Hoard Of supervisors.
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This Board met last evening pursuant to adjournment
Alderman Benson in the chair


The reading of the minutes dispensed with.


Petitions from sundry inhabitants, asking relief from
erroneous taxation, were received and referred.


communication received from the Comptroller
showing the appropriation required for the current year
referred


Dr. Reese-The case of Dr. Reese was proceeded with.


JOHN LEvERinoE, lac Counsel of the Corporation was
Produced and testified that he had been professionally
consulted by Dr. Reese in relation to the reading Of the
Holy Scriptures in the Common Schools


The following extract OF an opinion, dated January
49, lS45 received from the Counsel to the Corporation,
respecting the exclusion ofthe Holy Scriptures from the
Common Schools, which directed to be printed, end
placed on file then put in and read


The Board of Education expressly prohibited eX-
cludng the Scriptures without note comment. Have
then the commissioners, inspectors OF iIus,ees ilsI
TO do SO From an examination OF the Act It appears TO
me they have not. The power OF each is specihcaHy
pointed out and TO neither IS such power Delegated
Upon whom then, devolves the duty TO enquire into
all matters relating to the government course OF nstruc
ton books studies discipline and conduct Of the schoos'
The question is answered by referring 10 the 9ith sec
ton OF the ActThe County Superintendent He IS the
officer control in these matters and under this section


consider him fully authorized to direct the reading OF
the Holy Scriptures without note comment. 1t
being the intention of the Legislature that the Holy
Scriptures without note comment be read in tho
schools am of opinion that those schools in which It IS
not read or its reading not permitted are deprived there
by Of all right participate in the school moneys under
the provisions oil the laws All OF which is respectfully
| JOHN LEvERIDGE, Counsel.
Witness went 10 state his impressions regarded
tho construction of the law in of the exclusion
of the Holy Scriptures from the Common Schools, in
justification OF his opinion thereon, sent into the
! Board, of which the above is an extract
THOMAS H. oAKLEy-Testifed that he knew OF no op-
pressve conduct the part of Dr. Reese towards the
teachers pupils in the Common Schools.


ANsoS G. PHELps-Trustee in ono OF the public
schools corIoborated the former witness in his state
ment.


JAMES SToKEs-Trustee of 10th ward school, support
/ ed the statement of last witnesses.
4 JoHN A. STuART-Cer; of the Board of Education,
testified that he heard Dr. Reese language in the pub
| lie schools towards OF the officers rather deroga-
tory he heard him that he did not consider Dr. Has
! brouck man of veracy the language used by DR..
Reese disrespectu towards the officers far as Dr.
The Bible the of the erstanding as to
whether not the Board OF Education or the county
Superintendent had the power OF the exclusion intro
duction of the Bible it continued cause OF con-
troversy


Some other witnesses examined for the defence,
when the Court ad journed