The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-18
EVENING TELEGRAPH-PHA ADELPHIA TUESDAY JUNE 49,

bate, and throwing aside the personalities which
were actuatiDg members, they should act as
representatives. Of great city.
! Mr.. SimT son deprecated the speech Of Mr.
Evans, but said that as the President of the
4 United States Is not coming to Philadelphia,
! but Andlew Johnson is going to Boston to dedi-
cate a Masonic temple, he would not vote for
| the resolutions.
MIR. Hancock said that they were politicians.
They came TO Councils as politicians, and they
| lived by politics. When he came to the Chamber
| II was to vote for the resolutions but since the
| Democrats had made II q party question he
would meet It as party man, and vote to refuse
the hospitality; IL we receive Andrew Johnson
we may as well, few days after, receive Jetfer-
son Davis, and show him around. The Repub-
llcan party Is opposed to Andre v johnson, and
the Republicans, the citizens OF Philadelphia,
VINO SEND CouncIlmen to regulate the interests
OF the city, do not desire hospitality shown to
Andrew johnson.
Mr.. Cameron said that he did not live by poll
tics, and signed the call because he believed
that he should honor the PRECEDENT and would
so vote. As TO politics entering the Chamber
he said that while he regretted the introduction,
It came not from the Democrats, but from the
Mr.. Ray said that he came to the Chamber to
vote Tor the invitation to the President of the
United States, not to Andrew johnson.
The motion to postpone fell.
Yeas-Messrs. Eager, Earnest, Evans, Han
cock, Harper, Mactague, Martin, j. @. Ogden,
Dram, Shane, Shoemaker, Simpson, Smith,
WagDer and Marcer, To-
Cameron, Dillon, Dresbach, Gill, Harrison,
Hetzel, Kennedy, Little, Littleton, F. Martin,
w. w. d, D. Martin, Mershon, Milton, Ray, Thomson
Mr.. Wagner moved to adjourn. Lost-nays
30, yeas /, his own.
Mr. Evans moved to indefinitely postpone.
This was @ also voted down--yeas, IL; nays, 25.
Mr.. Wagner said that to welcome the Presi-
dent would be only to welcome a man the peo-
pie despise and loathe. What sophistry to well
come man we have no respect for Members
should pause long and well before voting on
such question.
Mr.. Hetzell finally called the previous ques.
tion. The call was sustained, but on putting
the question, "Shall the main question be now
putW no quorum answered, the Republicans
refusing to vote.
A call of the house produced no quorum, and
while Mr.. Hetzell was calling the names of
members standing without the bar, Mr.. Marcer
adjourned the Chamber
New SEWERS AUTHoRIzED.-Yesterday the
Highway Department authorized the construc-
tion of the following sewers, viz. :-On the line
OF TWenty-tirst street, from the south curb line
of Oxford street to the middle of Montgomery
street. of two feet six inches diameter: thence
on Montgomery street TO Woodstock street, and
along Woodstock street to CohocksInk creek, of
three feet in diameter.
On Girard avenue, from Ninth to Tenth street.
On Front street, from Denmark to Moore street
On Tenth street, from sixty feet south of Arch
to Filbert street.
On Rodney street, from Nineteenth to Eight
eeDLn, ana on ElgnJeenln 10 Pine street.
On Mount Vernon street, from Sixteenth to
Nineteenth street.
On Tasker street, from Eighth to Ninth street.
On Sixth street, from Brown to Parrish street.
All OF two feet six inches diameter.
On Sixth street. from Parrish to Poplar street,
OF three feet diameter, with such inlets and man.
holes as may be directed by the Chief Engineer
and Surveyor.
The understanding with the Department in
the construction Of these sewers is that the
contractor shall take bills prepared against the
property fronting on said sewers to the amount
of one dollar and twenty-five cents for each
linea foot of front on each side OF the street as
so much cash paid; the balance, as limited by
ordinance, to be paid by the city; aud the con-
tractor will be required to keep the street and
sewer In good repair for three years after the
sewer is finished. When the street is occupied
by city passenger railroad track, the sewer
shall be constructed alongside of said track in
such manner as not TO obstruct or interfere
with the safe passage of cars thereon; and no
claim for remuneration shall be paid the con-
tractor by the company using the track, as
specified in act of Assembly approved May
g. 1866.