The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-07
Board or Councilmen.

LENT on PRxE sPHRCa AND TEE RIGHTS or me AaNon.
The Board met yesterday afternoon. President Hayes
In the chair After the minutes OF tho previous meeting
read and approved Nj. Lent moved that rule No.
IS Of the rules governing the body be suspended Tho
rule is follows:-
motion to refer lay the table until II is decided
postpone until decided shall preclude all amendment
OF the main question motion 10 adjourn shall always
Dc IN order and tna motion ana motion ior cal o,
whatever except TO admit member TO explain his vote,
shall DO BY tho Chair after the and nays
shall have been ordered, unt the result Of the vote
shall have been announced by the Chair.
In moving the resolution Me-. LENT said-In accordance
with another rule Of this Board move that rule No
49, far that portion Of II preventing discussion on the
presentation Of resolution, be suspended In making
that motion permit me to express my surprise at a
majority Of the members OF the Board, representing
the so-called democratic party-a party that has
continually against the administration because they do
MED the right OF free speech And yet SIR the Board Of
shtened the liberal and the free city Of Now York have
in their rules Of order
Mr. KrKsAn-I rise to point Of order ask the gen.
teman what purpose hc desires TO have the rule
Mr. Lssr-To present aresolution.
Mr.. KEENAN-Well, let him present II
Mr. LEST-In this Board OF Councilman Of tho oity Of
New York where supposed that free speech could be
member Of this Board who offers resolution from
planning why that resolution has been offered without
that in no legislative body in Europe perhaps In any
part Of the world is there rule Of order arbitrary
unfair and SO unjust rs the rule 10 which have recrrcd
supposed it only necessary to call the attention OF
the Board to those words TO insure their being stricken
out without any opposition do not believe that the
majority OF this Board have any capous opposition
for the purpose OF killing any resolution and do claim
that we have right whenever n, TO present
resolution TO say why has been presented and not to
have discussion cut of by motion to refer As re-
marked before am somewhat astounded that the mem
bers Of this Board who have been SO long the advocates Of
socates in this Board the right of saying why resou
ton Is offered But keep II on, II you choose Il 10
Never open your mouths against any government that
denies 10 Its subjects the right Of free speech
The motion TO suspend the rule was lost BY large
majority
THE sxcoND AVENUE RAILROAD oonrANY
resolution from the Board Of Aldermen directing the
removal Of the rails Of the Second Avenue Railroad Com
pany Forty second street. between second and Third
avenues. was discussed and finally laid over
Tho resolution passed by the Board Of Aldermen order
Lincoln obsequies which vetoed By tho Mayor, was
Mr. Lr made eloquent speech in opposition TO It's
passage and said that whom the matter up before
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the city should have certain number Of copies and
that the Hon George Bancroft instead Of Mr. valsntne
the Clerk Of The Common Council should prepare the
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the members Of the Board 70 hesitate before oonourng
with the Aldermen.
On motion Of Mr. srAcox che paper referred tho
Committee on Advertisng
ConxUSftAroSs IRON ms oorrRoLLR.
The Comptroller sent In communication, In which he
stated that the OF $50 288 had boon dsbsod 10 the
families Of volunteers for tho fortnight ending juno a.
1895
In another Communication the Comptroller gave .
statement Of the condition Of the treasury
DssnCo, juno -
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Total 81, ST. ,oo0
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