The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-02

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Grant In the CITY.
BALTIMORE, Nov. /.
It is not yet ascsrtained who are the new
Police Commissioners appointed by Gov.
Swami. Il 10 rumored the new Police force
have Organized and will make their appear
ancs in the course Of the day in tho ssset8
The old Commissionerp have their ail lbrce
out and will resist the demands Of the new
force for the surrender of the Station houses,
Marshalrs Office, &c. "A body Of 1900 u
s. dismountsd Cayvify, Who arrived here
yesterday to disembark for Texas, are now 4
Fort McHenry, and runor says they will be
retained here to act in case Of emergency
The Baltimore Amcricdn says it is reported
that Jno. T. Ford, of Fords theatre notorie-
~, and Capt. Horn, Of the Sd Ward, one Of
Gov. Swami sregistrars, have been selected for
Police Commissioners, and that ex-Marshall
Van Nostrans, one Of the witnesses for the
prosecution, for the new Marshall. There is
considerable feeling in consequence of Gov
and others approvingit. Large crowd of
people are gathered at the corners of the
streets and near the newspaper ofiices, dis.
cussing the matter, but otherwise all is now
quiet. The new force have mot as yet made
their appearance in the street, but it is sup
posed they will do 30 before the close of the
day. The names above given ~ the new
Commissioners and Marshall are given on
rumor, but it is presumed they are probably
correct Gen. Grant and the General COM
manding have arrived in the city.
LATER.
BALTIMORE. Nov, l.
The Old Police Commissioners are in ses-
sion with their council and advisers. 1t is
not known definitely yet what they will do,
but it is believed they will take some such
course as the following Under the Law which
creates the Board Of Police Commissioners,
it is claimed they have most ample power
that they can in any emergency increase their
force without limit, and call out the military,
ifthey deem it expedient; they can also sum
mons the Sheriff, who is made subject to their
orders. They have assumed, it it understood,
the ground, first, that they are not guilty of
official misconduct; and next, under the fol-
lowing clause Of the new constitution Of the
State, they maintain that ~ they were elected
to Office by the Legislature, the Governor has
no power to remove them, on the grounds
abolishes the previous provision of the law,
under which the Governor acts, which was
pasted prior to the enactment of the new
constitution The clause referred TO, is as
follows:
"Acr2 Sec II. The Governor may sus.
pend and may remove for incompetency or
misconduct all civil officers who received ap-
pointments from the Executive for term
not exceeding two years.
II is claimed that as the Commissioners
are elected by the legislature and not BY the
Governor, therefore, the Governor cannot
remove them on this ground. 1t is under
stood that the Commissioners will 60 into
court, and in the meantime resist BY lawful
means, arrest and otherwise, par
ties who may assume or At.
tempt TO exercise any Of the functions Of
police officers. If Z. S. troops come they will
protest to the commauderthAt they are simply
exercising their lawful functions, and they
are not in either insurrecsion or rebellion
within the meaning Of the clause in the Cons
stitution of the U. s. in reference to them.
If the Government troops forcibiy eject them
from the possession of the Commissioners
office. Marshall Office, Police Ststi. MS, DC,
they will submit under protest, and await the
decision Of the courts. They profess the
greatest solicitude to avoid any collision with
the General Government, and to prevent q
popular outbreak. 1t is now said that Mr.
Ford is not to be Commissioners, and that
Geo. K. Barney and Capt. Horn, as before
stated, are to be appointed, but nothing posi-
lively known yet.