Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-10

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The special order Of the evening was Mr.. JEFF
fersons resolution, offered last Monday, which We
gave at the time. and was then taken up. n
Mr.. Alice moved TO strike out the second reso-
luton, which Mr.. Jefferson objected to, and ad-
dressed the Board against it.
| Mr.. Alice thought IL would be undgnifed In
this Corporation to go TO Congress and ask them
70 NEEDLE with our affairs, and say when there
ought TO be inspectors appointed from the two
| parties. He was not for that.
Mr.. Walker thought as il was german to the
subject, 1t had better be laid over until the Com
mittee of Elections should report
Mr.. Jefferson assented that il be laid over.
| Mr.. AtLee insisted that his amendment be voted
upon.
Mr.. Jefferson then moved that 1t be laid over
for two weeks.
Mr.. Clements hoped Il would not be postponed,
but that the good be adopted and the other parts
The motion to postpone was not agreed to-
Yeas 5, nays Is.
The question required upon Mr.. AtLee's motion
to strike out the second resolution.
Mr.. Albert hoped the motion would not prevail.
Mr.. Clements thought that Congress had med
died already enough with the affairs Of this Corpo
ration.
The amendment was passed, and the resolution
Yeas-Messrs. Walker, Towles, McCutchen,
Clements, Ball, Peters, Baldwin, Bohlayer, Ruff,
Bayne, Venable, Lloyd, AtLee, Humphrey, and the
President--l6.
Nays--Messrs. Turton, Fuller, Albert, Fisher,
Orme, and Jefferson--6
The question recurring upon the 3dreading ofthe
first resolution, Mr.. Clements moved to strike out
that portion providing for two election precincts
in one ward, and demanded the yeas and nays
upon the motion.
Mr.. Walker in the course Of the discussion, said
that at the last election great deal Of time was
consumed in the way of keeping out illegal votes,
and they found that some men had been voting
who were Aliens and we had to go back twenty
five years to find out this fact
Mr.. Jefferson replied that great deal more
time was consumed in ascertaining the qualifca-
tions as a voter, of men who we're born in the Dis
trict always lived in the District, and never went
out of except for the purpose of cunning.
After some discussion, Mr.. Clementss motion to
strike out was disagreed to--yeas 10, nays IL.
The resolution, as originally drafted was then
passed.
Mr.. Alice offered joint resolution, that the
acts prohibiting members of the Boards of Council
from holding any salaried office be repealed !;
which was referred to the Committee on Police.
The Board then adjourned.
PUBLIC ScHooLs.--The monthly meeting of the
Board of Trustees was held on Saturday, the It'll
inst, at the City Hall. Present, Dr. Charles w.
Davis, chairman Messrs. Dickinson, Bacon, Ma
gruder, Hanson, AtLee, knight, and Pearson.
The minutes of the proceedings CT the former
meeting were read and approved.
letter was received from Mrs. Coale, assistant
teacher in the Second Primary School, First Dis
trict asking under advice of her,physician leave
OF absence for the remainder of the month.
Also, from Miss Lowe, the principal teacher Of
the same school, offering to take charge Of both
departments in the event of the indulgence being
granted.
Mr.. Magruder stated that from his own knowl-
edge of the condition of Mrs. Coale's health, he
felt certain that the request should be given he
accordingly moved that leave of absence be grant
ed, which was adopted unanimously.
Letters of application for teacherships from Miss
c. A. Bradley and from Mr.. 4. M. Farley, with sew.
eral recommendations, were received and read
all of which were referred to the same committee.
A letter was received Miss G. @. Campbell, sta
ting, in consequence Of the continued decline Of her
health that she felt compelled to tender her resg-
nation, and, returning her Acknowledgements to the
Board for the kindness with which she had been
treated. -.a
On motion of Mr.. Dickinson, the resignation was
accepted, and the sub Board authorized 70 make
temporary appointment till the end of the month.
Mr.. Dickinson also moved that the sub Board of
the First District be authorized TO make the neces-
sary arrangements for the occupancy of the school
house recently purchased in that district and that
the Secretary be directed to notify the Trustees Of
the Potomac Chapel that IL Is proposed to vacate
that building at the close of the month.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Alice moved that the several ub-Boards
be instructed TO make the necessary arrangements
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tribution Of premiums at the close Of the school
year.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Dickinson, John Curtis's bill
for withdrawing, (s3 25,) was ordered to be paid.
Mr.. AtLee, from the Committee on Books, re-
ported the following List with recommendation
that they be used In the Public Schools at the
commencement Of the next year ; which was unan-
imously adopted.
For Primary SCHOOL,
Holy Bible.
Swans Spelling Books, Nos. and 2.
Swans Readers, Nos. j, 2, and 3.
Swans Grammar School Reader.
Payson's and Dunscomb's Writing Books.
Perkinss Primary Arithmetic.
Cornelfs Primary and intermediate Biographies.
Parley's First Book of the United States.
Holbrook's Geometrical Catechsm.
Perkinss Practical Arithmetic, In addition TO
the above, for the use Of the male primaries
For District Schools.
Holy Bible.
Swans Second Spelling Book.
Prices English SpeIer
McEligott's Analyser.
Scholars Companion.
District School Reader
Young Ladies' Reader.
Payson and Dunscombs Writing Books.
Perkinss Practical Arithmetic.
Davies's Series Of Mensuration and Algebra
Cornelrs Series Of Biographies.
Billions Practical Lessons In English Grammar.
Billions Principles Of English Grammar.
Billions Analytical Grammar, (by special per-
mission Of the sub Board
Billions Exercises In Analysis and Parsng.
Worcester's Elements Of History.
Worcester's Dictionaries.
Smiths Astronomy.
Parkers Philosophy.
| Petersons Familiar Science.
Shurtlef7s Governmental Instructor.
| Hickey's Constitution Of the United States.
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