The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-24
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.

In pursuance of General Canby's order,
the Council convened yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Yale presided. Present: Messrs. Pc
louze, Atkins, La,tbe, Cook, Livingston,
Dunham, Boswell, Smith, Milford, Fried
ley, Ordway, Hudson, Parker, Miller, Gro
we'll, Gillis, Van Lew. New aPpointecs in
itdlics.l ...-..
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and the roll called. The order of the
commanding General calling the Council
together was read.
The Chair stated that he was not aware
to what extent the commanding General de-
sired Reorganization of the Council, and
he would await the action of the Council.
Mr.. Milford: care there any commu-
nications from headquarters ?"
Chair: "None that | know Of"
The Clerk remarked that there we're
some.
Mr.. Mulford said that there were mem
bers who had communicated with the com
manding General, who would probably be
able 10 throw some light on the matter.
The President said that he had seen Cen
eral Candy, and that the only change con-
templated was o Reorganization OF the
Council.
Mr.. Friedly moved that the Council adj
journ for one week.
A new member said that the command
ing General had said that there was i'm
portant business for the consideration OF
the Council that should be disposed Of be-
fore any adjournment.
Mr.. Ordway moved that committee OF
three be appointed to wait on the command
ing General, and ask him what his wishes
were. Carried.
Messrs. Ordway, Mulford, and Durham
were appointed On the committee. ..
The committee retired, the Council taking
recess in the mean time.
The committee, after an absence of TWEEN
ty minutes, returned, and reported that the
General had no suggestions to make. The
meeting had been called by him upon the
representations of certain members of the
Council that no quorum could be gotten to-
gether without additional appointments
The report was received.
Mr.. Pelouze offered resolution request.
ing the commanding General to issue an
order requiring thirteen members to constl-
tute quorum.
Mr.. Ordway hoped that this resolution
would not prevail. 1t seemed to him that
we had suffered enough from military rult
without invoking it by our own motion. H(
moved that the resolution be laid on tht
table. Carried.
PRESIDENT ELECTED.
Mr.. Friedly offered resolution providing
for the reelection of Horace L. Kent to th'
position Of president, and requesting thu
temporary chairman to re0rganize the va
| rious committees. Adopted.
CLERK OF THE SECOND MARKET.
Mr.. Ordway moved reconsideration o.
the report of the Committee on the Second
Market, presented and received at the las
meeting of the Council. He considered
that the report had been illegally adopted
and did great injustice to an old officer
He asked the reading Of the rules on thi
head, to show that the matter had beer
acted on illegally. The rules were read.
Mr.. Miller offered resolution sustaining
his former report, and recommending tha
the commanding General appoint Mr.. Nigg
in the place OF Mr.. Tyler, and that he b
requested to support the appointment. Th
| ayes and noes being called, the report was re
iectcd by a vote OF ayes Is, noes |.
Mr.. Ordway offered resolution providing
that inasmuch as the previous action o
the Council had been illegal according t
the rules, it be declared null and void
Adopted.
The Council then adjourned.