National Republican., 1888-06-06

"Thcy said that two years would complete
III. have been six years and not done yet"
The maps caused no little comment, and
the members examined the same very care
fully, and they sharply criticised the blum
dcrs Of the army engineers.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Dodge.
The matter that was first presented was
the report of the committee asking for the
consideration of the bill to regulate the fees
and limit the compensation Of the recorder
Of deeds and register OF wills.
Mr.. johnson wanted q commission ap.
pointed to look into the matter The records
of the recorder Of deeds he said, were IN a
very incomplete state.
4 motion was made by Mr.. Weller to re.
| commit the bill TO the committee. This was
lost by vote of j to q.
Mr. johnson offered an amendment look .
inc TO the appointment OF q commission by
the chief Justice of the District supreme
coult to prepare such legislation US may be
needed. This was adopted.
Mr.. Fcnwick brought up the report on
| the police looking to the abollshment Of
the soldier clause.
Mr.. Robinson objected to the adoption Of
the report as II worked against the interest
| of the soldier.
! Mr.. Fenwick said that the major of police
| In his report recommended the change.
Mai. Richards spoke of the necessity of
| making the change. 1t was a service that
| should not he of an elecmosynary character.
| The service wanted young, vigorous, active
men. lie believed in n pension being
granted to men who had done good service.
| No man over 40 years should be appointed.
| The best agc> were between 81 and 40; after
| 40 years men were on the down grades. The
| best policy would be to pay the best salaries
and the resul, would be that good material
could be he'd, especially when the incentive
was n pension for good service.
Maj. Walker cited evidences where police
men were taken from the army and had to
| lie shown their beats, and not few of them
were lost while doing their work. He ad-
vocated very strongly the pensioning of
officers for services rendered.
| The report was adopted.
The next matter was the report calling
for the selection of jurors in the District.
The bill, which has been printed IN the
| NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, was read.
The report was discussed by Messrs.
Dyer. .Morsell, and Larner, and adopted,
with an amendment requiring 1000 names
to be put in the jury box.
Mr.. Wilson offered a resolution authoriz.
ing the appointment of an executive com
mittee to represent the organization and
transact such business as might come be
fore It,
Mr.. Willard amended the resolution by
man on the committee.
| Mr.. Weller thought that the best eXpe
dent would be to reduce the number OF
the quorum of the organization from forty
to twenty.
Mr.. Mullett, who had been in the chair
took the floor with the purpose of Offering
resolution looking to the reduction Of the
number of the quorum. "llow many shal
1t bePn he asked.
"What do you say, Mr.. Lamer?''
81 say let 1t alone.h Laughter.
Mr.. Dodge thought that a general com
mittee was the best for the organization.
The resolution was then put to vote ant
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Morsell reported bill on the mechan
les lien law, but it went over on an objec
tion made by Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. Church offered a resolution that Con
gress be called on to require all steam rail
road tracks in South Washington to be de
pressed This was adopted.
Mr.. Larner moved that Congress b'
called on to investigate the subject of waite
supply. The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Dodge made lengthy statemen
about the meeting Of the railroad. He sal,
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Off
cials positively refused to come around tn
city by the Eastern branch, but the official
said that they would not do SO, but woul'
come down Third street southeast. Ill
then explained the railroad problem as 1t |
now presented before the Senate.
Mr.. Thompson made very length,
speech in opposition to granting the rail
roads any right to cross the city,
| The meeting then adjourned.