Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-09
THE CORPORATION lMBR0cll0.
AFFAIRS AT THE CITY HALL TO DAY.
MAYOR BOWEN IN HIS OFFICE.
THE CITY COUNCILS.
JOINT MEETING OF THE CONSERyA-
TIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY MAKE ANOTHER APPLICATION
FOR THE BALLOT BONES
TIE REGISTER AGAIN REFUSES
THEM.
JOINT MEETING OF THE REPUBLI.
CAN ORGANIZATIONS.
tOMMt NlCATION FROM MAYOR
BOWEN.
FROM MAYOR
BOWEN,
THE ACTION OF THE REGISTER.

Mr.. Bowen, after entering the Mayors Office.
as stated by US yesterday, remained in the of.
fee until after six o'clock, when he left il IN
charge of Perry Carson, a eolored man from
the seventh Ward.
During the afternoon he demanded Of Mr.. G
W Swain, the messenger, the keys of the May.
Or's and Registers offices three times, but MI
= refused to give them up, and he thereupon
addressed Mr.. ). the following letter:
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY HALL, Washington.
June stn, lotc.-Sir; Your services as messen-
ger 10 the Mayor and Register OF the city OF
Washington are no longer required. The KEYS
IN your possession belonging 10 -he City Hall
building and the offices of the Mayor and Reg
Ister, you Will deliver 10 me without delay.
Very respectfully, y j. BOWEN Mayor.
Mr.. S. positively refused TO deliver the KEYS
10 Nj. Bowen, stating that the keys had been
sJruetions 10 hold on 10 them until he received
instructions from him, Nv, y and he rs would
Try 10 find him, (W y and if he told MIN to de-
liver them up he would do so, but not other
clIned, ard Mr. Bowen remarked if he did not
deliver them II would be the worse for him,
and subsequently, he sand it would be al his
peril If he refused. Mr. Swain still holds the
keys, and tins morning returned the above note
with the following reply:
CITY HALL, Washington June o, 1sj-.-Hr
SCyiSS J. b,IcsH--Sir: return herewith YOUR
note OF yesterday, assuming 10 dismiss me
from the office i now hold as messenger 10
the Mayor and Register OF the city of Wash
mgton. respectfully deny your power To
do 80. and refer you TO the act OF Congress
which transfers my appointment TO the TWO
Boards of The City COunc cIl in Joint meeting
TIE keys which you demand are in The pos.
session OF MI Waiiaeh' to whom i refer you.
Major Richards placed a guard OF police
over the Office last evening, and they remained
Oh duty unul this morning. When Collector
Hall reached his office this morning be was
unaole 10 enter, and a short ladder was pro-
cured. by which he entered n window Ihis
state Of things happened accidentally, the
one outside had the keys.
A Tumor was aflOat that ex-Mayor WaIIach
would be at the City Hall early TINS morning
TO sustain the Conservative organization OF tbe
Councils against Mayor Bowen, but he did n OF
make has appearance.
This morning Mayor Bowen was in the
Mayors office about 9H O'Clock, and suitable
ponce force was guard at the door Outside
the building quite large crowd collected
before 10 clock. grt n majority of those pres
.nt icing Colored. The police force on duty
Was not so large as on yesterday, and there was
no rope stretched across the centre portico 10
keep the crowd back. Several policemen were
Oh duty al the various doors of the building,
while an ample reserve force was at police
headquarters, opposite. Persons having busI-
ness an the City Hall Were allowed 10 enter.
hut the Passages and doorways We're kept cIeir
The Aldermen's chamber was opened about
"}. O'Clock by Mr.. Teacham, the Conservative
messenger, and all things arrange. preparaio-
~ TO the meeting of the Board The door lead
ing from the west hall 10 the Council Chamber
Was locked until after ~ O'Clock, but the east
door was opened al an early hour it being
stated that the Circuit Court would meet in
that room.
Judge Purcell, who holds the Orphans Court
IN the Alderman's chamber ON Tuesdays and
saturdays, al III a. m, was somewhat per-
tnroed during the morning, rs the meeting of
the Alof rmen lett hIm without a court room,
and he was bobbing about quite lively 70 find 8
place 10 attend 10 his widows and orphans.
W. W. Moore, Esq, President of the Con-
men appeared al the City Hall, half-past 10,
and was greeted by his friends as Mayor
Moore
In consequence of the confusion arising i'm
designating the separate organizations, some
genius IN the crowded lobbies AT the City Hall
proposed that the Conservatives should be
styled the Hard Shells" and the Republicans
the ''Soft Shells" for breyity and clearness.
PROCERDINGs IN THE ALDERNEN's CHAMBER
The Conservative Aldermen began TO arrive
a few minutes before eleven o'clock, Mr. r. w
Fenwick, of the Third Ward, being the first to
enter the room. Shortly thereafter Capt. Moore,
President of the Conservative organization,
entered the room and took his seat in the Pres
Ident's chair. Messrs. MOrsell and Guhck
Were the next TO come IN.
AT five minutes before eleven o'clock Judge
Purcell Of the Orphans Court, entered the
ROOM and appeared a little s.sot back" TO find
the room occupied and Capt Moore In the
chair. The Judge, after taking glass OF Ice
water from the cooler, informed Capt NJ that
he as IN no hurry, but would call again in
the course of halt an hour, and withdrew. Al.
deTman A. Lloyd, of the Fourth Ward, came
in at eleven o'clock, and was soon folio wed by
Mr.. Talbert and Mr.. McCathran, of the Sixth
Ward, beng all of he Conservative Aldermen
As follows: Messrs- Fenwiek and MorselI, of
the Third Ward; Lloyd and Moor. of the
FOURTH Ward; Quick. OF the Fifth Ward; Nc
Caihran and Talbert, of the Sixth Ward.
II was claimed by some that those present
(sevenl instituted quorum, on the ground
that Jehn r. Cook, (cOl-.) of the First Ward.
was Ineligible. Others held that the presence
of eight members was necessary 10 constitute
a quorum; the queston Of the IneligibiIity not
b@Ing one TO be considered AT thIs time. There
was considerable speculation whether Mr..
Lar man, OF the First Ward, would come and
tai part IN the proceedings II q carriage was
se Mt for him, and whether the state OF his health
would admit of his coming.
Shortly after eleven o'clock the Conserva-
i've wing OF the Aldermen was called to order
by Capt. Moore, their President and Mr. las
VI. Dalton, of the Conservative wing of the
Board of Common CouReiI, having entered
the chamber, announced that he had been an.
pointed as a committee OF one from the Board
OF Common Council To notify the Board of AZ
deImen that that Board had properly Organized
according 70 law, and was now ready 70 trans
act any business.
Tie Chair then announced that the next busi-
ness IN order was the reading of the journal
and he hoped gentlemen would pay strict at
tsntion, so thar any correction could De made
and the Journal perfected. The Secretary then
read the Journal and the same was approved
by the Board.
AT this point q lady dressed in deep black en-
tered the room and took an Alderman's Chair
eyidsnily under the impression that she was in
the Orphans Court She glanced with re-
spectful interest towards Alderman Moore (oc-
Cnpying the Chair,) apparently mis-
taxing that gentlemen for the widows
friend, Judge purcell. She must have
thought that Judge Purcell was dong
pretty healthy business IN the widow
and orphan line from the number of persons
present: and she seemed little bothered by the
talk about Returns of Votes, /" |" Demand upon
the Register" &c, &c. She was noufed by a
messenger that she had got in the wrong box,
ard she immediately left the chamber.
Mr.. A. Lloyd moved that q committee OF one
be appointed TO notify the Board Of Common
Council that this Board had now organized,
and was ready 10 resume the JOINT session in
the Aldermen's Chamber, which motion was
adopted, and the Chair appointed Alderman A.
LLOYD as the COMMITTEES.
Al twenty-five minutes before l2 O'Clock the
wing of the Lower Board entered
the AIdermen's Chamber, and Mr.. Lloyd in.
formed the Chair thar ne had discharged the
duty imposed spon him.