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

WaEneAs. His Honor, The Mayor at
the last meeting used the following tan-
graCe. viz: Gentlemen, you voted me q
Pea>se Of absence for such q period as l
MIGHT wish. am thankful for the ieaNe,
and Announce tOvOu that it terminates To-
worrow. They will bear me to
before 1 will leave b city TO pe-I was
aboutto sav-robbcd and PtHhdercd by you
/ dnriDp my absence. CaucuseS have been
- f-sou,e among YOU, Of which l am
cognizant, for the purpose OF putting
Yourselves in n position OF stealing from
m vconstituruts- caucuses fOrthec Onsum-
nation of a bad and deep purpose. But
know. gentlemen, hat henceforth II VIII
| take a two-thirds vote to carry these de-
signs ont 10
and he is hereby called upon TO name the
nsrties interested in " putting themselves
II rositionst TO steal from his constituents,
ana TO make specific charges against sueh
l~persons, naming the timei place ana CIR
rDmstances, and that a committed OF three
he appointcd to investigate the charges
I'D nv him. and to report to this Board
AT its next meeting, and that the char re
mort his charges, etc, to the conlnllte'
hereby appointed and not to this Board.
In offering this resolution, Alderman
over said he hoped that there would DC
no denominations, and that the boaIu
{ WnnIn ZINC klA HAAAANNA
ton that was due IL. He moNcdth' auop-
ton of the resolution.
Alderman O'Donnell Saidho WAS inform
cd that the matter had gone before q
HIGHER trihunal than this. If It has gone;
AS he understood it had, before b Grand
Jury. he did not see OF n use the ~
pointment of a committee would DC. IL
may enable the men aimed at to eNadethc
-aonseoupuces. He stood under the same
l odiuoI as the balance of the Board and
vas S obnoxious to the Mayors tanguage
as any Of them, but he was willing to
wait until the Mayor saw Mt 10 MAKE tht
charres- A man like the Mayor, 9
nan 50 10 speak, with both legs
in the grave would not make charges thai
he ronId not s-ubstanciate. lfthere Is ne
use for the Council to take IL into consld-
Grafton, why get up a NhlteWashhs
Committee? There IS no need OF Il let
- the evidence so before the proper trlDu,
r nal; let the Mayor proceed; ne mas PIeugeu
: his honor that the evidence snail be pro
: dueed; why then put it on three OF thl'
board. all Of whom are included IN th6
Mayors words TO pass on them. II NJ
: nhe speaker) was on that committee, dld
, thew suppose he would mculpate MN
: sel-sign his own death warrantg Ii ms
May0r saws he can prove these things, h'
believed him. lie would NOT vote FOR th'
committee.
Alderman Gallagher Said ii the-que>.
/, ltion came before this Board ~legitimately
= he would vote for the Committee OF Exam
nation. but he held that il did not
II the Board would recollect, wheI
his honor was aSsailed sOme time ago II
the Board and they wished 70 aPPolnl
committee ofinVeStlgatton ne had "p'
: posed il, aud maintained that the CoEnci
e was no Mace to make charges. II any
T member knew anything of that sort h'
, A onoht 10 90 before a Justice OF The Ieste'
e or the Grand jury IND bring the party u
q ~idStice. His honor's remarks were out O
g order any way, and he would not pay any
more attention TO them than If they ha'
), been made by any stranger. lie soul'
not hook apOu his conduct as thai OF m
t Mayor. Any man in h room NIGH
with ne saine proprirtv come FORWARD
and call the Board a pack
: but were they TO go 10 appointing a com
/ mfttee to Investigate charges mad'
| thus2 As TO n ruin OF Ihe yhaIss
he did not telIeve them. lie though
the Mavor- wrongly informed- II
aid not believe any honorable gen
tleman around Ills Bard wouldA d.
such things as were charged. Suppos
!, the Committee were appointed II could ~
=, moi hing. suppose u found that Mf. Sai
3 larber had been stealing, how could I
punish him? Ii the Mayor knew thing
he he said he did, ne ought to hay
qoup before a Justice Of the Peace, ant
:, had the parties arrested immediately 4
r Isl HIS syToru duty not to let men guilty Q
l. sucb charges As he makes, escape. Heha
no right 10 hold the public In suspense
etc, etc. lie would vote against The ap
lpointment Of the Committee.
!; Alderman NIofet said: Mr.. Chairman,
. am OF the opinion Of the legal gentlema,
y from the Sixth ward exactly. l don
= think there ought to be a Committee, bu
we have different reasons for believing -
saw there is no man around this Boar
: who cannot afford to wait until the Depu
"a ty sheriff taps him ON the shoulde
and saws o are my prisoner.
i say If he is conscious Of being innocent
n az he claims. he can wait until he Is ac
n cused The man who goes 80 far out Q
~ his wav and proclaims his innocence he
fore he is accused, / have great suspiciol
Aofhim. l am accused Of being very sus
pieious fellow any way. l accept IN
character l take thatH WIS natural !
ri ma TO watch Lhe conduct OF The board
sr md i nave seen transactiOns in II tha
Pr wouId be q disgrace to any posltIon {
)r trusf SO far as the committee IS con
+ cerned / intendt 10 Toteforits They wis
a 10 get Us to refuse the plan 50 they can g
/ forth to the world and say that we re
fused to give, them an eNaIhinssl91 ~
themhaTe the eeonmittee, and theR the
I VIII be in no condition I'd, COMPLAIN. lie
e them whitewash their conduct, AN
n conccst a plan TO make it seer
that the Mayor and his supporter
- are the anlty parties, and they are mne
e cent idont propose to lie under any IN
IL situations. l would scorn TO drive ercon
o. town in a. carriage 10 get men 10 can
!. meeting ofthis Board, and then pretendt
y know nothing about it. Every ma
around this Board is concerned III ID
charges Of the Mayor and every ma
shon95 wish to see theni cleared up 1t ]
from far different motives that they ar
acting, Though. The guhy are trying 7
wait. The Innocent are content to bid
their time. The Alderman from the sixtl
s. Ward saws that he does not believe an.
h one around the Board is guilty Of ~