The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-10
COL. TRAVIS CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED Ma. JOHN BopLEY,
Who nslIguS hlA Position aa Commissioners
Elect of the Police and Fire Depart.
msals An Interesting and Lively
sssslou Of Coupcll Last Night,

teresllng Tor long time. inns was not
expected and therefore the lobby was
small,
The interest Of tho evening centered on
the acceptance OF the resignation OF Mr..
John Bodley, one % the recently elected
Commissioners OF the Police and Fire
Board, and the election OF Col. w, n,
Travis to I'LL the vacancy and on the kill
ing Of two ordinances drawn up by Hon.
Alfred Caldwell, designed to annull the
present ordinance creating the Board OF
Police and Fire Commissioners.
In the First Branch the absentees were
Caldwell, Donaldson and kenney, while
in the Second Branch those not answering
to their names WeIs Hildreth, Jaeger :and
Smith. In the Second Branch, Mr., Cruise
asked for the suspension Of the rules in
order that he aud his colleague, Mr.. Del
brugge, might present protest to the pas
sage OF thu ordinance establishing the POI
lice and Fire Board,
THE PROTEST,
This was granted and the protest read
and ordered spread on the minutes, II
was very voluminous document and gave
seven reasons why they think the 0rdl-
nance injurious TO the pubic;
LIST, because 1t was passed at
q special meeting which was call
ed for another purpose; u, baCsusa 1t
introduces political legislation iorthe frs.
time In the history Of the Cikyi" Srd, bs'
CAUSE ii presCribes qualifications Tor hold
ing office In conflict with tho State c0nsti-
tuition; 4Lh, because the ordinance shows
revival Of thu 'odious Know Nothing
spirit long since buried by the people" ms
1t ppEcriDes educational qualifications for
foreign born citizens; 9th, because IL
pyramids as unworthy Of holding public
trust the liquor dealers, who compose
class OF ths weal!hiest aud largest tax
payers OF our city, by iOrbidding them or
their relations being appointed, etC;' 9TH,
heCauaG II establishes in its radical pro-
scriptiOns" bad precedent; 18th, because
it hampers the majority.
Mt. Dalbrngge suggested that others
might desire To sign, and Miller, Healy,
Mckinley, Weir, Pickett, Weiagerhsr,
VoCkler, Robert Crawford, Scott and Har-
rell stepped forward and added their
names.
REFUSE TO RRrEAL.
This overture bsing over Col, Caldwell
called for unfinished business, NAMELY, the
ordinance on the table repeating the
Police aud Fire Board ordinance, 1t was
taken up and rejected after numerous mo-
tions to adjourn and other motions
calculated to delay business had been
lost, by an aye aud no vote
10 10 'l?, Messra. j. d, Crawford,
b. Stanley, John WaterhouIe and Pfesi-
dent Sweeney voting with the Republicans.
Col. Caldwell then presented the resignR.
ton Of Mr.. John Bodley, who was elected
as one Of the two Republicans
on tue Board, and moved that IL be &C.
Gepted. This was done, and alter success.
fully dlsposing OF several motions to nd.
j0urn, proceed with other business, c.,
ny the s6lns vote-l3 to l2-the First
Branch was notified that the Second was
ready TO 90 into an election. Dy this
time things had become well warmed up.
Members had repeatedly left tho chamber
and been brought back by Sergeant Kill
leen, by order Of the Chair, The Cuair
finally, in very sharp manner, ordered
the Sergeant 10 take a position inside the
rail aud allow no one 70 go outside with
ont permission,
A JOINT SESSION.
The First Branch filed in, the rolls were
called and nominations asked for. Squire
SChultZ9: nominated Dr. j. II. Pipes; Mr..
Tracy, Col, Travis; Mr.. Myles named
john s. Naylor. Mayor Grub, who was
in the chair, stated that he questioned
Mr.. MAYORS eligibility; he was not of The
same political faith as Mr. Bodley, whose
place was to be filled, and therefore he
ruled Mr. Myles out Of order, stating that
recourse might BIO had by an appeal from
this decision. This reused Mr.. Myles and
he started. o speech Of purely political
nature.
OIL. Caldwell rose to a point Of order:
Mr.. Myles had been ruled out OF order,
and had taken no appeal. Mr.. Myes was
inclined 10 dispute the Colonel q right 10
the floor to make q point Of order, and a
sharp spat between them took place. Mr..
IMyles continued talking until called to
order, proceeding that he characterized
as "a very arbitrary ruling"
Mr.. Cruise appealed from the decision Of
the chair, but before vots was had Mr..
Stanley asked permission to define his
position, and his reasons for voting US he
intended to, and as he had done Tor tho
past two meetings. lie had been called
a "mugwump" for doing rs he had done.
He said when the ordinance was llrst
presented he had opposed the clause re-
quirlng two Democrat and two Republican
members, and had tried to have the num-
Der Of commissioners changed from four
! to three 30 that the dominant party might
have control Of that Board. That motion
Ibod IN Hhn tnueraI ,rnUI uhnu HAM Ia.
feated by Democrats. lie had then &C.
quieSed in the decision to have two-two
Board, and now considered 1t his duty as
well as the duty Of every member, to live
up to the provisions Of the ordinance, and
elect a Republican 10 fill Mr.. Bodley's
place.
IGNORING TIE ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Cruise read from the charter aud
went over q portion Of the ground covered
by his protest. Mr.. Sweeney claimed the
right Tor himself and every member to
vote Tor any man he pleased.
During oil this time there was consider.
able disorder and calls for the question.
The Chair was sustained by a vote Of 20 TO
IS, ], B. Crawford, Stanley and Water.
house voting with the Republicans. Mr..
Cruise moved To adjourn lost, ayes q,
noes, II.
MI. Harrell now made the effort OF his
lie. He wanted the Chair to define the
politics Of the members Of the Board, and
sevetal times Convnlsed the Council with
laughter by his remarks. Mr.. Dellifugge
nominated Charles Menkemeller, who, he
said was claSsed as Republicans" Mr..
Scott nominated William SChafer, "a
good Democrat"
MI. MyleB endeayored 10 mako party
i aa ttlB1 hV abIaaone1n,, a. e,ni tim MaS,nv a.