The national Republican., 1867-11-27
Nays-Msssrs. o. g. Baker, Ball, Dalton,
George W. Miller and Nailsy-5.

tion, Wnicn was tErecd tO'
Rs,oiped, That the Committee on Publ,
Schools be. and they are hereby, requested tt
report to this Board, with all convenient dis
patch, what sum, II any, 10 due the trustees oi
oolored schools for the years 1867 and 1853 from
the corporation Of Washington, and that &C
much Of the Mayors message Of June last as re
fers to schools either white or ooiored, be taken
from tho special COMMITTEES to which said mes
sage was heretofore referred and be referred Ia
the said Committee on Public Schools.
THE Esos.APPRoPRIATISo RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Nally submitted the following resolu lions.
Whereas the Board Of Common Council did,
on the 22d Of October, 1867, adopt the following
resolution:
:" Resolved, That this Board will not consider any
general funds until after the payment Of the bill
mskiTg ,ppropri.tiOn' for the support Of publie
n,eal year aud fof the .ynspl Of ss.rsgs, due to
the trustees OF cffortd schools ~
And whereas by such action the compensation
for honest labor Justly due to teachers Of public
schools, policemen, hremon, contractors and en-
ployees Of the corporation 10 withheld, thereby
causing much suffering to those worthy classc,
Of our people;
And whereas by such action the unfortunate
people who, by no fault Of their own, are now
In the almshouse Of this city, and are suffering
from the inolsmepcy Of the season, because Of
tho refusal Of the Council, acting under said
resolution, to make appropriations for furnaces
to heat said almshouse; therefore,
Be IL resolved, That the said resolution be,
and the same 10 hereby, rescinded.
Aud be IL Jnrthp nJoiped, That this Board do
now proceed to consider the general sppropria.
tion bill.
Mr.. Crocker moved to lay the resolutions on
the tablci which was agreed to BY tho following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. o. S. Baker, s. s. Baker,
Beali, A. P. Clark, Connolly, Crooksr. Knight,
Parker. Pfau, Rutherford, slOwen, and the
| lPresident-12.
Nays-Mss,r,. Ball, N. B. Clark, Dalton, @.
W. Miller, and Nslley-5.
HEATING THE ASYLUM.
| Mr.. slowen moved to take up tho bill to fur.
nish furnaces for the Washington Asy um, and
urged that this bo made nm exception to the non
sppropriating resolution.
| Mr.. Pau hoped some enterprising stove
dealer would put up tho furnaces, and wait un.
til tho money was appropriated. tLaughtsEl
| The motion was not agreed to-
| REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Pfau, from the Committee on Drainage,
reported bill to pay for water pipe used by
/ the corporation. Passed
Mr.. o. S. Baker, from the Committee on Im.
provoments, reported bill granting permission
TO DR.. W. ]. Duhanel to erect an iron railing.
Passed.
Mr.. A. P. Clark, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Schools, reported bill making appropria-
tions for the support Of public schools and col.
ored schools Of the city Of Washington for the
fiscal year ending June 30 1868 and for Il Q
payment Of arrearages due to the trustees Of
colored schools for the 6scal years ending June
80, lS65-'68-'67.
Mr.. Crocker moved that the bill be made the
special order for noIt Monday evening, and that
900 copies be printed for the use Of the Board
which was agreed to.
Mr.. s. s. Baker, from the Committee on Mar
kets, reported 4 bill requiring clerks Of markets
to return to the Register certificates Of deposit.
Passed
A nunbsr of Aldermen bills were apprOpri-
ately referred.
Mr.. Crocker submitted a resolution directing
the secretary Of the Board to purchase twenty
i've ohairs for the use Of the Board and to place
gates at the passage and the end of the ratings,
the expense to be paid out of tho contingent
| fund.- which was not agreed to.
| Personal EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. Connolly rose to n privileged question.
He stated that articles had appeared in several
newspapers Of tho city affecting members Of the
Board. He had not read them, but It had been
represented that leading members Of the Board
had been around the Mayors office, for compen.
sation for their services as Councilman, In do
hance Of tho Tvsolutip~ p~-..a Ly tts Board in
regard to appropriations. Ho knew that each
editor thought it bis special business to take
care Of the majority in this Board These facts
which the reporters gathered up were read with
avidity but articles in newspapers had now less
Specification than heretoforej in fact, tho popu-
lar mind was less led now by articles In news.
papers. 1t waS peculiarly proper for him to
make this explanation, because the article said
"leading members Of the Board" while he was
one Of the bumblest. 1t was, perhaps, perfectly
proper for member 10 60 to the Mayor aud say
that "if any money was to be paid out without
authority Of law, l would like to receive a
little" [Laughter.l He could not sec any
great immortality in that. II the laws were DE- :
fed, no great hurm could come from such an
applications and II a similar request had been
| made by 4 Democratic member and the request
| had been conceded, he did not think that would
be a very great sin. lie had remained pur.
posely ignorant Of what editors say. but was
always anxious to see what the faithful reporters
said Of their proceedings. He thought that the
ness, and not be affected much by the editors.
Mr.. A. p. Clark, on behalf Of the delegation
from the Fifth ward, said that no member Of
the Board from that ward had been around the
Mayors Office GLsughterl
Mr.. Pfau said that any Republican who had
voted for the resolution against the payment Of
any money until the appropriation for oolored
thought the proper course would be to appoint
special committee Of two to inquire into tho
facts.
Mr.. Parker, on behalf Of the Seventh ward,
stated that no member from that ward had been
to the Mayor Laughter.
Mr.. Sowen said that so far as ho was person.
ally concerned he had not been to the Mayor
and presumed he could live two or three yevrs
longer without going to him. Lsughter.)
Mr., Nalley desired to state that neither he nor
bis colleague (Mr. BalD had made any Rppliea.
tion for SALARY. His former colleague, (Mr.
Moore,) who resigned, and was in Alabama, had
written to him to procure a certificate from the
sec rotary, which he did, and handed 1t to his
lady. What deposition she had made of 1t he
was unable 10 say. He presumed that this was
the case referred to by Mr.. Connolly.
Mr.. Connolly Oh, MOI the article read ''load.
ing Republican members"
Mr.. Dulin denied that he had been to tho
Mayor.
Mr.. Beall, certainly did not.
Mr.. O. S. Baker did not think that any Re.
publican member had gone to the Mayor. lie
supposed that the article was a joke of some Of
the reporters As all the rest had denied II he
was placed in position thSt If he did not deny
It people would suppose that he had gone to tho
Mayor. Laughter He had not and God
knew ho would not ask the Mayor anything In
relation to 1t. He did not think the subject Of
any Importance whatever.