Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-17
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suanG TO adJ0urnment-Mr. Patterson,
Chairman pro tenn. presiding. All the
members present except Messrs Jager and
Kaemmerer.
The election of permanent President
being the first thing in order, the roll was
called for the 1921 time. Messrs. Arm
strong, Becky, Gaver, Gibbons. Naghten
and Reinhard-6-voted for Mr.. Ross;
Messrs. Barcus, Booth, Chadwick, Donald
son, Douty, Fell, Patterson and Tolls
for Mr.. Comstock. Mr.. Ross voted for Mr..
Relnhard, and Mr.. Comstock for Mr..
Donaldson. Ten being the majority re-
quired to elect and no one having received
that number OF votes, the call of members
was proceeded with.
The 123d call resulted the same as the
preceding.
Mr.. r.Kaemmerer having in, the l24th
call resulted the same as the two preceding,
except that Mr.. Ross received votes.
The succeeding calls resulted the same
way until the 1920 was taken, when MIR.
Jaeger coming in, Mr.. Ross received 8
votes.
The succeeding calls had the same result,
until the 151st call was made, after which
Mr.. Ross offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, This Council has balloted Isl
times for President OF the same without
election, and it has become evident that the
election of President and organization OF
haT hn ~ W
al on the part of some members OF what
they conceive to be the rights and interests
of those who elected them; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable that theHe
should be an organization of the Council
at the earliest practicable period; there
fore,
Resolued, That each member of this body
do at once tender his resignation to the
proper authority, that the whole question
involving the present difficulty may be re-
ferred to the people of this city by an cleo
tion to fill vacancies thus to be occasloned
RESOLVED, That each member OF this Coun'
Gil signing the resignation hereto attached
it shall be the duty of the Clerk to place
the same upon the Journal of the Council
and forthwith to certify the fact OF sucf
resignation to the Mayor of this city.
(Form of resignation attached) 1--WE
the undersigned members OF the City Coun'
ell of the City of Columbus, do hereby re-
sign our said offices for the uneXpired terE
for which we have been respectively elect
ed"
The resolutions were lost by tie vote
all the Democratic members voting yea
and all the Republican members nay.
The next two calls had the same result a!
the last preceding.
On the 154th and 155th calls, Mr.. Rein
hard had votes and Mr.. Ross !; on thC
l56th, Reinhard and Ross 3; 18TH, Rein
hard Z, Ross 2; 15Sth, Reinhard 8, Ross l
159th, the same.
On the 16Oth call, Reinhard had g. Ross A
16lst, Reinhard s, Ross l, and so on to thC
169th, when Ross had and Reinhard
votes.
On the 10th call, Reinhard had votes
and Ross l, and so on to the 20lst call, al
ter which Mr.. Armstrong moved that the
Council take a recess till next Monday
evening at 4 o'clock. Lost by vote of
yeas to II nays.
Mr.. Gaver asked to be excused. The
Chairman said that was unnecessary, as
there was no power in the Council to retain
any member who might choose to absent
himself. Mr.. Gayer thereupon withdrew
On the 202d call, Reinhard had votes and
Ross l; 203d, the same; 204th, boss 5, Rein
hard 8; 2O5th, Reinhard 7, Ross l; 206th
Reinhard 6, Ross 2; 2O7th, Reinhard Z, Ross
/; and so on to the 2llth call, on which Ross
had votes and Reinhard 3.
On the 212th call, Reinhard received
votes and Ross l, and so on to the 2l5th, on
which Reinhard had votes and Ross 3;
2l6th, Ross Z, Reinhard l, and so on to the
239th, on which Reinhard had votes and
Ross 3.
On the 40th CALL Ross received votes
and Reinhard l; 24lst, the same; 242d,
Reinhard Z, Ross l 243d, Ross 6, Reinhard
2; oath, Ross 8, Reinhard g.; 245th, Ross Z,
Reinhard l, and so on, including the 257th
call.
Mr.. Booth moved to take recess Of fif-
teen minutes; Mr.. Ross moved to amend by
taking recess till next Monday evening.
The amendment was lost by vote of 4
yeas to 13 nays; the motion for recess Of
fifteen minutes was then carried by a vote
of u yeas to nays.
After recess, on the 25Sth call, Ross had
votes and Reinhard l, and so on, in
Guiding the 270th call. f.
The succeeding calls resulted the same as
those last noted until the 276th, on which
Ross had votes and Reinhard 2; 277th
Ross z, Reinhard l, and SO on to the 2s5th
on which Reinhard had votes and Ross
Field 2S6th, Ross 7, Reinhard l; 2s7th
Ross 6, Reinhard l. Mr.. Jaeger was absen
when the last vote was taken.
The Republican members, through al
the ballotings, had uniformly cast vote
for Mr.. Comstock and for Mr.. Donaldson
On the 2S7th ballot, the vote was as fol-
Iows. Messrs ArmstronO Reekv Gihhonc