The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08

referred to the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, with instructions to make esti-
mates and report at the next meeting of
Council.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
favorably upon the petition Of T. ]. Lance.
Accepted.
The Committee on Brick and Wooden Build
ings reported favorably upon the petitions OF
Jacob Mills and L. Shepherd. Accepted.
The favorable report Of the Committee on
petition of A. Brookbank was, on motion OF
Alderman T. J. Mackey, laid upon the table.
The committee to which was referred the
resolu ton to insure the almshouse for $50, 900,
reported that it could be insured FOR one and
one-haK per cent. per annum, and recon-
mended that it be insured The matter was
referred back to the committee, with power to
act.
The committee to which was referred the
communication of DR.. Rodrigues Offering to
sell that portion of his property which pro.
iected on the line of the Meeting-street pave
mont, recommended that the city pay one dollar
a foot for it. The report was adopted.
THE POLICE BILL.
Alderman T. J. Mackey moved that Council
proceed to the consideration OF the special or
der Of the evening -"the bill to reorganize and
regulate the police force Of the CITY,"
Alderman Potter moved its indefinite post.
ponement.
Alderman Voigt seconded it.
Alderman T.J. Mackey moved to lay Alder
mans PJtters motion on the table. The mo-
ton was lost.
Alderman Mackey called for the yeas and
nays upon A derman Potter's motion, which
was granted, and resulted as follows: Brown,
Cunuingham, Geddings, Holloway, Hampton,
Howard, McKinlay. Potter, Small, Thorne,
vo;gt, L. F. and E. P. Wall, affirmative u.s.
Barrow, Collins, T. J. Mackey and the Mayor,
negative, ~
Alderman T. ]. Mackey then asked leave to
introduce bill to rsorganize the police force
Of the city.
Alderman E. P. Wall. colored, wanted to
know if the bill could be received.
Alderman Mackey. Yes, it can; any men,
Der can introduce bill. There is no power in
the Council to put the gag law here.
Alderman E. P. Wall, colored, moved to ad-
journ.
Alderman Mackey (who was speaking.) That
motion is not in order. No motion is in order
while an Alderman is speaking. Such motions
may be in order at the customhouse, but not
here. [Wall is an inspector at the custom
house
After some further m ,tions (during which
Alderman Mackey sarcastically complimented
Alderman E. P. Wall, colored, upon bis
knowledge of parliamentary rules,) Alder
man Mackey stated that the bill he now
proposed to offer was different entirely from
the one offered by him previously, and was
changed not because it was Objectionable
bic to him, but because he was aware
that the Alderman had entered into combi-
nation to defeat the bill, and he had therefore
80 modified It that he thought il would now be
acceptable to all members. he then called
for the frat reading Of the amended bill.
The bill was then read for the first time
1t, as amended, provides that there De one
second d.lieutenant, t,oo sergeants, and eighty
too privates; and that the CHIEF, pay shall re-
main the same.
Alderman E. P. Wall, colored. Immediately
after the bill was read, moved to adjourn
Carried.
Council then adjourned.