, 1879-05-02
A Special Committee Appointed to Ro'
port List.

NtEHkEA HltH ~buIH AnNNAHAs"E th"t AA'A'
Dixon llsd qualified, atd reading thu cali Of tho
meeting.
was the frst ono to begtnk The battle, by raising
a point rs TO the legality Of the meeting. liz
cnlicd upon the Clerk to state how the Alder
men had hccn noIl1cd Of tho meeting.
The Clerk explained tint ho had sent notices
TO so,nc and notified others personally.
AID. Tuley read from the ordnanceB and
charter to show that notice should have been
acnt 10 their places Of abode, aud went on to
maintain that sfpeo the law Ind not been strictly
complied with, whntcver tho meeting might do
would be Illegal ant void. iic closed his cap
tious objections By moving to adjourn.
Aid. Dixon wanted to know what the custom
had been In such cases, and contcnded that Gus
tom was Law.
The Clerk replied that Il had been the custom
to send tho notices 10 the residences Of the Al
desmen.
Aid Rawlctgh said the Aldermen had accepted
the notice, ard that WAS sufllcsens,
AID. Tulcy Unlisted, In reply, that tho cali was
illegal, and that whatever might be dQno would
be illegal.
Aid. Kawteteh said that notices had been sent
out for amect!nE April q ~ sho samo WY, mud
Aid. Tnlcy Ind not objected.
Tic Chalr hcld that there could be no ques.
lion 4ROuE tHG 1CEallkf u H4AtGftE HHA OEEH
done, and declared the motion Of Aid Tnlcy
out Of order.
to tic ruling.
AID. Dixon wanted The call put Oh alc, and
then a nroscat would bo In order.
AID. Tuley then read protest which be had
carefully drawn up. hls objection being that tho
meeting bud not bseu called as re9uised. and
AID. Dixon moved Tint tho protest DO tabled,
nnd 1t wns tnb1cd by vota OF a 10 ID.
Aid. RawIetgh then nrose and proceeded to
| read a resolution fixing
LIST OF COstM1TTHxa
] for tho Council for tho rear.
AID. Tutey called the gentleman to order, and
said ltnt ruich mad been ndoptca wherein Tho
order Of business was laid uut. His point WI.
tlnt the meeting Ind been called for - misccl-
1nncous business anl tho adoption OF rcsolu-
] tious did not como under tint head.
Aid. Dixon, Tuley. md Rawlelah thea en-
gagged Ia d parliamentary squabb'e which was
Lengthy aud spirited, the question at issue be.
Ing whether Or moi tho po'Dt Of Aid. Tuley bad
| been well taken, md whether ur NIT resolutions
came under the head OF MISCELLANEOUS business.
The CLAIR held tint "nliscclIarcous business" /"
| mcant almost onythfng, nnd then went OH to
deetdc that tho point had been woll taken, and
to couteud that matters Of tile kind In question
which had been considered at a former meeting
/ could not be lugged In ut subsequent meeting
rs m1scetlaneous bnslncss.
Aid. Dixon asked Il the Chair would enter-
l
| the affirmative. [Laughter.] -.
AID. Dixon then moved IN appeal from the
docis!on Of the CHAIR, md Aid. Ravlcigh Sec
Same alscussIon followed, aul finally the ap-
peal sas put and carrtel BY q yote Ut Fl to IL.
AID. Dixon moved TINT The resolution Of Aid;
Nawlcgh appointing stapdlng Committees bo
9aoptsd, to when objection was made, aud The
adoption Of the resolution 1t npull taYe TO be
referred under Lie rules.
AID. DIXON
antl the list Of Committees presented wos not q
resolution In any sense Of tlle word, ulltl went
on 10 urgo tllat the Committees be adopted tlpt
tho Council might 20 on nA trausact the pub
I!c's businesa. ITO held that the Council had
tic right to appoint its own Committees; and
since tle Mayor lad thteatened % cut
Council continued to contend FOR It's rieita,
ha was ia fnyor Of tl,e Council standing up mud
J exercising its authority. For ODD be would no!
be coward, md Il tae Mayor was to run the
Council the members might as well go home
.xtd. Cul!erton held that tho resolution, u
whatever it waa, should bc rsso1tsd without ills
Aid. amYth said Il was impossible to refer the
| list Ut Committees, because there werc no Com
nlttees existing to refer them to. 1t waa trtll
the Mayor had scut n u ltat Of Committees, bui
he had never been asked to scnd them IL, mt
The Chair hold that thu list OF Comtnltteei
should be referred, and tt,at he had IN all par
, la1nGntary law tfle right to appoint the Com
, sa9tteea, which hc bad exercised, and which thi
+ Council had never taken from him. although |
. | 1lau thu power to do so.
AID, Rawtelgh contended that the Chair d
the lust meeting had ruled ercry motion Out. o
order, aud left the Council power!ees, md ATTIC
. lengthy wrang[e the Char decided tho locu
!, | mont Of Tho Afdrrmau.
, nspERRED TO rIR JUDICIARY coAst1rTEa,
; Aid, Throop maintained that thern was III
such thing Us a Judiciary Committee, aud saIt
, Mayors comut!ttoe. originally was tiIa
! Or or Vt to act dIscoartsous Ut d, 81
r.t meeting Me elose4 f., b. moving ~ ttt qa a. p
which was seconded b., soYeral Aldermen.
u Aid. Cuilerton boucd m appeal would not b
l allowed. and TINT Tie whole question bc dls
posed Of BY appo!ating special committee q
{ which thu subjoct ma.ter might bc rcfc1red.
The CHAIR thought tho rreatton Of such q com
t mittee would let thg Council out ot tic did
fSs aud sssgessS w ,tu @ Sfn e s'
j a Aid. Dlxoa objected to the appointment of
t special committees AMI tnsistea thnt MI appel
tIo % Committed liz ~hon thsss ] va. II nosling i
l.. refer It to. II the Chair did not put the appe,
% % he would.
y y rhe Chair refused to nut u'e appeal. wher'
y y upon Aid. Dixon put tho appeal u,ul declare
tIiat tlle Chairs ruling bad not been sustainr
B. amid considerable excltcmeut and sceues bo
- dcrfng upon tho disEracefuf.
n Aid. AcNally jumped up In anger ana sal
!" | II WA about tlulo thu CHAIR had asserted h
i; dtgpity, suggesting that
a AID. DIXON III ANtEsTKp
it for darug to uaurp hts authority. fApplausc.
:; This Chair-I will arrest lllin II WI Aaye
u seEgeaut.atrAr,ns. lApnlause.