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

M. Lloyd moved that the hoard rscsde from said
amendment
Mr. Clarke offered the following amendment
''Strike out FIVE days, wherever Il occurs IN the
sixth section, and insert At the end thereof:
ProBidea That before making ahy 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 70 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
his transferred which affidavit shall be cor
roboraed by the affidavit Of another citizen that he
believes the facts stated in the first affidavit to be
true and that said affidayits 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, Edmopston Fisher,
Jefferson, Kennedy, Lee, McCutchen, 0rme, and Tur-
tonic,
i inson, Knight Lloyd, Towles, Walker, Watterston,
and the President~-10 .f
Mr. McCntchen rose 10 point of order, contending
that the proposed amendment conficted With the
The Chair decided that 1t was competent for the
Board to act on the amendm1nt
The question, 'Wil the Board recede from its
amendmentr' then put, and the yeas and nays
We're demanded thereon, and, being about TO DO Ia
KEN n.
Mr. McCotchen asked to be excused from voting;
which request the Board refused 70 grant.
Mr.. Kennedy moved TO reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. McCutchen not excused from voting
which motion did not prevail
Mr. McCutchen thereupon stated that he could not
vote either for 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 81 81 9
No dissent being expressed the call OF the yeas
and nays then proceeded with and the Board
receded from its third amendment TO the registration
bill by the following vote: @tE
Yeas-Messrs Baldwin, Bayne, Bohlayer, Hutch
inson, Knight Lloyd, Towles, Walker, Watterston,
and the President--l0.
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, committee of two ICON
sising of Messrs Knight and Jefferson was appoint
ed TO inform the Board of Aldermen that this Board
now ready to meet In joint session for the pIr
pose of electing Trustees of Public Schools for the
The Board then took up for consideration the bill
from the Board of Aldermen entitled " An act for
opening an alley in square No 1927; which was read
three times and passed.
The bill from the same Board making an appro-
pration for placing trunk across Nineteenth street
west at the intersection of street NORTH taken
mp, read three times, and passed.
On motion of Mr. Clarke, the Board took up for
consideration the communication of the Mayor return
ing with his objections the bill entitled "An act ma
king appropriations 10 defray the general expenses
ofthe Corporation for the year ending June 3d. 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, Bohlayer, Hutch
inson, Knight Lloyd McCutchen Walker, Waiter
ston, and the Presidential.
Nays-Messrs Albert Clarke, Edmonston Fisher
Jefferson, Kennedy, Lee. Orme, and Turton-9.
SO the bill rejected, two-thirds not voting in
it's favor.
Mr. Clarke, on leave, introduced bill making
appropriations 10 defray the general expenses of the
Corporation for the year ending June 80, 1857"
On motion, the joint resolution giving the Tr tees
of Public Schools authority to occupy in the
Northern Liberties Ergine-house was taken up read
three tnes and passed.
A messag was received from the Board of Alder
men, through committee consisting of Mes RS
Moore and Smith, informing this board that the
Board OF Aldermen we're now ready TO meet in jolt
session for the purpose of Getting Trustees Of Pub
lie Schools for the ensuing year
WhereSpon, on motion, the Board took recess for
that purpose.
Thu two Boards having assembled in joint meeting,
calico to the Chair and Charles H. l.; wry Score
tary OF the Board of Common Council, was appointed
Secretary.
The joint meeting then proceeded to ballot fer
Trustees of Public Schools MIR. 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