Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The RESOLUTIONS OF THANKs-In our yes
terday's report of the Inauguration of the Fifty
fifth Municipal Council we noticed by their
title the Joint Resolutions of Thanks to those
concerned in suppressing the late election riots
offered in the lower board by Mr.. Jefferson, and
promptly passed by that board Below we give
these resolutions for which We had not space
yesterday:
Joint Resolutions of Thanks to the President of
me United states, to the Secretaries OF the
Navy and of War, to the officers and men Of the
United States Marine Corps who were engaged
in the suppression of rioting the LIST of une
1857, and to the Artillery company which as
sisted subsequently in the maintenance of
peace.
Whereas, owing to the fact that the places for
holding the polls of the first precinct of the Third
w ard and the first precinct of the Fourth Ward
had, previous to the late annual election, been
selected near each other, and near the Northern
mar ket-house, which might serve as a cover for
irregular assailants Of the voters at those polls
approximations were entertained that the public
peace would be disturbed in that locality on the
day of election; and whereas the existing law
only authorized the Mayor to appoint ten extra
policemen throughout the city in cases of emer-
gency; and whereas, in view of these facts and
of disorders at previous elections. a bill was in
troduced in the Board of Common Council. on
the last Monday in May just past. authorizing
the Mayor to employ fifty extra policemen on the
then ensuing election day; and whereas the
Board of Common Council did. bv a strict party
vote reject that bill; and whereas the small civil
force was thus inadequate for the suppression of
the disturbances on the dav Of election, and was
actually overcome by violence the poll of the
first precinct OF the Fourth Ward being closed
for a time TO the legal voters, and citizens being
b, aten and shot: Therefore
Be 1t reSolrsd, &c That the thanks of the cor
porate authorities and people of Washington are
due, and are hereby rendered, to the President of
the United States. and to the Secretaries of the
Navy and Of War, for the prompt manner in
which they responded to the call Of the Mayor
for military assistance to suppress the riotin9
which took place in this city on the LIST day Of
June, 1857.
ResoIred, That similar thanks are due and are
rendered, to the officers, non-commissioned Off =
GERS, and privates of the United States Marine
Corps for their alacrity in repairing the prnci
pal scene Of the riotng that OCCASION for their
forbearance under contumely, and for their reso-
lutte course when ii became necessary for them
under the orders Of the Mayor to act-a course
which. though attended with affecting results
probably saved the lives Of many citizens
Resolved, That credit is also awarded to the
company Of artillery which, under orders from
the War Department. repaired to Washington
and by their preser ce 50 sted in the maintenano
of peace during the night
Reso!red, That authenticated copies of these
resolutions be mitted to the President TO the
Secretaries Of the Navy and of War and to the
officers and men of the Marine Corps as well as
those Of the artillery herein referred to.
TIE WEArHER.-The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of obseruation ia