, 1874-01-27
Non, and 1t wha road, tho alluaton to "tl,o lion.
arth'lr Dixon producing upr oarous laughter.
The petition WAH AZ fpllowH.

We the undersigned fcmalo nx.pnysrs Of tho uity
y Se Gea se wea eona1 9s your
Police. for tho following reasons; ''''''
r,l,a; rstErst ias: yos, wien CAPTAIN Of Police ho
toroby inagsting Tho poico rcboon at It for % weefs
sp yes and Eopesy q s..na
distance, his taking prisoner out Of DIR Criminal
thc reward onercd for him. Again, that ho prosti-
erioua fur esse and frtcr tat s io coil,e S vii, III
tlieyea and robbed cyrsianp was evident in to liz
sla Mooro eaae, n which ho resigned Tho oapaincy
- 1htrd-.hat wo consider his rcinstatement to tho
Cnpsaney @ botoro being tried and acquitted In our
foarth--That his confirmation would not only do
~ ho ia tho noted champion Of thu social owl IN
ds a. We sa " ths Hon AGthur D!.on q
s se& sssan os plposa apw
IT 1f a Gaaso
Said Hickey begged Of tho honorable mcmbor to Pre-
sontt 70 tho Legislature, Which he Indignantly re-
1h-Ws beltoyo him to be ineligible to any pos!tion
whaever on the police force a. he Voluntarily rcaisn-
stand trial, which waa sact acknowledgement Of hi
guilt CYNTHIA LEONARD,
s. E. BLAKE,
NJ. J. Tuonn,
HARRIET Z. 5pKtoHg,
on the North side hpeieht was half crazy, Uo
Ind callcd upon him, and ho Judged ho would
IKE to 30 tho Captain hinBolf.
AID. Corcoran-She'a tho Captain, Alderman.
Aid. Dixon defended Capt. Hickey at some
Aid. schnnnor moved that tho communication
DO placed in the waste-5aBket. uo had boon
taken to task by his Irish friends for his POSI-
hon With roforonco to Capt. Hickey.
. AID. Oullorton ratael tho point Of order that
title Alderman was not speaking to the question.
Ala: schaffnor said ho was going to aay what
be lad to aaY, anyhow.
Tho Mayor said the point Of order WAS well
takou.
Aid Bcha1nor said ho would withdraw his mo.
hon..
AID: ourk ~, said hs couldn't do it; it uaa tho
Al.'. schatfner still insisted upon talking, and
Tent on to define llls position with reference to
Capt. Hickey, which was tlat ho ought to be ro-
which ho was forced by Mayor Modill. Tho man
bpoiCht, tho husband Of ono Of tho Biguors Of
tho petition. had como to the speaker to urgo
him to oppose Capt. Hickey because lie favored
the regulation Of tho Hocinl owl.
Aid. McGrhth suggested that tho ladies' bo
brought In to hear Aid. Schafrnors explanation.
AID. achatlnor said TINT in solf-rospect tho
Council should order tho petition sent buck to
the signcra. He renewed his motion to commit
it to the wasto baskot.
AID. Woodmnn Insisted upon tho reference Of
tho petition to the Committee on Police.
AID. Moore said that, III order to giyo ohance
to talls, hc would moyo that the Council hold two
meetings week.
The petition was referred to tho Committee
on Police.
An ordinance was passed for curbing, filng
aud paving Fourth avenue from Twof:h street
to fourteenth street.
PLANS FOR v1ADucrs
:, Arepost waa submitted by the Donrd OF Pub
!!c Werks. stating that tho planR atd snccitica-
tiona Of tho viaduots Mt North DcsplaineB Htroot
aud Ashland avenue Ind beon completed; that
tho Chicago, Cincinnati i Indiana Central Rail
r.a1 Company had been notified to construct
their portion Of said TiaductR, and TINT tho gnid
Company had Expressed willingness to construct
isa portion. Tho Chicago j. Northwestern Rail
road Company expressed 4 similar Willingness.
THE "nzAYoRs DILL"
AID. Fitzgerald offered q resolution to the
effect that tho Council III uualterabiy opposed to
tic Mayors bill proposed for re-enaotmont i'll
~ b4'l ~ " That pestifcroug, roio Of the hle-
Cook County to opposo ltH passage.
AID. AlcG Grath moved the reference of the reHo-
luton to the Committee ON Jutliciary, but with
drew The motion, and tho resolution was adopted,
Aid. schaffnor md Corcoran voting in tho nega-
tive.
THE Eo1LEn-1NspEcTon.
Tho special ordor, tho question Of the recon-
slderaion Of tho vote Oh tho Doiler-1uspectot-
ship, was takon up. Tho following opinion Of
ea-Corporatlon Counsel Tuley was road:
Ny opinion has been askod BY Thomas H.. uamN-
on u u hls right to exercise the duties OF the oce
Ut 1lsletor Ut Steam Boilers. Understand the facts
Tic .isyor nominacd Mr.. Hamilton to the Office,
aud axlsl tho concurrence Vi the Council therein.
On Jan. u, tho Council boing III session, Ald Hi
drstl moved that tie appointment Of Mr. Hamilton 10
rho 'ases" and Il noea " wcre ordered, and the
Clerk announced that tho" ayes wero ~ anl Ito
nnoes and, Immediately thereuron, aud before tie
P~sdc:t VI the Council tho hlnyor) bud announced
te at Alt Bailey elangsd his vote from no to
"aye, aud thtrculnn the President announced TINT
Ar. Il milton hud been confirmed.
1 On .;3 y" nsxe IT,, nonsay 5 Jan; ls tue Council recon-
1r;'a'i n il It'll pending. The Mayor, however, had
commissioned ~ Mr Hamilton, 10 had taken tins oath
et o. and s the e I bond required BY law, before
Tc eaarer provtdcs that .Al city otrcers ehasl be
sipo1n e1 ~ tLe Mayor Of tue eity. BY and with the
y Of M tho .nellbcrs-eoct concurring by' yeas aud
'!a,s 70 bo entered ulon ita Journals Laws
avn u lnancs, pagu aY4.
Tie onl: qucatona presented aro:
l. VI. tho consent q majority Of ali the Alder
q ii 10, could ho Council At iss next meeting recon-
Euer sso yoe, aud withdraw tho consent thus given?
upea tle n;.t point remnrk: Thas tie Mayor is
P.e.d ut Of the Council, and charged with the dutea
Pertaining to tho office. rlo charter does not pro-
arsi1e tho m.nner IN which tho result Of any vote
he saDes Thia being tha usa ho @ geaera
parliamentary lay M governing an lcgisfstive bodies
aud the othor Of the question aacertainod, tho
decision ot tho Assembly a. therefore, announced by
tie presiding officer. The decision titus pronounced
II the judgment Of tlo house,"
CGshng, Law and Practice Of Legislative Assemblies,
Sec. 1,819
Tue sa'Ae authority lays down tho law to be ''that,
according to tue practice i'll Legislative assemblies
therein agreeing with thu ancient ruls ami practice Of
We 1louss of Commons. member may change lia vote
!to4 lie has onco given It, and that III where
The yeas aud nays have been taken, though tho
bers to declared" See Sec. 1,918
understand thAs parliamentary law requires that
The President Of tle Council ana not only declare tho
hunters Of yeas All nays. but also the result Of such
nusnIer Of yotes Icing. given; for example,
IL this case,., tho President, After being In
t.rmtd by tho Clerk how The vote stood,
should hayo declared - follows: "The yeas
are ~, aud the EayE IL, aud tho motion ia lost the
Coancil reeo4 t. concur" But any time befort 10
otter, TIC words, the motion ~ lott" any laonbor
the ,'csult bl,s tue Mayor had not announced tho
motion to 10 !o1 o. tlat ths Council Ind refused TO
concur. Anl until this uope the Judgment Of the
Council lad not been announced or legaiy gycn on
tie question ttfolei.
A Bailey then having the right to change bis vote,
nht, having doue So the Chair declared hIr. Hamilton
duly confirmed. which ho lad tho nndoubtod right to
DO, lie having resolved u yotes befors the pruslcnt