Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14
THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF THE
DIHTRIOT.
Congregational Action csnstItutIOnNI
what the CltiHens Of the County


Congressional Action Constitutional
what the Cltizens Of the County
Think.
The committee of tWeuty-one, appointed
to prepare q bill providing for q consoll
dated government for the District, held O
meeting on Saturday afternoon at the Office
OF the chairman, Mr.. Riddle.
There were present Hon. A. @. Riddle, X
M. Hall, DR.. Q. II. Nichols, DR.. Lindsloy
Col. W. II. Philip, l.. Olephano, DR.. Petei
Parker, Justice o. 8. d. Wall, ]. J. Coom6s
N. T. Chapman, Walter 8. Cor, John X
Evans, 8. p. Brown, Hawkins Taylor, Mr.
Wilson, VIM. syphax and William II. Worm
Mr.. }. ]. ooomb, submitted the following
reports
The .le.eonnltt.e, to which was referred
o he pi:ttis. q 6SiS%S Z. %Snisips
report that they hsvs sisss % Said subject a
allowed them would permit, and have unanl-
mously come to the oplnlon that Congress
under the Consultation, nsy riEhtfully sSer-
Your committee have not had time to pre-
pare q stAtsment Of the arguments which
have led TO this conclusion, In which all the
members are prepared 70 concur, eu. Al the The
efforts TO obtain from Uongfesa looal legis,
ture should not be abandoned nor relaxed on
the ground Of auy seruplea a. to the power Of
OonGfeaa 70 grant II.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, the report
was unanimously adopted, and a commit
tee, consisting OF the Hon. A. q. Riddle, j.
]. Coombs, W. 8. Cor, General N. P. Chip.
man, and Colonel W. II. Philip, was ap.
pointed 10 frame bill for presentation to
Congress, providing for "munleipal legis.
laturs for local purposea." Various suE-
gestlous were made for the benefit OF the
sub-commltlee by DR.. Parker, DR.. Nichols,
9. r. Brown, and Justice Wall.
II IL understood that as soon as the above.
named committee perfect their bill 1t will
frss be adopted by the committee oftwsnty-
one, then ratified BY the general committee
OF one hundred and any, and then Be placed
In the hands Of tho campaign committee,
who will call meetings In every portion oil
the District, in order that the people may
pass Judgment upon II. II will then be pre-
SontSd 70 Congress.
WHAT THE coUHTYITEs THINK.
The citizens OF that portion Of the county
lying north Of the city held an adjourned
meeting on Friday evening, which was
quite largely attended by the residents Of
the suburbs.
Tho committee appointed at the prOvlou.
meetlnE made . report. II contained several
resolutions, Affirming that the citizens Of the
county desire change In the District gov.
eminent, but that the organizing bill shall
provide that the county outside the corpo.
rate limits OF the cities shall be organized
into townships, &C., separate and distinct
from the cities, and shall have the privilege
Of electluR their own representatives, In one
body at least, Of the proposed General As
sombly, and all the local officers OF the town.
ships, &C., and each township, &C., shall
have control Of the collecting and dlsbursB-
ment Of the public money for local purposes.
Suggestions were made and adopted that
Mr.. Oullom's bill be amended so as 10 pro.
vide that members Of both branches OF the
Legislature shall receive no compensation,
except Officers Of the same, and that Gov
eminent employees shall not be Ineligible TO
any Of the ofices under the proposed terri.
toFial government; and that a residence Of
alx months In the county shall DO required
W on,lSls sny person 10 the right TO vote In
said county.
Pending the consideration OF the commit.
tees report, q resolution was introduced set.
ting forth that any change In the govern
mont OF the Distries which did not contem
plate and peoylde for separate aud county
organizations, outside the corporate limit
OF the cities, independent Of the city govern
ments, would be detrimental TO the interests
OF the people Of the county, which was dc
olared the sentiment OF the meeting.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. Ar
mold, Davis, J. 8. Brown, l.. 8. Emery ant
J. W. Baker was appointed to present reso
buttons and plans to the next meeting.