Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-02

| ment, tho Senate Committee on the District oi
Columbia met In their room, for the pufpcso Of
| hearing arguments, pro and Goa, on tEe bill
amending the TACT creating new government
for the District Of Columbia, " by making large
number Of the officers elective.
posed change were Col Dom Piatt, william A.
UoOk aud Samuel strong, Those iayOrlng
were A, NJ. Green, J. W. LeBafnes, Marcellus
| West, N. q. Ordway and several Of lesser note.
| Atii o'clock Senator Patterson said the cum
mitteo was ready to hear the discussion,
Colonel Piatt asked that tho other side INST
give their views and then he would answer
A. NJ. Green said he would not like 70 pro
coed until tho arrival Of NJ oriyay, who bad
some facts In his possession which he tUroenl
| wanted TO use In hls address.
| MIR. Patterson said one side or tho other must
20 on, and requested Mt. Green TO proceed.
| Mr.. Piatt said that before Mr. Green began
| he wanted to say that when, the other day Mr.,
| Orlway was before the committee he had read
several aHldavits Of which he had asked 70 Eet a
| sight, but was denied by Mr.. Ordway. He
hoped, II they were in the possession Of the com.
| mitteo, he would be allowed 10 look at them
Inquiry was made Of the clerk, who stated
| that they had not been left with the committee.
| A. NJ. Green then began by saying that the
| cause which he appeared TO advocate would be
LIKELY TO meet strong objections from those 10
| the District who were opposed 70 manhood sui
| frage and proceeded to argue that II the views
OF tho opposition were entertained Il would be
parts parts Of the whole country. He held that the
| laboilng mon Of this District were more depend.
ent on the Government than any other class Of
| Notkingnen 10 the country, and u must 20 con.
1S pS M "povissn, az ' tso ne TsISISris
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Board of Public Works, and You soo Al once a
| good and strong reason for the change OF gov.
| srnment asked for.
The representatives. in the House Of Delegates
| eau do nothing when elected they started out
| pledged that they would act for the best In.
tcrests Of the people; but When they took their
| seats they found an organized effort In tho other
p1rrs Of the goyoTnmen nj against them. When
| called to account for not standing up for their
Rights, they were met with tho answer that the
| Council which was not elected, had the power
| and used t. TO defeat any measure which AID not
| suit them.
hIr. Plat. who aIid that
Mr.. Green. several gentlemen. when leone
| TO that | will give the names It has been pub.
ilciy stated that no bill can pass the Council
without tho consent Of the hoard Of Public
l.wofks. He then gave history Of his alleged
| nomlna ion last fall and his subseq uent defeat
| He was Interrupted by Mr. Patterson who
asked that he leave out the details as much as
possible.
| lie continued, however, giving q full history
| OF the acts OF intimidation which, he claimed
were praeticod by the Board OF Public work.
to argue that the organic act would Of nocee.
| slty abTIdRe the right Of franchise In tho Dis
triet,
Mr.. Patterson asked Il II did not give the
| same right to cOlored men that II did 10 white Z
| mr.. Green replied that II did not, and pro-
eeeded TO repeat q statement made BY Hon. Bur.
I
| passage, In which he declared that Its object
j was TO abTldge the right OF suffrage.
Mr.. Patterson asked whether the organic act
did not give increased power 10 the voteTs7
mr., Green said that II did In one particular,
| but II took away rights which were nearer and
doarer to tho people than the simple act Of vot-
/ Ing Tor Delegate In Congress. lie then con-
| cludcd with an appeal for the favorable cOnsid.
GRAFTON by the committee Of the bill which he ad,
| vOcHted.
| Col. Plat then addressed the committee as
| follows
| DONN rIATr's address.
| MIR Ikonn pIatt m al Ia had ham bonnIed hy n
| reIuest n annear and saw snmethIp,S An bsbsii
or Inc nrrseht TerTltoriaf royeTnmoht AZ avaInst
| theso inemoTinIIsts who seek 10 tcTminste M
/ exlstencs for that /, what tbis mi mans In
| ascordance with thIs request he had attended
| the former meeting Of The comm Itteo and amer
| ilsteninV 10 Tho IearnsI ycntIemnn' Mr. Oni,
| Way. Who appcaTci for INC memoTialists
| he found nothinE upon which 10 base a Teniy
| He had appearel a seeonJ time and IIstsnei Il
| Mr.. Green, with a ike result, THOSE gentle.
men had unwitllngiy made a strong argument
| 10 favor Of the RoVePpmenl asIt ii Mr. OrdWay
had given an account OF mo depiorabIe condition
| Of the so-ealled voting population Of tho Dis.
trlct, He had informed the committee that i've
men could control sIorlty OF tho voter, that
he had seen men marched 10 the polls and voted
like oattlei and thep, not satisfied with his own
| statement, he confirmed the assertion with GER
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