Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-09

meeting was adopted. pie'ious
MIR. Miller.-That course will make il nacos
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.,"pRMocRAr DAVIS" Oh THE RAMP ACE
)ao MT =. 5; Davis said he would give his rsoel-
:! Ion of the preceding meeting, but would not
repeat his speech. At that meeting articles
were presented which seemed to HIM TO have
been gotten up by one Individual and adopted,
offered resolutions which were adopted. He
would not hesitate 20 state that he believed that
Mr. W. ID. Philip con cocted the whole scheme
but he was not here to- night. They had found
that they could not carry the people with them.
ard Therefore did not show themselvn~ 80.
giving them the trouble to me- IN, tha M.
pose of doing great .arngs in their estimation
but very small In his, and not being able to
carry the whole people with them they stav
away. he favored the appointment of a COM
mittee; Iney could do nothing in q public meet
ing. They had been kept down for three long
wears by the greatest pack of scOundrels who
ever disgraced the earth-the most Infamous
tyranny and the man who would not resist
this tyranny and attempt to correct the
errors of the past was poltroon and coward.
They should organize and 60 to the Commission
ers and ask for what they want. They should
have committee of gentleDep-not thieves
TO draw up resolutions ana present the. II
was the duty OK ;he taSpaysrs to GO ~ the Com
missiOners. 1-
Nr. Clifford Arrick said that there was no
difficulty in understanding the situation. This
| the preceding meeting having been published
| over the signature OF MIR. II. King, they were
not lost, and it made no difference If the crlgi-
nal proceedings were stolen.
| Mr.. Clagett Il desire to state that did not
intend TO convey the impression that they were
\ stolen.
MIR. Arrick.-wen, L will say, "taken and
| carried away" They may have been taken s.in
| JOKES" laughter, borrowed for the purpose
| Of being returned, laughter.) He saw no ne
4 SideTInO H. Gxyh all
! approved them.
| MIR. Miler.-How
IN THE NAME OF GRACIOUS
| are we to know what was done if We have not
| the minutes?
Mr.. Arrick said he could see no reason for re-
1 consideration.
J DE. sNoDGRAss AND DEMOCRAT DAvIs''
COLLIDE.
DIR. j. Z. Snodgrass-May / ask what has
| been done? What is the Declaration of Inde-
/ pendence? we certainly have that. When
/ came il l found my friend Mr.. Davis pitching
| into somebody. L could not follow in that line,
1 Mr.. Dayis.-You haven't blood enough.
| Mr.. Arrick explained what he had done.
| Mr. Snodgrass suggested that committee be
! appointed to wait on the Commissioners. They
| keep open house for everybody even the poor
labCTer who had not placed his claim in the
hands Of an agent;
Several here attempted to speak amid cries of
| "questiOn, question" and the motion 70 recon-
! sicer the vote by which was adopted the report
4 d z,
| agreed to; but two or three voting in the mega
| tive.
! Mr.. Miller's motion for the appointment of a
| committee of five on organization was agreed to.
Mr.. Arrick moved that the business of the last
| meeting be referred to a committee of five to
report at an adjourned meeting; agreed to.
Mr.. Clark moved that all resolutions offered
at this meeting be referred to the committee;
| agreed 10.
| Mr.. Easby.-I wish to offer a resolution.
| DAVIS COLLIDEs AGAINST RAsBY.
hr. Dayis-'I am not going to stay here Gil
night, lbeckoning to Mr. Norris) and he retired
| Mr. Clarke.-The resolution will 90 TO the
| committee. Let 1t be read by the secretary.
| Mr.. Clagett attempted to read Mr.. Easby's
resolutions, but failed to decpher them.
| Mr.. Easily read as follows:
| RsSolred, That this is a taxpayers meeting,
| and that the property-holders now present pro-
| coed TO organize an association in the inferred
| Of the taxpayers of the District Of Columbia
| Here Mr. +. also failed, but borrowed Mr.. Nc.
! NeThanN's glasses and continued the reading,
by enrolling their names and by the election OF
| president, secretary, and treasurer, and that
| after tomorrow and election as aforesaid any
| and every tax payer shall be admitted to mem
bership upon application at any meeting, with
the consent of twO-thrds OF the members en-
| rolled and present at such meeting.
ResOIred, That Immediately after the organ
isation of the association as provided in the
foregoing, the president shall appoint five mem
| beIs TO compile code of bylaws for the regu
lation of the association, and report the same
for the consideration Of the association at q fu-
Mr.. McNerhany.-" Those glasses, If Won
| please" Mr.. Easily returned the glasses.
The resolution was referred.
| Mr.. j. z. Miller offered the following pre-
| amble and resolutions, which were read and re-
| ferl ed to the committee of five:
| We, the tax payers OF the District of Column
| bia, with unfeigEed pleasure congratulate our
| national fellow-citizens, Messrs. Dennison, OF
Ohio; Blow, of Mo-, and Ketcham, Of n. Y,
| the gentlemen nominated by President Grant
and unanimously confirmed by the Senate OF
the United States, OF heir installation as Com
missloIers under the ! st ACT Of Congress reor-
gsnizing the governml mt OF this District, and
sincerely hope that they, by their acknowledged
ability and honesty OF purpose, may bring unity
ana prosperity TO our people, and peace and
happiness to our homes. We trust implicitly
teat every dollar We. the property owners, pay
into the treasury of the District of Columbia
may be honestly and economically expended
80 that in the future we may receive q just
or by their order out of the aforesaid treasury.
| We, the property owners of the District OF
Columbia, in meeting assembled, representing
as We do the large and small tax-paying citi-
zens, do really and truly believe that the time
| has come when We must be watchful and vigi-
| liant If we desire to secure an honest admins
tration of affairs In this District, so that none
| but strictly honest and capable men should De
| appointed TO counsel and assist our Commission
ers in conducting affairs appertaining to said
| District: Therefore be It
Reselred, That We hereby enter our most un-
| qualified protest against the appointment of
Mr.. Z. L. Stanton e attorney for this District,