The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-10

the newly elected officers. and that the Council
had full power under the law to eject any in
cumbent in whose place another officer had
been elected. The displaced officer could ap-
peal to the courts, and there Council could
meet him.
The resolutions were then adopted.
The Mayor then presented the names Of P.
J. Coogan, Esq, and Geo. l. Cunningham,
Esq., as the sureties of D. T. Corbin, Esq, the
City Attorney elect. The Mayor said it was
necessary TO have Mir. Corbin qualified at once,
as his assistance and legal advice might be re-
quired Immediately.
On motion Of Alderman voigt, the sureties OF
MIR. Corbin we're accepted, and the City Attor-
ney elect was duly sworn in.
The Mayor said that this meeting was held
to continue the election Of city officers.
POLICE DEPARTMENT..
E. P. Wall said he had heard that the caucus
of Council had not been able to agree upon
candidates for officers OF police. In order to
give them time, he would move that the elec-
tion Of police officers be postponed for the
| present.
Alderman T. J. Mackey. The resolution is
not seconded.
E. P. Wall (fercely.) How do you know
that2
Small. 1.-The motion. What Small
said was not very clear, but he explained after
wards that he collected to the motion" which
fell to the ground
The Mayor said that he believed that under
the ordinance it was his duty to make nomina-
tions. and for Council to confirm them.
e. P. Wall. Council must Select" not s'con-
firm"
Alderman voigt. Alderman Wall is in er-
ror.
There was some discussion as to the word
ing Of the ordinance, which the Clerk was re-
quested to read. When it was found that the
ordinance read that the officers should be nomi-
mated by the Mayor and elected by Council,
E. P. Wall cried out triumphantly, with a
smile, Ito Alderman voigt) SHOW do you like
| that ?"
Alderman Geddings made some explanatory
remarks. These we're replied to by E. P. Wall,
who stuck to the point that it WAS intended
that Council should select" the officers nomi-
mated by the Mayor. There was, he said, q
personal reason for it. Mayor CLARK wanted TO
have the word ''confrm" retained In the place
Of "ele IT," and said to him (Wall) that he
| (Clark) wanted it to stand, in order that he
might remove . certain officer who was dis
tasteful to him.
Alderman Geddings explained some more,
and Alderman Voigt asked whether the Alder
man bad understood it to be select" or ICON
firm"
Alderman T. J. Mackey. have no doubt
that the Aldermen are confirmed In their
opinions, and I now move that we proceed to
elect.
CAPTAIN OF POLICE.
The Mayor, after some PREDATORY remarks,
delivered with great hesitation, said that he
was pleased to be able to place before the
Council the names Of persons from whom they
might elect Captain OF Police. he would
nominate c. B. sigwald. q. W. Hendricks
and B. b. Willoughby.
The ballot was taken, and resulted as fol-
lows: d. W. Hendricks, IL; R. H. Willoughby,
5; G. B. sigwald,
As the tenth vote for Hendricks was an
nounced, there were cries OF BuIlyl Bully |
When the Mayor announced his election there
was faint applause.
FIRST LIEUTENANT OF POLICE.
The Mayor nominated Albert e. Philppy,
T. B. Chapman (the present incumbent.)
E. P. Wall asked the Mayor 10 nominate W.
N roYt no T;aufapaut of Pojice
It was then suggested that both lieutenants
be elected at once. This caused some confu-
sion in the mind OF E. P. Wall, who said to
Roberts, who offered him the hat for his bal
lot: "Just get out OF the, way until Iknow what
am about"
The ballot being taken, resulted as follows:
T. B. Chapman, II; A. E. Philippy, 1.
The Mayor announced that Mr.. Chapman
was duly elected. e."
SECOND LIEUTENANT or POLICE.
For this Office the Mayor nominated A. T..
Phlhppy, W. N. Taft and Benjamin Holloway,
tolored. This Holloway is the brother Of the
crazy portvarden Holloway, and son Of "Ai-
derman" Holloway.l
The balloting resulted: Phlippy, /; Hollo-
way, 6; TAFT, u.
The announcement Of this vote, and the elec-
ton Of Mr.. Taft, was received with cheering
and applause. At this point the greater num-
ber OF the spectators left the chamber. For
them the lively interest Of the evening was
over.
A motion to adjourn, made by Alderman E.
w. Al. Mackey, was voted down, and Council
proceeded to elect the
COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORPHAN HOUSE,
With the following result: Vim. c. Bee, 16; Al
herman ]. D. Geddings, 16; Geo. W. Williams,
16; Alva Gage, Is; Alderman L. T. Potter, 18;
Stanley G.. Trott, II; Andrew Simonds, 10; al.
derman James F. Greene, 10; Henry Cobis, 10;
d. B. Olney, Is; Edwin Bates, II; A. G..
Mackey, 1S; W. G. Whilden, g. The twelve first
named were declared duly elected. 1t will be
seen that the Board is substantially the same
as that elected by the late Clark administra-
ton.
When the announcement was made to ballot
for Commissioners of the Orphan House, a
misunderstanding occurred, some Of the Al
dermen thinking that Commissioners Of the
Markets we're meant, and a general squabble
ensued, each Alderman yelling out what he
thought Of it, and "Markets" and "Orphan