Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-04

mission, and as it was not the whole re-
port should be shut out. The Committee
should have reported on the whole
Police Commission.
Mr.. Hanley said that he understood
that the motion by Mr.. Collins was made
He did include the Police Commission,
Mr.. Humphreys said he was willing
that it should be included and insisted
that the matter be gone into fully.
Mr.. Collins moved as an amendment
that the report be received and the Com
mittee be discharged, and that the Coun-
Gil meet on Thursday evening at Z 80
o'clock as Committee of tie Whole to
inquire into the Police Commission and
its acts for the last year and a-half.
Mr.. Chandler wanted the matter set
tied right away.
Mr.. Cohn moved as substitute that
the report be received and that matters
foreign to the issue be stricken out.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh asked for the reading
of the minutes OF the previous meeting.
Mr.. Lowell moved that without regard
to the report the office be declared va
cant. No second.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that the commit
tee had sworn statements and had those
things to lay before tie Council He OBJ
| jected to Mr.. Lovell's motion.
Mr.. Collins thought that the whole Po-
lice Commission should be investigated
The Council could not finish the matter
without going into the acts of the Com
mission.
The Chair said that the question was
on the striking out of that part of the re-
port in reference to the dismissal of the
Chief.
Mr.. Book said he had sworn statements
to present and the report should not be
taken to pieces in that way.
Mr.. Cohn moved that the matter be
taken up with all evidence at l O'Clock
and that Chief Cuddy have chance tc
reply.
Mr.. Chandler objected to continuing
the matter. 1t should be settled at once
a Mr.. Cohn moved to adjourn to ]
O'Clock. Motion lost by vote OF s to 6
Il Mr.. Cohn moved that the report o
the committee be laid on the table.
tI Mr.. Chandler objected. He thought
that it was only keeping Chief Cuddy OF
tender hooks to delay the matter. The
{ motion was lost by vote of 10 to 4.
, Mr.. Collins wanted the Council to Sc
some other time for hearing the matter
l The motion that the portion of the re
, port recommending that the Chief b.
: dismissed was called up.
q Mr.. Sinsabaugh did not object to thi
motion, which was carried.
1 Captain Barrett moved that the rest @
the report be referred back to the com
mittee to report, as instructed. on tn
. whole Police Commission.
On call from Mr.. Sinsabaugh, tn
: minutes in reference to the appointment
OF the committee were again road.
n Mr.. Cohn said that the committee ha'
9 no right to 60 into anything else than tn
= Chinese matter, so far as he could under
stand.
Mu. Collins wanted to snow that tn
> Police Commission was at the back O
t these charges, and would fire the Chic
OF Police when it pleased. The commit
tee was appointed to investigate tn
, hhole Commission, and show why it wa
, at the bottom OF the charges.
Captain Barrett insisted that his mo
3 ton to refer back to the committee to re
port in accordance with instructions, b
e put to a vote. This was done, and tn
Q motion was lost by vote of 8 to 5.
: MIR. Chandler moved that the paper
: and evidence taken be produced befor
the Council.
t A motion to adjourn to 1 o'clock wa
made by Mr.. Cohn and carried.
Afternoon Session.
The Council reconvened at l 20 O o'clock
Messrs. Hanley, Mathews, Moriarty
Barrett, Teed, Book, Cohn, Lowell, Hitler
sinsabaugh, Bosbyshell, Collins, Chand
ler and Humphreys present.
! The motion of Mr.. Book to ADOPT tn,
report of the committee was read.
Captain Barrett asked that the Cit,
Attorney give an opinion as to the dutie
OF the committee.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that he was full,
capable OF making an opinion without le
: gal advice.
Mr.. Collins said that it was his opin
ion that the committee had been in
t structed to do one thing and had don
another. The City Attorney would ga,
3 whether the committee had acted as in
: structed.
1 Mr.. Cohn had read section of tn,
I charter prescribing the method of bring
ing charges against officers. This section
t provided that the Mayor shall file th
charges. He said that the charge
: should have been made by the Mayo
g and it was not proper that charge
2 brought by Chinaman should be inves
tigated by the Council.
Mr.. Sinsabaugh moved that the evi
s dence be heard at once.
D Mr.. Cohn objected to the motion O
Mr.. Sinsabaugh because the evidenc
, which was to be presented was not takel
t according to law, and Mr.. Cuddy hat
not been present when the evidence hat
t been taken. The defendant should hav
3 chance to cross-examine the witnesses
1t was not right that star chamber evi
dence should be read.
: Captain Barrett called for the Opinion
} of the City Attorney as to whether tn
> report was in conformity with the in
: structions given the Committee.
The minutes were again read by Clerl
: Teed.
Mr.. DAILY said that the question to b.
: determined was one of fact and could b.
determined by the Council, and not b
/ time.
: Mr.. Cohn said that if the Committe
t had been appointed to yestigate til
g whole Commission, then Mr.. Hum
phreys was not competent to sit in tn
Council and appoint the Committee t
t investigate himself.
D Mr.. Sinsabaugh said that he had re
, garded the including of the Police Com
mission in the motion as bit of pleas
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