The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-10
THIRTY.F1FTH5CoNG R Ess,
Second SesSion.
Friday, Febru4,4 4, 1859.
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Mr.. Bright, from the C-mmIitee on Pubhc
Buildings and Grounds, So united report, ac-
companied by bill to pro.ide for the care and
preservation of the works constructed by the
United States for bringing the Potomac water
into the cities of Washington and Georgetown
By the first section Of tbs bill the President
is directed to place the woi.ks under the super
intendence and control Of : qualified officer of
the Engineer department
The second section provides complete and
continued supply of water for all Government
purposes in the cities and District of Columbia.
Section three authorizes Washington and
Georgetown to connect supply pipes with the
main cOnduits, and requ3,Ss the provision of a
sufficient number of hydr nts for the public sup
ply of the water to tbs Inhabitants, and the
means Of using the water for security against
fire, and for useful and s.alitary purposes.
The fourth section allows supply pipes to be
laid down in all cases w5ete the building lines
of avenues and streets IKE more than half the
distance occupied by no. SEES, and in other cases
where majority of the wners Of lots apply for
them. 80
The fifth section secur u the use of water in
houses, upon payment fo. the service pipe and
a small rent for the use -sf the water, and re-
quires the work to be ne by plumber Ii
censed by the corporatiok
The sixth section requires the appointment,
by each of the corporate authorities of Wash
ington and Georgetown, # a competent eng-
neer, to be charged with. attending to all the
necessary work, which tws engineers, with the
one appointed by the Pre- ident, are 70 form Q
board for the consideration and settlement of
all propositions and questions relating to the
scientific and practical execution of all parts of
the work, arrangement OF ie.all; &c.
The seventh section aur lorizes the corpora
- oh lnav oh tool for
the purpose of supplying alter without delay.
The eighth section authorizes the corpora
tons to assess cersin tar. $ and water rents, for
the purpose of reimburs,ig The expenditures
and paying off the loans.
The ninth, tenth, and /. eventh sections au-
thorize the appointment " the corporate arl
thorities Of water purye for, register, and
treasurer, for the manage lnent Of all matters
connected with the worksp
The Missouri T0o Per ,.ent Land Fund.-
On motion of Mr.. Polk, t< Senate took up the
special order-the House sill giving the assent
of Congress to law of the Missouri Legislature
for the application Of res. rived two per cent
land fund of that State.
The Senate bill for tbs relief of the officers
and crew of the brig Gen, Armstrong was dis
cussed at considerable lea; h. Messrs. Brown,
Mason, and Crittenden, ed coated, and MessFs.
| Toombs, Fessenden, Hal and Benjamin, OPP
posed it.
Mr. BENJAMIN offered alsamendment striking
out the word "owpers," b as to limit the ap-
preparation to the ofiicersH I'D crew which was
disagreed to.
| The bill was then pas ID by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messss. Bates, lsyard, Bell, Brown
Chestnut, Clark, Coiams Crittenden, Dixon
Foot, Hammond, Houst Jones, Kennedy,
Mallory, Mason, Polk, Re- Seward, Simmons
Thompson Of Kentucky, Fright, and Yulee-
90.
Nays-Messrs BenIat.sl, Frederick, Cling
man, Davis, Doolittle, Fessenden, HAHN, Hun
ter, Johnson Of Tennessee, Wade, and VIII
| son-ll.
! The Senate then adjourned
| HOUSE..
| Pirate BWs-On motion of Mr.. Chaffee, Of
Massachusetts,, the House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole House, Mr.. Nichols, OF
Ohio, in the chair,) and proceeded to the con
sideration of the bills upon the private calendar
This being objection day, those bills to which
there was no objection were laid asidestG CO re-
ported to the House with a RECOMMENDATION
that they do pass; whilst those to which there was
objection we're passed over to be considered
hereafter.
After some time spent therein, tha Commit
tcs rose and reported sundry bills to the House
which were passed.
And then, on motiop Gf Mr.. Houston, of Ala
bama, the House adjoured.