Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-08
CONGRESSIONAL.

THURSDAY, December S.
SENATR-Mr: Davis gave notice Of bis in.
tentiOn to introduce q joint resolution fer the
restoration of peace in the Union, etc
On motion OF MIR. Anthony, the Senate pro-
<eded to the election of the standing commit.
tees, and under sus pension OF the rules he made
full nomin nations, which were confirmed by
the Senate. The only changes from last SEES.
sion are The iollowing:-Mr Sherman as chair
man OF the Financial Committee in place Of
Mr.. FesseDden, resigned, with the addition of
Mr.. Henderson TO that committee Mr.. Grimes
as chairman OF the Naval Committee in place
of Mr. Hale, with Mr.. Hendricks added to that
committee; MT. Lane OF Kansas, as chairman
of the Committee on Agriculture in place of
Mr.. Sherman, with Mr.. Farwell added to the
committee; Mr. Foot on the Judiciary Com
mittee in place OF Mr.. Howard; Dir. Hale as
chairman of the District of Columbia Commit.
in place OF Mr.. Grimes; Mr.. Davis on the
Committee on Claims in place OF Mr.. Ken
bricks; MIR. Lane, of Indiana, on the Com nit
tee on Patents in place of Mr.. Sherman; Mr..
Farweil en- Public Buildings and Grounds in
place CT Mr.. henderson; and MIR. Howard on
Committee on the Library in place OF Mr.. Fes.
sender.
The President pro tenn. laid before the Senate
a communities from the Secretary Of the In
terror detailing his action under q resolution
of Congress of the 3Oth of June last authorizing
him to reclaim and preserve certain property of
the United States.
The Secretary says that he regarded the res
olution as abiding manifestly, among other
things, to the public reservation ON Pannsyl-
vaDia avenue, between 7th and 9th streets
west, on which the corporate authorities of
Washington were then erecting new and
permanent building, 10 take the place of the
present one, rs public market house, and
therefore be notified the Mayor of the disap.
probation which Con ress had hus manifested,
and desired that the further progress OF the
building should be suspended, which was i'm
mediately done, and the work has not since
been resumed.
The Commissi oDer Of Public Buildings re-
ports to the Secretary that three other public
reservations are occupied by public market
houses erected by the city, apparently without
any adeu uate authority yet brought TO the no.
tice of the Department., viz: one is the Western
Market, another the Northern Liberties Mar
ket, and the other the Navy Yard Market. Be-
sides these nu u Der OF buildings ap-
pear TO have been erected by private
stables, warehouses, saw mills, coal, lime
and wood offices, along the banks OF the
canal, in the neighbour God OF the Centre Mar
ket space but when erected, or by what au-
thority has Il ct vet been fully rs cer.ained, but
they are said 10 have been put up under the
sanction Of the city and that annual rents ara
derived from them.
street west, has also been quite recently occu-
pied as a lumber yard, and the Commissioner
thinks still! ether public grounds are occupied
for temporary purposes without proper author
ity. The Secretary has therefore directed the
Commits soner to cause the lumber yard on
Virginia avenue to be removed and should no
more legal authority be shown than is now
apparent for the occupation OF the other places,
he shall likewise order that they be vacated.
EoUeE Mr.. Stevens, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, r,p ported back the Joint
resolution explanatory of SO much OF the In.
ternal Revenue act as imposes a tax on segars;
and the subject was postponed till Monday.