Mr. BIDWELL, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to Resolved, That the ComWays&Means be instructed to “. into theo;of making the tariff on silk goods imported into the U.S. specific, according to weight, instead of adgalorem, as recommended in the statement of W. Viollier, herewith submitted for reference Louis to said committee: WASHINGTON COUNTY HORSE RAILROAD. The House then proceeded to the consideration of the bill pending yesterday at the exFo of the morning hour, being Senate bill o. 380, to incorporate the Washington County Horse Railroad Company in the DistCol, reported from the ComDistCol by Mr. MAYNARd. The bill was read. It provides that Samuel P. Brown, Francis Mattingly, Noble D. Lar ner, Marshall Brown, and Joseph L. Pearson, and their associates and assigns be created a body corporate under the name of the “Washington County Horse Railroad Company, ” with authority to construct and lay down a double or single track railway, with the necessary switches and turn outs in the county of Washington, in the DistCol, as follows: commencing at Boundary street, at its intersection with 14th street, and along the 14th street road in a northerly direction to a point where said road intersects a new road recently opened by the levy court, and along said new road in an easterly direction to the 7th street turnpike, and along said turnpike in a southerly direction to Boundary street; provided that the consent of the board of directors of the 7th Street Turn pike Company be 1st obtained for the use of their road, with the right to run public car riages thereon, and receiving therefor a rate of fare not exceeding ten cents a passenger for distance on said road. he 2nd section provides that the said railroad shall be deemed real estate, and it, with the other real and personal property of said boulbe liable to taxation as other real estate and personal property in o: out, aforesaid, except as hereinafter proW101(16. The 3rd section provides that the saidrail. way shall be laid in the most appovel manner adapted for street railways, and that the tracks shall not be more than 6 nor less thanfour feet apart, and the gauge the same as that of the street railways in the city of Washington. Section 4 provides that the tracks of the said railway shall be laid in such a manner as will least interfere with the ordinary travel of the roads over which the said tracks shall be laid. The 5th section provides that this act of incorporation may at any time be altered, amended, or repealed by the Congress of the U.S. " The 6th section provides that nothing in the act shall be so construed as to authorize said body corporate to issue any note, token, device, scrip, or other evidence of debt to be used as currency. The 7th section enacts that the capital stock of said company shall be not lessthan 2 nor more than 500,000 dol. lars, and that the stock shall be divided into shares of 50 dollars each, and shall be deemed personal property, transferable in such man.ner as the by laws of said company maydirect. The 8th section directs that the company shall place 1st class cars on said railway, with all the modern improvements, for the convenience and comfort of passengers, and shall run cars thereon daily as often as the public convenience may require. Section 9 provides that the companyshall procure such passenger rooms, ticket offices stables, and depots at such points as the bloness of the railroad and the convenience of the public may require; and it authorizes the coin. pany to lay such rails as may be necessary fo; the purpose of connecting the said stables and depots with main tracks. Titikewise authorizes the company to purchase or lease such lands or buildings as may be necessary for passenger rooms, ticket offices, stables, and depotsabovementioned. Section ten provides that all articles of value that may be inadvertently left in the cars." other vehicles of said company shall be to to their principal depot and entered in of. obo ofunclaimed goods, which booksha. be open to the inspection of the public at all reasonable hours of business. Section 11 provides that the corporation shall, on demand of the POTUS, SecyWar, or SecyNavy, cause to be transported 9, o railway any freight cars laden with freigo: the use of the U.S.; the office” causing such service to be done shall Po" reasonable compensation therefor. a Section 12 provides that within 30 days after the passage of this act the cofo. tors named in the 1st section, or a majority of them, or if any refuse or neglectio" then a majority of the remainder, shall cano; books of subscription to the capital stock 9 said company to be opened and kopo" in some convenient and accessible plao " the city of Washington, from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 3 o'clock in the after". for a period to be fixed by said, corpool. not less than 2 days; and said o: shall give public notice, by Adve. the daily papers published in the city of W. P dington, the placewher" of the time when an P. said books shall be opened; and o upon said books to the capital. rS company shall be held, to be stockhoo provided every subscriber shall P." time of subscribing 25 P. the amount by him subscribed to the o: appointed by the corporator; 0, his su.tion shall be null and void, folo. than the capital stock of said '9",d have been subscribed, the books sho! oo: and the said corporators named in the tion shall forthwith proceed to oppo. rafh capital stock among the subscrio and make public proclamation of the number of shares alloted to each, which shall be done andoon the same day that the books are closed; provided nothing shall be received in payment of the 25%. at the time of subscribing except money. And when the books of.".to the capital stock of said company shall be closed the corporators, named in the 1st section, or a majority of them, and in case any of them refuse or neglect to act, then a majority of the remainder, shall, within 20 days thereafter, designate a day for the choice of directors, of which public, notice shall be given for 5 days in 2 W.newspapers published daily in the city of Washington, or by written personal notice to each stockholder by the clerk of the corporation; and in all meetings of the stockholders each share shall entitle the holder to one vote, to be given in person or by proxy. Section 13 enacts that the government and direction of the affairs of the company shall be vested in a board of directors, 7 in number, who shall be stockholders, and who shall hold their office for one year and till others are duly elected and qualified to take" their places as directed; and that the said directors (a majority of whom, the president being one, shall be a quorum) shall elect one of their number to be president of the board, who shall also be president of the company, and they also ofchoose a treasurer, who shall give bonds with surety to said company in such sum as the said directors may require for the faithful discharge of his trust. It further directs that in case of a vacancy in the board of directors by the death, resignation, or otherwise, of any director, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled by the remaining directors. Section 14 provides that the directors shall have full power to make and prescribe such by laws, rules, and regulations as they shall deem needful and proper, touching the disposition and management of the stock, property, estate, and effects of the company, not contrary to the charter or to the laws of the U.S. Section 15 provides that there shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders for choice of directors, to be holden at such time and place, under such conditions, and upon such notice as said company by their by laws may prescribe, and said directors shall, when requested, make a report to the stockholders and to Congress of their doings. Section 16 provides that the company shall have at all times the free and uninter rupted use of their roadway, and if any person or persons shall willfully and unnecessarily obstruct or impede the passage on or over said railway, or any part thereof, or shall injure or destroy the cars, depot stations, or any property belonging to said railway company, the person or persons so offending shall and pay for every such offense the sum of 20 dollars to said company, and shall remain lia ble, in addition to the said penalty, for any loss or damage occasioned by lo. her, or their act, as aforesaid, but no suit shall be brought unless commenced within 60 days after such offense shall have been committed. Section 17 provides that the company shall make and complete the railway within one year after the organization of the sanne. The ComDistCol reported the following amendments: 1st amendment: In line 32 of “thereafter, ” insert these words ctoiont w“eslhyael, l afctaelrl the word a meeting, ” so that it may read “shall within 20 days thereafter call a meeting for the choice of directors, ”