The national Republican., 1861-07-16
LOG A l. N 4 w S .
CITY COUNCILS.

President. Present all the members except
Mr. Lloyd.
A communication was received from the
Mayor, stating that he had approved of joint
resolution in relation to laying water mains
also, one in relation to laying a railway on
Pennsylvania avenue, and other streets.
The nominations for police magistrates were
then confirmed, with the exception Of T. c. |
Dom, esq, on whom the vote Stood nays 10, |
yeas q blank l, and W. R. stratton, whose nom.
ination was laid over.
The nominations for apothecaries and ply
sicians we're all confirmed, with the exception
Of the physician to the first ward.
8. s. Parker and Joseph E. Rawlings we're
confirmed commissioners Of the Western Burial
Ground.
Mr.. Semmes, from the Committee on Claims,
reported back the petition Of d. Ramsey, and
others, and was discharged from its further
consideration.
Also, an act for the relief of Mary Moore
which was passed.
The bill for the reduction of the corporation
expenditures was referred to the Committee on
Finance. -r"
A resolution instructing the committee
having charge of the interests Of the corpora
ton before Congress to petition that body for
an appropriation for the support Of INDECENT
persons in the Asylum was passed.
The act relating to the reduction ofthe police
force was postponed until next Monday. "
Mr.. Semmes offered resolution in relation to
the boneboing factory in the seventh ward
which was adopted.
The Board then, on motion of Mr.. Magruder,
adjourned.
COMMON CoUNcIL.-A communication was
received from the Mayor announcing his ap.
proval of the joint resolution for the improve.
' ment of the Potomac river.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Claims Committee,
asked to be discharged from the further con.
sideration of the bill for the relief Of Andrew
]. Joyce, and that it be referred to the Com.
mittee on the Fire Department; so referred.
Mr. Grinder, from the Committee on Police,
reported bill for the erection Of o shed, and
otherwise improving the Northern Liberties
Market, according to q plan prepared by the
Commissioners thereof, and approprating
$l,45O therefor. The bill was laid over until
Monday next, to allow time to ascertain
whether the Corporation has power to dispos-
cess persons now having stands on the Seventh
street side.
Mr.. Morgan introduced bill to repeal Ger.
tain portions of an act approved May 2s, in
relation to the issuing of Corporation cerdti.
Gates, and the destruction Of the plate used in
their preparation referred to the Committee OF
Ways aud Means.
Mr.. Lewis presented the petition OF John
Click, asking to be released from the payment
of fine; referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Claims
reported an act for taking up and relaying the
gutter and curb on + street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets passed.
A communication was received from tht
Secretary of the Board of School Trustees, ir
response to resolution of this Board, giving
certain information called for.
Bills from the Board Of Aldermen:
Bill for the payment Of certain expenses
incurred in the repair of damage done to thu
sewer at the corner Of Pennsylvania avenu,
and Thirteenth street passed.
Act to prohibit bathing within the limits o
the Corporation; referred to the Committee OIL
Police.
Bill to exempt certain property occupied 10
public school purposes from taxation; referre'
TO the Committee of Ways and Means.
Bill designating the name Of Union Place
for the space at the intersection of Eighth an
K streets and Massachusetts and New Yor
| avenues referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
Bill for the relief of VIM. b. Dyer; reierre
to the Claims Committee.
The following joint committees on the pal
Of this Board were announced:
On Washington Cdnal-Messrs. Lewis, Raul
Grinder.
On Money Transactions efthe Corporation
Mr.. Wilson.
On the Asylum-Messrs. Sheppard, Mullo
Emerson, McGrath
On Accounts of the Register--Mr. Peake.
h On Wharpes-Messrs. Raub, Morgan, Ia
bert.
On Health Of the City-Messrs. Given, B
ington, Grinder.
On Earolled Bals-Mr. Murtagh.
On Eligibility of fAssessors--Messrs. She
hard, Edmonston, McGrath, Emerson
TO Count and Destroy Due BHls--Mr. St
vens.
TO attend to the Interest of the Corporate
before Comgress-Messrs. Murtagh, Byingto
Shephsrd Callan.
The Board then adjourned.
| MOVEMENTS OF TRoops. y Yesterday NOR
ing, the twenty yseyenth Pennsylvania regimen
Col Einstein, left their camp at Kalorama al
embarked on board the steamers Baltimore al
Philadelphia, for Alexandria.
They were followed, shortly after by Il
twenty.sixth Pennsylvania regiment, Colon
Small, who also left for the same place.
The Garibaldi Guards changed their positi
on Saturday, and are now about one mile sou
Of Alexandria.
Lieut.. Green's fine battery OF riaed cann'
Go. G, second artillery has left Fort Runyc
and gone to the vicinity of Alexandria.
Col Miles's whole brigade is now, it is stats
south of Alexandria.
The seventh Massachusetts, egiment, c
Conch, which arrived night before last, we
into camp at Kalorama yesterday morning
their orders to 60 into Virginia the night
fore having been countermanded.
At late hour yesterday afternoon, the tt
tysixth New York regiment, COL Innes W.
into camD at Meridian Hill