The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-23

q that Board and the public know What the reception q
b. sho' Id insist on, was. that they IN uld bring
In their bills for eich reception ana each
Them In riding up broadway and assisting at the re-
cepson Of Any rrement no Oh ught he was only Ing
bis duty and when 10 went up . the cry Assembly
faith and the square, b was assopshed 70 And that 20
ch charged fos what many persons would DO glad
70 furnish for nfty cents head.
VoF E-Does The gentleman include the wine2
Mr. BRANDON. ninuins, said he Yves member o. the
nns. ss aons ~ that and 10
Instances did net know other whoa or here
they end II seemed 70 10 an understood thing that
he 70 no prevented from attending the Of
Mr. JoYCs chairman Of the Committee National
Aairs) said he denied the statement made by the last
ReneTan On one occasion he up 10 his house for
the purpose OF notifying him Of meeth Of the com
mmtee On another occasion ne met nun 10 sevem,n
avenue and Informed him when the committee would
meet But they could not get him TO attend the MEETINGS
Of tho committee. When he did attend no would st
about ten mirues and then rush out OF the room On
one occasr Re (he sneaRer) met Mr.. Brandon 10 tho
Park Bracks tkne'sOck OF the fer bier stored there
for the Of the returning reeimens He believed Mr
brandon often went the lager bier The was
soe purpose yet unexplained IN this refusal or the gen
vote for the hills. There was Niger ~ the
fence somewhere. 'hoeo Same gentlemen were, nov
eyer very eager ritter the coaches In which they
drove their friends 10 High Bridge and other localities
in that neIehborhood A the As,oI House the o.ner eyen
Meagher they not content to go there AMI eat nut
they actually stole the Ouquets OIL the table and ionr
~ :
world be SURPRISED to learn that they sold them gong
M Pr, adwav that evening. He tT sht shameful thai
members should H. the bills incurred by giving
receron 10 the OF the brave regiments which
had much Tor tn country. He had four brothers
In the army whom he wished were present with their
cOp,ranions in arms when the gDemen refused 10 pay
the bills
Mr. SANFORD wished the gentleman 10 give the names
of those no stole the Uquets.
Mr. FIr7GER. LII said 70 had not intended to say any
thing ahnrt the matter nder discussion but when gen.
emen began to utter threats Of what would De done ny
tho;r hrott in tla nFmv N me- a
for bills they thought were not right ne oeeved
IL time 10 sfand up.
no more than had been d. tO him. II he had not been
threatened with "brotfeis," n number Of men were
up to his house when ne olt or the same purpose
But that they had not succeeded might be seen by MS &C.
ton that evening.
Mr. SANFORD rose to question Of privilege: but the
Chairman ided that Mr. Fitzgerald had the floor, who
continued by saying he believed II the 0hs were rRnt
the members OF the Board would vote for them. : he
onv occasion on which he had participated in the civic
festivities the banquet given on the 22d Of Febru
airy last lie never drank bottle OF wine at the expense
Of the city: but always paid Tor whatever he had.
After some further discussion, the matter was hid
over.
rERlrE ON TIE FOURTH July APPROPRIATION.
On the resolution from the Aldermen 10 appropriate
Thousand dollars for the Fourth Of July celebration
coming
Mr. SANFORD moved to reduce the amount to five thou
sand dcars which was lost. .
NJ BRANDON moved 10 lay il for further consid
GRAFTON.
Nj ZONES said IL the gentleman could give any reason
lay ing it would vote for it, BIT the gentle man
m st remcn her hat the time was growing very short
and 1t would he give the order NJ once rs It
was lo ard tedious u business ~ make eieht or
nire thousand dollars worth OF 4 ewOrks The amount oil
the approrriaon not any too large. as what was
bought for th ee nd dollars last year would now
c. st i've. II there time when the Fourth of
.uy should he celebrated with more enthusiasm
than another lie honshr il this year If tie resou-
tion corcurred In then he Thought they had bet
ter give NJ al idea OF any Iteration al al.
TIE motion to ltS err was lost
The motion To copcgr was put ana lost for want
Of constitutions vote. FL voting in the ailirma
tive ard eight ia the negative.
Mr.. SlHFoRp moved IN reconsider.
Mr. JoNrs Oh eced sequence Of Mr.. Sanford hav-
ing voted in the iIrmativc the motion TO lay ovcr.