Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-14
LOCAL NEW.
AMgsEMENFs TO NIGHT.

man, Mile Frederict, Mile Johannsen, and
other brilliant artists in appropriate charac-
ters.
WASHINGTON THRATBR--sEuoch Arden"
Davenport as "Phiiip Raw" WalIack as
"Enoch," and Placide as "Martin.''
FoRD's THRATRR.-Edwin Forrest In the
Tough, Madame Ponisi, and other a1orites.
CONFERENCE.-The week OF the famous
tight rope performer, and an immense bill OF
fun, ballet and sentiment.
OxFoRD.-'s Jack Shepherd" songs, ballet,
burlesque, negro delineations, and other at
fractions.
FOUNDRY CBAPRL.-Ladies fair and festi-
val for the benefit OF the Church A pleasant
ODD FELLOWS HALL.-Grand levee OF Me-
tropoiIs Lodge. No. 10, j. o. o. F. Nothing
has been omitted that can in any way add to
the pleasure of the occasion, and all connected
with the enterprise are sanguine Of great
success.
STATION neutrality-suspicious. ball for the
benefit OF Charles Keller, Esq, drafted. A
grand time 10 anticipated.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, March 10, dashboard
OF AIdermen--Present-Mes Brown, Noyes,
Ctermehle, Quick, Garfield, Lloyd, Pepper,
McCatnran, Plant, Barr. Lewis, and Turton.
a communication was presented from the
Mayor transmitting in response to resolution
sof the Board OF Aldermen, copies of correspon-
dence between himself and the trustees OF the
colored schools. This correspondence Is of
some length, but as ii a matter of public inter.
eet we sndll give II IN 1ull to morrow
A communication was also presented from
me Mayor announcing the approval OF acts for
inc prevention OF the storage coal oil In large
quantities IN the city; authorizing the laying Of
a water main along 9th street, from L to o st.
north; for the relief OF O. H. Berger; authorize
7ng the laying of water main in Goth street.
from 4 to street north and to pay j. III. Ober-
teutfer for damages sustained in the excavation
of 9th street west, near Massachusetts avenue,
In May, 1864.
The monthly report of the Intsndant of the
ASylum presented
Mr.. Utermehle offered joint resolution ap-
propriating S5O,ObO to be divided among the
several WARDS, for obtaining recruits, provid-
ed the citizens Of each ward raise an amount
by subscription equal to the amount allotted
to them from this appropriation.
DIR. mcCathran wished TO know IL this ap-
preparation was in addition to that OF last year
for the same object.
Mr.. Utermehle said it Was Fifty thousand
dollars was appropriated then OF which but
Sl4,5OO had been expended in the draft, leaving
balance OF S35, 500.
Mr.. Plant thought the corporation had no
power TO make any such appropriation.
Mr.. Gullck did not like the bill Its success
depended entirely upon the wards, and some
of them would raise the money and others
would not.
Mr.. Utermehle said that other cities and
communities had formed associations and uni
ted IN raising money to relieve themselves
rom the draft. The citizens of Washington
bad attempted the same thing. Everything
possible had been done to lessen the burden Of
the draft here, and if the ProvostGarsha Gen.
Washington as they had towards him, there
would have been no draft at all But now
there was no escape. The people themselves
should be interested in the subject Of filling the
quota, and he believed if seventy we thousand
era hundred thousand dollars were pledged
by the corporation the citizens would speedily
l yise an equal amount.
~ MIR. Noyes suggested that if the proposition
- vas 70 be of any service whatever, IL must
pass at once, and whatever relief was afforded
by the Councils should be in a shape to be
made promptly available. The Councils might
invite co operation on the part of the citizens,
but to insist upon ii as requisite to making
the Dill operative would defeat its object al
together
MIR. Pepper said that if every man In WASH
Ington would give but one days wages to the
draft fund they would very soon have more
money than was required. This, however,
could not be expected, and the corporation
should not assume O debt Of 100000 il no one
else took any interest in it,
Mr. Noyes believed that to wait the action Of
the various Ward associations in the city, in
order 10 secure the cooperation required by
the bill, would occupy so much time as to
render IL useless.
Dir. Lloyd thought they should act on the
other bill relating to the balance of the former
draft appropriation first, and suggested that
the bill just introduced be informally laid over.
In consequence of the diversity of opinion
no conclusion could be arrived at on this bill,
while the old bill might be settled at once.
The bill referred to was from the Common
Council, and authorized the Mayor to pay trem
pssa OF for 5n' tss Of
filing the quota, seyenty-fiye dollars to each
drafted man held TO service, and liKe sum to
TO the quota of the District. This payment was
limited to bora fide recruits Of the city, and
not to be withheld from persons who be.
i0Dged to exemption clubs
Mr.. Lloyd said there were some amendments
TIA he wished to propose TO the bill, as il come
from the lower Board. He wished, for in
stance, to limit the benefit TO those not able to
get substitutes, &c.
Mr Noyes said there was no doubt the bill
was susceptible of amendment but the danger
was that amendments made by this board
would keep the bill see-sawing between the
TWO boards for week or two longer, and if
me bill was to be Of any service whatever 1t
must be passed tonight. He would move,
therefore, that the amendments of tine lower
board be concurred in.
These amendments are included in the pre-
csding brief synopsis Of the bill.
Mr.. Utermehle said that according to the
original act OIL last September, the appropria-
ton did not benefit members Of exemption
clubs, and 1t was not consistent now to extend
the privilege to them as proposed by the Com
mon Council amendment This bill was in
tended for the poor man who could not go into
club, and not for those who had received
money from their associations and already put
In q substitute.
Mr.. Lloyd did not concur in the proposition
70 exclude members OF the exemption club.
They should only exclude those who were
able TO furnish their own substitutes. There
were many poor men in the exemption clubs,
some of whom had TO borrow the money with
which TO pay their admission fee and such
should not be excluded from the benefits Of
this bill.
Mr. Utermehle wished to know if man was
provided with 8 substitute by his club, he
should receive any portion Of this appropria-
ton!
Mr. Lioyd.-No, neither him or any man
able to furnish one himself.
Mr.. Garfield wanted nc distinction made at
all, but thought all citizens should share alike
MI Quick moved to amend the bill so that
should not apply to those who had already
put in substitutes.
The Chair stated that the bill as amended
By the Common Council must either be &C.
cepted or rejected as a whole, so as to get final
action. II they nom conc urred in the Common
Council amendments, then committee Of con-
ference might be appointed, who would settle
the matter at once.
Mr. Noyes renewed his motion to concur, on
which the yeas and nays Were demanded, re-
sulting:-In the Affirmative, 5; In the mega
liza , So he q