, 1864-05-22
,1HE COMMON COUNCIL;
CopperheAa Sasaelty--The Molten 10 Recon.
slder-0plniou sf = DeRseratle Editor.

kQe CNcaEo f6Nol " Hcoue8QEJ. Ing History thatetn
presented, Of the tronblo IN the Council IL lust
statement OF the whole matter. audth conclusions
arc Just thoee at which any Sensible man would ar.
dye who would take the trouble 10 follow out the
argument. 1t IL due 10 Mr.. sheahan to say thu
his name was On the llst Of School Inspectors
elected at the last meeting of the Council, his mod
esty pseyentine him from chronicling the TACT.
Ha ia the only one Of those chosen at the bogus
meeting. who has been elected by tho properly con-
'stitnted Council. The following Ii the article re-
Scr1ed to:
IA week ago ve suggested to our readers ,hat
the coming ycar OF the municipal government Of
e7enttul IN the History of d. i eity. 70 INC "'''
:, The opening meeting took place on tho 9th OF
My, and was most eItsaordiuary one.. Sixteen
ste Id essa s.id By the
when the doors were closed; these in thu trap,
whether there Willingly or not, were not permitted
70 a 20 ;th shut The dhe snpes!ntonds3t Ct police arm
shoTiiy Of sv. ID tho city II pursuit q sse M
shaent members, One was seized and bronght to
legislation, The deed was enacted, ior which t6o
processing had beeu .tnstlaased. Having par
formed hat much, The gentlemen concerned
Of tier instruction.. ~ Tho ae1 taa msnases m@ss
had unvtsely len The performers % dnish tho ply
without hay'nR glrcn them their parts In writing
rnadc = lamentablc fal.urc. In all parliamentary
proceedings, motion to reconsider any Yots u ia
oEdsr when that motion to reconsider Is rejected,
cept. Ay unanimous conaeot. The actora Ia tue
Common Council knew enough, or had heard that
,notfun to reconsider must be made b. 4 p.r4on
1oR ss f sne ssd d
to reconsider the rote deslnating the corporation
nexspspeIs. Instead Of taking vote on That mo-
jorIty entertained he absurd motion Of Alderman @
Roberta to ~ the motion to reconsider on tho Ia
BIZ The effect OF adopting this motion WIS not 70
ka,l r. m9aon ton to reconsider but 70 postpone it,
thote who desired to reconsider should hare the
strength to accomplish theis purpose. The result
measure 10 await the further action Of he Board.
Gay sometimes produces t3ondets. On the
ab q May. the conCaoa Council were DIVIDED
Ecrtbl'caEs 1G, Democrats 1G-and the Mayor,
hasipg the cas:tn= vote, the Council was as Damo.
critic o. possse!e On Tuesday, there was
change Of base. Ths t.xteeo DsaosEss 5ocedsd
teen leafing the latter with lwo majority, and do
pr!ytrg the Mayor Of his casting vote Tbs time
10 sd ",h bad a55irsd r;2!dy The Deo
motion to reconsider, and now the majarlty
proposed to take It up. TINT VIA the object
Of the ~, meeting :: On I!onsay ,ast: y: Wooaman,
Roberts, who had as kindly. postponed 1t to.wait
the convenience Of the republicans, did not seam
te snIey ,se gratsts9 hsstoed
indignant They seemed to think that the Inter
eets Of the democratic parry had been betrayed by
ssspidh,,y 81 somebody ana a. they locked Il ,hs
shadows represented tho guilty parties. After ali
lhe pains taken to get special meeting On the
9Th; after Superintendent Turtles indeftigsble L.
50 tak asd 1setSa; a, M asel ~ tss
superhumA9 efforts TO discover The man who had
tnsned dn % shS r. to and thss they hsd le thelr
laid 1t over for further action, was hum{Itating.
Inc NEXT rcsort was to DO, what in Congress is
called "hihhustering:" From eight O'Clock at
adoption Of Alderman Noodnan's motion 10 r.
consider, and had they then somebody to taad
them M who knew h!s businets they conld have kept
II appears that Mayor Sherman got dlsRosted
and vacated the Chair sometime toward morning,
calling Alderman Walsh to preside, The war pro-
made 10 adjourn. and The vote ntood, yeas Is. nays
Is. Alderman WalBh having voted IN the afflrma-
tive. But that on1csr, not content with one vote,
toted Ut eeeand tms II ihe Affirmative asd declared
and his Democratic colleagues lstt their
seats; whereupon Mr. Gage was appointed
chaan ,oss and t,s ae$nea with
there were found present sixteen Republicans and
two Democrats; quorum. and to spare; where
Idly adopted Alderman Woodmsn'e mosion to R r.
eons,dsf: rhieh Alderman Roberts had 30 kindly
The majority therefore having rccopsidceed tho
resolutions designating The inns and Nnion
newspapers, desIxnstsd by viva .yocc vote two
other papers. Ilz: this Tribune and Zetfmng. Rav-
Ing difposed Of this slalr they declared tho cleo
tion hy tbs old Council OF 1ve members Of the
1ossd Of edneasfon. to be void and elected Mes.rs
Holden. Foster, Brenta1o, and D. y, Wentworth.
members ol tho Board, instead Of Nessrs. Walsh,
Wnldhou*er, ForsJIhc, and Waller; and then TIC
Common Council adjourned. 4,
The sess1on was extraordinary. but II rumnf
has my foundation in fact, last Monday nights
ptoretdincs arc but prc!nde-a specimen brick
u what has 10 come. Alderman FrAnzen, Of the
Thirteenth Ward 1t Il s,id. not legally elected
plank-ttet Is he will have to 20 oct. Anew cleo
tion will be ordered, aid It l. supposed that q
Republican will be caected. The pfosranne in.
csudes BY some operation tho election Of Alderman
the May0ralty, ,1tleast ior tho period embrac
int, the tttt1hg OF tbs Democratic Convention.
&c suppose inls nil be louo to enable Nj.
Gage 10 get some Of the delegates to pnt up al
there things will not be accomplished without op.
position and opposition Of the most tatenss char
aetcr- We rcpeat what We said nsfore. that the
tetston ol Common Council during the preaent
year viii be exceedingly rich-surpasalng Ia dcou
tragedy. sent!meEta1 comedy und broad farce,
any performance ever pendnced At McVlcker's,
Nned'f, Ar3tngtnn's, or Varieties.
We understand ,hst thcre IL preteuso thst the
action on Monday night respecting the dlseosIhou
OF corporation Newspaper was not legal. We have
no poa:tbe interest In the matter. and certainly
nIcdteiltonB tor The TR1BUSE bui We have not the
slightest doubt thst II was legal for the Common
Council 10 rcconelder ths vote Of the p.evlou.
meeting, and rejecting tho pending proposition, t
n5eeeee SeF 10 5aS. ppc Upon this point
c. Nm.