New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-15
PUELIC NEEIZNG&
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.

,eyrun.ed lie said that under existing crcuis'a.eSS
he thought regard for the Pubhc wenare tei"" ~
~, 10 mahe the motion which he was about 10 90,
ard he therefore moved that TIC Doaiu ''' ~
doors this evening. ,,,
Mr.. McC,HlLL seconded the motion.
Mr. V,NPBIII inquired the reasons oi NIT. Has"eh
in making this motion IL was an important move
m.nt~s wide departure from the usage of the Board
and il it to be voted for It should DC 'o'ed oi I'LL"
derstandingly -. .o..o,s
Mr. U,swEIL said he would give his reasons.
There was an officer in the room serving process vi
som.thipg of that kind having in view the prevention
os The members Of this Board from exercising the
privileges of the Office TO which they were electee
mr. Merwin X. Brewer was serving copies OF the
Injunction Issued by Judge Peaoody on some ~
members copy Oh the process wiz w i
MIR FR.sKLIs did not see why citizens should be
excluded from the lobby of this chamber merely pc
couse an officer was present in the discharge Oh MS
5nt;es and he hoped the motion would not prevail.
Mr. NcC,HIII said that when he looked ABOUT
him and saw men who had kept away from the Dos'u
for three successive nights, and thereby nub
ouorum thus interruptiug the transaction OF 'he pun
lie business be thought that il was ustinaoe 10 cleal
The bouse of all except members, that the Dus!nes'
might 90 on undsturbed. ,,. o.ou
Mr. KExyARD hoped the motion wouiu nol Pae' a.
II there was any new scheme afoat that members eu
M want the public apprised of he hoped the mliory
miobt he informed Of It's nature that they miSh' DC
informed whether its character would JUSTIFY ~ UNI
usual course as to exclude the pubic from huo"i
edge OF tDelr prOCtculnSN' ln;n
SIr OTTARsoy said the motion struck HIM as pens
entirely unnecessary. He could not imagine lis
reason for such a course. II looked TO MN IKE
niece of spite because injunction had oeen serveu
mon them TO exclude the public. He thought It very
imnolitio in the present condition OF things ms pro-
refdirp by Injunction was nothing new. Inc Doato
had heard of such things before, and high examples
they had had of men using that means 10 secuie
sopal ends For one, he was willing that the PuohG
sboud know what his actions were IN this Doafu, au9
any man who ashamed to let the puolee see aua
know his course as a Councilman was not nj 10 De
'' Alter some further discussion the motion Of MIR.
Haswel was lost and the reader concluded the read
ing of the minutes. ,..,o1s oa,
an article published in THE n. Y. TRIBUNE OF Satur
dav last rejecting upon the character Of this Board
IL did not know whether the editors OF that journal
had SC en- tit 10 apologize for the grave oiiehse coi
TED against this Board by that publication, or MOI,
thew had properly apologized for It he had no'n,ng
more 70 saw. The gentleman from the Forty-trs Dis
t,ct Mr. O,tarson could answer the question, Whether
they had apocgzed Before proceeding 70 t,Ie i .b
tom which he proposed to make he would give me
Gentleman from the Forty first, Mr. Ottarson an op'
nottupy TO make any expression to this Board hat @
saw tit After moments silence MIR: ottarsoh max.
ing no response II the gentleman does nc, eoI b
to avail himself OF the opportunity TO apologize III oe
half of the editors of Tar TRIBUNE tor tue o1ehse-
the outrage they had committed upon the members OF
this Board he would move the apPontmen. oi opea
cia Com mee of Three TO cohslder 'ha' "'''''0 ""'
report action TO this BOARD.
The motion was recorded. ,a,o.5
Mr.. KEYNARD asked that the proposition be reduced
to writing. A.. o..o-.or
would gladly accept OF the opportunity TO aPoioe1e'
he had not thought it necessary to reduce the resoiu
tion TO writing. He would do so, however;
Mr.. WARsTR said he did not know what article
was referred to. and he hoped Mr.. Haswe wouldread
il to the Board for its edifcaton lie presumed, now
ever that it was one Of those articles which often ap
cared in the papers. commenting, sometimes lu''s,
tdn ~
On the of the Board. But aslue loii 'sar .e
had no idea that Mr. Ottarson answerable Tor the
matter. lie was not the responsible eetor OF LIE
TRIBrRE, and even if he was, he was not IN the
Board representing the HE 1KIBtSE oniee' ou' 'N0
Forty-fir5t Council District.
MI HAswIIL read his resolution rs follows:
Rored That Special Committee of three be sppGn,et to
consider upon The peaSn Of the % h lin n
Mr.. WARyrR hoped that Mr.. lIaswell would not
leave this Board in the dark. He had undoubtedly
COPY of the offensive article. AT least he couo stae
Is. substance TO the Board. g., -,
Mr. HAswTTr said he was not provided win cop?
he having taken special care not to keep it. But
if he had read the article rightly it set forth that 'h.
Beard under the dictatiOn OF solnebody-he ana not
know who-had issued call tor a speclai session;
and II undertook TO say that those who could not write
in signrg this call made their mark and then II etg
mazed the Be ard as " Dead Rabbits Laughter
Mr.. kTNNARD moved as amendment, that tue tcl-
owing be added 10 Mr.. Haswells resolution:
Alao the articles in The Herald and other daily pna,s
which as,rt dercgatoIy the Intelligence otd Board
Mr. HAswKLL accepted the amendment.
Mr.. BRADY had no objection to this course being
taken but he desired to know why it was that IHL
TRIBuYE was mrde the first victim. And he would
Ike TO know why they called upon Mr.. Ottarson to
axplan about that article. He VIC uld like to know if
tie fact Of Mr.. Ottarson being member OF this
Board had anything to co with him in his capacity as
an attacha cf TIKI NLw-YoRK TRIBusr. To assert
.uch thin much as to say, "fou are respon.
sible for what your master does
Mr.. HaswILL-I say it il not.
Mr.. BRADY-I say lis.
Mr.. HaswrLI-f say don't mean auy such tiing,
Sir.
The President was about 10 make an explanation,
when Mr. OTTARsoN rose and said that he was not
apprised that lie had got to answer any remarks made
He supposed that the Press had the night 10 cay what
it pleased of the doings ofany public body, aud this
body had no right to inquire into it. He was not in
this Board member Of the Press at all and If Mr.
Hasweu Vas hmself-whioh he was not tonight-he
would not have offered that resolution. He should
say nothing more upon the subject, and far as he
was concerned he should repudiste it entirely.
Mr. HAswELL said that his object IN moving the
resolution was act Of courtesy on his part to
tend an opportunity to Mr. Ottarson 70 apologize 10 the
Board. As to Mr.. Ottersone remarks that he sir.
Haswen was not himself the intimaticn ws ncs only
absurd, but false IN every particular.
Mr.. JONES said he was not so thin skinned az TO be
afraid of any thing sad by the press. If he had been
he should have long since learned, as Democratic
member of this Board that to be magned and traduc
ed in the general caeegcry as Democrat though they
had not exercised their privilege against him ndiyidu
ally II they attempted 10 take notice Of every attack
made upon them by the press they would have thea
hands full Like Democrat in Ohio, he considered
il a privilege 10 BE- abused by the Black Republican
press and if the abuse not forthcoming every cay
lie should rise TO question Of privilege. 1t had always
been customary for the Democracy-the people with
rough hands 8ho dare say their souls their own
who wore red shirt, a blouse-to be traduoed and
ylifed as Dot being worthy and capable of being &C.
corded the right Of self-government. This was 80
Throughout Europe. II was in the days Of Jefferson.
and II was II this city to-day The only committee
10 al nnint he thought was the committee which the