St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-28
JAWED AT MURRAY.
Mr.. McCafferty Makes a Bad
Break at the Assembly
Meeting.
He First INDUCES in a Spirit
ed Little Tilt With the
President,
Following This Up With Dis
respectful and Uncalled-
for Speech.
Fipemen Ask for an Ipon-Clad
Ordinance Giving Them
the Right Of Way.

The feature of the assembly meeting
last evening was the marked disreSpect
shown to the chair by certain members
of the upper house. From the time that
the meeting was called to order, Presi-
dent Murray was kept busy in using his
gavel for order, and insisting that men,
bers listen to the proceedings instead of
indulging in private conversation. AT
one time it looked as if there would be
a serious breach of the peace, owing
to Assemblyman McCafferty using most
disrespectful language to the chair.
The affair arose out of report from
the committee on streets on resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. McCafferty that
the name of Cretin avenue, in st. Johns
Wood, be changed to Montrose avenue.
The committee reported that not know
ing whether the avenue was in the city
limits or not, it be referred to MI.
McCafferty to report upon. That gen.
tleman, i'll the course of an explanation,
remarked that he did not know very
much about the matter, and President
Murray said it would be as well il he
paid more attention to the affairs before
the assembly. 1t was evident to all
present that Mr.. Murray made the re-
mark III facetiouS manner, and con-
siderable surprise was expressed when
Mr.. McCatferty, in an angry manner,
retorted that he was tired OF hearing
such remarks from the chair, and if
the president looked after his own bust
ness he (the speaker would attend to
his share of the work. The president
hesitated a minute. and with dignity
nPhQrQH the nP tho resolution m
be referred to the committee on police.
RGcCaGerty Hot.
When later in the evening the resoIu-
ton from the aldermen on the garbage
question was read, referring the matter
OF the collection to a special conference
committee, the president appointed
appointed Messrs. BanhOlZer, Van
Slyke and Elmquist. Mr.. Van Slyke
asked TO be excused, and Mr.. Nc
Nance was appointed in his place.
That gentleman also declined to serve.
In response to the requests of certain
members the president appointed Mr..
McCafferty, but that gentleman was
evidently in a bad frame of mind aud
made the following remarkable speech:
consider it an insult to appoint me on
the committee after what has taken place to-
night. and would tender my resignation
before | would serve on the committee.
The chair remarked that no member
could be excused unless the assembly
so voted, and Mr.. McCafferty called for
such ruling upon MesSrs. Van Slyke
and McNamee being excused. The
matter becoming very tuesome, the
president announced that the commit
tee as at first appointed must serve.
The board of fire commissioners, who
during the day had had consultations
with the acting mayor and city attor-
ney, sent communication to the as
sembly. drawing the attention of the
council to the fact that the fire depart
ment did not possess the right of way
in going to or returning FROM fire,
and requested that an ordinance which
had been drafted by the city attorney,
to give the department. the
right of way over every We
hicle or street car, be adopted.
The ordinance further stipulated that
the motor men and gripmen of electric
and cable cars should be compelled to
instantly stop their cars on the approach
of any apparatus of the fire department,
and remain at a standstill until such
apparatus had passed. The penalty for
violating the ordinance is a fine of $40
to 300, OF imprisonment for ten days to
three months. The ordinance is similar
lii every respect to those in force in
Chicago, New York, Boston and all
large cities East, and the fire depart
ment asked its adoption in order that
the chances of collisions may be mini
miZed.