Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-05-23
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FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. May %, 1872.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
In the Senate, to-day, bill was taken up
for the relief Of the heirs of Lieut. Stafford OF
the Revolutionary Navy Stafford was employ
ed as an agent by the secret committee of Con-
gress to communicate with President Laurens
of the Continental Congress, while Laurens
was confined in the Tower of London. Stafford,
who had been educated in England, and was
familiar with London, landed in Ireland and
disguised as an Irish laborer, proceeded from
Wexford on foot Except across the Irish
sea- to London, and accomplished his mission.
He was also aboard the Bonnie Homme Rich
ard at her engagement with the Sarapis.
After debate the bill gave way to the regular
order.
Before, however, that was taken up,a motion
TO go into executive session was agreed to, and
at 12:l0 the doors of the Senate were closed.
The House of Representatives was engaged
with the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
A clause appropriating $1,000 for the ercc-
ton of an iron bridge at the Chain bridge site
being up in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Harris, of Va, advocated the proposed
appropriation in short speech
The clause was agreed to.
The discussion of other sections was proceed
el with.
TIE TREATY.
The Senate is considering the supplementary
treaty with England in executive session to day
"a. X NJ R. R. DEPOT IN WASHGN GTON
The House Committee on the District of
Columbia to-day unanimously agreed to report
Tomorrow TO the House the Senate bill to au-
thorlze the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas
Railroad Company to run trains and transport
freight and passengers within the District of
Columbia as follows:
BE II enctcd de-, That it shall be lawful
for the Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Rail
road Company, ii corporation chartered under
the laws Of the State of Virginia, to exercise
It's functions as a common carrier and transport
paSseugers aud freight within the District of
Columbia and for this purpose shall have au-
thority to run locomotives and trains upon and
over the bridge which has been constructed by
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
across the Potomac River at the western ter
minus Of Maryland avenue, in the city OF
Washington, upon the terms and conditions
prescribed in the act of Congress granting to
said Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany the privilege to construct and operate
said bridge and the said Orange, Alexandria
and Manassas Railroad Company may put
down a single track along Maryland avenue,
FROM its western terminus to It's intersection
with the Washington canal, now in process
of being filled up and thence, by curve,
southwardiy along the ground heretofore
occupied by said canal to the intersection
Of B, Z, or u streets south, as may be deter
mined by the engineer In charge OF the Public
Buildings aud Gruun Is, and thence along one
of said streets, by a tunnel under the public
grounds east of the Capitol Building upon
such route and in such manner as the said
engineer may prescribe, to Delaware avenue or
FIRST street. east, and thence along SAID avenue
or street, to the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad and the track of said railroad
cu,npauy, except where it is laid in the said
tunnel, or the approaches shall conform to the
grade Of the streets occupied as above, as shall
be prescribed by the board Of public works
and any damage caused to the property of in
diviiuals by the construction of said railroad
shall be paid by said Orange. Alexandria and
Manassas Railroads.&c.: Provided, That he said
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
Company shall pay to the District OF Columbia
one haIf of the cost of archlug the Washington
canal, from Maryland avenue % the street on
which the said railroad track enters the tunnel
aforesaid And provided further, That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to
grant to said company the rightto establish de-
pot along said avenue or streets until conSe Mt
for the same has first been obtained from the
legislative assembly of the District of Col
umba.
Sec . That Congress shall have the right
to regulate the rates of fare collected by said
company from passengers, and the rates of
charge for transporting freight; that the rates
of charge for the transportation Of freight, per
ton per mile Tor all trei ght passing into the
District Of Columbia on said railroad, shall be
not more than the rates charged per ton per
mile on that part of the said Orange, Alexan-
dria and Manassas Railroad not In the said
District, and that all property owned by said
company within said District shall be subject
to taxation by the proper municipal authority
and Washington City shall be treated by said
company as terminal point, and entitled to
all the privileges and facilities OF any other
terminal point on said road. .,
Sec 3. That said railroad company shall
give to other railroad companies the right to
pass through and use said tunnel on such rea-
sonoble terms as may be agreed upon between
the respective parties or Congress prescribe.
Sec T. That this act may, at any time, be
altered, amended, or repealed by Congress.
From New York.
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