National Republican., 1873-12-11
REFORMERS IN COUNCIL.
cHsNGEs PROPOSED nv rHE DIS.
TRTCT GorERNM Eyr.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
ofsEvEN-rHE COUNCIL AND THE oARD
OF PUBIC WORKS TO DE ELEcTED-THE
LEGISLATIVE TERM TO be TWO YEARS
SALARY OF MEMBERS.
Last night an adjourned special meeting of the
house Of Delegates was held In the sky.loft Of the
Legislative building, TO hear the report OF the
committee Of seven with reference to the advisn.
bthty Of petltionlny Congress so TO change the or
kanic act Of the District government us to make
the Council, or upper house, elective instead Of
having II appointed, as at present.
Mr.. Charles Hulse called tho meeting to order.
and the minutes Of the preceding meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Hulse, rs chairman Of the committee to
whom the subject was referred, yRcaied the chair
70 make the report Of the committee, and Mr..
rimn,e was called to preside.
prIcty OF making the report TO 40 small y REPRE-.
seNtatlun.
After some discussion II was decided that the
committee should report.
WHAT rnr COMMITTEE RECOMMEND.
=, MT Hulse stated that the committee recommend
that the United States Congress he pc,Itluncd to
- - amend the organic act as. hrst, TO make the
Council to be elected by the people, In the same
manner and At tho same time as The members Of
me House OF Delegates: second, that three mem.
6crs Of the Hoard Of Public wor Ks shall be elected
la,iyc Assembly shall be elected Tor term Of Two
ysarsi fourth, that the Legislative Assembly
shnll have the authority to hX tho term of It's ses
sion IN order that II may meet weekly or semi.
nran MSvn uuring nc year as dld the legislaii.o
mat the members Of the Legislative Assembly
snail PC paid an annual salary not exceeding t2iO
The committee recommend that II be author.
lied TO call mass meeting Of tho District, IRE.
spcctivc Of party athllatOn, to submit the action
Of lhe meeting to secure the cooperation Of the
On motion, the ave points were taken up ,eri.
Mr.. Wall moved the adoption of tho frs, po,nt.
which, nitcra few words of explanation by Mr,
Hulse' that I'VE might look Tor opposition from
nv H. ma w,,,aing irrespon.ihle Swer aud hay
WI entail additional expense On the citizens |
mere as The salaries of the Upper board are paid
adopted.
HOARD ~ rrBLrc WORKS.
motion was then made to adopt the second |
point "iIccommcndatiyB Of the committee.
Mr.. 1tulsc said he had In committee meeting |
counsclcd asking that only two Of the board he |
elected hy the people, because three were a ma. |
lority Of The board, and Congress would not ap. |
the majority OF which Is elected. lit was moi for
me trouble Of getting the appropriations he would
two elective members, because he thought the
taxpayers should be represented In II.
Mt; Brooks could no! ayor the petition for this
measure: because lie thought II was asking Too
much. II Is unwIsc to ask for such an Improbable
ms9sars. II Is throwing the tat Into the hrc.
NY u"r''crt favored the adoption Of the recon-.
AR. clsgctt, after declaring himself an old
hunkcr Democrat, said he was glad TO sec Repub.
iieans taxing the right stand. We have been In.
undated too long by the spirit Of the board Of
Public Works hcyerlng over us; LET us throw OF
appropriations, he would not listen to talk about
money when mems rights are at stake. The dc.
pendsnce on Congress TOR everything has already
,en'. We are today bankrupt II Congress fails
TO make The appropriations we lawn for lie
icred to amend this reeonmc cndation by making il
INCLUDE all the members Of the boarl,
MT. Nernillion did not hvor asking this meas.
Mre oi Cungrcss: II expresses discrcdt In the
board Of Public Works. II we have the board
elective, 1t eau do nothing except In pursuance Of
Messrs. Wall. Brook. and Cqagctt further dis.
eusse5 e5 the measure pro and con, and Mr. Hulsc
moved TO strike cut the word three ~ and Insert
" two"
Mr.. Berry contcnded for asking for three rs
mnt'sr ma oI right due the citizens and taxpayers
Mr.. Andrews favored asking for three. and said
hat i S2ngress had In no sense been liberal. It
had only paid tr improvements around liz own
money Ssrsors have an Ronlrst rSrSSR sa@ a. 'S
Mr.; Boswell ald he would like to see ulI the
members elective. lie would vote for asking Tor |
~ tour; lie charged ln,npacity on the par ri
inc engineers appolnted TO protect the Govern.
nSnt property IN laying out hmproy eIneuts. Al !
talk elective principles In mass Irectings and I
nlsewhcrc, hut We arc afraid to Uet. II is our !
tight TO choose Onr ruleFs.
Mr, Tnliafcro said elective officer had made as
great mis- kes as any appointed UnCs ever had |
on declared your oil elective sys vhI 81 llnrr hr
y kng Tor our new form. Ii Il nuu a hasp rettrc
Lon on our fulers to petition that their clrrlInu
70 returned to your hand. IUu ar. dri,cu,lcpt
'nt'rely upon Congress, and have confidence in
he ~ .S-.i - s--1 s---11-s.s.ze
LOYALTY AND INTEGRITY
Il the men who grace the halls of legislation
..et US bo men thcn-honcst men-and east 70 re
lsstl2g gn ,hos. Me2 have ylch haEl 70 ser1s a.
'onsrcss has lnlis You ss d esy; why then
rcat It with dlsrespcc; and thus lrctuiice IL
lgainst our interests. Your demands are unrca.
,onablc Take Congress away aud what are we?
A mere monument Of our own not hingncss We
IRE absolutely dependent on the pat rOuaye VI the
Government.
The question was then taken on the amendment !
u Mr. liulse aud II was lost. J
The motion then reeurred ON the Recommended ;
Ion, ns submitted by the committee, and II was
'Atried. ~, aS1s ssNs
The question was then taken on the third.
ourth. and hith Recommendation Ui the commit.
ec, without debate, and they were adopted.
Mr. Boswell here cndcavJrrd 10 g't n. sanction
Il those present TO recommend thai no legislation
hnil be aclcd Yp during The last iwuuiy four
ihur' nl the legislative ssssion, but IL failed VI
nriHW sni was Withdrawn.
IhI cInnlittcc was then authorized to call the !
mass meeting as requested by II, and after ndupt.
hS the report as whole, the meeting adiuurnca b
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