Mr. MORRILL. The bill is to resume the functions which the Government began with. That honorable Senator ought to know that this District was put under the government of 3 commissioners when it was created. That was the bill with which it began, and it continued so substantially down to 1812. Ipropose to resume those functions. That is exactly what this bill does. Now, about this principle of government, as applicable to the DistCol the DistCol never was designed to be a It is a seat for the Government of the U.S.; and that is all itever was designed to be. It never wasintended to establilsh eithera territorial or a State government in the DistCol. It was designed as a seat for the Government of the U.S., and by the Constitution it was placed expressly and exclusively under the legislative jurisdiction of Congress. This bill proposes that congress shall legislate directly for this District. That is all there is ofit. As it is today. you have this District governed by 4 jurisdictions: 1st. Congress; 2nd, the levy court, whosejurisdictions or limits nobody can define; 3rd, the corporation of Georgetown; and 4th, the corporation of Washington. This District Committee is expected to reconcile the difficulties between these 3 corporations, and legislate to the end that this shall become the great capital, which it ought to be, of a great people. The experience of the committee is, that the thing cannot be done. The idea of leaving it to 3 corporations whose interests and pursuits are all aside from the interests of the government is, in the nature of the thing, not to say absurd, but is inconsistent and in comatible with the very interests and duties which the Constitution devolves on Congress. If I did not believe that the reasons of the committee would commend themselves to the consideration of the Senate, of course I would not ask the Senate to consider this bill; but I object to my honorable friendfrom Massachusetts disetching so summarily a bill that has receive the consideration that this bill has, unless he has formed some judgment upon it. If he has, very well. Iarn not aware of anything before the Senate why this bill should not be read now. If the honorable Senator desires to get his dinner at this hour, I will stay here and hear it read if nobody else does.