Of the deficiency nl
the qaestioD being the Senate amendment appro-
priang 100000 for continuing the work on the wash
ingou aqueduct amended yesterday by the following
proyiso;
heretofore paid by Congress- exceed the relative
proportion q the value Of psa
liuits OF Georgetown aud Washington city,
After soe further debate the Senate amendment and
substituting amendment offered BY Mr. Il. hansHAIL
of Kentucky for that adopted yesterday the question was
taken on The amendment amended as follows
For coatinaing the work on the Washington aqusduct
$500 Proeidsd That when this work shall have been
CO.. Con- nhabitaats shall only tap the
yearly q such se e may .t p ,s.sa 1 6ss~ssn s s
authorities OF said cities aud the revenue arsng there
from shall be devo.sd 70 keeping said work in repair"
And il was not agreed to. =.
The question then being the Senate amendment ap'
propriating $1,000 for rebuilding the Franklin Engne-
house in Washington ely including .ne "D,;s.
lyic Ru In VT
Ways and Means bad recommended non-ooRcnrrcnce,
Mr. FLORENCE, Of Pennsylvania, advocated its sdop-
.ion The company was located near the Treasury De-
artment and Executive Manson and it was necessary for
the protection of those buildings IN case Of ire that 1t
should be kept there The house In ~Aicn the company
now kept their apparatus situated Oh One OF the pup-
lie squares and appropriation having been made dp-
ring the last Congress TO ornament and improve the
square it was ssary the house for that pur
and unless some other quarters furnished the
company would be without shelter for their apparatus
understood that it highly respectable and efhcen
company and be hoped the House would vote Inc appro
Mr. STANTON, Of Ohio, inquired how many fre-enginss
and enginehouRes Of the city We're owned oy ths
rnent and in how many instances the government had
made appropriations for the fire department OF the CITY
II Congress properly chargeabe with the care o. the
fire of the city besides its Streets squares oun
aims &c, he wished to know it. aE.
Mr. FLORENCE replied that the government owned three
engines and the corporation Of the city onr and that hs
corporation within the last three years had appropriated
$4,000 the fire department to keep their apparatus In
repair The government WAS under no expense OF this
the company, whore members were ready and willing to
risk their ves in protecting the government property,
place the state OF efficiency as they were nov
in in the house they occupied and which the government
intended TO remove. la ..l s.s.a.a#as . If
Mr. COBB of Georgia stated the which governed
the Committee of Ways and Means In recommending
non-concurrence in the amendment In the first place
they recommended it because IL was not deficiency and
secondly the expenditure for the improvement o.
ihe public square and the removal of the engnehouse wa
wholly unnecessary 40 appropriation Of $4,000 had been
during the last session OF Congress 70 ornament th'
square on which the epgne house was situated but ths
Secretary the Interior had not expended that appropr
ton because before they could ornament IT 1t was neees
sary to the engnehouse The sqnare could no
serve better purpose than that to which Was now ap
proprnted and by refusing to in the amendment
the committee would only the $4,000 now asked
but the $4,000 appropriated during the last session
The square was occupied by useful improvement
aud he unwn TO remove il at an expense OF $4,000
10 make way for ornamental one.
The question was taken, and the amendment was non
concurred in
After disposing several other amendments the commit
toe rose, and at half-past three o'clock .. i. H #
The House adjourned. Is. ..".