The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-02

Committee Appointed to Ask for
Hi> Dismissal by the President
A meeting OF representative Coiorel rIl-
7rrs OF Wa-hingfo1. The object Ct which
was a discussion OF the Dis.ric, Public
school biI now under consideration iu
Congress. and which ended in formal
protest against the alleged aspersi7ns cast
upon The colored people OF the city by Com
missioner John B. Wight, was held yester-
day afternoon in the sunday school room
Of the Second Baptist Church. in Third
Street northwest The occasion was thc
regular meeting Of the lyCoum Of the
church. and addresses were made by sew
eral prominent colored men OF the District
The resolutions. as adopted. follow:
Whereas the population Of the colored people
Of the District Of Columbia is from en,eo 90
5000. and said population pays taxes on properly
valued az from Sl2On.eO 20 sl9.FN,e1' We pt-
Fevc and we the colOred citizens OF the District
of Columbia request the Congress OF the United
States to So amend the bill providing for the crea-
lion Of a school board of FIVE members, superiH-
tendcut of public instruction. etc, so as 10 pro
vide for two superiutcudents TO be appointed 10y
the President of the United States. one Of whom
shall be q oolored and shall manage The
coIored schools of the District just as the other
Sil,s u, = man 49,, ,c Iiii tS,t the hoard Of cin
cation shall he increased to seven members, three
oi whom shall supervise lle ',ioieu lt,-i.
and the majority of this board shall supervise
ape entire public school system oi The hstle' o.
,ii. ,,i, a. ,,1 rs,sr- Investigation Of the Police
Department OF the District John B. Wight,
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tire negro Irish. aud Italian population Of tie
District ~ lhe iou2"ihE , .lns'ise ..- 4. o..
fact ,Tst The a90sl c5Iorcd people here u, equal
TO The criminal conditions IN any city. They H.
e4Iq liie d ~ .' .siuy ma ,,,.,,tt,. ,s
five nom thi, meeting be appointed by the chair
man to visit the President Of the niiea S5als-
fsIi5y ,i-iza,s thirds of whom arc tsN-
PAYERS 20 request the Immediate removal Of t.'s
s... s-la 'l 81 IT, ~. ~ S,I,,,ii, sr5 II -rs.
request cannot De complied with in tha name OF
90900 citizens OF the District ot Columbia. and
loepl'o' OF coloree cili-lis oi me s'Nri.t '-..-
20 protest against his rcappo'niment -- '.mH'-
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ansain-ed by tie crsifman far the rurr.-. OF
presenting 30 Congress the request OF jae colar,d
people on the school question and said committee
8 hereby authorized 10 use aA nonei'nls iNe"i7
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r. ". Thompson. President OF the
1veaur1 presided and James T. Slaughter
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the SUBJECT CHOSEN loI U's-uSSl'N was 'l--
public school system OF the District as al
fected bv the proposed legislation. He de-
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question OCCUPY i"s '-e o'''-''i'l1 '- '"'
ored people OF the District and one NhlHl
they could not afford to ignore
NJ 7-bowpson warned those present that
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