New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-21

urged him also allow me few minntes delay tbs
might my counsel but again told that the order
peemp,ory and tia. could remain He then effected my
n bis sr;iSs SSnn With
c.r,Is the books kc toward the Court hcus ,ot being
allowed az seay vhsssver was brOush % street
Ibavs be,n IfOrmed BY eye witnesses that in some wen,y
aee found my Deputy Mr. Turner in nay iHs a.
Ieeted By me to remain there to protect the propey Of ns
tel q the second wsdl came 70 my and said Il
have been declared Street aud have
tis possession q the ofee" MI Turner replied that he
could recognize him. and would permit him to take
s ,aS y Turner not to DO .o While this short
ton ws being held the ee bee,me deney crowded with
SANITY pressed around the desk where Mr Turnrr still
msned named living, and smother named Msi,hew.
loud shouts Out with him dragged the Deputy in mos,
out Office CcnOyer then took mis- sea, and declared him
.ef Commissioner Cap, BENNETT who hsd previously
would arrest any person violating the peace HI. authority
~a he produced IT, and then arrested Cono,rr at
ss time s9 an with IN the friends cono" only no
assistance could be given Inc 'ap'an 'neh went
Ts bipa plain truthful settlement of he mannsr in which
thu properly of the Corporation stIu.teS 20 oaav
by gang Of depeaoes led 10y Daniel D. Sonos' sa
finally cer have been srTssted wa's ~ ,a
which ihavc the preside. and to which yos Sir '
MayoI and the Corporation IN tie exercise Of IT'S
Believing duty requires account for the seizure
and ,S es.asa submit iS these @
you institute whstevcr proceedings the puo
lie interests dcHi and.
sH 5 ySqI % Sfy ;f.fRs''s stls Commissioned
Mr.. Boole moved the appointment of Especial CON-
mittee of five to take the matter contained In the two
communications into consideration. In making this
motion he sad that he did without any desire to be
placed on the Committee himself
Dir. Warren moved that 1t be referred 10 the Com'
mittee on Law Department.
,oI, Oh, Cd 10 NJ of
On the pspeys whatever. A rambling and protracted
discussion then arose in the midst Of which Mr.. Ottar
con said il it were to be referred to any Committee it
would be the Law Committee. The Chairman Of that
Committee Mr. Byrdsa was certainly gentleman
Of ability and well able to report upon the matter. He
wanted it referred to that Committee also because he
was member and it would afford him ali opportunity
to act upon It.
about legal pre- mpters who he sao were telling the op
PORTION member how to act :.
M. Byrdsall said, as Chairman OF the Law Commit.
tee he glad to defer 70 the appointments ct Special
Committee There not lawyer IN the Board and
of course none in the Committee If 1t was referred TO
a Special Committee, the Board might expect prompt
action; whereas if was referred to the Committee
Oh Law, they might occupy time because OF the OPP
postion the members Of the Committee would have to
encounter from the opposition member OF the Commit
tee. II was well kn.wn in the proceedings OF the
BOerd that four five OF the opposition created more
delay and occupied more time 0i the DoaIu, laah any
twenty Democrats of the Board.
Mr. Monroe expressed the opinion that there were
men az quite competent TO react upon the matter as
those belonging to the Law Committee.
Mr. OttaTson said that however the members might
POSSESS ability in praccing at the BAR u was fact
there was not a lawyer in the Board Laughter.
MIR. Moves advocated refere nee to the Law Com
mittee not because he was member OF that Commit'
tee but because it was the appropriate place tor rs
consideration. Legal matters were involved IN the
communications an d the President had undoubtedly
selected the Committee with the view OF their abities
TO consider all law matters coming before the Board
Mr.. Warner commended that his motion to refer 10
Standing Committee took precedence by the rules
of the Bond the order being first to Standing Com
mittee second to the Special Committee and third 10
the Committee OF the Whole.
member objected to Mr. Warmers resolution be
cause it was not in writing. Mr.. Warner Immediately
proceeded to put 1t in writing and hand 1t to the Pres
| dent.
The President objected to receiving it, on the
grouI d that it was not properly Endorsed.
MIR Uaswell then moved amid considerable confu
sion the previous question: and the President ordered
he S.rgeaI Arms and the Dooikeeper to allow no
person to leave the room. The motion ior the pre-
yious question was carried by vote OF ~ to 10.
Following this discussion during the calling
of the roll on the main question, based upon points of
order aud the ruliI g OF the Char
The President then appointed the following gentle
men as the Special Committee: Messrs. Byrdsal,
Haswell, Jones, Ottarson and NOyes.
OF these gentlemen Messrs. Byrdsall, Otarson and
Noyes are members of the Law Committee.
Messrs Ottarson and NOyes declined to serve-the
oimer urging that after defering to Mr.. BODIES
proposition to put the matter into the hands VI
Special instead of the Law Committee, as It
would be in its regular order he could not with self
respect accept it. Their declensons were accepted,
and Messrs Crane and Hemphill appointed in their
stead. Both gentlemen at once declined. Several
members, among whom was MIR. Jones, objected.
Mr.. Byrd all asked that their decensions be accept
ed; let the Committee be made all Democratic at
once.
Mr. Ottarson liked the proposition; 1t was manly
and frank; the minority had no rights and he wa
glad to hear the other eide confess the fact.
Mr.. Byrdsall then commented severely upon the
action of the minority. He said that they had been
factous in their appolntiug but knowing their weak
hess the Democrats had acted with great generosity
towards Them and bad extended an ind ulgence which
be did not believe any other legislative body would
do.
The President took the floor to vindcate his action
while presiding. He characterized the acts Of the
minority as actious and inconsistent, and he congrat-
ulaied them upon their sudden conversion to
for rules He said he had refused to accept Mr.
Warmers resolution because it was not properly ill.,
doned Instead Of having his full name on the other
requirements it simply had the letters G. W.
Mr. Warner said that that was a mere technical
objections that COMMON courtesy would have suggest
20 return of the paper TO be properly indorsed II
that iule was to be strictly enforced, he ventnred to
assert that members Of this Board would not comply
with it. because of inability. Excitement;
Dir. Reynolds said be would IKE 10 nave tnose men-
beers desig nated.
Mr. Crane said be wouli withdraw bis objection to
being the Committee.
MIR. Ottarsop objected to Mr.. Cranes withdrawal.
Mr. Byldsall had said be wanted q Democratic CON-
uee Their labOrs with their report would be iight
for they would get it ready-made out OF the Mayors
Office. If the minority happened to assert their rights
or to use the arts Of legislation to delay and deteata
measure what right had they TO expect anything 9TH
erwiss But if there any thing Infamous it was for
a member of the majority to move the previous