Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-07

house and Mr.. Stouffer's motion can only be
put in the form of an amendment
This was done and in the excitement
Chairman Hunter called ont:
'Vote it down."
The vote was taken and the chair said the
amendTent was lost. At this Mr.. Cruik-
shankytook the floor and us he waved his
arms, he shouted: You are exceeding
your authority, you had no right to tell
Councils 10 vote il down. We will not be
cut of" Mr. Huuter-Out of order.
! Ought to have talked before. Clerk will
call the roll.
The vote stood 40 to 3, Messrs. Cruik-
shank, Schoudelmeyer and Stemmler voting
against it.
Mr.. McKirdy attempted to offer resolu-
ton, but was cut of and Mr.. Dilworth pro-
ceeded to read the ordinance on joint and
standing committees. Mr.. McKirdy ill.,
sisted and President Hunter declared the
resolution was not in order because they
could only for the present consider the un-
finished business OF Select Council which
they were working on. Mr.. Hax then
amended the ordinance so that the Commit
tee on Public Works should be composed of
Is members of Common Council and of
Select instead Of IL of Common Council and
of Select.
This was on the plea that there was too
much work for this committee. No allow
auce was made for the part the chief of the
department was to play. The amendment
was carried, and the ordinance was sent
back to the committee.
Couldn't suspend the Suspended Rules.
Mr.. McKirdv then wanted to suspend the
rules to admit his resolution. but was told
the rules were already suspended. The
Chair then began the reading of the ordi-
nance for establishing the Office of collector
of delinquent taxes and water rents. Again
Mr.. McKirdy called for a suspension of the
rules and was met with the same reply.
Mr.. Drum-We refuse to be choked.
The resolution is in order.
M. Thompson-We did not come here to
be bulldoZed-
Mr.. McKirdy-I appeal from the decision
of the Chair.
Chairman Hunter only smiled and kent
on reading, and bv this time MessrS. Cruik-
shank, McKirdy, Drum and Thompson were
all on the floor, howling:
"Mr. Chairman. Mr.. Chairman"
None of them were recognized and Mr..
Thompson called out:
81 will stand here for two years or until
YOU recognize Inc.
He soon grew tired of his self-inficted
sentence and Chairman Hunter having fin
ished the reading stated: Nothing but
this before the house. gentlemen.
The ordinance was passed, but Messrs.
Cruikshank and Drum refused to vote.
The ordinance relating to the Board of As
SCISSORS went through unchanged, but as
there appeared to be some snake in the Or
dinance fixing the official papers of the city,
it was amended on a technicality by Mr..
Dahlinger and sent back to the committee.
All this having been disposed of Mr.. Nc
Kirdy's resolution was taken up and proved
TO be the Committee of Fifty's measure for a
caucus on Monday. 1t had been passed in
formally by Select Council. Mr.. Hunter
ruled that it was out OF order as regular
business but would be taken up merely to
test the sentiment OF the body. The action
of Select Council was concurred in but Mr..
Hunter informed the Counciimen that this
action was not binding Oh them and they
did not need TO attend the caucus unless they
wanted TO. Councils then adjourned.