Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-22

absence Of the President, the chair was occupied
by the Vice President. w. w. More Esq
communication was received from the Mayor,
Transmitting the report of the inspector of fire ap-
paTItus, for the month of January Is5a. The
report states that the Franklin apparatus is all in
good working condition. with the exception of
carriage posts Of the old Perseverance suction
IN very bad condition; all the other apparatus is
reported in good order. The Colum6ias appa-
ratus is in irst-rate order Of the AnacOstia, the
box Of the suction is stated Co he in a very bad
condition. the engine is in want Of slight repairs.
The inspector makes no report Of the condition Of
the Union apparatus on account of having failed
TO obtain the key of the engine-house. The report
Mr. Thomas Miller presented the petition Of C.
+. Gardiner in relation to an alley in square 25aa
referred.
Mr. Mohun presented the petition of Eugene
O'ConRcr. praying the remission of u fine; re-
f"rred.
Mr. Brown. from the committee on drainage
sewerage. and distribution of water, asked to be
discharged from the further consideration Of the
petition of p Stutz, for reservoir at the corner Of
J. and Eleventh street; agreed TO.
bill from the lower board. explanatory of the
act entitled IAN act supplementary TO the act to
regulate markets" approved December Goth, 1853
was taken mp and ON motion of Mr. Brown. was
Laid over tiff the next meeting IF the board
Also, bill from the lower board for the relief
Of VIM. Darlington; passed.
The Chair read communication from the
Mayor. nominating DR.. James E. Morgan for
Physician to tlI" Almshouse, in place of DR.. VIM
Mr.. Thomas Miller moved to lay the nomination
on the table; lost.
Mr.. Miller now moved that the nomination I've
referred to the asylum committee. lie stated his
reasons for the motion at some length He had
every confidence in the gentleman whose name
had been sent in TO the Board by the Mayor. and
would soon him in that place as any other
member of the faculty; but there principle
involved in this nomination which the Board
ought to consider The Mayor had seen lit to
make the nomination in opposition to the wishes
If the entire community. There two schools
sf medicine in this city. of which was the
National Medical College and the other was the
TienrgetOwn College. These two schools were
and always had been antagOnistic and the speaker
thought the Mayor had done wrong in nominating
professor from one Of those colleges, knowing
that in so doing he would be prejudicing the
other. The speaker thought that neither of these
schools shOuld be represented in this CORPORATION
lie thought the Mayor in making the nomination
should have gone To the medical fraternity at
large. and net considered these two departments
At all
Mr.. y. w. Miller was in favor of acting on the
nomination at once. and was at a loss to under
stand the objections which had been urged by the
gentleman last mp. He opposed any reference of
the matter.
Nr bennington slw no reason why this board
should mix in the quarrels of the two medical
schools. For his part. he was satisfied that the
Mayor did not desire. by making the nomination
now pending, to establish the clinical school which
the gentleman from the Second Ward seemed to
object to strunuouSly. The speaker thong bit the
$3.50 annually expended by the city to keep the
iBhrmary going would be better used were IL an
Proprated To tine use of the asylum. He had heard
that the college in the habit of making all the
money they could out Of private patients taken to
the inhrmary.
Mr.. Miller denied that the faculty of the Ma
tional Medical College ever had made penny off
the institution. On the contrary if any gentleman
in the board would undertake To paw his 1.-THE
speakers portion Of the expense of keeping the
institution up. they should be welcome to all the
money nc ever had or expected to make off the
intirmary. But he thought the Mayor ought to be
rsbukcd for making this nomination in violation
"f the wishes If his best friends. He had stood by
the Mayor in every measure presented in the board
hv him since his election; but he did not think
the board should sit quietly and permit the Mayor
to make obvious a distinction in favor of one of
the antagoRistic medical schools. The nonina-
ton should have been made independent of either
Of them.
Mr.. Dunnngton asked the gentleman if he could
deny that the faculty of the National Medical Col
lege was in the habit Of receiving five ten. fifteen
aud twenty dollars per week from private patients
who went there.
Mr. Miller did not pretend to deny that fact but
vet that was reason for charging the " Faculty
with attempting to make money BY the Institution
The smallest possible eXpeHS: for keeping pa
ticni in the Intirn1ry - b per week, indie
pendent of medical service. and what was left
over after PAYING ali the expenses of the patient
went To Keep the Infirmary going The two
schools Were ant1gOnistc ia more than one sense
"lc being under the Catholic influence. and the |
other under that of the Baptist persuasion Ii was
known that the Mayor was a Catholic. and the |
HcninitOn now pending was made from the Pro- |
town college.
IA this point some one behi nd the speaker gave
utterance TO hiss. which was distinctly audible !
thrcug boat the room.
Mr.. Miller alluded to the fact and hopcd the |
gallery would he cleared; and the bO1rd protected
from insult
There a slight sensation in the chamber for |
moment. but no action was lkcn and the debate |
WIS resumed !
Mr. Huntington s,id that the whole question Of |
The reference with the gentleman the quarrel |
between the two colleges. which the board had |
nothing whatever to do with. He believed that
The Mayor had done right in making the nornins- |
u9n. and that the community would bear him out |
in his acts.
Mr. Donoho expressed himself entirely satisfied |
with the nomination. and did not understand " nv
The Mayor was 10 be- aTrdigned in this board. lie |
believed there Were a good many doctors in the |
city, and Thought the Corporation. in furnishing |
the Asylum with i physician. would do well to |
follow the example OF Congress who had preac her
for evrrv day Of the session.
Mr Clark was opposed to placing the ASYLUM |
IN ths hands OF the representative Of any medical
,ho"l :" the exclusion Of any other He under |
stood, however. that the Mayor was determined |
that this state Of things should not be permitted 10
exist there. and he wcs wiliin. to t1ke his VOID |
Mr., Smith expressed decided preference for |
tle National Medical College and cf the system |
pursued by them: but at the same time he was |
wss s1tIsiisd with the nomination. add should |
vote 10 confirm DR.. Morgan. No better no:nina- |
ton could hive bcen mide
Some further discussion cnsucd, which threat |
'ncd u take sectaran bearing, but this was |
SE-rt:d by call from Mr. Huntington for the /
rFevioU> question Of reference.
Fhe question being taken, the nomination was |
referred to the Asylum committee, by yeas e |
-.
The chair presented the petition Of 6. p. How
~, L. ID Gale. aud other property holders on |
fifth street west. between Louisiana avenue and
street, concerning ths llmrs and lights on that
street; referred.
Mr.. Fisher presented the petition Of Jacob
FrlntZ. asking the remission of a line; referred
Nr smith presented the petition Of Daniel How
GU, for a transfer Of license from square i5c 10
square $40; referred.
Mr. smith, from the special committee, TO whom
had been referred the subject of the proposed mar
ket In the Seventh Ward submitted a written
report, together with a bill authorizing the pur-
chase OF parcel of ground the Island. whereon
I'd erect ma ket-house In the Seventh Ward.
Ihe SIT Signated for the market is la Square
4sS nuhnnS on street south. between Fouf-and-
a-half and sixth and r. and + streets
After Some Sigh discussion the consideration Of
the bill was postponed until next Monday ni.rLt
aud made the special order f,r that night
Dill from the lower board tor In. relief of CHI
M1NNyflI n ken NM and