Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-15

noara OF Aldermen. -,
The regular weekly meeting o. .% The
nrosidsnt az. 3. Crocker) In nc ~, NJ
Present, ali the MEMBERS eA''P'
Cathran. ,,.pa tho reading Of |
On the motion iast session, Mr. Moore |
the minute, ali he observed that the
obleotop. burliened with what purported
yos ~. !. debate at the last session, WIZ no
~ 9iyen BY Mt. Emery o. An intennoh
We reconsideration Of the vote by which
i my An 40 postpone the advertisement OF
tsS sales and for other purposes" was
passed AT the preceding nesting.
Mr.. Moore said that such nonsense was
reyer bsfore nut on the Journal, and In
Wow OF the fact that resolutions offered oy
him had never been entered upon the Jour
nal, he thought the act somewhat extra
ordinarv, 10 referred to the fact that MI.
Conpoliy had been an apologist IN written
apeech Of conduct, which according 70 the
yots N ths Hoard, was wholly Unnecessary.
The Chair stIll maintained that the ques-
tiou Eas upon the suspension OF reading the
Journal Of the last session. 80,
Mr.. Moore commanded that the Joutns
shoula b read. T. vas e ~ .Ss hsard T anal
the members should be furnished Win tneI
copies on the Saturday previous 70 the meet,
inF' Perhaps the matter which he alluded
70 was the reason for the lateneas OF their
transmission. ,-,.
obiectionable matter, and proceeded 70 oritl-
elss II, saying that the position therein as
sumod a. TO parliamentary practice wAa
abaurd, thai 40 far from being as stated by
Mr.. Connolly, the motion to reconsider was
the opiy motion not In the power OF the
mover; for tho moment that motion was
made, or q notice OF such . motion gwen,
= ha a
move that the vote on reconsideration es
taken at once, 90 that such motion DID not
hold a bill In abayance during the pleasure
Of any member contrary 10 the assent OF the
Board. .-ar.
estio speech Of Mr.. Connolly which had been
planod upon the Journal, was written out
before he came to the Board, and waa read
nom tho desk OF that gentleman. That
speech maintained that the act Of the score
tary was regular and honorable, In placing
a bill before the other Board, while q notice
ola motion TO reoonsidsr was pending. The
speaker eontended that the act Of the secro-
tSry deaeryed ceusurc, and asked n his con /,
duet yas regular, az Mr.. Conn oily had
affirmed, how Il happened that that gentle
man had come to the Board with wriuen
speech 10 defend conduct deemed oy himself
honorable. II there was no irregularty In
the conduct OF the secretary, what reason
bad Mr., o. 20 suppose that the propriety Of
the secrstary's conduct would be called into
question.
ing Of the journal, and hoped hNouid' DO
On the motion to suspend the reading,
tWo-thIrds not voting In the afirm alive, the
secretary proceeded 70 read the journal Of
the last sesSiOu. He had partially completed
M. Davis moved that the further reading
be dispensed With; which was Lost, and the
reading Of the journal was proceeded with,
when MI, Baker made GimIlAr motion.
Lost.
Tho secretary read = few lines, and Mr..
Baker renewed the motion 10 dispense with
M. Emery asked what objection could
there be to having the journal read
The Chair suggested some one had better
made motion 20 adjourn.
Tho secretary was directed to call the
yeas aud nays on the motion to suspend.
The Board refused-yeas 0, nays 0.
Mr.. Emery hoped that the members would
not object. The journal had not been laid
on the desks OF the members until the last
minute. Why should II not be read 7 The
custom was to furnish the members with the
Journal on Saturdays, and 1t had not bean
done.
Mr.. Baker said the reading was eonsum.
ing much time.
Mr.. Davis moved that the Board take a
T resess o. nIs s ~ S"sS IN IN TtIo, give
The Chair decided that the motion 70 take
recess was in order, on the ground that II
was equivalent to q motion to adjourni but
Mr.. Moore objected that 1t was not In or
der, and appealed from the decision OF th'
c,SS$lr, on the ground that a motion TO take
Ca wa not equivalent to a motion "a
enecesE
srhs chair vas sustained, when - ..
Mr.. Morsell maYed to amend tho motion
OF Mr.. D. BY inserting one-hAlf hour Ae'
cepted. ,..,.,a he making I,
Mr.. Moore moved 70 AnSAN " .
an hour. Accepted.
MI AT; SA kssr I%UsoO W N
~ -. II',t nm. h.tter and moved Il
adjourn. : 10 -. =.
Mr.. Moore agreed, and the Board, p 2
vote OF nine yeas 70 tour nays, Agreed 70 ~
Jogrn, " 'n' ''s ~' :.
T,,,.rd Of Com moe CSaaciI.
mi, -, -, a. ,ha nanai hour. the
Ihe bo.r2 ny H,i,ia.os - = IN the
president, NJosepb WluiAtnsj e'q''( :" Wv
chair.
The Chair laid before the Board . mes-
saee from the Mayor announcing his Ap-
proVal OF certain aetS. =. - ~. 1rastSssr
~ oyPgyn III sehooi" In rSiHIIln 10 thu nasmo-
Phas.rs Congress asking aid foE the
HhI OsiO4S
''1 %ISo .DclO.Inr the following Indor.Od By
the Mayor as followBi AS Requested " bnp
nrS.Ident OF this railroad company, trnns-
nil he. within communication 70 the City
Councils for their eonsloerN',on, - ia,
It ~. MIrs A. IA Bos5aS ~ a.
In0i0n, D. O. The u9doIsi5asa, on 6 sohSn OF
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