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Mr.. Q S. Baker asked il the Committee on
Claims had made report as to the amount
due the cOlOred schools.
Mr.. Clark replied that they had not made a
formal report on the amount due, but had fur
nished the Committee on Schools with the
same figures. I he amount YVES what we actu-
ally due. and was arrived at from Information
derived from the trustees of the schools.
MIR. o. s. Baker urged that the bill be post
poned. and said it was clear that the trustees
amount.
Mr.. A. P. Clark urged that the amount was
just " hat he colored schools were entitled to
Mr.. G. W. Miller said he could see no law
for making the appropriation.
The Chair caused the act OF Congress to be
read.
preparation, because a suit " as now pending
in relation to a portion of this amount.
Mr.. Ptau said that suit was pending, and
a ludgmepthad already been obtained BY the
tor, (Mr. Cox,) who was certainly not very
favorable 10 the colsred schools.
Mr.. l.. b. 5. Miller laid that he under stood
ect was in the Board.
Mr.. o. S. Baker again urged postpone
ment.
communication from the May or had come up,
he would state that he had received the fol.
lowing from the Hiayor:
HaromS roav ofElcE E HI GIT6 6sIr HAs5 20 lsT
largely Increased demands upon the Corporation
Tor l school purposes am aPprehensve that the
Consideration, will be insufi cient. Can you not
haHe the eta tax for general school increased
and above that now provided for in the bill under
Mr. Connolly said that the Mayor had the
courage TO cay that he desired larger mems
for school purposes. and he respected him for
1t. He would, with the Mayor, urge the lar
gest amount He believed that the bill report.
ed was correct, and would therefore urge its
passage. The whole difficulty arose from a
technically, and he read from the law OF Con-
gress TO show that the bill was correct, and
urged Its passage.
MT. o. s. Baker SAID tn 1t he did not consider
his time had been wasted when he had brought
the gentleman over to his side of the question.
He claimed that the amount in the bill was but
little over one half the amount due, and con-
tended that liberal constru ction should be
put en- the act Of Congress and there should
be no niggardly action, for their constituency
did not ACT niRgardly towards them.
Mr Connolly said that the gentleman was
welcome to whatever glory can be made ont OF
his efforts to postpone the bill. The gentleman
arises as the dictator of the Council. with no
fR ures and no facts. He (Mr. o. would
accept not one dollar less than was due to the
colored schools. He relied on the figures re-
ported by the committee, believing them to be
correct. He had found that every week of
Ienecfion had been week OF confusion. He
felt complimented that hs had been choseR to
desire his position, and would gladly give it
up At the first opportunity.
Mr.. Dulin hoped that the bill would be
pHsssd at once.
The motion Of Mr.. O. S. Baker to postpone
was not agreed to-yess, 4-Messrs. o. S.
Baker. Ball, G. NJ Miller, and Slewen;
nays, IA.
Mr. Baker moved an amendment based on
the assumption that S4l,OOO would be collected
for the school building fund, providing for
appropriatinE one-fourth that amount to
color ed schools.
Mr.. Rutherford called the previous question,
which was sustained.
The yeas snd nays were called on Mr.. Ba-
Esss Ms.s-s smendmsn,: n men, and was p lost; Yeas
Parker, Pfau, Slowen, and Tiliey-s. Nays
Messrs Arrison, Ball, A: r. Ozark, N. b.
Clark, Connolly G w. Miller, l.. Is. s. Miller,
The question then required on the passage
Of the bill as reported by the cemmittee. and it
vas passed by the following vote: Yeas
sT1 Me.s1s ,oan ArnisUn' Bell M;,,.r Pgia5E 3.
Rutherford. Tilley, and the Presdsnt--Il.
Nays -Messrs. 0. s. baker, 8. s. Baker, Bail.
Knight, George w. Miller. Naliey, and
Mr.. A. p. CLARK moved to reconsider the
vste by which the bill was passed. Mr.. L. B.
s. Miller moved 70 lay the motion on the table
The bill to pay the expenses Of the reeis,rv
and last general election was received from
the Aide1man and paeeed.
The President lsaa SstSrs sns,d sns Hoard the re.
dissgresinx Votes OF the two Boards on the
Ak bill. which had been disagreed 70 by tho
Eoard OF Aldermen. ag .lla.a 5es=.4
Mr.. Plan, as member Of the Oommittee OF
Conferences. said that the concessions gera
hat the Collector sbali employ one more clerk.
leaving It optional With -! ne Collector 70 &C.
and one .halr per cent. with three clerkf. Mr..
P said the Iepor. n,xns ,sssI have hsen dissrsnt
er being absent. IL had been frequently said
that the bin reducing the p per ~, ssDiase to the
1t should Be remembered that 1t was parsed
when sufsraes was beine agitated in Congress,
cause the power was clipping from them. AZ
the original report had not not been strictly ad.
Mr.. Connolly said he was willing to sit un.
~ the bin wss snd said tina. the ear Of
hood e black as hell He denies that the Re.
sponslbility rested on this Board. The patch
n amer It had been done was pussilanimous.
Mr.. Pfau soid he desired 10 offer an aanand