The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-08
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
Alderman GeduinKs and tho n ONO ks
Attributed TO 4aim-ThS Police Bin
Council Puts its Foot Upon IL.

| Attributed to Him-ThS Police Bin
Council Puts its Foot Upon 1t.
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regular meeting Of tho City Council was
held last night, at which wero present tho
Mayor, Alderman Geddings, Yoigt, T. j.
Mackey, Barrow, Potter. Cunningham, Collins,
white; Brown. MoKnlay. Thorne, Hampton,
Small, Holloway, Howard, L. F. and e. p.
Wall. a
at half.past eight O'Clock Council was called
| 10 order. I -
The minutes Of the last regular and also OF
the extra meeting were read. N.A
THE REMARKS OF ALDERMAN aEDDMas.
In the official report OF the proceedings
Of Council lwere the remarks Of Alderman
Geddings, relative to the election 81 an inApec-
.tor-g general of timber aud lumber, They con-
oluded as follows: YHe there desired Coun-
oil not to proceed with upnsees4sry aud i'm
proper haste, batto act s,delps ss(y and like
.mehfhnd not like Juveniles, like boys And he
Was Confident no detiment would dlaccrue to
| tho lumber budneeB by the delay proposed"
AS soon as the clerk had finished reading
these remarks Of Alderman Geddlnge, Alder
man T. j. Mackoy arose and said he noticed an
error in the -proceedings,. also something
novel-a speech Of an Alderman reported in
full-something which had never oeen done be.
| fore except by special order OF Council. In
| this speech of tho Alderman is some language
which he did not use. He SAYS ia that report
he said, "Like juveniles, like boys," whileit is
in my recollection, in the recollection OF the re-
porters, and also in the recollection OF several
OF the Aldermen, and others who were pres
| ent, tLat he said, "Like Jews or boys" think
1t proper that should notice this error in the
proceedings, as ! intend. at the proper time,
| to report resolution consuming the language.
I do not question the intention OF Alderman
Geddings 10 say Juveniles but must say
that there will be an error in the minutes II
they are confirmed as they read.
l. Alderm an Yoigt said he heard tho remarks
of Alderman Geddings, and no said "Like juvc-
niles. like boys."
Alderman Collins, who was called upon by
Alderman Mackey to testify, arose to speak.
when Alderman Yoigt jumped up, and in an
| excited manner moved that the minutes be
confirmed.
Alderman Maokey sad he hoped Alderman
Voigt would keep his temper and be as cool as
o December day while this discussion was 60.
ing on, as he imackey) intended to dissect the
matter.
again that he understood Alderman G. to say
Jews or boys: that he might have intended to
say Juveniles, when he was interrupted by that
Alderman, who asserted that he said juveniles,
pronouncinR it as IL spelt juyenilIs, and stat
ing that it was the correct pronunciation of the
word.
Alderman Mackey gave way for Alderman
Collins, who stated that he understood Alder
| mo na1 - ~ a.
not believe that the Alderman had intended to
insult the Hebrew race; that he was perfectly
willing to believe that Alderman Geddings had
intended to say as he asserted he did say,
'ike Juveniles, Like boJs." He bad too much
confidence in the manliness Of the Alderman
to believe that he would deny using any Ian
gusge he had used.
Alderman Maokey paid high compliment
to the Hebrew race generally, and to the re-
presentatives Of it residing in the city especial
ly. and said that he had not brought up the
subject from any ypersonal motives, but thought
that as the remark had been made IN Council
meeting, and had been gresty talked Of by
the Hebrews OF the city, who considered it an
insult. Council should tako notice Of Il. and,
therefore, had acted as he did. After explaining
that there was relevancy in the remarks, (which
l Alderman Geddings had denied he sat down.
Alderman Voigt called for the yeas and nsys
upon the question OF confirming the minutes.
.Aldermnn Mackey said he did NOT thinIr this
.vouId aettle the question. vbe,bar or not Al.
derman q. had made the. remarks attributed
to him by some OF the Aldermen. He {Mac.
key) would vote for the confirmation OF the
minutes because he was willing, to accent the
Alderman 3 Iinterpretstiont 81 lts remsrks. +, Il
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