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pass, and the sale OF all papers suppressed on

pass, and the sale OF all papers suppressed on
Mr. Raub hoped that Capt Todd would be
requested to suppress the sale of the paper
com plainsa OF tthe Sunday Aefeary).
nr. Z. wilson moved that the question be
takrh on the report of the committee
Mr.. Stevens moved to lay the recommenda-
ton OF the committee on the table.
MT shepherd moved to lay the whole bill
on the table. He thought it all small business
Mr.. 10. Larner aid not think it right ia at they
should attempt 10 legislate that II was sin to
sell papers at any particular hour on the Sab.
bath, and moved that the bill be indefinitely
pos II oned.
Mr.. Shepherd remarked that when the bill,
was before the last Council he moved an
amendment requiring the newshoys to attend
church on The Sabbath under a penalty of five
dollars, and an old gentleman took him t. &C.
count for it. and that the same man he had seen
at his back gate in the alley buying the paper
Oh sunday morning.
The question was taken on the indefinite post
pone Of the bill, and resulted as follows:
fees-Me ssre: connrlu, heIley, Knight, M.
evens, H. c. Wilson. c. Wilson and Lloyd,
president liz.
Nays-Messrs. Barr, Donohue, Ellis Fol-
iansbee, Fergnt on, N. ID. Larner and Shedd-7.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the committee Of confer.
ence on the resolutions Of welcome to Admiral
Livosk and other Russian officers, reported
that they had been unable to agree.
Mr.. III. Larner offered a resolution calling on
the Mayor to inform the board as to what
amount of Indebtedness is owing by the Corpo-
ratiCn to the Bank of Washington
MIR. l.. stated that for several years past the
Corporation bad owed the bank several thou
sand dollars, and that interest has been regu-
1arly paid on ii, and ha thought that it was
time that such things were stopped, when we
have forty or fifty thousand dollars now on de.
post there. Six thousand dollars, he believed.
had been paid the bank for interest, and he
would like 10 understand such financiering.
Mr.. n. ID. Larner stated that while Mr.
Semnes was acting Mayor another debt was
discovered at the Bank of Metropolis, and il
was soon cancelled.
Mr.. Shepherd asked that the resolution be
amended SO as TO inquire what amount of in
teTest had BEEN paid, when the debt was con-
tract d, who by, and why; which amendment
was accepted, and the resolution passed.
The committee OF conference on the bill 10
equalise The salaries of certain officers of the
Corporation, reported that they had agreed on
making the salaries as follows: Commission
ers OF I'm, ro vements, $3.50. Police Magistrates,
$685. Clerks of the Eastern and Wes tern Mar
kets, S4U0; Messenger of the Board of Alder
men, S21G; Messenger of the Common Council,
S3ro; and Water Registrar, Sl,SJ0, to Ike effect
IRON July 81, 1868, and after some discussion
the report was concurred in.
leas-Me ssrs. Barr, Garfield, Donohue, Ell
LIS. tollansbee, Furguson, Kelly, knight. n.
Wilson, and President Lloyd-li.
Nay s. Messrs. Raub, Shedd. Stephens, Shep-
herd, and Fl. e. Wilson,.
The bill from Board of Aldermen for cross
gutter on 2Gth and r streets was referred; bill
10 grade and gravel street. from ConnecticoL
10 pennsylvania avenues; and bill for fl Ig foot
ways on south street south, at 1th str ct east,
and across ath street west on north side Of
Virginia avenue, were passed.
The sINcial order, authorizing Richard VIM
satt TO improve wharf site, was taken up
and postponed indefinitely.
The ejcintresoluticn authorizing the City Sur
veyor to change the grade OF 1 X street, be-
tween NJ and streets soLth, was taken up.
MIR. Wilson thought the majority OF the peu-
pie there We're opposed to changing the grade.
Mr.. N. d Larner said he had visited the
place. and he believed that some of those who
signed the protest signed it without knowing
what they signed, and thought that the affair
had taken the turn of q family quarrel
Mr.. Ellis moved to postpone the bill indefi-
nitely. Carried.
Mr.. w. q. Wilson offered a joint resolution
that the salaries Of officers Increased, take
effect from July LIST, 1863. Carried.
Adjourned.