Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-04-03
ra1arY.sKrH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION.
s,7cRD,Y. MARCH 81. lsdu.
{. VA; not In session to.day.

The House wa; not In session lousy.
I'll. ~, dir laid bcfor. the senate Il Communication from
III. Secretary Of war id relation 10 barracks i"r 'fo"P' u
the Preside of San Francisco; N ~. STAT. n,
Mr.. Yulpe introduced d bill TO refund 20 ~ IL w
Florida certain moneys advanced by sud STATE Tor "'i'afs
purposes. :, m. ,c, r.cu.
listing the distribution Of Potomac waller thfous"o"' wa"
!ugtnn city. y ,,s
District OF Columbia. bills were passed 10 ahienn ~ 70
IL, incornora,e IN. Prov!drIt Association OF ClerS', !"
authorize the extension and Use or u hranch u 'ne ="
.Ifa. Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad ~ithlh 'e .n. y.
G.org..own. directing the Conveyance. Of = lot nl rrpun"
tar the use OF the public schools Of Washington Guy, !" n
corporate the Grand Lodge Of the Independent ornrI .,
ODD Fellows In the District Of Columb!s. ian amendment
having been made prohibiting them from iss'Inenahh noes
or other currcncy:) to authorize the Levy Cohrt 10 I.ua
licenses In the District of Columbia, and 20 Incorporate Lne
National Gallery and School CT Arf'in tile p"'Fie' 81 -
lumbia. -,..,o,
10 the construction Of 4 railway along Pennsylvania avenue
and other streets and avenues In Washington and Hrorge-
town. D. {.
construction Of IL railroad along the avenue hut IN th"'
orposition he had MT been sustained. either In the senate
or out Of it. There had heen three propositions before inc
committee: ops Of the Metropolitan Railroad Company.
one Of what was denominat-l the Citizens Company. ana
the third the association nf gentlemen named IN tht Iiii.
AZ 10 the Metropolitan Company, the committee iound mat
II had existed for six or seven years, and had never, "uTlnE
all that time, made one Inch Of progress TOWARDS 'ne ~,
strue'ion Of It's r9sas There was !, no ,3is se ntipIIs ise wss ri;s tD
them. This Citizens Railroad Company Wa made up 81
some three or four hundred persons. VINO sn"scInr" ~ y
paper 10 take 50 much stock: and Il was said lhat tHe s'orS
xs 10 he distributed among a vast number Of people, and
was no, to be sonopn!tzel. Bu; stock cnulu oe taNen un"et
cher names nv men Of straw, and thus II Few persons
could ret III. mOnonoIy aner all. The committee concluded.
therefore. TO report 4 bill placirgi II in the handsoi Rieharu
wallach, George vs.. Ri.ga. Waller Leio: and Others. VINO
were known 20 be men Of wealth. and high character, IN"
who could he depended upon tn carry oh' the eIIr,pttsri
Mr., Pearce submitted Il substitute t"T the olli, "h'ch
gives the privilege to the Metropolitan Railroad company,
sI made a few remark. In explanation Of it, which could
not be heard in the reporters gallery
Mr. brown replied thu, the Metropolitan Railroad Com
nany was a myth-hSd done nothing, had no money now
never had any, and never would have any.
Mr. EarnIin regarded the Metropolitan Company as
dead carcass. lie was in favor OF The pm rri'orlen ny ue
COMMITTEES but thought thu road would not he reriunrra-
Mr. BENJAMIN spoke in opposition 10 the substitute OF Sr.
Pearce, dcnUIninatinc II an inprncticnOle scheme.
Mr.. Cinsrnan favored the bill OF the committee.
Mr.. Hunter moved to amend the bill by adding q section
; :Gs' the ,s1i , =; s.gss H. e b. n nI GeS:. ' and la Iiab ,HI's Of
said company. 10 the amount Of stock held by each; which
was agreed 10
Of the Senator from Louisiana 10 his amendment, and he
would like 10 have the bill lie over a few days, in order
TO have time TO Investigate" the subject more thoroughly.
On motion hy Mr.. 3amlln, An amendment Was adopted
making Nj. 'andrrwerEe. one OF the c'rPora''rs OF TIE
company.
incumbent, on the company 70 purchase the real estate.
horses, omnibuses. &c o. Mr.. randerwerEen, nj n ralua'
no necessity for saddllng them with hi. expense.
Mr.. Benjamin s1id that unless this WAS done Sir. Wander
Tsrken werli embrace the Arst favorable opportunity 10
sell ont and deprive - citizens OF their present facilities
for travel On The avenue.
The amendment, was reiected-yras Q, nays 81.
Nr. Hunter suggested that the railroad should pass a!sny
! street, 20 rs not TO cut up Pennsylvania Avenue.
Sr. Blown replied that nobody asked stich 4 grant a.
that.
Mr.. P-arcc remarked that Pennsylvania avenue WAS the
great thorou:hfa?c, and therefore the proper plac. for the
railroad. We might &, we'll have mons Ut all Ii, TO have one
through F street.
The further consideration Of the bill wa, postponed until
Saturday next.
ages against the Emitted States In certain case. wss discuss.
ed, hut Without ~dispusnE OF Il the Senate wen: Into eN-cu.
tive srssion, and snon after adjourned. |