New-York tribune., 1885-01-01
THE HEARING ON THE INJUNCTION.

ArprDAyITs on BOTH sIDEs-MR. BLISS AND JUDGE
TRUAx AT oDDs-DECIs1oN RESERVED
Part III. of the Superior Court was the scene
Yesterday of the struggle between Charles r. Milcrs
"Citizens Committee" aud the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen relative to the filling of the vacant
city offices Around the lawyers table were grouped
David Dudley Field Robert +. Deyo, Robert scwel
aud Fordham Norris who represented the interests OF
Mayor Edison; George Bliss, in behalf OF Alderman
oConnor and others; ". BOurke Cochran, for Alder
men Kirk Grant and others; Assistant Corporation
Counsel Dean for such Aldermen as might not have
friend in Mr. Bliss or Mr. Cochran; and, finally Mr..
Miller who embodied all that was visible OF the Ct-
zeus' Committee" Aldermen O'COnnor ana
Grant were in the deeply Interested throng
of spectators who filed the The politicians and
beelers whose OF operations is the City Hall we're
abundant. Congressman Jonn j. Adams contributed 10
the Democratic coloring OF the OCCASION
After Judge Truax, before whom Judge Beach had
made the order returnabe had taken his seat Mr. Mil
Ter proceeded with his mission to induce the Court
TO continue the injunction restraining Mr.
Edison as Mayor, Mr.. Kirk president Of
the Board of Aldermen and the other members of the
Board from appointing, nominating confirming the
nomination of Commissioner OF Public Works and a
Corporation Counsel Mr. Miller with agile suaviiy,
first endea to put in additional adavit one OF
.his own" Although the time for aidavits had expired
on the day before had been deeply engrosscd with
his onerous duties that he had found no opportunity
wherein to prepare the document
MR. rIIss ASKS WHO'S WHO.
Mr. Bliss cut the Citzens counsel of short by asking
for the appearances; there was such miscellaneous
collection OF lawyers he said, that he desired to know
who was who After all the lawyers had announced
xLose interests they represented Mr. Bliss exploded the
nr,t dynamite of the day by obeetng TO Mr. Millers
AFFIDAVIT The injunction, he declared, had first been
sssued ON Monday then altered IN dae to Tuesday aud
made returnable finally on Wednesday. Mr. Milera
statement regarding a lack OF time Mr. Bliss
derided as frivolous" and straghtway the dashng
lawyer proceeded TO inform the Court that
Mr. Miller could not have been so very
,usv the day before, since that gentleman had had
abundant time TO stop the Park and I'LL reporters
car, with tales Of the "Ctizens Committees" woes
AR Pliss charged Mr. Miller with stuinng member OF
the press. ,,
Mr. coekrap who meanwhile had read the ahdavlt'
aeclarea f of and absurd statements. which
" Ta,manv soul abhorred Mr 5ewell did not deign 10
rad H. hut simply said IL had no business In couri
at that late day 10 be slung at us across
4he table" The Mayor, he asserted warmly, was
resrared from performing his official duties ana oy
fveutyfour hours remained wherein he could MAKE APP
,outnents TO Office ;sattempts being made TO ido
over the intervening time aud some thirty pages VI
manuscript tunDed into court Tor pefSai 'uuh'
Truax refused to admit the paper.
Mr. Miller then expanded his canse In the race OF the
,nutitudc. The action, he said, was brought unaef
chapter 6SI Of the laws OF lssl-known as
sbe Taxpayers Actor the purpose OF pre-
.rsntsng public officers from doing any Illegal act.
rna plaintiff. In the action taxpayers and their
eaim was that the Mayor and Aldermen would DO al IL