Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-10

Mr.. Cassin moved to amend section eight by adding
and shah be forever disqualified from holding any
coIambs S5 RrOn' under the District Oh
Mr.. Lloyd moved to amend by providing that the
by the act shall not be sold Tor less
Mr.. LLOYD said. under the bill the Board nigh sell
He did not wish insinuate on this Board, bur
would say that, no matter how honest officers may
Boards Of public works in other cities had made
money through brokers, and il would do no harm to
content to vote with the minority rather than be
member Of, the Board OF Public Works. They had,
these bonds would go to the courts--to the United
State supreme Court, If necessary.
ting The amount to one and half millions, and at
the ssne time appropriating four millions; He re-
now run deeper into debt. The very men on whose
names the money could be obtained were those on
been much said to the rights Of the Legislature,
and yet they were now voting away these righ..ss.
ing kite, which would not fly until certain mem
bers Of the Legislature were attached to its tall
toopLIesson Of taxpayers when it was the laboring
man who paid the rich mans taxes, When taxes
crying against this bill raised their rents and grew
richer The heaviest or,,onents of this bill made
o. srnes o. city scrip grinding eontraet"
from II. TACT that this bill win eiesnay 'op thef
oGns be had SsaS ss aS
necessity OF improving the CITY, The gentIeman
told him the bill would pass He would like to ask
y ne Nj. was asking for bid for his vote Ii
bonds was to be tested before the Courts he was
net at all alarmed. When the decision was rem
this kite flying would be dope The bonds N sS Would be
hssued' The money received, work commenced, and
cry that the taxpayers being bed from the other
side, inv hcll some gentlemen who had engaged in
scrip shaving viz. the delega from the 18th Mr.
Lloydl and 18th district Mr. Moorel If he was moi
Hardness had bought scrip at a discount OF 70 per
ee NJ fhn hsae yeTy good thing cut Of it,,
MI Boswell replied that he was not mistaken, for
ne MAS IN an o.icisl position at the time, and knew
bill On its merits but do not throw stones for Of
you live in glass houses.
Mr. Moore moved to strike out of the first section
81 the BIZ the words, until the expiration of the
first soal quarter after the adjournment of the next
9t5ect 1elng TO make it general bill as to time.
Mr.. Boswell called the previous question.
Moore said that he had given NOTICE of several
Hnuse anu 'ia' they were virtually before the
The previous question was seconded-l4 toe.
Mr. Moore moved that the House adj urn Lost
Mr. Moore demanded the ayes and nays n pom the
question, Shall the n ain question now be put. u
Mr. More renewed hi. point that the matter be
two-thirds vote
The amendment was then concurred in, by the fol
lowing vote: Yeas-Messrs. Boswell, Brown Bur
gsss, BuIsley, Campbell, Carroll, Cox Davis Hall,
Handy, Hogan, Hunt, Mcknight, solomons, and the
ness, Lloyd, and Moore-5
:; The Speaker announced the amendment concurred
IN nd the bill pas sed, amid applause
Mr.. Lloyd.-Mr. speaker, ali have to say is The
KING Is dead! be Legislature is dead long live the
Dir. Brown.-Mr. Speaker, all have to say is
democracy is dead long live the republican party