Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-23
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.

MONDAY, JAM 81, 1856.
All the members present.
On motion, the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with. s .r - rs"
Mr. AtLee, from the Committee of Claims, made
an adverse report on the petition of Philip Kraft
and Frederick Kramer, and asked to be discharged
from its further consideration, which was agreed
to and the committee was accordingly discharged.
Also, from the same committee, reported bill
for the relief of Philip Aldorfer which was read
three times and passed. .
Mr.. AtLee moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the Committee of Claims was discharged
from the consideration of the petition of Philip
Kraft and Frederick Kramer; which was disa-
greed to.
On motion the vote by which the bill from the
Board of Aldermen for the relief of Mrs. Ann La
porte was rejected was reconsidered when
On motion of Mr.. Jefferson, it was taken up for
consideration, and read third time and passed.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen entitled
"An act for the relief Of the poor of the several
wards of the city," was next taken up for con-
sideration.
Mr.. Albert moved to amend the bill by substtu-
ting the word fuel" for the words "bread, sugar,
tea and coffee"
Mr.. McCutchen moved to lay the bill on the ta-
BILE; which was decided in the negative by yeas
and nays as follows
Yeas-Messrs Lloyd, McCutchen, and Walk
er-3.
Nays--Messrs Albert, AtLee, Baldwin, Ball,
Bayne, Bohayer, Clements, Fisher, Fuller, Jeffer.
son, orme, Peters, Ruff, Towles, Turton, and Ven
able-l6. t8a t
The question then recurring on the motion OF
Mr.. Albert to amend the bill
Mr.. Lloyd moved to lay the whole subject on
the table; which was decided in the negative by
yeas and nays as follows;
Yeas--Messrs. AtLee, Bayne, Bohlayer, Lloyd,
Peters, Ruff, Venable, and Walkers.
Nays-Messrs. Albert, Baldwin, Ball, Clements,
Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, McCutchen, Towles, and
Turton--l0.
Mr.. Abert's motion to amend was then agreed to.
Mr.. McCutchen moved to amend the bill by
striking out 1900 and inserting 81, 900 !" and
on this motion asked the yeas and nays, which
we're ordered and, being taken, il was decided in
the negative by the following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Bayne Bohlayer, McCutchOn,
Peters, Ruff, and venable--6
Nays-Messrs. Albert, AtLee, Baldwin, Ball,
Clements, Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, Lloyd, 0rme,
Towles, Turton, and Walker-l3.
Mr.. Albert moved further to amend the bill by
striking out the words "under the direction of the
Commissioners Of the Asylum, in the proportion of
one hundred dollars to each ward, and inserting
the words to be-distributed in the usual way"
Mr.. Venable moved to lay the bill on the table (;
which was disagreed to.
The question then REQUIRED on Mr. Abcrts mo-
ton to further amend the bill, and il was decided
in the Affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Albert, Baldwin, Ball, Clements,
Fisher, Fuller, Jefferson, 0rme, Peters, Towles,
Turton, and Walker-l2.
Nays-Messrs. Alice, Bayne, Bohlayer, Lloyd,
McCutchen. Ruff, and Venable--7.
Mr.. McCutchen moved further to amend the bill
by adding additional section providing that the
delegation from each ward relinquish one-third Of
their pay TO carry out the provisions Of the BILL
instead Of taking it out Of the funds of the Cor
poration
The Chair ruled the motion out Of order.
The bill was then rejected, (the question being
on its third reading, by yeas and nays, follows