Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-01-09
THAT PESKY PORKER
Again Asserts Himself in Loca
Legislation.

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The Board of Mayor and Alder man
met in regular session Wednesday and
when some minor business, such as can
ceiling coupons, &c, had been dispens-
ed with, that all important topic, the
Hog Law, was again preached and again
disturbed the wonted quiet OF the Board
The troublesome question this time
assumed an entirely new shape, and
brought out some knotty legal problems
that will, in all likelihood, have to 60 to
the Supreme court City Attorney
West is tearing his hair and searching
musty tones in hope Of finding some
presidents on the subject. The best
recognized authority on the American
Pig, excepting some of the GAINESVILLE
Aldermen, is Prince Bismark, and it is
probable that his Highness Will have to
be consulted in this case. When the
City Attorney has finished studying the
questions sprung last night, he thinks
he will be competent to write book on
Hog Law, and it will no doubt be the
browning effort OF his life.
The chief difficulty last night came
up after this fashion, When the hog
question was last before the Board, ii
was in the shape OF an ordinance, on Its
second and final reading, for the repeal
of the law that prevents the GAINESVILLE
swine from enjoying his full liberty.
Mayor Howell decided on this occasion
that the ordinance to repeal an ordinance
lis lost because there is no quorum
voting" At least that is the way Re
corder Bailey took down his words, and
the minutes containing them were read
and approved last night. When, there
fore, the repeating ordinance was again
brought up, his honor decided that all
proceedings in this matter must be de
r,ouo. That is, that they must rub out
and start new; that the passage of the
ordinance this time must be on its first
reading, the other, having been decided
lost and so approved in the minutes,
could not now be revived.
This was bombshell in the ranks OF
the majority opposed to the Mayor. 1t
in manner inclined them to the use of
cuss words, and for few minutes there
was enough birthstone and blue blazes
floating around the City Hall to convert
;. it into miniature sheol.
In the midst of this sulphureous can
, opy, Alderman Hyman thought he saw
a way out OF the difficulty and moved
to reconsider the motion approving the
. minutes. The Mayor replied that they
:, might reconsider as much as they pleas.
ed, but the minutes would not secure
his signature in any shape except that
. in which they stood. He would put
!, hlsaugust autograph only to minutes that
recorded facts and the facts were as they
we're then written.
After this there was some more sheo
and then the majority concluded to pas,
the repeating ordinance any way, ant
did so.
The question now stands this way
Has the ordinance to repeal the hos
ordinance passed only one reading, or
two, which is necessary to make it {
finality. Is the GAINESVILLE hog free to
roam whittier soever he listeth, or does
he still remain in durance vile? A
point Ike this must give us pause.
The Mayor and the minority, are OF
one side and the majority OF the BoarC
on the other.
In the meanwhile the hog is anxiou:
to know what his rights are in the prem
Uses. Long confinement has made hin
thin. Like Cassius he is lean and hun
CRY and the heroic soul within him
yearns for Liberty We present his pc
trait above, engraved by our special ar
fist, and call on the sympathetic publ
to notice his noble bearing See HOY
defantly he arches HE spine. III
seems to be in a listening attitude an
of no doubt thinks he hears one of his A
1rSe dermanic champions addressing I'll
Il multitude and excbiming: 'onC
again l swear the GAINESVILLE forkC
shall be free.