, 1876-04-25
No Action Will Be Takon On tho May.
orally Question Until the Can
vaas Hhpll Do Completed.
4 Large Audience Who Dispersed 6eme'
mhat disappointed,
Fo. 1t Was Expected that an Effort Would
Be Madn to Indefinitely Postpone


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last ntght, Trcsident DIXON ID tue onh'f' 1he
absontees Nerp Stone {Flfth Watd), MoC1ory, |
Gnnderaou. and Murphy. Thore was quito |
80, ......a...aa - A.. o.n.r,t nrht,o ,vtc varc |
attracted By the sunor that theto ~aa TO bc some
fun In reference to tho caoYaas OF the Soteh OF |
the late eleotlou,
af,sr tho nonro,, c,m. Ia order.
n,.o. wv Soaaes. o-As s,". 49,. 1tu i, na,
Aid. aohsuner moSoa tnas the Coane!' ~ ao"
prooood TO oanVaaa Tho Eoturns OF tho election
Aid. Gommcr asked il tho motion wAn 10 ordor.
AiJ' Usmpholl hopoil Tho canvass would bo
poetDoued until o'clock. ThoEo WAS some hnai-
ness 10 transact.
Aid, HchuHper Batd they would sttoad to tho
hnsinens aftnrKufdu.
Kid, Istohardson objected 70 the motion. Tho
buplooss should DO gone through iu tho regular
nrder. II tbero vcro any communications in
tho .9ed h1nss s,ss OF the e'F 'A'S sh''" 0' ''''
AID, Hohsffnsr--I insist upon my motion. II
thc Council ohoose to vols It down, lot thom do
%; have no objection. There ia nothing be-
fora thn Cou14l rtioh will suffer by tho delay
Of oue. two or thrco hours, or one, tvo or three
Wnnks / know Of nothing 40 important pend
lug that Il cannot bo deferred until this 1nAttoF
Iseettled,
Aid. Iiohhrdson-Will not that question keep
for 4 uot1plo OF houra7
Aid. seGsfrnor-You can Judge for yourself,
Aid, Oa1pppe!l said ho wns just as anxious to
,eo tbnrs I wi was anythiug pofaoaaI or political to
ba made that the ordinary business should be
iolayed 10 order to procood 81 once
WITH TIE CANVASS. ......
eoala b. T,na to st.Y uo ooook il neces.
sary, to make lie canvass.
hd, sohsifner-I don't want to ut 90 long.
sant to get through and 60 homc.
AID H{idtoth thought soma day should be
b.sd for tho count ID order to allow tho Atdcr-
n1nn.aicot 10 10 pIosent, and gtvS than an op-
nnrtuitv 70 otnsy nm unfinished bueppBa In tho
nnsnt,mn. lie moyoL tbat thc yoto be- oanyassed
tAld. Sobaffnsr questioned the propresy Of tho
motiou. This waa an innortaut moeting and
bosh Aidertnep and pepplo expected the returns
IL II rnnvnssnd ThDre was nothing to bb gain
I'd by putting ii on. Ho did uot know rhat was
70 be- made by iulHhing up tho busineea; thore
ras not \ single messtrc pending that he would
lare Of voting on. It was their imperative duty
Ii cnnvhen thn yote tonight, aud eetil8 this
,ucetion Of tho eectiou. lie hoped tlloy would
auletiy submit to tho Vii, Of tho people, declare
tho rcs,lt Of tho election, and uaxt Monday gl4e
up thsls seass to the new men.
peraon deeirsd 10 gain popula. applause and
sredit and mako little bnnoonoo out OF IL. Tie
,opdiuon Of tho cltv, IS far a. tho Council WAS
s"st XIII tha Aldermen in tho sntumn, who under
tha old charter took tlelr seats tue lgat Monday
IN December. That arrapgement generally a.
Seno between ths time Of tho election and tho
lima tha now Aldermen took their sosts. ThiB
savs m onnnrtuolty 10 otost up tho business On
bnnd and Il saemad to hm Il thoy were to fix
nnon tIa second Monday Ia May for tlo
nsr men to take their seats they
snutd bo doiuo notlnuR out Of tho
xAy or uuueuai, Tho baldordash about thur
se:irinr to mid oyer until noxt December was
~ idia a. In wind and oyerybody know It. MOI
,n ,1o ~ aS III n5 tho ire nout Council I'D desired
~ o'a.tnr - nd M onr IN forty now wanted ID
lam , h.s snst ioueer .bsu vas abso,utely neoes.
ssTg Or I u, ouer. Conm,ttees lad srent = long
~. h. {nya. tIus +I,,v cnr.air fpAtara and thC
st.v had ~ hoan AZ tn tbn exnsnae Of uuIlislina
h35,- Iss5 u~u rsruVts H., IL wnuid nartatn]y be
'a'11 ''p'A''' "a mon. prslnAuLg
H.. ,,,,,> ,h>s. ,a.,inra th1onoh than 10 havf
@ pusn a"n,1,,i.,sd auvn1 nd r.1nb,,shnd. ht tle
petn .i ~ ,s't t,,;rt, ~ ,,,nro nav snrt,nno NJ
sapr .;9a; te im,mttsnco ba:oro thsal, bat tao,
vn3 ss, 9ava I'm" to run over tho busiuons ant
70 tA11uE4 Tue ckhfReA tAek iEHts