Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1867, Page 1

Ys EVENING STAR. PUELISHED DAILY (SUNDAY EXCEPTED) AT THE STAR BUILDING, W. corner Penm) wavenue and Eleven” tirect. aT NOYES, BAKER & CO. The STAR is served by the carriers to their vetecriber: in the Oity and IMstrict at Tam Usrre ren ween. opie at the counter. wid OF without wrappers, Two OErmTs each. Paicz ron Maine —Three months, One Deldar and Fifty Comis; 81m montns, Three Dot- ers; ene year, Five Deilars. No papers are ‘ext from the office jouger than paid for. The WEEKLY STAR—pabtisned om Fri- ny —Onc Doilar and « Half « Year. The Evening Star. We, XXX: WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1867. NE, 4,592. Boaan ov ALoxaman, November 2500.—TRS Orair iaid deiore tne Board communication, from the Mayor. ing (Bat be Dad approwea arte to sy water mains on Jd street west, We tween D street south and Virginia avenue, und on Maryland sveoue, between Gtm acd 7h wtreeis Weet, and aa act to build @eea wall B: the foot of 4th street east. Also, a comme nica- tion from the Mayor, neminsting Will'am T. Sorrel Superintendent of Sweeps for Mie Sev- enih War; referred to Committee om Police ce 3 Dis. ict, Fromois S. Waleb, T Baward C! and W.T. Jobasen; Fourth Piscrict, J. T. Cassell, WwW. Whyte, ena Dr. RC. Croggon: Treasurer, RT. Moreell, Secretary, RF. Boisean; re- ‘erred to Gommitiee oe Schools. Tne Onair also laid before :Re Board Kiolz for remsssion of « fi Detrict af an expeore of $200,000. required to be paid by the District. the amount by the City of Washingtoi = berens che y cand © acthof Congress requires Before a contract abail be ziven out for the erection of paid jail that com plete specifications of the pi seed of tbe material to be used shall be mace ou! ard ved by &@ bosrd consisting of three none. thom Gen. M. ©. Mei and aball be two, and whereas it in the records of the Supreme Court of the Distr of Cobumbia that these important have been disregarded as well as other of ite revisions. wi the cost of the jail will be rgely increased, and the taxes correspondingly enlarged; and tas these representations are ine. and it ix also asserted that the building contracted for ia not such an Congress de to have erected; and whereas it has been declared that the contract was not awardet went bidders, but to the highest hidder, th. former being residents of this city and the latter Beitimore, and whereas the locat for said ) isrecarded by many citizens as unevitable and such as will increase the expenses of the city by demanding an increase of officers and conves aners for prisoners from and to the jail and court- Foom, while at the same time it will increase the fecalities for the rescue and escape of prisoners therefore— Resoived. That the committer to attend to the interests of the ration before Congress are inetructed to take immediate steps im law or through Congress to prevent the erection of a jail gm the site selected ami on the contracts now ex ieting therefor.” Mr. Moore said that so far as the matter of taxation. we had a right to spears, but depre- ented spy interference with the action of & member of the Cabinet Mr. Elvans though’ it was competent for ‘his Corporation to protect our citizens from yee of! | H xpisin. | fourd out 1 | of 0 oppressive taxation, and endeavor to get Uon- | Gress to imterpose to secure the work tor the | lowest bidders, who reside in this city, aud and thus give ibe work to Washington men After further debate the preamble and reso- yutions were referred to the Committee on Im- provements. ‘Mr. Moore presented the petition of A. E 1 Keese prayipg tbe retunding of money errc. neeuriy paid for a license: referred to the Committee on Ulaims. Also ‘the petition of B. W Middleton for the retunding of taxes pai om an erroneous &+sessment, aud introduced bell for bis relief; referred to the Commitee on Claims. Mr. Lioyd presented the peutions of Mirs. Carroll, Pa:rick Foley, and Matthew Cooke in reference to the cow law: referred 'o the Committe on Cla. Mr. Tatt presented the petition of Amos Hunt and others asking fo have the sewer om A street north terminate ibe aliey in square 72-: Also, petition of in reference to a side reterred the Committee on Improve- Lioyd introduced & resolution, which |. Teuestine the Corporation A‘. to give to tRis Board nis opinion on the fellowing questions: “lst. Has @ Justice of the Peace im this cry ovher than the Justices selected by the Beara of Police. the power to bear and determine cases under the ordivances of this Corporation ! 2d. 1f sucha Justice has the right and power what remedy is provided the Corporation to enforce a prompt and accurate sceount d return to the Corporation offices, and cos's ceived snd collected '* The special order being the bill to amend the act to provide for the registry ef births, marriages, and deaths, and for other purposes, ‘Was Isid over for one week. Mr. Elvansmoved & reconsideration of the vote Dy wMich the bill for dredging the Washington canal was passed Bt the last meeting of the Board: agreed to. Bir Elvans said he had made a study of the matier ring the past week. bmitied the re- ing. viewing the former plans for im- the canal, and the work dore in ac- corda th them, including the work done by Mr. Thomas, which he sisted had cost 16,000, he said “The sballowness of the pretence that the plan before che Councils has been en- age, whilst the more comprehensive aua es- sentially different plan of the army engineers claims to be Bo more than hastily considere temporary reliet for an approaching summer ‘With Asiatic cholera in the back ground.” T; show the radical differences of tne two pre- jects, thus mixed up im “hot cake” style, he ‘Set the estimares of the two parties opposite 10 each other, showing the estimate of *rsom, for complete system, amounting to $40,000, and the estimate of engineers for stem- porary relief,” making said: “Here we pian ef tbe army engipeers, qurvalent—io wit follows of ‘id street to a level «slign'ly’ velow low wearer: ( hink of 8 qualified eng meer wsing the term ‘slightly’ to designate accurate mea-ure- Ment’) the formationof the basin erd of the caunl, (by the consiru: dyke,) and the clearing of the Ta section of the Chesapeake However, at this aay, i isof no practical gn- portance whether this pian was eudorsed in its mception. two years ago, or not; it Ras had the fairest chances of working vut its own merits or demeri= for a period of twenty months, and with sli the finascial aseisi. ance usked for. More money has deed spent in this effor au in the experi. ment of Mr. Tho a it Appears that consequently it takes more months to attain a(rve appreciation of its working than did that of iis predecessor, The person in charge reports, under date of September 1, 1506, that the work for which © Was appropriated is BOW so far SdWAnced sto insure a strong current of comparatively pure water constaut. ty flowing iv one direction through 11s entire length. and wiih sufficient force to carry of ali the drainage of the city. and all floating mattes tbat flads iis way into the - dt View Of these tacis there seems to be no neces. sity for & dam or lock, or gates of Wis (eastern) eng for ny purpose whatever.’ This opinion 's against ‘Re advice of the Army Fagineers, even for temporary relief it will ere be noted.) «im tBis strong current, flow- ing in but one direction, we undoubtedly have plete solution of the bitbero perplexing qquesiion, Bow ‘© dispose of the sew: ot tae city. The canal will be sufficieat 10 deo- dorise and satisisctorily dispose of all the drainage of a city bavi ‘Million ("") of people. ural quiet and spparencly gente action of the rising or fallidg of the tides, not requiring ouch as he touch of a finger‘ - AJt that will then be re- tabhieh & most perfect system of will be to constract sewers leading trom the Bighest parte of the cily to tbit coustentiy flowing stream” (Under date of April 22, 1-67, the officer means of the late “.mprovement” there is an average daily flow in one direshoe the canal oc about five million cabic water.” Ht not’ doubt the word of the author %#, but in order 10 give (he workin, the best ebsnees, we will adi, and money bad, at one time, exten, & sirOng CRsterD carrent 1a the Put whatdo we age at tne cay | Sanding ebbhce- om tbe crown Of the dam a! 17cb sree we find, inderd, De waer inage the Dasis thee feet Diguer (Dao the jeves cf ibe rover referred to Commit. | kind at | | caual in the summer. | We were tangnt to trt » Sgainst and contrary to the prescri Satareseeemmeeee fe ks below 3 3 7 two of the orisinel tem gates have tumbled sulegy Baving teen spoken, therespon {a ihe e vin, Board ot ‘Aldermen ) Looking on the Fiver, we find the channe} leading to the can: filled up or closing up rapidly within the Iast eigbwen Months, so tBat boats reach tRe canal ‘With difficulty. ‘Looking benes:h oar feet, we fimd that the expenditure of the appropriation aeked for bes wot built a ship-lock as prem- i-ed, but a simple lock which defies the tone of the finger of the lock-teader it the said lock-tender should try to start a weiting boat. ‘Men St any other time than at hig® tide, (when the water is on a level st both sides of the ) Nor are the bostman’s troubles over locks. wh ment be could resch the 14th strge wharves with « tu man’s troubles, and give the reeult of the +4 provemen:-” accomplished,even to the viated. The fAct is, the basin hae filled ap And is filling up rapidly; and mach more so the canal throughout its whole length, and is 10 such an extent that the water standing igh-tide mark lodges in the basin lik jead peo}, since it will mot move of mud intervening between the eastern termi- mus cf the canal. The rgsalt is not difficult to Mr. Severson has before the city canal proper is three Jength, and aot tee id-a‘half miles, as istently asserted im hie tormer co! with an ty miles in wi t but never move it, om the cir- euitous route of «ix miles from the Treasury Departament to the river in front of the Arsenal. i you, Aldermen, to hesitate before you enact into a tew any looking | tothe farther expenditure of your constituents’ many cases) bard earned money, mot sanctioned by previously fuliy a rey ed recommendation of engineers jou! mational reputation in their pro- fession. Isgain admit that the object of the army (moineers to avert cholera has been assisted by tue work on the eanal, but! contend that more money has been spent therein than was neces- sary under the corresponding items of their bigh estimate, and J assert that against their iarention the temporary relief has been af- torded at the expense of the permanent inter- ests of navigation and efficient sewerage. If ts on which their (engineers) pian Pivots, viz: dredging to balf ude between 17th @ d 2d sireets. and aredeing nine inches pelow low tude from 3d street to the Eastern Branch, also placing lock gates (operating inversely to those om the- 17th street dike) at east end of canal, bad received their due . we should. in our perma- be at least better off than Instead of this, od and the action of the physical forces, ponnded by Prof. Severson, without ~ touching finger” to ad- first elements for a constant eastern x triea re of atten- | current, amd the consequeace is that the bed | keep it dredged we of the channel, basin ead upper part of the canal is pow from nine to twelve inches higuer than it was a year ago. Mr. Elvans proceeded at some lengih on this point, and then combaited the idea tha: the cal bron rem uner: sale of the repaired by 365 4 Row earning ed for the con- to carry into effect the resslati ‘States Senate “To examine ti Washington City Canal.” av such plan for the permanent improv en nistion thereof. as well as most effect teexisting nui a cunnlation Kesolved for ker. That on the — day of Novem ber. 187. the tide gates on the cunseway south of Nth street west be “pen during the ebb tide, aud that ou the previous days a suffi of peas bedriven cumler the seporvi. bility of the City Surveyor)in t n 7th street. the causeway and lth street, the top of which shall represent hiee water mark, nee ition of which give a coners ofthe prevent state of the canal, Resolved Jurtier. That on the — day of Novem ber, 1867, the lock which shuts out the water dis charging from that rart of the canal west of Nth street into the city canal. be kept oper 40 as to ascertain what supply of water is at dis {from that source in consequence of recent re Riyals of obstruction by the Oor poration Mr. Noyes said the argument of Mr. Elvans against the Severson scheme was concinsive, bat that scheme had been effectually disposed of at the last meeting of the Board. It Rad been hoped tant by oar action in passiag a bill to goon and aceneenly dredge : and had taken 8 sep forward; but if we pass tBese resolutions, we shall go back te the same state of do-notningness that ‘we have been in, to our discredit, for years. BM core bad no objection to wait for the Fepor! mentioned in the resolutions, althoug! some of Mr. Elv: statements were erro. neous. Mr. as’ experiment had cost only about $3.000,instead of $10, 0 as stated by Mr. E. In reference to the failure or the Corporation to complete the improvement according to the plan of the engineers, the tacts were that the Corporation bad not ‘the means to do it. He defended Mr. Seversop, and thought Mr. Elvans bad plunged neck deep in the mad iu his etatemenis. Dir. Noyes urged that they should abide by fpeir ction in passing the bill for dredging, The people on all sides were censuring us for our delay in dealing with the canal nuisance. The prospect of getting another report from military engineers, to ens bie us to base any action upon, Was too vague to be counted on. believed they had no further report to mae. Mr Eivaps said that sfver the Board had disposed of the bill Be hoped they vould adopt hus resolutions. Mr. Given said he was prepared to give the ssme vote on the bill be did a week ago. He thought the Corporation bad had enongn of experimenting with thatold eyesore, the Wash. ington canal. We must lay theaxe at the root Of ‘be tree: that is the only means to abate the Bi i-ance. Wego on here basing our action on reporis which we are to get, and thus nothin is ever done. Notwithstanding oar fluancia: condition. we have got to dredge the exnal if it takes every cent of wwe ts. The work 4s Recessary for purposes of drainage. Way ‘Wait for @uy reports! We may get the pro, report im six Montbs, & year. or five yrers, but we mut do something now. The Fesolutions covld ove of no benefit, and he hoped the Bild would pass. Mr. Elvaus said nothing could be gained by haste, as the work could not be done this sea. son. Mr. Noyes said winter was ihe only season tLe work could be done. lo Mr. sald it was prejudicial to thq br altD of the citizens to disturb the mud in the Mr. Moore moved 48 inditinite postpone- Misnt of the passage of the bill until we caq @et the information asked for in the resolutions .r. Mcore’s motion to me the bili w Jost by the following vote :—Yeas— Messrs. & vans. Larman, Moore, Richards and Tarton—. Nays—Mesers. Given, Grinder, Lioyd. Mc- Cathran, Noyes, Talbert, Tait and the Presi+ dent, (Barr)—». thet passed by @ vote of yeas, ‘The bill was Bays 5, those who voled aye on posiponemen: Dg nO on this question, and wh ‘oiled yea on pemipenotagnt voting against the Pssssge of the bill. | ‘The firet of the series of resolution’ intro. ducea ir taken o id ed for would probably be fu ‘woul ar nisbed befure tbey did act. if Mr. Noyes said it had been given out'thal the lower board would aot pess'the pili a: pereon ( Mr. Severeon) was ved by i"; Dat it that was Intended as i ans WE Sea a ss 7 lutiops on the tavle; which adn! weg of indexes, 2 | Commitee, Register of Deeds, ap riating $4,000 for that purpose, provided tae Uorporatica of G-aree- 1owB appropriates $1,000 the Levy Court 8500 for the same pur; . The sag substitute bill was advocated by Messr: Noyes and ot! on the ground of ni for th» preeervation of the property records of thie District, and opposed by Mr. ran. The substitute bill was then 19; yeas nays !.(Mr McUathran,) and the bil’ pa sed. ir. Moore, from the Committee om F' q reported diy Ou the bill appropristiag 22,500 to purchase a belt, striking apparatus and furniture for Eagine Mouse Union No. 1; passea. Mr. Turton introduced a bill granting per- mission 10 Wm. Bradley to erect aa iron rail- ing in front of lots 14 and 1% in square 4, no* more eee from — a Une, reject. ed; yeas 1, (Mr, Larmaa,) nays 12. i, Richares ‘MSde a written reper: from the “preial Commitiee to represent the C)rpors of Washington at the conference in Alex- 1 with the Directors of the Loudoa & psbire Railroad im reference to the branch Toad to he Vistrict cities, in which he recapita- lates the proceeding: at that meeting, (which Dave been already reported in the Staa,) and Judes a2 foliows: “Tn view of the anti Wberal end kindly 9 eentat! would res) tion of the followsn, of said meeting. and of the pirit. manifested, your repre recommend the adop- fa int resolution : "Revotced, Gr. Bhat &. committee of one from each Board, im connection with the Mayor, be an thorized to co-operats sith = similar committee of the two Boards of the Corporation of Georgetown. fo fequest the Secretary of War to detail engineers to make a survey for & proposed connection w' th the London aud Hampshire Faitrosd aml the cities ot Georgetown and Washington, and also a con- ection with said road and Aldie and London coun- ties, Va..and report the results of such survey. Tish cetimated costs Of Duilding each of wail branches.” ‘Phe resolution was adopted, and, with the report, was ordered to be printed with the pro- ceeding: T. Moore, from the Committee on Improvements, reported bill to grade and gravel Sth street ekist, from North A street to gutters on the south side from 6th to llth strect : Moore epoke of the resuiution passed by the lower Board at the last meeting, providing for continued meetungs of the two Boards through the week om the anpropriation bill, school bill, ke, and said it was all done for He therefore moved the following. “Resolved, That the Secretary. respectfully in form the Board ot Common Council that the Board of Aldermen shany weeks ago passed the ceneral appro! pro ling for all general ex- penses authorized by law; also, the scliool appro- Priation Will, making full provision for the ‘ot the public schools of the Corporation for tent year; and also more recently a genera ur: 1 bill necessary au. inexped Mr. Elva: resolution. of bis own conscience, and this resolution Place themselves and their Board in the posi- tien of a physician, who would retuse to a A patient becan could not be re of this Board. hed first, it was not the tauit before it. The resolution was adopted. Mr. Turton, from Drainage Committee, reported bills to lay r of Fielder Carroll and A. Mice, fer permission 10 pei was discharged from their further considera- ton. Mr. Turion, from the Committee on Health, made @ report on the apothecaries ac- coun| which were passed. port contained the followiiig stutistics com- Piled from the accounts Firs; Warg—Narber of p&upers, i0p; born in Pnfted States, 93; waites, 56; colored, 37 born in Ireland, 16; number of recipes, :i0i): to- tal cost, $15$. FS, 25; born in Washington, =; Ireland, jaryland, 10; Virginia, 2; New York, 2; ‘col. ored 6: number of recipes. 107;total cost, S61.¥.) Sixth Wara—Numoer of paupers, 32; born in Washington, 15; born in Maryland, 11; boru in Vtrginia, 1; born in Delaware, i; born in Peun- syl b born im ireland, 2: 1 colored: nu Of preecriplcns, S2; total cost{s?7.25. Sev- ih Ward—Number of paupers, 76: bora in District of Columbla, 35; born in Virginia, 14 born in New York. born in Maryland, 9: anal | —— 4 ¢ = g 3 &; ES é = ¥ F born in Pennsylvania, 3; borm in Ireland, ‘11 | born in Germany, |: Bumber of recipes, 29 | total cost, £108.05; colored, 3. [A similar report for the Fourth Ward was made by Mr. Eivans | | two weeks since and reported in tue Star of Tuesday the 12th inst.) The bilis for payment | of the accounts of apothecaries in the above named wards were passed. Mr. Elvans from the Committee on Health | said the committee bad been waited upen by | the friends of Dr. Allen, nominated for physi- cian to the poor of the Seventh Wera by the Mayor who stated that his position under the Government weuld not prevent bim trom at- tending to bie duties as Ward physician. The Bomination was confirmed. Mr. Given.trom tae Committee on Elections, mace the following report: ‘The Comuittee on Elections, to whom was re forred on the 19th instant @ resolutic is in for a special lection inthe Seventh to fi the vacancy in this Roard, caused by the resiena tion of E. Wheeler, beg leave to report that they have given the subje eferri consideration ist reeegni lege and the right of the citizens of the Seve Ward to be fully represented in the Councils of the city, yet owing to the late aud intricate acts of Congress. regulating and defining the mode and aianner of holding elections in this city. if fav ora bie action be Lad by your bedy on the proposed bution in inith ure, it will neces te a reregistration lified voters of the ward, involving a considerable expenditure of mo- Bey an time and trouble, and ax abont one half of the present session of the 65th Council has ic and inexpe jon of said resoin sand would respectfully ask to be discharged from the forther consideration of the sul, isigned—John T. Given, Z Kicbarda. C. 8. Noyes. Mr Elvans sti that if the le ef th ward wished a full representation they bad a Fight to ask it; but so tar as be conid ascertain, they did not care to go into the trouole and ex- pebse of re-registration for this election. Mr. Noyes said that he believed thnt the péo- ple of the ward generally of both parties were disinclined to go through the trouble of re- « | registration for the purpose of x special elec- tion. Sone of the citizens of the ward had isked for antroduction of a resolation calling for an election, and he had felt it ihis ba = 4 to offer it. The commitiee was discharged from further consideration of the matter, and the report hand ordered to be printed with the proceed - mgs. Mr. McCathran introduced a bill fer relief of the late George Dean and others: referred to \s Commitiee on Claims. Mr. Lioyd introduced & joint resolution of instruction to the Mayor concerning the Metfopolitan Kaitroad, as fol- lows: “Whereas the charter of the Metrovolitan and Was gton and Georgetown Railroad Companies of fierlty, requires that the said companies of corporations should Keep their tracks in good or- r, at the space Wetween the tracks and uf two feet beyond the euter rail should be kept at all times well pared. snd w the said corpor: have fated to com “ft with the charter in th rev have ne to nd keep the: said ronda tn go order and condition. as requited by thelr ch :.¢0, the injury of the people of I heretore, be Teste That the Mayor be, ant he hereby reai ed, to uotify the officers and direc tors of maid ‘Compaies of the condition of said roads, and to require them to repair the same. an: eae of their faiture or refasa) esommly with is request wit! a vole 11 , that then be Mayor be and he is requoatod, to ta the necessary steps ane - ‘Mr. Moved to insert the Wash- T. Lloyd accepted the amendment. Mr. Moore stated that the Oorporation Attor. Dey Bad decided that the the street railroads te Le Nat macnnne ‘their tracks le,untless the remaining {= firat been paved by ‘ier, same debate, the resolution was ‘The Mayor's veto ot the bit’ tn e Mayor's eo Kat} compensation af Boatds was reed, aud Mr. Etvaws sad’ ee ‘whore salary bad not been a tm ye make the bill y evening: ‘The Mayor's veto of the bill granting Mole Ht ance EK: Jubulen meetee Ree Fe. between lith and ‘read, to be printed, sad, ovdoved Connch dibentrben tes tae bill or patenany et propriilos “treks anon Ne ' pport makigg siaple provision for the payment of the ta: d by Congress on the school money of thi benefit of color schools, ail of hi tuat he Roped the Alderman from the Fourth Ward would withdraw bis Every member of this Board ot every party had acted according to ‘he dictates ared to show & “soreness” on ‘he part of jeard which was nunecessary. If certain members of the lower Board ‘Ww proper to tend his own child being ill— did not think that this Board sbould take cognizance of matters not officially water mains along certain streets in the First Ward; passed. Mr. Richards, from the Police ported adveresly on the petitions withont license, and the committee for the First, Fourth, Fifen, Sixth, and Seventh Wards, reporting btils for their relief Tbe accompanying re- Fifth Ward—Number of pan- Payment of taxes to December isin, was Passed. Dhe Chair then appointed Mr. Given on the THE IMPEACHMENT REPORTS. Below we give abstracts of the three differ- cOMmittes to wait upon the Secretary of War | ¢Bt reports of the Judiciary Commitiee of the im reference to the Loudon and Aampenire Railroad connection, (arder the above reso: tion of Mr. Richards;) amd the Board ad journed, Common Councit.—President Dali in the chair, and all ‘he members present except Meeers. Arrison and Tilley. A me-sage was received from the Mayor Apnouncin, proval of acts to coustract acetts: 6th risge as Grant for Len ey 4 &c., om west side of 1 t, between Ii and | streets north: \¥, &c., on the eart side of 3d street wes:, between 1 and N streets north, Also, retorning, withomt his approval, the act granting permission to 1-H and ae Jobnson to erect a wharf between 12th and 13th streets, on the Potomac river. Tne May- Or says tMat by this bill it is proposed to change the policy which has heretofore prevatied, and Rot to regulate f'-b wharves and docks, but to sell the privilege to individn: the wharf to be the proper; ‘tion at the end of the term. The bill tion to erect 'y see fit, for to grant the privilege au- e the power to do the thing them- ‘his opinion sued policy should not tempted unless the right is clear. The Mayor, at considerable length, descasses the question «sto the right of the corporation to Give the power intended. the veto—yess 13, uays 3—Mesers. Nalley, Pfau and Dulin. Also, one retarning the act increasing the pay of the secretaries of the City Councils, withont his approval—tst. Because the corpo- Fation is in no condition to increase the pay of any of its employees; 2d. Because he can see No good reason for Increasing the salaries with- out doing the same inthe very many other equally mer:torious cases: 34. Because the in- cumbents were fully apprised of the amount of compensation they were to receive for their services at the time they sought and were elected to their pesitions, and te approve of this bill, would, by precedent, commit the Councils to do the like in the case of each and every employee of the city. After some debite, di urged that former Counctit own sali s ing which it was had increased their laries of other officers had the bill was passed—yeas, 14; Ball, Dalton, and Nalley—3. i Dill Of the Apothecary of the Fifth Ward. Referred. The following were presented: by Mr. O.S. Baker—)}\esolution extending the time for lay- iny footways and paying gutters to December 15th: amended on motion of Mr. Pfau to in- clude sewers, and adopted. Also, extending the time for allowing the absiement of 5 per cent for the prompt payment of taxes to Dec. 15th; adopted By Mr. Sk Bladen Forrest tor a tween 19th and 20th: r Communication ot R. Coyle, § sq., Water Ke- gister, enclosing a letter of Wood & Wo., ot Philedelpnis, in relation 'o payments for wa- ter pipe; referred. By sir. Orcker—Resola- tion reqnesting the Committee on Schools to ascertain @nd report to the Board whet sums, if auy,are due wo the Trusve of Coiored | Schools for the years 102-3; and also referring all relating .o schools in the Mayor's message of June last to the Commitee on Public Schools; adopted. By Mr. Ccunolty—Com- munication of John E. Bates, apothecary of Sixth Wart; referred By Mr. Brown—Bili authorizing G. T. Brown to erec: an irom seven teet in front of Ris lor: aiso, peition of Rosa Tighiman. (or the remission of a fine: referred. tor aterm of | 84 authority, of the | ™ iy) Mr. Nalley offered a resolution reciting the resolution of Oct. 22d in relation to not consid ering appropriations, stating that by such tion teachers, coptracturs, firemen, & suffering: tbat many of tho-e peopic are now in the almehouse and suffering because ot the refusal of the Council to make appropriations fer furnaces, closing with a resointion repeal- ing the resolution referred to, ana looking to the immediate <o1 ration of the general ap- Propriation bill. pMMg, Urocker moved to lay the resolution on the table which was agreed to—veas, iz: nay< Messrs. Ball, N. B. Olatk, Dalton, @. w. ouiner, wad Nalley. ie In giving Bis vote Mr. Duin said that ac- cording to some of the daily papers some mem- | ders of the Conncit are sxifering. Mr. Connolly rose to & privileged uestion and stated that he iad been informed t ari. cles bad appeated in some of the papers stating | that leading members of the Radical party in the Councils had been about the Mayor's of- fice seeing to get some compensation. If ‘Was so he did not see any great enormity in it and if any Demcc atic m+ mber had succeeded in getting his pay he did not ovject to it. A number of members denied that they had obtained or asked for this compensation. Mr.S.S. Baker offered a resolution urging the immediate passage by Congress of the act Pending in the Senate making ail officers now appointed by the Mayor elective by joint meeting of the Boards. Mr.0.S. Baker objected, stating that the Ocnservatives had one majority on joint ballot. ‘r. Piau offered an amendment ‘o as to ask Suthority for the joint Boards to designate the bank of it; which was accepted. ‘The resointion was adopted, yeas 11, nays, Messrs. O. S. Baker, Ball, Dalton, G. W. Mil- ler, and Naliey. Mr. Slowen asked that the bill to provide furnaces for the Almshouse be taken up; uot agreed to. The following were reported from Commit. tees. By Mr. a, (Drainage.)—Biil appro- Priating $20,000 to purchase water pipe; pass. +d. By Mr. U. S. Baker, improvements.) — Bu et permission to Mr. J. ©. Dahamel to erect and iron railing; passed. By Mr. A. P. Clark—Bil introduced by him at the last meeting, maXing appropriation for the support Of public schools, and to pay rreages to col- ored schools; made the special order for Mou- day next at Sx o'clock. and 10,000 copies order- ed to be Eriited. By Mr.S.S. Buxer, (Mark- ets. )—Bill requiring the clerks of the markets to return certificates of deposits t» the Register every Monday: passed. A number of bills trom the Aldermen were referred. ‘The bill granting permission to J.S. Crocker toerect an iron railing, was returned with an amendment. which was concurred in. The bill to facilitate the lighting of streets with gas—re-enacting Certain acts, so as to au- thorize the to erect lamp-posts 10 | ‘with lamps and light the same with gi street, avenue, or aliey, the same as erection of said lamp. post: lighting thereof was ordered upon the petition of property holders as provided in said acts re! ively—was taken up and amended on motion of Mr. Orocker, by a proviso that all work done or matenals farniehed under provisions of t sponsible bidd passed, ‘The résolution ii — branch of ti elation to the pro; Alexandria, Loudon and tion of ME. Crocker, it Was adopted, aud Mr. Dalin appointed on the! Committee on the part of the Board. Adjourned. co Hovse of RurRRAENTATIVES.— Yesterday afternoon, after the three different reporis of the Jud: —— a been made the Special order tor nesday of next weex— Mr. Warhburn ( Wis.) offered . Jaring that, in the present financial con ton of the country, @ny further purchases of rr are dient, and t! this Hoase id itself upder no obligation to yote Toney to forany sach purchases, unless, =, 4 A. ity for the eame than ation app! ue it t© give notice to Denmark. Acdall the world that this House would not f ei iteeff bound to pay for any more terri:ory. “ ager maapeeiaea: 98 10 43) ! P rules s ) and, we be ae igtroduced and ‘adopted. “ House of Represqniatives, om the impeach- Ment of the President of the United Srates : The majority report, in favor of impench- Ment, is signed by Messrs. Boutwell, Thomas, Williams, Lawrence, and CBurcbill, and states rhe Jeading facts which they suppose the ia- quiry to have developed beyond dispute, along with their conclusions therefrom. They eay “1p Sccordsmce with the testimony herewith submitted, and the view of the tew herein represented, the commitiee are of opimion that Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, is guilty of high crimes an meanors requiring the inter; const:utional powers of this House. the final surrender of the rebel e Overthrow of the rebel govers- mt the said Andrew JoBnson, Presideat of e United States, meglected to coavince the Congsess of the United Siates that by Bis sid Jegal or const-uuumal measures ight ha vs adopt d for the orgaaizauen ‘of loyal and constitotonal governments ta the tb in lion. la that. in bis proclamation to the ple of North Uaro- Mina of the 29th day of ‘Sisy, he that he had anthority to decide whether the Government of North Oarolins;and whether any other government that might be set ap therein, was republican in form, and that ip his office of President it was his duty and within bis power to guarantee to said people a ‘The vote wes taken, and the bill passed over | TepUblic&n torm of government, contrary to the Constitution waich provides wat the ment, ard contrary al-o toa de! jon of the SupreMe Court which 4d: that Congress is vested exclasively with the power to decide whether the govern- ment of a State is republican or not, In that, he did thereafter recognise and teata plan of government set up in North Carolina under and in comformity to bis own Advice and direction as repabiicaa and entirely restored to i's fumctionsas ale, potwithsianding ( is the branch of the government in which by ‘he Consiitation sach power is exclusively vested; and notwith- standing Congres: did refuse to recognize sach government as@ Jegitimaie government, or as a government republican in form. In that, by public proclamati id wach conventions to frame constitutions for such ‘States. In that, he thereupon assumed to ac- cept, ratiry. and confirm certain so-called con- framed by stitutions ch illegal and treason- able assemblies of personas, which constitutions ‘Were never submitted to the people ot the re- spective States uor ratified and con! by the United States; thus usarping and exercis- img powers vested by the Constitution in the Congress of the United Statesexclusively. In that, he pardoned large numbers ot public and notcrious traitors, with the design of re- ceiving their aid in such conventions called by bis advice and direction. fur the purpose of organizing and setting up such illegal govern- ments in the Siutes then recently in rebellion prior to the ih the intent tb’ stitutional proceedings. In that he did within and for the States re- cently in rebellion cresta. and establish as a civil officer the office dE provisional governor, £0 ; an office unkown to the Constita- tion or jaws of we Jang. In that he appointed tosuch office, so cleateg in said States respec- lively, men who were public and notorious traitors, he well knowing that they nad been engaged in open, pi ent. and formidable ¢fforts for the overthrow cf the Government of the United States; and weil kuowmg also, that men could not enter upon the duties of said of. fice without committing the crime of perj * * In that te deliberately dispensed with ead pended the operation of @ provision of a of the United States, passed on the 2d of J af 2, entitled “Am act ip aD oath of office,and for other pi ” 1 that pointed to offices created by laws of ited States persous who, as was well known to him, bad been engaged in Tebellien; ‘who guilty ef ihe crime of treason, and whe could not, witbout committing the crime of Perjary, qJutys Bee coe criminally the of July 2, 1862, enter upon the dat thereof, . a In ce betgg oe authority of law and con- trary to law, he used and applied the propert; taken from the enemy in time of war for the. Payment of the expenses and the support of the said illegal and unconstitational govern- Ments, 50 set up in the said States recently in rebellion, and for a like tS Hon of the Constitugon and of his oe be suthorized and o itted alevy of id States, thas power wich by the jusively in the Oen- Tess of the United States. i All of which acts was a usurpation of pow- ¢r contrary to the iaws and Constitution of the Vnited States, and in violation of his oath as President of the United States.” Clauses follow in reference to the poblic de- nial by the President in his messaze to Con- gress of their right to provide for the guvern- ment of the Southern 5 Bis vetoes of the Teconsiruction bill: his exercise of the Power of removals from and appoint ment to office for the purpose of maintaining effectually his usurpation: and bis order for the restoration ef yne bundred and ninety. Ubree men belongin; to West Virginia, who upon the records of the War Department were marked as deserters the army in time of cation of an amendment to che Constitution of the U tes, proposed to the several States by the two Houses of agree- ably to the titution of the United Siaies, sithongh euch amendment provided, smopg other things, for the validity of the public debt of the United Tendered the payment of Fat nme chive any claim emanci- Pated, or of any debt inenrred i of insur- Fection Of rebellion against the United States, impossibue, either by the Goveroment of the United States or by ‘any Of the States recently in rebellion. “Ang thatin all this me ihas exercised the velo power, the power of removal and ap- Eonetifstioaal powers of ile Biles Yor mas ee i o for rr pose ee bindering, Obert Pa in the rebel sitebataid ona soméers and encoaragemen us given by to them, would have re- sumed in good fait their aliegiance to the Constitation; and all with the expectation of conciliating them to himself ay, that he might wereby finally prevent the Teatora- tiem of the Union upon. basis of the laws passed by Copgress.”” prepert: ‘acd taken by the Sgents of the Preasury, in i The report concludes as thew % further, in that the said Andrew John san. Preeident of we United Staten. authorized purpose, and in iw | panying resolution, and recommend Ms pas- | Hesolation providis; for 1 of the President of the Ui ited States | Rescived, Ti ted be crimes and misdemeanors.” | tatives James F. Wilson and Fred- erick E. Woodbridge banded in & report dis- senting from the conclusions arrived at by (he msjori'y of the comm tee. ‘They say, op the 3d day of June, 1967, it was deciared by mitten the vote Fesolves ali pre- President, closes the ail Goubis, afrms facts a< estad- Of which before as say court ie tue of = cool the future when choments tn tbe midst of Taich we tise have away, will not fai = Seas aerege Bo ii degree. deciine ¥ then pro- wih regard to impeachment, Ay showing by to “é aL, Ac. wing by reference to ivgal wage thai aa peach sa! |ct pa falls short Sean nae p~4 ‘Or misde- lest i i \vem ton to the docament which we 2. extracts are made from _ to re. | ma- de as follows: | Senate. | try | Tespongency of tbe Presiden: ; Davis, may be interesting to a leader, but | not of the slightest importance so de- | termination of this case is concerned. Still, uch of this irrelevant matier hae been inter- ‘woven into the tof the majority, and has served to heighten its color and deepen its we Strike out the stage effect of this irrelevant matier, and the prominence given to the Tudors, the Stuarts and the Michael Burns, and mack of the will Setue circumstances. a substantial case, by making plain (be elemen's wich consticuie it, and tne case, in Many respects, dwarfs intoa political contest, Im approaching a conclusion, we do not fail to recognize the standpojmt from which this case can be viewed—the loyai and the poli cal. Viewin trom the former, the case of im. = Jury wpor the people of the revel States. He Bas been blind to whe mecessities of the times, and to the demande of @ progressive civisiza- ton. He remains enveloped in the darkness of the past, and seems not to have detected the dawning tness of the future. Incapable of appreciating (be grand changes ch the ‘ix pears have seeks to measure the great events round him by the narrow rules which divided public af- fairs before tbe rebellion and iis jegitimate cou- sequences destroyed them and established others. Ju Rim palitically, we mast cen- demn bim. But the dxy ot political impeach- ments would be a one for this coun unfitness and ity must tried at the ballot-box. not in the high court of peachment. A contrary rule might leave to Congress but little time for other business than the trial oO =mpeachments. Bot we are now dealing with political of- fences. Crimes and misdemeanors are now demanding our attention. Do these, within the meAning 0! the Constitution, appear! Rest the case upon political offences, and we are preptred to pronounce against the President, for such offences are Bumerous Qnd grave. 17 Mexican ex] ce is desired, we need have mo difficulty, for there almost every election 8 productive of a revorution. if the of this republic desire suck & result, we Rave not yet @ble to discover it nor would We favor it if its presence were manifest. While we condemn and censure the ——— im un- po conduct of the Presideat, and judge safeim the use of bis di and appeal to the p: snetain us, we still resented by ibe testimony and measured by law, does not declare sach high crimes and mirdemeapors, within the meaning of the Constitution, as require «the interposition o the constitutional power of this House,” and e adoption of the following resolu Resolved, That the Commitiee on the Judi- ciary be discharged from the further consider- ation of the proposed. impeachment of the Precident of the United States, and that the subject be iaid upon the table. Messrs. Marshal! and Eldridge say in their “With all due respect to the jority of the | Committee, we cannot regard the charges made — the President & serious Bitempt to agaist procure his impeach: Without @ ting upon thelr utter failure to poiat to the comnils- sion of a single act that is recognized by the | laws of Our coumtry as op phetn lad misde- | meanof, the mconristency of the mayority can- mot fail to the attention of the coun- try Acts for whica Mr. Lineoin was \or- WASHINGTON NEWS AND Gessip, Sun-Saxs Or FORTORE—From Havans cme Dewe reaches us that the Priots and Prigcts Saim-Ssim Bave sailed trom Mextco for bo Tope, BEt ihe Gicpatobes fall to 'ell ws how the Iteration of the Prince was Sccomplich=? We presume, bowever, it was mainly owiug to the untiring efforts of Bis pretty and fe=-r- BAling Wife. wRore romantec @eroton toward Ber spoure # bardly surpassed by thar of Cam dotta for Ber ill-starred bosbaud us Rope 0, at least, ae this Weory Involves th pleas Ant and charitable con¢lusion tna: our Mex eon neighbors are pot entirely softening influence of women is no’ the court of even tha! turbulent and ful people. ‘The career of this woman—who by the way de well remembered by many of our c fvens—b&s been & remarkably checkered ove Begiwning life. if reports be trae, as of circus, we find ber, after msoy wv. tudes, the wife of@ Mall-discarded Prince thea serving in (é Woeion army sobsequently the companion and confidaa! of (he noble, bai mus guided and wretched womas who came ont from Ezrope to found an empire inthe new World, Then virtpally 8 prisoner io s strange land, her Dueband ander chose Surveiiiance if tm actun! confinement. for bls efforts tas Yurope to be feted and Mattered by courtiers and aristocrats in recognition of the conmpi- Wows attach! tof Berself and baad wo the fallen Gymasty. Indeed, ic is not oelikely tWarhis adberence to the fortames of Maxi- milian msy restore the Prisce to his orginal Status am@ong the first families of the old ‘World, and tha: the devotion of bis bumbiy Adversity may yet be reward. ed by % social position to which ambitious women of higher birth or more favorable an- tecedents migh( aspire ip vain. MR. CHWRCHILI, of the Judicisty Comm + tee, waked up om Sunday morning to flad Bim - seit famous. Theramorors red tongass ‘fad it that this gentieman. by a change of base mince July bad given the ove vote wanting t2 make a majority report in tavor of impeach- ment. The name of Churchill bined out in. stamtaneously.all-pervading.displucmg forthe time Being ali the current ommes of the day, “Jobneon,” “Grant,” —Sherman,” dap,” afl paied before the name of RTE CHIT, “There be goer, that’s him “Who ™ CHURCHILL” -Oan't be #0! Don't belirve it ; Ww Churchil! not aa “Tell you “tmnt so” “What's Oherchill’s District, ng, Mann - facturing, commercial, or agricaltaral / «On, ‘Why Up fmongsi the butter and cheesemen. Tadieal as thunder’ « Where does Cheroniil op!” Great pulling of the bell ac 4 Mr. Oburcnill i “Oaré for Mr i" Cards for Mr. Churchill ai! about at 44> E street; up stairs, down stairs, and in the passage. Impeachers waat to se Mr. Charchil!. «Good for Churchill!” Anus impeschers want to see Mr Onurchill. « For men ‘want to see Mr. Churchill; contractiontsts fant to see Mr. Oburchill; sewepaper men ‘want to see Mr. Oburcbiil; aif the rest of man- kind want tose Mr. Omurchtll. « Omurcnilt” ig the name that buzzes along the galleries. “Where dors Churchill sit’, not Stevens, or Bauer, or Banks, or Schenck, or Hernando Wood, er Morrissey, but “Churchill.” Lovely woman asks for Churchill: torgue:tes al! poix; ome direction; to Obercbill. « Thar Churchill in front of Banks” « What? ma: thin litde man’ «No, no: that good-sized. vinck-whiskered bandsomeieh man; that’s Chaurecbill ™ Mr. impeacher Ashley's nose is out of jotwr for Charchili and Impeachment are the t words now. THe Loyal S#NIWOLE LeDTANs.—Osptain J. Tyler Powell, of the commission appotete¢ am August last to adjudge and determine tae claims of loyal Seminole indians fer leases Jate rebellion, bas returned to theeity wisn the Teport of the Board ot Commissioners, which was to-day submitted to the Secretary of the interior,and willbe trausmitied to Con gress ac anearly day. it will be rememberee that at che beginuing of the rebellion a portion | Of the Seminole band made a treaty wich Al- | bert Pike, the rebel General, and drove from their resers tion about one-half of the wand. who refused to go with Pike, bat remamec Joyal to the United States and their treaty with the Government. The disloyal ones, after driving the loyal portion of the band mite Kan- ®as, confiscated &!l their property, cattle, &e, leaving them entirely destitute. By the term: Of the Isst :reaty ratified by Comgress, 656,00 4s Appropriaied © compensate ibe loyal Sewt- noles for their losses Te commission exam - ‘med over three hundred ciatms, end Ht was found that the losres bad been very Reavy, ex- ceeding (he amount appropriated Ger soem therefore they can receive Put ® per centage on the amoun: of their losses. 1MPRACEMENT —The impression at the Cap- itol to-day is that if @ vote were taken ce the resolution of impeachineat might possidiy be carried in the House by @ bare majority, but that its chances are weakened with every Cay’s delay. ln the Senate it bas appareatiy btue chance. There seems to be a disposition 10 Wait and get an indication of the current of public opinion fier s yndgmect has beep formed upon ihe evidence. MBs. LaNpEn's ELiZabRTH.—A fashionable and appreciative audience filled Wall's Opera House last evening to see this splendid im- jon, Im addition to the superb ren- ition of the central character, all the minor paris were well sustaimed, and the whole was & most gratifying success. ibis and to-Morrow evening, And sbould be seen by all lovers of the drama. ‘COMPORTANLE.-The many frends of the late Gen. Meagher will be gind to earn tha: Dis Widow is worth some 400.000, the resal:« of lucky investments by her busband um m:- | ning interests in Montana. THE aD OURNMENT of the two Houses tor the session on Monday is only constractive, as the same stroBe of the gavel that adjourn them will cail them together again for the ‘Rext session. Tur BXmcoTIVS Smesion of the Semate to Gay Was to comsider (Be « vestion of takiag up the nominations jeid over at the last seasion that fet. Dagzce. Commissioner o! Agri- culture, + and aces ef the Senetora. desiring (o obtain further mformauon im regard 10 some of the nominations, no Sction was R. STEVENS left the House about? p.m to-day quite indisposed. Tbe unseasonadiy wea:ber seems unfBvorabie to bim. o or Tee ALAbawa VER- s ial was United : it rt) i if a8