The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-28
OUR CITY slREs.

QUIZ CITY slREs.
The Mayoralty MIDDLE -stiIl Hangs
Fire-The Council Meet and After
Deal of Talk Adjourn Over Until
To day 10 Hear the Arguments OF
Attorneys, Etc.
The city council met in adjourned meeting
at the council chamber last night pursuant
to adjournment, for the purpose Of hearing
the testimony taken before the committee Of
investigation appointed to elicit evidence in
regard to the eligibility Of Colonel Stone
msyor elect to take his seat, and for the pur.
pose of levying tax for the ensuing year.
There was a full board present, Mayor
Good presiding.
Mayor Good stated the object of the
meeting.
Alderman Williams, of the first ward,
moved that the levying of Ajax for the
ensuing year be postponed until next Satur-
day evening.
Alderman Tllman, of tho fourth ward,
moved that the assessment of a tax DO taken
up after other business had been transacted.
He said there had been enough adjourned
meetings and that they cost the city money.
Alderman Williams said that the expense
part of the meeting had never occurred to
him so far as that WAS concerned, but that
go far as for himself no would never vote to
increase the tax unless II was absolutely
necessary, and he knew what he was doing.
The question was put and the motion of
Alderman Williams was carried.
-On motion of Alderman Ballard the writ
ten testimony taken in the Stone investigs
was read BY the secretary. This testimony was
published Ia full 10 the HERALD AZ the time
It was taken. The reading of the evidence
consumed some time and at It's close Alder
man Ballard moved that vote Of the
council, on the question, DO taken.
= Alderman Moore seeonded the motion and
1t was adopted.
Alderman Moore offered the following
resolution: Belt
Resolved, That the city council now
proceed to the examination Of the testimony
as taken, and to tho decision of the question
as TO the eligibility of John Stone, mayor
elect. That the city attorney appear in
behalf Of the people and be allowed one
half hour TO open and ono hour to conclude
in, and that Colonel John Stones council be
allowed three hours in which to discuss the
law and the testimony.
Alderman Ballard seconded the resolu
ton. No action taken.
Alderman Williams was in favor of the
attorneys being Unlimited in their time.
Alderman Tillmsn moved that the attor
neys be given ample time in which to dis.
cuss the question.
Alderman Clark, Of the second ward,
agreed with them.
Alderman Ballard thought they ought to
be limited.
Alderman Carter of the third ward spoke;
he said that he wanted TO hear the question
discussed fairly and squsrely, and that he
thought the attorneys should be granted all
the time they wanted. lie wanted to arrive
at the truth in tho matter
and In his opinion the question
was of such gravity that 1t should receive all
possible investigation in order that the facts
might be brought fully to the surface.
Alderman Ballard raid tust the city
charter was plain and i.did not require the
talk of paid attorneys to enli,a un him in
regard to the matc-.
Alderman Hunt moved that Judge b ,rks.
dale, one Of the attorneys for Co.onel Stone,
be heard.
Alderman Ervay of tho first ward, seconded
the motion, and IL was carried.
Judge Barksdale spoke, saying that they,
the attorneys Of Colonel Stone, were not
disposed 10 consume the time Of tho council
He suggested that night sessions were disa-
greeable and thought that ifthe matter could
be postponed until to day II would be best.
Judge White, also attorney for Colonel
Stone, spoke by courtesy. He wished to
remind the council of the grave question
they were about to handle.
They were not the attorneys Of Col. Stone,
but represented tho people. They merely
wished TO present tho law to the council, etc.
Alderman Ballard said that tho city
charter was plain enough for him. He did
not want the opinion of q paid attorney.
Pointing TO Judge Bsrksdale he said: "There
Is the gentleman to whom the city paid foe
Of $500 to assis. In drawing her prssens city
charter"
The motion of Alderman Tillmsn, that
the counsel be given all the time they wanted,
was put and Lost.
Alderman Hunt said that no was in
favor Of limiting the attorneys,
adjourn until ten o'clock this morn.
ing, and that tho attorneys on both sides
be given from that hour until five o'clock in
the afternoon, with an intermission of one
hour, and that the time bs equally divided
between counsel, In which 10 discuss the
matter unless otherwise agreed upon.
Alderman Ervsy said he thought tho di.
vision of time should DO left entirely with
tho attorneys on either side
A vote was taken on Alderman Hunts
motion, which wss carried. Council nd
j)uracd until this 10, u. M.