The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-16

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The House ncoord;nQiY went into Cpeazittes Of the
Whole "a HE htSf ~ the Tlnfoh M JOsu II Tenhcs
zee in the csF and resumed tha couItdefstton of tho
police taI fox The District Of Columbins s9ss1
Mr. T'FIOMrY,oN ~ NAw Ynrk huuf NO -otie.tion
whatever to prv,ef hf 1olIoe force The
Disxiut in fact uaa lsr - iuviaC4inu Of Couxrses
t,o child cf Congress Bue ho fvored - elsrtipu OF
the poce ty thc pcorfe Who wro alvnsv sfe to row
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be appointed by the mayor with the ausruxul of The
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pr.t,ou N NJ .nd rrorertv IN the rit1 ~ Wasf}pton
M. eCATIN II Nofth 0aroIns. NJ rrrprluod 81 the
corss which tie debsAe had t>ksn Hs hsi bvrl that
matter OF this sort in which they all felt an inyre
would at least bp free onnn snvthi lkc marty nreiu
dice but II seemed that no b could bc INTRODUCED ne
cared not how sacred IL ot3sct wishoat being made
in some Wv or Other = psr4y dseStaoa. Wa tAere
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oa thts opcsxoa I1icse objectiaup struok ahim rs
dscourtcous to the Prtsdcnt c wss not In Coagress
to yndicate the character OF tho admnIstration It
did not need vindication at his hands The 1hatts pf its
assailants would fall harmless al n. ff 4he tec1s
urged against Il wsro TINT IL wa anti.cnocratc and
tranpled upon the rights Of the people, Bat thsss OBJ
jccons did not hold good Tho bill did otimpair or
infringe any rights but merely aided the pcolc IN pre-
venting bioodscd and assassination which nd bcofn0
Of 10 frequent occurrence It merely si tt Congress
would not leave the people at bcFty 70 cat tetr 0~n
throats Congress posss1sed hs pOvsr uraer Ahs con
tuition and the constitution wm st depocustip then
the bill was anti democratic. Tho city hal h~ the power
to regulate their police affairs and how had they duhc In
Their sense OF danger, as members 81 Congress proved
the necessity Of something being dpnc BY Congress- He
conended that the bill advocated by the committee
would meet OH the requirements Of the 6se and he
hoped that gentlemen would not defeat IL buss II WAS
not all that they desired it to be- ~ Xxx tsseA u
Mr. KELLY, of New York ssaid the syBoicS laws of
Washington we're such that the essens asked Casgress
to provide means whereby they might by protected from
assassination and lawiceet1cfs of every kind The bill
offered by the gcntlc,nsn froal Nrsnis mir. Gacpsl
proposed to give the power to the President TO appint
chief OF police and that that chief Of police With the
consent OF the Secretary the Interior shcd power
to appoint his subordinate officers. The amsndesat Of
Mr.. LEilER proposed the appointment Of thxea
mso.,els With power to appoint thc sutordlhase oOsIs
which would Be an appropraiios s,aly aasslisi Sar
His experience In it had taught him at where they put
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