New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-10
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Ala. Bruyr-I cannot vote, because the gent.
mana motion was 70 10y "a The table and print Th.
Y the most perfect humbus that ever was pat upon
PREnpEsr-Does the Alderman Of the Fifteenth
Ala BLusr-I want the Chair to eeci le whether
can explain or not.
PRESIDENT Does the Alderman veto
Aid. BLuST-Do you decide that cannot explain
PRy v Alderman u the fifteenth Ward
will vote.
explain my vote
fRrsIpxyr-Tbe Alderman Of the Fifteenth Ward
must vote or ak to be excused. The Clerk will pre-.
coed TO call.
CLEKK-Alderman Blunt.
AID. BLuSr-Most respectfully Sir, rise to explain
ny vote You and understand this; you can't num-
'' PRr.1prsr-The Alderman Of the Fifteenth Ward
must take bis seat. .
vote p.a., u
has had three distinct Oppo to explain bus vot
ar has used such language this Board cannot near
The Clerk will proceed to cau
CLERK-Alderman Blunt. -,
AID BLUNT-irising Mr.. President.
PRrsIpESr trapping his mallet-The Clerk viii pro,
ceed TO call. The Chair has endeavofed 10 anoro I'll
proper facilities.
CLERK-Alderman Blunt.
Aid. Blunt vote No.
AID OwES asked what was the question.
PREsIpEyr-The question is upon lying" the re-
port Of the Committee Of Police upon the table.
AID. OWEN made some remarkr, but his tones were
SO low and the confusion was great that little could
be heard at the reporters table. He was understood
to soy that if the Chair decided that the motion was to
Law on the table simply and not TO lay on the table
and print, he would vote No.
AID. WILSON changed his vote to Yea.
The motion was announced to be carried-ll to ..
AID VALENTINE explained his motion to mean that
the report should be laid the table and made the
special order to. morrow evening. Everybody knew
that would be printed in the minutes hence the aD-
surdty of having the question of printing on his mo-
tiop.
,,emans motion TO be to lay the table and print.
Rnt what he stated now that it was, certainly
debatable, He did hope that he should never be
called TO order again in this way. II the motion had
been simply to lay on the table, he would not have
Aid. Blunt understood distinctly that the motion
was to lay on the table and print He knew that ne
was in small minority, but he could not suffer wrong.
He did not wish to say anything that was
TO any one but he had felt and did feel that he had
been wronged in this case, and that 1t was bis duty
and his right to explain why he could not vote.
AID ADAMS said that as far as the minority was
concerned they cOpSusneu VI tuc uinc VI
the Board He understood that the motion was to lay
ON table and print that they could have it be-
fore them tomorrow night. -
The PREslpEST- Although no members OF the minor
ty had made an appeal, would state his grounds for
putting the que stion to the house. The Alderman OF
the Eighteenth Ward Valentine in rising said that
he rose TO move that the report be printed in the io-
utes and made the special order for tomorrow evening
In ending his remarks he moved to "he on the ia
bic; the chair put the last motion that he heard.
Aid. VALESTINE-From the fact OF this excitement
| move that We now adjourn. Lost to ~.
After the resolution of the Councilman giving the
Station Houses and Police apparatus up to the Police
| Com missioners had been read,
| Aid. BLUNT-Mr. President.
| Aid. VALESTINE-I move that the consideration OF
that resolution be postponed until Tomorrow evening
| Aid. BLrNT-Havn'tI the floor.
PREsIDENT-The Alderman Of the Eighteenth has
| the floor.
| Aid, yALESTIsE-I move that the consideration be
| postponed until tomorrow evening. -,
AID BLUNT appeal from from the decision Of the
| Chair.
| PREsIDEST-The question is on the postponement.
It was carried viva voce, and motion to adjourn,
which instantly followed, was carried.
There was q great deal of loud talking anc hard
swearing in the chamber of the Board after the ad-
;ourument Il is not privileged as the debates are.