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

THE ATTEMPTED MEETING OF THE
CIfF' COUNCIL.
In consequence ofa lack Of quorum the
regular meeting of the City Council was not
held last night.
Eight clock is the time appointed for the
meetings, and at that hour Aldermen E. W. NJ.
Mackey, T. J. Mackey, D. Barrow. J. +.
Greene, Thorne, L. F. Wall, E. P. Wall and
Hampton, the last four colored, we're assem-
bled around the board.
The four colored men clustered together in
the centre Of the board, and we're entertained
in conversation by Aldermen E. W. II. Mackey.
Alderman T. J. Maekey amused himself BY
writing on large sheet Of paper, what after
ward was ascertained i. to be ticket for city
officers. This paper he passed back and forth
to bis white aud colered friends, explaining to
them where the joke lay, doing 80 until each
and every one ''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
emit, IN hear motion to adjourn.
Alderman Barrow. move that the Board
adjourn until Tuesday night next.
The Mayor. LII hear motion to adjourn.
E. P. Wall (colored,) I move we adjourn,
subject to the call of the Mayor. 80.
Alderman Barrow. My motion was seconded.
The Mayor. I am not entertaining motions
to adjourn to fixed time.
Alderman Greene. seconded his (Bar.
rows) motion.
Alderman Barrow. I 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 ofmeetings
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. ]. Aackey jumped
to his seat and said, in sarcastic tone: regret
that you have left the chair 60 abruptly, as I
have ticket for city officers to present, made
up from your known personal friends.
This announcement occssioned great deal
Of amusement. and large number Of persons,
who are known to have "an 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-oolored oface-hunter DeLarge. who voci-
ferously requested q copy for the Africsn
Missionary.
The Mayor, who had only turned to look at
Alderman Mackey when he addressed him,
had. by this time, left the chamber.
Alderman Barrow. ! move that Alderman
L. F. Wall take the chair and adjourn the
Board properly.
Wall, colored, arising, and with an unnatural
dignity, said: Idecline.
Alderman Barrow. l mean Alderman E. P.
Wall
E. P. Wall, colored. enjoy q good joke, but
will not be made clown OF in such farce as
is being enacted here. lLaughter.1
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 b.
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
Senator.
For City Registrar Hon. D. T. Corbin, Lieu
tenant Governor.
For Chief Of Poice-Hon. D. T. Corbin, Com
piler Of State LAWS.
For Flour Inspector-Hon. D. T. Corbin,
President Senate.
For Tidal Drain Keeper-Hon. D. T. Corbin,
Commissioner Of Elections.
For Portwarden-Hon. D. T. Corbin.