▁city ▁government ) ▁and ▁Congress ▁on ▁the ▁issue . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Represent ative ▁Bar nes ▁Com pton ▁( D - M ary land ) ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁in ▁Congress ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bridge ▁of ▁wood ▁on ▁wooden ▁pi ers . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁co - sp ons ored ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁Jonathan ▁H . ▁Row ell ▁( R - Ill inois ), ▁and ▁received ▁significant ▁political ▁support ▁from ▁key ▁represent atives ▁such ▁as ▁William ▁W . ▁Mor row ▁( R - Cal iforn ia ), ▁Philip ▁S . ▁Post ▁( R - Ill inois ), ▁Arch ib ald ▁M . ▁Bl iss ▁( D - New ▁York ), ▁and ▁Louis ▁E . ▁Mc Com as ▁( R - M ary land ). ▁Comp an ion ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁Senator ▁John ▁James ▁Ing alls ▁( R - K ansas ) ▁and ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁C . S . ▁Black burn , ▁and ▁strongly ▁supported ▁by ▁influ ential ▁Sen ators ▁Pr eston ▁B . ▁Pl umb ▁( R - K ansas ) ▁and ▁I sh am ▁G . ▁Harris ▁( D - T ennessee ). ▁But ▁the ▁Com pton ▁bill ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Commission ers . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁pay ▁half ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁structure , ▁and ▁Commission er ▁Samuel ▁E . ▁Whe at ley ▁led ▁the ▁city ▁government ▁in ▁ad am antly ▁ref using ▁to