The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-30

sixTy-slxTH COUsCIl..
hoard OF Aldsrmon. u

Oh me botru Oh Aluermen md BOARD oil oom.
mon Council were on hand In good time. AT
20 minutes past 7 O'Clock, p. m, the colored
messenger appeared and unlocked the door OF
the room OF the Board of Aldermen, and Mr.:
took he chair Of Tie PresideSt. Nj. ". W
Moore, who also claimed to be President, took
a chair On the platform beside Mr.. Richards
ahs sTS No claiming to be
party, and Mr.. Hall, Of the Republican. party
each took a seat At the sccretary's desk. The
police were on duty in the room, for the pur,
The Conservative members Of tho lower
Board did not enter into the proceedings OF
that Board, but appeared In the upper Board
Immediately on entering the room, Messrs
Richards, Moore, Cook, Larman, groeker, Fen.
wick, Morsell, Lloyd, Grinder, Talbert, and
Baker took seats within the railing.
BY MIR. Moore, when
Mr.. Richards objected to Mr.. Moore acting
as president OF the Board.
Mr.. Richards arose and said he hoped no
disorder would be provoked. He had come
here to transact the business Of the corpora.
tion peaceably, and he intended to maintain
his position as president Of the Board The
bill passed by Congress had become a law, and
as II imposed severe penalty on those who
might obstruct the proceedings, he would I'D.
wise that no one should disturb the harmony Of
his seat as president, he should have proceeded
in the only proper way to endeayor to obtain
\. The law did not affect his position as presi.
BY this time Messrs. Clark, McCathrap, and
knight had come In and taken their seats, thus
fully representing all the wards of the city.
Mr.. Moore, in reply. said that Mr.. Richards
had no bearing on him (NIr. Richardsl a. chair.
man of the Board. He had no claim as presi.
dent, as ho was chosen outside of the board.
room. He was not even a temporary chair
man. He (Ir. Moore) did not claim the chair
on his own account alone, but as due the me m.
bers OF the Board and his constituents. The
effect OF the act passed by Congress was to de.
elected to It, and to place a man there who had
been defeated. TWAS theirdut y to organize this
council, and to proceed with the business OF
the corporation, and he proposed to test, by a
lie hoped Mr. Richards, even though he nigh
be in the chair, would not prevent vote on
the matter, but would let the Board choose as
their chairman the man they might desire. II
II, and II II should be himself, he hoped Mr..
Richards would acquicsce. II for neither OF
them, he would then agree to a compromise,
and let tho Board express their preference BY
yea and nay vote, or by ballot, aud he
would abide By the result.
Mr.. Moore lat 1880 o'clock) called the Board
Mr.. Richards also called the Board to order,
aud ordered the reading OF the minutes oil
the proceedings OF previous meetings OF the
Board.
pe'"'e wv se'ic'"S hHu uh opportunity 10
MIR. Lloyd offered the following resolution,
which he handed to Mr.. Moore to be read:
Resolved, That this Board affirm that Mr.. u.
president OF this Board, and will be according
ly recognized and respected as Its presidenH
Mr.. Moore decided the resolution out OF
order, and Mr.. Lloyd also, as he (Mr. Rich.
ards) had ordered the reading Of the minutes.
Mr.. Lloyd appealed from the decision of the
Chair.
and the Chair declared him out of order,
and called again for the reading of the mi n
utes, the accretary endeavoring to comply.
MIR, Moore objected to the reading Of the
minutes as out of order.
Mr.. Richards called on the officer sent there
for the purpose to arrest Mr.. Moore and place
him where he should be.
Mr.; Moore said he would agree to the read
MIR. Fcnwick addressed the Chair, and said
he wanted to be heard.
Mr.. Moore then objected to the reading OF
the minutes.
Mr.. Hall then proceeded, and finished the
reading Of the minutes.
Mr.. Moore asked Mr.. Grinder II he had been
present at the last meeting, when
Mr.. Fenwick addressed aNir. President"
A member objected to Mr. Fenwick address.
ing MIR, Richards as president OF the Board.
Mr.. Fenwick said he wanted to address both
self as president. ''' mum
Mr.. Fenwlek said he addressed whoever was
ClhlrlHhHs ne NOuiu say tnnt on the day OF
the Inauguration no such proceedings as those
read by the secretary took place in this room,
Mr.: Richards here stated that 1t was proper
for him to say that Mr.. Grinder did not meet,
at the last meeting, In time to take action
with them on the adjournment.
Mr.. Lloyd moved that the vote be taken by
yeas and nays on the question of approving
the minutes Just read.
MIR. Richards here desired to make a state
ment OF his recollection of the proceedings OF
the first meeting, the day on which the Mayor
was inaugurated; which he did, saying that
he was first to take his seat on that occa ion,
and he was the first to call the Board to order,
The Chair here ordered the vote on approx.
ing, the minutes OF the previous meetings.
Mr.. Cook (colored) wanted to know whether
or not the chair would recognize only nine OF
the members or the entire fourteen In voting.
lie wanted to know u there were not presen Mt
five members who had not been sworn In.
The Chair said he should recognize all who
were members
Mr.. McCathran thought that was an ovasivc
reply.
the minutes, resulting:
Yeas-Me,srs. Baker, Clark, Cook, Croker,
Grinder, Knight, and Richards So.
MeCstlran, Moore, Morsef and T TsiSor ttlCy"'
So the minutes were not approved.
Mr.: Cracker submitted a resolution provid.
ing that the rules Of order OF the Sixty.Fifth
Council be accepted as the rules OF order of th q
Council until otherwise ordered Agreed to-
Mr., Moore here handed to Mr.. Richards the
resolution offered by Mr.. Lloyd, which recog.
and Mr.. Richards handed it to the secretary,
who read 1t.
Mr., Lloyd asked the yeas and nays on sus.
taiIsng the chair in his decision that the reso.
luton was out of order.
The Chair here ordered the yeas and nays
to his decision"
The CLERK proceeded to perform that duty,
Yeas-Messrs. Fenwick, Lsrman, Lloyd, Nc.
Cathran, Moore, Morsell, and Talbert-7.
Nsys-Messrs. Baker, CLARK, Cook, Crocker
Grinder, knight, and Richards-7.
So the appeal was not sustained, thus Wiz
tually sustaining the decision made by the
chair.
Mr.. Croker here rose to point of order
and claimed that the Chair IMr. Richards
having been duly elected president of the
Board, as provided by law, to hold the posi-
tion until the end Of the Council, 1t was out
Of order to take further action.
Mr.. Moore said that If such election had
taken place the Board surely could now affirm
it,
proceedings would show that such election
had taken place, and II 1t was done 1t Wal
done. He did not know the motive In offering
the rgsOlution. Although II had the appeaF
ancc Of fairness on its face 1t probably wa,
otherwise. He took 1t MS granted that the
body was organized, and should declare the
resolution as out OF order.
MIR. Fenwick addressing Mr.. Richards n,
"Mr. President") said they should commenc,
de novo, as all heretofore had been one scene
Of disorder.
Tho question on "sustaining the appca
from the decision OF the Chairn was agaiI
taken, resulting as before so the appeal was
declared not sustained.
Mr.: Richards said one gentleman had voted
who had not been present at any former meet
ing. The gentleman could not vote intelli
gently, therefore. lie referred to Mr.. Lar
man.
Mr.. Larman said he was n member Of the
Board, from the First ward, and he had always
n right to be here and to represent his con
stituents. He was Republican and woult
do what was right.
MIR. Talbert asked the Chair II he had not
said that Mr.. Larman had acted with them al
\ previous meeting
Mr.. Richards replied that he had never salt
SO.