The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-14

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OF the resolutions offered by the majority:
Resolved, That the City Sergeant be and
10 hereby censured by Council for the
carelessness exhibited In the keeping Of
his accounts with the city.
Rssolped, That the City Solicitor be and
Is hereby instructed 70 enforce the ordi-
nance OF the city against the Sergeant in
every respect, when he has violated the1
same. Your minority believe that the
hiring out Of the police 10 corporations
andindividuRls, has tendency to corrupt
the police system OF the city, and would
therefore recommend that an ordinance be
framed by the Committee on Ordinances,
SO as 10 prevent q repetition Of the same.
Your minority would also recommend
that inasmuch as there Is no ordinance
looking 10 the removal OF any officer
elected by the people, that the Committee
on Ordinances beinstructed to frame an or
dinance in compliance with the city's
charter in relation thereto.
Respectfully submitted &C.,
RALPH ARKLE,
JOHN WAREHOUSE.
As soon as the reports were read, Mr..
Horkheimer moved to lay the majority
report on the table and TO take up the
minority report.
Mr.. McNash moved to table both until
next meeting.
DR.. Logan suggested that, as both re.
ports agreed with the exception OF Che
first resolution in each, the minority re-
port could be. substituted for the whole
thing.
Hon. Alfred Caldwell moved to indef.
nitely postpone the first resolution and
proceeded to remark on the matter.
Mr.. McNash said he must have the
evidence to vote intelligently on either
resolution.
Mr.. Handlan said there was wide
difference in the two resolutions, one con-
templated removal and the other only
censure.
Mr.. Pollock said II the ordinance says to
remove him, why We must remove him.
Mr.. Arkle said we have been legally
advised as TO removal, and / don't
think we can remove him by resolution.
The City Solicitor says we have charter
Authority for it, but we cannot by resolu-
ton.
Dr.. Logan-n we take precedent in the
matter, we can only prefer charges and
the Frat Branch must try them. The
House OF Delegates prefers charges and
the Senate tries them, and just so in the
q. s. Legislature.
Mr.. Jefferson said he had hoped that 1t
would not be necessary for him 10 say
anything in the matter. No stenographer
had been allowed them. He had no re.
| Elections whatever upon the committee.
They had listened patiently and conscien.
tiously to the evidence and had given q
verdict in accordance with the testimony.
Mr.. A. Caldwell said, We are asked to do
something that will blacken the character
Of the accused forever. Its o remarkable
thing that we are asked to bounce him by
this committee. We want something more
than their single fiat in the matter; we
want to know upon what they predicate
their opinion. This Is the first time Ia
parliamentary history such q thing has
been attempted. This Is an impeachment
as much as the Bennett-Burdett impeach-
ment. He has right to be heard by
counsel before US. Only six OF your mum.
Der have thus voted, and for one cannot
vote with them oonscientiously,
Col. Kimberley said: sNo man did
more than did for the election OF ]. w.
Sweeney, but when six men whom we
have appointed to investigate these
charges, report them sustained, 1 have
but one duty, and that is, to vote for his
removal" pg-s,
Mr.. jefferson, nIfit Is the intention "a
resolve this whole Branch into commit.
toe TO hear this, where was the use In ap.
pointing u.s."
Mr.. Handlsn said These gentlemen
were appointed by Council TO investigate.
They have done so, sustaining the charges.
II is now our duty to hear him by coun-
sci. Idon't see that we area court OF i'm.
peachmbnt. ] commend their labors, for
they have done their work well.
Mr.. Simpson said 1t was merely pre-.
liminary jury, as 1t were, to see II there
was anything in the matter.
A. Caldwell-"A Grand jury
DR.. Logan said bis attention had been
called 10 the investigation as a question OF
probable interest. u doubt il Council
could adopt q resolution OF Impeachment,
and II they. did would It amount to any.
thing. I regard this as the action OF q
grand jury. Here Is o resolution Of re:
moval, 70 be adopted by Joint meeting or
by each branch, | am not alawyer, and
yet. after an examination Of the ordinances
Of the city we must ask legal advice, The
Sergeant has q right TO 8 hearing by at.
torney. We must see what steps may be
taken in the matter"
The first resolution as to removal was
then indefinitely postponed by the follow.
ing vote.
YEAs-Acker, Caldwell A., Caldwell B.
F., Handlan, Horkheimer, Houston, Lar.
kin, Mayors, Simpson, Wait-l0.
NAYs-Arkle, Kimberly Peters, Pollock,
Reeves, Waterhouse and Logan-7.
Messrs. Jefferson and McNash were ex-
cused from voting.
bled.
Alter some other routine business coun-
Gil adjourned.
First branch.
This branch convened last night in reg.
ular session in its chamber in the city
building, with His Honor Mayor Sweeney
in the chair and the following members
present: Eof, Cracrait, wolvington, VIII
son, Zoeckler, Hall, Criswell, schambra,
Boring, schultze, Simpson, McAdams,
Cowan and Halstead.
The reading Of the minutes and other
routine business OF opening being compile.
ted, the Mayor announced Messrs. A.
Wilson, James McAdams and W. B.
Simpson as the members on the part OF
this branch OF the Committee TO confer
and advise with the Committee on streets,
alleys and grades in regard TO the perma-
pent improvement OF the streets under a
resolution introduced by Mr.. Halstead,
and passed at the last meeting. f
The petition Of the B. & 0. road for n
right OF way on Thirty-second street was
referred to the Committee on Streets, Al.
leys and Grades.
Several minor resolutions, directing GER
tain committees to investigate the advisa.
bility Of granting certain petitions, &C.,
were referred to appropriate committees.
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