Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-28
ouNTYcoMMIssIoNER
Midnight Session and What They Did.

On Wednesday night our immaculate
County Commissioners remained in ses-
sion until 2 o'clock Thursday morning,
voting awsyt The people, money at a whole
sale rate. Why was this? We will in
form the public as TO the cause of this
dark and mysterious proceeding. 1t was
announced in the city press that the bill
abOlishing the Board OF County Commits
sioners would become a law on yesterday,
consequently this board of notorious
swlndlers and thieves met in solemn con-
claye and set up all night passing bills
and voting away appropriations from the
county treasury to all those who would
make 1t appear that it was 10 the
interestof the Commissioners TO pass such
appropriations. No such wholesale
robbery Of public money has ever taken
place IN our city heretofore, thoulh
many iufamies nave been perpetrated.
Thousands of dollars were voted out of
the peoples pockets on Wednesday night
by these INSCRIPTIONS villains. We will
notice the appropriations made at his
dark lantern session hereafter. The
members of the board present were
Messrs. Barbour Lewis, White, Merriman,
and the negrO. Shaw. rushing apDrO-
priations through on the fast line. How
much was paid to these watch dogs of our
county funds for these appropriations?
To the honor of Commissioner Louis, be
~ aANL NAobS nc CAAot W ho DlGrEAiN " nlAJ
this wholesale robbery was progressing.
He refused to attend this midnight con-
clave, saving that he would meet the
Board in daylight and vote forsuch apI 70
priations as he deemed just and right, but
he would never meet after dark in mid
night session to vote away the public
money. Commissioner Louis intends 10 re-
main a resident of the city of Memphis,
and has no idea of emigrating 10 paris I'M
known when he goes out OF office. As It
turns out, the hill above referred TO will
not become a law for some time, as il has
TO go back to the Senate for the purpose
of concurring in the amendment tackled
on by the House, Put our spotless Coun-
ty Commissioners did not know this, and
we're determined to hold one grand meet
ing, where appropriations and bribery
were considered side by side. The ques-
ton, How much will you glve2" was
the test Of correctness of claims. We hope
an injunction will be sued out by the citi-
zens of Memphis restraining this BoarAof
thieves from engaging in any more of
such midnight plundering. While
the citizens Of Memphis were in
their beds these worthy officials
were voting away thousands Of dollars to
parties holding imaginary claims against
the county, for which these Commission
ers received a bride. The proof that 4
midnight session was held, continuing
until nearly daylight, convicts these no.
torious plunderers of the fact. Commits
siOner Louis refusal to engage in this
barefaced transaction shows conclusively
that their deeds were of the NEST corrupt
and infamous character, and could not
stand the test of daylight. We will give
our readers a full account of the dOings OF
this dark-lanteru session, a. soon as we
can get held of the records. This transac-
ton settles tho question as to the Proprte-
tY Of hayiag The present system con-
tinued. Let the commissioners Court be
abolished,
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