, 1879-07-14
MATT DENNER.
The Fire Marshal Roinstated BY the
Council Saturday Night.
t1e VIII File Ills New BOND Tonight,
and Resume To.h1orrow.
a Disguised Democrat Calls for Har'
rlson's Resignation.

The Iehner matter wns disnoscl Of, for the
,ttEue being, at special meeting Of tie Council
held Saturday night, the Mayor'a nctton 10 re-
moving Chica9o's Fire Marshal being tlisap-
proved By the overwhelming vote Of n3 to 9.
htayor 1larrfeon presided at the opening Of The
session, anl ono Of the frst things he did was TO
properly ovcrr1llo point OF order rnised by
Aid. Cu1crton, to tpt effect that II each Alder
man had not been personally served With 4
notice OF tho meeting twcnty-tour hours
in advance tho meeting was illegal. IN
overr1]ing tho point tho Mayor held tllat
tho puruose Of giving notfce was to Eet the
q Alderman thcro. They wero there, md the
point vas therefore not we'll taken. Tic Conn-
I'll then listened to tis iionor's reading Of l,fs
communication, previously puotstlcd, giving ha
Teaaons for Benncra removal. 1nctoelng' he
appealed 10 the Council TO think we'll bcfoFo
they decided to d|soboy Tho Mayor, set atnnueht
bis will, and defy big opinions antl his advice.
AID. Cnllcrion 10 presIdc md LETT sle Chanber.
AID. NicCat1rcy mnvcl tint the Council disap-
prove Of the Mayors action In dfsnlfssIng Len
nor and .poke % tho 9ns''l2rn, At some cn1eth
with great strength n,nl vigor. Aid
McNally wanted 10 sustain Tho Mayor,
and nlicaed to,ne - wesk taasons a. 10, 1or thinking
ID question, but It Was lost BY vote Of yeas II,
Inys 20, AID Cul1erton then set out upon MI
explanation of his rcasous for unfolding tho
AtaTor, taking occasion to attack Aid' Di1on on
ous nature. Aid. Everett followed 10 behnlf OF
tic pending motion. and was succeeded by AID.
lawler, both of whom demanded UeRncr's res
torntlon as n,matssr Of justice anu reht, md
Aid. Smytf moved the previous question, md
It WIS ordered by viyn voce vote. Aid. Nc
Caflrey's motion-tllat the Council u!eapprovo
tho Masor's action In removing Benncr-wna
Though only "a wcrc reun!red) maya Q, as fol-
lows:
lras-ptxon. Ballard. Phelps. clntk, Ma,loy,
ea syh s. E..nss MsAey nsse: oS w
ado s's pa aesf PGss" %e.
Nays-C Cniirtton' McNaily. Riordap, rcovoy.
4. Meyer tFiftecnsh}, and Dsrsrtt-g.
ftssnf-1ulcy and Sanders. tho latter being sck.
enthusiastic LOBBY viii! cries, cheers, swinging
of huts, stamping Of feet, clapni1!E OF hands,
md general expressions Of delight. As they hc.
gan to iile out, they sent up three cheers for tic
gallant Bonner. On motion Of Aid. Cullcrson,
ttle Council then adjourned amidst much hand.
Sinking aud congratulations.
but the lrhs Is not over. The hlnyor viii. Of
coussc, nppofnt somebody else when Denncr's
term expires, mud tLe majority Of thu prcscnt
Council dcclaro that they viii not confirm my
Other man for tue poBtion no matter who he Ii.
II they hold to thnt opinion, Denncr would up
pcar 10 hare tic best Of It.
HE WILL FILE Ills bond TONIGHT.
The Burmises iu yesterdays TRIBUNE Us to
wtnt would be done to-day In tho Bonner mat
ter were correct.
"1'll tlle my new bond Tomorrow night"
sa1d the Marshet to reporter Yesterday, "attt
Il u is approved TIM. 1 WI! qualify me, and III
u1Ort1iJtNs and. WHEN | ln. IL will In
my. duty to light i!rcs. / don't want
to light The Atayor or ansbu5y else. Peace
that is what want to sec when 70 back.''
' aud tiiAt vas 81! Matt had to say for himaelf.
Ting bond be Will present to the Council this
ing tho surct'es .,"unti, lis successor shall 10
duly elected ana qualified, ar until tile Office
shall oc othrrwfso legally racatcd.'' yri1pre Is
nti impression tint ~buu l3oIner's timo expires
undeg thr ordinance, md Tint ihc First Assist
mt tswcnc) will tlcn take charge of t!r De-
partment mud run 1t until soma onu Ia elected
IN; Ghlef nna msa qualities: Some main'9tn, However:
M authorized successor presents Ills lis
credentials, There ts certainly difference Of
opinou OH the subject, and II is not uulikcly
thai tue Law Department will be called OIL for
seaycy's term expired July l, anil lie has 1,ot
yet been rtaEpointed or confirmed by the Coun-
cil thonall be lodsorrr un1cr tile AIayor's let
ter declining to accept h's resignation. Assist
ant.supcrinte0 D1sun's term ruiz out on tho
sarle duy. uu resigned moro ttlan Il montll
ago, but still continues to discharge slla duties
Of the Office: Tleso tWo precelents will doubt
!esa play an Important part in settling the SUE.
cessorsllp Of Brnuer, II his Honor fatis to Weld
to public sentiment nrti IL determined to ret
rid nf him. Us Is believed bY many. III ortler to
put politician ot the head of The Fire Dopart-
Ment, or nHn who will manipulate 1t as
pnrty machine.