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give Mr.. Lynch chance to rebut them
and clear himself.

give Mr.. Lynch chance to rebut them
and clear himself.
M. Carmichael moved the adoption
OF the majority report and said Mr.. Moore
had not offered single objection to the
course pursued by the committee during
Its sessions, and when asked II he bad
any suggestions to offer as to the best
course TO be pursued, said he had none.
Mr.. Moore seemed somewhat taken
aback at this, and rather laBely replied
that "after he found Lynch was not to
be admitted into tho room he thought 1t
time 10 keep quiet"
"But," said MIR. Barnhill, "the gentle
man did not ask for Lynch's admission
into the room until after Gardner's de-
parture." Mr.. Barnhill said Gardner on
ly renamed In the room about minute
and half and wanted all the committee
to be sworn before he would 20 on with
bis testimony.
Mr.. Lawrence said Gardner appeared
before the committee as dictator and
demanded that the committee be sworn.
He said he thought the committee could
believe Gardner's word, and If he could
not speak the truth without being sworn,
bis swearing would not make much diff
Q ence. Mr.. Lawrence further said he
did not hear Mr.. Moore make any COM
nlaint about sitting with closed doors.
z u. Rodney thought Council owed IL
10 themselves and the public not to al.
low The charges to rest against the Street
Commissioner.
Mr.. Bailey moved that tho report be
recommitted to the committee, with in
s.ructions 10 continue the investigatio, &,
have tie witnesses sworn and admit the
reporters of the press.
BY suggestions Of Mr.. Rodney and
President Sharpley, Mr.. Bailey's motion
was twisted into the shape of the follow.
ing resolution, which he offered:
ResOtued, That the report be referred
back TO the committee with directions to
hold their session In public, as far as
possible take the testimony OF witnesses
under oath, and to investigate all char ges
that may be brought against the street
commissioner for malfeasauce in Office.
Mr.. Carmichael referred to Gard ner's
course before the committee, and said
these efforts to have the investigation re-
opened looked a. II the movers had been
in conference with Gardner and were
'acking him up. He said Gardner was
being backed by some of the newspapers,
one OF which only few months ago, was
calling him all the bad names it could
think of. Mr.. Carmichael then alluded
to an editorial in yesterdays Republican
IN which the public and private actions
Of city officials were scandalously crit
cised, and sending the paper to the
Clerks desk had the editorial read.
Mr.. Rodney said be did not know Pat
Gardner, but II the Investigation Is con-
tinued and he persists In refusing 10 tes-
tify until the members Of the committee
Care sworn 1t will be) vindication OF
the accused.
Mr.. Merris Taylor said he was sorry
.he committee sat with closed doors
When Gardner left them, after making
bis absurd demand, he had an interview
with reporter, and the next day was
aired In some OF the papers as a witness
who wanted to be sworn before giving
bis testimony, but was refused this
privilege by the committee. Had the
representatives of the press been pres
ent at the meeting, this lying statement
could not have been made public. MIR.
Taylor favored the adoption of the COM
mittee's report.
Mr.. Robt II. Taylor thought the reso-
luton little too sweeping it should be
more specific ~ to charges against the
commissioner. Continuing Mr.. Taylor
referred to the Republican edi-
torial which had been read from the
Clerks desk and said: This is a nice
paper to criticise anybody's morality ;
why, Mr.. President, know that one Of
the editors Of this papers came to q city
official and tried to bribe BIN by offer.
ing him percentage on all city printing
ne would give them. These are nice
people to teach morality, inoeed."
Mr.. Taylor said city officers had the
same rights ss other citizens, and that
newspapers could justly critIciss their
public acts, but not their private doings.
He said there seemed to be some talk
about an affair that happened In the
Water Observation-Disclosures and cheese
at the pump house. "Why not investi-
gate that. We were all there, and even
this bribing editor took his crackers and
cheese with the rest.
A vote was then taken on Mr.. Bailey's
resolution and 1t was adopted, by the
following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Bailey ,Barnhill, Moore
Beecher, McKenna, McMenamin, Men
ton, Paynter, Robinson, Rodney, Talley
r. Il. Taylor, and President Sharpley-
10.
Nays--Messrs. Able, Blake, Car.
michael, Dennsy, Lawrence, Merris
TAYLOR and Townsend-7.
Mr.. Carmichael asked the City Solici-
tor If Squire could come to the COM
miltee room ard swear witnesses. The
Solicitor replied in the negative, but
said he could take their affidavits.
Council then resumed the consider
alton Of other business, but afterwards q
resolution offered BY Mr.. Moore author
iziDg the committee to employ . Justice
Of the Peace and clerk was lost.
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