Daily Republican., 1878-06-25
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Meeting Last EveninR Tilt between
Col. HeisIer and the President
ImpOrtautR Business Transacted.

Meeting Last EveninR Tilt betweel
Col. HeisIer and the President
Importauts Business Transacted
Board of Education met last evening
President Eckel in the chair.
The minutes of Wednesday, june
18th, were read when Col. Heisler OBJ
jected to an offensive charge made il
them, that he "had left the room with
out permission. He thought it was
injustice to him. The meeting was a
special meeting called for the purpose
Of taking action upon the request to al
low the Edison Phonograph agent to ex.
hibit the instrument to the scholars. The
business was transacted and motion
made to adjourn. When asked per-
mission to leave he 1.-THE president] re-
fused to let me go when there were four
teen members present. There was a
motion made to adjourn and you were
derelict in your duty in your refusal
10 put the motion.
It should have been a mere act Of
courtesy on your part to have granted
me permission TO retire, and !, sir, look
upon that refusal as usurpation OF
your authority and as such desire it
to go before the public. There are
many transgressions of the rules we
can overlook, but to refuse permission
to member to leave the room is usur
patton Of power on the part Of the gen.
tleman who occupies that chair. l
leave the gentleman in your hands;
and ask of you to put yourselves in my
place, and then judge for yourselves
quote the gentleman's own words that
"the power behind the throne is great
er than the throne ITSELF" and l hope
the Board will view the matter fairly
and give me the benefit of your honest
convictions. -.-...-
Mr.. Eckel, the President, said he had
nothing to say in reply but he would
merely state the question. The bust.
ness before the Board was disposed of,
and the member from the Seventh
Ward [Mr. Woolley] Immediately took
the floor. The gentleman from the
Eighth Ward [Mr. Davidson asked per-
mission to leave, and l granted it as !
always expect to do under similar cir
cumstances. Col. Heisler asked permis,
sion to retire as did also DR.. Grimshaw,
while Mr.. Woolley was still on the
floor.
Those gentlemen retiring would have
broken the quorum, and didn't feel
authorized to adjourn the meeting in
that style. Mr.. Davidson did the Board
the courtesy to remain, but Col. Heis-
Ter took his hat and Immediately left.
maintain the member walked out in
violation of the rules. When mem
Der takes the liberty to say when the
Board has or has not done enough he
not only simply does the chair a. act
of discoprtesy bnt confers indign)ty 70
,tha house. The presiding officer is
bound by his oath Of Office to- see that
what Ii done is at least done in order.
Aftef siYeffng tifis 'indignity I asked
the Secretary to record the fact upon
the minutes, and he did SO. The mo-
ton that was made was not seconded,
and besides Mr.. Woolley occupied the
floor at the time: u
Whether that clause remains upon
the record is for the Board to say.
have no say or choice in the matter,
but will say that while occupy this |
seat will maintain order or leave the |
chair. will not allow indignity to be
heaped upon this Board or its members.
Mr.. Woolley stated the reason that
he had taken action to call the special
meeting was because of the demand
that had been made by the people to
have the rule changed in regard to re-
served seats, that an urgent demand
had been made by the REPUBLICAN,
Gazette and Eyery Evening to have bet
ter arrangements, and SO the call was
signed.
-FOUR readers will remember that the
business alluded to was brought up
after the regular business in regard to
the phonograph had been transacted. |
Mr.. Heisler-I must take exception
to what the President has said, and
say that Mr.. Woolley had not the floor,
when asked leave to retire, and that
when did ask the President said "No,
no, there is other business" Mr..
Woolley had given up the floor and had
a piece of paper in his hand. $50
President - Mr.. Woolley had the
floor.
Mr.. Heisler-Well am right if you
are right .t.# t.l
PRESIDENT shall have to stop all
this debate.
Mr.. Heisler-You can't choke me off
that way; you have no right to.
President-I must do it if this con-
tinues. o.. .r.. l.-. p
Mr.. Heisler-I am speaking on
question of privilege, and question of
privilege is always in order.
President-You must either speak
or take your seat.
Mr.. Heisler then continued on the
question giving his reasons for leaving
he room. ......
After other remarks, Mr.. Belts novel
hat the Objectionable matter be strick-
N from the minutes.
The question then arose if the often
i've matter was contained in that one
inc, "Col. Heisler left the room with
mt permission" or whether any pre-
'ious matter should be expunged with
t.
DR.. Grimshaw, moved that if the one
inc was all that was to be erased, that
he words "and the President refused to
the motion to adjourn"
hould be inserted. ...
This caused more explanations, but