Evening journal., 1889-03-13

motion and lay the bill on the table. Mr.
Chambers set him right and then Mr..
McKenney made the motion.
1t was carried by an aye and nay vote
as follows
Aye-Messrs. Ayars Beale, Dillon,
Forrest. Hawkins, Mccall, McGonigle,
McKenuey. McMenamin. Quinn, Ryan,
Sawdon, Sharkey, White; IA.
No-Bowers, Chambers, Coley, Davis,
Roberts Shea, President Farra 7.
Mr.. Bowers explained his vote by say
ing that he objected to such summary
disposal of the bills. The Street aud
Sewer Department were doing well, bet
ter than Council did in the past, and the
bills should receive attention.
Mr.. Chambers also explained his vote
Mr.. Hawkins said that such presump-
tious actions ought to be put under the
table all the time, and was applauded by
several members.
Mr. Roberts said that any citizens had
a right TO be heard and treated with re.
spect He wanted to be convinced
whether the bill was right or not, and
could not tell unless the bill was consid-
cred.
The next bill was from the Election
Commission 1t extends the terms Of
the present election commissioners,
George s. Capelle, Alexander ]. Hart and
Andrew q. Wilson, to two, four and five
years respectively, making their terms
expire as follows. Capelle, 1891; Hart
1898, and Wilson, 1895. It provides that
the term hereafter shall be six years. 1t
is now three II provides that no mem
Der Of the commission can hold a muni-
cipal Office until six months after the
expiration Of his term Of Office. A
biennial registration and election are pro
yided for and the law generally made to
conform with the act first described
amending the city charter. A number Of
corrections Of typographical and other
errors in the text Of the new law are also
made
The salary at present is $500 a year.
The aew act provides for the same salary
only for years in which city election is
held which would be every other. A
provision says that the total number of
inspectors in each ward shall be divided
equally as possible among the different
parties. The registration Offices shall be
opened on the days Of registration from
q N. to p. m, instead of from 12
noon TO : p. m.
After the bill had been read Mr.. Quinn
sarcastically hoped that this production
Of the great trinity would be referred to
the Legislative Committee II was so
referred by a unanimous vote.
Mr. Quinn presented the following reso-
lntion
Resolved, That it Is the sense Of the
City Council Of Wilmington, that the bill
pre- pared under the supervision of the
Citizens Committee, amending the city
charter be amended to conform to the
change decided upon in the general meet
ing of the committee, viz That all
elective city officers hold Office until the
city election in June 1891, at which time
an election shall be held for mayor, presi-
dent Of Council, councilmen, assessors
and collectors
On the motion TO adopt Mr. Chambers
held that as the bill had been laid on the
table the resolution was out of order.
The chair decided that the Legislature
was referred to In the resolution, not
Council, and that it was ia order.
At this point Mr.. Baugh came in and
the resolution was read for his benefit
Some members intimated that he had
lodged the discussion on the bills. Mr..
Shea moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which motion was lost.
The resolution was then adopted by a
yea and nay vote as follows:
Aye-Ayars Baugh. Bealey. Davis,
Forrest. Hawkins, McKenney, McMena-
min, Quinn, Ryan, SawdOn, White,
President Farra 49,
Nay Bowers, Chambers, Coley Dill
Ion, McGonigle Mccall, Moore, Roberts,
Shea, Sharkey; TO-
Mr. Quinn then offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the bill presented ia
the Legislature by the City Council,
making the salaries Of members of
Council uniform, is a more Just and
equitable bill than the change proposed
by the Citizens Committee
This resolution was adopted by a yea
and nay vote Of 81 to g. only Bowers and
Coley voting in the negative
The clerk was instructed TO inform
Senator Donahoe and Representative
Gray Of the sense Of Council embodied
in the vote on the resolutions
Nr, Forrest, of the Law Committee,
reported that nothing in the ordinance
creating a registry clerk in the survey
ing department conhicted with the city
charter.
Council then adjourned and talked
over the evenings proceedings in the
anteroo and on the sidewalk