The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-16

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if it comprehend propositions In substance,
80 distinct, that one being taken away, y
substantive proposition shall remain for the
decision of the board. A notios to strike
out and insert shall be deemed indivisable,
but a motion to strike out being lost, shall
preclude neither amendments, nor aimotion
to strike out and insert
Rule 10 A resolution may be committed
at any time previous to its paasage.
Rule IL In filing blanks, thelargest sum
and longest time shall be first put.
Rule IL When motion or question has
been decided ia the Affirmative or negative.
any member having voted with the majori-
ty, may move Feconsideration of the same
odyhe day following. =
Rule Is No standing rule or order Of the
boar3 shall be rescinded or suspended ex,
ccpt by vote Of two thirds of the members
present.
Rule IA The rules Of parliamentary psac-
tice comprised in Jefferson's Manual shall
ire applicable, and in which they are not
inconsistent with the standing rules or or
Thereupon the board adjourned till .
o clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board met pursuant to adjournment,
President Mccullough in.the chair.
The Committee on Elections made the
following majority report, viz UDep4
The Committee to whom was referred the
certificate Of election Of Robert Barr of
Tiensans nia.s to.v"~s.:r, ---iA 700. 49,.
specially report that the vacancy caused
no <ha r..osUr~t.ov oc Tnvnoo
been filed by the former trustees Of said
township, there is no cause for any new
appointment. GEORGE STANwooD,
o. CUTLER,
Committee.
Mr. Merriam, Of same committee, sub
mitted the following minority report, viz {:
The undersigned, member Of the Com.
mittee on Elections, to whom was referred
the certificate of the trustees Of Pleasant
Ridge township, appointing Robert Barr as
Supervisor Of said township, to fill a vacan-
cy occasioned by the failure to elect at the
November election, 1858, Supervisor in
the place of j. B. Lawson, whose term Of
Office expired On the FIRST Monday Of Janu-
airy, 1869, would report that in his opinion,
said barr is entitled to the seat now filed
by J. H. Clark Believing a. he does that
the action of the board on yesterday, in ad
hitting said Clark to seat in this board,
was illegal, I, therefore, submit the follow.
ing resolution and recommend its adoption ::
Resoired, That Robert Barr is entitled to
seat ~ . member Of this board from
Pleasant Ridge township, and that J. II.
Clark is not. b. $ MERRIAM.
Mr.. Stanwood moved the adoption of the
majority report.
Mr.. Merriam moved to amend by substi-
tuting the minority report, and called for
the yeas and nays.
Of Van Buren,, Maltby, Merriam, Taylor
and Waterman.
The nays we're as follows Messrs. Brown,
Cutler, Goodrich, HOLMAN, Mccullough,
StanNood, Tebbs and Wright-s.
Absent-Mr. Haffner.
Not votinE-Mr. Clark ofPleasant Ridge
Excused from voting -Messrs. Kennedy
and OverteA.
TIE motion was declared lost. ..-
Thereupon the question came Up on the
adoption Of the majority report, and the
yeas and nays were called for.
The yeas were as follows: Messrs. Brown,
Cutler, Goodrich, Haffner, HOLMAN, Nc
Cullough, Stanwood, Tebbsand Wright-9.
Of Van Barren. Kennedy, Maltby, Merriam,
Taylor and Waterman--6.
Not voting-Mr. Clark of Pleasant Ridge
township
Excused-Mr. Overton.
The report was declared adopted.
Mr.. Maltby moved to refer all the papers
in the foregoing case to the District Aftor-
ney. S7
Mr.. HOLMAN moved to lay the molten on
the table, and on this question Mr. Maltby
called for the yeas and nays
The yeas we're as follows Messrs, Brown,
Cutler, Goodrich, Hafbsr, Hollman, Nc
Cullough, Stanwood, Tebbs and Wrig Mo.
The nays we're as follows: Messrs. Clark,
Of Van Buren,, Kennedy, Maltby, Merriam,
Overton, Taylor and Waternan-7.
Mr.. Clark of Pleasant Ridge township
not voting.
The motion to lay on the table declared
carried.
The resolution Of Mr. Stanwood, in rela-
ton to certain assessments for relief, was
referred to the Committee on Taxes and
Assessments.
The report and settlement of Mr.. Half
ner in regard to the relief fund were
adopted and the settlement approved
In the matter of the relocation of the
IT. Madison and Burlington road-now this
cause comes on FOR hearing on the motion Of
j. +. Myers, ct al, to set aside the report
Of the appraisers herein appointed, and the
hoard being fully. advised IN the premises,
do hereby order that the report Of said ap-
praisers be, and the same is hereby set
aside A. - s
Tfnreupoa MDqe. josiah Kat, Gearne
EatoA and 0ere HD1RH - soniat6
comm 10 appraf1e the damages, if
Any, and before entering upon their duties
under this appointment to appear at the Of