The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-22
Aatiuual gspubIitau.
COUNCIL PROCEEDIN as.
board OF Aldermen.

the president, J. Russell Barr, in the chair, and
Absent--Messrs. Lsrmsn, Noyes and Turton.
CONCENTRATIONS.
A communication was received from the
feS the rsliei q T. X BSrey, for the relief Of
George J. Musser; for the relief OF John Z.
iisS one Additional secondary, and two adj:
ons Prima, school, IN the hs,s second district
copying The book. Of tax sales in the ses s
MAIN on street norts between S se sSa
Fifteenth streets westp "to grade L street
The following was also received.
To &c Pr,sidsSt q the Board Of Aldermen n the
BY direction OF the trustees OF the Bank Of
Washington, have the honor TO transmit the
Il he seSmittea no ,se Ro,rd of Asetmee sha
expression Of the trustees In reply to the COM
munication Of the Mayor in relation TO the re-
cent action OF this bank.
Respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
wherea. communication has been lately ad.
dressed to the Board of Aldermen by the Mayor,
recommending the removal of the account ofthe
corporation from this bank on the ground OF its
UP q note for $4,000, which sum the bank Rad
lent the corporation for a patriotic purpose, in
trustees desire to place upon the records OF its
proceedings that this loan was made in a case OF
great emergency, and having waited in vain for
Its repayment by the Mayor the bank deemed IL
both Just and right to charge the note up, and
this could not have been done but for the delay
Pristion bills, and the dificuity sfterwaras be.
tween the Mayor and Register, as the funds
usually checked out very soon Thereafter. "'''
OF late years the demands have been so exces-
sive that 1t was frequently found difficult for the
funded debt, and in these emergencies this bank
never failed TO furnish the requisite aid and for
Under these eircumstanees the following resolu.
lions have been adopted:
Re,cires, That whatever, the action of the two
Boards Of the City Councils may be in regard to
the Recommendation Of the Mayor, It Is the de-
termination Of this bank to decline keeping the
unless suitable compensation be allowed for
the vast amount Of labor, expense, and RESPONSE
this course would have been adopted Ions ,inss
but for the pressing necessities Of the corpora
Resolved, That the cashier be directed to
Boards Of the 6ity Council with respcctfu IT re
do so may call and Judge Of the muitifarious
duties the bank has been performing for the cor
poration for more than half century, mot even
certificate Of deposit is frst procured, each OF
which neeessitates the making of several entrics)
bank.
Passed, January II, 1868.
lSignedl JAMES ADAMS, Cashier.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
MEMORIALS, PRTITIoNs, ETC,
The Chair submitted the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Elections are
hereby requested to inquire into the expediency
.nS Fss
the several wards Of this city. Adopted.
Mr. Evans offered petition of VIM. Wall and
made. Referred.
Also, petition of Michael Hollshsn for the
Also, 2 bill for the relief of NJ. L. Merrill.
Also, bill for the relief of A. G. KIeiber, late
messenger to the Board. Laid over Informally
Mr.. Moore offered a bill to permit @. T. Brown
TO erect an iron railing around lot No. 72s. Laid
over for the time being.
Mr.. TAFT offered the petition of J. b. Ciaget,
south, to be graded, and asked Its reference will
aprevious bill y was so ordered.
MT R,c6s s offered bill providing for thu
July, and repeating all other acts inconsisten
Herewith. Referred.
The Chair here announced as the special orde
the bill declaring the ONCE OF Register vacant
and providing for an election to All said vacancy
Mr. Richards moved to lay the bill on tn,
table.
MT Moore as asked ssl, the yeas and nays; whiel
Richards only voting In the affirmative.
Mr Moore asked The yeas and nays on tn
Mr.. Moore cited several alleged violations O
law by Mr.. Boswell, and said that a more inso
body than was transmitted by the City Register
who appeared to be the superior power. WI,
authorized him s, to act as agent for the paymcn
compensation for the collection OF Bills
Mr.. Richards contelded that the only reason ,
was that IT might be a check on the Mayor, tha
he might not be permitted to commit an error II
Sasht By % Moore IT
NJ. had gone considerably out of the way /
make a case in this INSTANCE.
fact that the Register stated that, until tn
Mayor and Boards of Council had done certai
fact that Mr.. Boswell signed the police bill thrc
days before the school bill was signed, locke
had signed the bill, as he was the custodian Q
all 6ili, passed By the BSa5s Mr Richards wa
ceived and kept these bills.
MT McCattran said that were II not that hi
name would be called on vote of this question
acts OF another legislative body-the impeaei
ment RACES for that reason he would oppose tn
not ssnns
would have been better. In the third place, th
gentleman goes on and says he "will not" ii
would vote cheerfully for censure. 1t Is a fin
at the Mayor and the two Boards He says 70
three years the corporation failed to pay tn
schools He would admit that there was a wa
between the oolored school trustees and tn
Mayor, and 4 was their business II they woul
not the PIX Ms SSSd not
no good. lie would vote for a censure.
Mr.. Lloyd said he had no opportunity to e,
'hih Wy huu Wouiu NOV
postponement to next meeting night. He d,
sired to do Justice to himself, his Constituent
aud especially to the gentleman directly intel
ested,
Mr. Moore said that the Register had acted 8
cOntumaciously in this ease that he could not Sc
how any would refuse to vote on the bill
The yeas and nays were taken on POSITION,
inent, and was lost by 4 tie vote.
Mr.. Lloyd asked to be excused from voting O
the question.
lie was not excused-yeas4 1, nays5.
The vote on ordering the bill to a third reA,
Ing was then taken and lost by the folowin
vote:
eas-Messrs. Given, Moore, Taibert, an
TAFT.
Nays-Messrs. ElvRns, Grinder, LLOYD, M
Gathran, Richards, and the President-O,
In the above, Alr. Given changed his vote frol
the negative to the Affirmative.
Mr.. Lloyd called up the claim of Albert Brook
for SIS, amount Of money due him on the groun
that he was drafted under the law granting eac
one so drafted that amount.
Messrs Lloyd, Moore and TAFT opposed tn
bill on the ground that the substitute was pu
chased at the time petitioner was drafted,
1854, and only the law Of 1865 related to colore
men In this reference, and that law could not D
retroactive. Mr., Lloyd, however, thought IN
claim an honest and Just one.
Mr.. Elvans thought that an act should b
passed, as the petitioner has done his duty an
should reap his reward along with Others.
should not be question as to whether Other
would apply, in case this was granted, and
would require a large sum Of money to pay then
The money could be raised hereafter. The none
anticipated had not all gone towards payin