The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-15

iin~ and HorfsH. Democrst- voted for
FdiIer and 10 Th0mp>0n receiving the
other i've vas eIer<ed on the firss
THE gLExxsafr.
Then fhey came to fi~rk~hiys. and
the four to four we're recorded once
again. On the secosad round Caugh-
ran. Republican. rose and said that he
Thought they had gone far enough on
that line: that he dad not want 10 he
stubborn in the matter; that he
thought tfsey ought % xet 60 bsssinexs,
and therefore he would east his vote
for Vim. J Meade
xorEox
Col. Steele was leaning agasnt the rsii-
ing in the rear smoking his PIPE. A. Mr.
Gaughrau said this be slaahef the to-
baeca 10 the f,oor and walked over 20
hi. place. When his name was callsi
he rose and sasd very deliberately,
Mr.. Mayor. I know that il does not
matter nvx whether vote or not /
have oensendeg all along that we
should by right 81 having . majority
Of Republicans here elect Republican
Officers 30 shi. council. have 30 re
s!eesion 10 make upon the present in
esimh<rt. but I have aimed to at
from principle. The Republican, here.
elected upon a straight Republican
platform and morally psedged % sup
port Peygblican@. have seen at 10 de-
feat Republican candidate for the
clerkship and eieet Democrat. Dem
ocrats never yosecor Republicans. i
therefore vote for Jeff Dsvi-, he l. y
repre- sentative Democrat lie sat
dssn and the mayor declared the vote
out OF order. JEFF Davis not being an
eleetor in the city. steele in-i-ted
that he had the right to vote for whom
he chose.
j. II. Houghton said he would like
b hay. Mr.. -tcele's vote recorded
Il do, too. alongside Of yours and
Mr.. csnghran's, retorted Steele.
Gaughran here rose, hotly, and pro-
tested against being reflected upon
personally. lie said hi vote was his
own. and claimed the right 10 use il
a. he saw fif Iollias insisted on the
vote being recorded.
While this cress-Ere was going on,
Steele was engaged Ia writing. and
now handed slip 81 paper to the
mayor. ard the latter passed Il 10 the
ciers. A. no further attention was
being paid To- IL, steele took IL up and
read ii. II was hls resignation. He
handel il back 10 the mayor. took his
hat from q nail and walls ell out, say
lug, as he pushed through the crowded
lobby: II am done with IL. ! would
not 81 out a term with body OF Mug
wmmr,~. I would not trust them III
business..and can't In politics"
The sccne created quite a sensation,
and In few moment. hecame the ali
-orliBg topic al the town. The resig-
nation was not acted upon. just be-
fore the council adjourned Collins
called IL no and moved it, acceptance,
but J. Ii. Hoaghton, ii. N. Lillis AMI
the MAYOR counseicd going slow in the
matter, and Collins Withdrew his mo
ton. The police justices Of the sew
eraI wards we're elected committing
magistrates. The mayor appointed
the following
COMMITTEES.
Judieiary-I. NJ. steele, II. VI. Liili>,
L. A. Collins.
Finance. II. Hough,on. VIM.
zinFaa. II. NJ. LilIis.
Streets. u. caughran, y. A. Col
lins. J. NJ. Steele.
Health and police-E. A. Collins, j.
II. Houghion, J. ID. Caughran.
Fire and water-H NJ. Lilliz, j. NJ
steele and J h. Houghton.
zinran. Horsefall. Collins.
Purchasing u. Houghton. j. u.
carshran, ]. II. Houehton.
Elections llorselall. Iinram. liilis-
Enrolled ordinances - Horsefali. j.
u. Houghton. taughran.
The matter OF Dickson brothers
sheet iron building stopped after il bssi
heen half constructed within the fire
limits. was referred to the fire and WI
ter committee.
Bond Of the city treasurer was APP
proved Adjourned.
GENERAL TACOMA NOTES.
Hugh Farley. the night watch who
allowed Martin the murderer to gel
away. was arrested to-day and held for
7 court in 500 bail
( A boat in which Gus Halstrom, pro
prietor OF the Cosmopolitan hotel n
I OLD Town. with his wife. two babies
and mother-in-law were sailing down
I the bay this afternoon, cap>ized hall a
mile from shore. All were saved by i
rescuiug party from the steamer Clara
Brown.
] Paul Schulze, general land agent fol
/ the Northern Pacific railroad. who re-
turned from the east saturday, wac
hanquetted tonight by friends AT The
I Tacoma hotel Following We're Ia,
guest; :. NJ. Ashton. ;. \. Wheel
wright. +. II. Wallace, Jr., /. W. An.
/ derson. John II. Mitchell. Jr, Mr.
Mccullough. OF Portland, Theodor'
I T.. uusmer. GEORGE Brown, Mr.. lilo
mans. J.. NJ. buckley, l.. Il, Manning
and Willard y. Pratt.
Fuller, the murderer of Bishop Seq
hers, was brought to Tacoma tonigh
ON the way 20 McNeil'S island.