New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-26
THE ALDERMEN VS. THE HERALD.

Alta clock Yesterday afternoon, nine eager report
ers gathered around the great table IN the center Vi e
Committee.room of the Common Council. IL was the
bour n, ea for the meeting of the special Committee OF
the Board of Aldermen, apponte 70 investigate te
char preferred against our present Sy ~
the Editor of The N. y. Herald. run power "as
owen the Committee under the act OF 1850, 10 SEND
f,r ers,u and papers," II was rumored that MT.
Bennett himself would be present, IN answer 10 ther
summops. Hence the mystic number OF reporters
Hence the curious crowd that hued the doors anu
lobby. o. ~
P,ecisely In time Mr.. Brady, the Chairman, ana
Mr. Rayly another member of the Committee APP
pea.d and took their seats. Mr. Boole the .alro
member was absent. Ii was announced Dy the Snah
a onorum being present-that Mr. Bennett haa oeen
Is r.dues,eo " in accordance with the usual milo lor-
mn. prescribed for the first dose OF AdermAne inVen
,;yatops TO apl in person before them that Jay
hour Here, then, ensued momen. Oh sus tha
,at IN solemn silence, with eyes strained toward the
door whore shadows had their signhcaton, and every
foo,i te seemed the coming man. In VAN the nV.ea
came not. The appointed Committee we're dihappomteo
81 ere the Line reporters. so was the curious LOBBY
crowd. Al,
Pending the chance of his possible Late arrival the
CLERK read the following paper, which had met Win
lie unanimous approval OF the Committee:
The Committee have concluded hold public sessions s1
IN alo the Pte TO report their proceedings IL
will therefore, their investigations should be con
Quoted 70 legs. rules aad ,ns 81
ectnE private official reputation The object VI Com
su.nts or dsrosstory Ofthe present
Conmon LouDe Of this city but 70 Ind out .cts
cbaJg.s made In particular Newspaper on particular aey
which tue establish the unhnsss and oil those
their places The COMMITTEE 1sSs ossn
which they passed The preas aud resolution show
,ss' 's sSSsehi Gsys the members Of DE
mon Council They appointed to tale the subject OF
nr.smbls into and afford to the proprietor OF
The Herald opportunity to appear before them 70 s1o
the truth OF the allegations tDe OF tue
p.n ..sin,t previous members Of the Council
the omm.e nothing to do with II should turn out
members OF the board Aldermen and Councmen tho Board
winch those nembes may belong mas ths power 20
elected TO the Board 1t in aid Of this power the Commit.
tee are acting Il the proprietor o. TAf Herald INTENDS
10 the before the Committee for the purpose oil prose-
cutting he shall have the opportunity Of doing 40 and
be furnished with every facility 9I tue % na.s ns TO
low the interference Of counsel
After the reading Of the above, il was announced
that the Committee would not prolong their iabors
that day in further expectation of the unappreciauve
me-, kut the downcast reportoral hopes were again
Tevyed by the statement OF the Chair that 80 soon IA
All the members of the Committee could be convened
and vote thereof should give him the requisite power
he would proceed to Asae MS subpoena 70 Ire sn@ S
meeting. winch would be held pursuant to his tslr
Brady N cali Then talk, and various specula.
tons as to the course which the commanded wouiu
pursue Some doubted the courage and Will OF the
tomuisee 10 push the matter through, but Mr. BRADY
emnhstcay declared that he should do has duty IN the
nremises and if his associates would do theirs there
would be no putting of hands to the pow and turning
back. =, ,,..-
IL was understood that if The Herald editor treats
the next mlssuye OF the Committee with contumacy
an apucaton 70 either Judge OF the supreme Court
or the Common Pleas would be neAt IN order, under
which bis body will become liable 10 seizure ana con-
tpement in the Edrdgestree stronghold until such
tine as he sees proper appear and give IN hls ev
Il, nee. Revolving which contingency, the Committee
ac Iuurped and the nine reporters with the crowd,
dispersed.