The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-26

This body met last evening Present. MesHs. Allan.
Beebe BENT, Caldwell Cnbsrson, Jarvis Sugi. TOmp.
kns, TheaId, Vandegrf-O. On motion, Mr. Thead took
the Chair and the Council proceeded to ballot for President
MeEsrs. Caldwell and BENT were appOinted telers Mr.
Theard was declared elected.
Mr. CulbersOn, from the select Committee to whom was
referred the communication from the Democratic Genital
COMMITTEE, stating that certain precincts wefe without
Democratic Commissioners for the election, three Whiss
having been appointed to each, offered report of the
m5lony Of The COMMITTEE accompanied with resolutions
IN I Pi0yo9b ~ e9Se NE place q
Of Union and Good Children streets the Engine House
OF Creole Fire Company No To give 10 the 7th 18Th
and 10th pieciBos one Democratic Commissioner each
for the 7h James Dayeni for the lsh Laurence Gsrvey
for the 2Oh g. COigHard. Mr. CubetsOn moved for the
adoption Of the resolution.
Directing 10 the moving Of the place OF holding the polls in
the 10Th precinct and naming persons IN the place OF
Nj Cubertson arose and the Council in orci.
bic appeal favor Of the resolutions and report that he had
savip mn f - ibs o0nn1;o ~ - esGn pe
siI1nis mn of iustiee M M rs e1rsl 49,; ~, w
demonstrated against the appointments made By tbs Coun-
ell Obec tons had been urged by his political opponents
this most righteous and equitable demand, and assigning
various peteXs at the last sitting Monday evening they
ject to Special COMMITTEES. Hs bad his fears then that
the purpose smother the coplant but determined
20 put tins 70 the test be had sqmed the arduoqs dnes
Chamaa Of me inyeslIgai9g 19mnes aad bT9qght ne
tell gentlemen that he knew from their Of action
what he had to expect Tho democrats were In minority
Do 9n bean ~ toG tbst @ ~ m M P az & by Rga ne
Way give hum duties to perform that required much labor
i the minds of the majority had bean fixed upon the sequel
His colleague (Mr fhesIdl and himself had spent time
upon 1beehEd made their epo-esked for the Com
missioRe readily offered on Monday night, shOqd the
presented 10 defeat the obsSt The Eentem4n M arvs)
had been consulted these changes member Of the
COMMITTEES, in his own drugstore, and did not dissent from
which he stated required consideration Opposition was ex-
peced on this point but not on any oher The majority of
wads and found in of them that democrat had been
appointed so they did not offer to make change there:
In Others all OF the Commissioner VbgFe
the other they found that the person appointed who
shOnd resign With these facts which could moi Be con
tFadcted the committee before the Council have
poI that hreatsDed again to defeat the just expectation Of
large number of citizens WHO the names proposed to be
substituted were, he did not know-0ne of the peons he
believed was officer Of the Mint-but at least they
be inong perhaps fnrther injay No reason had BEEN
assigned to discard the recommendation OF the majority Of
ton said they were willing to show fair play This was
more than was expected. Whenever in majority knew
INT BENT" That fact y but he did suppose the poor
boon would be left to the minority to choose their officers
Mt Culbeson still further extended his remarks, and at the
Mr. Caldwell addressed the Council in support of the mi
nony report and in defence Of Mr. Jarvis reiteatng also
his remarks on Monday evening.
assented the report stated that he had wish msead
the majority of that committee to his real views and gave
Mr. CulbertsOn replied, reviewing the Protetations Of
members made in their places that they wished to act in all
fairness to the democracy, and were willing to grant
Commissioner before Departed from, and
Mr. Caldwell again followed insisting that false posi-
ton should be assigned him, aud that he in favor of
giving representatives at the polls to the opposite party.
The question then taken upon the adoption OF the
majority report and decided in the negative by party vote,
as follows
Ysds-Mesun Beebe, CulbertsOu ViOnnet and Vands.
Nays-Ms.sn Allan, Bsnit Caldwell, Jarvis, TOmpkns
The resouons offered by the Committee were disposed of
by the same vote-4 members voting errsnd against their
adoption,
The minority report was adopted by a call of the yeas and
nays Yees-Messrs. Allan, BENT, Caldwell, Jarvis Temp
kinG and Surgi-6
Nays-Messrs Besbs Culbertson ViOnnet v andegrif-4
The resolution accompanying the report then taken
Mr.. VandegTiH moved to amend it by adding that the
Mayor be required to appOint democratic Commissioner
for the 10th pIeonet First Municipality (thTee wings hav-
ing been appointedO
Mr. BENT moved to lay the amendment upon the table
which was done by the same vote and the resolution Of
Mr.. Jarvis then carried BY this resolution the polls
not changed in the 10th pTeenC and in the other
cnets the proposed by Mr.. Jarvis adopted
Mr. Cu!bertsOn presented the petition OF eighty inhab
tans of the Second Ward, Fist Municipality, irrespective
of party relative the removal of the place of holding the
election, as decided upon at the last sitting
The Secretary commenced reading the petition, which
stated that the petitioners alarmed at the movement
made without complaint having been presented 70 the
Council and upon the sweeping declarations of r. Caid
well that the house at which was formerly held had bad
reputation.
cation upon the table.
Mr. Cubertson thought that the denial of the gentleman
did amount to proof and that he should not undertake
to be Judge in his own He hoped the reading of the
petition would not be smOt heTed. too
MI BENT moved to dispenre with the reading which was
done by The vote of to after which the petition was LAID
on the table.