Daily American organ., 1856-08-12
WHOLE NO. 548.

enc oenent OF the taxes they pay, which for six
yeais nave Deen spent to improve other portions of
mr.. rearson said there were half dozen laws
~ sne oook enacting the same thing. Gen.
.h w We,e not wiiling to act justly by the Sew
After much debate, it was agreed to postnona
the subject for the present.
Board OF CoNHos CouScIL--Mr. Towles. from
the Committee on Claims, made adverse reports on
the petitions OF Basil Bell, Margaret Ring, NJ Ry.
on, Mrs. Wiser, Jeremiah ConnelIy, Jas. Curtain.
+ NJ Fugitt, and Hugh Latham, and the commit.
tee was accordingly discharged from their further
consideration
Also, on petitions of z. NJ. p. King, Peter Lit
tie and Robert Downing, reported bills for their
relief which were severally read three times and
passed aat
Mr., Gordon, from the Committee on Public
SCHOOLS, reported the bill from the Board of Alder
men providing for increasing the salaries of female
teachers OF public schools to the same amount ns
that received by male teachers Of the same grade.
and authorizing the appointment OF sub assistant
teachers
Mr.. Orme opposed the bill; he thought the fe-
male teachers should not receive the same amount
as males; the practice of increasing salaries was
becoming too common, and the Corporation was
thereby becoming poorer; he knew il was unpop-
ular to oppose appropriations for public schools,
bnt he would do IL; he believed the Board would
give any amount asked for this purrJose. because
popular opinion is that way.
Mr.. Kennedy could not see why female should
not receive the same salary as that paid to male
teachers who perform the same duty
Mr.. Orme presumed that male teachers were
better qualified than females; four years ago f,.
male teachers were paid but $3.50.
Mr.. Kennedy referred to the General Govern
ment; the clerks who four years ago received 5000
now get l,200; provisions had advanced since
then, and the female teachers, some of whom were
widows with several children depending on them
for support, found it hard to struggle along.
Mr.. Orme reminded the gentleman that the Gov
ernment OF the United States had money at COM
mand, while the Corporation was bankrupt; the
Corporation could not make provision for the sup
port of the children Of the teachers
Mr.. Clarke favored that part of the bin which
provided for the increase of salaries he thought il
just; the weakness of the sex was no ground for
oppression; if it could be shown that the male
teachers received too much, he would favor cut
ting them down; If not, he should 90 for raising
the salaries Of the female teachers. lie opposed
however, the appointment of subassistants
thought the positions might be made sinecures
our public school system is now equal in liberalty
to any in operation this would be step in adj.
vance of any other
Mr.. Lloyd favored the bill +; he defended tho
proposition to appoint sub-assistants thought the
condition of the schools would be improyed hv
this course; it provides for teachers to take the
places of those who might be incapacitated from
any cause from performing their duties he thought
it would stimulate the scholars to apply themselves
to study. '
Mr.. AtLee said the sub-assistants were needed
as substitutes for teachers who might be sick; the
number would be but four; il would be system
of preparation for teachers
Mr. ToyuJa rbt tl,o / IL
til the Corporation was free from debt.
Mr.. Walker opposed the bill; the female teach.
ers get as much as any mechanic the teachers
had no right to call upon the Corporation to find
substitutes for them when sick.
Mr.. Clark moved that oil that portion of the bill
providing for the appointment of sub-assistant
teachers be stricken out Lost
Mr.. Albert spoke in favor of the bill it requires
as much to support woman as man; he
thought the appointment of sub-assistants would
be advantageous; as it would provide substitutes
when necessary, and qualify them to take charge
of the schools.
Mr.. Clarke offered an amendment providing that
wherever male teacher receives 500 more than
female teacher performing the same grade Of
service, $50 should be taken from the male and
given to the female, and that all other teachers
should be equalized in the same proportion. Laid
on the table.
The question then taken on the passage of
the bill, and decided in the affirmative, as follows
Yeas--Messrs. Albert Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer,
Fisher, Gordon, Jefferson, Kennedy Knight, Lee,
Lloyd, Orme, Turton, Walker, Watterston, and the
President--16. 1. M. e
Nays--Messrs Clarke and Towles. .s
A resolution was adopted authorizing an election
to be held in the Sixth Ward, on Friday, the 22d
instant, for one member of the Board of Common
Council, to supply the place of j. L. Venable, ESQ
And the Board, at s o'clock, adjourned.
From the New York Daily News
Catholic Lady's Opinion of Col. Free
mont. #
A correspondent sends us the following account
of late conversation with Catholic lady ia this
city:
81 think Col Fremont is mean fellow"
"Why?" demanded one of his votaries
Because, while there is such time being made
by the public press the one side, to prove that
he is Catholic, and the other to prove that he
is not, he does not say word to enlighten those
who are supporting him, perhaps blindly. Every
body knows be was formerly Catholic, and if he
has changed his religion or belief, why does he not
come out like man and say soS He must have
been Catholic, or else Father Van orseigh would
not have married him, He was not the man to
violate law of his Church for Col Fremont or
any other man, and now that the man is dead, and
can't speak for himself, Col. Fremont ought to be.
ashamed to allow such an mputation to rest upon
his memory. A Catholic priest is allowed to marry
two Catholics or a Catholic and Protestant but
not two Protestants. Miss Benton was a Presby-
torian, and unless Col Fremont had been Catho-
lic Father Van Horsegh would not have married
them. 1t is all humbug to say that all the Protest
ant ministers in Washington we're afraid to marry
them on account of Col Bentons influence.
Father Van Horseigh had church on Capitol
Hill; il was very retired and was not frequented
by the Foreign Ministers or their suites, like the
other Catholic Churches of the city, and they
went there because there was less probability Of
any one being there who would see and recognise
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