The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-08


MR. Brown here left the Council ehamber,]
| From steamboat owners, captains and
agents. asking the Council to grant P. J.
O'Reilly Il Co.'s petition to place three more
! of their elevators on the wharves.
| Referred to the committee, consisting of the
| Administrators of Commerce, Police Water
works and the Mayor.
The Garbage Question.
The following message from the Mayor was
| read:
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS
| New Orleans November Z, 1878. !
To the City Council
| / have had under consideration preamble
and resolution adopted at your last meeting
in relation to the report OF committee lately
| appointed by me at the request Of the Ad
ministratOr OF Improvements to examine into
certain charges preferred by the New Or
| leans Times.
The request and the committee resulting
| therefrOm were, it seems to me, entirely out
| of the control and responsibility of the Coun-
Gil, and should in no manner be considered by
| this body.
If any dissatisfaction exists as to that in
vestigation it Is quite competent for the
| Council to order another committee, COM
posed Of its own MEMBERS to investigate and
report.
Ed. PILsBURY. Mayor.
| Upon call of the roll on the question as to
whether the preamble and resolution should
pass, the Mayors veto to the contrary not
withstanding, the vote stood:
Yeas-Edwards-1.
| NayS-Cavanac and DiamOnd-2
| Blank-M cCaffrey-1.
| The Mayor declared the veto sustained.
Mr.. McCaffrey rose to a personal explana-
ton, and read the following document:
| To the City Council:
| Some time since committee was appointed
| by his honor, the Mayor, to Investigate GER
| tain charges against me in relation to the use
OF garbage upon the streets.
| have already made public my grievances
as to the delay in appointing this committee,
and called attention to the fact that [ had no
representation thereon. In the selection Of
| that his Honor should have chosen one (Mr.
Stoddart HowelD whom he has himself re-
Gently denounced as 8 defaulter to the city,
and another an eXtOrtiOner, who as the leader
and ring leader Of the uncOnSciOnable ice
monopoly
| The Mayor interrupted the Administrator
of Improvements with the statement that he
could not permit him to denounce citizens
who were in no manner connected with the
| Council and who were not present to defend
themselves. By its failure to pass over his
veto the preamble and resolution calling on
him to submit the report Of the committee
the Council had decided that the subject
| should not be here discussed, and he ruled
the remarks Of the Administrator out OF
order.
| Mr.. Cavanac contended that the Admins
traitor, having been attacked, should have
free scope in defending himself.
| The Mayor stated that the Administrator
certainly had right to make an explanation
and to defend himself, but this denunciation
of absent citizens, who could have no oppor-
tunity OF defending themselves here, was i'm
proper.
Mr.. McCaffrey appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
| On call of the roll the vote stood
| To sustain the Chairs decision-None
| Against sustaining the Chairs decision
| Cavanac, Diamond, Edwards and McCaf-
| frey-4.
Mr. McCaffrey then resumed, commencing
back at the beginning Of the sentence:
In the selection of this committee it will
strike all as strange that his Honor should
have chosen one (Mr. Stoddart HoweiD whom
he has himself recently denounced as d de-
faulter to the city
The Mayor-That is o mistake, sir I
never said that; [ deny it emphatically, and
wish my denial placed on the records.
Mr.. McCaffrey continued:
And another an extortioner, who, as the
leader and rngleader Of the unconscionable
ice monopoly, which has also incurred his
bitter and official denunciatiOn, as we'll as that
of the public, for unconsciOn"ble extortious,
| by taking advantage OF the scarcity of ice,
and the prevalence OF q dle cad scourge, which
rendered it q necessity, and not a lux
ury. I might refer as well, had 1t been
necessary, to Mr.. BosWorth's connection with
the appraisement Of the Waterwo1ks, some
| years since, when, with others acting for the
! city, he presented an enormous demand Of
| fifty odd Thousand dollars for a simple in
| spection Of the works, III face OF the fact that
| he and his cOnfreres were appealed to as
| patriotic citizens, willing to render a triflng
| service to the city without charge.
| I have charged that this committee was a
| biased one, organized and determined to re-
fuse me justice, and stand personally respon-
sible for the charge, and ready to prove it by
a reference to the current history Of the pro-
| ceeding.
| First-Their action in taking testimony out
of my presence, and visiting the dump with
| out requesting my attendance, after deceivng
| me by q previous adjournment over to the
next day has been commented upon as con-
ceded facts, furnish convincing proof Of un-
fairness and dupicity.
Second-The insulting and continued inter
| IupJlolS anu SluiS CstSU uptif lIt Lew Vi LII
witnesses they deigned to hear was as con-
temptibe in them as it was offensive to the
witnesses, and exhibited q determination to
convict whatever might be the evidence ad-
duced.
Thrd-The throwing open of the doors
wide upon all subjects for the prosecution, de-
spite my protest, including pretended investi-
cation of the dump, the condition Of streets,
the causes of fever, the health Of localities
near the dump. etc, and suddenly returning
] to the strict letter Of their mandate when the
/ def tense offered overwhelming evidence in re-
buttal ruling it all out, and this after the evi-
dence Of the prosecution had all been pub
lished in the public journals.
Fourth-The peremptory, arbitrary and un-
! reasonable adjournment sine de, when they
beheld the numbers Of witnesses who We're
ready to testify in my behalf, and had cause
to fear that I might force the truth home,
even through the thick hide Of their prejudi
ces and prepOssessiOns
Fifth-The violation Of all laws and rules
applicable to such bodies, by meeting and
preparing a report, and presenting it to the
Mayor, after an ddjoay7sment sine die, which
closed their existence AS a committee and