Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-20

their places for life IL their conduct should be
exemplary.
Mr. Burnett believed this amendment would
render the bill totally unavailable
Mr.. Millson moved to strike out the words
Mayor OF Washington. D." The committee had
just determined that they ought to establish an
auxiliary guard TO aid in the enforcement of the
regulations of the city of Washington. They
had nothing to do with the Mayor
Mr.. Cochrane said the police now existing was
somewhat under the control of the Mayor and IL
they created an auxiliary body without referring
to that they would establish BODY in some de-,
gree in conflict with il.
The amendment Of Mr.. MHson was not. and
that Of Mr.. coehrane was, agreed to-
Mr.. Miles moved that clause be added 70 the
first section authorizing the purchase of horses
for the use Of the chief, captain lieutenants and
such men as may De wanted for a mounted guard
MIR. Greenwood had no doubt Mr. Miles was
right In saying that the mounted police is more
efficient than policeman on foot but IL they
could pass bill at all il would be bill only for
the increase Of police on foot
Mr.. Seward thought IL utterly impossible for a
man to travel over Washington on foot: and
therefore, IL Congress gave Washington a mount
ed police, his word for it they would have an
efa cient force.
Mr.. Miles said the mounted police of Charles.
ton, had become so popular that the people would
dispense with any other description OF force in
order to keep them.
The amendment was disagreed to-
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by striking ont the
whole OF the first section amended and SUBJ
stituting one making II the duty Of the marshal
to see to the preservation Of the peace and the
execution OF the criminal laws, and authorizing
him TO apo int three captains at salary Of 81 2tO
each, and sixty men at a salary of $50 each
who shall obey all lawful rules and regulations
of said marshal; disagreed to
Mr.. Reilly moved to amend BY providing that
half the men to be employed should be taken
from the States and Territories
Mr.. Nichols thought the people of Washington
ought to regulate their police affairs In their own
tyr IN
States
The amendment was lost.
MIR. Burnett said they had already consumed
more time in the discussion of the bill than was
necessary, and he now moved that the enactinu
clause be stricken out with view of testing the
sense of the committee
The chairman decided that the motion was
Chair was sustained.
| Mr. Morris, of Pa, offered an additional sect;on
authoriZ NJ the corporation to pass laws for the
| out Of order,
The pending amendment of Mr. Goode in lien
ofthe substitute offered by Mr.. Dodd, was re-
Jected-ayes Co. noes SIS.
MIR. Letter then proposed his substitute TWAS
| the same that has been printed, except that be
had substituted the name Of Mr. J. c. Fitzpatrick
for one OF the commissioners
Mr. Clingman opposed the amendment He
was In favor of coming to direct vote upon the
pending propositions.
Mr. Smith moved that the committee rise not
| agreed to.
The question being taken, the substitute of Mr..
Letter was rejected
The question recurring upon the substitute of
| Mr. Dodd, il was decided in the afti rmative-
ayes 76, noes 80
| Mr.. Greenwood moved that the committee rise:
| agreed to.
The committee accordingly rose and reported
the bill to the House. The bill az il now stands
| Is simply the substitute of Mr. Dodd which nro-
vdes for the election of four police commits .ion.
| ers. and that two shall be elected bv each no.
| litcal party
| The House then dd iourued