The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-23
SIM COYS SCHEME FAILS.
The SalO0n-TaX Ordinance Passed Last
Night by the Council.
The Democrats. with the Exception of Mr..
Haugh, Remain Away, but the Vote
Stands II to l, and 1t Passes.

The Council met last night in called session.
The call Of the roll showed the following mem
bers present. Benjamin, Galahue, Haugh, Nc
Celland, Newcomb, Pearson, Rees, Reynolds,
Smither, Spahr, Thalman, Trusler, wharton-13,
with Mayor McMaster in the chair Every Dem
ocrat with the single exception of Mr.. Haugh,
was absent Mr.. Cowie was also absent.
Mr.. Trusler rose and said: Il desire to call up
the saloon-tax ordinance"
The Mayor: 1.-The Council adjourned last
Monday with the ordinance pending engross-
ment"
1t was moved that the ordinance be engrossed.
which motion carried, with but one dissenting
voice.
The ordinance was then read a third time, and
put upon its passage, passing by the following
vote: Ayes-Gallahue, Haugh McClelland,
Newcomb, Pearson, Rees, Reynolds, Smther,
Spahr, Thalman, Trusler, Wharton, H. nay
Benjamin. l.
Mr.. Spahr moved to reconsider the vote Mr.
Pearson moved to lay the motion upon the table.
Upon call of ayes and noes, there were II
ayes and the lonely voice of Mr. Benjamin in
the negative. So the motion to table prevailed
An ordinance was introduced to grade and
gravel the first alley south of Second street,
from Illinois street to Superior street
Under suspension of the rules an ordnance
introduced oy Mr.. Haugh was passed for the
laying of sewer pipe to connect the Home for
the Aged with the Massachusetts avenue sewer.
The resolution of the finance committee.
ommending the negotiation of loan for $780,
GOO to defray current city expenses, the loan to
run until April !, 1885, was passed.
Accompanying the foregoing resolution, the
following was presented:
Your committee on finance in recommending
this loan, submit the following estimates that are
to be provided for, giving round numbers
Balance on hand Oct. !, 1885 ....... $40, 900
Will receive interest from Belt railroad in
december, 1850 l5,UOO
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $57, 600
Balance allowed for October expenses $500. $31 900
Balance estimated for November expenses $4,000
Balance estimated for December expenses 10000
Total to Jan. 1. 1886. .......... 500. 600
Less the $57, 600, this will leave 1913 900 deficit.
Estimated expenses for January ... $35. 900
Estimated expenses for February. -...---.. %, 900
interest due IN january --.-.--..-..-.--. 10000
Total sc COO
Receipts on account of taxes due during above
months, we estimate, will cover the balance. The
expenses for the past two years have exceeded
receipts on 90-cent levy. We are pleased to re
port that the expenses for this year to date. and
a careful estimate for the next two months,
show that we will gel through inside of the est
mates. ISAAC THALMAN
JOHN r. PEARSON,
PRESTON c. TRUsLER,
Finance Committee.
The Council, which had assembled promptly
on the stroke of 8. then adjourned. The session
had occupied just twenty minutes.
The increased saloon tax will add about SIS, 900
to the revenues of the city
The remark of Caleb s. Denny was indeed
prophetic: IF am elected the ordinance will
be passed"
1t lisa wise saloon-k keeper who keeps his money
to pay the tax instead of blowing it in" on
Democratic campaign fund.
1t is to Mr. Haugns credit that he could not
be induced to join the Democratic absentees, but
saved the quorum by his presence, and stood
firmly by the increased tax ordinance.
Mr.. Wharton expressed himself, last night, as
somewhat aggrleved at the newspaper comments
on his absence from the Council on last Monday
night AS he voted for the ordinance last night
bygones may be permitted to remain bygones.
Councilman Downey is absent from the city.
Had the remaining non-increasa of tax Demo-
Gratis, ten in number, teen present, and with
Cowle and Ben amin to vote with them, they
COulu only snow Twelve VOTES. Inc hlgher-taX
councilmen would also show twelve votes leav
ing the mayor to cast the deciding vote.
Under the advice of those eminent strategists.
Sim Coy and Jim Bowling, tho Democratic
councilmen, with the exception of Mr.. Haugh,
ignored the call for the special meeting Messrs.
Coy and Bowling figured it out that if all the
Democrats stayed away there could be no quo
rum present. and the attempted meeting would
be an ingorious fzzle, as they reckoned that
Cowie, Benjamin, Wharton and Haugh would
likely remain away also But Benjamin. Whar-
ton and Haugh were there.
Some Democrats are silly enough to think
that the absence of twelve of the twenty-five
members OF the Council from the meeting would
in some way, they don't exactly know how,
vlt:ate the result. On this point Mavor McMas,
ter SAID, There was quorum; that is all that
is necessary" City Attorney Denny said "All
that was needed, as the ordinance came up regu-
larly and had passed regularly through its sue
cesslve stages, to pass the ordinance was a ma
jority vote of a majority Of the members. Had
seven members voted for it and six against it. it
would have passed the Council properly"
will the aldermen pass t?" was asked. eve
have six Republican aldermen, Mr.. Cox being no
longer member" was the answer, land there
are but three Democratic alderman OF course
it will pass"
"Can it be overturned when the new Council
and board come inF'
sit ia not likely that the next Council will
dare meddle with it. They are doubtless salts
Heu Win having oeeH renewed OF a troublesome
question. ANY attempt to overturn it by the
new Council would probably be fruitless The
next Board of Aldermen will stand five Rerub-
licans and FIVE Democrats, unless Pritchard is
counted out.
The Sentence of Royse's Accomplice.
Yesterday afternoon, Morris Haley, who was
implicated with Alvin O.. Royse in robbing
Christian Borgarding, pleaded guilty before
Judge Norton. He said Royse picked Borgard-
ino,s nncket yyhila they 1usra in