Daily Republican., 1890-04-16
Respectfully, ALEX 'Np.R q. CLoUp,
LEwis PELKY,
IAMEN NJ. uuiKEitSnN.

hsspectIuIys ALEX ,NnRR 3. CLoUp,
LEWIS PELKY,
JAMES N. DiCKEHsoN,
Alter some desultory conversation a.
to what should Be done with the com.
inunicaiiop, Mr.. Bsugh novel that II be
received AID filed.
Mr.. Roberts objected to tho motion,
An aye and nay vote btiug taken re-
suited 81 follows:
Ayes-Mcssrs. Baugh, Beale, Cham.
bers, Colcy. Cotton, Curran, Davis, For.
rest, Hawkins, johnson, Lawson, Nc.
Call. Ryan. vandegrIft aud President
Farra-i5.
Nays-Msssrs. Perkins, McKeu.oy.
D!l.ip. Magee, Roe. Is, Sawdoa, Sharkey,
aud Whites.
Mr. McKenney offered resolution 70.
curing every witness called to iestiiy on
oath.
President Fatra said that a resolution
had already been passed requiring all
examined TO be put upJn oath.
Mr.. McKenuey, however, Insisted and
his resolution was passed.
Everything being In readiness. Presi.
d. mt Farra called the name oil Hugo Il.
Bourbon, president OF tho Fame IIoee
Company. but there wes no response.
lie then called the name OF Alexander
Whitcraft, but there was no response,
aud then the names of George q. Smith
and George II. Ne.dsr rmAier, the three
latter being the judges OF election, but
there was no answer.
voice came from the crowd, "IIere's
one OF them" at ths sane time Q gentle.
man stopped down and Whispered to Mr..
Lawson.
President Fsrrs said he would like to
hear from him.
Mr.. Lawsop, however, arose aud said
tNcy hsd been asked to bO present on
Monday night, and when they came they
were deuie the right 10 be heard, and
now they had nothing mcrs to say.
Mr.. McReDney said that the fifty
men prcsent on the other aide were en-
titled to be heard iIrsf, rs sooie OF them
lived NJ distAnco and had to 70 away.
MIR. Johuson thought the officers OF the
Fano Hose aud those who held the elec.
tiop, who were requested to be hero on
Monday night, were not treated properly,
and that was why they were not present
tonight.
MIR. Roberts wanted to know why they
were not here. They could be hero II
they wanted to, aud their xo.eucs Is not
credltable 10 them. This he would say
without feeling like knocking anybody
down, or without the lear OF being
Knocked down. He wanted a froe and
tull Investigation OF this mstter, and no
was prepared to vote for the sGe that
made clear case; he did not care which
eide II was, no matter II he did get
knocked down for doing 50. Mr.. Roberts
had much else to say, and laid particular
stress upon the knock down argument
City Solicitor Turner being z. ren the
privilege of the floor advised tro mem
bers not to express opinions unnl tho
other aide bad been given = hearisg,
which 10 one Of the rishis that they can
demand, and ho sdvised Council to ad-
journ until some other time in order to
give the election officers aud other wit
nesses an opportunity to testify. Mr..
Chambers arose and inquired OF Mr..
Turner: 'fs this Council = judicial
bodyr
cit % a quasi Judicial body and 10 ex-
srcisiug Its right In investigating thls
matter" was MIR. Turner'S reply.
'Can CDuncii administer sn oath?n
continued Mr.. Chambers.
mo, 1t cannot" replied Mr.. Turner.
Mr.. Chambers-'"Then II o man should
per]nre himself here can Council prose.
cuhf'
Nj. Turner-"No. nor eau man le.
ealiy pcrJurs himself in testiiying in thl
investigation."
Mr.. Chambsrs-"Then This whsle
thing 10 iarce."
Mr.. McKennsy raised tho point of
order thatt ere was nothing bsiore the
City Council, a point the chair decided
well taken.
Mr. Chambers said triumphantiy, az
have got all tha Information wsnted."
Council then adjourned until Wednes.
day night and ordered that Huso +.
Bourbon and the three election officers OF
tho Fame Hose Company be notified To
srpsAr Ard mako statements.
II 10 Understood that the ''combIpa-
tion" Witnesses will refuse 60 testify and
Will carry their case to the court n de-
ieated by the Couucil.
A member of the City Council said to.
day thai II tho case went to the courts
that would bs the last OF the present lire
department; that an ordinance you'll be
introduced into Council req Quiring all ths
officers to be elected BY that body, or It
may probably be = paid hre department
Three Men IpJured by n Falling wall.
READING. April 15.-Thls morning
while workmen were engaged In tearing
down the walls OF the old foundry, at
Tenth and 6prucs streets, one Of the
walls fell down aud caught Henry
Trump, tho contractor and two OF his
worknen. IL was at first believed that
several men had been killed and great
excitement prevailed, but It was alter
ward found that al had escaped but
three. or these, William Meyer was
badly hurt, being cut and bruised all
over the body ny tho maAs oi bricks
which fell upon him; John MArks n car.
penter, was also badly bruiesd, and
Trump received number OF gssh.s
about the sh builders, but escaped the iull
iorce ot thu falling wall aud wAs not
buried In the debris.
Wool, willow, wire, tin goods, etc., At