Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-23
THE EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
,s SENATE yesterday after our report

In rBB SENATE yesterday after our report
MT wilson, from the Military Committee,
.sperted adversely on the House bill relating
20 the Conmissary department.
The bill establishing a freedman's bureau
was taken up, and the report OF the committee
Of conference disagreed te, the Senate insisting
On lis amendments. and calling for another
committee of conference.
The railrot bill was considered until NAN.
yks; four, when the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE,
Mr.. Steele, OF ". Y, from the COMMITTEE TOT
the District Of Columbia reported az o r. TTr
CsrDing the Potomac Bridge ana Inc Nehue
Marker, which was passed
III provides that the Secretary OF war snail
cause to be removed the iron ran NV useu ior
the road over the Potomac bridge, 10 the new
bridrp recently erected In That vicinity. The
repair of the Potomac bridge to be made under
The direction of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings, who shall appoint the necessary
number of draw-keepers, and 70 carry this into
effect, five thousand dollars are appropriated,
provided the corporation of Washington ap.
propriate similar sum. The Centre Market
and its membranes to be removed within
eighteen months from the passage of this act,
the ground to be included within the reserva-
non OF the Smithsonian Institution. The cor
poration of ashingtOn Is authorised TO select
q site for a market house exclusively, on some
other reservation, with the approval OF the
President. Power is given 10 levy and collect
Il tax 10 pay all necessary expenses OF its erec-
tioB.l
Mr. Patterson reported a bill Incorporating
me Sisters OF Mercy in the District OF Column
bi6. Passed.
M Davis, OF n y from the District Com
mitiee, reported a bill to amend the charter OF
the Metropolitan Railroad Company, the prin-
cipal amendment being 10 authorize that COM
pany and the Georgetown and Washington
Railroad Com pany TO increase their fare from
five 20 eight cents.
MI Washburne, of Ill, opposed the propo-
sition that the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company shall charge eight cents
passenger. Its stock was worm 1oQr hundred
premium
Mr. Davis of n. y, said the statement was
untrue, and that there was scarcely railroad
company in the United States which could
sustain Itself by such fare as now charged. So
far from the company making, it was daily
losing large sums Of money.
M Washburpe, of ILL., said he had no par.
tIcuIar objection TO the Metropolitan Company
charging eight cents fare. lie however es-
peeially objected 70 this privilege being ex-
tended 10 the Washington and Georgetown
Company. He repeated he had obtained his
II formation from a gentleman who was in
formed by one of the owners OF the railroad
that the stock was worth four hundred pre-
mi I'm.
Mr.. patterson sent up a paper which was
read by the Clerk, to show that the Washing
ton and Georgetown Railroad Company lost
eighteen thousand dollars during the last year.
Instead OF five cents fare, he Sid the real price
IN view OF the transfer, is only three and
balf cents; and no road, either in this or any
city, can run IL at three cents ticket. 1t was
further shown that the Metropolitan Railroad
Company was losing SOL week.
Mr.. Morris, OF Ohio, said he was willing to
let the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company charge three cents for a transfer, but
was opposed TO increasing the fare on the main
route. Because the Metropolitan Railroad
Company had made bad investment was no
reason why we should authorize IT to increase
the fare.
Pending the consideration Of this bill the
morning hour expired.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Com mittee on the Ju-
cIary, reported a bill providing that neither the
people nor legislature of any State declared TO
be IL lnsurrectiOn by the proclamation dated
August TO- 1861, shall hereafter elect Senators
and Representatives to the Congress of the
United States until the President has declared,
by proclamation, that armed hostilities within
SUCH States have ceased, nor until the people
of such State have adopted republican gov
eminent, not repugnant TO the Constitution
and laws and not until, by law of Congress
such State is entitled TO representation in Con-
eress.
After protracted debate, the bill was passed |
by strict party vote yeas "a, nays 63.
The bill 10 prevent officers OF the army and |
navy from interfering in elections IN the |
States, was passed: ard the House adjourned.