The bee., 1882-12-23

legislative history of the bill OIL the
local Legislative Assembly that au-
thorized the expenditure OF the money
and erection of the aEurtis" school
bouse In GeorgetownS and gave the
legal status of the colored schools quite
fully, concluding as follows.
First. That the Governor OF the DIS
trict of. Columbia and the trustees OIL
the Public Schools of Georgetown, act
ing as the agents of the government OF
the District of Columbia, borrowed
from the Trustees Of the Linthicum
fund $4,000 under authority OF an act
of the Legislative Assembly OF the Dis
trict of Columbia, for which public
property belonging to said District OF
Columbia was mortgaged for security
of payment; that the money SO bor-
rowed was expended for the erection
af public school building in the city
of Georgetown, and that under the act
of Congress approved July 23, 1866,
and of the Legislative Assembly OF
June %, 1873, thereis due the colored
schools proportion of all amounts ex-
pended, and should be allowed and inn
mediately paid.
Secondly. That as only proportion
of money actually paid for the support
of the public schools of Washington and
Georgetown are allowed and paid for
the support of the colored schools of
said cities, it is absolutely necessary to
thesexistence of the latter that the pro-
portionate amounts that may become
due be ascertained and promptly paid,
in accordance with existing law; that
the assumption that money borrowed
by authority of law by the agents or
servants of the Government for which
public property is mortgaged, and the
faith of the Government pledged to re-
pay, is not public" but private"
funds, and can be used to build public
school buildings without regard to any
proportion that may be claimed as due
the colored schools under the acts of
Congress and Legislative Assembly be-
fore mentioned, is erroneous, and in
violation of the letter and spirit of the
law, and would, if adhered to, effectu-
ally abolish for the present the colored
schools in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown.
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The adjustment of this account is of
such Importance to the interest of the
colored schools for the next school year
commencing September l., 1874, that
we have to respectfully request reply
to this communication, as to what ac-
tion the Commissioners may deem
proper to take in the case.
We are, gentlemen, most respectfully,
HENRY JOHNSON,
JOHN H. BROOKS,
Trustees and members Of fSub-Board for
Colored Schools of Washington and
Georgeto,Cn.
The letter of Messrs. johnson and
Brooks was referred to the Attorney
for the District of Columbia, who under
date OF January 4, 1875, rendered an
opinion sustaining the views of the
two Trustees named. The opinion was
prepared by General William Birney,
Assistant, and concurred in by E. l..
Stanton, the Attorney.
This important decision enabled the
Randall school house to be erected
The pressure on the columns of the
BEE compels us to defer a complete re-
view of the first year of the COnsoli-
dated Board, but we expect in our next
issue to be able to give some interest
ing facts.
Mr.. EDITOR In your issue of the
18th instant you speak in flattering
terms of the Hon. L. c. Houck's col
ored appointments from the Second
Tennessee Congressional district. l
wish to call your attention to the fact
that there is one more staunch, dyed-in-
wool Republican Congressman from
Tennessee. refer to the Hon. VIM.
r. Moore, of the Tenth (Memphis)
district. While Mr.. Houck has done
well, Mr.. Moore has done better, not
withstanding the fact that this is Mr..
MoOre's first term in the Legislative
halls of the nation.
Mr.. Moore has caused to be appointed
Mr.. r. Davis to an assistant door
keepers position at the Capitol Mr..
S. $. Carter a position in the House
folding room Mr.. G. II. Shotwell to
first-class clerkship in the Pension Of
flee; Miss Fannie j. Bradshaw to a Pc
sition as cOpyist in the Land Office
(Which she has subsequently lost, and
is now engaged as teacher in the city
public schools Of Memphis) Mr.. Car
ter Harris as local mail inspector at
Memphis Mr.. James e. White as clerk
in the Memphis postoffice Mr.. James
Wright as carrier of mail Mr. Henry
as mail agent in the river
mail service Mr.. Govern as railroad
mail messenger, and your subscriber
a first-class cferkship in the Pension
Office.
Now, Mr.. Editor, think this quite
a tlattering record for a business man
with only one term, his first in Con-
gress, to make. Honor to those to
whom honor is due.
L. NJ. Brown.
Mr.. Brown has given vent to his
feelings, and it is hoped that the peo-
pie of his district will decide which of
the two Congressman should be weighed
N the balance and found wanting
Ed.
The tunnel cut into the main range
If the Rocky mountains, $50 miles
southwest of Denver, Col, is the high
st either in America or Enrone and