Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-24

shrewd designing men, who make the
conhding, and easily imposed on, cast
votes for measures that they wonld not DO
without that influence. Referring to AL
Hoard could show that he was not
a pure, honest, honorable, incor-
rupt man, he would say they did
right, but if they eOuldnOt be maintained,
he was right. His refusal by the Board
had no precedent, and when the objection
was raised to him he believed that It was
nothing but illegal sticking, which was a
mere audible. but had no idea that it was
intended to refuse his appointee- In con-
clusion he said he hoped that he had been
understood. He was not excited, ana
he reiterated deliberately the charges that
he had made, which he said he had had IN
hand some time, and which he saw no
| reason to change after mature reflection.
Alderman Dyer changed the phraseology
of the resolution so as to make IL read TO
suit his honor las it stands above and
read it, and moved to adopt.
Alderman 0'Donnell repeated that
he could see no use of appointing
a Committee if the Grand jury
were at work. There was moi an lnno-
cent man around the board who was not
included in the charges, but they were
ready and willing to wait until such time
as his character could be yindieated. AS
to making public names, md indicating
persons and charges, he was opposed TO 1t,
for he said there were those around the
board who would greese their heels ana
slide off ont OF Memphis, before they
would stand before the Criminal Court.
They had no interest Uncommon with
Memphis. and as soon as they secured
/ their few hundred or few thousand DOL
liars. they would slide. Who wished TO
serve on the committee? What man OF
any delicacy of feeling? The chairman OF
the committee might be himselfsusPected-t
Alderman Dyer disclaimed any desire
| to serve on the committee.
Alderman O'DOnnell continued: They
we're all equally accused, and It Is out OF
| the power of any special committees Oh
the Board to clear US. He knew his
/ friends were willing to wait and see the
result: and as for his enemies, he did not
care for them A lie IL like al quarter
horse. he said; runs very fast a short
| stretch, but soon gives OUT There was a
Ideep rooted object in having that commit
tee aDpointed. There were certain OF
them that wanted 10 be whitewashed.
But the time for that was over, and now
it behooved the people Of Memphis to
! look to their interest. He alluded to the
straw bail business, and said If the Mayor
were to make his charges in open Board,
or to a Committee, the guilty could, for "a
few dollars, get anything sworn TO they
wanted. 4,
Alderman Williams again reiterated
his statements about not ne
in expectation Of being IN
dicted. etc, and again referred to Alder
man of the Eighth Ward, his elo-
quence, etc.
Alderman Monet said that he consider
cd the source whence the remarks came,
and would not take them as personal.
Referring to Williams former statement
about there being nothing 10 steal, he
- I 81. TA--'.1Av,+ Hhn InIN TnfArDEf
that some OF them were opposed TO send-
ING to New York. That would be some
thing to plumber if it could be kept at
home. lie characterized the thicving ola
pickpockpt as manly and honorable COM
pared to the stealing that was done by
members Of the Board. de declared
finally that he would never he satisfied
until the whole City Government, from
the ayer-to=the-S eFgeant-at-AFn
had been before the Grand Jury and
told what they knew. The fiat
had gone forth and the Board was 10 be
cleansed.
Alderman DYER said that there were a
good many rich points in his case upon
which he w0uld like To touch, but tha'
there had been argument enough. BE
then dug up theeold matter about Motfet's
having a committee appointed to investi-
rate the MAYORS and COmptrOller's
method of doing business. He argued
from that that a committee ought to be
appointed. He next recalled the fact, thai
the committee did not report in avoro
deDosing the Mayor and Comptroller
lerGo there was no ground of complaint
AGAINST them. and continuing the parlle
/ there would be no foundation found TO
the Mayors charges,
He was not like Alderman Gallagher,
who affected that he did not believe there
vas any cOrruptiOn in the Board. Il
4 usa l..1.---r . Hr+T NAM hars f4A done fhinDi
which laid them liable 70 the charges. III
= then said that the law held every man in
nOccnt until be was proven guilty. III
2 Board had not been proven guilty, cOnSe
2 ~uuentlv were innocent, and being 50
r could sit on their own trial. He wanted
=. to know why the Mayor had not been re-
2 ported to the grand jury in the instance
ci4ed and seemedto argue because he haC
not. the members of the Board ought not
He characterized much of the action o
grand juries as petty malice and SAID tina
:. their finding strue bill did not amount t
anything. @
= compared DYER 10 old mortality who
e instead of letting old furious get wori
: smooth bv time, goes round with a MALE
and chisel and deepens them. He JUST
e fed his own course in regard TO the mat
: ter lust spoken of by Dyer, and said tn
p Committee,did report. and the matter wa
I corrected. speaking To AluefindH Nh
T liams he said that if when his civilians
e head was as white as his it was as FIRE
! from dishonOr and dishonesty as his, b
would have to change from Williams
Z Referring to Barbour Lewis as the patron
r of DYER he said that no man in the cit.
/ could tell so many lies in so few words
Referring to the financial policy ofNlayo
/ Leftwich and Mr.. Black, he declarsd him
q self bitterly opposed to them, or TO an.
man who favored the sale of the city
railroad stock,
: Some further sparring occurred DetNee
him and DYER, whom he called on as
D%oliticaI leper, to 'cleanse his skirts.
k Nothing, he declared, could save the me
who were thus accused, from the punish
5 ment due them; mo the rigmarole {
e Gallagher and sophistry of Dyer would ,
S alike powerless to aid their cause.
The resolution was finally read and III
. vote taken on it by the ayes and nays
if with the following result:
v Ayes Aldermen Clancy, Marshal
>, joyce. Durh, Black, Dyer, Renner, Ogder
n MOffet, Vincent, Ellis, Williams-l2.
NavS.-Ndermen Foley, Hoist, 0'hut
IS nell. Cicalla, and Gallagher.
A resolution was then passed hat ID
Chairman and AIayGr appoint the commit
; tee at their leisure tomorrow to-day
. when the Board adjourned .1eM