Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-05-06
THE YETOIST.

General Council Meeting Yesterday
The Mayor VetOes Everything
ana the Council HetOes him Efs
feetuAlly-The Five commission.
ers Reelected and In OMee.
There was fun in the City Hall yester-
day, as it was well known the day before
that Mayor League intended to issue a
batch Of vetoes for the edi6cation Of the
public. The Mayor has recently donned
a new police uniform with brass buttons,
and already imagined himself the head
of a new "stratocracy." When ii became
known that the Mayor intended to sur
prise the Council the immortal and ever
wstchful " sixteen so much abused by
the Appeal, went to work to rally their
forces and bring up the reserves, heavy
artillery included. The fun opened with
the first gun, fred by the Mayor at the
fire ordinance. Veto No. | was consid-
cred, and the ordinance was passed over
the head of the little pony by vote
OF "a to 3.
The Mayor leveled his gun and fred
off the second barrel, charged with a
veto of the police and FIRE commission
ers ordinances, but the old Londonderry
gun recoiled and kicked the shooter out
Of range, the ordinance creating the
commissioners being passed over his
head by a vote Of Fl to 6.
Nothing disheartened, the Mayor sent
out, and borrowing a musket from Re.
corder Winters, took deliberate aim,
with both eyes shut, at the budget ordi.
nance, but be could not bulge it a par
.icle, as the friends OF the best interests
Of the city charged him and defeated
him by a vote Of rs to 6.
The Mayor now became demoralized
and was about to indulge in a stampede,
but just then he was handed a blunder-
bus by the ring. He handled the weapon
in a gingerly manner and drew a coarse
bead on the " police ordnance" but be
took a long sight and seemed unable to
pull trigger. Turn her loose" yelled
the frightened City Hall ring, many of
whom had been out to take a
swig or two at the adjacent
bar. Bang went the gun, and
the Mayor fell back sprawIing
against that four-story safe which some
time since failed to keep securely a lot
Of city scrip from the hands Of a pill
ferer. The forces of the people ad.
vaneed in column and the Mayors forces
we're driven from the field by a vote of
twenty.three to four. The battle was
over, mother, and the victorious forces
assisted the defeated and uniformed lit
tie general to resume a perpendicular
position. He was watered and rubbed
until he was able to speak, his first
words being, Bring me another veto"
After cooling of he became serene and
reconciled to his fate, and witnessed the
reelection Of the FIVE fire and police
commissioners, which was gone through
with as a measure of %precaution.
The election resulted as follows: Jas.
T. Leath, elected for Eve years; A. Vac
caro-, four years; W. Il. Moore, three
years; J. F. Frank, two years; NJ. Ma
gevney, ST., one year, The regular army
of the Mayor, although badly whipped,
is yet alive. 1t consisted Of Alderman
Robbins and Councilman Tom Ryan;
that was all the army. After the war the
General Council adjourned over to this
Thursday evening, to wind up unfn-
ished business. At a late hour the Mayor,
overcome by the fatigues of the day, was
helped home by a brace of friends, SO
that he could be put in his little bed and
dream of future wars in which he could
again shoot off his paper bullets called
vetoes at the rights and interests Of the
people Of Memphis.