Evening star., 1869-11-02

Mcnamara for street, and Mr.. Donovan FOR
q and First streets. Mr.. johnson said that, in
his opinion, there had been sufficient time for a
thorough investigation. The whole matter ha
taken eight weeks, ami now bids fair TO take twb
weeks more. He hoped 1t would be closed 10
night.
postpone on the table was adopted; Yea-
Messrs. Beall, Burgess, Fartion, Hall, Holden,
johnson, Mcknight, Nutter, Piper, Taylor.
Thompson, Venable, and the Presidsnt-ij.
Nays-Messrs. Browne, Detick, Gaines, Hat
ton. Holmes. Simms, AMI Tinney-s. The pre-
viOus question was order sd-yeas y. naysS.
Mr.. Gaines moved to lay the majority report
on the report Oh the table, but was ruled out %
order.
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll on the
adoption OF the majority report.
Mr.. Browne asked, for the reasons given be-
fore, to be excused from voting.
MIR. Hatton read the resolution OF the Sd of
August, and said that the evidence and the re-
port showed that the contract hal not been
awarded to a competent bidder, because the
contractor stated on hs oath that the only inter
est he had Ina the contract was to work there
a laborer: not being competent, he turned IL
over tn competent company. There were
great many lawyers, also, before the committee,
and among them the greatest of all lawyers, and
he declined to furnish the committee the law
the subject. Ii they could not inquire into the
charges preferred against the Mayor, members
ought to sit down and go out of the chamber.
Mr.. Pardon called Mr.. Hatton to order, for
the reason that he was debating the question
gave notice that he intended to call any one to
order who persisted in speaking.
Tle President said he was about to state that
Mr.. II. had spoken his five Minutes.
Mr.. Hatton, addressing the Presdent.) Let
him (Mr. F.) take Your seat. He is better
EQUIPPED than you are. lLaughter.l
Mr. Holmes desired to explain his vote, and
commenced reading. statement, when, Mr..
PARDON rose to point of order. Mr.. Holmes
said this M effort to stop explanation looked very
VSte sm%s eIsi%s the mnst
The President.-"You must vote direct" Mr.
Simms, (amid much confusion. .(-sI found that
the chairman made a false statement last Nom
day evening, and for fear Of making mistake,
vote No" Mr.. Thompson wanted to know
why the President enforced the rule
now now and allowed other members to speak.
The President said he had no idea that il was
going to be general, and he was sorry he did not
stop 1t before. Mr.. Thompson said he was i'm
favor Of the majority report, but did not like the
way it was rushed through. Mr.. Tinney asked
leave to explain his vote, which was granted, and
he said the Board had before it the figures of
both the majority and minority reports, and he
his vote, and that every member had examined
the matter; the responsibility, therefore, was
equal upon each member Of the Board. He
voted save"
The resolution was agreed to by the following
vote: Ieas-Messrs Beall, Burgess, Detrick,
Pardon, Hall, Holden, johnson, Mcknight. Nut
ter on f1per, ,H Iaylor Thompson, Timey, Venabte,
Hatton, Holmes, and Simms+.
Mr. Stewart said that Mr.. Moore seemed to
think We were always to have two separate
school systems, but all the schools i'm this Dis
trlct would yet be merged i'm one system. Al
ready was plan being matured to wipe ont the
distinctions as to schools. Mr.. s. said there wa.
with the trustees of cOiOred schools, and for him.
self he would he glad to have this Corporation
throw an arm Of protection around the colOred
schools, and pass bill to merge those schools
with the white. They might then hope to have
proper and substantial school houses built, which
they had not under the present management Of
those (the colored) schools.
MI. CrOcker said he was aStonished at the Rim
van Wlnkleism Of the gentleman (Mr. MOorel,
anu then proceeded to review the action of the
party with which that gentleman acted, in al
ways throwing obstacles in the way Of the adj
Nancement of the colored people, anI particu-
larry OF their refusal. while they were i'm power.
10 pay the money due the trustees of coiored
schools under the act of Congress, rendering the
passage by that body of another act necessary to
compel the unwilling officers Of this Corporation
to pay the amount they had refused to pay under
the previous act. He elOluently reviewed the
history OF these school appropriations, and con-
tended for the accuracy of the figures in the bill.
sAlter long debate, Mr.. Moore moved TO
amend by striking out SSS, ,519.29 and inserting
s45G56 ~. las the proportion to which the col
ored schools were entitled, being One-fOurth OF
the amount appropriated for the white schools;)
lost-yeas 2, (Messrs Moore and MOrsell,) nays
H. MIR. Moore then moved to amend by insert
ing so, $685. (beng 3041 per cent. OF the APP
Propriations for white schools only, and not of
NAYS ii. The section was then amended by in
sertmg s.9 $3.50, lbeing Sotl per cent OF the en-
deductions made in the amendments 10 the first
section,) and the bill passed.
1.-THE bill as passed apprOpriates for salaries of
teachers OF public (white) schools slO6 s25. Fer
the care Of scho0l-rooms-First Second and
Third Districts, each y, ,0e0; Fourth District.
81 Sl,O0-IOtal, ~ 200. For rent of schoOl-rOoms-
FIRST District, II, 200; Second, - ,000; Thir,i.
~ 900; FOURTH S3, ,5O0-Total, SI9 900. For fuel
and stove fxtures-s2,00O each District-ss.GW
For contingent expenses 0ncludng carpenters.
lnasons, plasterers, timers and rOofers, painters,
glaziers plumbers. and paper-hangers, work
for repairs Of schOcl-rOOms, and preparing
rooms; also. repairs Oh furniture, and purchase
OF new furniture, and miscellaneous items) -
For new furniture for Franklin School Build
ing, $4,000; Each District, S5,O0eTOtal, $780,,
90. For contingent expenses OF the Board OF
school books) $1,000; Salary Of Treasurer, $500;
Salary Of Secretary, 800; For rent and furnish
ing rooms for Board of Trustees and officers,
81 ,4Oo-T0tal, 81, 400. Total amount of apprO-
priatiOns for the schools under the supervision
OF the Board Of Trustees OF Public Schools for
the fiscal year S1s2 .625.
SEC. to enable the Mayor to pay such sums
OF money rs are required by the act of Congress
approved June 25, 1854, to be paid by this Cor
poration to the Trustees Of COlOred Schools,
''being such a prOpOrtiOnate part OF all money
received OF expended for school or educational
purposes, including the cost OF sites, building
Improvements, furniture, books, and all other
eSpendltnres on account of schools, as the color
ell children between the ages of six and seven
teen bear TO the whole number OF children,
white and colOred between those ages, appro-
PIRATES s7s,so90 to pay the said Trustees of
COlored Schools a sum equivalent to thirty and
forty one-hundreths per cent. of the entire ex-
penditures for school purposes for the present
fiscal year; said division OF school money being
in accordance with the degree of the Supreme
Court Of the District Of Columbia, and the pro-
portion the cOlOred children bear to the whole
number Of children, white and colOred, betweed
the ages of six and seventeen years. under the
census reported in 1851 Adjourned.