Evening star., 1870-01-08


| colored citizens of Washington and Georgetown,
| Messrs. Charles King and Alfred Jones, two Of
the members of the Board of Colored School
Trustees met the col0red people of this CITY and
1 Georgetown at Union League Hall last night to
discuss with them the differences now existing
/ trustee, declined to be present on the OCCASION
in .'view of the fact that the Senate has directed
one of its committees to examine into the ad-
i ministratons of the trustees and the condition
/ OF the schools" There was quite a number of
| well-known colored citizens present; among
| them, Alderman Stewart, Councilmen Hatton,
and James Wormley, Rev. A. Bowen. Dr.. c. b.
/ Purvis, Walker Lewis, Joseph Brooks, and
| others. Among the white were present Dr. j.
f. Snoderass, Colonel Z. u. Olmstead, j. George
| Adams, Martin CrOnin, j. b. Adams, Alderman
1 Champion, Councilman Williams, and Mr.. A.
| f. Newton.
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
Anthony Bowen, and MIR. j. z. johnson read
1 the proceedings of the Georgetown meeting in
/ reference to the call of the meeting, also the
| call. Alderman q. A. Stewart was selected as
Chairman with Mr. Henry johnson as Secre-
| tary.
| Mr.. Stewart, on taking the chair, made few
| remarks, in the course of which he said he came
| for information. Last year he was working up
| t. a point and now had reached that point. and
he b' lieved that the time had arrived when there
| should be but one Board of Trustees and one
class of schools. Washington had appropriated
| er full proportion for the colOred schools, but
| the amount appropriated by Georgetown was
not sufficient to support the colored schools with
teachers, and # there was but one Board
| Georgetown would have to look out for herself.
The letter OF Mr.. Syphax, published in THE
STAR of yesterday, was read.
Mr.. j. Il. johnson stated that he had recently
| learned that the Senate had appointed a COM
| mittee to examine into the conduct of the
/ schools and suggested that the most practicable
| course for the meeting to take was to appoint a
| committee to obtain from the trustees the in
formation asked for.
Mr.. King said the Senate Committee was not
| to inquire into the administration of the Trus-
| tees, but the manner of conducting the schools
Dr. Purvis said that it was clear that serious
difference exists in the Board by the fact that
| the Senate had appointed a committee to ex-
| anime into the conduct Of the schOols-it was
| the disturbance in the Board which had prompt
ed the appointment OF this committee. He en-
dOrsed the suggestion of Mr.. johnson as to a
committee being appointed to obtain the infor-
| nation sought. They were called upon to pay
| their proportion of taxes, and if cOlOred men
were allowed to sit with the fathers of white
children in the Councils, their children had as
much right to sit in the same schools. What is
good enough for the parent, is not too good for
| the child. The humblest cOlOred man now had
the privilege of walking into the street cars and
taking seat beside the first ladies OF the land
there was no distinction there-and a law had
been passed removing distinctions in hotels, Sc,
and 1t should not be kept up i'm the schools. He
regarded the calling Of the meeting unfortu-
nate, and he offered resolution declaring that
there shall be no white schools nor no black
schools, but one school for all. Applause and
cheers.l
Mr.. Hatton offered an amendment providing
for the appointment of committee to confer
with the Congressional Committees on the Dis
triet, and ask the passage of law to carry out
the former resolution; which was accepted.
MIR. Edward Ambush said that there was not
such a representation of cOlored men present as
could be wished; and no resolutions should be
adopted. Let the Senate committee investigate
the cause Of the trouble existing, and We will
and must abide by their action. Somehow the
trustees Of the colored schools could not furnish
n.& ~ Al.o.~ Al
none to make. The press was always the mouth
piece of every cause, but in reference to the
affairs Of the cOlorcd schools supreme silence
Rev. A. Bowen said they did not consider that
this meeting was to take any advance move
ment, but was to reconcile differences existing
between the trustees and the people. He did
not think that the meeting should pass such a
resolution. The report of the trustees was what
was wanted, and now it seemed that some did
not want to hear any statement This meeting
DIR. Purvis asked if this meeting had the right
to question the Trustees? They were appointed
by the Secretary of the Interior.
MIR. Bowen replied: "We made them: they
get their power from the sovereigns, and the
people are the sovereigns."
johnson, for he appointed them. fApplause1
Mr.. George L. Downing said that he was glad
the meeting had been called, and such an as
semblage was present, yet he doubted whether
there would be satisfactory results, for the
statements, IL made, would be e1 parte, as but
, two Of the Trustees were present. He was Op-
posed to cOlored men making such distinctions
as they had. The Franklin School was closed
against them, and if n cOlOred child was admit
ted, it was charged that IL was an artful dodge,
and that it reflected on them rs citizens. He
considered that the cOOred men were entitled
now to all the rights Of citizens.
Mr.. Archie Lewis.-"Where were You last
year Oh the School question:
Mr.. D-''Where / have ever been-fighting
against prescription [Applause.l Hew OPP
posed to tho adjustment of the Board last wear
because there was then danger that the city
might be in the hands of their political enc
mics, and if ii had been the case they would
have Jared much worse than before.
Mr. Ambush, of the Seventh Ward, opposed
the resolution on the ground that the meeting
was not called for such purpose.
Mr.. Bowen offered as q substitute a resolution
requesting Mr.. King, one of the Trustees, to ex-
plain the differences in the Board.
Mr.. Hatton opposed the substitute, believing
as he did, that the whole truth could only be
arrived at by the appointment OF a committee
70 call on the Trustees.
Mr.. Alfred Jones, one of the board said he
was ready to reply to any questions.
Mr.. Peters urged that such a resolution as that
offered by Dr. Purvis should not be overlooked
MIR. j. Z. johnson said that he was not h re 20
arrait,n any one, and that IL Was unfair ur rae
citizens to treat with coRtempt the latuTs q. a
board serving without compensation, anG i-o.ed
to lay the whole subject on the table.
After some further debate as to the manppi ID
which tie meeting had been called, a motion t.
adjourn was carried.
WHO is GEORGE s. HARRINGTON PIE ppnnfs
70 RemOre the Dead Soldiers from Gehps5urg-
Judge Wills, Of Gettysburg, Pa, has written to
the Mayor Of Washington making inquiry in
reference to man evidently insane who re-
Gently made his appearance at Gettysburg, and
called on Judge Wills, representing that he had
come from Washington to take all the dead
soldiers buried in the National Cemetery; that
he had engaged cars for transports ton, &c,
and showed requisition he had made on Hon.
y. >. boutwell,, Secretary of the Treasury, for
Slo,WO 10 pay the expenses. He went to the
cemetery and commenced to dig open one of
the graves to ascertain, as he said whether the
cofnns were In a con .itiOn to use again or
whether they would bear removal, and the su-
perintendent had him arrested and lodged i'm
Jail. He gave the name of George s. Harrinp-
ton, and stated that he was in the 65th New
York volunteers, was wounded at the battle of
Cold darbor, and was now residing in Wash
ington, but refused TO give the name of any one
he knows He says that he will not leave until
his duty is fully performed. He is five feet
nine or ten inches in height weighs about lJO
pounds; has black hair, whiskers and mustache
delicate hands, dresses well, uses good lam
guage, and is very gentlemanly in his manners.
T. S.-We hear this afternoon that H. was
once in the Insane Asylum here and his friends
in this city have sent for him.
DANCERS TO PEDEsTRIANs-Ediyor S,nr. r
beg most respectfully, through your very nom
ular paper, to call the attention of our poIice 70
the great danger which pedestrians are CON
stantly subject 70 when crossing Seventh street
on Pennsylvania avenue. Not a day passes Lut