Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-19
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A HILl.MAH0NE SCENE IN A CON.
MITrEe.
A War Of Words in the Ordinance Com
mittee, Last Night, But Not . Drop
Of Gore Sacrificed.

Last evening during the meeting OF
the Ordinance Committee performance
took place that was not originally down
on the bills. 1t was something in the
nature of a Senatorial tongue lashing
with possibility that two Of the men,
bers might attempt prize fight or q
GRECO Roman tussel. The other mem.
bers sat back and enjoyed themselves,
Barney Gslligan in his excitement swal.
lowed tobacco quid which made him
an object Of misery and Pity, and Lieut..
Sylvis fixed his hat firmly on and was
ready for business il it should become
necessary. .,
The way in which the music started
was in this wise: The Loan Ordinance
was being discussed and Mr.. Walters
said, "If we only had good water works
that 100000 could be put on the streets
and some good done"
Schultze-"Um. Yes, provided Geo.
Arkle was not allowed to put on cement
stone instead of limestone when making
Philo's macadamized streets"
Kimbsrly-"Squire Schultze, II you
say that George Arkle put anything but
good limestone on any street in this city
or il any other man said that, you or
they say what is false" This was said
emphatically, and with q good deal o..
warmth.
Schultze-"Oh, we'll, know what l
found on the streets, and it was cement
stone"
Kimberly-"Andi il Won say that Ankle
put il there you say what is false"
Schultze-"0h, well, we all know that
Kimberly has his pets, and We know his
game" -,
Kimberly-"If you were as guil.less Of
games as George Ankle You would be
doing well. We had an exhibition from
you tonight, trying to get your brother
in as assistant lookup keeper. And last
week you tried Ia get him in as assistant
health officer and failed. Oh, We know
ycu"
Schultz rising excitedly )-"See here,
you are a blank, blank liar, and II You
want TO fight Pun resdy for you now"
Kimberly (starting to get up)- No.
sir, don't propose to fight you. III
not take advantage of your corporoslty.
and never will strike cripple"
S.hul'ze--"Why, what the blank and
general blankety blank do you mean
anyhow? III be blanEed il one OF ns
won't have to leave this committee II
you go TO venting your spleen on me on
all OCCASIONS
Then things became generally mixed
up, there was bable OF sounds, and
MIR. Crarrait's knuckles will he OF little
use for the next week as the result OF
his pounding for order.
The storm subsidized as rapidly az il
had started, Il rumble being Eeard from
Kimberly about good limestone, while
a lightning flash from Scbultze carried
the following, soto roce: Blast his old
ordinance, shall kill il? can 10 it in
fifteen minutes"
Everyone opposed that nothing more
more would he said, but Immediately
after adjournment Schultze said:
Here, hold on, Kimberly. Gou and
| can't stay on this committee. One oi
us has got TO leave. Now, here are two
pieces of paper, on one OF which ia
marked off I'll put them in this hat,
and the one that gets it goes oil"
Kimberly-"Are you fool enough to
think you can bull doze me into any
such move as that No sir! | was
elected to sit on this committee and
propose to do it, you or are any other
man Notwithstanding"
Schultze-"Well il you do want you
TO understand that you don't want To
show your spleen towards me"
aberfeld-"Police. Police.' Capt.
Bennett came running in but nothing
daunted, Kimberly kept the pot boiling
by saying:
talk about spleen. Who has |
should like to know shown more OF 1t
than you? You for seven years have
been commissioner, and in all that time
you never gave me an order for coal
although | was the contractor You
fight me at every point you can find"
At this point Captain Bennett and
Alfred Caldwell, Esq, commenced To
pour oil on the troubled waters, and
once more there WAS peace. The MEM
Der from the First ward said, as he came
out:
lord, they were in the same Branch
wouldn't there be fun"
Well, We should smile