The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-27

God H~sded ases sOr CoAncllxaAen.
FUNNY DEBATE IN THE CHICAGO BoARD-ALDERMEN
REQUIRE OANEs-40 EACH.
The following funny proceedings in relation to
furnishing the members Of tho Board of Aldermen
with gold headed canes at $40 EACH occurred In the
Chicago Common Council ON the 2lst inst. The re-
port Is copied from the Chicago Tmes:-
Reports Of committees were here called for. Aid.
LONG, of Committee on Finance. repOl Ted in fav r
Of paying lsaac Speers bill of $3.50. for nine gold
taded canes, furnished to Aldermen Granger. Sex
ton, Houeh, Allen, Fletcher. Colby, ,Ellithnpe,
Howe and Ashton. The committee take ground
that tie should be paid for because they were
not intended Us pay for aldermanc services but as
nementos to carry down to 20 telity the evidence
that their owners had once occupied honorable posi-
tiers. saH
AID. HOLDEN, Of the same committee. submitted
minority report adverse to paying said bill. This
report recommended that the honorable gentlemen
who received the canes should prefix the syllable
dis to their adjective appeaton, since that which
Was Illegally obtained was dikhonoaby held
AID. SEXTON moved that the last gentleman have
leave TO withdraw his report
Alderman ELLITHORPE rose to make q speech.
He thought the report should not lie wthdra whit
was mastery production, and he intended to move
that five Thousand copies be printed In pamphlet
form. He went in for canes-goldhead canes.
II man was to have cane at the citys expense he
might as well have good one. The order for the
canes had been regularly passed. under it the canes
had been procured, and now they should be paid
Tor.
Alderman HoUaH thought the city might as well
gay for gold-headed canes rs for lat sup ers and
many other tom-fooleries which they had INDUCED
ID.
Alderman ASHTON was in favor Of canes. He
Tor he feared the manufacturer wouldn get his pay
He hoped that both the reports would he adopted,
ard lie was IN favor Of the gentlemsns proposition
to have large number OF the minority report priut-
"a for the use of the Council He entered into q
dis CREATION ON canes. Canes were necessary ap.
Iendage to an Alderman-he couldn't preserve his
dignity without one Canes were useful as q wea-
pom OF selfdefence, when Aldermen 60 home late at
night-par ,cularly after attending meeting Of
this board Something was said in the minority re-
port shout Aldermen voting themselves horses.
himte horse, and a stable to keep him in
Aid. ELLTHORPE moved that five hundred copies
of Aid. Holdens report be printed 10 pamphlet lorna
Aid ASHTON moved to amend by striking out 500
and inserting 1000.
Aid. SEa,o, was opposed to printing SO large
NJ mter; be thought the report itself would be
sufficient monument to perpetuate the fame of its
q, thor to the latest generation:
The motion 10 PRINT was withdrawn but renewed
2COO.
AID. GRANGER and Aid. SEXTON debated the sub
ject at length.
AID H0wE wanted to explain how he came by his
cane He went into jewelry store with an alder
nan when 81 me thing VAS said about canes-gatta
pei cha canes. They asked him If he WAS not going
I, 70 have one, saving that ala. Granger had been
no; that he wouldn't have one of those gutta percha
conta1s on, how that if the city to pay for it,
he wanted fifty dollar cane with forty dollars worth
Of gold on the head Of it.
At length the vote on the adoption Of the minor
ity report was taken, with the following result
AyEs-Church, Outhet, Holden, Wayman, Ash
ton. Keith g
NAYs-Lopg, Sexton, Hough, Allen, Colby, Eli
thorpe, Granger, Howe, Ii Rue.
The question recurring on the adoption Of the
msoiiy report, the Mayor decided, under the rnle,
that tie nil aldermen who were pecuniarily inter.
ested would be prohibited from voting.
Aid. SBsT0N appealed from the decision of the
chair and the Coun ill., by an almost unanimous vote,
refuse TO abide by the decision.
The vote on the adoption of the majority report
was then TAKEN the clerk calling the ayes and nays
as follows:
AID. L0NG.-Aye.
Aid. SExToN-Mr. Chairman, must explain my
vote. ] voted, sir, for the order TO furnish those
canes; but have since repeated of the error, and
am sorry for it. did wrong; but my penitence is
sincere. have never ordered q cane, although
suppose there is one made for me down at Mr..
I.sm opposed to the principle Of voting canes for
aldermen out of the public crib and therefore vote,
No.
Alderman HouGH-Mr. Chairman, want to ex.
plain my vote. ] go in for the canes. The Council
passed an order to furnish them, and under that
older they have been procured Now, don't let MS
plead the baby act, but let's pay for them. vote,
Aye
Alderman CHuRcH-1 want to explain, Mr.. Chair
man. ! wonld not object to paying for the canes
if the Aldermen had not gone to extrava-
gance. Time was when q hickory stick with
deem ed an appropriate AIdermanic cane. People
we're democratic in those days. but now nothing but
polished ebony with forty dollars worth Of gold
at The end OF it will do. The precedent, sir, Is bad
oIe-theres no telling where this practice may end.
therefore vote, No.
Alderman OuTBET-No.
Alderman COLBY Explanations seem to be the
order-l must explain. We have said by our votes
have been made in the expectation that we would
keep our word. ] vote. Aye.
Aldermen HoLDEN-No.
Alderman WAyMAN-Mr Chairman, / didn't vote
such thing and must still stand in opposition to il.
No.
Alderman ELLrrHR1PE, GRANGER, HOWE, ard LA
RuF, all explained and voted aye.
Alderman ASHTON explained He didn't care
whether the council paid Tor the canes not. He
had get care, and intended to keep it; but was
veg sure be should not pay for 1t. He felt better
since LIE got it, for before that he did feel some
aIxety lest he shouldn't get it. He did not regard
1t in tie light of remuneration for his services. but
accepted II some slight recompense for his great
COZ detcension in accepting seat in this board.
for rejection deroentory to the character of the
CopLcil.) l am torry my colleague considers my
~ Ks as referring to himself Sir take the cane
with toIfdtnce that my constituents will approve
what have done. shall vote for adopting the re-
Icit voted for the minority report also, and I'm
sony tie Council will not adopt both of them. think
they should both appear on the record. Aye.
Alderman KEITH explained" and voted no.
lie ayes were, nine; the noes, six; and so the
ajoiity report was adopted.
The Loard now looked at the clock and found that
til hour of one bad arrived. motion to adjonn
vcs put and carried.
An Albany lady in Pants.
F1tm lie BsIuE o &c American, Jan. 25.
On Tuesday afternoon person, dressed in the