Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-04
CUSHING CRUSHED.
PARLIAMENTARY UsAGEs IGNORED BY
ANGRY SUPERVISORS.
Road overseer's Report that Causes a
Breeze and Almost Leads to
Supervisorial Riot.

There was a rather animated scene at the
afternoon session of the Board of Super
visors yesterday. The report of certain
Road Oyerseer was before the Board, and
Supervisor Bates asked to have it read. II
seems that 1t has not been the custom OF
the Board to have such reports formally
read in open Board, but to submit them to
the proper committee, who passed upon
them. And in this case Supervisor Ross
could not see why an exception should be
made, so he objected.
Chairman Tebbets said that if a member
asked for the reading of document then
before the Board it was proper to have ii
done.
Ross moved to amend by including all
the reports of OYerseers for the past twelve
months.
The Chairman ruled him out of order,
and directed Clerk Rhoads to read the doc
ument, as there was nothing to amend.
Ross again got upon his feet and OBJ
jected, and undertook to make an argu-
ment on the subject, when he was again
called to order and told he might, if he
wished, appeal from the decision of the
Chair.
But this did not suit the gentleman from
the country. He wanted the years reports
included In Bates request for the reading,
and Bates wouldn't have it so.
The latter remarked that the custom had
been for Mr.. Ross to examine these reports
himself and then lock them up, or some
thing to that effect.
This made the venerable member from
the Fifth quite hot" All parliamentary
rules were ignored, and he continued
despite the order of Chairman Tebbets to
take his seat - to discuss the matter,
although there was no motion before the
Board.
Then the Chairman got his dander up,
and told Ross that he was taking mean
advantage of the Chair, as the latter had no
power TO impose fines on members who re-
fused to obey parliamentary rules and treat
the presiding officer with contempt
Still Ross refused TO be suppressed, and
losing his temper, declared = while he
looked straight at Bates-that anybody
who said or minated that he (Ross) had
ever tried to suppress the contents of any
report was id liar, he didn't care who
he was.
Bates said he, for one, had not asserted
anything of the kind.
Chairman Tebbets turned red, white and
blue in succession, with rage, and would
have made splendid figure head just then
for Fourth of July procession.
But, like the babbling brook that "still
flows or forever" the irate member from
the Fifth would not be suppressed, but
continued to apply the title of liar" freely
To anybody that had any insinuations to
make against him.
Among others who had been attracted
m ha Nv 1Na H.,
style of the debate in progress was Under
Sheriff Coons, who occupied seat outside
the twenty-four foot ring that inclosed the
belhgerent Supervisors, and complacently
enjoyed the fun. Spying him, Chairman
Tebbets called upon him to suppress the
obstreperous orator, but Mr.. Coons did not
move.
Then the Chairman fairly boiled over
with rage, and asked, for Heavens sake. if
somebody would not move an adjourn
ment. For a moment it looked as if this
would not be done, and newspaper re-
porter present was about to help the Board
out by making the desired motion, when
Supervisor Greer concluded to do so, and
Black seconded it.
- Moved and seconded that recess be
taken till tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock !" roared the Chairman, for the
moment drowning the voice of Ross, and
the members jumped to their feet to light
out, when the Clerk suggested that ito
morrow would be the Fourth of July"
That's so" said the Chairman, as he
moved out toward the door. Then the
Board takes a recess till Friday at 10
o'clock" and he made desperate attack
upon the tank of ice-water.
But this did not quite cool him off, fer
he began to lecture the Under-Sheriff for
not having obeyed the call to take Super.
visor Ross of to the adjoining dungeon
Coons replied that he had no authority to
interfere, except in case of a fight, and he
saw no likelihood of scrap" taking
place.
The reading of the troublesome report
goes over as unfinished business, and
under parliamentary rules, should come
up on Friday morning, when the Board
meets again.