Mr. HENDERSON. A tunnel can surely be constructed on the eastern side of the Capitol by means of which to make the connection, and it on ht to be done. I would not cut 08 the privilege which is now being exercised at present. lg would let them pass through the; city and across 1st street, because we are not proposing just now to extend the Capitol rounds; we are not prepared to do so; and it is of very great moment indeed, now that the country has been restored, to its old commercial relations, anyhow, that the connection should be as perfect as possible. This is the only point at which it can be made. I would suggest another fact that I have had some occasion to examine as a member of the ComDistCol. I was not aware that such a bill was here. It is not the bill which we had before us, and which was given in my charge. That bill was for the pursose of tunneling on the east side of the Capitol; and I examined the matter, and at the request of the parties interested, agreed to let it lie until a bill should, come from the other House on the subject. I do not know what course of action the other House has taken on the bill that was pending there. There is a bridge at Geor etown that belonged to the Alexandria Cana company and the Senfrom Ohio [Mr. WADE an myself have had a duty devolved on us to make some examination into that. It is an interference, as now constructed, with the harbor at Georgetoivn; and the inhabitants of George town are exceedingly anxious, now that they desire to extend their wharf facilities and their coal facilities, to remove the bridge, or to be enabled to put a draw in it, so that commerce may go for some 2 or 3 miles further up the river, and that they can use that portion of the wharves at Georgetown westcof the bridge for coaling purposes, and that sailing vessels can be taken up there. In order to do that, we have to interfere with the chartered privileges of the Alexandria Canal Company. draw cannot b. but into the bridge when used as an a ueduct, lint can if used as a bridge; and in all probability legislation may be had during this session by which that bridge at George town with certainly very superior piers, With very iittle expense may be made a means of communication across the Potomac of far better character than now enjoyed through the Long bridge. It is now dangerous, as I understand, or becoming so, to cross upon the long bridge at all, not from the passage of railroad trains, but because of the character of the structure itself.