Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-07
with great regard, your ODE
WILLIAM r. BARRY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 80
Common CouncH-The proceedings Of this body
have been regarded with good deal of interest for the
last TWO days, more perhaps from their own singular
and dorierIy nature than from any deep concern of
tie citizens in the question which of the candidates
should he chosen Mayor. great crowd of specia,ors
attended 10th yesterday and the day pre- vious more A.
unused with the spectacle than anxious about the result
attracted by the same curiosity which draws men ia
witness comba,s Of all kind, whether on great or
email scale, whether bat lie or boxing match.
ht'en minutes past one yesterday the Mayor took The
chair III the Common Council the roll was called
ana IL was ound That one was wanting to make a quo
rum, tn" seven Assistant Aldermen 10 4 Leir s.,is
on Monday no, having returned. The Mayor directed
The High Constable to 20 in search of another me miner
A motion was made by Alderman Palmer TO adjourn to
The Sessions Room, iu order to accommodate the spec
iao's who were assembled the occasion. The Nj y.
or saiu that "a there was not quorum he cond not
put the question, and remarked that no obse, ATOMS
cegld he adore cd TO The chair until ou,,u,, ,y,s
present-ihat he had listened them on MONDAY bu,
such was hir nature That he could consent TO he ar
them again, Alderman Lee was Of opinion tba, the
Mayor could net direct meeting in any place but the
Common Council room, but Alderman Roosevelt re ,d
aIdw giving power to the Mayor TO call meeting NJ
any time or place he should deem proper The Nav
OF observed that II that were the case, he should GER
talnly call The ne xt meeting in the Sessions Room
Alderman Strong then addressed the Mayor, observ.
ing that several Of the absent members his friends
been yesterday assalcl in very sever terms and ~ Al,
he rose TO answer in their behalf The Recorder had
charged them with a violation of their oath He askeJ
how the Recorder would be reased IL he sho,d bri,
Court OF Sessions? The Mayor here lei, the chair saw
ing that AZ there was quorum he could hear no 70
marks az PRECEDING officer. Mr.. Strong then eomnI.n
ed, that the Mayor had sat for hours the lav betn,e H.
tening 10 speeches against the persons who had ,hsen
ed themselves, and that it unreasonable In a he
should not now sit TO hear their defence They bsIiey
cd themselves bound by The obligations of DUTY 10 act
"a they did. not being willing 10 sanction
which the Mayor might be allowed VOC for binsgJ
Aldeim'n Stevens after Remaining that the p,essnt
aisc"'sion was Improbable. and ,h the wish Of the
| ahs nlnra Ia
Reasonable, read exaci from the minute. nj tho Tom
rron Council by which it appeared that eight m .nber,
oi INA" body left The board in order prevent quorum
on The 18th Of Dec. 1901 and id N, re; ii, ~ 80,
ings until March 18TH 1872. Tn. iisouie was nm I.
question between two candidates, which was ertIed
TO seat al The board. Tic Mayor in that instance
claimed right 10 vote in order TO make lie and ,s
personS who withdrew denied this right
Alderman Lee said the Gaze wa, not par,eI rviI ,l
present one '' '''
Alderman Strong began anew The defence Of The
p'r:'n' who were absenE The Mayor resumed The
chair and declared tie meeting adjourned ob.orving
that he should summon the members TO on Monds y
at one O'Clock in The Sessions Room There was much
confusion and noise occs'ioned by The crowd Of .psc-
tao'sin the room and the pa'sages which made te
oreedngs seem more like theatrical spectacle than
| the proceedings OF deliherstiye body.
| We cannot but look upon these procesJinos f,us
g,orheriy and 'umnln'ns, a'disgracefu 10 the city
he conruc OF The members who absenfed ths,nscIves
and whose absence prevents tbs transacior Of the re-
gular busnefs Of The Board and must prevent unct
ther return Cannot we think be justified the m
fefs'andings OF msn WHO regard the subject W n ,tt
excitement Tic ground Of their thus absent ng n M
elves wa' mere apprehension on their part that SIR
Bowne might vote tor himself II was not even
certain that be would vote AT all. lie would have +,
rgh' TO give his suffrage ures' in ca of an euoaiifv
OF votes between the csndda'es, in which 6 90 HE
casing vote wonld become necessary The rroper
ume 70 make any objection TO lie vote on The gr rnd
o TIght would have beeH after The votes Of the Com.
mon Council had beep given in and counted II would
then nave hecn asccrianed, whrti in fh fret rlscc
Mr. b0wne was candidate: sni 80 ondiv whether
/ or NOT there vac choice without HE own vote -
~ mat Stage OF The proceedings il would in case of
"e have been mater cffsir argument whether no was