The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-19
A TURBULENT BODY.
High Old Scenes in the Board OF SUI
peryisOrs over the Poor Farm
Stewardship.

The present county board is evidently
aiming for a reputation over the stewards
ship matter similar to that which the
state legislature won In electing sena-
tor although such remarkable moons
sistency as was displayed tlfs morning is
seldom a part of the deliberations of par>
liamentary assemblies. The report of the
committee on investigation of the poor
farm stewardship came up, with motion
that it be received and adopted, and after
a lengthy discussion, in which motions
and counter motions were made, the vote
was as follows:
Aye Barton, Bowman, Cozad, Elliott,
Fisk, HOLSTER, Martin, Noah. Norton
Smart, Werlich. Daily--19.
Nay-Burral Campbell. Fitzgerald.
Goodlow, HARDWOOD. Heath. Ryder, Swans
son. Walker, Wray, Aster chairman
ii.
Supervisor Burial moved that Steward
Robertson be asked to resign. and the
vote resulted as follows:
Aye Burial, Campbell, Fisk, Fitzger
aid, G0Odlow, HARDWOOD, Heath. Ryder,
Swanson. Walker, Wray, Daley, Astcr,
(chairman) -13.
Nay Barton, Bowman, Cozad, Elliott,
Hollister, Martin, Noah, Norton, Smart,
Werlich 10
The action of Supervisor Ryder in not
only voting for the motion asking Rob
ertson to resign-whch motion was an
insult to the committee on investigation
but also in his negative vote on the
acceptance of the report of committee
of which he was chairman, is proceed.
ing of Inconsistency which has not beer
heard of before.
The county clerk was authorized to no
tify Mr.. Robertson of the action of tn,
board, which he did.
At the meeting this afternoon Steward
Robertson was present and stated that
as the boards action in asking him to re.
sign was contrary TO the committees re
port he would not comply. Supervisor
HARDWOOD then offered resolution to the
effect that inasmuCh as the steward had
failed TO provlde medical attendance fol
Hans Zimmerman, and as he had convert
ed dozen and half silver spoons The
property of the county, to his own use
and withheld certain mail directed to oc
Cupants OF the poor farm he be removed
by the board. Steward Robertson de
MED the first charge in toto, and made
satisfactory explanation for the others
and upon motion of Supervisor Martir
the resolution was tabled By vote of /,
to5.
Supervisor Holister then offered &
lengthy resolution, setting forth that there
were rumOrs atloat to the effect that GER
tain of the committee on investigation OF
the poor farm had been bribed and bull
dOzed, aud resolved that the board re-
solve itself INTO "a committee on the wholC
to investigate the committee. The mo
tiou was carried and the board is now {
committee on the whole with Supervisor
Cozad in the chair.
The board has been the scene of {
stormy session all day. Such thing a
order was entirely foreign to the proceed
ings. and with the exception Of Supervi
sors Bowman, Barton, Norton Elliott
Hollister Martin, Werlich and Wray
who are apparently disguised
with the entire proceedings, thu
proceedings would impress stran'
ger as those of pack of children
rather than the deliberations of the coun
ty law makers. For half an hour thi,
afternoon, everyone seemed to be talking
at once, with noted piping vOic,
squeaking out above the confusion o
tongues at intervals. At last DepItl
Sheriff. ollvlS appeared upon the scent
and his presence seemed TO restOr,
order If he had arrested thr
majority of the members, his actor
would have been approved by the NOR,
sensible ones. SUPERVISOR Elliott eX
pressed it exactly when he remarked a
he left the room in disgust this after
noon, that he had something more i'm
portant to attend than to listen to 30
of fighting old women