The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-28
Have We a Dictator Among usp


under the mayors law, and proceeds to
vote in violation of that law and without n,
authority, as we think. Il
Judge Peasants decided that the mayor r.
was not Included in the legislative branch r
Of the city government, and that all the d
members of the city council authorized by b
law to be elected" means all the aldermen, !
instead of all the members. y
And the mayors law declares that it :
shall require majority of all the mem
bers by yeas and nays to confirm a nomi- +
nation Now, if members means aldermen,
then the mayor has no right to vote or give
casting vote on the question OF conhrma-
ton, and six aldermen are necessary tol
confirm a nomination. And if members
does not mean aldermen then the council
is composed Of IL persons, and is not
two-thirds Of the number.
Take the question of disappearing of a
removal The law requires twothirds Of
| all the members aldermen, Judge Pleas
ants saysl to disapprove of removal
Does anybody contend that the mayor has
a right to vote on that question? Suppose
the vote were to lie and 5-the mayor
casting vote would not decide anything, for
= if given for disapproval it would make only
n 6, and that would not be two-thirds. And
r, yet the mayor has the same right to vote
IS in this case as in the other.
\ We do not think the mayor has right
y to any vote, under the mayors law. lie
has given his opinion when he makes an
&c appointment or removal, and the matter
should then be left to the aldermen to de-
eide This, it seems to US. was the lnten-
ton Of the law. By voting, our new
DC mayor, it seems to US, ADMITS that he was
wrong last summer, and assumes the posi-
Ill ton which the Union so frequently and
lie violently denounced IN the late mayor.
al But of course the Union will not denounce
Our New Caesar, that paper will pre-
rt fer to sacrifice its own consistency rather
20, than DO that
III ~ When the mayor assumes the right to
" vote, undur the mayors law, he is, in oul
opinion, assuming a position unwarrantec
~ BIZ law, and exceeding his powers. On al
ed ordinary questions, of course he has tn
ok right to "a casting vote only, and his no
having a right to vote when the subject
:" combinations or disappr9val of removals i
nee under consideration does not, OF course
for affect his right to casting vote on othe
ing questions. On this question, under tn
MAYORS law, it is neither his right to vote
nor is it modest in him to assume tn
right The law contemplates that, in th
iv matter, he shall be advised by the council
ely
lie Davenport Democratic Liberal Tickle
ps' The city convention 10 Davenport la
~ evening nominated Mayor Rose by accl
nation for reelection, and also nominate
9m- the following ticket:
'nto Clerk G. Tuerk.
1ast Treasurer-Ch. Toerring
49, Assessor-no nomination.
~ Street Com flames Cunningham.
a. Sexton-Fritz Kahn,
Wy Wharfmaster-Dr. Wunderhcb.
The present assessor is Bernard Fling
ture q Republican, and man who seems
IN give general satisfaction, 1t is expect
nero that the Republicans will renominate hi
and the feeling seemed to be to let b
run without opposition.
= rs No nomination was made for judge
c;r- the proposed superior court, and 1t '
Tho generally agreed 70 vote not to establ
es of sueh court