Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-30

hoard Of AIder%s.. Nexenssr 2stn.

hoard Of Aldermen. November xStn.
The Board met atthe usual hour, the Presi
| dent (Mr. Crocker) in the chair; when the Sec
| Rotary Mr.. c. L, Hulse) Proceeded 70 read the
journal of the last meeting. MI. Clark moved
to dispense with the reading Of the journal, "a
motion usually made and carried.)
TIE LAST OF THE cRANE-BowES ISvEsTIeA-
| TION.
1 Mr. Moore said he hoped that the reading would
not be dispensed with. He would like 10 know
for what reasons by what in<uen fter the adj
Il iournment of this Board the resolutions offered
| by him at the last meeting. amendatory OF the
resolutions reported by the committee to inyestI-
/ gate the charges made against Mayor Bowen by
4 Mr. Crane were excluded from the Journal Near
the close of the last meeting he had called up
1 the second special order, (this subiect,) and
| stated at the time that as the hour MAS late his
| object was to Introduce resolutions amendttory
| Of those of the committee. or a. a substitute
| therefor, and that he would move postpone
ment of the matter, in order that his resolutions
4 might be printed. The Chair had then decided
/ that the second special order was before the
Board, and he Mr.. Moore) submitted his reso-
| lutions- The Chair very indiscreetly, or very
unfortunately for himself, declared his (Mr.
| MoOre's) motion carried, and the Board adj
i journed Immediately afterwards.
| chair az the time, Mr.. Baker, the Vice Presi-
/ dent, was presiding, but he Mr.. Crocker)
| thought that the Secretary was right in not
i nd that he would have been liable to censure if
\ lie had had the resolutions printed without the
authority OF this Board
4 Mr. Moore said he would now give notice then
\ that hereafter he would object to the Vice
President taking the chair while the President
| was in the room. He thought it only fair that
| his resolutions should be printed. Only few
| weeks ago, the gentleman from the Third Ward
l (Mr. Connolly introduced resolutions prefaced
| with a speech, which were spread upon the jour
| nal. He, (Mr. MOore.) when he introduced his
| resolutions, said he would move to print them.
| They were accepted by the Board, and it was
| but lair they should have been printed.
The Chair decided that under the 31st rule of
4 the House OF Representatives the resolutions
/ introduced by Mr.. Moore would be before the
| Board, when the subject was again taken up Tor
| consideration, action on them having been
/ pt nding at the hour of Adjournment
4 Mr.. Connolly contended that neither the Board
i nor the Chair had received the resolutions. No
| aequiescence of this body nor OF the Chair was
| given 10 the act of Mr.. Moore in presenting
4 them. .-g ..., mae. Ut
Mr.. Moore said the gentleman (Mr. Connolly
i was stating what was not the truth. He (Mr.
NJ did not say that he Mr.. Connolly lied, but
/ he vas not giving his attention at the time the
| resolutions were presented.
| The Chair repeated that the resolutions (Mr.
| MOore's) were before the Board at the time of
| adjournment last Monday night, and would be
| in order when the subject was again taken up.
The matter was then dropped, but after the
| call Of the wards and the transaction OF other
business, the special order, being the resolutions
/ reported by the Committee to investigate the
| charges against the Mayor, was taken up, when
Mr.. Connolly said that the gentleman (Mr.
Moore) had said here that he Mr.. Co. was other
| wise engaged when his Mr.. MS resolutions
were Offered, and did not notice the action taken
| on them. He (Mr. CM) did not impeach the
| speakers truth, but said he was mistaken. Now
| he Mr.. Connolly was talking at Mr.. Clarke's
i desk at the time, and looked up to see what Mr.
/ Moore was about to offer, and noticed him par
ticularly, and was surprised that he did not
/ complete his inchOate act and bring his resOlu-
| tons before the Board. He (Mr. Connolly
| might take one of those large volumes from the
case and write Resolved" before it and offer it
haa
/ tiOns of the evidence as suited him. He (Mr.
Connolly might take certain passages from the
| Bible to prove IT an obscene or improper book;
| but would it be taken as proof without the
| whole was quoted? Mr.. q. then, at some
length, advocated the passage Of the resolutions
as reported by the majority Of the Committee.
/ Mr.. Moore defended his resolutions at length
| saying that he had proved what was set forth in
| his resolutions by the evidence OF the accused
\ themselves.
After further debate,
MIR. CLARK offered the following as a substitute
| for the resolutions before the Board:
"Resotred, That in investigating the Official
weaken our confidence in his honesty or inteili-
9ence f.- f..F
.'Reso,red further, That the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration of the
subject"
Mr.. Moore asked for the reading of his resolu-
tons.
Mr.. Stewart hoped the resolutions of Mr..
Moore would be read They had not been read
in this Board.
Mr.. Connolly spoke Of the courtesy OF the COM
mittee in Welding to the requests for delay, but
| there should be no further delay. The Board
and the community were tired OF the subject.
Mr.. Champion deprecated the call for the pre-
viOus question, and thought everything in rcla-
lation to the subject ought to be printed for the
information Of the Board. -..r...
The Chair decided it was proper that the paper
submitted BY Mr.. Moore should be read, and the
Secretary proceeded to read il, but was inter
rupted by Mr.. Davis, who hoped the read
ing would be confined to the revolutions, aud
that the evidence, which had all Of IL been
printed for the information of the Board, would
not be read here at this hOur-nearly IL O'Clock.
A long debate ensued during which Mr.. Eme-
~ said this trouble all came from the failure to
print Mr.. Moore's resolutions on the Journal
which should have been done. -..r.g ... T
Nr. Stewart said the committee Of investiga-
ton had NOT done their duty. Here Wa an in
| for the evidence, and yet the committee of this
Board had reported resolutions without evil
dence, taking the report Of the lower Board as
| a basis.
| Mr-Cenpolly defended the action of the COM
mittee at some length.
After further debate the Chair decided that
| the reading sheSd 60 on, and the Secretary pro-
| At the conclusion of the reading the previous
i question was demanded on the adoption of the
substitute offered by Mr. Clarke, and the amend
ment was adopted. Yeas-Messrs. Baker, Chase,
Clarke, Connolly, Dayis, knight, Slater, Stew
art and Croker; 9. Nays-Messrs: Champion,
II nOtetl Anu MCCatuIan,
1 Mr.. Stewart, explaining his vote, said that he
| was bound q sinfiin the Mayor, because he had
no evidence Of any collision Of that official with
contractors or any intention to deviate from the
Il duties Of his Office.
Il MIR. Emery, in explanation of his vote, said:
1 Mr.. President, i regret exceedingly that the
| substitute offered by Mr.. Clark cannot receive
my vote. As read the evidence and make the
L figures. i am clearly convinced that the Mayor,
i in awarding the contract TO John Donovan, on
Il the Sd OF February last for grading and grav-
cling certain streets did not give the work to the
1 lowest bidder; and / venture the assertion that
il you will submit the bids for the work to any
Il competent disinterested parties, and have them
make the figures, the facts will show Just as 1
| have stated. Again, II is equally clear to my
| mind that the Mayor has exceeded his authority
| under the law IN the payment OF money to the
i contractors. Mr.. President, have stated my
| convictions in the premises in the fewest posi-
| BILE words, devoid Of all prejudice. These con-
clusiOns do not accord with the report made BY
the majority of the committee. I regret that il
| is so; for concede 10 them equal honesty with
| in this matter. And I desire to state further,
| that while i do not approve the action of the
Mayor, either in the awarding of the contract or
in the payments he has made 70 the contractors,
i believe he has not been actuated in any man
ner by desire for pecuniary profit to himself.
While re differ In our views on this question,
our relations have ever been friendly and agree
l able, and II is my purpose and wish that they
Lever continue thus Yet, with the kindly regard
i entertain for the Mayor, cannot honestly vote
l for the substitute now under consideration.
i COMMUNICATIONS PROM THE MAYOR.
The Chair laid before the board several COM