Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
MARSHAL RICE SUSPENDED.
South Oniaha's Council Has a Red
Hot Meeting

Hot Meeting.
Trouble commenced III the South Omaha
city council last night as soon as the roll was
called, and Mayor saiagc, Councilmeu
smith, Glasgow, Rafferty,, Locscher and
burke reported present, and Geary was men.
toned as an absentee through serious illness.
AT first 1t was In mild, subdued form, tho
councilmen smoking more or less expensive
cigars, and watching each other, while tho
spectators chewcd plug and fine cut and spat
on the floor. The eloquence Of the meeting
ccntcred in Mayor Savage and Councilmen
Locscher and Burke. The former, In his
suave but positive manner, defined his posi-.
tion and declined to be dictated to, while
Councilman Burke rose repeatedly TO points
OF order and calls for justice TO his cdnstit.
uents, and councilman Locscher moved an
unlimited number of times that "Our mar.
shal, Paddy Rice, be dismisscd-at once"
Routine business ran along with compar.
ative smoothness until call was made for
the report of the ordinance committee ON CITY
ordinances 81, 34, 50 and 81. The city
clerk said they hadn't reported. Chair
man Smith said they had, and a
search proved he was right At
the mayors suggestion, the clerk was sent
to look up the missing documents, and the
council took recess while the crowd ad.
nances were finally produced, read for sec
ond and third time and carried, with the ex-
tcption OF one granting franchise to tho
Nebraska Telephone company, which was
referred back
The reports of the special committees
recommending that the report of Judge
Rcuthcr for the months of October, Novem-
bcr and December be accepted were read
and received and declared carried, Council
man Burke alone dissenting. The city mar
shal's reports for October and Novem-
ber were similarly dealt WITH but when
his report for December was read the meet
ing become red-hot. 1t Tailed with the report
of Judge Reuther for the same month"; but
Councilman Locschcr said there was some
dirty work going on, and he demanded an in
vestigaton and the discharge of the marshal
at the same time. He produced aiildavits
| from the wife and daughter of James Kearns,
stating they had paid the marshal SIG in
| liquidation of II fine of $40 and costs imposed
upon kearns by Judge Reuther and which
| only amounted to Sl4.50, although tho judges
| books showed that only $50 had been paid
| had retained the difference for his own
| use, but when he presented counter
| affidavits, Councilman LOcscher would not
| allow them to be received and moved that
| Rice be dismissed ''at once" Councilman
| Glasgow in asking that the matter be left
| over until the special committee would re-
port, inadvertently referred to the Third
ward as the 'bloody third" and brought both
Loescher and Burke to their feet. Loescher
refused to accept an apology or be pacifed
and claimed that "as white men are in the
Third as in the First ward" No one denied
the statement, ana he once more moved that
the marshal be dismissed, but as there was
no second it went by default. A motion of
Councilman Burke's asking that the report
of Marshal Rice be not received, was put and
| no one voted Oh it at all.
Mayor Savage lost his temper and said it
had reached the limit that he would never
put 1t again, and that is the same foolish and
factlous conduct was repeated they could
fight it out without him, us he would resign.
This for time Gained matters down, and
Councilmon Glasgow moved that the marshal
be suspended until the charges against him
be investigated on Thursday night by the
council as committee of the whole. This
was carried, and A. C.. McCracken was ap-
pointed to act as city marshal pro TEN, Coun.
Gilman Burke dissenting.
Once more things ran along smoothly,
until the mayor announced that by virtue Of
his authority and with the consent of the
council he would appoint Thomas Whittlesey
as one of the councilmen for the Fourth
ward. This was allowed to pass in quietness
but when he announced his second choice to
objected. Each had a candidate, and Coun-
Gilman Burke's remarks becoming somewhat
personal towards the mayor, that gentleman
announced plainly that he would only ap-
point some one that would represent the
Union Stock Yards company: The com
it paid more taxes than all the rest Of South
Omaha combined. 1t had made South Omaha
what it was, had never interfered with local
politics, and had right to be represented.
Councilman Burke took opposite view and
the war of words was long and loud but it
resulted in the council adjourning until Mon
day night without having chosen second
representative for the new ward.