Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-28

ol' Jaw ns said be committee knew, as die
c cn;,S 9enoer OF Council. that those men who
,ueu 10 90 policemen bad taken aces which
ta LUZ Vsoant. and had served against lhe
.,sn,s OF the City Cou1ci. The Mayor hal
. ,o oyed toem, ard they had no right to com:
W. uLu,c Gil Tor pty. They knew, IS did tbc
seo.leln , from the Third ward, that the Fl
pancs committee had told them they were poi
TTo.I'eln' D. aou dtclccd to take their bonds
t ~, oGc he Was opposed to allowing miiitar;
u'c.a'loo, aod would never veto cert to thea
men, who knew that they served tho Msvor II
oon'ts S, With the City Ccuoel. Tho Coupc
! naa already directed tho Auditor net to nav
| 'hem, aod that order had never been repealed
mr.; Douglas sid the question was whethc,
| tnG mayor had the power to appoiot repula,
poiccmcn. Ii Was timo TO mako The i,su
| now. '-'u
=, Mr. Mclean thought somebody ought to nav
.Tesc poilcemeo, but it was not the Con,c
nr. Mel. quoted the Low: ia the event NJ
the removal OF so oficsr by bis order, bo thu
Mayor shall communicate tho f.c., With
teasoGs therefor. W.thou. Il lay, to thu Civ
CtuecII' that the yacsccy may BE- filed" THIS,
nc SAD, was quite Ilaio.
Mr. EVacs said mCst Of tho limo which
thfss rea served vas before Council elee.ei
men 10 ri! tho vacat cies created by the Never.
IL might not be palstablc, but Couoc would
| % compelled to pay this money sooner or later,
1t was OILY Question whether Courcl shouId
| hereafter. p''
| Mr.. Jayios did 10! believ. that there was
nny country 90 tho face at the earth which was
governed by despotlSm 40 complete az somo
people seeol to suppose exist under The bowers
| claimed tor the Msyvr Ct Al yandria, and as
derived by him from The Slate constitution,
tvr one be would Dever vote a cent to sustain
! the Manor's usurpa'ions
Mr.. Exams said the city CT Alexandria was
rcsponslbe tor tho Cficsl acts ct the Ms7cr,
Mr.. JsVlns Introduced tho following:
Whereas i. is the common rumor upon i'm
streets ana has also found its way into the rub-
nc prints OF this city and abroad that ct ,to of
lswle'sntss exists in this city, and that attempts
~ assassination and other violence have been
openly committed upon the person and property
o. some OF lis CIT ,ns, and that no effort has
oeen or Is now bong made ty thoss hsv ng con.
lrol or The police Of the city TO arrest and pun.
lsh TIC perpetrators Of such outrages and where
rs IN consequence CT such publication abroad it
Is well ca Culated to produce the Immersion
mat such acts are tolerated by tits community
ana thereby work serious injury to the ms.erisl
interests aud business prospects of our citv s
wen rs 1tn seton upon our people, therefore
bait
Resolved, That special committee, to c,n.
hiS' OF three members OF Council, be appointed
ny tho Preslien. and two by the Board of Al.
dermen, WAose duty it shs b 10 investigate "a
To the truth or f.Isitv Of said 1unors and publj-
callutS s1a report 1he result thereof To 6 called
meeting Il Council in order that such action
nay p' taken In tho premises as msy Seem
hsccSs ry a:d proper for tue future pre- v.rtuu
OF such unlawful &c IA we'll rs the vlruichllvn
OF the iaIr namo OF our people
The Ptsiden'. G.s The resolution stcOf d.
No aosG,r
Mr., Evans Mr.. President. wtud :e,Oad
he Ic-o!u'lou It law 10 i. the Ire,. sriGicr Of
aoSt lug 'hai I, u-c!t hsd anything 70 do witt;
SIT s,o LG;hICG Ct tnu kind. SUah itv.s,,.
( .t's:s oeoos 20 ihc syrrd jury a:.i arc n,t IN
he prcviic' Of Counei. Mr. Evaos held that
tha Corporation Cpuit std Ike Crmmoow, alth's
! Attorney we're emerged hy The law with plskirg
IO12>tpat!uns CT chs kid.
NJ JlVins ssla !bat some 0f our pyc=nIsu
rave beeu charged with belcg y ivy to otfetc. ~,
and tbs! in't'ad Of m :h;g aFrysss they wa KID
o'"l( Iii IN eo0Ehrr GntoIub. lis thought
Int C,u"ti Ntru d t-sn sUG.e Go!lon Gu nv
III! ct As due to ,Ar 'li.c'eDog Of the ely gov
~" nnd .ord t.sue Il sha hwo. L any
OF III; rrl,r bad b., n DIE ;c', CGun,I uirtt
! 'Cfir" II ihrS wcf" sc'rCrrd Ii n. ncAl;c. of
| du y and hY whtm. AltEocgn th"ro gss no
| sos :! - Tn nJo'tnr, ho Wind ncke bis skirts
cI'~r - ~" mater tnCu< ~ tnrcaia had b. CT
;'a1e !! Ia" c'cA upcH tie tjIc; they would
| II c"c argad, bur he wsS not TO be frightened.
NJ. Eienturg inq1ir9d whether the member
Or. Javcrai kucT Hh9lher any or what pocas
nan hat h.cu dsTclcs. i So he SHOULD pro-
dee charge, ADD he (Mr. Etc! barp) would
V0'r 10 have thn matter examined.
The caa'r said be had permitted tho discus,
son without second by courtesy; tut tho
nonoo mIs: iell for Bapt Of second.
hof oitsr somo routine business, With 10
| debate, the Board a6j .utued
TIE TEMPERANCE MEErGNG LAST NiGnT.-
G %. Rot. Is. Varca, Of Meth Carolina, made
| . DOst exo.Ile9t ppeesh At the trmrerar CO