Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-26
The New Government for the Dist rict
WHO ARE OPPOSING ITO

1he anti 1erTitoyidtis'S Expose Geir VeoLrsss-
Some FrieRds Of the Bill as .SpectGtors-ss WHO
Oppose the Measure T" Contractors and CHAINS
Holding Fat Thy Adopt Resolution"
Green's Resolutions.
There was call for a meeting last evening of
all citizens opposed to the bill now pending in
Congress proposing new form of government
for the District. and pursuant thereto seventy-
three people, by actual count. assembled at the
City Hall. Seventy-three out of a voting popu
lation OF seventeen thousandi No, not seventy
three, because some friends of the bill helped to
make up that number. Among those present
were Joseph Williams, ex-COuncilman: A M
otherwise "Resolution') Green D. r. CahiII
Sam Strong, John X. Elvans, Collector Bos,
well, Doctor A. +. johnson, Major w. s. Morse,
Marcellus West, and others. Doctor Puryis was
elected chairman, and Mr.. A. Walton secre-
taIy.
The Chair stated the object of the mAa,i,y
and then proceeded to give his own views He
was opposed TO depriNing any class of citizens
OF their rights, without giving them little
show for protest. he would admit he believad
in progress, but he thought the advOcacy OF this
territorial bill was a virtual admission OF their
incapacity for self-government. The bill did
not grant any additional rights, in his opinion
and lie objected 70 the bill also because ii did
rot provide for the people rulers OF their own
choice.
Mr.. A. NJ. Green, who had been in the mean
while busy with pencil and paper, offered reso-
lutions deDunciatory of the bill-as a blow
aimed at snfirage-and providing for a commit
amended that the right Of suffrage be not
abridged.
derry Robinson surprised all hands by moving
10 lay the resolutions on the table.
Mr. Green was quick as a flash though and
moved to lay Robinson's motion on the table.
The Chair thought such motions were not in
ject OF the meeting.
Robinson then Indignantly spurned the as
sumption OF authority by the chair, and with the
vim Of Patrick Henry asked s'if the call for the
meeting didn't represent that it was the right of
the majority to rule?n The chair Needed nat tba
appeal, and put Green's motion to postpone
kobiEs0n's motion, and il was declared carried
Then came debate on the resolutions, when
Jerry Robinson
He said that this bill was the best thing for the
District. OF course the people vino control now
don't like II. Oh, no. 1t don't suit the coptrac-
tors. That's strange, isn't It? Laughter
contractors buy mems votes and where's tbe
suffrage? He had watched things closely, and
he wassstisfed that
THEoELY OPPONENTS OF THE MnAsupp
were contractors and chaps holding fat nIsces
Marcelius West said that under this biiI we
would be more likely to have a republican form
OF government than by an election by the peo-
PIE.
Some chaps behind the railing, here cried out
YOUR HEADS LEVEL"
%hicn Drought Joe Williams of the Seventh
ward 10 his feet, and he went Off in a lengthy
tlrade against the bill, the principal point in
which was that the bill made no provision for
me me PAYMENT OF the outstanding debts of the
so, now you're coming to it."l That encour- |
aged Joe, and on be went every now and then.
n,eriuptsd occasionally by cries of 81 move he
US here all night" &c. He had his saw though
ana IN the meanwhile our reporter took |
LOOK LOOK around the room. There sat Collector |
PpDswen, under the north window; John X |
Evans was bobbing all around outside the rail- |
ing; X. NJ. Hall leaned on ths railing; Dan Ca |
hill looked like he would like 10 make speech |
when Joe Williams got through and the col |
orea participants inside the railing nodded So |
but be got through at last and |
MAJOR MORSE GRIrTED hrs TEETH,
statihg ms point that the republican members |
or congress were recreant to their party By ad- !
vocatiDg such bill. !
The vote was then taken on the resolutions.
and they were adopted by a drowsy vote of |
journed. -.
Mr.. JOHN A. HALL, A PASSENGER BY THE |
SOUTHERN MAIL BOAT, DRowNKD.-Apout 5X |
(of the Aqua creek line) was entering her dock |
at the foot OF eth street, passenger fell over |
board and was drowned. The body was soon |
Deputy Coroner, DIR. s. j. Todd, held an in |
quest when q number of witnesses gave testi- |
mony, from which 1t appears that the name of |
inc drowned ,~ man Was John Q. Hall. and from
that he was the agent or assignee of the Ameri- !
can Horse Clipping Machine Company. A
passport was also found on him, given By the
American Consul at Port-au-P Prince, and coun-
teragned At New Orleans From these letters II
10 believed that he has Q wife living IN Brock
Ign, N. y, and son in Mobile, and that he was
on his way from New Orleans to New York.
"A gold watch, two silver watches, two gold
rings, diamond breast-pin, q ten dollar gold
piece, bond, and $237.0 were found on his |
person, besides many papers.
The jury returned verdict "that deceased
came to his death from CONGESTION OF the lungs
or brain, or both, by accidentally falling into
me water while In an intoxicated condition.
The body viii be placed in charge OF an un- |
dertaker, for embalming, and to await the arri. |
val Of his friends, who have been telegraphed |
for. Deceased was about fifty years Of age.
MISS ANNA Z. DIcKnsoN, With q generosity |
which does her credit, has volunteered to lee |
ture this evening, ct Lincoln Hall, in Aid OF the
fund for the relief Of the sufferers by the war in
france. The fame Of the lecturer, the interest," |
ine subject Of her discourse-"Joan OF ArcD-
S s me object In view should, and will no l
doubt, attract large audience, notwithstand- |
ing inc weather. Mis- Dfckinson's recital Of the
eeIeer OF the heroic peasent girl win be worth l
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