New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-11
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL
DIRECTORS.

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The recently elected members of the
Board of School Directors met last night, at
No. 80 Burgundy street, for the purpose Of
organizing.
As soon as sufficient number Of the mem
bers arrived. Judge II. c. Dibble mounted
the platform and statedIthat he would, in
compliance with the request Of several
members. call the board to order. The cali
having been properly responded to, he nomi-
mated Mr.. Il. f. Joubert for temporary
chairman, who was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Lynne requested the Chair to appoint
a temporary secretary.
Mr. Toy moved that Mr.. Kendall, the
secretary of the old board Of directors, be
appointed to the temporary position.
Mr. Pierce seconded the motion.
Mr. Pinchback seconded the request Of
Mr. Lynne, that the Chair should appoint.
Whereupon the Chair appointed Mr..
Boothby tmember from the seventh dis
trict) 20 the position.
Judge Dibble suggested the propriety Of
appointing some person for secretary who
was not IA member of the board.
Mr.. Boothby took his place at the secre-
tarys desk, and the temporary organization
was declared by the Chair to be perfected.
On motion of Mr.. Dibble, acommittee Of
two was appointed to examine the creden-
tials and qualifications of members, and in
structed to report Immediately. The Chair
appointed Mcssrs Dibble and Hahn as the
committee, who, after tho proper examina-
ton, reported the following gentlemen as
duly appointed and qualified: First dis
trict, Michael Hahn; second district, H. C.
Dibble; third district, Thomas Lynne; fourth
district, F. b. 5. Pinchback; fifth district,
John K. Clay; sixth district, b. +. Joubert;
seventh district. C. W. Boothby; eighth dis
trict, J. b. Cooper; ninth district, j. L.
jackson; tenth district. James LOngstreet;
eleventh district. E. W. Pierce; twelfth dis
trict, Lucius c. Matlack: thirteenth district.
W. II. Toy. Mr.. John S. Walton. Admins
traitor of Finance. is ex-officiO member Of
the board.
All the above named gentlemen were pre-
sent. and answered to their names except
Mr.. Walton.
The Board then proceeded with the bust
ness of permanent organization Messrs. Dib
BILE and Matlack were respectively nominated
for president. Mr.. Dibble received eleven
votes and Dir. Matlack two; whereupOn Mr..
Dibble was declared elected and escorted
to the chair bv Mcssrs. Pierce and Pinch
back.
Rev. William Robinson and n. T. Kendall
were nominated as candidates for the Office
Of secretary: Robinson received eight votes,
Kendall four. and blank one. Mr.. Robinson
IS declared elected.
SsIr. Hahn called the attention of the
board to the necessity of making an esti
mate of the probable amount that will be
required to support the schools for the en-
suing year. He moved that a committee Of
three be appointed to make the estimate.
Carried.
The Chair appointed Mcssrs. Hahn. Clay
and Pierce. They will report on Monday
EeXt.
On motion committee of three. TO draft
rules. was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Hahn. Boothby and Pinchback.
Adjourned to meet on Monday, at seven
o'clock. a: the Council chamber, at the City
Hall
The Presidents Policy.
We copy the following special to the st.
Louis Republican:
WASHINGTON, D. c., March The joint
e <In 70 nd ,h.,
called ON the President simply reported
that he had no communication to make to
Congress now. but might have in the course
of "a week; but the President, nevertheless.
submitted some reasons why Congress
should continue in session. One was that
he expected to convene the Senate in ex-
traordinary session at an early day, as he
was quite confident that the Joint High
Commission would satisfactorily conclude
its labors, and submit the result through
him to the Senate. Another reason, to his
mind, WAS the condition of affairs in the
South, which certainly demanded additional
legislation. He had received from the Gov
ernOr of "a Southern State d letter stating
that eleven Republicans had been muir
dered in one day, while the mails had to be
suspended between Frankfort and Louis
outrages on colored mail agent.
He stated that he was quite pOwerless under
the present laws to prevent this state of
things, and required action on the part of
Congress. He said nothing about pro.
tracing the session to await the return of
the San Domingo commissioners. 1t is un-
derstOOd that the select committee of the
Senate on the alleged outrages in the South,
which was continued in service by the
Senate, have bill nearly prepared to sup
press them, which will be reported to the
Senate next week and pressed to vote
before an adjournment The Democrats in
the House, however, will very generally
oppose to the last extreme any egislatiOn
of this character.