Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-31
aEoRasrowr, March 81, 1854,

6EoRaErowr, March 81, 1854
Notwithstanding the very Indictment state Of
the weather, the meeting ut Forrest Hall, last
night, called for the purpose Of discussing the
merits of the memorial to Congress, for the
power to lay taxof i per cent upon all real
and personal property, was quite large and
respectable. .Leyie Dayis, ESQ. was called ~
the chair, and VIM j. Goszler appointed sec.
rotary After taking the chair, Mr.. Davis
briefly seated the object Of the meeting. and
informed those present that the chair was re.dv
to entertain any proposition that might he
made MT. w. H. Tenny then offered q series
oil resolutions, endorsing the Corporation, s,rb.
scrlption to the Metropolitan Railroad. In On.
position to the II per cent. tax. ia favor Of
ne" general assessment, the election of asses
Sors tax collector, recorder, and clerk of the
market, by the people; in favor Of tax Of one
per cent: upon all real and personal property;
Tue ievylng OF poll tax of 81 per capita upon
all male white citizens twenty enc wears of age.
Tor educational purposes; the extension Of
the rights OF suffrage, and the taxing of all
stocks which earn their profits within the
jurisdiction of the Corporation. Mr.. Stem.
mer offered as q substitute for the resolu.
ton ct Mr.. Tenny, another set, declar-
ing the subscription upon the part of our cor
Poration to the railroad impolitic, unwise and
illegal, from the fact. that the act was not sane
uoned by Congress, and calling upon our citi-
Aens 70 protest against the payment by the
corporation OF any more of the instruments
In word, the resolutions of Mr.. S. were. in
our Judgment, cut and out in favor of repudi-
aton, which, we think, unless very much mis-
TAKEN, the gentleman will find it difacuI;
matter to obtain in Georgetown, twenty persons
VINO would vote to sanction any such course
MI Slemmer advocated the adoption of his
substitute IN few remarks, after which Mr.
Ienny obtained the floor, and opposed at some
length the resolutions of Mr. Slemmer, defend
ing the Councils in making the substitution
and cited as proof, that in doing so thew
were carrying out the wishes of the people. the
TACT that at the last Corporation election every
gentleman elected was a staunch friend to the
enterprise, and that but three persons out of
zo4, to whom the petition TO the Corporation
10 make the subscription was handed, refused
70 sign 1t. Mr.. Slemmer obtained the floor and
replied to Mr. Tenny in speech of some
length. which we must do the gentleman credit
Dy saying was we'll worthy of better cause
resolutions, upon the motion of John I Bangs.
ESQ, the meeting then adjourned until next
Monday night, when all parties are invited to
attend for free and full discussion of both
resolutions ..-......=r :
The offerings Of beef cattle in our market
tor the week ending to-day, amounted in all to
Ieo head l2o Of which was purchased by our
District butchers at prices ranging from So
ozs to 5000 per lbs. gross, equal to 81 %
81 net; 40 head continued on to Baltim re-
Sheep, $50 head offered 100 sold at IS a S.. 30
per 100 lbs.
Flour, held this morning at 81 $7,124. We
hear OF no sales. No grain arriving.
;. The weather continues very cool, damp and
disagreeable. SPEcTATop