Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-15
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Meeting Of Old soldiers.-Yesterdaym morn
ing, at half.past eleven O'Clock, meeting Of SOL
diers of the war of 1912 took place at the City
| Hall, in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen
| Colonel J. S. Williams was called to the chair,
| and Richard Burgess appointed secretary.
| The chairman explained the object of the meet
ing, saying that ii was for the purpose Of respond
ing to the notice, given in Philadelphia, for call
of National Convention to be held in this city
on the eighth of January next. The design was
| to promote the claims Of the soldiers of the war
of 1912 as regards bounty lands and pensions.
| The below named gentlemen were then APP
pointed to submit resolutions for the action Of the
meeting: J. w. Mccullough, James A. Kennedy
and George McNier; and they, after short de-
liberation, reported the following:
Whereas National Convention Of the soldiers
of the war of 1912 has been proposed 10 be held
in the city of Washington on the eighth of January
next, for the purpose Of adopting such measures
as may be deemed proper and necessary TO obtain
from Congress the enactment of law in their
behalf relative to bounty lands and pensions,
il is
Resolved, That the object for which said con-
vention is called is hereby approved, and that
| thirteen delegates be appointed by the chair to
represent this meeting in said convention
RESOLVED, That the delegation make all the ne
cessay arrangements for the accommodation OF
the National Convention
Resolpea, That on any future occasion requiring
meeting of the soldiers of the war of 1872 in this
District and neighborhood, the chairman OF this
meeting be authorized to make the call.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs. George
McNeir, G. R. Johnson, Hugh Morft, Tobias
Watkins ]. s. Gaaher, and others.
During the meeting several of those gentlemen
spoke Of the sufferings which the soldiers Of the
war Of 1912 endured, and alluded to the ingrati-
tude with which they have been treated by the
general government; making out decidedly
strong case in behalf of the veterans.
The resolutions were amended, SO as 10 provide
for delegation of thirtytwo members in the Ma
tional Convention, and TO include sailors among
the soldiers who are memorializing Congress for
bounty lands and pensions. In this form they
were adopted; and the meeting adjourned.
The Hucksters City Fathers.-It is
known that, within the last month, the minds Of
the City Councilmen have been intensely exer-
cised in relation that class of dealers known as
"hucksters." The numerous and oft-repeated
complaints against them Of "forestalhng and OF
fixing the present high rates Of marketing, sug-
gested the propriety and justice of passing sup
Elemental act TO abate the enormous evil.
A bill was not only introduced for that purpose,
but was passed in the Board of Aldermen-a bill
which, to us, seemed reasonable in its provisions.
The Common Council, however, conceiving that
it was not sufficiently rigorous, made certain
amendments, requiring the aforesaid dealers TO be
located in designated place on the market
premises, (after the manner, in some foreign cap
itals, of penning the Israeites in "Jews quar-
ters;'o every man TO have a sign over his stand,
with his name and the word "huckster" painted
beneath it, Thus passed. the bill was returned
to the upstairs chamber. The infection of such
indignities fred up the heart of every huckstsr to
resentment. Failing TO operate on the judgments
Of the Fathers" by means of respectful remon-
STRANGE and a memorial, they resolved, if they
could, 10 affect the paternal stomachs and, in
pursuance Of this determination, they actually re-
fused, on one occasion, 10 vend their gastronomic
products! But they soon discovered that they
themselves were losers by this sumptuary opera
ton, as their commodities began TO rot on their
hands, or, rather, in their cellars. So, the next
market day. they were al their stalls, on former
occasions.
On Monday night, the Aldermen considered the
Huckster bill as special order. A spirited de-
bate took place; but, the more the legislators tried
TO reconcile their sentiments on that interesting
subject, the more they became involved in diff
Guilty; and, in order TO relieve themselves from
their dilemma they rejected the bill on its third
reading by tie vote-six 10 six, two members
being absent
The Run onthe Exchange Bank was continued
yesterday, throughout the hours that il was open
for the transaction of business. Hundreds of per-
sons were in attendance, either as spectators of
the scene, or to have notes exchanged. There
was no failure in the last named particular. In
the early part Of the day, Patriotic Bank paper
was paid out, and occasionally gold and silver were
dispensed, more particularly, we learn to ladies'
but the great bulk Of the notes which passed TO
the hands Of the people was of the Trans-Alle-
ghany issue. Toward the time for closing the
bank, the number Of persons on the premises had
thnned of to probably twenty. We may, to-day,
expect a renewal of the proceedings of the last
two days, but perhaps not to the same extent.
The chiefs of the day and the night police forces,
together with members Of their respective bodies,
were present, as serious Disturbances were APP
pretended but with the exception of the reno
val OF man who was unnecessary troublesome
to the bank officers, nothing of disagreeable
character occurred.
4 1. q. o. FAT the annual communication Of
the Grand Lodge of odd-felows of the District Of
Columbia, held on Monday night, the following
named gentlemen were elected officers for the
ensuing year: Grand Master, Jeremiah Hepburn;
Deputy Grand Master, s. 7. Shugar; Grand
Warden, James A. Brown; Grand Secretary, J.
T. Bangs; Grand Treasurer, Martin Johnson.
John Hodgson was reelected Grand Representa-
tive to the Grand Lodge Of the United States for
the term Of two years
The Bank of the Metropolis, on Monday,