Evening star., 1870-02-03

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Opposition to Territorial Government
Meeting at Island Hall Last Night
An adjourned meeting of citizens of the
Seventh Ward opposed to the proposed terri
tOrial form of government was held last night at
| Island Hall, South Washington; L. &. Hine,
Esq. presiding. Mr.. G.. T.. Callan, chairman of
the committee appointed at the former meeting,
then reported long preamble setting forth
that there are great defects IN our present gov
| eminent; but a territorial government will not
act as panacea for existing evils; and that as
| to the three distinct forms of government east
| Levy Court should be abolished, and suburban
wards created out of that part OF the County and
all put under the jurisdiction of the Corporation
| OF Washington, &c, &C., followed by resolutions
protesting against any change in the form of
| government fer the District Of Columbia which
| will destroy our identity as a corporation, and
against the bill recently introduced into Con-
gress providing sOr territorial form OF govern
ment for this District; favoring the election by
| the Boards Of Aldermen and Common Council
in joint convention of the Superintendent Of
| Police, the Superintendent Of the Public
Schools, the Board OF School Trustees, the Coro-
| ner the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
| the Board Of Fire Commissioners, the Water
| Registrar, the Corporation Attorney, the Super
| intendent of Streets and Sewers, the Ward Com
| missiOners and Ward Physicians and Druggists,
ami all other officers now appointed by the
| Mayor; urging that the United States should
pay the same rate Of taxation upon property
| held by the general government in this city as
| Is paid by our citizens; petitOnng Congress for
| an appropriation of public lands for the benefit
of our school system; to pass the general incor-
pOration act; free railroad act for the District
| Of Columbia; the deepening of the river channel
| and the Improvement of the harbOr OF Washing
| ton; urging our corporate authorities to take
action against the territorial proposition by ap-
polntnga committee to wait upon the proper
Congressional committees, and oppose any bill
| or measure looking to a termination of the Cor
| poratiOn of Washington city; and appointing a
| committee OF three to represent the Seventh
| Mard IN the general committee provided for in
| The foregoing resolution.
| DrBoyd proceeded to give his views on the ter
rltOrlal bill, saying that the movers of il finding
how unpopular it was had fallen back on other
| RECOMMENDATIONS, which were just as objection
| able, and the meeting at Lincoln Hall was the
result OF the unPopuarity of the territorial bill.
MIR. s. A. Douglass was in favor of the report,
because it favOrs the elective franchise-the bill
| now before Congress was very imperfect. He
| approved change in the municipal government.
but he thought the recent action in this matter
was blow aimed at the liberties of the people.
| Mr.. Callan said the poor were the tax PAYERS
| in the way of high rents to their landlords and
he thought the present meeting was better
| ing at Lincoln Hail. He advocated consolida-
| ton in some form, but without curtailng the
elective franchise. He wished it extended, and
all the offices should be elective.
| Chaplain j. W. Green rehearsed the various
| plans the movers of this change had advanced,
but none of them would suit him. He wanted
DIR. Boyd" And the women PSI
| MT; Douglass" No; they have enough to do.
Let them stay in their houses and attend 10 their
| duties there" lLaughter.l What was needed
| was delegate in Congress to look after the in
terests of the District of Columbia. As it is
| now, Inherent parties go before Congress with
conillcting interests, and Congress did not know
| what to do.
| VIM. Taiafero said the District Committee in
| congress had always attended to the wants of
| the corporate authorities of the District.
| Mr.. A. Watson addressed the meeting in de-
renee of the resolutions saying that at the meet
| ing in Lincoln Hall there was not one there who
| dared to advocate the curtailment of the cleo
| tive franchise. He was unwilling to place the
affairs of the District in the hands of one dele
gate. He opposed this bill now before Congress
because it created too many offices. They al
ready had too many and too high salaries. The
| more there were the more stealing there would
| be. Look at New York! In New York thev
| steal millions where We steal thousands. He
| would abolish the Board OF Aldermen alto
| gether. [Applause.l
The Chair stated that one of the resolutions
called for the appointment of a committee of
| five, to meet similar committees to be appointed
| from the other wards, to consider this whole
matter and take measures for some general ac-
hon, and he then appointed the committee as
fOllows:-HI mi. Knight, Wm.s TaliaferO. S. A.
Douglass, {. &. Callan and A. Watson. Ad-
| journed.
THIRD WARD LABORING MEMS ASSOCIATION
A meeting of the LabOrng Mems Association of
theThird Ward was held last evening at WiseweII
barracks, the president. Jno. w. Freeman, in
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motion Of Mr.. George w. Brown, a committee
of five was appointed to draft constitution and
bylaws for the government Of the association.
The Chair appointed as such committee Messrs
Geo. Ii. Boston, Aaron Russell, Lawrence West
Wm II. POsey. and George Thomas. Mr.. A. g.
Coombs thought the election of officers at the
last meeting was unfair, and new officers should
be elected. He therefore moved that the club
proceed to elect new officers. which motion was
adopted. Jno. w. Freeman and George II. BOs-
ton were nominated for president. but Mr. Free
man declined, and the vote being taken, Mr..
Boston was elected PRESIDENT Richard Clarke,
vice-president, and A. j. COombs, secretary
Adjourned.
POLICE ITEMs-A notorious colored thief,
named Mack Peal, alias Janney was commit
ted to Jail by Justice Thompson on three
charges-the first for stealing two preserving
kettles from W. j. Jones; second, stealing eight
walking canes from store on 9TH street. and
the third for stealing bag of flour from a
store on the corner of Massachusetts avenue and
18th street The same prisoner was also ar
raigned before Justice Hyde for stealing sew
eral towels and other articles from the ward of a
gentleman's house, and there are several more
charges against the same person.
A cOlOred man, named Jesse Sidney, was ar
rested by. Officer Frazier for offering to sell
new shawl to a secondhand clothing dealer for
tife. He was held for a further hearing be-
fore Justice Thompson. The shawl is a ne w
plaid one, and Is at the Sixth Precinct Station
BuRGLARIEs.-MOnday morning, about four
O'Clock, the houses of Alfred Horton, clerk i'm
the Internal Revenue Bureau; Mr.. O'Tsrien, of
the Post Office Department; and Mr.. McQueen.
residing on Rhode Island avenue, between 18th
and 18th streets, were entered by burglars Mr.
Horton and his family were stupefied by chloro-
form and robbed of q fine gold watch and chain,
some Government bonds, &C., amounting to
about 500. The administration Of chlorOf0rm
came near proving fatal in the case of Mr.. Hor-
tons child, who was stupid all day Monday from
the effects. Mr.. O'Brien lost two silver watches