Evening journal., 1893-03-31
COUNCILS WORDY FRAY.
THE CITY LEGISLATORS WAR OVER
TWO RESOLUTIONS:

Propositions to Recall "A Legislative Bu
and Authorizing the Statute Commit
tee to Publish Commission Laws Gre
ate Lively Discussion and Much Con-
fusion. -
What promised to be dull and brief
Council session last night developed into
the Old time combination of discussion
aud confusion by the introduction OF two
resolutions.
Zone OF them provided for the recall Of
Senate bill i03," measure approved
by Council and submitted by It's commit
tee TO the Legislature providing that
the successors of all the officers whose
terms expire under the presept Council
be- elected by IL for one year Alr Magse
offered the resolution and advocated its
passage because the city auditor whose
name he said had been put on the bill by
some hook or crook, would be compelled
to give up his office three weeks before
the expiration OF his term, which would
compel the Council, through courtesy, TO
re elect him phase Of the net overlook,d
| by the committee which recommend, d
the bill TO Council He was quite sure
that the oversight was uninientional, but
he thought that the public and the press
would both view the action as atriclI
la the debate that followed IL was ex
planned that the bill was compromise
measure intended TO offset a bill then
peuding in the Assembly, giving TO the
Council succeeding this the power Of
electing the officers Mr.. Perkins OBJ
jected 10 the resolution He thought
that as one bill had passed the Senate
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he two bodies should fight the matter
ont without any interference of Council
after IL had taken such emphatic action
IN the matter Mr. Thomas thought
that racall would he unwise, unreason
able aud unusual lie thought that if
any action were 10 be taken an amend
ment would be the more proper
Mr. Murray thought that there was
something wrong about the bill He
was the only member Of the COMMITTEES
which recommended the bill to Council
who opposed IT, AS he understood the
measure at the time the city auditors
name was not mentioned in IT, He
therefore thought that the city auditors
Office should be erased from the bill
Mr. Dannenberg explained as chairman
of the committee thar after action upon
the bill had ben taken It was hai de
to Clerk Htrsey and 10 number of the
committee had seen II since II there
had been any tinkering with the measure
the committee was free from blame
Clerk Hersey smiled, as did the members,
at the unconscious insinuati
Mr. Ratlsdge corrected Mr.. Magee as
10 some unimportant statements, Mr.
Murray arose to correct both aud
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wilderment ! he motion was lost by
rising vote, Messrs Magee, White,
Murray and Griffen voting aye aud
Messrs Perkins. Ratledge Ross, Thomas,
Dannenberg, Kirby and McNey nay
Messrs Murray, Grilfen and Thomas
explained that their votes were cast
through doubt as TO the office of city
auditor appearing in the text of the origi
nal bill.
The second resolution was that offered
by the printing and law COMMITTEES re.
quiring them as the Joint committee on
a new statute and charter book to pub
Hsh all rules and regulations of the
Street and Sewer and Water and Park
commissions of general interest.
Mr. Murray objected because the
resolution conveyed no estimate of the
cost Of publication. The passage Of the
resolution bound the council to defraY an
unlimited expense. He moved that the
resolution be referred back TO the com
mittee for an estimate Of the cost.
Mr. Dannenberg moved that the word
compiled" be substituted for the WORD
published That word conveyed the
intention Of the committee and provided
for a report TO Council before the publica.
tion Of the re codiied laws
The motion was ruled out Of the order
but was afterwards adopted as duplicatr d
by Mr.. Griffen after Mr.. Murray's motion
to refer was lost by vote Of 6 to o.