The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-20
Jersey City News.

COMMON CouSnL-A regular meeting Of tho Jersey CT =
j .mon Council held last evening at tine Iyceum
alderman lyon, President of the Board In the chair
Mr. Samuel r Tyrre, reelected Alderman Of the
January apreaied Immediately after the organization
Of the Board and took his seat The lobby of the Council
chamber was flied with eager audience, who watched
with much interest the proceedings The minutes Of the
last meetlrg were read sno approved.
Aldelm THOMPSON then moved a suspension Of the
arobIe and resolution relative to Mr.. Tyrrel
The preamble refers the 'act that charges pre-
ferred sgs,nst Samuel r. ryrrell then Alderman of
this b ard for corrupt conduct aud violation Of the
rules OF this Council upon which he was subsequently
tired ccnyicted ard expelled by vote q twelve 70 tso
body to relieve him from these charges, they re-
main. in full force: BE now claims q scat In this
acc,ded 10 would nulliy the action of the Common
Courcil UPON those charges and would render un
availng the given BY the chartor TO tbs Common
Council to expel an Alderman The Board believes that
the power given by the city charter to the Comm, n
Council Ia the that of the constitution Of the
United States Shich declares that legislative bodies
the judges of the election and qualifications of
it's own members may determine the rules OF Its pro
reedinss and punish Its members for disordery bsha
provision is a!s1 embodied in the consti uon Of the
State of New Yck Reference is also hsa to the opinion
of Judge Story, that mem may be expelled for any
msdemeanor which. though not punishable by any
statute Is inconsistent with the trust and duty Of le
gisaor To this preamble was attached the following
Resolved, That the President of this Common Council
be directed not to appoint Samuel X. Tyrreu upon
committee Of this body and that the Clerk do call
the Of Samuel R. Tyrrel among the list OF members
any action, vote proceedings OF this Common Coun
Gill; and that he be not allowed TO take part In any de-
bate any question VIII may before this Board
Of Aldermen.
Before the vote taken Alderman TYRREI addressed
the Board prote stag against their proposed action and
giving notice that he would contest their action H had
been expeec had gone back to his constituents had
been elscted, and he claimed his seat.
The preamble and resolution then adopted fol-
lows:-
Ayes-The President, Aldermen Davenport, Clark,
Griffith nonpson, Edge Wilson, Erwin, Hoffman, Cobb,
Hill and Inaley-12
Nays Aldermen Rappelyea and Tyrrell-2
Absent Alderman Keenty.
Excused from voting7Alderman Greene.
Alderman DAVENPORT offered preamble and resolution
The preamble refers to that the building of Hook
ard der Company No. cost than the contract
rIocied bd some Of the members of the Common Coun-
c were directly indirectly interested In and iu tae
sale OF articles The preamble together with resou-
ton authorizing examination into this matter, was
adopted
ALICE. men Davenport, HIN and Grifhth appointed
COMMITTEE OF Investigation and instructed TO re-
port to this Board on Tuesday evening next.
The Board then proceeded with it's regular business
The STRMR PRRHa.-A larger number OF persons
virted the Persia yesterday than the day previous
and larger prop rton ladies than the preceding
day Probiby sixteen thousand persons more visited
the steamer ths two days, by which about QOu VIII
be realized hy tbs city missonsry for the benedt Of the
poor The ysiers have come from New York, Bockyn,
Newark Railway, EizabethtowD New Bruins WICK, fAter
son, and otfer neighboriDs places