New-York tribune., 1874-12-15
MUNICIPAL WRANGLiNG.

AN ASSISTANT ALDERMAN CLAIMS THE DIVISION ~
PATRONAGE IN TIE BOARD TO BE uNEN@-A
sLIGHrED MEMBER FINDS FAULT WITH 1hs
pREsIDENT-AsSIsTANT ALDERMAN THoRNFu
ARRESTED BY TIE sERGRAST-AT-A ARSS-rHs
MAYOR ORDERS HIS RELEASE
The Board of Assistant Aldermen were not
IN good yesterday and after one ortwO unseem
wrangle ended with the arrest OF one OF Their number
by the rgeantat-Arms for leaving the chamber WITH.
out permission OF the President. During the regular
order of business 1t WAS ordered tha 500 copies OF M
Cu Record containing the official be printed
for the of the Board Permission was gwen
the Committee Of the Veterans of the 1st Regiment,
New York Volunteers in the war VITA Mexico, L" Place
in the Governors Room IN the City Hal the pcafe
representing the presentation Of medals by tue COn
mon Council to thc veterans o. the regiment after TO
return from Mexico discussion arose with reference
to tho confirmation of batch OF candidates f)r Comms
soners OF Deols which hli bccD reported from tie
Committee Officers aud Salaries. Alderman Clancy
and others objected to voting on hom in batch Tney
demanded that separate vote should taken On each
Mr Clancy minated that certain Of the members ~-re
obtaining than their due share Of the appoint
ments and ihis was confirmed BY others. Mr. TA'rneA
thought the Democratic majority were somewhs'
divided on the question Of patronage.
Mr. Clancy thought 1t did not come with good grace
the representative Of party which had been 50
badly defeated last election. Tle appointment VI
the Commissioners OF Deeds was laid over.
The resolution Of the Board OF Aldermen to appoint
committee Of five from each Board to make pTep~rs
tons for the reception of King Knlakaua called
up Tue original resolutions providing for the appoint
nient Of "a JOINT Committee OF three for tbIs purpose
offered by Assistant Alderman Thorne. Toe
amendment Of the Aldermen increasing the Commit
tee was adopted. and the Presient appointed such
committee Assistant Aldermen Brooks, Keatlng kopps
Keenan,, and krhoe.
Assistant Alderman Thornell, apparently tied that
he, the mover Of the original resolution, was left f"n
the Committee to point OF order. He wished
To know If the appointment OF the Committee by ne
Chairman was absolute. Tho Chagm SAID it Was NOT
II the Board wished otherwise and could chanSe It
1t chose
Mr. Thornell then said that he thought the Chairman
had acted very dlseOurteously 20 the mover of The
original resolution sent to the Board OF Aldermen
Soon afterward President Strack called Assistant Al
derman SimODsOh temporarily to the chair
| Assistant Alderman Tnornen was leaving the cu'"'
,. phen the attention OF tine Chairman was directed 70
the fact I'll At he was going away "''l''' n"''"
taincd nermss,op aul that he were ao"ei 70 ~ Wv
Board would have 4 sqihcient 49,. au nur.
pass gencr Al orders. Assistant Alderman Tho,.
Iedy left tie chamber. The Acting Chairman ,ifee'-
scrgeunt-atArn Wish to dni the absentee An3>
bring him back. Assistant Altermln Tnorue!l
found by the ssrgeant-at-Arms IN the Office Of
Gen. Pinckney, Clek OF the Common Council. Hs
tapped the fugitive Assistant Alderman the shoulder
ana said, You are my prisoner; yon are wanted up
stairs" Together they left the Otice. Instead fu
loving the Sergeant tatArms up TO the chamber OF
Board, Assistant Alderman TBOrnell turned and walked
into the IayO private Olicc. He followed py Inc
ScrScaut-dt ARMS, who Il, IN ludei that accom-
him no stairs. Assistant Alderman ihOrncll SAT- be
would be up IN few moments Tue Scrgrabt-It-ArLs
replied that hls orders 10 bring hla 1t The
Assistant Alderman declined to 20. when the Sergeant
alarms seized him and attempted 10 compel MN
to ~ by force. The Mayors attention VAS
attracted bv the struggle. ana he demanded To kos
what it meant. The hurriedly explained 10
bm by contestants. lie decided tuat the Sergeant
alarms had exceeded his duty III The IN orci-
bly, seiZng Alderman IAnrne. and the scrScInt-dt Arms
Withdrew aiterwdrd. Mr. ThOrnel went up Ia ne
chamber OF the Board of Assistant ADD trnen. 1lat
body had adjourned Dut the memOels sul IN tbe
chamber. Mr. IlOrncll denounced the action OF tue
ScrScantat-Arms Is uuwarranca AMI uucal.ct for MI
Clancy Warmly espOused the cause 0f me >rrgeau't'
Arms, and declared bhat Be the Cn rman w"d
make an example or Mr.. fuorIo. IHo latter suJ'e-
quonty stated that he would procure warlat o. ar
rest FOR the Srrgealt-atArms Ior assaulrinZ nm Ie
an ur caused much talk among the poll cans HiOol1
tac City Hail IL Is GAINED b. IN ScrScauta'- Arms
that ne was rully juStned compelling the return ol
Mr.. TlOrnei und'r Rule "a OF tue Board Ot A+
sistant Aldermen, which provides that "N0 member
snail absent hImser without permission U thc IieSI
dent, nor on adjournment loAve his place until l-s
President leaves th" char"