The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-19
ANOTHER MEETING or COUNCIL.
A LUDICROUS AND EXCITING SCENE.
sP"rrlng between tho Mayor and AIaer-
men-Mackcy Arrested by tho Mayor
Collins gives Mackoy the Lie-Mackev
Abuses the Mayor, so, &c SO.

men Geddings, Cunningham Potter ~ r
Mackey, Collins, Barrow, E. w. M. Mackey and
Greene. and Holloway, Hampton, Small Brown,
+. p. Wall, L. T. Wall, Thorn and McKnlay.
colored.
TheTs vas a worry large crowd or persons,
white and colored. outside the City Hail. but
in eccordapce with orders given by the Mayor,
only as many persons were admitted to the
Chamber as G. ould be seated. Among the select
few lin the ring were the Collector of the
Port. Hon. A. G. Maokey, Congressman B. F.
WhittomOre = his first appearance on this
stage-the Hon., d. T. Corbin and ex- Mayor
| Clark. tt,t :.
| Council was called to order by the Mayor,
and the reading OF the minutes of the previous
meeting was dispensed with.
In answer to question, the Mayor said the
police had been instructed to admit enough
persons to'6fi the hall.
The following petitions were read:
John F. Taylor & Co., to PLANK Pritchard
street. and for permission to erect one story
building in Pritchard-street. Referred to Com
mittee on Streets. Samuel Morrison, for con-
tract to do the scavenger work Of Wards No. 8, 4
and 6. Laid on the table. Application of George
M. Little for place in the CITY police Referred to
the Mayor. Application of E. E. Mettz for license
1 AVA - hAootAAA oAiOy3 AoOIA0u UO Cu0 committee
on Licenses; application of ODonnelI, No. %
Tradd-street, for o junk shop lisense, similarly
referred; application Of VIM. Rollin for an.
pointment as City Inspector, on motion of AL
dermau Potter laid on the table; the petition
OF Mrs. Prltehard 'iu regard to the dangerous
condition OF Plnckney-street, referred to the
Committee on Streets; letter from Courtepav
| u Trenholm praying for renewal of q lease OF a
water lot at foot OF Pnckney street, referred to
the Committee on City lands; letter from q. J.
O'Hara, of New Orleans, suggesting improve
ments in lighting the city, referred to the Com
mittee on Lights; the return of The Harbor-
master for April, showing $329 paid into the
| treasury for the month, was received: the re-
turn of the City Sheriff for April, showing the
receipt of $2692 60, was received; letters from
John Livingstone and others In reference to
filing up Percv-street, was referred to the
| Committee on Streets.
The unfinished business of the old Council
was then taken up, and the report Of a COM
mttee In regard to o drain In ,Bull-street was
adopted. The petition Of John f. Ficken,
which had been reported on favorably, was
taken up and adopted. The report of
| the committee in regard to paving Mar
ket street, on each side Of the fish market,
was taken up. Alderman Potter moved it's
| adophon. Alderman T. j. Mackey NOV
ed that its consideration be postponed to
the next meeting. Alderman Potter explained
That the Commissioners had the money. and
that the work would not take dollar from the
city treasury. The question being taken. the
A communication was read from the Oity
Treasurer giving, in reply to resolution Of
Council, statement Of the assets md indebt-
edness OF tho city. On motion of Alderman
e. w. M. Mackey, the report was ordered to be
printed for the in sormation OF Council.
The resolution OF Alderman Barrow, the un-
finished business OF last meeting. to give the
appointment Of the standing committees to
| the City Council. was taken up.
The Mayor stated that at the previous meet
ing be had ruled that it required three-four
vote to rescind the resolution whereby the
rules OF the old Council had bsen adopted. An
| appeal was taken from his decision, and the chair
was not sustained. subsequently, the resolu-
| tion was putupon its passage, the vote standing
Toto 2, when the chair asked for time to take
legal advice, which was granted. Mr.. G. @.
| Bowen, the legal adviser appointed by Council,
had been consulted, and his opinion was as fol.
lows: "Undsr the rule by which we are gov4
erned it requires q, three. .fourths vote 6hdopt
| this resolution. Three-fourths not having
voted in the affirmative, the RESOLUTION is lost"
| The Mayor said: In accordance and with
this advice declare the resolution lost, it not
having received the requisite majority. ~
Alderman T.J, Msokey asked whether, this
| The Mayor. It is his advice in his own hand
writing.
e. p. Wall (colored) then offered The follow
/ inn inss tf 3
Resoloed, That the resolution passed at the
meeting OF Council, on the 7th inst. whereby
the rules OF the former Council were adopted
until otherwise ordered, be. and the same is
Council be adopted as the rules OF this Coun-
| ell, with the following notifications
Twelfth R2ie to be amended by striking out
the words. the following standing committees
ing in nen; thereof the words, s.the following
standing committees shall be elected by Coun-
Gil by . majority Of votes actually giyen.p
out the words, Legislature in this State,' and
inserting" 3use 81 Representatives, Of the
United States" lThis only applies to the rules
| which are to govern Councll.-REp
Nineteenth Rule to read as follows "Any or
| the foregoing rules may be suspended, gnodi-
1ed or resciDded, at any meeting, by o majority
of votes actually given, nt,S ~ ~ "a
! Alderman E. W. Aassssdaokey NJ moved the'adop-
tion OF the resolutions. EIsA,a 5AB, Ny
Alderman Collins Before the aaoptidn of
that rule which is meant to wipe away at one
blow the authority Of she e':' Mayor and thas
make him the tool Of an irresponsible clique,
wish 1t to be recorded that I'for one object
to any sucf, procesdmgIl i.' sf7'}Fl f}f#lW
E.P. Wall tSolorM. J, III certaihiy ealII the
gentleman to order. I shall write down the
Objectionable words.
The Mayor. q q 6ope. 10 personalities will be
indulged in this evening" ,seslssa 7,A ~
Alderman COllips. II dontrthink have been
personal. j HtAeA LSaid 'EsxSspohsib,s. .ciiqns,s
merely meant to show that 1t was those who
voted against the Mayor besare,r who were