Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-09

c,ndcd? 1'1 '' ~
| No response.
Ihe, Chalr-The motion falls for wsn! Ct q
second.
The Ckair-The question will now b, upou
| tho passage Of the bill.
Mr.. Echberg Inquired whether the bill c3ud
DC put upon lis passage TO Eight under the rules
OF Counci.
The Chair held tha! as The suti G, matter
| hEd beon b:iore the Board at lis last Meeting.
aud bscu reported upon by committee. it could
| therefore be passed o. this meeting ty rno
votes.
hlr. Echblrs appealed from tn, decision of
| tho Chair. and tho appeal was no! sustained,
ayes, e; noes, 3
inc bill being on its passage.
o Mf. B;ckham. cllling Mr.. Mclean 10 tho
| CHAIR, and spoke as follows:
MT. Chairman: The matter now before tho
Couzcil for its consideration, is one, 10 which o
deep interests felt by all Glasses of our citizens,
| AID Is one abou! which no member of this City
| CouLcl ought to hesitate for moment to ex
press bis plcTs; the matter has been seitated
Tor several moaths past, but no definite action
| has been taken until recently, when By rcso.
luion OF my friend, Mr.. John B. Snoot, of
| the Board ct Aldermen, the Committee Oh
UAlesal LIVE |as i3s!Tuated to prepare bill.
hn act Is noa before this Board for its adoption
or T. :ctlOO. This committee has maturoIy con-
slderei the question ia all its phases, oud tboro
| 10 nov before VI an act which | am sure will
meet the hearty approval of this Board; have
mada 1T my busness 10 c'll on gentlemen en-.
gagged n tho liquor trade. ADD many of the most
prominent ones have tola mo that they would
be Very glad 10 Sec 8 Sunday law 10 operation,
and that they would do what they could to
mako it effective; all they desired was that the
law should bear equally upon all alike and that
Il should noS permit oao to keep bis house
open and close others up. [ am sure il the
City Council passes this lsw mono will be moro
ready TO s'e 1t properly carried out than those
oo whom hsvo called for an expression of
their views on the subject. | think tho com~
mttse did RIs9IP when they invited all parties
interested, TO appear before them when this
nc: Wss under Consideration. l! hos been statad
b7 many tina: this Law. if passed, could not be-
carried into effect; differ from my friends who
have expressed these views; | can sec 90 reason
Why this law c3u'd not DO carried GU! as we'll as
an? othei lsT on cur statute books, and feel
s%l=fied that there will bo very few violations
u Il. Our Eqaor dealers. cigar sellers, and those
Eh1 cngago Ia any Sunday traffic, arc not by |
shy lnca1s TO DO regarded as men whose deter |
u
DAG, end do then, or at Last great portion |
of then, the astco 10 say. that they will assist
In Carrying this Ia" into effect. Those of our |
c:lzaos %ho have been most Instrumental 10 |
b:ioeinE this l:w before tho City Council for !
Is consideration. nave been severely c.itioized |
hut am wiling and do accord to them, tho |
same rights that arc c, ryed by other; they arc |
doing what they believe will best improve the |
N 2Tal5 CT In. masses. and DO ono has the right !
70 say thst they ere anything elsa but sincere. |
am perfectly satisfied that largo majority |
Of our c!lZ us waat proper Sunday law, and |
I'LL Continue to aRltato this question unti |
NV II gIac.d upon our statutes; | hope Mr., |
ChS!Emin, IN conclusion, that it will be tho |
pl1asGro CT every member OF this branch Of the |
Ciiy CouoC!l, TO vote for tho bill. Its execu, |
'lnn ) t!'o proper officers Of tho corporation |
Will not, thlLk. b. attended with much diff. |
Gully certainly aic trial of tho law can work |
co possible harm 10 our cl!z3ns. and will have |
tcndaFcy. | htpa, 10 improve tho morals Of |
tie city.
NJ isa!m,a laid half Ioaf wss batter than
40 bread and While he thought thi. law too |
ni:iS "nt wat>r, he would VOC for l., AID he
ho9@i We W)c'I have q goad tx:cu.iva to ca
iaic! il.
20 ;'.i! 49, iArn pass9d-yeas 10, nays nCno |
Pr. NcHscd, in Introducing petition for |
roaIw'y 90 the cast sidewalk of Fairfax street. |
heweca Fia0kIIu and j ffer5on streets, urged |
that thI7 gas necessary improvement to that |
SIC ion.
VIZ Ja7aGa opposed tho grant, and said he
Wtud y3lc %; 40 Improvement 10 any other
s'e;Ion OF the CT unless there were improve.
montS mada also in the h ward, which had
hrrst2f1re gotten nothirg
nlr. NoTia0d sid that CJutc lad dono
1n'h'ng fer his section Of the tcwa suoo 1910.
add hu thought that this WAS smal favor to
tcso| unon pooplo who had paid taxes for 4 0
years ard rccaig, i no b3ut e..
Alter some discussion tho sutj!nt was fer.
r:d to Tho Committee on Streets.
TIE SUNDAY LAW FAILS
lho Sunday lag oane b!ck from the Bosri
o Aldermen non corcurred 10. and referred to
the Committee on General Llws
Mr.. Pcako said il was useless to send tho bill
back to tina! Committee. They had done all
they could. Gnd for himself he was not disposed
to 20 over ogaln the samo ground, no bal al
ready passed o1e! With grGa! labor and trouble.
Committee of C)nicrouoo with the Alder.
men 90 the snt cct was appointed, and. after on
lotoIvsI, the conn i:teo returned and reported
CCm) to any conclusion.
~ wv N'uuddy INV itl GClWIpU mo TWO
boards; Grd the Uounoil adjourned
CHURCH CONFERENCES To.DAY.-The Virs
eItia Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Hith wboh the Church 10 this city 10
CONNECTED, bet 10 day in annual session
81 New River, w. Va, Bishop Andrews pre-
siding. Rsv. Mr. Boyer, Presiding Elder OF
his district. expects TO be transferred to the
Pennsylvania Conference OF the Church.
Tbs annual Coutererc, of the Methodist
Eplscopal Church South convened at Harrison.
burg, Va, TO day. The Conference cous's of
2 large aunbcr Of preachers and ley delegates.
Rev. Mt. Boyle is o member, aud Mr.. Wu.
II. May is delegate from tho Church in this
city.
The Maryland Annual Coolcreuo, Of the
Methodist Protestant Church also met to day
q: Cumberland, Nd. Rev. DR.. Mills. of this
city. preached tho opening sermon. MIR. Jas.