The national Republican., 1862-03-25
11cILs.

An act in relation 10 the - 4urBement OF ap.
preparations for markets;
An act authorizing certain adjoining tene.
ments to be supplied win Potomac water
through the service pipe;
An act providing penl!y for selling coal in
An act for the relief Of Pulp Condor.
Also, a communication TO the Mayor, by the
surgeon in charge Of the Douglas Hospital, cor.
ner Of street north and Second street west,
relative to drainage In that vicinity.
Mr.. Bohrer presented petition from Messrs.
sion to build wharf. Referred 70 the Commit.
tee on Wharves. w
MIR. Lloyd presented u petition from job NJ.
Angus and others. asking the laying of a water
main. Referred to the Committee on Drain
Mr.. Wendell submitted n petition from the
hack owners of the city, asking to be excused
from placing badge upon their carriages.
Mr.. Moore submitted adverse reports upon
petitions relative to sweeping the streets and
for other purposes.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on Police,
reported the Joint resolution with reference to
. the construction Of n Jail, which was passed.
Also, from the same committee, u joint resc-
luton relative to tho abolition OF slavery in the
District Of CT lunbia.
Mr.. Moore offered substitute AZ an amend
ment, as foil, VS.:
Be il rcSol ed, &C., Tba, these councils, dis.
with the bus ness Of the National Legislature,
deem /, not npertinent respectfully to express
the opinion IA, the sentiment OF a large major
ity Of the people Of this community is adverse
to the unqualified abolition Of slavery In this
District, At the present orilicsl iunoture in
And be i further resolced, ThSt ihs join,
committee reprssoniins the l1tssssle 81 this
1Ss HSSssny Sss;Sss1S e sSsss SPSs Ss
constitution srdians u tie i6tsl and
lights Of ne ~. Of y ,his District. District. msispe
lation affecting the African race here ~ 10
provide just and proper safeguards Against
converting this city, lo0xted - II 10, between
two slaveholdipg States, into an asylum for
American community. and vhiaS Il Iss beer
heelned necessary tofexoluds xltogetbsr from
some even of the non, Iayeholding btAiss.
Mr.. Brown f.voredt 'substitute - better
suiting his views than the oslEtnnlx< q = -
Mr.. Moore slso advocated thsh. <elsrripg 70
the opinions Of great statesmens ~ 5Ae s1bot
that slavery should not be aboligN 1re whil6
it existed In Maryland and yirT1
Mr.. Richards thought this lx@I question
,nr the consideration Of the C0u60lj. He be.
lieved the abolition Of slavery<bsre would at
once advance the value oi property from rs TO
30 per cent. II would forever set At rest tho
question for the removal oi the capital which
would otherwise r continually nnseitling tho
value Of property hsre. Others might apply
whs. epithetto to him they pleased, abolitonlst
on otherwise, he was for the abolition Of sla-
very in tho District of Columbia, and that i'm
msdiately. Itwould dsprovo our aympathios
with traitors, VINO had made this subject the
cause of ths rebellion, and the abolition OF tho
institution here would do 70 much towards put.
ting down tho rebellion. lie wished the sub.
iect postponed till neXt week, made the spe.
oial order. and duly considered.
Mr.. Moore wished to dc eide upon this subject
deliberately. II Vas not slavery, he believed,
that caused the rebellion; it was n conspiracy
of ofdesigninR and ambitious politicians. more
important question would fulloy the abolition
"i slavery If accomplished vfE the equality
Of the negroes with the whites.
Mr.. Brown thought tho question would not
bs betered by keeping, and hoped /, would be
settled nov.
Mr. Richards said II was a difference OF
opinion between the gentleman from the fourth
ward and A. II. Stephens, Vice President Of
tho hogus CoptederaCy, who had publicly
stated tho great object Of tho rebellion was to
found great empire upon slavery he did
not wish To make slaves his equals, nor did he
wish any around him to black his boots, To-
comb his hair, or scratch his bead. or do any
mental service for him.
SIR. Lloyd consCientiGusiy maintained tho
opinion that this measure would be a serious
damage to the Uninu cause, and be regarded
1y secessionis;s M an advantage equal To the
destruction Ui the Potomac army. There were
perhaps 5000 slaves in the District, but proba.
bly, moi more than 800 ol them were owned here;
mos, of Them were owned In Maryland and Vir.
ginia. Theraiore, the aim of Congress could
not be SO much the improvement of the coudi'
tiuu of tho slave AZ for making favor with their
constituents. Tho question was really an ab
strac,ion. He did not believe it would prsc'i
caiiy make any difference, for better or for
worse, in tho condition nj The city. Tho passage
ni such bill here would be the lighting Of 4
hrebr4nd that never could be quenched.
Mr.. Richards asked Mr.. Lloyd If he had not
heard OF petitions presented in former times,
from the best citizens hero, for tho abolition Of
slavery in the District!
Mr.. Lloyd said he had not heard of it. II
Mr.. Wendell. call The previous question on
the Niger question. ] Am tired of the interim.
nable Niger, and want to do something for
white folks.
The substitute WAS adopted unanimously, and
tho resolution as amended WAS passed-yess 7,
nays =, rs follows:
Ycas-Messrs Brown, Bohrer, Bayly, Fisher,
Lloyd, Moore, and Wendell--7.
Nays-Messrs. Richards and Sargent-?.
Mr.. Brown explained that he was opposed Ia
the first resolution, hut in favor Of the second
Mr.. Sargent was opposed to tho discussion
"f the subject, but refused 10 SAY yea to the
first resolution.
A bill ior the relief ol Thomas Joice and
oilers was reported aud passed.
Mr.. Wendell submitted Joint resolution, OK
pressive OF the impractcability OF raising
100000 By tax for the building ofa jail; which
was passed
Mr.. Fisher introduced a bill for the repair of
Fourteenth street; which was passed.
Mr.. wendell nflsred Il resolution conCurrinE
With tho Commissioner If Public Buildings In
the necessity of cleaning the canal.
Adjourned.
CuMMOE COUNCIL. The president laid be fore
the Board 4 communication from VIM. T. Dove
acting Mayor, transmitting his approval of an
act creating a Secretary ofthe Board of Health;
also, an act for ths relief Of B. r, Clark; also,
Joint resolution in relation to streets, cutters,
Ne, Of the city of Washington.
Mr.. Lewis submitted Il resolution authorizing
the Mayor to cause plans and specifications to
he made in relation 10 the putting up water
closets in the City Hall.
Mr.. EdmOnstnn moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on Wa er and Drainage, with IN
struclions 10 report II plan and specifications.
Adopted.
Nj. Lewis offered a bill TO repair the bridge
on North Capitol iill. The bin appropriatGs
ia out of the fluids Of the third ward.
Mr. Lewis said that the bridge had already
been repaired AM paid for by The Mayor.
Mr. Eimonds,on said this was the same kind
of legislation which formerly existed in this
Board. These bills ought to pass this Board
before any such work IL done, Ho was opposed
10 such legislation Lot the work be given out
by contract To the lowest bidder.
Mr. Eimondston moved that II be reforred l.,
tho COMMITTEE on improvements, with nstruC.
for hon n hTII in "A