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on my right, (Mr. Berrows,) certainly not In ac-
cordance with anything that he said While 1
an willing to receive this protest and even TO
nave II read IL necessary, am not willing that 1t
rom any want Of respect for the author, but be.
cause we are not the proper tribunal 70 Judge of
the question. Mr.. wallach has no more right 10
cali our attention to this matter than he has to
present the case before the House Of Represents
lives. Our duties, prescribed In the citv char
Ter, are simple and explicit IL Mr. Wallach
thinks that injustice has been done him. or that
ne Is legally elected Mayor Of the city, the Cir
curt Court Is open to him That IL the place for
MIN TO nle his protest, and have II recorded For
tnls reason, sir, and not because Of any want of
respect to him, or those who sustain him. shall
vote against IL being recorded.
Mr.. Given.-I hope IL will be read, Mr.. Pres
ident, before any further action is had
The Secretary then read IL.
Mr.. Easby.-Mr. Pres
Mr.. Jones Il now move, sir, that Il lie on the
table !. - ''o o'' 'ue
Mr.. Easby.-I hope the gentleman will with.
draw the motion for few minutes.
MI. Jones.-If the gentleman has anything to
say upon the protest win with pleasure
Mr. Easily Il was about to remark sir. that
me night OF petition or protest is 4 believe.
acknowiedged by all to be the right Of every citi-
Now the right in the present case, must confess,
4 am az loss to determine. IL is peculiar case
ana mere are some peculiarities which certainly
snlke one with great force. We have just gone
the city, and the protest which is now under con-
sidefatlon before this board should properly. I
conceive, have been considered and disposed of
oeiore tbs ceremony had taken place, II 1t is to
De considered as protest. Therefore sir apy
action at the present time in regard to this paper
as protest, under these circumstances would he
snureiy nugatory. But, sir, ii is certainly due to
Mr. Wallach, as citizen of washington, to re-
eeiye respectfully this or any other communica-
ton he may be pleased to make do not IooL
upon this paper In the light of protest Ii is
amply communication from Mr.. Richard Wal
ZACH, the opponent of the Mayor lust Installed
Into othce, who represents therein that several
things bad been done In the recent election a.
mental TO his interest and which deprived him
OF the ONCE Of Mayor, to which he claims TO have
been legally elected. Though admit that this
Is not the proper tribunal to consider and act on
the various charges preferred In that protest
against the several commissioners, vet think it
Is que 10 ourselves, due to every citizen in an
lndlvidaal and collective capacity and especially
due to Mr.. Wallach that we should give this
paper respectful consideration
Now, sir, as said before, 1t has been presented
acre In the shape of a Communication to this
board We are now about to dispose of II as we
mink proper We can either reject ID or admit IL;
we can decline TO receive it with the respect
wnlch think is emnently due to it and the gen
ueudh from whom II eTnanates, or we can treat IL
with contempt and scorn. But, I appeal 10 thu
members OF this board-those who are i'm the ma
JOhty-that In consideration of all the circum-
stances that attended the recent election-the riot
Iowdylsm and confusion which occurred on that
oaY--and ask II IL is not due to Mr. Wallach tn
do something to set ourselves right before the
public Vow, 1t seems to me that we should take
all these facts into consideration and show 10 the
people Of this city the true state of the
That the election has been conducted fairly or
that 1t has been otherwise. l repeat that i'm
view Oh tue TACT that this communication is from
a respectable citizen, who has been Nominated
for the highest office within the gift of he peopJe
OF this District, some respectful Consideration
should be given to ii. 1 therefore move that the
COMMUNICATION lie on the table for some future
action OF the board.
Mr. Jones.-Mr. President, before the question
is taken on the motion, if there is no objection I
should like TO read portion Of this communi
shows its character to be directly the reverse of thai
stated by the gentleman. In the latter part of il
he says: VI "
81 do therefore hereby solemnly protest against
the election Of the said James q Berret 10 the
office of Mayor OF this city and claim that I was
myself duly and lawfully elected Mayor thereof
at the election held on the 4th of June. inst and
most respectfully request that this, my protest,
NAV De entered on your journals
Thus we see that the gentleman has answered
MS own argument. He says that il il was a pro-
test be would not desire to have ii entered on onr
journal, as having anything to do with our pro-
ceedlngs There are many things in this paper
which really belongs TO the Criminal whilst the
others belong TO the Circuit Court and over which
we have no Jurisdiction whatever. There is no
ldea IN II that calls for our action In any manner
Mr. Easby.-Mr. President, without reference
to the peculiar phraseology Of the communica.
ton OF Mr.. Wallach, / stiff hold, sir that under
al Ine circumstances we are to receive this paper
as communication simply, and not as a protest
We are not obliged TO take everything that Mr.
Wallach therein states as true; we are not corn
Penea 70 receive II as protest and enter it upon
our journals because he says so. say IL Is 10 be
received as a communication coming from a
mighty respectable citizen of Washin9ton and
disposed OF In the same respectful manner as we
would treat all other communication coucbed in
inSi
PRESIDENT. to lay 1t on the table for the present
Mr. Given. President, before the question
aken, wish to saya word, with the permission
OF the gentleman. | desire to saw sir az one of
the opposition, that have not come here AT The
present time, and under present circumstances 10
raise any factious opposition either to the Mayor
OF 70 BIS administration. But am free to confess
that, as one OF the minority OF this Board we have
rights, and Knowing those rights, we dare main
tain them IL has been truly said nv the gentle
man from the Third Ward, that this right of pro-
test Is sacred right of the minority IL ia sacred
to every American citizen Now 1 confess mai
as Tar as am concerned, | am not content 10 ha
this matter disposed Of simply by LAYING II unon
the table think any communication, coming
from any Citizen, more especially from the one
from whom this emanates, Is entitled To a resnect
ful hearing, If IL be embraced in respectful Ian
guage The question for us to decide is is this
coihihuhlcation one OF that character hope that
the opposition In this Board will not be satisfied
with anything less than that this communication
protest. or whatever else you NAV term IT. shall be
entered upon the journal. IL not that let il be
published with our proceedings | want the yeas
and nays upon this question | move to modify
the journal. P"
MI Easily President, I must apologize
for tresPasstng 30 much upon the patience of this
Board; but wish to say a word or two i'm repIv
to my friend from the Seventh Ward So far al
am concerned, sir, / know no opposition I
come here to represent the people In the Third
Ward In part, and | shall endeayor to serve them
faithfully, without respect to party Sir. desire
to see our municipal affairs conducted without
the least regard to these dangerous party lines |
advocate the respectful consideration of this com
municatton, not simply because ID comes from
the minoritY-from the nominally defeated party;
but, SIR, because consider il an act of Justice 10
Mr. Waliach, to the nominally defeated party, to
have this matter investigated.
Mr.. Ober-Mr President
The President-The Chair would state that all
debate out Of order unless the melton 10 Law on
the table Is withdrawn y"
Mr.. Jones Il withdraw the motion for the
present i0i '"e
Mr.. Ober then stated be would vote In Law the
protest on the table because he thoug ht the hoard
had no power in the premises
MI Jones renewed the motion to Law on the
table " 10y 0H 'ne
Mr. Easily move to amend by adding "for
Mr. Jones.-That is understood to be the effect
OF my motion.