Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-22

WHCuaENO. '530.
party was already greatly I'm the minority In the
North and this recent detection from 10 has been
80 immense, so beyond all calculation, that there
is now not the slightest probability that the vote
OF angle Northern State will be given 20 its can
didate On the other hand the success OF Mr..
Fillmore in New York, New Jersey, Massacbu-
sette and California is nea ly certain as any fu-
and other States of the North. Under snch cir.
cumstances 10 is plainly the duty, and wo believe 1t
will be the choice, of many Southern Democrats
| and of every Southern American tc support Mil
| lard Fillmore as the only candidate upon whom the
South can rely to prevent the election Of COL
| Fremont. f8r FEg@ sff = ,,..c.f 4. E,sa.,E..
BOARD OF ALpERAES, July q, 1856 From
communication addressed to the Board by the
Mayor, il appears that the Indebtedness Of the Cor
poration OF Washington, in account with the Bank
| Of Washington, has been reduced from s43, $50 rs
Ito $2I9 10, by the application Of $4,000 raised
| by the Mayor in accordance with acts of May IA
| and July O., 1856, to that purpose. z, ,as..l,
4 The bill making the salaries of female assistant
i teachers the same as that received by assistant
male teachers in district and primary schools was
considered by the Board, and passed s
1 This measure was advocated by mr.. Riggs.
/ Mr.. Smith said he should vote for this increase
| with much pleasure. He could not understand
why females should be worse paid than male teach
i era especially when the duties performed by them
\ were the same, and the proficiency of the pupils
lg,eater. He thought it an act of sheer justice
Advaqld cheerfully vote for still larger ncrease
| NE President conceded entirely with the views
expressed by Nr. Smith, stating that he had at
senueo some OF ,,he examinations OF the schools,
male anu female, and that he considered money
approPr'aa'e to such an object most proitably in
L +, Mr. Uo,,stosS IA, 80. ~ go, +8tg ,W
entitled TO the increased pay by law, bit that for
some reason, they had not received ito He should
| vote for the bill
Il There was general expression of satisfaction
by the members ofNthe Board at the result Of tie
public examinations Of the schools, and q. disposi-
ton to do anything in their power for the encour-
agement Of teachers and pupils
Il billt pay Mr.. Ratcliff for examination Of the
accounts Of, the late collector, Mr. Roach, owas
e passed. .- s...,..
e The tax bill for the present year, the lower
i Board having receded from their amendment sub
! stitutng 80 for 60 cents, was then 'passed-ayes
: | II, noes 2. rs 1s..r 'aa.tsf .v.,gts's .ss...
joint resolution, authorizing tho appointment
OF committee OF two from each Board, to inquire
into recent difficulties occurring at public meet
ing in the city of Washington in which the esMayor
of the city was involved was appropriately re-
ferred. flr1l a2 5'at 4"
4 Mr.. Busey having given notice that he would
Waters was rejected as market master of Centre
Market which was laid over, at his request, at the
last meeting of the Board, moved that the vote be
reconsidered, which was ageeed to-. 4!9
, The question being on the confirmation of Mr.
Waters, he was rejected: yeas 4, nays T.
The nomination IF Reuben Collins, police con-
stable Of Fifth ward, taken up, and he was con-
: irmed by a vote of 8 to A. .a lts4fl4ssr
X. Is. Owens. commissioner Of improvements for
!, the Third and Fourth wards; rejected to s.
Mr.. Pearson asked for an appropriation Of $3.50
TO deiray the expenses OF converting a. certain
alley in Seventh Ward into q street, which ould
improve the property thereon erected, and con-
duce to the comfort of the citizens and the health
of the neghbofiood. Esga.g t6p5od8.s
Mr.. Busey objected on the ground that tho
Board had not the power to change an alley into
a street. ff5 ft aib9t thtt 1}f'"
Mr.. Smith said the Seventh Ward had, for
many years, been paying $4,000 per annum into
the general fund, Al d that no approximation
had been made for the Ward, except for the sala-
ries OF police officers, and he thought it unjust
that members should refuse to vote SO insignificant
sum for the benefit of the citizens a-sss
The further consideration Of this matter was,
with others of a like nature, postponed until Mon
BOARD OF CoNMoN CouNcIL- THE Board met Al
the appointed hour, the President, Samuel Yorko
AtLee, Esq, in the chair. r m y4.fF
A large number OF bills, authorizing improve
ments and repairs were passed i7'"
The bill making appropriations TO defray the
general expenses of the Cooperation for the year
ending June 80, 1857, was taken up, read, and
\ amended 3.@A'~ IA"
H. Mr. Lloyd offered an amendment. providing that
no officer should receive any,salary for any service
performed after he should have been rejected by
the Board Of Aldermen
J., a Mr.. Albert characterized the amendment as tln.
> Just, unusual, and illegal. gGg 48ld.EI sEo3
Mr. Lloyd read the section of the charter refer
ring to the appointment of officers. He showed
that the Board of Aldermen we're coequal with
the Mayor as an appointing power The Mayor
had made a practice Of renominatng men after
they had been rejected. The police officers who
| are rejected are recommissoned and bonded every
Tuesday morning, so as to lose no portion of the
! salary If the Mayor will nominate Objectionable
men, they should not receive any com pensation
for the service they NAV perform. rf.
Mr. Jeffersonlthought the question might be
proper one for discussion at proper time. ~ No
man could De kept out of the salarya attached to
any office, the duty of which he may have per-
formed. The power of the corporation was limit
ed, and the courts coud force it to fulfil the re-
quirements of the charter. ,,t 1.f,.. .ae514
The amendment was adopted and the bill passed.
81 And then after the transaction OF some further
business the Board adjourned Il adi ,yHnd2
CRAcK-LEw.-In the testimony in The recent
trial for mail robbery IL stated that some Of
!, the parties were one day engaged IN q game of
. | "crack lew" This to many, ourselves, among
n others, was new game and inquiry was made as
|, to what sort Of game IL was, and how II was
played After dilgent investigation into the mat
ter we learn that the game consists Of tho throw
ing up pieces Of money high enongh TO touch the
ceiling, and allowing them to fall on the floor. The
parties engaged each throw up their pieces and
that one whose piece lies nearest or most competc-