The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-18
The Council Saturday Night.

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The Council Saturday Night.
There was large attendance at the meet
ing of the Council on Saturday night.
Some-profting no doubt, from their ex-
perience at circnses and animal shows
went early and secured seats. Others, not
SO fortunate, were compelled to stand up
but all alike are enthusiastic in praise. Of
the exceeding richness of the performances.
The new charter men were out in full force
and the old charter men, moi whit behind,
had every man rallied to his post Some
Of the Councilmen who bad, since the last
meeting, consulted little with their con
stituents, were understood to be /" shakyp
and If an opportunity offered would try to
dodge the issue they bad succeeded in rais-
ing by securing its postponement. Like
Faust, they appear to have raised the devil
in their wards before they were fully prepared
for him. The old charter men, who had OBJ
iected to springing this exciting question in
the present canvass we're determined, new
that il was raised, that it should 60 to the
people for settlement, and hence were pre-
pared to vote against any proposition to
reconsider the resolution ordering an cleo
ton. N
.sSGG;;,sct o;ngsrIv G-.hers approached the
menced the performance by moving that
$25 be appropriated for the purpose OF
printing the new charter in German. and
English. Mr.. Klusman, who advocates the
adoption of the new charter solely ON the
ground of economy and the amount of
money thecity would make out of it, de-
sired to make the amount $50 instead of
S25, and urged it SO stronghold course
from an economical stand point-that it be-
came necessary to call the ayes and noes.
Those who voted for his amendment, were
Messrs, Smith, feueert11 Ktusman, Haney,
and Aueutzer-all economical (?) men.
Those voting against it, were Messrs. Hun
mel, Chandler, Fergus, Hedderich, and
Miller. So Mr.. Klnsmans economical
amendment failed. The original proposition
Failing in this Iaudable attempt to have
the people enlightened relative to thewon-
derful advantages possessed by the new
over the old charter, it was moved BY
Councilman Miller that the vote adopting
the preamble and resolution on Monday
evening last, relative to the new charter, be
reeonsidered. This was voted down by the
very decided majority of seven to two.
Councilman Miller then returned to his
favorite plan of enlightening the people,
and moved that ESQ copies of the new char
ter be printed in English and ESQ in Ger.
man. Mr.. Chandler thought that was a
kind of jug handle arrangement, and be
therefore moved to amend, by printing an
equal number of the old charter, SO that
the people might have both these docu-
ments before them, compare their merits
and dement's, and be able TO choose between
them intelIigeatly. The amendment was
so fair that it could not we'll beveted down
aud consequently was adopted. This, how
ever, seems to have made lthesorieiualp ropo
sition distastefuI to its author, and voting
against it, he killed bis own banding Mr.
Miller seems to have thought that one side
of the question was all that the people need
hear, to decide them as to how they should
vote. We doubt not he is sincere in this
Ii seems to be the rule by which be il
guided. He has tried it in the workings o
small corner grocery, and it succeeded ad
mirably; and what is sufficient for Coun
Gilman Miller is sufficient for the city. How
could it be otherwise2
We presume the question will now re
main open for the decision of the voters Q
the city. The Journal has ever insiste,
that in selecting Conncilmen the peopl
should always look beyond meIe proGes
sions. A man who is in favor of the ne,
charter should always be "spotted,' moi
withstanding his professions Of iriendshl
to the schools. All the talk abont enterin
into bonds. OF this and that amount, thu
the schools will not be touched if the ne
charter is adopted, is mere fudge. We kno
that 10 city in the State has been able
keep their free schools going the ye
round, Notwithstanding they desired tod
SO, and majority were willing to be take