The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-19

and was about to put the question, when sud.
denly new thought seemed to strike him,
and he arose and made . short speech against
tho policy or propriety Of introducing politics
into the board, and closed by saying. in ref
srsncs 70 the resolution and motions: Il de-
side the whole thing out Of order" That he
did not 80 regard "the whole thing" at first,
is evident from the fact that he laid the reso.
lutlons before the board and enquired what
should be done with them,-and afterwards
aided Aid, j. r. Huber in explaining his mo-
ton. And when he did decide them out of
order he failed to give single reason for the
decision. Everything he said was against
the policy or fitness of introducing them. In
fact there was nothing which he could say in |
support Of his decision, because the rssolu- |
lions (the board was then acting under the
order of miscellaneous buslness") were as
clearly in order as any business ever broughs
before the city council, or before any deliber-
alive or legislative body.
Aid. o.. Dlmick appealed from the wrong
decision of the mayor. and called for the yeas
and nays on the appeal.
| The mayor, without stating the question.
directed the clerk to call the roll. He should
first have clearly stated the question, and
| then sand "All those who think the decision
| of the chair correct, WILL when their names
are called, answer yes,-and all those who
think the decision of the chair incorrect, will,
when their names are called, answer, no."-
Then every one would have understood it.
Bat he did not state the question at all, and
it was natural that there should he some hes
itancy in regard to voting.
The frst name called was Aid. l. Huber,
who said he did not understand the question
before the board and declined to vote.
The next name called was Aid. Shesrer,
who called for the question to be stated by
the char, after which he voted mo"
The next name called was Aid. l.. ID. Dim
lex, who said: 81 sustain the mayor" The
manner of this answer, and a previous re-
mark he had made when others were talking
. about the resolutions, conyinces US that, al
a though he claimed to be a johnson man &c
: get democratic votes and thus secure his cleo
Q ton in strong democratic ward, he is not q
l. supporter of the policy of the president, and
is not in favor of the resolutions introduced.
q The next name called was Aid. Gilmore
Il who said 81 sustain the may or" Does Aid
tGilmore believe the resolutions were intro
duced "out of ORDER" or is he opposed Il
their sentiments? We cannot think he be
lieves either proposition. He may think /
was impulitic. or inappropriate for the coun
d Gil to act upon them-but that was not tn
% question he was voting on. The question
was this: Was it dlsorderly to introduc
70 sh@n? No man, who reflects upon the sub
,e iect, can so decide,-yet that is what Aid
d Gilmore voted.
g. The next name called was Aid. Bogue, VII
" had moved the adoption of the resolutions
D. He said he did not wish to do or say any
- thing to create hard feelings or animositis
Q. in the board or produce excitement or vrans
~ ling among the council, aud he therefore VI
lie ted to sustain the mayor. There certainl
70 was no need of hard feelings, or excitemen
q. and nothing had been done which was an
be cause or justification for either. Cannot me
ct who are elected on party tickets, t, susta
avow and sustain them. and approve of Il
1T policy of a president who is carrying o.
those principles, without creating bad feelir
or excitement? Is it necessary that the
should be hard feelings in the council becau
one man ia a democrat and another a rspu
licans OF course not.
The next name called was Aid. Swesne
who said he was IN favor of President job
sons policy. but he did not think .politi
IL ought to be brought before the board, al
,et- therefore he voted to sustain the mayor.
de- thus voted that the resolutions were lou.
order" but he did not give single reas
es- touching that point. His remarks were
re- more applicable to the question before t
not board than they would have been as to I
The ''rinderpest," or theitrichina."
he The next name called was AID j. r. II
ion Der, who Except that he did not say be "
he in favofof President Johnson's policy ma
vas about the same remarks as Aid. Sweent
70 and voted the same. He may be set do
ion Is a radical ti-Johnson republican.
j. The next and last was Aid. o. J. Dimi
who promptly said no"
OIL Here were six aldermen, four democr
We and two radicals, voting that the mayor "
ap- :; m. n order
tent R'su' III oooioAS ' - 49,
ess, the city council to express its voice in ia
nth of sustaining the president OF the Uni
tor. States and all of them seemed to vote Il
and a a sort of personal favor to the mayor
on, ~ seemed to dislike to disagree with bin
ion. fear 1t would cause hard feelings We v