Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-31
TBE CITY REGISTER AND THE
SCHOOL TEACHERS


t.sVnere will be found the eommuuics-
ten % The Gig Register 10 the City CoaneiIs,
gvinE nis reasons fer refusing 10 sign a check
aver OF hF TRUSTEES OF the Public schools.
IL hsS been heretofore given out from the
Register Office, that the cause OF bis decIia,.
ftSn % Sign the check was because of tue
uacers'anding with the Bank OF Washington
shat 10 checks should be drawn during the
ten days of setJlirg up time, after the 2Jth CT
5-e mouth. In this communication, the Reg
ser puts toward other reasons why he refu sed
70 ign the check. Il seems 70 rs after a c are
faI p~rusaI OF these reasons that they are
n'teriy invalid. The first is that the reauisitiou
prss-Etsd 10 him on Tuesday, "was utterly
without any Authority of law, as the schooI
BAL had not at that tine been retarned to the
Mayor for bis signature" IL the Register Is so
scrGruIous on this poiut, how is Il that he
sJEnsd the cheeks for the pay ment or the police
when the appropriation bill under which the
police were paid, had not received the sigma
surs OF the Mayor The Register goes on to
ssy,
The Corporation for the last three years
hasinx failed 10 pay the colored schools, after
having the Whole matter in the hands OF the
Mayor, i was not sure that, after he had oh
teachers, he won ID not have vetoed the law
isaviDg the colored schools in the same po-
sition they were before the passage OF said
bal"
tas Register not only refused to sisn the check
b.foTs the school bill bad received tn. sigma.
turs of the Msyor. but after it had been signed
sud when. Of course. there was no possible
Danger OF a veto.
The Register proceeds TO charge that the
Mayor has failed TO pay the arresragss due the
cotcred schools as provided by the school bill
passed on Monday night, and says:
"Iou now see why ne school teachers have
rot received their psy. i feel 1t my duty 10
see he Law faithfully executed, 90 far as this
nice - concerned, and unless the Mayor
II axes = reg QUESTION on me TO pay over To the
trEsts e. of colored schools the amount due to
them IA arrears, and then an equal proportion
cut OF he year 1867 20 ls6o, as provided by the
sHIsiing laws. shall still adhere TO nv DO
sl'ton.
Let he MAJ or comply with the laws, and
nsIther The Councils nor school teachers will
nave cause 10 grnmbie with the Register; but
until the law IL complied with positively as
sSrt that " III not sign any check for scuool
purposes under the late law unless your hon.
GIaeie board shall pass an explanatory act,
5=ith The concurrent action of the Board OF AL
ceIuFr- Let the responsibility rest where 10
beioT g, the Mayor is irresponsible, and no one
else"
Can IL be possible. that when the Register
peEEed the above be was unaware that the
rot made a requisition for their money, but
'hst hey had displayed 8 reticsnce that indi-
Gated that they were not disposed to accep'
toe amount voted them by tue Councils
ss settlement of their claims! We
tsrn that the Mayor has been ready, will.
s2g. snd waiting to respond to the
Is1uisition as soon as hey should signify their
willingness to make q settlement In accordance
with the provisions Of the school bill, but up
to eleven O'Clock this morning n such requi.
sIrisr had appeared. At that time il was pre-
ssnted in the following words, dated, # sciH
t. seen, on the 2ith instant, though not offered
UntH TO-DAY:
WAsHISsToS City. lSec. ~, Ise7.-RicAGrd
Fie,sed TO pay to s. ]. Bowen, Treasurer OF
rae Board Of Trustees Of Colored Schools for
De Cities OF Washington and Georgetown, d.
=. me som Of $50 $50 81, being amount of
sppropriatIon per set OF December ID 1857 for
arrearsges due said colored schools
Truly yours, A. JONES,
A.9 HALL,
5. J. BOWEN,
Trustees OF Colored Schools for tue cities 81
"ashington and Georgetown, ID. G..
the extraordinary assumption OF power
By ne nrgIsur, II Is only necessary =. ..y
thatf such powers belong to his Office he is
really higher authority than the Msyor Blu.
The discussion Of this point involves more time
and space than we can command to-day. The
above recital OF facts serve to show how I'M
tenable is the position assumed by the Reg
is'er
Ii - the more to be regretted that h. has
tszen mis- course, as our public school N alters
are oy II again RENTED to the accursed arena
Of party politics, from which il was fondly
ped the Harmonious sction ofths City Coun.
Gals In passing the school DILL had detached
hsm.
lfour school affairs can be kept out OF poll.
Cs and q joint enort made by all Interested.
hTrs Is prospect that Con gress may come 10
our relief IN the way OF an appropriation o,
Ihe public lands for school purposes here Int
there is a bsd look ahead. by the way we ara
HOv drifting.