Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

Board was held at the Aldermen's room, City
Hall, Yesterday afternoon, at 5 O'Clock. ...
Present Mr.. AtLee, (President,) Mr.. s. A III.
Mckims Secretary and Messrs. Morgan, Ma
grudeT, Folk. Pearson, Pendleton, w heeler Will
son, and Dickinson, ofthe Board. 80.
The Secretary was authorized to obtain the
opinion of the Corporation Attorney in relation 10
the bill Of s3O0, brought by Mr.. John Fill for
alleged services rendered. The bill was laid
over.
The Chair rose to a personal explanation. STATING
that he had been called upon by a partizan body
styling itself the american Council of the Sew
enth W ard. to vacate his seat as Il Trustee of
the Public Schools, adding that he regarded the
demand as unauthorized and presumpfuous He
said that he had been elected to the Board before
the so-called American party existed that he
had been retained by them in the office after they
had come into power in this city, and even before
he became member of that party He had been
expelled from the party before he received the
note requesting him to resign his seat as trustee
he SAID In conclusion, that the Board Of Trus-
tees had never recognized, or in any instance act
Cd under, PartiZan or sectarian accountability
nor did he blieve that the Board had been biased
by such influences in the appointment or displace-
ment of teachers, the selection of books, in the
management of the Public Schools.
He asked that the explanation be accepted by
the Board and entered upon its journal.
Mr.. Polk moved to lay il on the table.
MIR. Pearson objected.
Mr.. Morgan hoped that the explanation would
be received and entered upon the journal.
Mr.. Dickinson denied the right of any member
TO make personal explanation in relation to a
matter altogether extraneous to the affairs Of the
Board he did not consider the paper which had
been read an explanation, but rather denuncia-
ton of the action of the Seventh Ward Council
an ex-Party private matter, of which the Board
had no knowledge, and he objected to making
the Board the vehicle on which to drive the pri.
vate affairs of the gentleman into public notice
The Secretary thought it was proper to receive
the explanation, and place the same on the Jour-
nal; when spread on the pages of that book it
would furnish standing proof that the Board
was not actuated by party motives in any of IL
proceedings.
Mr.. Magruder opposed the reception. on the
ground that il was no business Of the Board to
consider the matter.
The Chair thought he had a right to be heard
in the matter and insisted on the reception of the
explanation; he thought that the opposition of the
members was reflection on the Chair, and want
Mr.. Polk said he was unwilling TO be charged
witha disposition to be discourteouS to the Chair
If he thought the paper had any relevancy to the
proceedings of the Board, he would not object to
Its being entered upon the journal
Mr. Dickinson reiterated his objection to the
reception.
Mr.. PendletOn thought that any member of the
Board had the right to make explanations; he
would be glad to hear any that might he made :;
he did not see any actual necessity for having
personal explanations entered upon the books
still he did not object to such disposition of the
paper
an act Of justice There was no instance known
IN parliamentary history where the right of a
member of a body to make pc sDnal exp1anat ons
was denied ne insisted on the reception on the
ground Of right
M Polk differed from the Chair on the subject
OF parliamentary law. He had had occasion to
study parliamentary usage, and had never known
an Instance where an explanation was received
upon any matter irrelevant to the proceedings
The Chair then asked the yeas and NAYS to be
taken on the motion
Mr- Pearson objected to the phraseology of the
explanation il explained it was a denial and a
remuneration, and should not be considered in
The light Of an explanation.
IL was then suggested to alter the phraseOlogy
OF The proposed entry in the journal to max il
read MI Alice read paper purporting TO be d
personal explanation in regard to matters therein
mentioned, and asked that the same be entered
upon the journal of the Board
The question was taken the motion as thus
presented, and was lOst-ayes 4, noes J.
MI Morgan reported bill from the Potomac
Chapel for rent Of schOOl-room; which was re-
ferred TO a committee of the whole and made the
special order for the next meeting Of the Board
Mr.: Folk offered the following resolution, and
asked that il he placed on the journal:
RsSoIrsd, That the objection of the Board to
the reception Of the paper offered by Mr.. Alice
as personal explanation was, that the Board did
not consider il as personal explanation proper
fo= the action Of the Board, the subiect-natter
thereof having no relcvance whatever to the bust
ness Of the Board.
IL was ordered.
The Chair appointed the following gentlemen
on committee to prepare plan for the coming
annual school examination Messrs. Pendleton
Magruder, Wilson, and Wheeler.
Mr.. Dickinson read a communication from Miss
Jane NJ. Thompson of the First District School. in
relation to the disposition Of the school during
her illness.
Mr. Dickinson and others spoke in warm terms
Of the merits Of Miss Thompson as a teacher and
expressive Of their regret at her illness; after
which the communication was referred to the SUBJ
board OF that district
On motion Of Mr. Wheeler Miss Fannie r
Hoover was elected assistant teacher in primary
school No. ., first district
MI Magruder asked advice Of the Board in re-
spect 10 the refusal Of the Mayor to recognize him
him as treasurer Of the Board Of Trustees; bills
Were coming in every day that ought to be paid ;
there was money in the treasury for contingent
expenses; should he pay out after the refusal Of
the Mayor to recognize bin as treasurer,
The Chair decided, and also the Board, that he
had right to pay out until he had legal notice to
And then the Board adjourned.
The PoTONAc RIvER-The current is running
with increased velocity this morning, and the
d'ift wood keeps the steamers constantly on the
dodge.
doned for the season. At Jackson city landing
Yesterday Mr. Hunter had his net ruined by the
drift wood
AT the White House landing Yesterday Messrs.
Burk & Windsor made the largest haul Of the
season On one tide they hauled in 3 $50 shad
Inc sold the entire haul last evening, at the AL
exandria wharf, at s12 per hundred
Herring were selling at SII per thousand This
price for herring is in strong CONT asst with the
PriceS at this season last year. Then herring
were drug in the market al 81 so per thousan d
and no time last year were they bringing more
than 90 50 per thousand. The cold current in
the river IN consequence Of the huge piles Of ice
1nthe region Of the Falls above has scattered the
hsh, and it is supposed driven them back to the
salt water.
Finnall's Landing, at Aqua Creek. was aban-
dcHed yesterday. Mr.. F. has, it is estimated
sustained loss Of between 81, 600 and IS coo.
The landing opposite Alexandria Yesterday
made tolerable haul Of herring, which was sold
a. the washington wharf for 80. 80 per thousand
No arrivals at the wharves this morning Nearly
all the lower landings have ''cut out u
The Thomas Collyer is laying by at the wharf
preparing Tor the construction Of a hurricane
deck. Her usual tripto Mount Vernon is to-mor
row.
coal barque, name unknown, was lowed from
georgetown to Alexandria yesterday evening, and
town or Alexandria wharves, was obliged to leave
without any cargo IL Is a remarkable fact that
theIe Is not at the present time single ton OF
nLllHIIanh cnal for saln L..