Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-15

NuN 0u Nha uuu NuMN OOlOnNl W llAlNW
A. Cook has borne iron his boyhood TO she
present day an unblemiahed and ifreproaoh.
able character tor morality, honesty integrity
s aSa s,1Ssy @ ,H51 Hps y Sis sass .9
duesd 10 this oAse, ali Of which We have laid
before you, We believe the aeouHahon brought
sg.iS him 70 BE- Malicious n, and li hst.%i
and iniure his good reputation.
=, Noel promlnent among them we dad Wm.
S ~; slSvs5, late nsSes, q ne SISsya nn,,
porting 70 be ofneial, from Frank Jordan, sec.
Rotary OF the State OF Pennsylvanls, which Ia
he above letter Mr.. Jordan positively denies.
meet the COMMITTEES, but has failed TO do so.
~ vas called upon ~ ths oom mlttee three
dihsrent times a. his house, and he refused to
thsm, saying that he did not iateni that this
thing should have gone so far.
We further nod that David r. smith,
Justice OF the peace for the county Of wash.
inGton, copied or wrote q paper Conserving
which he positively refused 70 give any infor.
nation when called uPoa By the shsifmsn Of
Moreover, We srs sorry to dad th.. we have
members 10 the Sixty-Seventh Council who
have permitted themselves 70 beoomo the tools
VsstiGstioa has brought forward, and are
panied to know that the Journal Of the Sixty.
Seventh Council Il atAiasd with alAndsfoua
ADD respected city neorei therefore, We feel
u to be our duty TO offer the following tesolu.
tions for your condensation, aud ask theft
Rs,oiVsS, That Mt. James Holmes, msmber
elected from the Fourth, but SOW OF the sew.
suth ward, IL deserving the oeaaurs OF this
1I suS Ss essa SsRsS y Gss SOoG
Received, That the eouni,.ss TO represent
the intsrsst. Of this corporation before Goa.
urge upon that body the nsossaity of passing
an act 10 punish designing psrsons, for ms
lieiously slandoting the character, snd trying
to injure the reputation Of respectable oltl-
ISnS, BY inprisonmSnt ia ths county jail.
A. d, rIHHnT,
Mr.. Halton said that he had been before
the committee, and the attempt had been
made 70 put words In his mouth BY the cor
porallou attorney, aud continued at length,
crltlclslng the action Of the commlttee, when
the presiding oficer (Mr. Fsrdon) an.
nounced that his time had expired.
Mr.. HAtton asked leave to continue.
Mr. Beall had no objection II he would
only tell the truth.
Mr.. Haiton said he was tired OF having
the lie given 10 him on every occasion, and
wanted u stopped.
TO the csnsure OF Mr.. Holmes.
Mr. Gaines moved 10 strike out the word
Mr.. Browne submitted the following as q
substitute for the resolutions reported BY the
eommltteei
whereas the practice Of msmbers OF this
Board Of Introducing resolutions and Inquiries
ofiolAI petitions founded upon rumors ha :
become so frequent, aud In the oplnlon OF this
Board e not only nnfalr but preJudieial TO
proper leEislAtioni therefore -
Received, That here's after no such prea mble OF
resolution will be entertAined By this Board
unless signed by teaponaible persons and 40
eonpanied By amiaVita In support OF such
The prssldIpg oficer decided that tho
resolution was not germans 10 the subject.
Mr.. Browne appealed, bat the decislon OF
the Chair was sustained, "
Mr.. Boyd moved to strike out the nrnt
resolution reported by the committee; which
was not agreed TO BY tho following votei
Yeas : MssIrs. Boyd. browne, Dstrisk,
dAlnes, HAttoo, Nuttef and Slmms-T.
and ths frssldsnt-S.
Mr.. Browne moved 10 strike out the sec.
ond resolution reported BY the committee.
Mr.. Burgess moved the previous question
which was not ordered-yeas 8, nays 8.
Tho motion OF Mr.. Browne TO strike ou
the second resolution was agreed TO by thu
following yotei
Yeas MsGSIS. Boyd, Browne, QstIlek
Gaines, Hstson, Holden, johnson, uttsr
| NAys-Msssrs. BeAll, Burgess, Pardon, Me
KniGhi, Piper, Tinnsyr and the Pnssidont-T.
The question then REQUIRED on the re
malning resolution. a
Mr.. Hatton appealed TO the Board not Il
act on the resolution until the report wa
printed aud members had chance to real
IL carefully. He said that his colleagu
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should not act hastily.
Mr.. johnson defended the character Q
Mr.. Cook, and said that the plea OF Ign o.
anee on the part OF Mr.. Holmes was mer
subterfuge.
Amer further debate the resolution wa
agreed q BY the following vote;
Yeas = Messrs, Deall, Burgess, FArdoI
Holden, Johnson, Mcknight, Piper, Tinnsl
Nays Messrs. Boyd, Browne, DstrIOl
Gaines, Nutter, aud SimmI,
The report was then adopted as Who'll,
Tho substitute OF the Board Of Alderme
TO the joint resolution OF request 10 ConRrei
for certain aid for various objects was col
Cured In.
The Board recoded from It's amendment
to the substitute Of the Board Of AldeTme
to the bill for the appointment Of LAM
lighters.
On motion Of Mr.. Derrick, the Board, q
10 O'Clock, adjourned.
DnTRIor AFFAIRS IN CoNaREss-TH
UGuRT LLws.-The House Committee o
the District OF Columbia yesterday cousld
cred tho Senate bill 10 amend the nSury law
OF the District Of Columbia, upon While
they agreed, and directed that II be reporte
TO the House aud Its passage be urged. Tn
bill provides that the legal rate Of lnteret
In the District shAll be slK per eentum, an
that II any person or corporation shall sIacl
directly or Indirectly, for loan Of any money
goods OF ehAttels, to DO paid In money
shove the value Of slx dollars for the fol
boarancc OF one hundred dollars for one yea
aud 90 AFTER that rate for q greater or LEI
sum, or for longer or shorter time, q
espt ~ hereinafter provided, he shall b
deemed guilty Of usury, and shall forfeit q
interest on such SUN or value, which 70
felture shall lnure TO the benefit of any d
PENDANT who shall plead aud prove u
same.
Every pea Of uSury shall state the sum {
money or the value ofthe goods aud chAtte
lent or advanced, with the time at which Il
sAme was 80 lent or advanced, and the plalI
til shall be entitled TO recover the sum
money or the value OF the goods and chatte
actually lent or advanced, with legal Int
est from the time the same was go lent {
advanced. In all contracts hereafter mad
when stipulated In writing, Il Ahall DO Law
ful for the parties 10 agree that eight p,
eentum per annum, or any less sum Of Il
: terest, shall be taken and paid upon eTel
=. one hundred dollars Of monoy loaned or d.
and owing from any person or corporate