Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-03
THE SCHOOL BOARD BILL.
The Citizens Committee % ConEes
Again with the Commissioners.

Again with the C0mmlssioDers.
VARIOUS SUGGESTIONS MADE AT A MEETING
OF THE coMNIrrEE LAST xreHr-AMKNp-
4kNTS no THE BILL no BE RHcoNHENDxp.
1--WE have como together" said Chief Justice
Cartier In calling to order a meeting OF the
citizens committee on legislation for the public
schools, held at the Ebbitt House last evening,
"among other things, to see If we cannot effect
8 conjunction between the Commissioners and
the people. By some strange accident-it must
be an accident-there is q want of consonance
| between the people and the District Commits
sioners." He advised that the committee
should meet the Commissioners and let them
know that they did not intend or desire to
take nom them any powers: The Commission
power OF making the administrators OF the
schools and of unmaking them. Among the
members Of the committee present were DR..
VIM. Henry Browne, Rev. DR.. John Chester, A.
cop gaEp Pcdse Es; sfp5y
DAN, Robt W. Fenwick, John i. Given, Chas. Z.
Rev. A. F. Steele, VIM. ]. Stephenson, Hawkins
Taylor, John LVogt, George White and Simon
Judge Cartier stated that the committee en-
trusted with that duty had presented to Con-
gress the resolutions adopted at the public
meeting OF citizens, and the Senate had had
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED.
Mr.. Hovey said that 1t had been suggested
that the bill now pending might be amended in
some particulars. Mr.. VIM. A. Gordon had
called his attention to the fact that it did not
proyds for the removal OF Is
intended to vest the power In the Commits
si iod to remove trustees, 1t should be SO
after the clause authorizing the Commissioners
to appoint trustees there should be added the
words: And may remove the same, or any OF
Mr.. Anthony Hyde had suggested an amend
ment providing that the names OF buildings
now named d after living persons should be
inserting the word "janitors" among those
enumerated to be appointed by the school
board, in order to prevent future misunder-
Mr.. Hawkins Taylor suggested to leave these
SINAI! matters to the committees that presented
Judge Cartier asked If Mr.. Taylor considered
the matter of removal a small matter.
Mr.. Taylor said that, on the contrary, he con-
sidered it SO large matter that he was not
prepared to vote for it then.
RESOLUTIONS presented by Mr.. Hovey were
Of the following Committees: An executive
committee, consisting of seven mem bers, in
Guiding the vice chairman, the secretary and
the treasurer as members eX-OffciO: a home
committee, OF fifteen members, to confer with
the Commissioners and request their co-opera-
ton In securing the passage of the citizens bill,
and two committees, OF fifteen members each,
TO confer with the Senate and House District
committees, respectively.
THE COMMITTEE AND THE COMMISSIONERS.
During the discussion on these resolutions
DR.. Domer suggested thatif the Commissioners
agreed with them it might be unnecessary to
appoint committees to confer with the congress
SiUnal committees
Mr.. Browne said that if the ommissioners
co-operated with them, and he understood they
probably would, as the BOARD was now consti-
tuted they ought still to have working COM
inittee. The Commissioners had all they could
DO with other matters.
Mr.. Hovey called attention to the fact that It
was getting late ia the session. A delay of two
or three weeks waiting for the Commissioners
TO act might prevent the bill passing at this
session. Ii the Commissioners would help he
would be glad OF it; ii they did not they pro-
posed to pass the'biii over their heads. Ii the
District committees did not favor Ii they pro-
posed to go INFO the House and Senate and pass
the bill over the heads of the committees. Ii
was tho general feeling, he believed, that this
peoples bill must be passed. He thought they
should move right aioug, and that these COM
miitees should go to work.
THE POWER OF REMOVAL.
Judge Cartier favored passing a resolution
recommending an amendment to the bill, as
suggested by Mr.. Gordon, giving the Commits
sioners specific power TO remove trustees 81
think that with that change" he said, '.our
city fathers viii be reconciie4 to IL, inasmucIl
as they ca.not have any i1ore power than tina L.
L think it Will be well TO rccomn mend il now and
here, on our own volition ana not under stress
OF weather" lie suggested that the words lat
pleasure" Were unnecessary. There isn't any
pleasure IN removing a man. he said, .'unleSs
there is malice in it," A resolution was adopted
ia Orng the proposed amendment with the
words lat pleasure omitted. Alter some dis
cussion a resolution proposing to amend the
bill by inserting the word '.janitors," as sug-
gested, adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Steele suggested that the committee
that waited upon the Commissioners, address
themselves especially TO two points, which the
Commissioners urged in reference to the school
FIST, the harmony or want OF l2rmOuy
that would exist ia the board; and I'd, the mat
Ter of the concentration of powers in school
manage nent. Commissioner Ednonds had
said 10 MIN plainly that he was in favor of o
concentration OF powers in school manage
ment in the police and fire department
Commissioner Webb had spoken of the lack of
ni.rmony in the board.
TIE NAMES OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
|. Mr.. Hovey called up the matter of the amend.
ment suggested by Mr.. Anthony Hyde respect
ing the names OF school buildings, and moved q
resolution Recommending it.
Mr. Fendali, in the course OF some remarks on
this subject, said that this was intended he DE.
lieved, TO get the name of from a certain build
ing, and tuey oil course did not want TO put it
in the form OF an order specifying the particular
building.
Dr. Domer favored doing away with names
altogether and using numo instead.
DR.. Faunce suggested that it was a mistake
to take any such action. Would not the Con-
greSSiOnal committees think there were some
private feuds behind ii?
Judge Cartier thought 1t was a very small
matter.
On motion of Mr.. Stephenson, Mr. Hovey's
motion was laid on the table.
GIVE THE TEACHERS A CHANCE.
Rev. Mr.. Little suggested that the teachers
should be given some way to show that they
were in favor OF the bill.
Mr. Culver said he had conversed with 25 or
so teachers, and he had yet to find one who
was not heartily in favor Of the bill.
"It would be a good idea," said Judge Cart
ter. 'for them to get together and say so.'
THE COMMITTEES.
The chairman announced the following as the
committees authorized by the resolutions:
Executive Committee.-Robert Reyburn, NJ
D., vice chairman; James c. Dublin, secretary;
Henry n. Copp, treasurer; Chaplin Brown, Regi.
maid Fendall, Chas E. Hovey, {. s. Emery.
Home Sub-committee.-D.k X. Cartier, Peter
F. Bacon, Rev. w. A. Bartlett, Rev. w. II,
Brooks, Rev. Jno. Chester, w. ID. Davidge, VIM.
A. Gordon, S; :. Henkle. George e; Henning, T.
A. Lambert, VIM. q. Moore, Rev. Richard Nor
ris. Joseph Shiilington, b. H. Warner. Henry A.
Willard, Simon Wolf.
Subcommittee for Senate.-John A. Baker,
Sayles J. Bowen, William Henry BroWne
Titan J. Coffey, Frank b. Conger, Judge John
Davis, Frederick Douglass john 7. Given, Geo.
G. Gorham, Rev. Alex. Kent, Rev. w. A. Leon
ard, DR.. N. S. Lincoln, G. NJ. Matthews, Ellis
Spear, Rush r. Shipper.
subcommittee for House of Representatives
B. g. Loyejoy, II. l. Biscoe, a. N. Clapp, s. G.
Clarke E. g. Davis, Rev. D. w. Eaunce b. w.
Fenwick, Linden Kent, T. p. Morgan, Rev. B.
Sunderland, j. L. Vogt, Rev. q. 4. Watkins,
George White, Rev. s. Domer, w. C. Dodge.
Local Notes.
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