Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-13

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Mr. Iehhsy-Pet ion Of W Toussig for remis-
sio' OF a nEe, and account of ]. G. Heiston .S
Inc following were reported from commit
tsfs:-by Mr. Collins (claimsl, resolution In
laNor OF l. NJ Lin ihicum, BY Mr. Mlrbury
Ss,fesel; smss M resolution TO lay flag footway on
SCUM slce OF prospect street, across III IN
et BY Mr.. Tenney (police) resolution 10
Ply for gas at station house. and suhstitnta pr
ordnance In relation to free Vaccination; By
Mr.. English (police), resolution authorizing a.
K Brown to erect slaughter house
A message was received from the Aldermen
+ uans' ithng he ordiE Eance to pay bounties "a
Mr. Collins asked that the board proceed Ia
Its consideration AT once
MIR. Marbury hoped the regular order of
business would be gone through wirh He
was not prepared 10 run the town in debt,
aid would oppose the bill, notwi, standing he
night he considered unpairiotic.
Mr.. Collins moved to suspend the rules car.
Tifd-yeas :. nays3
Mr.. Marbury said the quest was a very
serious one. He said that Washington was ten
times as wealthy and had ten times the umber
OF people; yet they had not appropriated much
more than was in this bill. He had seen it
ss Z ihat majority of those to whom bounty
n: d be- n paid in Washington had deserted
after receiving the bounty, ard the comm ttee
bad given the job mp. According to the state
ment that 300 men would have to ba raised.
: $500 would be required. excluding the pre-
niums for recruits. He was opposed TO taxing
this expense on the people. While MARYLAND
WAS offering larger bountes. and some States
many recruits could be procured in the town.
he did not know whether they possessed the
power, and he contended that he tax payers
should be cons ulted first Snppose this debt
wss incurred when the town had 50 100 tor q
market, the larger portion OF which ultimately
would be paid hack, what would be the efact
on the stock! Out OF the 300 required, be ID
no. believe that above 100 would be sc, epte I,
on account Of disability, &c H was willing
10 DO all he could, privately, and would sub.
scribe literally, aud he asked, why not do as
tho vyN
by subs scription To pass the bill wcu de-
rreclate the stock considerably, and he had
hoIed that the debt of rhe Corporati ~, which
hsd been materially reduced, would b. re-
duc.d still mere; but If this bin pissed thy
would have t. PETITION Congress q allow them
70 tax me people to ST, or possiay t. sI25 in.
the SlG0 Some sav thit If tn. people were
taxed secesh would have to pay il; Al d IL this
was so ne would go heartily for the bill. He
would make sectsh pay it all; bu, this discrin-
iEatlon could not be made.
Mr Collirs urged hat their duty was to try
aha obtain the men in his draf'; tn y will not
be 80 lerient as brfore. There had been but
tiiiiF done yet, and every one should come up
to work. As for the adverse views of the peo-
PIE, lat was an incentive for him 10 favor the
BIZ, Tor there v ere plenty of men able to paw
Who had not given any ything, and this was the
only way to make them pay, aad the loyal men
wou;d also bear their share. He could not see
mat ms moss Inent was in contraventioa of
the bill.
Mr.. Marbury replied that the inconsi istsney
was the proposition to paw s l50 bounty to three
hundred recruits, which would amount To
81 ,GUh, WI lie the bi lapproDri 4ted only $50 go
Ihey could not m1 Ike the property holders paw
more than the charter provides, asd this b ii
WaS fcr US 10 borrow money and entail q debt
on herr children, The stock OF the Cocsora-
iisp was now at 3, because they had dimin-
ISEed Inc debt. 1t is very easy to pass the bill,
as was the case in the Metropolitin r lro Id
PROJECT, hut not easv 10 pay the debt contracted.
THIS railro"d debt had not been paid or vet
Mr. Collins asked why The stock WAS up, il
i was not because of the protection o., the
government and asked what had the town
done rs q Town!
Mr.. Narbury said as comm unity it had
GCre vast deal
MT. English had made up his mind that this
hiu was lnst and proper, and woaid yota for
II. he moved that the words "9ithout dis
tircficn of color" be inserted
Mr.. Torney thought the bill embraced all
cooIs he saio all owe allegiance to the coun-
ir3 ana II proportion as the men arr protected
~ thar Government SO ought he tn ali the
Cove rnmpIt H spoke OF Ciaorgatown sub
sclihine over s5,W0 for the relief of the ia MI
lies o! volunteers. while Washington raised
ostf SS,iG; arc SAID In Georgetown, the
mci e, with but few exceptions, was raised
from loyal mel; and he ,hought that if boun-
" fUnd were started no secesh sympathzar
wcnld give anything. Under this bill these
would have 10 pay. The bill does not propose
to take IT out OF secessionists property alto
gether, although the larger portion Of the prop
erIy-holders were secesh 8, mpa hizers. Is not
the town able to bear the burdeni The pres.
snt assessment is Si,GG0,0O0, and in two years
more it will be Sc UGO,0OQ, and is not this pros.
ptrity oWing1o The protection of the Govern-
m'nl! In other places they were aiding the
country, and Georgetown should come up. 1t
nad Teen asserted that Georgetown was den
o. sec'ssion, but this he denied. While he
KEW mat mcst OF the property. holders were
s.eesn, ne was satisfied M ajority of the peo-
pie Were loyal. He was satIs fled that the loyal
Wonid not object 10 this bill, and.as for the dis
loyal he Wonld not ask them 10 endorse their
aciicD, but make them pay
MT Marbnry asked how they could be made
to ray over seventy. five cents!
Mr. Tenney replied that the in crease would
be over S2,Gt G,COo. There was no clause pro-
Eibiting the corporation from borro wing money
on TINS stock, and he thought they could easily
get an increase OF tax, but he did not think ft
would be required. The stock if issued would
asking tor 1t.
Mr.. Clements said il there ever was a measure
which citizens ought TO be willing to be taxed
for il was this. He was willing thai his tax.s
should be doubled for this object As TOR tbe
,. a, ne cared iiitte whether they liked it or
nor he wished that the amount 10 each recruit
was IS U. He thought the amount proposed.
(Sl5c,l was little enough for any man 10 take
ms ~ usset and go forward 10 fight for the
toWn. II II was necessary that we shonId Pc
'ition lot power to Increase the taxes, and Con-
Prtss refused, they should be turned out He
lhousht mat they (the mem bers) who receive
SaU per year, should not hesitate TO pass this
olil, 10 give such men as are willing to enlist
SI5G each II any man or witow who would
ra ,eiuse 70 pay the tax OF their property for mis-
ing Tor this cause 10 incur toe dispIeas ire OF the
citiZtn OF Georgetown.
DIR. Craigen followed, stating that he wished
Georgetown conid raise five hundred youny
m'n, ard pay them the bonnty, and he would
regsrG that moment " hen he paid his taxes for
this object tbe sweetest momt mt OF his life, and
when he vots Tor the bill he wouldn't feel tn IT
he was doing more than half his duty The
amount be thought could he ca lily raised He
bsd seen men on the corners OF the streets re-.
joicing that FOREIGN countries were abeut =,
fol IL alIisncp assiDst America, while Inv
growing rat on the Gov.rnment aud h,
was glad he could rise and nrin dollars ONT af
their pockets 10 help 10 crush the rebellion. and
he wIsbeo he could reach thair hearts
Mr.. Craig expressed has salts faction that M,
Aldermen had passed the bill, and earnastIv
advocated It's passage, taking the ground that
sect sh would have TO saddle the burden
MT Marhury was perfectly aware that hs
mad tsken an unpopular POSITION, aud from the
Iemsis ks II ~ould be supposed that Georgetown
was To stop the war
MI. collins asked what wonld have become
OF he cause il every city took the stand the gen.
tenaD proposed the town should take
Mr Msroury replied that Georgetown had
cone as We'll as other cities. He would not
eive way to any eentIemsn In his support of
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