Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-28

ing the business here By dilatory motions;
calling the yeas and nays sonnet times as oisen as
thirty times IN an evening" keeping the Board
| In session until midnight or afIer, every eve-
ming.
Mr.. Moore replied At length, stating that in
ali Legislative bodies minorilies are protected,
and he had awaited him self OF his par iamenta-
\ nv privileges for that purpose. He called the
| ayes and noes 50 tnst gentlemen might place
l themselves the record. After further debate
i Mr. Connolly said that when he ana mis- col.
leagues voted 10 lay the communication or the
1 sbIs IL had not been read, ana nobody here
knew what me enarges were, nor whom they
| Mr.. Champion arose and said that he did not
/ know how MT. Connolly's report could be re-
| eeiyed here Al the report of the Comm tee.
He (Mr. Champion) was member Of the com
mittee, and had never been consulted as to l.
After considerable further debate. Mr. Moore
appealed from the decision OF the Chair. who
had ruled that the report OF the Chairman of
the Investigating Committee was before the
Board on the motion OF Mr.. Connolly 70 have
[During the calling Of the roll, Mr.. Chase, in
explaining his vote, said that it had been
charged here that the three members of the In
yestigating COMMITTEES nadsvotsd TO summarily
dispose OF the Crane communication by laying
II on the table. He Mr.. Chase) voted to refer
| il to the COMMITTEES without reading, and not
| TO lay IL on the tablet
The Chair was sustained by q vote Of yeas
Messrs. Chase, Clark, Connolly, Davis, knight,
stewart, Slater, and the President, (Crocker, }
8; nays, Messrs. Champion, Emery, Moore
II
Another contest then ensued a. to whether
action should be taken on Mr.. Connoly's mo-
ton before Mr.. Moore's amendment or adden-
da 10 Mr.. C.'s report was in readiness, but this
Goroion knot was finally cut by the Board
adopting motion Thy yea and nay vote) to
informally postpone further action on the sub
l.et for thirty minutes, IL order to give Mr..
Moore chance to get up his addition 10 the
report.
Subsequently Mr.. Moore offered the fol-
lowing, to be printed with Mr.. Connolly
tad -
the above statement Of the Chairman OF the
Special Cemmittee-that part which recites
only portion Of his own course and that OF
his colleagues on the occasion Of the presenta
tion OF the charges of John H. Crane, ard omlts
therefrom the fact that he had moved summa.
rIly TO dispose OF the charges by laying them
on the table, in which motion he was sustained
by the then occupant Of the Chair, who ap-
pointed q committee consisting OF members who
mad voted TO suppress the reading Of the
charges, and placing at its head the Alderman
who had moved to lay the charges on the table,
and excluding from the said committee, the
member who had moved for the in vestigation,
(see Journals Of August 30, September %, &c."l
Mr.. Connolly offered to add to Mr. Moores'
paper, if accepted, the following; "Mr. Con-
molly responds that 1t is we'll. known in this
Board that he did not know the nature OF Mr..
Cranes paper, its OBJECT nor its author, when
The question was first taken on the printing
OF the report Of Mr.. Connolly. which was de.
cided In the affirmative: Yeas-Messrs Baker
Connolly, DAVIS, knight, Stewart, Slater, and
the President. Nays-Messrs. Champion
Chase, CLARK, Emery, Moore, and Morsell-6.
ss;s1 %GSsd 70 Lay the
Baker, Clark, Davis, and Knight. Nays
Messrs. Champion, Chase, Connolly, Emery,
a MoSre; M0r''n Stewart Slater and the prssi'
MT. Baker moved to strike out all after the
word "table," because 1t was disrespectful 10
the Board, but the Board refused to strike out
by vote OF yeas 2, nays 10.
MI Davis Wanted an did.ndn mazda tn a Idar
man Moore's statement.
Mr.. Baker moved to adjourn. Lost, by vote
A vote was then taken on the motion to print
vote Of toto 3.
Mr.: Connolly was then granted permission
TO print his second paper, (Qu0sed aoove.)
Mr.. Davis asked leave to print after Mr..
Moore's s.atemept: "Mr. Davis adds to the
above that the gentleman from the Fourth
ward, who made the motion to refer to
special COMMITTEES, made the assertion that he
would not act II appointed on said committed
and Messrs. Champion, Baker, and Stewart
Mr.. Moore said he should offer the following
then:-.Mr. Moore denies the last statement,
and refers to the Journal Of September 6th,
nounced, as follows: .Messrs. Conn " Chase .
and Emery which announcement was made
without consultation with Mr.. NJ nor was be
at any time named by the Chair
An exciting debate then ensued, In which the
words "liar," .false," &C., were used; but the
Shar appealed to gentlenen to be orderly, and
drew his paper, and NO further action was
taken in the matter before adjournment.
Mr.. Morsell introduced q resolution request.
ing the Mayor Ito inform this Board by what
authority Of law, or otherwise, certain changes
are being made in and about the Center Mar.
ket-house Of this city-said changes nvol wing
tent of the enclosure between the two market.
houses, along which country producers Of veg.
etaoles, &C., are required to range their teams,
: ana on which they are required TO arrange
for the privilege OF doing so, to pay tax Of ten
cents or more for each team; also, by whom the
sand tax is being collected, what account kep.,
and what application made Of the same"
Mr.. Crocker said he was sick ana tired of
these resolutions and bills, which delayed the
legitimate business Of the Board, and were
mere personal matters, or spite work. 1t Is
time this bringing in here Of controversies be-
tween members Of this body and others who
are not members, which was degrading the
to the character Of upright and worthy gentle.
men, should be stopped. Speaking OF the
investigation in progress in relation to the
charges against the Mayor, he said that II was
hcan ranks; the Democrats Were outside Of it,
and ought 70 be Kept out He didn't see why
they should desire to take any part in the mus,
for It was not such pleasant matter to be
Mr.. MorselI called Mr. Crocker to order,
saying That he was not connning himself to the
Chair for decision on the point Of order.
Ths Char Mr.. Bakery SAID, mirthfully, that
he thought the gentleman Mr.. Crocker) was
keeping about as near the subject as he could.
lLaughrer.l
Mr.. Morsell, (indignantly)-ssT is. lust
about as near as expected the Chair would
get TO it,"
Mr.. Croker, proceeding, said that this reso-
luton was piece OF political work OF the
same kin as the bringing in of partisan papers
here TO be land before the public through the
newspapers. After further debate,
Mr.. Clark moved to strike out Mayor and
insert "ine Committee on Markets" agreed to,
and the resolution was then passed.
Mr.. Connolly moved that when the Board
adjourned IL be uH Wednesday evening at 4
past o'clock; agreed TO. Mr.. DAVIS introduc-
ed substitute for the bill providing that
that they shall commence work At III o. clock
p m. ali the year round: passed. Council bill
making an appropriation TO supply the defic-
iency in The appropriation for ops nIng and
grading LIST street east. from New jersey ayen ae
To ID street south; passed.
Mr.. Emery introduced a bill appropriating
SOTO TO defray the expenses OF insane persons
(non.residents) at the Government Hospital
for the Insane, IN lieu of con filming them at the
Washington Asylum; passed. Also, q pstitlon
OF VIM q. Phillips and others, asking for the
construction Of Q sewer In alley IN rear OF LIST
street west through from @ to II street north,
and emptying into Rock Greek; referred. Mr..
Moore introduced bill granting permission to
.. b. Matteeon 10 construct an area next his
back building three feet wide In the 30 foot
alley In square 25l (the property next the Ma.
tional Theatre now being fitted MP for q hotelr