The sun., 1878-01-15
TIGHTENING THE DEADLOCK.
An Exciting sceas On the Breskiyr Cesmen
Council chamber Yesterday.

A platoon Of police guarded the entrances
to the BROOKLYN Common Covncil Chamber yes
terday afternoon. and kept back with dim uy
tho surgng throng n politicians who were anx-
ious 10 gd inside the chamber 10 see the antici
patcd struggle 10 break tho deadlock in the or
annisgtion OF the board City Clerk Bishop
called the meeting " tho Aldermen to order.
tho biz chair Of the President being without an
occupant After several vain attempts to olcct
a temporary Chairman Of the board until a
permanent President WAS chosen on a TEN
porary Chairman for the day Alderman Dunno
Ocm.l declined the nomination uf Alderman
Burnett tkcpI as temporary ChairInnn that
tho board might proceed TO transact important
business. and II temporary organization was
Effected hy the clettion Of Robert Black the
hasOnic d1gnit0ry. temporary Chairman hy Il
vote of 81 to3
An attempt was then made to break tn, dead
lock 10y sOtu 10 80 into the cis'tiOn Oi ppimn-
mont President. cnch Alderman rising IA his
scat and naming his cioice The caucus non.-
incrs-fishor licr.l and Black Dem l-wcre
adhered to by ia. ,n"inritS 4 tho two paitics in
the board As Alderman Mcintyre. who was
one Of the unrccOIrilcd nt the previous hl"et-
ing and who was deemed 10 hc uunltrr,.bl" in
his oprositign 10 the choice of Boss McIaugh-
liu was rallrd on g vote. he said. IN oSrlnnn !,
concluded not to stand in the way ~ The ~uc-
uss Ol his party In the board. and to Weld 20
the wishes OF Mayor Howell. who wanted to
Aldermen To- act rs Mayor 1T his nlScnce. Nc
lntyrc said that he wished II to be distinctly
understood that he had not changed n att .
tudr through anylndys dictaiion or rcdH Il.
Ndrrman O'keiily. who was thus left alone in
caus lng the deadlock, said. so'ie roce u block
tnW little game. and he voted igr Nd rnnn
Phillips. Alderman Griswold still continuing
lis opposition to the Republican nominee.
Fisher voted for Alderman Burncu Tho vote
stood. Black. II Fisher. 10; burnett. Phil
lips. /. on the noNt ballot O'Rcily voted for
Alderman Jancs Kane. md shannon voted for
lfw N.lA - Al
Fisher. 10; Phillips. /; Black. 10; Kane. and
Burnett. |.
II being evident that tho deadlock was ~ tight
az over. tue board went into the election oi It's
next most import ant officer. the city Clerk. This
vot" was taken ~ ballot. resulting IN the re-
election of W. q. Bishop. who received "a votes
out Of the %. The pther votes were divided he.
tween }. f. Bissell. Dennis Mcnamara. and
At about o'clock Alderman O'Rellly lcft the
chamber. and. suddenly. on Alderman kane's
motion. the board began to take another vot"
hurried out to nud O'Rcilly. Tho vo,, pro-
ceodcd rapidly. nnd a. the name Of O'Rrilly WIS
called on thr list of abs entccs and no -ponso
WAS given. the situation became exciting. Tho
Sergeant -nt. Arms kept the door alHr to wat n
iYr ORrilly's return. thnt he il.ht ent before
the result Of the vote was declared. Three or
four politicians watching their chance tried to
dart in. but the buriV doorkocper hammered
them BACK with his fists just ~ the last names
wrrr called ONellly entered. with tho GOODNESS
of the man IN the play. twrling lis watch seal.
,hi nsSrd IN what Ne vote wa- heing taken.
He said that he might be recorded for Alder
man Phuiirs lie then dropped his cool de-
mruupr and rNcitsdlv ~ claimed that he thought
AN Unfair advantage had b,en taken of his ab-
Sen-". ana that II was OF no credit 10 the Alder
man who did it,
Al lerman kai.n took the blame for It. and de-
med that he knew that Alderman O'Kcilly was
ab-eut No further attempt was made to break
tlr GrndioCk.
ORcily has declared his intention 70 stick
uut against every other candidate except him
~eif, IL II taxes all winter. Tho Common Coun-
iii ttinains without committees.