The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-16
THE ATTEMPTED MEETING OF THE
i CITY COUNCIL.

THE ATTEMPTED MEETING OF THE
a CITY COUNCIL.
In consequence ofa ,aok Of quorum the
regular meeting Of the Oity Council was not
hold last night.
Eight clock is the time appointed for the
meetings, and at that hour Aldermen e. w. M.
Mackey, T. j. Mackey, d. Barrow, j. f.
Greene. Thorne. L. F. Wall, E. P. Wall and
Hampton, the last four oolored, were assem-
bled around the board. .
The four colored men clustered together in
the centre Of the board. and were entertained
in conversation by Aldermen E. w. nj. Mackey.
Alderman T. j. Mackey amused himself by
writing on a large sheet Of paper, what after
ward was ascertained to be ticket for city
officers. This paper he passed back and forth
to his white and colered friends. explaining to
them where the joke lay, doing so until each
and every one s'saw" it.
Thus the time passed. The fifteen minutes
allowed by the ordinance to elapse before the
meeting can expire by default, dragged slowly
by, but the Mayor came not. In five minutes
more he did. however, and called the meeting
to order.
The clerk called the roll. and those above
mentioned. eight in number, answered.
The Mayor. There being no quorum pres
ent, I'll hear motion to adjourn.
Alderman Barrow. I move that the Board
adjourn until Tuesday night next.
The Mayor. LII hear q motion to adjourn.
E.. p. Wall (colored.) I move we adjourn,
subject to the call Of the Mayor.
Alderman Barrow. My motion was seconded.
The Mayor. am not entertaining motions
to adjourn to q fixed time.
Alderman Greene. I seconded his (Bar.
row's) motion.
Alderman Barrow. do not see how you
can entertain one motion to adjourn and not
another. He then read rule from Jefferson's
Manual regarding the adjournment Of meetings
to given time, and claimed that the rule ap.
piled in this clse.
. The Mayor. That rule only governs legisla-
tive bodies, and not this Council. The only
motion can entertain is one to adjourn. AS
there is no motion to that effect now adjourn
Council
The Mayor then arose and was leaving the
chamber, when Alderman T. J. Mackey jumped
to his seat and said, in sarcastic tone: regret
that you have left the chair 60 abruptly, as 1
have ticket for city officers to present, made
up from your known personal friends.
This announcement occasioned great deal
Of amusement, and large number OF persons,
who are known to have :san eye to Office" and
|'hopes," gathered around him to look over the
paper which the Alderman freely displayed.
Conspicuous among this crowd, was the nam
keen-colored Office hunter DeLarge, who voci-
ferously requested copy for the African
Missionary.
The Mayor, who had only turned to look at
Alderman Mickey when he addressed him,
had. by this time, left the chamber.
Alderman Barrow. I move that Alderman
L. F. Wall take the chair and adjourn the
Board properly.
Wall, colored, arising, and with an unnatural
dignity, said: Idscline.
Alderman Barrow. 1 mean Alderman E. P.
Wal.
s yE. P. Wall, colored. enjoy good joke, but
will not be made clown Of in such farce as
fs being enacted here. TLaughter.l
4 Alderman T. J. Mackey. 1t is not necessary
that any Alderman should take the chair. I
move that the Council adjourn, to meet on
Tuesday night next.
He then put the motion, which was carried
Council then adjourned.
\ The ticket which Alderman Mackey wished
to introduce is as follows:
For City Inspector--Captain Joseph II.
jerks. late Cashier Freedmen's Savings Bank.
For City Attorney-Hon. d. T. Corbin, Uni
ted States Attorney. .,.-'
For City rreasurer-Hon. d. T. Corbin, State
Sena tor. - gy u t7
For City Registrar Hon. d. T. Corbin, Lieu
tenant Governor. -.I .-I-.-47-
For Chief OF Police Hon. d. T. Corbin, Com
piler, of State Laws.
For Flour Inspector--Hon. D. T. Corbin,
President Senate.
For Tidal Drain Kee per-Hon. D. T. Corbin.
Commissioner of Elections
For Portwarden-Hon. D. T. Corbn.