The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-25

The SPEAKER also laid before the House communi5
on tisa hsm tbs Treasury Drp~rsusni, t~asnKting u
statement Of the receipts and for the ser
vice o the Post Once DcIartment for the years lsSA
xad 1857 whh bald the table and oresescd TO be
printed ,ssfs ~ lIIw assrhsE SlqmB tndf tdBob -o
nsroTp rse. rxs oonnrxz on EHs nAszsrros oolsssls
Mr.. GOopE, Of yirgiaia, from the COMMITTEES on the
District of Counba presented adverse report on Tho
pessaism eessain reference " tanpke s
which was laid On the table sad orersd W isp paiatsd
NJ BOWIE q Marysad s.s permitted 70 alsa ~'E MT
ne gGoODE, also fren the ssn,e oommttee reported
adversely upon senate blu fgr the sief Of Achso ss
and II laid on the fable and ordered 70 be printed
a Mr. BURNETT of Kentucky, from the ssnc commit
tee reported bill making approprAton for the rer
pair Of certain roads tbs SoaAiy sf ashngton and the
District q Columba and y was copmitiedfIa
sxxArn suAs nvKnnKD.
The following senate bs were taken from the Speak
er table severay read twice and referred to the Con
mittee on ths District Of Cosumbia a51 ga' iAa' '.
Senate bill for the bsnst of the PabIr schools a shs
city of Washington relieve the corporation Of George
town from the expense Of making and repairing roads
saaina frSr Rock CrccA br tS @s1Dscoaasnt 0f nae
chanics liens ON buildings a the Hstsist Of ,Cola(b~
and relating the Of holding and transmitting
titles certain church property therein fnenticncd
senate bill anthoszs tho organisation Of fire de-
partment in the District Of Columbia having been re'
ported, " tN .l x
a Mr. GooDEI said the bill hd been discussed in the
Senate and its provisions crutinzsd by tbs Commte
the District OF Columbia of the House had been
unninsdsy approved and he therefore asked that "
might be- taken up And pa~edsiw sgtEiS h9tiHJ 90
The bill authorizes the corporate authorities Of the
cities of Washington and Georgetown each for Itself TO-
regnat thc tire department and make the neecssy PRO-
vision for the prevention and extinsalshmsns of nIH
the protection OF property and the removal from nes
of suspcios persons and for the punishment BY hne and
mprisonmcnt ofsuch pesons, who. being present refs
to obey the commands Of the otiacer No hre company
viii be allowed 10 exist unless attached TO the fire depart
nent and every person found scting in ooncsrs With
Others in violation of this act shall be sentenced 70 pay
fine not to exceed hundred dollars and be
In the county jail for pefs not ~ exceed one month
The companies organized in pursuance Of the act to con-
sist Of men not less than years Of age who,
UPON enruling themscivc shall he swora 10 discharge
their duties faithfully and each and every Insmber when
duty shall sxarcfe the iuties Of county ccnsfabk
The companies shall he allowed to elect their ow officers
and frame their own censtAaisn and by.awx] sIb
"a Mr. BtASS OF Ohio understood thst section of the
bill made the members Of tho fre deartsaenta special
~ Mr. BURNETT stated thatq he scommitsse wunld
move 10 strike that proyioa fnm the ibl9aisses hns
taMr MORKIS of Pennsy vna then moved
the bl lauthoring The psad AfD de-
partnent for the preveneion and exngnizhmeut Of
fires BY the substute, from and after tbs oraniza
of the paid fire department volunteer fire compa
ny shall exist within the limits Of Washington or George
and the fire department to consist OF four steam
fire engines and for the aid Of the corporate au
thories in procuring these the bill approprates $40 OO0
and also sf2 600 TO aid in the establishment OF fire
alarm and poice Telegraph Mr. NJ said the coKnmittee
were unanimous in recommending the bill the ground
that necessary TO provide additional means for the
purpose of extinguishing fires The government has
erected immense pabc buildings, and 1t was matter Of
economy to provide efficient for the protec
/ tion Of those building than at present exist
Mr. JONES' of Tennessee. said this bill could only be
considered In COMMITTEES of the Whole as it made an
Mr. KELSEY, of New York moved that 1t be referred
to the Committee Of the Whole which motion was
| agreed TO, ,} 9t E<,4g.l - -,5s- fi.
| COLUMBIA, -
On motion OF Mr. GOoDE of Virginia. the House went
into Committee of the Whole the state Of the Onion
Nir Horxss of Virginia, in the chair. and procecde
the consideration of business relating 70 the District OF
Columbia, this day and tomorrow being set apart for
that purpose. no f1nh c3 IaT9 @ IEof }f3sss#Ef
Senate bill to amend the .act to incorporate the Co
umba Institution for the instruction of the deaf and
dumb, and the blind approved February 49, 1857 was
first laid aside be reported TO the House with
mendaton that it do pass ,,s, y, 6tg,sls str 4sAt
The House then took up the bin regulating municipal
i elections in the city Of Washington. Ho8U aiaa2l4
Mr. JONES, of Tennessee, moved to amend the bill by
striking out the words shall have paid the school
and all taxes personal property inserted the quail
fcation of voters His Qualification for voter that
be should be free white n,an citizen Of the United
States and resident for certain length OF time in the
i place wherc he proposed to vote. y sfipoo sh5 81
a The amendmsntwas not agreed to--7ayes noes So
i Mr.. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, moved to strike out
the words who shall be citizens Of the United states At
the clause read every free white male citizen of the Uni
ted States resident Of the city of Washington Of the ae
Of wentyoae years His proposition 10 give b the
citizens OF the United States residing here year prio
to the election the right to vote and not to confer that
right upon every citizen OF the United States who may
have been here thirty days prior To the and npoa
foreigners who be naturazcd the day of the elee
tion He did not think it fair or right that man IL
the servce of the departments sooarncr IN the cib
of Washington, should be perisittcd to vote He dit
not believe il fair to the persons who estates
the city Of Washington that the thousand and
Office holers shoud have the night to control She ssses
I Mr.. BURNETT, OF Kentucky, said he believed tha
taxation and representation inscparabie The bill
only permitted persons to vote who paid thsir school
personal tax and by it mere soourners We're not cnt
to vote. But he could why those persons
employed in conducting tNe government who pay the
4 taxes and own property, should he dsfanchised Ht
opposed the amendment the ground that it extende
? the naturalization laws To SIX years
Mr. GOODE said twas not the purpose of the commit
! tee to make a discrimination tfafs frf3 F frsbn9q
Mr.. DAVIS of Maryland moved to amend Mr.. MAR
sArs proposition 70 extend the time two years in
stead of one. He alvoated it's sioption, and chsrEes
that the present municipal officers vicious nconpeent
and unfit for The performance of their duties. He alluded
tn tie riots at the iaN eecio contcnding That the
had been il and fair investigation of all the fact
connccted with them. Ne acknowledged that there has
been bard OF twelve fourteen Young from ts
Il city OF Bsltiinore in tho City of Wshiaytn te a,
OF tho election, who participated in disturbance at tbs
polls but he denied that they participated in the riot
which fred upon by tsc Wrines ana stased that s
effort bad been made by the prcss Of ths city to cove
up the suhsnent iniautes Of that ndefensblc outrage