Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-17

Borrow sSo0,oCd invest in creditable school
buildings, and we have property which Is con-
,Ss Increasing in value: Keep on paying
p airs, and you have moth ing TO show for it. II
the Corporation had bought property as pro-
posed few years ago for this purpose that
property would have been doubled and trebled
IN value. He then referred to Philadelphia
where the same difficulties existed we have
here, and they incurred a debt Of sl,0N,0D,
winch mad erected beautiful buildings and in. |
creased the usefulness and efficiency Of the
schools at less expense than under the old
system.
gong 20 save expense By raising salaries and
going in debt.
consideration the number of children to- Ifo
commodated. Now, as he stated, three esc-
of the children could not be receive -fo0rtns
schools; He spoke , OF one sSno0 Where 500
and where the stencil from = ,"aea togetner
rs inroerable. Ae surrounding
s,i M Eayahs 0hefe0 " mend BY adding the
And be Il further Re .,,r.,, rs.,,,.c
mlttse 70 rePre.e' the Interests of the Corpora
ton before Cop re.s, be required to urge upon
Oong Iess 9s necessity of pr viding, by direct
approprlauon nom the United States Treas ury
or oy glft OF public lands, an amount equiya-
Ientto Ole million of dollars, for the use Of
R9niio free education, exclusively IN the city of
WdsLingTo7, TO be used and expended under
sucn regulations as Congress may direct.
Mr.. Evans said that he was favor of ask
d0SnOr1ty f0r q loan OF Sl.MO,OOU
RANGED debt IL necessary. These two PROPOSE
tIons should 60 together, because Con gress will
be more likely to look with favor upon a propo-
siton to aid the Schools, if they see that this
Corporation is disposed TO do all it can for their
support ''R
Mr.. Moore moved to change the shape of the
propositions 80 as to make the latter read, "pro-
| yided Congress makes a direct appropriation,
Sc.," so that the first would depend on the
granting of the latter.
MIR. Richards opposed the proposition. We
\ slOnld-gO fra kly fat
| what we propose to do, and ask their aid. II
| we get an appropriation of lands it would be
| want aid now. He renewed his argument as
to the economy Of saving rent and repairs by
Loan rs proposed.
| Mr.. Elvans would accept the proviso if it
was attached to the first proposition, that
his proposition should depend on the granting
of that contemplating the raising of a loan.
1 Mr.. Moore advocated his motion, and spoke
OF the influx Of strangers here who had no
claim upon the public schools. II the growth
and prosperity Of cities depends on intelligence
then we must be an intelligent community, for
no city has increased more than Washington,
for several years past.
Mr.. Richards contended that several Western
| cities had increased more than Washington.
/ He was sorry the gentleman again saw the
\ "nigger in the wood pile" in this proposition.
to give a million Of acres Of public lands for
| the District schools, and mentioned that one
Senator had said that the bill would not be
pressed unless Washington showed a DISPOSE
Mr.. TAFT called attention to the heavy appro.
spriations Of the Corporation for school pur-
poses, and wanted to know if that was doing
| nothing.
Mr.. Elvans would not like to place himself
on the record on tins question in the position of
the gentleman (Mr. Moore.) To carry out his
| opinion no child of a foreigner, or of a Gov
| eminent clerk, could have any benefit from the
| schools. Can he face his constituents after adj
| yocating the exclusion of the children Of Ger
| mans and Irish from the schools
MI. Moore could face his constituents He
| was not nervous and not afraid of the conse-
quences. But the gentleman (Mr. E.) should
| not misrepresent him. That gentleman knew
| very we'll to what population he (Mr. Moore)
| referred. He then spoke of the large influx of
| colored children here and the character of the
| increase of population here, reading the re-
| turns of the census OF 1s6O and the census re-
| Gently taken, showing an increase of white pop
/ ulatiOn in little more than seven years of
| 2.O76in the white population; and 20 ,95i In the
! colored population: or in other words, an in
| crease of II per cent. in the white population.
and 19l per cent in the colored pop ulation since
/ 1851 most suspicious exhibit for those de-
string to Africanize the Federal metropolis. He
! deemed the bill mex pedient, impolitic and un.
/ wise, and would vote against il, satisfied that
| his course would meet the approval of the
most intelligent OF his constituents. He in
/ sisted upon his amendment, making Mr..
| Evans proposition proyiso to the original
| joint resolution TO secure a loan.
/ Mr.. Noyes said, from what he couln learn. il
/ was very improbable that Congress wouId
I make any direct appropriation of money for
school purposes here, but that an appropriation
! peclally II 1t was coupled with a proposition
on the part of the city to raise a proportionate
amount as school fund Congress, in all its
! appropriations now for District purposes
| coupled them-as in the construction of the
| new Jail, &c.-with a requirement that the Cor
| poration should pay certain portion of the
| cost; and so il would be in this instance He
! held that we could urge with great force upon
/ Congress the justice Of affording some assist
ance TO us in educating the enormous number
| OF contrabands brought here by the war. We
are willing 10 do our part: but the burden is too
heavy for the community to bear; and if the mat
| ter was properly brought before Congress. il
| seemed 10 him they would at least vote such An
| Appropriation of public lands for school pur-
| poses as had been granted to all the States and
| coupling the resolution with the proyiso offered
believing that one would help the other.
Mr.. Given was opposed to the whole prop
! osition in the shape submitted, or to any meas.
| ure placing additional burdens upon the con-
| stituency which he in part represented For
the last ten or fifteen years bills had been in.
| troduced in Congress for the aid Of our schools
! and had been consigned to the "tomb Of the
| Capulets." For the last few years, only since
the majority of the people here had been an
tagonistic to the policy of the dominant party
| in Congress, had appropriations for the Dis
| trIct been coupled with provisos that we
should bear portion OF the expense. Sooner
| than place additional burdens on his constit.
| uents, he would be willing to abolish our
| whole public school system. With the proyiso
OF Mr.. Moore, and that gentleman's amend
| ment striking out s.such regu lations as Con-
| gress may direct, he would vote for it,
| After further debate, Mr.. Moore's amend
| ment 10 Mr.. Elyans' amendment was agreed
| to- and the latter (Mr. Esq amendment was
| adopted, after which the joint resolution was
| pass q.
| MI. Moore, from the Committee on Wharyes
| reported a bill TO construct a sea-wall on the
/ west side of Water street, from the north side
| OF o street south to the south side of p street
| south, connecting at the latter point with the
| sea-wall around the arsenal; passed. Mr.
| Lloyd. from Claims Committee, reported a bill
| for relief of Mrs. T.. A. Riddle; passed Mr.
/ Given introduced bills 10 grade and gravel the
| CARR: geways of street north, from 9th 10 18th
| street west, and street north, from 9TH TO 18th
| street west; referred to Improvements Commit
| tee. Council bill to enable MIR. Geo w Lin
/ VILE 10 construct row of frame buildings in
square 757, within ~ feet Of n brick building
t was passed. Mr.. McCathran introduced a bill
! 10 set the curbstones and pave the footways
and cutters on the east side of 9Th street east
/ between South Carolina avenue and Il street
/ south; referred TO Committee on improvements.
Adjourned.
/ COMMON CoUNCIL.-In the absence of the
President, The Board was called TO order by the
Secretary, MIR. Hall, and on motion, Mr. TiIly
took the chair. All the members present ex-
cept Messrs. G.. w. Miller, l.. b. S Miller
Nalley, Slower, and Dulin.
communication was received from the
Mayor announcing his approval OF acts grant
ing permission to Rev. +. Beroti to erect an
iron railing; for relief OF Anthony Bell, and for
relief of W. G.. MiIburn.
The following introduced RiIl in