Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-30

Fer the Middle Atlantic States, falling, posi-
| bly, followed by rising barometer, westerly
winds, and stationary or lower temperatures
aud partly cloudy, followed BY clear weather.
COMMON COUNCIL The Board me! last
hight to consider the new deb! compromise act,
there being fair attendance and a general
disposition TO act 10 corcsrt. All the cicussiou
which occurred, except 10 relation to the
| amouus to be funded b;f.re the bill takes et.
| ftot related to the wording of the bill a..
| action was unanimous.
The words other evidences tfindeb.edness'
were stricken out at The suggestion Of tho Cor
poration Attorney, it being intended to fund
only the bonds and coupons, but not tho out
standing warrants, and the word 'forthglth'
ss to the funding of the bonds was also stricken
out by unanimous consent
The principal amendment drawn by the
| Corporation Attorney, provides that the bill
should not 60 into operation, nor any rights be
acquired uoder it uut the holders OF $3.50, 900
of the bonds, aad $50 900 of coupons shall have
| accepted the compromise.
MIR. Eichberg moved tu strike out 10000
and insert $40 coo as tho amount of coupons
| necessary He said that after the lst Of July
| there would be 100000 of coupons out, and if
| sec, 0G0 only were funded $40.0 would be
still cut to pay taXes. and that amount could
| not DO managed by any financial system which
could be desired. Having Withdrawn his mo-
| ton ttn DoraTiIy,
Mr.. E7aus moved to strike out $3.50. 600
bonds. and insert 5000 600. which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Eichberg then reneVed his motion. pat
tx d the amount OF the coupons necessary to
&c compromised at $97 .000.
NJ Snook ,elo6 - Tho n ,1looFnra chonl1 ~
c,ivo 500. 600 10 coupons, and there should
not b, more than $50 900 OUTSTANDING on the
lst OF July, what could BIZ done then?
Mr. Lalbam-Rescind the order.
Mr. Smco: suggested that "nine tenths" Of
the c5upous should be fixed as the amount to
be funded, but afterwards moved $4,000 as q
substitute for Mr.. E!ohberg'S proposition.
Mr.. Eichberg did not wish to give the brok-
ers or bankers any opportunity to speculate 10
these coupons, and for that reason be desired
tohave the amouot to BE- left uDluoded as small
as possible.
Mr.. BroGers moved to make the amount of
coupons 10 be fuaded before the bill takes e!.
feet nineteen twen,ieths of all outstanding on
the st of July.
Mr.. Smoot aud Mr.. Ecbberg withdrew their
ameudmerta. and the aman9m mt OF MIR. Bro
dsrs was adopted, and tho bill passed-ayes II,
noes O.
And, after passing resolution for printing
a circular to the creditors &C., the Board ad-
journed.
COUNTY CossERvATIv Es.-A large meeting
of conservative voters Of Jefferson District Was
bella last night at the Scott school house, nesr
the csnal basin.
MIR. John R. Johnston. superintendent Of
elections for that district, called the meeting to
order, when Mr.. N s.. Wright was called to
tho chair, and G. 4. LIE, it,, chosen Score.
taIy.
The chair stated the object Of the meeting
was TO cleo. three delegates TO tho equity cop-
yeutiou to nominate officers to be voted for at
the election which oc,urs OF the 22i day ct
May nsxt.
The following were eleo.ed delegates to ths
contrasting convention Me:sfs. Geo. Hyde,
P. Fitzgerald and Willis Cornell.
Mr. Harrison Hatch was nominated for county
supervisor, and the names of Weston Green,
John Pendl5ton aud L. B. Pinn, all oolorod,
we're recommended for magistrates, AID Henry
Drummer, Tibbett Allen ADD Geo. Randall
Bates, both colored, for cOus,ables, fer the
district.
The chairman refused to put TO thu meetlcg
the pames of some of the oolored men above
mentioned, when Mr.. F. R. Windsor made
quita lengthy speech, 10 which hs couaseled
the whito men and conservatives to be friendly
10 the colored man, and accord to him at oil
times his right as citiz=n. lie said thst when
the coorsd men becoma capsbls. ard wherc
they we're now found efficient be believed III
eigios them their share Of the othos anoug
the people, and that when oo'ored men we're
bold enough to leave what was termed their
party and come ever to the conservative party,
be thought Certainly the conservatives ought 10
BIO maguaniuons and kind enough to meet them
half way and treat them eivy aud as msm
ber3 U! their party.
Several cuored men were present aGd were
very much pleased at what Mr.. Windsor said.
Delegate Alexander Hunter spoke at length
in favor of the rights of The colored man.
Speeches we're also mace by Messr5. John
r. Johnston, I. NJ. Mills and Richard JohL-
stop upon the samo subject.
Several gentlemen from the city OF Akxin-
dria, and other districts Of tho c5uoty were
present.
The meeting at late hour adjourned.