Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-08


Mr.. Lloyd moved that the Board recede from said
Mr. Clarke offered the following amendment
"Strke out, five days, wherever ID occurs In the
sixth section, aud insert n the end thereof.
Pr0pidsa That before making a1y such transfer
the said Register or the Commissioners OF Election
on the day of election shall require the person whose
name is to be transferred to make affidavit before
justice OF the peace that he is resident in good faith
Of the ward precinct of the ward to which he wish
Is his transferred, which affidavit shall be
roborated by the affidavit Of another citizen that he
believes the facts stated in the first affidavit 10 be
true and that said afdayits shall be filed with and
preserved by the Register
On the adoption OF this amendment the yeas and
nays were demanded, and being taken, it WAS disa-
greed 10 By the following vote.
Yeas--Messrs Albert Clarke, Edmonston, Fisher
Jefferson Kennedy, Lee, Mccutchen, 0rme, and Tur-
ton--10 &s
!, nson, knight, Lloyd, Towles, Walker, Watterston,
and the Presdent--l0.s ..
Mr. McCutchen rose to point Of order contendng
that the proposed amendment confcted with the
charter of the city. =. ..t. t - 4
The Chair decided that il was competent for tho
Board TO act on the amendmAt
The question, "Wiil the Board recede from its
amendmenIY was then put, and the yeas ana nays
We're demanded thereon, and, being about 70 De Ia
Mr.. Mccutchen asked TO be excused from voting
which request the Board refused 10 grant.
Mr.. Kennedy moved TO reconsider the vote by
which ar McCutchen was not excused from voting
which motion did not prevail
Mr.. AeCutchen thereupon stated that he could not
vote esaher for or against the proposition before the
Board consistently with the charter of the city.
After several explanations, The President stated
that BY general consent the gentleman would be ex-
cused from voting. aH
No dissent being expressed, the call Of the yeas
and nays was then proceeded with, and the Board
receded from its third amendment TO the registration
bill by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer, Hutch
imam Kniph Vaxxl1 Vail att
and the Presidential ae s
Nays -Messrs Albert, Clarke, Edmonston, Fisher,
Jefferson, Kennedy, Lee, Orme, and Turton-9.
The question was then taken on receding from the
fourth amendment to the BILL and it WAS agreed to-
So the Board receded from the third and fourth
amendments to the registration bill.
On motion of Mr.. Knight, a committee Of two ICON
sisting of Messrs Knight and Jeerson) appoint
ed TO inform the Board of Aldermen that this Board
now ready TO meet In joint session for the pur
pose of electng Trustees of Public Schools for the
ensuing year.
The Board then took up for consideration the bill
from the Board of Aldermen entitled AN act for
opening an alley in square No. l02;" which read
three times and passed.
The bill from the same Board making an appro-
priaton for placing trunk Nineteenth street
west at the Intersection of street north, taken
up, read three times, and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Clarke the Board took up for
consideration the accommodation of the Mayor return
ing with his objections the bill entitled g An act
king appropriations to defray the general expenses
ofthe Corporation for the year ending June 80 1857
and for other purposes"
The pending question, Shall this bin pass the
Mayors objections to the contrary Notwithstanding"
was then put, and the yeas and nays were demanded
thereon, which resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baldwin, Bayne, Bohayer, Hutch
inson Knight, Lloyd, McCutchen, Walker Waiter
ston, and the Presidential. a
Nays-Messrs. Albert, Clarke Edmonston, Fisher
Jefferson Kennedy, Lee. Orme and Turton-a
So the bill was rejected two-thirds not voting in
its favor
Mr.. Clarke, on leave introduced a bill making
appropriations 10 defray the general expenses Of the
Corporation for the year ending June 30, 1857"
On motion, the joint resolution giving the Trut tees
of Public Schools authority to occupy room in the
Northern Liberties Ergine-house was taken up, read
three times and passed.
A messags was received from the Boafd of Alder
men, through a committee consisting of Mes rs.
Moore and Smith, informing this board that the
Board OF Aldermen we're now ready 10 meet in jolt
session for the purpose of Getting Trustees of Pub
lie Schools for the ensuing year.
Whereupon, on motion, the Board took a recess for
that purpose.
Tbs two Boards having assembled in joint meeting,
Robert Clarke President of the Board of Aldermen,
calico to the Chair and Charles +. IL wry, Score
tary OF the Board of Common Council was appointed
Secretary.
Trustees of Public Schools Mr. Bayly, of the Board
OF Aldermen, and Mr.. Watterston, of the Board of
Common Council, having been appointed tellers)
Upon counting the ballots, the following was the
result of the
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