Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-03

Common Council through the Mayor" And
recites that "no person who having held an
ONCE under this Corporation, shall in said
once have been entrusted with the receipt and
disbursement OF pnblic moneys, shall be reap
pointed to said ONCE, or be appointed to any
other Office under the Corporation, until he
shatl have accounted according to law for
him." And whereas no oficial account has
been made to this Board for q long period OF
time, nor was furnished according 10 law
;y ns year sosa Jn s
pired on the said July lst 1867, either directly,
or through the Mayor: And whereas oy the
act approved June 6, 1867, was created the
office OF Inspector Of Sewers. &c., and under
said act the person whose term of office as
Oity Surveyor expired on the first Monday in
July, 1867, was appointed (by and with the
as such Inspector of Sewers: Therefore
Resolred, That the Corporation Attorney be
end he is hereby requested TO furnish this
Board with an opinion in writing. stating
present inspector OF Sewers hold his cffice by
color Of law, and is qualified to execute the
duties OF the office now held by him. and
whether inspections, assessments, surveys,
&c, made by him, or by his authority are
binding upon the tax payers effected, or to be
effected thereby.
he hoped there would be no objection to its
passage, as it was well known these officers
had failed to make the reports required by
law, Law and az the gentleman from the Fourth
tion calling on the Corporation Attorney for
information as to the legality of the legislative
action where the law had not been co implied
with he hoped he would not oppose this.
Mr.. Moore objected to the preamble which
arraigned an officer who the gentleman him.
self SAID was an efficient one, but il he woul d
information whether the Surveyor is a legal
ohcer Of the Corporation he would vote
for it.
After further debate the resolution was re.
jected by the following vote Yeas, Massrs.
Elvans. Grinder and Larman-i. Nays,
Messrs. Given. Grinder, McCathran, Moore,
Noyes, Talbert, TAFT, Turton, and President,
Mr.. Given, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported favorably on the resolution calling upon
the Collector OF Taxes for a statement OF the
arrears OF taxes on the Both of June, 1867; and
it was passed Also, reported adversely on the
Council bill providing for publication OF the
journals Of the two boards and the ordinances
OF the Corporation in the Chronicle and STAR
MT. Richards stated that the minority OF the
committee was in favor of the bill, and ne hoped
1t would be passed.
Mr.. Given said the financial condition of the
Corporation would not justify what he con-
sidered q useless expense, as the journal and
laws are now published in the National Intel
Hgeacer.
Mr.. Richards thought the fac, that the Va
tionol Intetligencer had been the organ OF the
two boards was no reason it should be con-
tinued. The fact that the two papers named
in the Council bill were circulated among all
citizens. and are mere read than others, should
be considered, II the publication was for the
purpose OF giving the Information to the peo-
pie. He did notprefer these papers over others
published in this city. but for the reason stated
of their general circuiation-and also of .heir
loyalty to the Government, he thought the
laws and proceedings ought 10 be published in
them. Inc National !atelhgeRcer is not seeking
the interests OF the Government. these other
papers are. He thought the report OF the com :
mittee. II adopted, would be detrimental to he
interests OF the city. for the reasons he had
stated,
Mr.. Moore deprecated the making of this a
party question. He only thought il was not
expedient to open up the question Of extend :.
ing the publication Of the journal and laws to
more than one paper, and referred to New
York. where the corporation expends more
millions Of dollars than the whole Govern
ment used to expeDd. and the proceedings are
published in three papers only, which give
mere outlines OF proceedings, without men
ton OF the members names who Introduce a
6ill or make motion. just aging such or such
thing personal in The reports. If the mater is
opened MP. and another paper l. brought In. 1t
IN, and the peoples money squandered unne-
cessarily. The publication In the Inteuigencer
Is more efficient than II would be In any other
paper, because IT. is taken by more taxpayers
than any other journal, and ts filed more for
reference than any other. He then defended
the Intelligencer from the charge OF disloyalty,
saying there never was a more loyal journal
in this sountry-never. Both papers named
In the resolution were partisan now, and al
ways had been, and in one of them not long
since-he wished he had 1t here-the President
drunkard and traitor. In the other paper, a
few days since, the President was charged
with design Of overthrowing the Govern
ment.
Mr.. Eiyans said the whole sum and sub.
stance was. the Intell,geacer was Objectionable
on acconnt OF ats attacks on Congress. He
wanted to test the sincerity Of the gentleman
and would, therefore, move to reeommit the
matter to the committee, and If one paper is
sufhcient let us sec If they Will recommend the
publication in paper which is not a party
Mr Moore said he had stated the reasons
why the publication should be continued in
the National Inteihgencer. He had only replied
the death Of the late President Lincoln. meant
hostility to the President, but now dsloyalty
seems to mean opposition to Congress. He
(Mr. NJ bad no faith IN any politicians. The
National Iateihgencer fought dsunion when
the Chronicle and the New York Tribune were
trying to break up the Government.
Mr.. Richards said the Intelligencer, while
are now dead, was very different paper from
what it is under its present MANAGEMENT 1t
was sctuated by different spirit now from
what it was then. The President does not gov
ern the District but Congress dees govern it,
Talking abont billInRsgate, he wished he had
some late issues Of the National ImGclligence,
" pJuCe against tue paper the gentleman want
ed here. The Intelligeneer viilIied Congress,
and tor that reason 1t was not the paper 70 use
as our journal. He once used to read it win
pleasure, but it had passed into other hands
and was not now f1t for loyal people to read
1t was kept on fie because 1t contained these
publications. Give the publication to some
other papers and they will be flied. TheKeu-
tleman would be unable to prove that the IN
felt,genceT is more read than the STAR and
Chronicle, which it was known reached the
largest number OF readers. The gentleman
go hand in hand. EnIighten the people and
they will not be 20 poor.
8. Mr.. Moore explained that he did not refer 20
the poverty of the people, bat Of the Corpora
ton.
Mr.. Noyes said that be was surprised to hear
the gentleman (Mr. Moore) aver that tue In
teHioencer was more read by tax payers than
was confined mainly to the central wards. He
did not believe there were twenty copies OF that
paper taken in the Seventh Ward, and very
few IN the Fifth and sixth Wards. Ii the acts
and proceedings wero published at all, they
should be published In papers having gen.
eral circulation II retrenchment w3s the
order, let the publication Be discontinued al
together. The present publication in the In.
telligencer Of the proceedings does not nsualIy
snd frequently not untl Tuesday Of the week
following. The publication IN this way was
Of NO earthly use, and might as well be dis.
pepsed with altogether. The present bill pro.
posed that the proceedines shonld be pub.
lished d on W Wednesday Of the same week He
had not designed 70 enter upon the question of
polities. but e tne papers named n the bill
1t was proper 70 call attention 70 the fact that
tha JnfeIL0encer waa constantly tudul1i0~