Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-15
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Board OF Aldermen.

.N.. THURSDAY, Dec. II, 1855.
The Board met At ten m nutes past eight; the
President, 7. 3. Lloyd, In the chair Present
-Msssrs. McCathron. owen, Canneld' Turson'
Mr.. Barr presented the petition Of n. ZanIe;
Mr.. owen, the petition Of Geo. W. Taylor. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Garfield: A bill making II the duty Of
the Mayor TO advertise for proposals for paving
the cutters and alleys, aud award the contracts
In the month Of January In each year, and to
give the contract for each ward separately.
Passed.
The bill from the lower Board authorizing the
Mayor to hold q special election on THURSDAY,
the 2lst inst. to ascertain the opinion OF the
people Of s 2. G 1SS sH';'n Of negro
Mr.. A. Lloyd moved that the bill be put upon
Mr.. Quick thought 1t was an important bill,
members In regard to It. He thought more time
should be given to hold the election. Mr.. O.
thought q resolution asking Congress-in case
they passed the negro suffrage bill TO give
the people Of this District the right to vote on IT,
would Be much better than holding . special
election.
Mr.. Noyes It was certain that Congress would
not legisiate on the matter until after Christmas,
and be thought more time should be given to
hold the election. He agreed with tho gentle
man from the Fifth ward, and thought resoiu-
ton asking Congress to give us the right to vote
the bill would be better than the special cleo
ton.
M. Canheld thought the election ought to be
held sooner, as the taxes would begin In jan
uary, and then every voter would have to pay q
dollar.
Mr. Turton thought the people would be as
well prepared to vote on uext Thursday a. at
any other time. He moved the bill be put upon
The Chair, Mr.. I. X. Lloyd, said there could
be no question as to the Importance Of this bill,
rs It affected the future happiness aud interests
Of the citizens Of Washington. majority Of
the people undoubtedly are opposed to negro
suffrage. All the citizens Of Washington who
have thought the matter over know that nothing
Is more repugnant to their feelings than granting
the right Of suffrage to the negro, He could not
see why Congress should force II upon the peo-
Pile Of this District unless It was upon the prnci-
pie that might makes right Among their own
constituency, where the question had been pre-
scented, 1t had been determined by an uumis-
taxable vote that their own people would not
He might say for himself had he been resi-.
dent OF those States whore the question had been
presented and where but few negroes were who
could have exercised no influence over the cleo
tons, he would not have hesitsted to give those
negroes vote. But here In the city Of wash
ington, crowded to death with coutrabands from
all parts Of the South, negro suffrage would be
Congress would, after q calm, cool consideration
OF the matter, decide that the people Of the Dis
triot Of Columbia have some rights. II was ,aid
that the blacks, out OF population OF 1000
had furnished . lighting force Of 5000; and the
whites, out Of a population Of 10000, had fur
nished q fighting force OF 500. All such state.
ments were known to be false. It was wa
known that In 1851 the city OF Washington fur
nished over three fourths Of her voting popnla .
ton rs soldiers In the three months service to
sustain the Federal Government
May We not ask Of Congress II the people oil
Washington do not desire this cup, 1t may be
taken awayi May we not ask the generous Sen
ators and members to do as they would done by
Ask them that one hundred and twenty thousand
people may not be subj eoted TO this ignominy.
The bill was passed by the following vote:
YeAS-Messrs Barr, Garfield, Gulick, Lloyd,
Nc ,Athron, Noyes, owen, Turton, and the Presi-
dent, T. Z Lloyd-o.
Aud tho Board adjourned.