Evening star., 1868-09-29

Aldermen
New Presiaent Elected.
BOARD OF Aldermen, Sept. D, isss.-Shor,ly
before the hour ior the Assembling of the Board
OK O'Clock p. M large crowd assembled in
tne passage IN the ttfy HaI leading to the
chamber of the Board of Aldermea. drawn
hhnsr Spp1-entiy by the expectation hat the
deadlock which has existrd SO long would
kimiAate- In the crowd were two or three of
ne hePuDlcan Aldermen, but the lanitor
absent with the key. and no one could obtain
Access 10 the chamber. About half past
O'Clock the Janitor made his appearance and
sniocsed me door, when the crowd poured
INTO TIE room, and IN a lew minutes the space
oenlnd the bar was packed with the largest
LOBBY ever assembled IN the Aldermens cham
Der. In few minutes all of the Republican
Aldermen were present and shortly thereafter
Tue Conservative members with Dir. LaTman
entered the chamber making full board
just as the Conservative members entered
ihe room Mr.. Richards called the Board TO
orGEr- and directed the Secretary, Mr..
Hal. to read ;he minutes of the last meeting:
which be procsGdsd to do. In the meantime,
Mr.. Lloyd, as ON several previous occasions,
PLACID a chsir on the pl ItIo.m to the right of
NJ. Richards. in which Mr.. Moore took his
seat The reading OF the Journal having been
coTcluded,
MI Lloyd asked to have the resolution flor
resignation OF both Presidents) preselted by
hum at the last meeting of the Board read gain
ITne resolution was published in full in the
STAR of last Tuesday.l
The Scre.lry havIng read the resolution,
MI Lloyd called for the yeas and nays on its
passage.
Mr.. Crocker offered the following substitute
Tor the pending resolution:
Re scIred, That Il 4. Richards should resign
the position of President of the Board OF
Aldermen on the condition of the election of
a member of the Republican party thereto,
(Which party has majority of the members of
said Board. We VIII accept such resignation
according 20 the condition thereof, proceed to
the election Of Pr sident, and thereafter to all
necessary legislation; and until such legisla-
ton shall be completed we will not take up or
consider any question relative 10 the election or
qualification of any mem Der of such Board nor
ahy subordinate officer thereof.
Mr.. Crocker said he would like to state that
the substitute WAS offered in good faitI, and as
eoneiliatory measure, and he hoped it would
yided, as did the other r olution, for the res
IgIation Of the President, and then came pro-
vIsion as 10 delaying the confederation of all
questions as 10 the eligibility Of members and
subordinate officers elNct~ by the Board &C..
Until the important legislation necessary for
the int~~ssts Of the city he d been acted on. AT.
ter the business of the Bod was disposed of
then they could qucrrel md quibble regarding
their diLerenecs. They should p1ss the tax
bill, so that they eouid pay tue police who
guarded their homes, and the school bill, so
that they could keep the wheels of education
moving, and pay the teachers who Were NJ ID.
ing their money very much: They could then
quarrel IS 20 what they considered their rights
Mr.. McCathran said the gentleman's rssolu-
uon reminded him OF a story he had hearu from
the cradle, OF an old gentleman IN the war of
RIA, who, on one occ -.son. threw himself on q
pile of valuable Government property, and
SAID, This Is mine, boys, you may have all the
Test He said tn substitute asked the Con-
seryat'yss TO surrender just exactly what they
clam: d, aud acknowledge Mr.. Richards as
President OF the Eoard, and this was called
co aeiiiately. He denied that the Republicans
had majority in this Board. II was stuff. If
they wantd 10 vote against the resolution, and
pliy b'de-and-SFek with the people let them
10 II They were informed al the last me citing,
- y there was nothing behind the re solu lion,
and he (Mr- NcCathrln) would here repeat
thai there was nothing behind it.
MT. Fenwick said the gentleman lMr. Crock
err well knew that the Board would first after
O-gauIzatiOn appoint the committees, whore
business IL would be to consider the question
of eligibility Of members, &c, and while that
was heirg done the important legislation he
speaks of a. necessafy for the interests of the
city COuld be passed and the Starving people
to whom the corporation is indebted could be
paid. The resolution of last week was Offered
in good faitb, and they (the Conseryatives) had
no Interior object IN view In Offering IT, II
simply meant let the gentleman now in the
chair come down on the fioOr and go 10 work
IN per-t ctiEg legislation.
Mr.. Moore ssid the substitute of the gentle
men was an extraordinary proposition party
PrOpositIoG. Instead of coming hire as they
expected, for the Presidents TO resign their
Tonight, rnd the Bo .rd 10 organize anew and
proceed 20 the important legislation necessary
Ter the COED OF the city, IL appears they Were 10
vote on a proposition in the first place recog-
nisIng that there is a Republican majority in
the Board; in the next place, thar Mr.. Richards
IS President, ignoring his (Nr. VI. 's) els N TO
the chair. They had come Lere last week and
this week 10 harmcnize for the good of the city;
their resolution Of last week WIS offered with
that object only, and there was nothing behind
n. He could not vote for the sutstitute. He
did not zee why they should be called upon to
vote nat there is Republican majority in the
Board The gentleman from the First Ward
(MI. L..Tlnan) had openly declsred his inten-
ton 10 vote for Republican for President if
the present claii4.s-Lts Tor the chair resigned.
be tMr. Moore) wanted TO elect a President. A
Pr siGent WIS all he wanted.
"A NoIce.-sUitto.'
Mr.. Moore (continuing) thought this move
OF the Republican members had no psrallel in
the his -ory OF legislation. He could not sup
pol tie re-olutIon, although he was anxious
to oIsapize the board. and no one, he held, wes
more a7Nious.
MIR. Crocker said that although gentlemen
pretended TO see all sorts of ghosts and hobgob-
lns IN his proposition. and a design TO seize
upon everything in the city, vet he had not yet
hard one reasonable word against the fairness
of the proportion submitted by him. As to
the charge that they wanted TO seize upon the
government OF The city, that would apply wirh
grsater force TO the other side, and their course
for several weeks past in unlocking doors and
trying 10 make themselves out majority when
they We're not.
MIR. Moore.-What doors do you refer to
Mr.. Crocker said be referred 10 the doors Of
tDlS chamber In regard 10 VINO nau a MAJ
iiy OF the beard, they all knew that some
weeks since the gentleman from the First
Ward a.
Mr. Iarman.-Months.
Mr.. Crocker-TLe Alderman say months.
That some months since, II was the Alderman
fMr La-man) boldly asserted here that he was
Rep publican; that he wouldn't go Mr.. Rich
ards, but was willing to vote for any other Re-
publican a president Of the board. We claim
him as Republican. Does the gentleman (Mr.
MeCaihran) doubt ine Eepubllcanism Of any
OF the other seven
Mr. MeCaihIsp.-I DO not doubt yours.
Mr.. CrOcker continuing. said the only differ
ehce between his resolution and that of last
week is that they should recognize the Repub-
heaE organization.
Mr. FeRwick.-No sir. Never sir.
Mr.. CToeker.-And that being done immedi-
ately 60 into another election TO fill the place
of Mr.. Richards. the present President of the
Board.
Mr.. Ferwick.-we don't recognize him as
President.
Mr.. Croeker, resuming, said he had hoped
that the other side had engaged with them in
good faith: but If they wanted TO get q legally
elected President out OF the char, and then
contend and quarrel as before and thus de-
feat lsgislafiOn, then he was not with them
They must agree to let all this strife
aud contention, these trivial Questions
pass out OF their sight, al least for two
or tbrte wrecks, SO that they could
go 10 work and accomplish something.
Mr.. Moore.-The gentleman Is incredulous
So increduious that we do not see any way of
convincing him, and that Notwithstanding the